Blog Sale SALE

Blog sale SALE! Please see the items below.

ALL ITEMS ARE $5 + SHIPPING.

Christmas Cards 101

Ok, so now Christmas is over and you have probably quit receiving fun cards in the mail everyday. If you are like me, you loved to display these cute cards all season long.

But, now that it is time to put away the Christmas decor, what do you do with the cards? I hate to part with all of the beautiful photo cards that people send us, so I hold onto them.

Instead of just stashing them in an old shoebox, I keep them in a scrapbook album.

I have all of the cards grouped by year, as well as one of our cards from that same year.

This album is on our shelves and it is so much fun to look at all of the cards from years past, plus it is a great way to remember what your card looked like that year.

And now here is my question for you.....

How many years do you send someone a card without getting one in return? And I am not talking about your dear Aunt Sally that has never sent a Christmas card her entire life. I am talking about people that you know send cards, year after year.

I am thinking 3 strikes and you are out. Or, is that too generous?

Blog Sale

Here some some additional items for the blog sale.

If you want to buy or have questions, leave me a comment or email me at mrspreppy@gmail.com

1. J Crew strapless white linen top, size 10, never worn!

$10, $5 shipping

2. J Crew halter dress, light blue, size 12, worn twice!

$15, $5 shipping - SOLD

Blog Sale

***ALL ITEMS $5 + SHIPPING!!***


After realizing my bubbies and belly are probably not going to return to their prebaby size, I decided to finally clean out my closet.... I have a huge donation pile, but I thought I would see if any of you all would be interested in some cheap-o preppy clothes.


**See something you want to put in your closet? Just email me (mrspreppy@gmail.com) or leave a comment. I will send you a PayPal invoice and payment needs to be handled within 24 hours. All items come from a smoke free house and any imperfections - aside from normal wear and tear - are noted in the description. If you purchase multiple items, I will reduce the shipping amounts.


1. Ann Taylor Loft tropical print spaghetti strap top, size 10
$10, $5 shipping

2. J Crew size zipper blouse, ties in the back, size 10 (I might have worn this once)
$10, $5 shipping - SOLD

3. Ann Taylor Loft tropical print halter top, size 10
$10, $5 shipping

4. Ralph Lauren pink and green stripe skirt, size 14

$10, $5 shipping

5. Madras print skirt - size 12

$10, $5 shipping - SOLD

6. Vineyard Vines skirt - size 12

$15, $5 shipping

7. Vineyard Vines turquoise halter, size 12 - NWT ($125 retail)
$15, $5 shipping - SOLD

8. Ann Taylor Loft turquoise spaghetti strap shirt, size 12

$10, $5 shipping

9. Vineyard Vines turquoise skirt, size 14

$15, $5 shipping - SOLD

10. J Crew madras skirt, size 12

$10, $5 shipping

11. J Crew spaghetti strap madras top, size 14

$10, $5 shipping - SOLD

12. Ann Taylor Loft black and white halter top, size 12

$10, $5 shipping - SOLD

13. J Crew navy halter top, size 12

$10, $5 shipping - SOLD

14. Banana Republic halter top, tomato red with brushed gold accent, size L

$10, $5 shipping

15. 4 Ralph Lauren Polo shirts - turquoise, white and pink - size XL, yellow - size L

$15, $10 shipping - SOLD

16. 2 Vineyard Vines polo shirts - light blue, size boys L, turquoise, size M

$15, $5 shipping

17. J Crew green polo shirt, size XL

$5, $5 shipping

Pottery Barn rustic

My latest home improvement project has been refinishing our dining room table.

This farm house style table was in our house growing up. My parents had it made many, many moons ago and we ate dinner at this table.... as a family, every single night.

Fast forward 10 or so years and I am now the owner of this table. Farm house style is not exactly my thing, but Pottery Barn rustic is definitely my thing. (Let me back up and say, one of my brothers started to sand it a couple of years ago, and never finished. Hence the sanded top and unsanded benches.)

I spent a lot of time trying to decide how I wanted the table to look. Did I want to paint it black? Did I want to stain it? Did I want to distress it? I finally decided on a PB rustic type of look.

My first step was to sand the entire thing. Growing up I can remember my brothers and I would lay on these benches and do our homework. And if you looked close enough, you could see the intentions of years and years of math problems, spelling words and science equations. As much as I love this little memory, those little marks are now all gone.

After sanding everything, I primed the entire thing. By this point I knew I wanted to paint it white, so I had to make sure the dark red legs were nice and primed.

After the priming, I applied the first coat of white paint. The next step is the fun part. I painted all of the edges turquoise. At this point Mr. thought I was nuts. What? A white and turquoise table? Just wait and see.

After the turquoise, I rubbed a white taper candle all over the turquoise areas and then did 2 more coats of white paint.

After all of the white paint was nice and dry, I lightly sanded over the areas I had painted turquoise.... this gave the table the rustic look I was going for. But, now the rest of the table looked too new, so I went ahead and distressed the rest of the table with a fine grit sandpaper.

The last step was to apply 2 coats of satin polycrylic. We plan on using this table all the time, so I needed to protect the surface from water spots and cleaning products. I sanded in between coats to give it a smoother finish.

So... here is the finished product! I love the way it turned out. This was my first real venture in refinishing furniture, and since I have completed this I have already refinished another piece for our living room!

I am going to use one bench and store the other one. I have a set of 4 antique chairs that I am in the process of recovering, the 2 chairs that are currently there are from other rooms in the house. We needed additional seating for Christmas dinner.

Doggy Drugs

Almost 1 year ago we adopted this sweet little guy.

He was a loveable, cuddly, energetic pup.

And now, he has turned into this. (Jake at 11 months)

He is still sweet and loveable, but his energy level has gone through the roof. I know what it is like to have a puppy lab, but I think he may have been dropped on his head one too many times as a baby. Or, he has a mental illness. Either way, I think we need to get him drugged.

He will go ballistic a couple of times each day and when you let him outside, that is when the split personality really comes out.

Jumping, growling, barking, trying to attack your legs.... We keep spray bottles around to discipline him, but I am sick of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stuff.

The positive is that he has never messed with Miss A. She can climb on him, scold him, chase him, pull his tail, kiss and love on him, and just be a wild toddler around him and he has never once been aggressive toward her.

So tell me - do you sedate your dog? Should I try to get him on film acting nutzo?

Hey Good Lookin.... Whatcha' Got Cookin

What exactly is it about truffles that make them so darn tasty? Seriously, these little mushroom type things cost as much as diamonds, yet make any dish taste perfect.

The other day I was watching my pal Ina and she whipped up this perfect white truffle pasta dish. I immediately made a trip to Whole Foods to pick up the magic ingredients and dinner was served.

All you have to do is heat up 1/2 c of heavy cream and the little container of liquid gold white truffle butter. Add a pinch of black pepper and stir until the butter melts. While this is going on, prepare some pasta. Ina used tagliatelle, but my Whole Foods did not have any, so I substituted linguine. Mix the cooked pasta into the truffle sauce and serve. Top with shaved cheese - parmesan, pecorino romano, etc and then devour.

And in the words of Ina, "how easy was that?"

Family Card - 2010

I know this is one day late, but Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

I ordered our cards from Shutterfly this year and absolutely loved them. The quality was great, the turnaround time was fast and they were a great price. I don't think I will every again try to pretend I am Martha and craft our cards ... this was super fast and easy.

The pictures we used were from our family pictures we had taken back in October with ee Photography. I am in love with every single picture she took. Can you believe this field of straw is in the middle of Dallas?