Playing On My Pod #5

Updated my playlists and found these jewels for you:

1. Cover Your Tracks - by A Boy And His Kite

2. Fire Meet Gasoline - by Sia

3. Prove It To You - by Kris Allen (feat. Lenachka)

4. Try - by Colbie Caillat

5. To Leave It All Behind - by Moriah Peters

I actually have a ton more songs, but it's my rule to only share 5 at a time :)

So, you can stay tuned for another edition of Playing On My Pod real soon. 

I had a great Labor Day weekend. 

Started work on Maui, and got to pick up these awesome fabrics:

Then flew home to Kauai and spent time with the family.

I have a few pieces I need to get to work on, including this awesome metal card catalog!

Aloha,

Rebecca

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Will you have me back?

Dear www.ivy-and-co.com,

I'm sorry I've neglected you. I have good reasons, I promise, and I'm going to tell you all about them over the next few days! It's gonna be exciting. The truth is, I've been on Facebook and Instagram like my life's depending on it and I'm trying to figure out that dang Google+ and Twitter.

Sometimes I feel like the only reason I joined twitter was to keep up with @jimmyfallon #JimmyFallon #TonightShowWithJimmyFallon
— Rebecca Owen (@IvyandCompany) February 28, 2014

In the meantime, I know you'd like a little love from me (aside from my Friday 4's, where I feature my Instagram favorites. You know me, I love to help promote other artists and bloggers!) 

So let's catch up! One day, these two things happened:

At Home

At Work:

It's funny how my home life and work life sometimes look so similar.

Speaking of work, my co-worker (ok, she's basically one of my best friends) asked me to "fix" this tear in her Billabong shorts. #Lacelove (I don't think I've ever used a hashtag on my blog before. I told you I've been trying to figure out Twitter!)

We sold our couch a while back, and I told Kit that we would not be getting a new one. Our living room would include a recliner, and my sewing center. After a little rearranging, my corner now looks like this:

Yes, that grey entertainment center used to be under our TV and was home to DVD's and speakers. But now it is full of sewing goodness. 

That shelf up above was in our bedroom, but I also cleared out our bedroom and streamlined the furniture in there (see the Wizard of Oz dresser here, and the Refurbished Antique dresser here), so it was relocated. I love it as it houses some of my branding items (tags, stamp, business cards, etc). 

And I love this photo of Ivy and I from Ajja Photography, so I put it up on the shelf, too. 

At first my computer was in the sewing area too, but I could only handle that so long until the sewing took over. So I created this little nook next to the Card Catalog. I love everything about it: the cane chair, my Mac, the coffee, my Rifle Paper Company weekly calendar, a permanent home for my external hard drive, a reliable stash of pens! I'll go more into detail about the black desk in another post, but I love that too. (Notice how suddenly all my furniture is going black?!)

So now, dear www.ivy-and-co.com, this is home to where I will write to you. It's focused, it's clear, and I'm ready to return to you. Will you take me back?

With love,

Rebecca

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Card Catalog Round up at Rink Gallery

Who doesn't love a card catalog?! I've got one in my house, and we absolutely love it! (Click here to see it). When we were in Oklahoma over Thanksgiving, my brother took us to this place called Rink Gallery. Rows and rows of antiques and plenty of antique furniture to fawn over, including card catalogs! Here's a few of my favorites. :)

This one's made out of metal. Pretty much something you'd see in a school office.

Cute little wooden desktop duo

Basically a distressed side table with card catalog pulls.

Another metal duo

No coverage catalog. More like glorified cubby holes.

This one is all wood, and those knobs are something else.

Another duo... different from the one above, I promise... I actually used this image on my promo for Instagram followers to get a discount to my Etsy shop. See below. Are you following me on IG or Etsy yet?!

And here are some other, not card catalog beauties:

What I would give for a gossip bench. They are no where to be found here in Hawaii.

Green is my favorite color, so I had to share this desk.

Love the white wax on this blue desk and those functional shelves on the sides. Perfection!

Love this little blue side table and red dresser. 

I'm loving black furniture right now. Maybe this was the moment I fell in love?

Love this aqua antique clock. Get in my house, now. But I don't need the fake Ivy. I've got plenty of real Ivy in my life. 

The blue on this old cash register might just be the best color ever made.

And yes, they do have free hot dogs on Saturday-Sunday from 12:00pm-4:00pm, and we partook of them. :) If you are in Oklahoma, you should definitely check it out!

They are located at:

3200 N Rockwell Ave

Bethany, OK 73008

(405) 787-RINK

www.rinkgallery.com

Hours:

Monday - Tuesday-Wednesday 10-6 

Thursday 10-8 

Friday-Saturday-Sunday 10-6

Aloha, Rebecca

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Happy New Year! Top 10 Ivy & Co. posts from 2013

It's the end of the year. In general, I like to reflect. Let's take a look at Ivy & Co.'s top 10 blog posts of 2013. Starting with #10!

#10 -  11 Things To Do With Your Little Girl

#9 - Card Catalog Is Pretty Much Done

#8 - Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice

 #7 - Vintage Vanity - Before & After

 #6 - DIY American Apparel Jersey T-Dress

#5 - Are You Still Using Cool Whip?

#4 - Raspberry Oatmeal Smoothie

#3 - Vintage Industrial Chair - Before & After

#2 - Magic Eraser Toilet Bowl Pinterest Fail

And the top post of 2013 was.... 

#1 - Conquer Your Closet

I guess you guys like to be organized! 

 Thank you to all my readers in 2013!

As we say in Hawaii, "Hau'oli maka hiki hou!"

(Happy New Year!)

Aloha, Rebecca

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New projects I'm excited about!

I've gotten a few pieces in the last week or so that I'm sooooo excited about. Kit just surprised me with a bench tonight i was eyeing on CL. And last week my coworker gave me this adorable vintage kids rocking chair. I also have a card catalog I've been storing for a family member and they just let me know a few days ago that we can keep it!

Excited!

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