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This girl has got a thing for the vintage Christmas that I have to admire (and covet).
AND, she is having a giveaway. Maybe you should stop by.
You can stop by but don't think that you are going to beat me out of this giveaway. not.
After making 8 wreaths this year from vintage christmas ornaments I was left with quite a pile of old ornament boxes. I love these old boxes as much as the ornaments that came in them.
I've been burning blisters on the tips of my fingers with the hot glue and I've got a big batch of them turned into fun and kitschy decorations themselves.
My first charity auction is up and running!
I've been busy sewing bags and totes for my upcoming craft fair so I made a extra, a special one for the auction and you can find it here on eBay.
100% of the sale price of this bag will go to help all the furry souls over at A Place to Bark.
Bernie Berlin is the tireless force behind this incredible place. If you haven't heard of Bernie or her shelter here is a little blurb from the website.
"A PLACE TO BARK is a no kill foster and adoption rescue dedicated to the welfare of animals and was founded by Bernie Berlin. Established in 2001, we mainly work with Animal Control Agencies, rescuing animals from high kill shelters and fostering them until they are healthy. This provides an ideal situation for the animals. They are then placed for adoption through Humane Societies in various parts of the country. We cover all costs for the medical care of the animals with no cost to the Humane Societies. We also handle some private adoptions after a strict screening process."
If you want to help out Bernie and the animals and get a fun tote bag too, check out my auction and tell all your friends!
Find these fab flowers here!
I know, it's not like me. I get up early and go, go, go most days. I did get up early today and I have been really busy. I swear!
It's computer day, I just have to accept it. I have a ton of things to accomplish on the internet today and it doesn't even look like I will leave the house.
I did have to reboot the computer because it was bogging down, so I jumped in the shower while that was happening. But my hair is still wet, come on!
OK, I promise I will go get dressed, right after I post this entry. But I wanted to let those interested parties know that today is wreath day.
They will be in the shop this afternoon.
Next I will be attacking this pile.
Back in the day, when littlepeach#1 was the only little peach in our lives, I was one of those moms that went overboard making the halloween costume each year. By the time littlepeach#2 rolled along I was SO over that.
Looking back though, those were some great costumes.
She was a cute Raggedy Ann. They aren't showing but I took white tights and with a red marker made horizontal stripes. I can't remember but that must have taken me a long time, I was nuts back then.
Remember Xena - Warrior Princess? We were big fans of that show and this was a fun costume to create. I used black vinyl and a lot of gold fabric paint.
I Dream of Jeannie. Hands down, this was my favorite! I made this to go over a pink leotard. I created the pill box hat by covering cardboard and sewing it together and then adding a blonde ponytail coming out of the top. I think I convinced her to wear this one two years in a row because I loved it so much.
Littlepeach#1 is off to college now. She has to make her own costume this year.
And only one blister to show for it. Not bad.
I hauled all the vintage christmas stuff down to the media room where I can really spread out. This is one year's worth of vintage christmas stuff from thrifting, junking, antiquing by myself and my pickers (Beth).
I've had a few inquiries as to when I would get some wreaths made, so here I go! I will be making my vintage ornie box dioramas too. Hopefully some light bulb wreaths will be created as well.
Now if I can just figure out which one of the 6 remotes to the TV I should use...and how do you turn on the surround sound?
I know I said "no more swaps for me" but then while cruising around the blogs I came upon the Button Jewelry Swap and just couldn't resist.
Incy Wincy Stitches was the hostess and the swap was to make some type of jewelry using buttons, oh and include some chocolate. Uh, yeah!
I had read about the swap on Megan's blog and then I was lucky enough to be paired with her for the swap! Look at all the great goodies she sent from England. She obviously has been paying attention to my blog because she included some shells that she had collected.
She made a very cute bracelet for me.
It was a fun swap and I am completely delighted with my booty!
I'm getting my craft on this weekend and I have been folding away, working on mastering the art of Kanzashi. This book by Diane Gilliland is my new favorite craft book.
My fabric scrap box is strewn all over the floor because I have been digging out all sorts of little pieces to transform into these fun flowers.
It's been a good crafting weekend and I finished my craft assignment for Cathe's blog, Just Something I Made.
I took a cute little purse that I purchased at the thrift store in Red Bank, NJ a long time ago. It's just been sitting on the shelf waiting for an update idea to occur to me.
It's cute but plain and the inside is pristine and clean. The perfect canvas for a bit of Kanzashi action.
The perfect little purse for a date with Mrpeachez.
