Yard Sale Finds!

A cul-de-sac in our neighborhood had a huge yard sale today involving 6 houses. We walked down to see what we could find! Well I found fabric! (and one other awesome find..see below) I bought mostly neutrals ($1/yd), with a few prints. The ribbon spool was also $1 (for the whole spool!)

Dude found this super cool 100+ year old dresser! And the price? Would you believe $35? Total score! I’ve already replaced the ugly drawer pull with some aged brass pulls (will post photo later). And Ozzie made sure to sniff it out for me.. looks like he approves. Or is indifferent. Same thing with a cat.

The only problem we had was when Drew decided to head home by himself. We had a few minutes of heart-stopping panic before we found him half way home. I swear.. that kid is going to kill us (heart attacks) one of these days!

Jewelry Roll!

My friend Heather makes AWESOME professional cakes for each of us each birthday. Lots of time and effort go into them. I decided I’d make her and her daughters something for their birthdays!

Meet the first Jewelry roll I’ve made. This one is for her daughter who is turning 16 this week!

The pattern I used is from Fresh Fabric Treats.  It has room for all your jewelry!

From the left, the first colored band is for Broaches or Pins. Then you have a cute ring holder. Next a clear vinyl bag with zipper for miscellaneous items. After that two ties for bracelets or bangles. (The two canvas hoops at the far left end are for hanging the roll up.)

Next comes the felt earring holder, then the necklace loops and finally an elastic band to tuck the necklaces down into.

Needless to say, Heather and her daughters all want one! I’d say it was a hit!

Thrift Store Goodies!

I went thrifting today at our local charity/donation based store, Deseret Industries. (or the D.I.) I was looking for vintage/Victorian dishes for my sister for Christmas.
She currently wants to get mismatched dishes, cups, bowls, and flatware. Enough to serve her husband, 5 kids, and of course herself! Best place to find what she's looking for is second hand shops!

These first two photos are of the stuff I found for myself. Milk glass mug and little serving bowls, green blown glass bud vase, crystal candy dish (I broke the one we got for our wedding), HUGE mason jar, and one of those candy jars w/lid I'm going to use for seasonal candies. I paid between .50 and 1.00 for each of these items.

Now we get to the good stuff:
First, 4 (count them 1 2 3 4) Lotus bowls! I just saw one on MADE yesterday, and Dana was stating how she didn't realize they were so collectible..(click here to see more) then I walk into the store today, and they are the first things I find! Total score! And cost? .50 each! Yeah! (Check out these on Etsy..$30 for the exact set I just found for $2.00)

On to really cute mug, tart pan, and yellow plate. The tart pan is TOTALLY my sister. She can't wait to get her hands on it! (she only lives 900 miles from me, so she has to wait until Christmas! ha!)

And finally, the cute flowered set that I managed to find 2 plates, a bowl, and a creamer! (cream pitcher?)
Totally darlin. I also picked up 12 mismatched spoons and 2 forks for her. I'm going to finish finding knives and forks then I'll post them together.

Total cost for the loot? Including 2 toys for my kids? $23.00

Now that's shopping! I might just become addicted to this...

Halloween Table Runner

I don't know about you, but we're all getting geared up for Halloween over here!
I've been getting all my Halloween fabric out, and working on some cute new projects!
I completed this 'burlap' table runner last night, inspired by this one I saw on Eighteen25

I had planned to have mine hanging over the edges of the sideboard, however after painstakingly cutting out the haunted house design on freezer paper, I went to iron the paper to the fabric and the fabric started SHRINKING!
(note: this isn't actually burlap, just a burlapy looking fabric I found on clearance at Joann's)

So I ended up cutting off about 8 inches of fabric that had odd shrunken crinkly spots on it, and there went my overhang. Oh well, it still turned out cute! FYI, I ended up drawing the patterns on with a fabric pen, then painting them freehand with fabric paint. Sounds difficult, but actually MUCH easier than painting on a t-shirt. Very little stretch to burlapy type fabric!

Now to get my skulls, witches, haunted houses, and other Halloween decor set up!

Sunflower Wall Hanging

Remember our sisters quilts from a couple of years ago?
I just finished quilting mine!

I've been needing a wall hanging for above the desk since I re-arranged the room.
This is the perfect fall quilt! I've decided this is going to be my seasonal wall.
Will have to see what the future seasons bring!

Workin' on the Rover!

I walked outside the other day to see Drew hard at work with Daddy on the Land Rover.













Oh too cute! Hope he payed attention, I could use another mechanic for all our old cars!

Help!

Update: Looks like #1 gets the overall vote.. Thanks everyone!


Ok Ladies...Shellie came by this week and took some AWESOME pictures of me! I've been needing a new photo for awhile now...the last good one of me alone is from my wedding!

So now I need your help...which of these do you like best?

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

Hmmmm?