Have you entered Serena & Lily’s Show and Tell Contest for October?? Good things might happen if you do!! I was completely shocked when I found out that I won their September contest by entering Harper’s room – and getting to spend $250 on their website was a dream come true!  I rarely have a spare $250 burning a hole in my pocket, so as a treat to myself I splurged a little – and I thought I’d “Show and Tell” what I bought!  I’m so excited, but I have to ask – is it wrong that I spent $250 at a baby boutique but didn’t buy anything for my baby?  Hehehe…she really doesn’t need anything new for her room and that’s what I’m sticking to!!

The one thing that has been on my shopping list for a long, long time from S&L is their design book, “Nursery Style.” So I had to make sure to include that and add it to my design book library.  The photos and design tips inside are amazing – I’m loving all of the eye candy and so, so glad that I got it.

I also couldn’t get those “Everything Bins” out of my mind, mostly because of the great prints that they come in!  I ended up getting the Desk Caddy in Spring Green Florentine and I love it.  It was so hard to choose which design to get, but I knew I wanted it in my office, and you can never go wrong with green in a great graphic pattern.  Now this purchase really surprised me when it got here – not only is the signature S&L print so stinkin’ cute, but the bin itself is very heavy, the printed coat is nice and glossy and the galvanized interior is shiny and fun, too!  And how fun do my Prismacolor markers look in it?

And with the rest of my gift card (and a little out of my pocket for shipping costs) I just couldn’t leave their site without picking up the Peacock Gypsy Tote for myself.  I wanted the matching clutch as well, but I might have to wait for Santa to bring it to me.    How great is this bag??  I love big bags – I’m not a little bag girl.  This can function as a diaper bag, but I love that I can use it as a regular purse because it doesn’t look like a diaper bag.  It fits well, the embroidery is GORGEOUS, there are sweet little details all over it, and the interior is roomy and cleanable.  PERFECT!!  It even has elastic pockets for bottles/waterbottles, etc.

I know some people spend a lot on bags.  I’m not one of them.  I don’t think I’ve ever owned a purse that cost almost as much as say, my car payment.  But I just couldn’t help myself here – the last time I bought a purse Harper was a newborn, still in the hospital.  That’s how often I change bags.  It was time for a new one and this one was calling my name.  And then when S&L posted a picture of Halle Berry toting her Gypsy Tote around on their Facebook page, that put the icing on the cake for me and I had to have it, ha!

And speaking of Facebook – have you checked out my Facebook page for Likely Design? I’m sure a lot of you are already fans (and that is how you got here) but if you’re not – check it out!!

I photographed these in my in-progress office, which is a room that I haven’t posted on here yet. It’s nice and organized right now but it needs to be “finished.” It’s not pretty – simply functional right now. I am excited to paint furniture, switch out knobs, add some art…and then I’ll show it to you. For now, you just get a peek. Enjoy!