Yes, that’s me.  In this post, I’m the cat.  And I’m back.  Likely sporadically, but I’m still back.

I’ve truly missed sharing random blog updates with the e-world.  We’ve completed projects big and small, and bless my husband for still continuing to say “we need to capture photos for your blog!”.  The truth is, I like sharing with the world, inspiring others and cataloging our adventures.  So here goes.

In all honesty, the “cat” is in reference to some cat prints that my dear friend Beth gave me waaaaay back when.  It was a set of three black & white cat prints from IKEA, which I lovingly framed (in IKEA Ribba frames, of course) and hung above my bed for years.

Enter Christian: not so much a cat lover.  The framed cat prints hung above our the bed in our guest room for a good few years until I recently decided that it was time for some more personal (and grown up) art.  One thing I’ve really been trying to do around the house is to add more personal touches.  Enter Angie, owner of Etsy shop Romantica Home.  I just love her prints (and, might I add, the 8.5 x 11 prints fit perfectly in the $9.99 IKEA Ribba frames – victory!)

Here’s an example of a cuuuuuuute pic that would be adorable in a kids room:

I immediately fell in love with Angie’s “state art” series.  Being from Canada, we of course improvised by making “Province art” prints.  I requested Ontario and BC, to commemorate where Christian and I were born and raised, and added green hearts on Toronto and Vancouver.  Angie was super helpful and speedy, and one week later my beloved prints were hanging proudly above our guest bed!

I’m really digging the white and grey against the bright cantaloupe-coloured walls.  Can’t believe I didn’t think of swapping out those black frames sooner!  (PS – Sorry for the reflection of my taking the photo – haven’t quite mastered the stealth photo-taking thing yet)

Oh….and the cat?  Well, it did actually come back.  We moved the mirror atop our guestroom dresser in our bedroom because the mirror in our bedroom is now on the fireplace mantle (more on that another day) so, I had to fill the hole with something…enter cat picture in black frame.  This cat really does have 9 lives!

That’s all for now…be sure to visit Angie’s shop on Etsy to see what else she has in store 🙂

M.