It’s that time again- Market Week! Today kicks off our Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market together with the Atlanta Gourmet Market + The October Atlanta Apparel. Now that’s a mouth full! Basically, we are hosting two markets at once. And yes, the event load is also twice as big. Some of what I will be … More market time
I came across this little quote the other day {on pinterest of course} and it really got me thinking… The days in my weeks {gotta keep the time frame small for my memory} that I have been truly linked in with God have been the days when I have stood a little straighter, smiled a … More feeding
Yup, its true. The sky is falling in the form of lovely colored fall leaves, refreshing rain at night and of course a whole mess of “augh” mixed in there. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year- I think it is gorgeous from head to toe. So why is it that I find myself … More the sky is falling
I have been a long time fan of white washed walls and furniture, taupe home accents, crisp white bedding, blankets and throws and rustic, simple and natural furniture. My future home (Hopes & Dreams) promises to be a white wonderland. Of course, I can’t live without some pops of color Rustic Elegance Clean and Beautiful- … More chic to chic
I feel like I always say this…but what a busy week it has been! Plus it is getting a bit colder outside…yay! Fall time! My new events team & I have been hard at work this week scoring some of the best of the best for market. I am so excited about our January market events … More bright ideas
Sunday, September 25Back at Cottage Cheek! I am laying out on the porch and thought i would try to blog from my phone with the Blogger app. The weather this weekend was hotter than expected but i can still tell that Fall is not far from us. Even though I often pretend it is full-on … More wonderful weekends
As I mentioned before, Mom & Dad bought a lake house! To clarify it is a “lake-house”, not to be confused with “a-house-on-a-lake.” Apparently this means that the house has “character” and that is a good thing. The house also came with all of it’s furniture and lucky for us, {and the boys that would have … More cottage cheek
The Cheek Family bought a lake house! So very exciting- we spent all of last weekend there cleaning, decorating, sitting on the dock, enjoying the fire pit and eating yummy bbq. I will show you pics soon! New lake house means…. new rooms to decorate!!! Yay! I popped over to Dwell Studios website today and died … More dreaming for dwell studio
Some people go to NYC Fashion Week. I go to Antique shows. Not sure which I would rather be at…I think I am a mind divided. Treasure hunting or trend spotting… both sound fantastic! Anywho, I got the chance to go to the Brimfield Antiques Show earlier this month! It was a great trip and I got … More #brimfield round up
Happy Wednesday! What a week it has already been. Looking forward to the weekend, for sure! 🙂 great photo & set-up. i think we need pictures of mason and miley simply cute i really like this idea for a mantle. i am obsessed with letters everyone loves a brick wall- but what about when it … More mustard style
Today I am off to the #Brimfield Antiques show in Massachusetts. I am excited for this trip! Should be a lot of fun and I will get to meet some really great people in the design/interiors industry. Since I have never been before…here is what others say about Brimfield: Traditional Home Brimfield Antique Show strikes … More #brimfield trip time
I am so excited that it is Sunday! But really it is only Saturday because no work tomorrow! Yahoooo! Hope you are having a great weekend! I am! Just wanted to say HI! 🙂 i need a room like this- so cool how funny are these porcelain cans! i finally got a vase in a pattern … More happy sunday!
Okay…maybe one more post for today. This whole week has been a difficult one for me and I keep looking to the below saying and listening to this song. I sure have been clinging to that promise of comfort and strength. Thankfully it has come in the form of a lot of love from good … More a promise of strength, comfort and hopes & dreams
From J Crew: The search for the perfect shade is over—lipstick guru Poppy King created this covetable coral color just for us, and it may just be the last lipstick you ever buy. Understated and polished yet decidedly glamorous, it’s exactly what we look for in a lip color. King’s creation is the product of … More poppy king kisses
Like any girl I love jewelry. I find new bangles, baubles, rings and things everywhere I go, and working at the mart does not help! Ha! I love the way a great necklace can “make” an outfit. This past weekend Josh hung up some hooks in my bathroom for my ever-expanding necklace collection {whoopsies…mart!} and I … More jewelry jewelry everywhere
What a strong verse. We are so blessed that the Lord has more in store for us and knows so much about our future that we do not yet know. It is a hard thought to keep in your head, especially if you are as plan-obsessed as I am. I have to have a game … More things which you do not know
August has been quite the month so far, and it doesn’t seem like any of the stresses will be letting up anytime soon. Instead of going down that road right now… we will go down the super cookie road. 🙂 today’s little moment is brought to me by Oreo and Pillsbury I am not big … More happy stuffing
As I mentioned before, Josh and I skipped out of Atlanta last weekend for a little impromptu trip to his hometown of Chickamauga, GA and to Chattanooga TN. We had a wonderful time and I definately broke in my iPhone camera and Instagram app 🙂 Mr Mason came with us! {don’t tell Miley} bye Atlanta! … More weekends away
This is one of my favorite songs and one of my favorite things to think about 🙂 “How He Loves” David Crowder Band {and one of my favorite artists, Caitlin McGauley, watercolor paintings…. it’s favorites Friday} He is jealous for me, Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree, Bending beneath the weight of his wind … More the way He loves
Fall is my favorite season of the year. But I am not quite ready for it to be here yet… However each day my inbox is flooded with emails promoting the fall lines of my favorite designers and stores. I have to admit, it gets me excited! {Though I am not quite ready to turn … More flood of fall
So excited!!! Mom surprised me one of these yesterday: a beautiful Lodge cast iron skillet! I am so excited to get some country cooking going {make my hillbilly boyfriend proud, ha}! But I need ideas on what to cook in it… PLEASE give me suggestions {leave comments below}I promise I will share my country cookin’ creations with you … More country cooking in the cast iron
I had a hard time getting out of my cozy bed this morning. I can’t remember the last time I slept in and I am craving that extra hour or two! I love my bedroom– but also loving these bedrooms!! {they have been added to the hopes & dreams file for sure!} The brick wall and … More cozy bedrooms
I have this disease….it’s known as “Hopes & Dreams.” It can be defined by an obsession over one or more of the following: babies, kids, weddings, houses, marriage, etc. Beware this disease causes lots of squeels and smiles and giggles {and endless hours lost combing the internet looking at blogs}! Today I caught the babies/kids strain…. … More baby disease
My mom often tells me that she wishes she were still a flower child {not the wedding kind}, or something like that. She is a hippie in her own way- saving the world, wearing flowy skirts, her long wavy blonde hair, planting flowers, looking for shapes in the clouds {uhh}, always telling me that everything … More hippie love
Finally! Josh’s 30th birthday celebration has been planned! I feel awful but typically around the big markets {January and July} I have trouble seeing past the last day of that market. So for the past 6 months or so that I have spent planning the July Market events, anything occurring past July 18th hasn’t registered … More birthday candles & bocce ball
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