staycation

4th of july weekend included family, friends, funnel cake, ice cream from the windmill, splashing around in the lake, 75% off flea markets, celebrity sightings, sun and fun. pretty perfect.

halfway there

i picked up this quilt top at a yard sale. it is super cute and well made - it just needs to be backed. the woman who made it recently passed away and her daughters were cleaning out the family home. so many treasures! she was a lifelong crafter with such great taste.

second haul

jackpot! my second trip to my own little north pole proved very successful! i got a few cute ornaments, a sweet reindeer, pretty ribbon and a bunch of magazines. the christmas balls have winter scenes in them complete with styrofoam snow!

give thanks

outside a thrift store in my hometown

first crop

there is a tiny thrift store in my hometown that always has really good holiday items. this is what i got on my first christmas visit. i'm really trying to cool it and only get things i love, so i had to pass up some real gems!

summer fun: 53rd annual

a summer tradition

summer fun: picking blueberries

favorite

molasses cookies from shady maple are possibly the greatest things on earth. soft and spicy and wonderful.

the three amigos

enjoy this day

outside of a thriftstore in my hometown

and the sky was made of amethyst

violets in the yard

(click here to listen to that song...you know you want to)

adorable

 

what are you?

 

gone in minutes, these dried strawberries were just so amazing that they had to be filled with secret sugary goodness.

lilacs

 

is there anything greater?

wedding craft weekend

 

my sister is getting married soon and we all got togther to work on some of the special handmade details. can't wait to see them all in action!

i bet if i were smarter

i would totally have a hawthorne reference about golden light in the woods on the ready for this photo but i just don't. pretty though, right?

doilies. lots of doilies.

pretty icy

favorites

some favorite family christmas decorations, including a few pieces of christmas art made by my brother (ancient and recent),our dear karma dog posing with santa, my denim stocking embroidered by my aunt for my first christmas, the cutest kid 1994 ever saw and more!

this christmas

just a few wonderful things from the past few days, including homemade pasta on christmas eve, taylor's wonderful $5 gift, a vintage bread box from santa, the traditional bag of unique splits, searching for the pickle in the tree (i found it!), a pretty christmas dress, brunch featuring grandmom's sour cream coffee cake and a sleepy puppy tied up with a bow.