lost&found

today's post

features

two new additions 

to the disregard{en}

collection.

remember madame flora and miss viola 

from last week's

[free]day?

well, here they are

found

madame flora

lost

and now

found

and 

miss viola

lost

and now

found

this photo is not clear

but miss viola

has a soft pink frame.

she is so romantic.

both of these items will be available 

to purchase at the 

melrose trading post

this coming sunday, february 20th

from 9am-5pm.

hope you enjoy your thursday!

                 .jessnicole.

poor man's gard{en}

this week has been 

devoted to

the flea market

{which is this 

upcoming sunday}

but i thought i would

share some photos

of the progress

of our little garden.

last week, mr. amazing

strung wire from the 

edge of the roof to the ground.

this way we can train the small

trees/bushes along our garage

to group up the wire.

it is a much cheaper version

of lattice. just more work.

ask mr. amazing...

here is what the side

of our garage looks like now.

just for fun i thought i would

show you what it looked like 

six months ago.

they went crazy!

i can't wait until the plants

are covering the entire side

of our garage. 

keep in mind we are painting

the outside of the house/garage

sometime this spring. that will definitely

help..

oh, and here are a few photos

of some of the plants we will

be planting in the front yard.

once we prepare the soil...

i cannot wait until spring

finally arrives and it warms up.

but for now, i can enjoy the rain.

hope you are enjoying your tuesday 

friends.

for those of you who can make it,

i am looking forward to seeing you 

this sunday!

                     .jessnicole.

disregard{en} @ the flea market!

i am SO excited to 

invite you

to visit me in west hollywood

this coming sunday, february 20th

at the 

melrose trading post

from 9:00am-5:00pm.

it is a great flea market in los angeles.

full of handmade items, antiques, collectibles 

music and food.

the best part, okay besides the fact that i will

be there, is the fact that

the flea market was created

to support Fairfax High School 

arts department. 

the money raised 

(mostly from renting spots to the vendors)

goes toward activities and

purchases not covered in the school's budget.

seriously amazing. 

you can check out more information

about the melrose trading post here.

and, and, and, 

if you are thinking about stopping by

this sunday, february 20th from 9am-5pm,

print this coupon out. click here.

you get $1 off admission. 

then, it only costs you $1 to get in

(and, there is free parking).

more money to spend while 

finding treasures.

i will be selling

the items i have been featuring

the last few months.

like these and this and this.

and plenty more.

i would LOVE to see you all there

if you are in town.

it is going to be my very first

time selling at the flea market and 

i am super excited. 

it will be a beautiful sunday.

especially if you visit me.

{oh, and we will be selling

with our friends.

they are such a creative couple.

you'll love their items, too)

have a great week friends!

see you on sunday.

                           .jessnicole.

[free]day

oh, it's just another 

beautiful and sunny

[free]day. 

no big deal.

i only have a bazillion

pieces stashed in the garage

and shed. 

some of them are already in process

of redemption.

some haven't been touched.

but i thought i'd share 

two great ones today.

madame flora

and 

miss viola

they are both divine.

i pretty much want 

to keep them.

but i can't keep doing that.

because then my house will be

overflowing. oh, wait, it already is...

don't worry. they'll be available 

for purchase 

at the flea market.

{details to come this next week}

have an amazing weekend friends!!!

i will be busy painting and sewing

away in preparation for the flea market in

about a week. oh dear.

                   .jessnicole.

ps: a big thank you to beautiful lindsay

for madame flora. lindsay is a fellow

artist. check her stuff out here.

her stuff is great!

lost&found

i cannot believe it is already

thursday.

there is still so much to get ready 

for the flea market in two weeks...

ah!

but i have finished a few pieces

and cannot wait to show them to my 

wonderful friends.

here are three new 

'lost & founds'

remember beautiful 

amelia?

she was once hidden

and forgotten.

very lost

and is now vibrant and the center

of attention.

and very very found.

she loves to bring life to any room.

remember little miss 

jill?

she was once left on the side of the road

rather worn in.

very lost.

and now she loves to play dress up,

read books and sit at a table

to make art with wonderful children.

so found.

and 

mister and missus

they are the perfect fit.

both were once slightly 

lost

and now wonderfully 

found. 

together.

they love to store treasures

alongside your bed or sofa.

and bring life to any room.

don't you just love 

seeing the transformation

of each piece?

i love it.

and, i love you all.

and appreciate you very much.

the pieces featured today will

be for sale at the melrose trading post

(flea market)

in two weeks.

ah again!

have a wonderful thursday

friends.

                           .jessnicole.

poor man's gard{en}

i am so proud of us.

we finished the kitchen at my dad's.

and, jonathan, i mean mr. amazing, finished

painting my dad's living room 

(minus the trim)

and we finished the next stage of our

guest room. 

phew.

you might want to hire us as your

professional 

painters/designers/decorators/kitchen organizers

because we finished my dad's kitchen and living room

(well, the first stage)

under 20 hours.

yes, i know.

feel free to contact me with your

next project (smile). 

here are some photos of my dad's

kitchen and living room.

i actually took these before we finished

the details. i had to get in a few

photos before the lighting made it impossible...

this is what it looked like before

our amazing painting skills

and this is what it looked like

after the twenty hours

remember, we haven't stained the floors 

or replaced old appliances yet.

{and i promise i will take a photo

with a view of the entire kitchen next time}

i know the tile is hideous. but i am going to 

apply my savvy decor skills and

bring the burnt orange to other places.

the color scheme of the kitchen/living room area

will be greens/blues/burnt orange/neutrals.

i think. 

oh, and here is the living room

before photo

look at those high ceilings.

and after mr. amazing applied his painting skills

so much better.

i mean, we still have to stain floors, window sills,

add curtains, furniture & accents...

and that is just the living room. phew!

baby steps.

i am not sure when we are working on the next stage

but i will definitely keep you posted.

i think we'll try and work on our house

over the next few months...

like landscaping and painting the outside.

i know. we are crazy. but we love it.

here are a few photos of our new guestroom.

keep in mind the main furniture pieces

(the bed, dresser, desk, & some accents)

were all given to us.

yes. free.

thank you to phil & debbi for

the amazing dresser, cindee for the bed frame,

lindsay for the metal ceiling tile,

and our fellow craigslist free-er for our

desk. 

i wanted to be a guest in our house yesterday.

this isn't the final stage but that should be 

assumed as we always have new projects up our sleeves.

and, speaking of projects, i have been

working away on some new furniture pieces!

so stay tuned for 'lost&found' thursday.

there might even be more 

than one project featured!?!?

hope you enjoy your tuesday

my loving and supportive friends.

                    .jessnicole.

[free]day

favorite day: freeday!

this pair is inseparable.

and they are a perfect match.

they love to store treasures

alongside your bed or sofa.

and bring life to any room.

mister and missus

{photo only shows the missus. 

or maybe the mister. i don't know.

they are identical...}

i hope you are enjoying your friday dear

friends. and thank you to my new followers

for 'following' me. i feel loved.

mr. amazing and i are heading to my

dad's today to work on his 

forgotten kitchen. 

see his kitchen posted here.

we'll be sanding and

painting the next two days. 

and we will complete it. will. 

photos to follow.

have a wonderful weekend.

stay warm if you live outside

southern california.

and bundle up if you are living

in a blizzard... 

  enjoy your

last month and a half of

winter weather fellow californians.

don't you love living here? sigh.

                    .jessnicole.