I had been trying to figure out over and over in my head how to line this bag. Today I decided to just do it! The place mat and the interior calico are thirifted as well as the leaves of the flower. The leaves were cut from the vinyl sample book that I blogged about a few weeks ago. I really like how the plastic handles go with the yellow stripe in the place mat.
Posted in creating, fabric, thrifting | Leave a Comment »
The kids had half days all week due to parent / teacher conferences. Will had been home most of the week and had lots of 6 year old energy that needed to be spent. Jeff was taking a vacation day and we needed somewhere to go. Sanborn Park was the perfect place to spend a few hours. It is a quick drive from our house yet it feels like 100 miles away. We had the park to ourselves so the kids went exploring, Jeff read and I borrowed his camera to take pictures. It was overcast and misting and very magical.
Posted in nature | Leave a Comment »
This is reason #3,268 that proves I am not and never will be a minimalist. I found these little broken bits of figurines at one of my favorite booths at Alameda. I will either make a really crazy mosaic project or just keep them in the vintage planter in our living room and sort through them once in a while.
Posted in antiquing | 1 Comment »
Apple wallpaper from Grandma's kitchen
Wallpaper from Uncle Bill's room
All of these wallpapers came from the house where my mom and aunts and uncle grew up. My grandma picked them out and they are very familiar and nostalgic to me, I feel like I have known these patterns forever. My aunt sent the left over rolls to me and I am saving them until I get an inspiration to do something with them or maybe I will just look at them once in a while and be transported back to Glen Echo Farm.
Posted in Remembering | Leave a Comment »
A new package of Sharpie Markers is to an adult what a big box of new Crayolas (the kind with the sharpener on the side) is to a kid. I got these markers for Christmas and they have been one of the best gifts! I have them in vintage pottery vases from the flea market on my kitchen counter top for easy access.
Posted in flea marketing | Leave a Comment »
Like I mentioned before, I love to paint pumpkins. I would rather paint them than carve them. I leave the carving to Jeff and the kids.
Posted in painting | Leave a Comment »
I was so fortunate to grow up on a street with great neighbors. Some of my best memories are getting together with the families on our street for bbq parties, fire works on the 4th, Christmas gatherings, and trick-or-treating. The best thing is, I am still good friends with all of these people and their parents have become good friends of mine too. I love this picture because all the costumes are obviously home made and beautifully done. I, of course, am the gypsy.
Posted in Remembering | 1 Comment »
How cool is this plant?! I remember being fascinated with them as a kid and I am still fascinated with them thirty-something years later. I got this one at the Grocery Outlet for around three bucks. Better than the $6.99 at Trader Joe’s. It was a birthday gift for Avery and we have enjoyed watching it grow and touching the “teeth” and watching the “jaws” close.
Posted in nature | Leave a Comment »
Continuing my post from yesterday, I found some cool stuff at Savers! For my crafting, I found a little baggie filled with about 10 spools of thread (featured in my new header picture) and eight packages of bias tape along with some wool yarn for doing crewel work. The bag was only 99 cents! I also found four placemats for hand bags. I stayed up til midnight and worked on one. Lastly, I found a sample book of vinyl fabric in lots of great colors. I will use it for cutting out appliques because vinyl doesn’t fray!
Posted in thrifting | Leave a Comment »
It has been a while since I have gone thrifting. I have been trying really hard to not bring more stuff into the house. Today I went to Savers to get stuff for the kid’s costumes. I was able to resist plate after dish after fabric remnant but when I saw this sweet little creamer and sugar I just had to put it in my cart. I love how all this old china from Japan is hand painted in the sweetest florals. This one is in perfect condition and the opalescent orange banding is icing on the cake. I will share more of my finds tomorrow.
Posted in thrifting | 1 Comment »
