Long Time, No Post

For me anyway. Thanks Sandi, for telling me I better get busy and do a post. You are right. I do have a picture or two to share. This week has been crazy, which is why I haven't been blogging. I worked at the HS the last two days. It was fun, but tiring. I'm pretty much dead for the rest of the day after working my lunch lady job.

Some exciting news! Isabel and I decided to do the Farm Chicks show in June of 08! We turned in our contract/money so now we are committed, or maybe should be committed. Just kidding. We have never been, but hear great things about it. If you are a reader of Country Living magazine, you probably already know about the Farm Chicks. If not, check out their website. Click on Antique Shows, then click on Vendors. You will see us in the vendor profiles. Our good buddies Joy and Cindy will be there too, so I'm sure it will be a blast. Wow, that sounds so 80's. ha ha

On Sunday, after doing my post, I decided to take it easy and do a little project. I was so inspired by seeing all the adorable things at Joy's house, that I decided to make a little banner of my own. This was my inspiration.

This banner was hangin in Joy's bedroom. She said it was made by artist, Karen Otto. I just love it. Kind of hard to see, but you can click on it for a close up.

I am incredibly good at starting projects, (that's always the fun part for me) and terrible at finishing them ( think I have mentioned this before). I just get bored easily.

Here is what I have managed to do so far. Nothing is glued down yet. It was so fun putting all the papers and embellishments together. I cheated and got the letters from Target. You can get a whole bag for about $8.00 which I thought was a pretty good deal and easier than making them myself.

I have to admit that most projects I show on my blog are not my original ideas. I wish I could say that they were. What I usually do, is find something I like, and try to figure out how to do it and make it my own. I definitely wasn't the first person to make shopping cart liners, but I like to think mine are special because of the fabrics I use and the way I put them together. Plus, they come with a neat shopping cart too. Isabel and I are always joking about how many liners we have made (she makes lovely ones too) and neither of us has one for our own shopping carts.

Anyway, I find that I am constantly inspired by so many artists I see on blogs. Their originality and talent just amazes me.

For example:

Here's a picture of a couple things I got at the Tarte/Apples & Antiques Holiday Sale last Saturday. The little Santa box and the bear came from Martha at Vintage Trifles. She makes the most incredible things. One of the truly talented people that I admire. Cindy too, has such a nack for making ordinary things into works of art. I'm kicking myself right now for not taking any pictures at their sale.

Isabel and I are going to have a "fun day" tomorrow. We will probably go shopping and maybe to a movie. I really need to do some holiday decorating. I just can't seem to get motivated. I have bought a few ornaments recently and they are just waiting patiently to be hung on my tree, which hopefully we will get this Saturday.

Here they are hanging out in some of my pottery collection. At least I will know where they are when the decorating begins.

I have more pics to share with you of some thrifted finds, but I will save them for another post as this one is getting kind of long.

Happy Thursday everyone!