Obsessed Much Mondays: OUR OWN SHOP

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Yes, you read that title correct....we are opening up our own shop! Now, before we get all carried away with jumping up and down, and high-fiving, or clapping...it's an ONLINE shop! (I fooled you, didn't I?) Although, since I was a little girl, I dreamed of my very own Brick and Mortar shop, it is just not in the cards for our busy schedule. But have always been considering the next best thing.

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I fulfilled some of that dream last fall with the Bailey Barn Sale, and have a ton of other items needing/wanting a home, and to be honest...we love making things and would like to sell them! Doing something I love, and hopefully making a little extra cash, is a win-win! 

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I have been doing my product research and have some more things to work out, so hopefully in the next couple weeks it will be up and running! All the images I am showing are ones that I've been collecting on a "Secret" board on Pinterest for a couple years, for the day of opening my very own shop. I love each of these images and go visit them often :) Yes, always have been a little obsessed with all things homemade and vintage. 

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I know what I want us to make and sell...but would love to hear from all of you...what would YOU like to see us sell? If you don't know us, we make things out of barnwood, repurposed farm-y items, numbers and letters, feed sack pillows and framed sacks, and I have so many other ideas with all of our feathers!  You can feel free to comment at the end of this post, on our Facebook Page (make sure you "Like" ~Irishman Acres~ on Facebook to get all the updates), private message, or email at baileywife98@gmail (dot) com. 

So, my dear friends, this is WHAT has me Obsessed Much? this Monday....

...besides the fact that school starts this week....(What the What??) Summer has come and gone by so fast, I think that I am still waiting for it to actually start :( 

This series Obsessed Much? Mondays was a really fun part of my summer, and I am thinking about continuing it. Would love to hear your thoughts on that also... As always, find me on our Facebook page, on Instagram (where I share more of our daily life), or see what inspires us on Pinterest. 

I want you, yes YOU, to know that I appreciate you as a reader. Blogging is a fun hobby and is a great tool to get to know other people. I would love if you could please share this little ol' corner of the internet with your friends. 

I hope later next week to share other "Big News", and hopefully be a little closer to getting our shop up and running....until then, wish me luck!! 

Summer Home Tour 2014

Now that summer is coming to an end soon, I wanted to put together a FULL post of our home tour. A one-stop shop for all those nosy-Nora's out there. (Hey, it's OK, I'm one of them!) I have this as a semi-permanent page at the top of our page titled House Tour. 

Who doesn't like seeing into other people's homes? I know that I tend to drive by slowly when I see someone's door open, or pay attention to every last detail of pictures that people share of themselves in their homes. 

So, here ya go....Welcome to Irishman Acres Home Tour, Summer 2014. 

You can read more about each room by clicking on the name at the top of each new space, it'll take you to the post where I shared more pictures and details.

The entryway

The Front Room

The coffee room

I didn't write a post about this, but thought I'd add this room in, especially since it will probably change in the Fall :)

The Living Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

You can see more of our home's rooms in past posts (not current summer ones) The boy's bathroom: HERE and Gunnar's bedroom: HERE. 

I know that I still have yet to show our kitchen, it's just never camera ready! We plan on remodeling it soon, and I will show all the details then!

Thanks for coming by and touring our home all summer-y styled, where things NEVER stay the same for long. 

P.S. Check out our little "home on wheels", a re-styled camper HERE.

Obsessed Much Mondays: Hospitality and HOME

This Monday's obsession? Our home and hospitality.....

Lately, it seems, there has been a slew of reasons to have parties and get-togethers. And one thing that I truly love is sharing our home. My children, on the other hand, do not like the fact that they have to help clean for such events! (cue the dramatic fights discussions) But, in the end...they all agree that it is worth it. 

I recently co-hosted a baby shower at our home for our niece. It was so much fun! And I think it was a success...

When there is a party at our home, even if it is a birthday for one of my children...I plan it out and make it as festive as feasibly possible like it's my job! 

What I NEED to get better at is the day to day hospitality....learning to let go of the perfectness that my home does not have on a day to day basis. When someone comes through my messy garage and into our even messier mudroom to enter my home, my head turns red with embarrassment.  I don't always have my garage door closed, so I think people take the shorter route into our home...but I really wish that they would take the prettier route onto the front porch and into our entryway.  I know down deep that people don't care, and it's not about having a perfectly put together home...it's just about sharing it and making them feel welcome! For some reason I don't have the same anxiety over dirty dishes....because there will ALWAYS be dirty dishes in my sink. So, if you are reading this...and you are coming over to my home, come to the front door for a more prettier entrance but don't look towards the kitchen sink. (kiddingnotkidding) Sorry, got off track, moving on....

I was so excited when the lil baby mama wanted to take her maternity photo-shoot here at our farm. It was so much fun to do, and even though I am not a professional photographer, I think they turned out pretty good. It helps that Irishman Acres has some amazing natural backdrops....

I believe in sharing your home. It's a reflection of who you are. I take pride in the fact that Baileyhusband built it, and together we raise our family here. I love making it feel all comfy and cozy and home-y. Inside and on the outside. Yes, I am a little OBSESSED with it actually....this home is my playground. 

I secretly wish that I could make a living at this. HOME is my passion. I love helping family and friends turn their house into a home. Not by pushing my style onto them, but by helping them find theirs. I am working on a post about our style and what I call it....that will be done soon, I hope. 

It wasn't always this way. When we were first married, we had a ton of things happening. We started a family right away, Baileyhusband started his own business, and we built this house.(all within the same year!) It was all quite overwhelming and we were just trying to survive. 

Now, our hobby and passion is making our life here at Irishman Acres into something beautiful that we love to share. It is not a bragging sort of sharing...it's a form of sharing that artists do with gallery showings, or singers do at their concerts. We feel that we are lucky enough to have a little piece of paradise, and it was all given to us by the Man above's sweet blessing and compassion! So, why not share it? 

I'm a fan of dreaming and planning, and we dream and make lots of plans. If the Lord is willing, maybe someday we can make a little income with our home and farm....don't know how yet...but it would be nice! ;)

Today, we are sharing our home with three little visitors that are ages 3, 2, and 1. They have stayed here at Aunt Kimmi and Uncle Dum Dum's for the whole weekend, and let me tell you that it was a quick reminder to us that after not having a toddler in our home for over 6 years, you quickly forget what it is like! 

There are plenty of ways to practice the fine art of hospitality in the near future....my sister's daughter will be staying with us while she attends a local college and we have been busy getting a room ready for her, while doing a little switch-a-roo with our oldest daughter. And I have my co-workers from school coming over tonight for a little time together before school starts. 

So, there you have it. My obsession for this Monday has been about sharing our home.... from our FRONT DOOR! ;)