Old Vintage Hats for the Kiddo

Oh Happy Day! We had quite a weekend here. Sick kid, terrible storms, and a birthday party. Thankfully kid is better, terrible storm damage stopped about a mile away, and the birthday party was so fun. A tornado touched down close to our home. Several trees down, some houses were damaged, and a few injuries. We were not home at the time, and thankfully nothing happened here other then a couple of trees down. Praying for those who were not so blessed.
A year ago we moved into our present home. This is where we plan to be until our dying day. It is out of town, on 40 acres and has a huge barn with it. This barn has been filled with wonderful treasures. We got it pretty much emptied, but every once in awhile we still find some goodies. The other days I found these.

                                 This is Allie's favorite. She likes to wear it backwards.

                       Here is another one. She is a rockin Sleeping Beauty.

Obviously they are not in excellent condition. They were filthy, many had permanent stains, and a few had some serious moth damage. However, they are so cute, and they were made for a little child. They fit my daughter perfectly. If you cannot tell from the pictures above, she loves to play dress up, so this was the perfect find. I love old things, and to think about where they have been and who else wore them. Allie is going to share a few of these with her best friend, Breelia. I hope she likes them too.

Well I hope you all have a nice day. Off to redo a craft project that I was not in love with. Will share soon.

Shelly

Goodwill Owl Collection

Good Morning Sunday, It is a pretty good morning. My poor little Allieroo has been pretty sick since Friday. I took her into the Dr. and they said it was just stomach flu. Her temp. got up to 104 F so it was not fun. She thankfully seems to be a lot better today. She only has a low fever, and her personality is back. I am glad because today is my nieces, Natalie's, second birthday. I can't believe she is two. I was hoping we could all go but we shall have to see with Allie. Anyway, Happy Birthday Natalie, I love you.

 I picked up some goodies the other day at Goodwill. I only have a before picture on one of them though. I have begun a collection, and everytime i go to Goodwill I find another piece to add to my collection. Here is what I found.

             This is it before. Kind of cool this way, but not what I want so I painted it.

                    This is it afterwards. I loved a mirror paint to give it that shine. I love it.

Here is a picture of my growing collection. All of them were very ugly to begin with, but with a little paint, I think they are awesome.

I also made another great find there the other day. I have been teaching my girlfriends how to make hair pretties the other day. One of them is a yo-yo clip. Easy to make, but I found a bag of them already made the other day. This was great for the group of Junior highers I was teaching. They did not seem to have the patience to make them.

Well anywho, I hope you have a great Sunday.

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Shelly

Bird Bath

Happy Thursday! I hope you are all having a good week. Mine has been okay. I have been sick, but I am starting to feel better. I thought I would share a project that my daughter and I did the other day. Allie loves birds. Thankfully since moving to the "farm" we inherited a bunch of bird items. We have a bunch of houses throughout our yard, and a really nice feeder next to our patio. I got my Family Fun Magazine in the mail this last month. It had a really simple and fun idea for a bird bath. Using a old ceramic pot and dish, paint, smooth stones, and grout. Here are the pictures of us making this pretty bird bath.

I really hope the birdies like it as much as we do. Allie really loves the pink. Amazingly the color is growing on me too. I will be showing you pictures of my living room soon that shows this. Anyway, I am so glad it is spring. Enjoy!

Wreaths Aplenty

Happy Monday,

It is a beautiful one too. The sun is shining super bright,and it is going to be in the 60's. Had a great weekend, got tons of rest, and I am ready for my week. I hope you all had a great weekend too.

I had a bunch of wreath bases around the house, and I decided to use them. Two are for our house, and one is for a present. I love how they turned out, and they were super easy.

                 This is a present for my aunt. I love it. Just used yarn, Christmas decoration, and bottle caps.

                   I love the colors in this one.

                       this is my favorite, hanging in my kitchen. I am redoing the kitchen. The colors are going to be orange, gray, and light blue. Love it.

                                This is one of the walls in our living room.

This one is two things of yarn wrapped around the wreath, and then I put it around a silver charger. It is hanging in our living room. I got the ideas for the wreaths here.http://shakentogether.blogspot.com/2011/05/fin-de-friday-upcycling-free-to-fab-4.html

I would never have thought to use my bottle caps for this. I love it.

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Have a great weekend!
Shelly

Jigsaw Race for Autism-One off of my List

One of my goals for 2011 was to do my first 5K. Well I broke my goal and did a 6K. The race was this last Saturday,and I was so not ready. My goal was to finish it, and to come in around 50 min. Well I finished in 49 min, and I think 10 sec. I actually was able to run a lot more then I thought, but I did walk a lot. My beautiful sister and I did this together. However, we were only by each other for about 30 seconds and then she was ahead of me. She finished the race in 40 minutes. Go Stacey. Here are some pictures from the great day. I am so glad that I am done, but I am hooked. i can't wait to do more.

                              This is right before the race started. It was cold.

                                   Coming into the finish. I was so glad to be done.

                                        Complete, love my sweatiness. This kiddos are my niece and nephew.

I am so glad I did this. Hopefully by my next one, I can run most of it. Practice makes perfect.

Have a great day.
Shelly