Luckily, the University Alumnae Club is serious about rounding up Hawks living in LA.We had an early 7 am wake up call for the 9:05 kick off (darn Pacific time!). Matt enthusiastically zip tied our Hawk flag to our fence while playing the fight song on repeat. I’m sure our neighbors adore us.

We hit the road on our cruisers for the 5 block ride to Barney’s Beanery aka Hawkeye Heaven. The Hawks were lined around the block! It was so fun to see everyone representing in their Black and Gold.

We pulled up a seat with some fellow Hawkeye transplants while enjoying drink specials and watching the team add a W to their roster.

We’ll definitely be back to cheer on our team! Do you have a special place you watch your favorite team pummel their opponent? Or do you prefer to tailgate in the comfort of your own home?

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You may remember them from the Etsy Love post we did awhile back. These prints are adorable. They’re printed on archival paper and look totally retro. I’m in love with the seaside prints but they have plenty more to offer.

So how do you win? Easy Peasy. Leave us a comment with your favorite print from the Rusty Cricket. We’ll be choosing a winner on Friday, August 20th via random.org. Good luck!

Here are some items that caught our eye this time.

Fun, modern linen napkins.

Beach towel for 2!

I still can’t get enough of these pillows!

This is just a sample of all of the fun things they have!

So here’s how to win:

Prize: $25 gift certificate from CSN Stores

Ships to: USA and Canada

How to enter: Leave a comment with “Pick Me” in it. Please include your email address in your comment.

Details: Contest closes on Friday, July 16th at 9 am Pacific Time. Winner will be chosen randomly.

Paint All Night Studios-great artwork at great prices. I love the colors in this print.

Bicycle Paintings-The name of the shop tells the story. I love this one.

Tim Irving’s Photography- I love how his prints look so vintage. This one just makes me happy.

The Rusty Cricket (I found this shop via Just Beachy) retro beach prints for a teeny tiny price. I have my eye on the one below.

So, do you have any fabulous finds you want to share with me? Do you want to see your shop up here in lights? Just send me an email!

Did you miss my last list of Etsy favorites? Find it here!

Things I’m loving lately are:

I heart state prints. We bought this little beauty from q.a. design recently and LOVE it! We can’t wait for her to create an Iowa one. Jenna customized the color and size and sent it on it’s way.

Heart of Light: Cutest little rosebud belt ever! This is definitely on my birthday list! Matt? Hello? Are you listening?

Love this soap. Doesn’t it just scream summer? I think it would be a fun, untraditional hostess gift. The Funk-tional Spa has so many cool, unique soaps and perfumes.

So, what have you found on etsy lately? Is there a shop that I need to know about? Please email me or leave a comment with your favorite shop!

PS- These are not compensated reviews. I just found the shops and love what they have.

We decided on strawberries, oranges, German Lemon Quark and fresh flowers. The strawberries were so delicious paired with ice cream and homemade pound cake.

Our flowers were the buy of the day. $5 bought us enough blooms for 2 different vases. Fresh flowers definitely fancy up our space and we love that it was such a small investment.

What’s your favorite buy at the Farmer’s Market?

Some of the things that caught our eye were…

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Details: Contest closes on Friday, May 14th at 9 am Pacific Time. Winner will be chosen using random.org.

*You will ignore the gross stain on my basement carpet. Please and thank you.*

My friend Mel’s Mom was selling them at a garage sale last year for $30 each!! I had to have them. Mel made a valiant effort to keep me from buying them but her attempts were futile. Matt wasn’t impressed with my ability to have a garage sale and come back with a negative balance.

Anyway….

I figured I would paint these bad boys and send them out to be upholstered. I was quoted $185 plus fabric each. I think that’s a pretty good upholstery deal but since I’m cheap frugal I decided (with the help of some convincing gals!) that I should give it a go. If it turns out terribly I can always take it to the upholsterer. Or I could do what my friend Karen suggested.

I’m going to break this project down into a few posts, since it’s going to take awhile. Now that you know the background of these glorious chairs, stay tuned for the big reveal!

I love this mirror. I don’t love the $160 price tag. When I saw an almost exact replica at Gordman’s for $99, and I had to have it. After pacing around deciding if we really needed it, I made the executive decision and said we did. It was the last one there after all.

Then I noticed a little chip around the edge of the mirror. Still undeterred, I decided to ask if they could discount it since it was “damaged.” Well, lovely readers, let this be a lesson to you all. It never hurts to ask! They gave me 40% off. That means, I got my $160 mirror for $60. Wahoo! I did a little happy dance out to the parking lot and crossed that puppy off the wish list!

A little gold crafting paint and it looks fabulous. I decided not to hang it in our house since we’re selling it and all. Check out how huge the mirror is compared to the fireplace. Whee. I love it!!

What do you think? A pretty good match, right?

So tell us, what was your best deal?