I Really Do Wish These Grew on Trees

Thrift Store Score

The last Wednesday of the month is a very special day here in Georgia. What kind of special day you ask?

Half price day at Value Village! Of course.

I'm setting aside my self imposed "no bragging" policy to brag today. This is what I got at Value Village for $118.08:

1 leather jacket

1 pair shorts (for me! it's almost summer after all)

2 ties

2 pair corduroy pants

2 suede skirts

2 sweater vests

5 pair leather pants

12 wool sweaters

13 jean skirts

Can you believe it?

My favorite item of the day?

The koala bear sweater. Of course.

The Cuteness

Why Can't Forsythia Last All Year?

Spring is in the Air

New work for Spring 2012

What I Did On Summer Vacation

taught these awesome girls how to sew


watched a scooter fly by at sunset


picked blueberries with this gang


did some swimming at JoAnne's pool


spent a lot of time with my rising 6th grader

It was a great summer, and Fall here we come!

Thrifting With Friends

Always makes me laugh. This time I really almost peed my pants. (She put the shoes back. thankfully.)

Handmade Cards are the Best

Aren't they though?

How To Cope With Deadlines:

Eat lots of ice cream.
And when you need a place to stash your cone while you are sewing, grab a handy ribbon spool, it works great.

Welcome to Burger Barn!

I spent some time in the thrift stores last weekend with my BFF and we had a blast. I found lots of great upcyclable jeans, belts and sweaters and also some new summer clothes and even a bathing suit! I've decided this is the best way to buy a bathing suit. Shop in a place where you can't really try on the bathing suit, you just scrutinize it well and then come home and try on in the privacy of your own home. At least this time it worked out!

So anyways, aside from the serious shopping, we had to take some time to have a good laugh at the tacky Christmas sweaters, horrible clothes that exist and the 70's polyester clothes on the racks. Evidently someone had just emptied their closet of all their polyester pant suits! When I held up the orange one for Amy to see, she said "Welcome to Burger Barn."

Perfect! We had a laugh and then went to Trader Joes for some free samples, organic coffee and white balsamic vinegar.

Little Snippets

A few little snippets of some new work for my upcoming show in Dunwoody. Lots of spring and summer colors, doilies, embroideries and more.

I love summer!

Show Tomorrow

Everything is tagged, the car is packed, tomorrow is showtime! I'll be here.

Strange Creature

This strange 4 legged creature was seen on our boat last weekend. It likes sunshine, skittles, sangria, Converse low tops and puts on a mean puppetshow.

We Met the Nicest Delta Airline Attendant EVER

We went to Spain this past Christmas to visit family and we had a wonderful time!

We spent a lot of time with family and had more than one lunch with the table set for more than thirty people and we got caught up with aunts, cousins, uncles and old frineds.

We were sad when we had to leave and more than a little stressed to travel in the new year after several bombimg attempts on US airlines. But when we got to the airport we meth the nicest flight attendant ever and he calmed our nerves and took care of us. While we were checking in, he admired Alex's laptop bag, and I dutifully handed him a card and wondered if he would indeed contact me to order one. Well he did! And I just finished it.

He wanted it in red white and blue. I thought it would be fitting to put a little airplane on it, and he liked the idea.

We both agreed it would be fun to stay in touch, and today he sent me a picture of his dog and her 5 puppies.

Congratulations!

You May Be Spending Too Much Time Sewing If:

you haven't dusted in so long the teapot on your shelf looks like this....

you never trimmed your hydrangeas and they look like this.....

you haven't made your kid a new pair of pajamas in so long the old ones now qualify as "capri" pajamas.

They Just Don't Make Toys Like They Used To!

We saw this doll at the Toy Museum in Figueres Spain recently on vacation. Imagine, a doll that comes complete with a bone saw! I think this might get a recall nowadays, that saw looked mighty sharp!

My Friend Amy Told Me.......

that she was tired of seeing shampoo bottles everytime she came over to look at my sad and neglected blog.

I wonder what she will think when she sees herself next time she comes over?

Hi Amy!!!!!!!!!

You and Lola (or is it Lula?) look so cute together! What a match made in heaven! What do monkeys eat for Thanksgiving?

Evidence

What you are seeing is the last bit of evidence that Jordi spent the summer here. (I have already turned his room back into my purse shipping center) At least we know that his hair (all of it) was clean during his stay...

Legoland California vs Legoland Oakwood

Thank you! thank you! thank you! Mary for taking Eric with you to Legoland! He had a great time and felt very welcome!

His first trip to California was a huge success.

Where else can you see a giant lego head of Albert Einstein?

He missed the inauguration in January, but was lucky enough to catch the Lego inauguration last week.
The only downside to 2 inspiring days at Legoland for a 10 year old? My living room floor now looks like this!

The View

I had to get out of my sewing room for a minute because the sweaters are tantalizing me and the smell of wet wool is a little overwhelming. I've been felting and cutting and dreaming about fall purses ever since I got back from Buffalo with a fresh batch of beautiful wool sweaters. I can't wait to get started....