Etsy Roundup: Stars and Stripes.

'Tis the season to get your Americana on!! To get in the spirit of Independence Day, I gathered up some of my favorite vintage 4th of July themed goodies on Etsy for your viewing pleasure :)

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

What are you wearing for the 4th? Pretty please send us photos of your festive outfits!!

xo. Traci

Cool Vintage Breeze.

Phoenix is in an "Excessive Heat Warning" these days. We are expected to hit 115 degrees tomorrow. I'm doing everything I can to stay indoors, and stay cool. It would be extra, extra cool if I could surround myself with these fantastic vintage fans I've been oogaling over lately...

sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

I hope you all are finding good ways to stay cool this 4th of July weekend!!
xo. Traci

Feline Friday.

Hey y'all. Happy Friday to you! It's been a lovely crisp morning here in Phoenix, with a high temp of 72 degrees...it couldn't be more beautiful! Now that it's been so lovely outside, we've been keeping the doors at home open more to let fresh air in, and to let our kitties out to enjoy the weather...it has been quite a funny experience. Between April's (the little one) "big girl" attitude, bug chasing, and hissyfits with the neighborhood cats...my mister and I have had some great laughs at them lately. I've also recently found some pretty great/funny/awesome cat things online lately, and thus prompted another addition of Feline Friday. 

Ready. Set. Go!

A few wacky paintings:

Cute and Kitschy:

World's cutest door stop:

Paul & Joe Kitty LIPSTICK! 

My inner cat lady has to come out now and then. I get it from my grandma. ;)

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Hope your Friday has started out great!!!

xo. Traci

My Nautical Weekend.

Hey there! I hope everyone had a safe and super fun Halloween weekend. I certainly had a lovely time celebrating my anniversary! I love, love, love being in love, I have such a great man to share my life with. I snapped several photos, not all good, not all bad....but I will warn you in advance that this post will be picture heavy, and I apologize in advance for my less-than-mediocre photography.

If you recall, we stayed on the Yacht at The Shady Dell. It was so magical, we couldn't stop talking about how we wanted to someday own something so awesome. 

Besides Brad hitting his head almost every time he walked downstairs, every little detail on the boat was so perfect...even the bed was totally comfy and spacious. These are a few of the photos I was able to take of the inside and outside of the boat, some are from my digi-cam, some from my phone...

Harbie was our friendly gatekeeper...Isn't he adorable?!

Every vintage nautical detail was to-die-for!! I wanted to take all of the lovely knick-knacks home with me! Here are a couple more play-things from the yacht.

(I need to find a yacht planter for my home...like now!!)

 This vintage board game was a blast! Brad ended up winning, but he was such a cute boyfriend, he tried to let me win, I just wouldn't allow it. Teehee!

I have so many great memories to take away from our mini vacay from the city...but this one is probably my favorite....Popping the champagne bottle and toasting to our love.

I didn't get the greatest photos of our nautical fashion, but here's a little looksy.

I'll be back a bit later with a New Loves post...
What was YOUR favorite part of the holiday weekend?

xo. Traci

P.S. If you'd like to read about what the other ladies of Butter Toast were up to this weekend, check out this post.

Happy Friday.

Well, well....I'm actually back with a post in < 10 days! (Let's see how long it lasts..) As you know it's Friday, and I'm uber happy about it. I don't have to man the shop tomorrow and I plan on enjoying every moment of the weekend with my mister. I have a few goals to accomplish this weekend...one of which I mentioned yesterday..increasing my new succulent garden! If all goes as planned tomorrow, Babe and I are guna hit a few local nurseries....and if I don't find what I'm looking for, I have plenty of succulent must-haves to purchase from The Succulent Garden on Etsy. I'm also hoping to fit in some thrift-therapy, and an evening bike ride.
I'm REALLY looking forward to Sunday evening...my brother (whom I haven't seen since Thanksgiving 2008) is in coming to town and we have dinner plans. I haven't decided where I want to take him yet because my obvious choice would be Cibo (my favorite pizza ever, ever, ever!) but I feel like I always choose Cibo, and want to (maybe) try something out of my usual realm. Any ideas Phoenicians? Let me know!
In honor of this happy Friday, here are a few images that make me happy. Click the images for sources.

Pretty pastel vintage radio...with a pretty little flaw.


Pretty embroidered pillows.


Pretty pink little lady, and pretty polaroids.


Pretty handmade birdhouses. (Another project I want to do)


Pretty neckties made from vintage fabric.


Pretty pink LOVE gnomes.


Pretty Dutch Tulip gardens.



I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
xo. traci.