Sweet & Sinister Swap - Sent!

Now that I know my partner, Sue, got her package, I wanted to share what I sent her. She was so much fun to swap with! And I'm really happy she liked everything!




I made the burlap banner that has been floating around blog-land. I made one for myself, too!




Some glitter glue, vintage measuring tapes, buttons, beads, angels, leaves...

Vintage lace & seam binding, some more beads...

Old books, a pearl E, some trees....

I found this little vase at the thrift store...

And turned it into this...

Here are the bottle brush trees again. I made these using Sarah's directions.

I found this lovely apron and thought it would be perfect! I think its kind of unique. It's sheer and could be used on either side. Both sides are flocked with a velvet-like material, and there is chunky glitter embedded into it.

I made this Apothecary sign using some Martha Stewart paper for the background...

And I also found these old bottles, I thought they would go nicely with the apothecary sign.

Thanks for swapping, Sue!

What the heck is it? & Saturday Finds

First off, it's another what-the-heck-is-it post. What the heck are these, does anyone have any ideas? They were all over our yard yesterday morning and they are all over the neighbor's yards, too. They are pretty whatever they are.

This picture is kind of washed out, but I wanted to show how many there were in this bunch.

Another bad photo... this is the neighbor's house, right across the road.

And for yesterday's finds. I got all this for less than $1 at the catholic thrift. I never expect to find an apron, cause, well, I never do. But I looked through the linens and went to walk away. I saw a little cart with some potholder, etc in it, and spotted this:

It's got a few small spots I need to try and get out, but I thought it was cute! Here is a close up of the detail. It's across the waistband and at the end of the strings as well.

I also found this cute grease strainer. It says "Kromex" on top.

And I picked up three books. The one on the left is called "Six Good Friends a Story of Circus Horses". The copyright says 1947. The Young Helen Keller book I had as a child. Not pictured is Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born.

Here are two pages from the horse book:

Check out these illustrations!

Find anything good this weekend?

Last week's finds, Chickens, Eggs & an Apron Swap

I've got several topics for this post, so I'll start with my finds from last week. The top is 2 pillow cases, and the bottom are curtains, but I thought the fabric was cute. I figured I could use them for something else.

The top is another pillowcase, I thought it would go with Layla's new sheet set. I'm not sure what the bottom thing is!

I found this tea towel with Alaskan wildflowers on it.

And a tablecloth! If it's vintage, it would be the first one I've ever found.

This photo is out of order, but I forgot it when I was uploading. It might look like 2 egss in a measuring cup, but those two yolks came from one egg! It's the 2nd one we have found from our chickens. I wasnt expecting it when I cracked the egg this morning!

We have some new additions to the coop. Mike's dad bought 2 Rhode Island Reds for 2 of the other cousins. This is Nanna:

And this is Sammy:

Here is a shot of the coop. The babies (Chicken Nuggets) are growing fast! You can see our black rooster in the center there.

Another shot. In this one you can see the other rooster (in the middle there, next to Sammy).

Friday, the kids went out to check on the chickens and found 2 eggs. One was this MAMMOTH egg! The smallest one is white, we think Chicken Dinner laid that one. Then we found the darkest brown one (that is the one that had 2 yolks this morning). And then the biggest one on top there is huge! The picture just doesnt do it justice, this thing is big! I havent cracked it yet, so I am wondering how many yolks might be in there?

I am participating in the Vintage Apron Swap, hosted by Sarah (http://mamanjackjack.blogspot.com/). I got my apron on Friday! My partner was Rebecca (http://thriftygoodness.blogspot.com/). I love it Rebecca! Thank you!! Look at how cute she wrapped it, and the cute card! (Sorry about the bad coloring on the photo!). Also, it's hard to see, but she had little flowers tied up in the bow.

And here is a somewhat better shot of the apron. It's really pretty, I love it! Thank you!

I will be sending yours out on Monday!!

More updates, weekend finds and lots of photos!

I thought I would share some more photos, including my new finds from this weekend. There are quite a few!

These Ball mason jars were $.50 and $.12 (charity thrift), the white hobnail bowl is Fire King ($2, same thrift), the blue bowl is Fenton, it was $.50 at a yardsale, along with the 3 floral frogs (3 for $1) and the pins ($.15). I was just saying the other day that I never see frogs anywhere!

This Tupperware cake plate came from the same thrift as above, it was $.25.

A church down the road was having a yardsale. Got a few good things, and they had great prices! I got this for the frame, it was $.75.

This came from the church also, it was $.75. It's marked 1980. Is it Little People?

Some old linens. The pillow cases on top were $.50 or less, the one on the bottom left was $.10 (it has some yellowing, but for $.10 I figured it was worth a shot) and the little owl towel was $.75.



A sheet and finally an apron! The sheet was $.50 and the apron $.75. It's my first time finding an apron at something other than an antique shop.



Found this at the same yardsale as the frogs. It was $2. It was a medicine cabinent, but we took the back off and hung it in the hallway. It looks better in real life, but this picture is bad. It has detailing in the corners and the paint is chippy.

Here is some of the other things I have found. Everything on this shelf I have gotten at yardsales, thrifts or antique shops, except for the beater in the middle. That came from my family, but I am not sure how old it is or anything like that.

I picked this up the Webster Flea Market. Finally a place to keep my John Deere salt & pepper shakers!

This was my Valentine's day gift from DF, along with that little scoop in shelf picture. This was a big surprise! I never expected him to buy me stuff like this! Thanks sweetie! Love you!

Picked this up at a yardsale awhile back. It was gold, I think it looks a lot better now!

Also got this at the Webster Flea Market.

On a different note, we now have chickens! The only one with a name so far is the momma chicken, her name is Chicken Dinner, courtesy of Blake & Layla.

Not the greatest picture, but for anyone in Florida with a citrus tree in their yard, they are getting to enjoy the sweet smell of orange blossom. This is our orange tree, but the grapefruit and tangerine trees are also blooming.

"Weeds", from my sweet daughter. Riding in the golf cart, she made daddy stop so she could pick some flowers.

I finished my chair from the last post, check out the after!

And finally, I picked up this lamp from Target when the Global Bazaar stuff went on clearance. It was $70, but I got it for $17. The black shade doesnt match anything in my house though, so I recovered the lamp shade.

Before:

After:

I dont think it's too shabby for my first time!