Meet Abigail~

Isn't she sweet...

She decided to go in the bushes and check out Black Jack and Buff.... trying to be friendly, trying to fit in.

She belonged to my son. Even though he loved her he was tired of feeding her and dealing with her fleas and... hiding her from the land lord.... so, he brought her to the country. I think she's pretty happy here.

Estate Sales, Yard Sales, Ebay and Goodwill *Goodies*

Here are my *finds* from my Saturday adventure...

I bought this at an Estate Sale. It's a stamp and ink pad. I assume it's from China since it has a panda and a Chinese animal/symbol on top of the stamp. The stamp is heavy... probably made of stone (?) I will probably try to sell on ebay so I need to research it. It was $2.00

These were in the back yard at the Estate Sale. Rusty bells and butterfly. These might be used in one of my handmade wind chimes. All three less than a dollar.


A pretty little metal candle holder. I think it was $1.50.

Cute little ceramic birdies .25 cents each.

A hanging candle holder for my daughter (see previous post). I got this at a yard sale for $5.00.

A small embroidered table cloth from the Estate Sale. I think it was $2.00.

Nine cloth napkins for $1.50 and small embroidered tablecloth.

I just LOVE these! These are my newest ebay purchase. Rhinestones!!! Sparkly and pretty. The earrings were $4.00 and the bow was $3.42. I will be making something out of these soon!

~happy thrifting.......

Me and E's Saturday Adventure.........

Well, we started out with donuts... of course! 3 chocolate and 3 glazed. He ate 4. I ate 2. And we shared a chocolate milk... yum-o!

It was supposed to be "my" morning alone... garage saleing and running errands, but E decided to tag along.

While trying to find our garage sales we saw this cool zebra jeep. I see a guy driving it around town sometimes. I mean how could you miss it? So, I decided to take a picture of it because I just think it is so cool. Maybe one day I'll have a zebra jeep!


And of course we had to stop at Sonic... we were pretty parched from all the garage saleing!

It had been AT LEAST an hour since E had his FOUR donuts, so he thought he should probably have his favorite (besides McD's chicken nuggets)... a grilled cheese sandwich.

Then it was time to stop off at Goodwill since I couldn't find half the streets where the garage sales where. I definitely know how to get to Goodwill! I only bought a candle there.

Before we headed home we stopped by the church parking lot so E could practice his skateboard moves. He's just learning and he's doing pretty good. This parking lot (and the donuts) was the reason he decided to tag along today.

While I was sitting in the car in the shade watching E a pretty little butterfly landed on the door.

On our way home we stopped to be nosey and look at this old house that is for sale. We thought some people were working there, but we decided to stop anyway. The new owners were there and let us come in and look around. How nice is that? E loved it. There was lots of doors and hallways and hidden places.

The balcony

Beautiful old window

The new owner, Bonita (very nice lady, who actually worked for the same company I worked for several years ago) said the house was built in 1906... that's pretty old!

Here's my "loot" for the day. I spent about $14. I'll post close-ups of what I got in a later blog.

I love this! It was $5. and it will go so perfect in my daughter's room. It holds a candle, but I'm not sure if we'll let her burn one. She's not allowed to have candles since she fell asleep one night and left one burning.

$2. Justice League of America monopoly game for E.

It was a good day!

Pete

This is Pete.

He's cute, huh?

Well... let me tell you, he's cute, but he's BAD!

Okay, he's just a puppy so that's why he's bad.

Notice that he's behind bars. Yes, we live on 6 acres in the country.. a perfect place for a puppy to romp and play, but he's behind bars. Poor Pete you say? Okay, I agree, he should be romping and playing, but his brothers and sisters live next door so if we let him run and play he would run right next door to hang out with his siblings.

He's getting better. He's been here a few weeks so he's learning. Actually my son takes him out several times a day and plays with him and watches to make sure he doesn't make a mad dash to visit his family.

.... but he's still BAD!!!

See the bandaid on my toe? (Yes, I need a pedicure, but the chipped off polish is from the bandaid).... well, guess who bit my toe? Yep, Pete! I was trying to be nice and let him out from behind his bars and look what he does! How rude! And last week when I was trying to be nice, he scratched my leg and made it bleed. I had this huge scratch down my leg. Do I have to wear overalls and boots to play with Pete? I guess so!

So... here we are today. I'm giving him a second chance 'cuz he's just so cute and I know puppys like to chew on stuff... like my big toe. I think it's time we got him a big chew toy!

~*peace*~

It's peaceful here today with no kids........... finally~

How do you like my chippy cat? He was in some of my mother's things. He's pretty sad-looking, but I like him anyway.

Have a peaceful day....

*Ideas*

Got a few *ideas* goin' on in my head today. The closer school gets (tomorrow, yay!) the more creative juices start to flow.

We have a tour of old homes in my hometown every December. It's called The Candlewalk and my friend Julie and I have been going for the past several years. We have the best time touring old homes that have been restored. We get so many good ideas for our homes, and they usually stay "ideas" because we never do them. But we like to dream. Anyway, I got the idea today to try and set up a booth with my reconstructed vintage jewelry at one of the homes or businesses on the tour. My vintage jewelry would fit right in! I'll be talking to some people and trying to work that out.

The picture is just a mock up of a flyer that I might use to advertise. I'm trying to find a vintage looking font so I will be tweaking it and trying different things.

I've got another idea goin' on that I've been working on today. I'll blog about that soon....

The Candlewalk http://www.flickr.com/photos/56998696@N00/sets/72157603358314418/

Waiting.... 2 more days!

My kids will be back in school in 2 days! I have been counting the days for the last three weeks. I just can't seem to get motivated to do anything, and believe me, there's A LOT that needs to be done around here. (read previous blog) I have a hard time tackling projects when my kids are around... actually, when anyone is around. I do much better when I'm alone. I don't know if I get distracted or I'm afraid I'll start and have to stop a million times or what. I'm just not very good about jumping into a project. I have to think and plan before I start. I wish I wasn't this way because I'm sure I'd get a lot more done.

Here are a few things I've been working on when I find time to be creative. I plan to get busy (2 days from now :O) ) and get some things listed in my etsy store (I may have to take some better pictures) and also work on my jewelry display at the Antique Mall.

Another big project is my storage building that is packed full. (Blog coming soon) When the weather cools down a bit I'm going to have a humongo yard sale!!

2 more days.... just 2 more days!!