shop update: boys will be boys

Just updated the shop with some great boy clothing! Hope you like.

vintage fabric giveaway

Go here for a chance to win some vintage fabric from Frecklewonder. This giveaway is too good not to share because the more comments that are left the more winners she will pick! Above are just some of the fabrics she gave a peek of...

thirfted goodies

Some of my favorite recent finds...

Cute boy shoes. I don't think I will be able to part with those sneakers, but the rest will be in the shop eventually.

This vintage tablecloth was still in the original packaging and the colors are amazing. Makes me want to have a picnic.

A sweet Raggedy Ann and Andy mirror. Unless my mom wants this for the kid's room at her house, this will probably end up in the shop someday too.

And lastly, I was so excited to finally find a dresser for the Little Miss' room. I've been looking for months and it seemed every time I came across one that I liked it had a sold sign on it! Darn those early risers. This one is perfect though so it was worth the wait. The bones are good, but I'll be stripping the paint off soon. If the wood is pretty then I'll refinish it, otherwise I'll re-paint.

Found anything good lately?

nature's sparkler

She is wary of sparklers so we gave her nature's version.
I think it was even more magical.

Hope you are having a fun and safe weekend, and Happy Fourth of July!

sailboat top

I got it in my head that I needed to make a shirt with sailboat pockets after coming across this inspiration. I decided to use one of my vintage patterns that had heart shaped pockets and switch them out for sailboats. It was a little tricky constructing the boats and now I realize how I could have made them better, but, regardless of any flaws they might have I am happy with how the shirt turned out. And the Little Miss makes one cute little sailor.

p.s. The wildflowers are in full bloom in our back yard. I love this time of year.

in the works

Two projects in the works. I am hoping to show you this little sailboat number tomorrow...

birthday weekend

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, mine was pretty great. Friday was my birthday so I treated myself to some shopping during the day and then Husband took me out for a surprise date that night. He wouldn't tell me where we were going and I was shocked when he pulled up to a certain shop and said I could pick out a present. I'll keep it a secret a little longer because I actually don't have my present to unveil yet, but I was so happy and completely taken off guard. I never would have guessed and those are the best kind of presents I think. Then we went to a delicious dinner, got dessert to go, and ate it on a blanket up the canyon at a park next to the river. We talked until it was dark and since we didn't have candles I made my birthday wish on a star. A simple birthday but one of my best.

I have a feeling this week is going to be hard for me to dig into... I feel more like lazing about on a beach than folding the laundry.

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