Saturday Shopping with Me and My Friends #19

Welcome to Saturday Shopping at this Small House

I don’t know about you but shopping is just more fun with friends. I love to see what they are liking and it’s funny how some of the same things end up in my cart as well.

A heart-shaped wreath made of small pink flowers, reminiscent of a delightful day shopping with friends, hangs on a rope against a white door.

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Valentine’s Day Shopping

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I don’t do much for Valentine’s Day. When my kids were young, I used to always give them a new bathing suit on Valentine’s as we typically had a ski vacation planned for a long weekend around a late February school break. I plan to continue the bathing suit idea with my grand baby. Since he lives in Texas, he will be swimming in no time.

I also wanted to share some fun Valentine’s finds from Etsy since I’m becoming more and more about shopping small.

A dark blue background with a subtle, wavy abstract line pattern running across the center, reminiscent of the flowing creativity often found when living large in a small house.

What My Friends Are Loving

Anna – Sky Lark House

With Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day just around the corner, I am sharing some fun and affordable finds.

Diane – South House Designs

Today, I am all in on Galantine’s Day — a fun take on Valentine’s Day celebrating the love and support of my special band of gal pals. I am a firm believer in a treat bag or box filled with one item or several smaller items and it’s all the sweeter if one is handmade!

Lora – Lora Bloomquist

  • We are diving deep into whole grains as our health reboot for the new year. Over the holidays we were listening to Sue Becker from Breadbeckers explain how nutritious freshly milled grains are for our bodies. And how the flour here in the U.S. has been stripped of all the healthy. After 2 1/2 years of avoiding baked carbs, I’ve been baking up a storm with all kinds of unique grains; it’s so fun and so delicious! You can get her book HERE; half of it explains everything, the other half is delicious recipes using freshly milled grains. THIS is the mill we chose ( I did get it in a darker stain, though). It’s an investment to start, but is a great way to get nutrition back into your food. And fresh baked is soooo good:)
  • This time of year I love to add the texture of woven baskets all around the house. They’re a great item to thrift, or find a great selection HERE. Hang a grouping of them, tuck them into shelves for texture, corral clutter with them. You can never have too many baskets.
  • Everything is coming up roses for Valentine’s on this pretty table I styled on IG this week. (see it HERE and follow me while you’re there😉 Each year I love bringing out a collection of red and pink flowered vintage postcards. I stand them in flower frogs by each place setting, or on the windowsill. I’ve been thinking of bringing them to a printshop to enlarge for wall art, too. Find a wide variety of vintage postcards HERE.
  • My kitchen seating area is so full of green right now. The paperwhites and amaryllis are blooming along with a green fern on the coffee table. It’s got a botanical vibe that is so fresh this time of year. THESE rechargeable lamps are a little mod for my house, but I love how they look at night in this grouping. And I love the extra light for reading, too. (plus…they’re on sale right now;)

I hope that you enjoyed shopping with me today!

If you made a purchase, please know that we all appreciate it as it helps in a small way to support our small house businesses.

Peace and Love,

Meet Me

My name is Lynn. I live in the suburbs of Chicago in a 1,300 sq. ft. home with my Handy husband, Keith.

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