Vintage Lily

A Little Bit of Christmas

 

I big THANKS to my sister-n-law Lisa...she discovered these wreaths and new I would love them!  

She's right!  

I DO!!!  

So I thought I would share them with all you other vintage loving folks!

 

You'll never guess where they came from? 

BIG LOTS!  $7.99.  

Pretty good!  I had to have 3 of them!

Warm Heart

 

I found this picture in my photo files.

She make my heart happy.

Make her stop growing.

Monster Mash

 

We can't stop eating this cereal!

I don't even buy sugar cereals but I just can't resist it.

Every time I go to Target it jumps in my basket!

 

Needing some fun fall craft ideas for your kiddos?  

Go visit the The Crafty Cow.  

We made monsters last night inspired by this post.

A nice easy craft that ended up lasting 2 hrs.  Seriously.  

♥  Lots of extra painting=quiet time.  ♥

 

♥ Until it starts to get out of hand. ♥

 

 

 

 

 

♥ But we had a fun time! ♥

Fall

 

 

 

 

Still here...

We're still here!  

Just been busy with life.

The State Fair of Texas certainly means fall time has arrived here in Texas!

We're just enjoying the transition into the new season.

OK...random picture....Isn't he just the cutest little cow!

He was at the fair.  I wish I could've brought him home with us!

Rain & Quilting

Today the rain finally let up.

It has rained for 8 straight days which has

been nice for a change.

I'm hoping it moved us into Fall and cooler temperatures,

though probably not the case.

My daughter sayed her prayers the other night 

and "Thanked God for watering the plants so good."

My summer zinnias have new life...

With fall approaching I always find myself wanting 

to do some sewing of the sort.

Maybe it's the season of football and winding down.  

No more staying outside until 9pm,

catching fireflies till' dusk.

(because I did that every night! ahahahahaha)

This year I'm listening to my "sewing desires" more closely...

Seven years ago I started this quilt,

12 blocks with flying geese.

With the arrival of my first child,

it was safely tucked away in a box

and never touched again.

She is 6 now.

I'm determined to finish what I started.

I'm giving myself 6 months,

a generous amount of time,

to finish the last 4 blocks, border and quilting process.

Time Keeps Movin'

My other little one started mothers day out this week.

I feel a bit out of my element not having her home 

with me those two days?

What on earth will I find to do?!?!

What a big girl!

Her back pack is bigger than her and she insisted 

on pulling it herself through the door.

Both days she went in the door and said,

"Bye Bye Mommy".

Well ALRIGHTY THEN!!!!!

She had a great time but was so tired 

when I came to pick her up.

Good Times ahead Little One!

Butterflies

I'm lovin' this Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

On another note...

My daughter has been wanting a bed canopy for the longest time.

When I came across this one at Ikea I new I couldn't pass it up for $19.99.  

If you look closely you can see I added butterflies in the center of the canopy.  

I just attached them with fishing wire to a bamboo ring and sewed to the top.

Of course I made her a butterfly shadowbox for her room as well.

And speaking of butterflies...

my husband found this fully intact butterfly in the yard.

 

Trends in a crafty kind of way...

Well folks...I'm jumping on the antler trend.  

I really am surprised at myself.

My husband is a bird hunter but not a deer hunter...

and I certainly would never have any kind 

of taxidermy in my  house.

YAK!!!! 

So it's surprising to me that I went out yesterday to find some antlers.

Then over to Michael's to get a plaque.

In my haste of excitement I spray painted the plaque 

without sanding it a bit.

Now I've got to back track...lightly sand...and re-spray.

Well..I should say that my husband will lightly sand 

and fix the problem areas.

He ♥'s helping me with projects! ha!

The truth...

He really doesn't get this at all...

Why I've got two mismatched antlers, velvet ribbon, craft paint, 

and a plaque?!?!

His "man-li-ness" is being questioned...

He is so concerned that people will realize 

the antlers are mismatched...

that they are going to be mounted sideways not extending out...

 

He's thinking way to much about this!

Love you honey!

If it doesn't work out you can hang the antlers in your office...

 

Back to the Reality of it All!

(click on picture to make larger)

Today we entered the world of 1st grade!

It's gonna be a good year!

Last night, we had a "back to school special dinner,"

and talked about how she imagined the day would go.

Her menu of choice:

Spaghetti

Salad with cucumbers and red onions

Beets

Garlic Toast

Fun Cake for Desert

All went well for the first day!

When I picked her up she had a surprise for me!

Her tooth fell out while eating lunch...

an oatmeal raisin cookie to be exact.

She swallowed the tooth!!!!

Her note to the tooth fairy,

Dear Tooth Fairy,

"I lost my tooth, literally.

I hope I still get something shiny."