Meet Frances, My Fiddle

Introducing my new lover Fiddle Leaf Fig! 

Thanks to a tweet from Mrs.Sugarplum yesterday, I now have a 6ft tall, drool worthy, real living plant in my dining room! She gave me the heads up that a local store of ours had 4 of these beauties just waiting for me to snag one! Now, lets just hope I don't kill it! 

On the way home with our great find, my sweet, hilarious daughter wanted to name our new jewel Swiper because of her obsession with Dora the Explorer. She also thinks our next born will be named Swiper too! We will let her think what she wants even though mommy changed the name! 

And speaking of on the way home, we will keep things real today and you can see how you transport a 6 ft, delicate plant home!

Yes, you squish yourself into the back of a small suv as the soil and water from the plant spill out everywhere. Thankfully I had a spare shopping bag to lessen the spillage. It was a less than comfortable ride home I might add, but totally worth it! 

Tomorrow, I'll show you the rest of my "complete for now" dining room! The Fiddle Leaf was the last missing piece! I'm over the moon about this space, so come back and see!

Frugal Friday Find {Update}

Got It! 

Last weekend when I was in Austin I took a little detour to IKEA in Round Rock since their inventory showed the Fiddle Leaf in stock. Sure enough, there was 1 lonely little Fig left! It's not nearly as tall as the picture conveys and it was quite in bad shape. With the help of a few bamboo sticks, it's now standing tall and proud in my entryway. I haven't quite decided where it will stay as of yet, and I still need a basket for it. 

Originally, I wanted the black and bronze pot from IKEA, but now I'm thinking a jute basket of some sort. I'm off to Home Goods today to hopefully find something! 

Lets also hope I can keep this beauty alive, then I'll be on the hunt for a much larger and taller one for my dining room!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

In Search of... And Exciting News

Oh diddle diddle, the cat and the....

Me likey!! Acctually, love them, but they are so popular that all the nurseries around my home are sold out of these suckers. I also found one on Amazon and guess what, SOLD OUT!

This is only the hottest house plant around. Who knew that there could actually be a trend in house plants, and especially a member of the ficus family. I haven't ever fallen in love with a ficus plant, but things sure have changed. Hopefully I can get my hands on one soon! If you know of where I can get one let me know!

And...the exciting news is that I'm starting a new series on Monday. Yippee! It will be full of amazing bloggers that we all love and whose work we respect. Make sure you come back on Monday to see Rachel from Just a Touch of Gray kick off the new series. I wonder what makeover she will be sharing with us? Hum...