Treasury on Etsy...

Got a Treasury going for a few more hours....It's very....polka dotty....

Thought I'd share....

Just click on the pic to see a bigger version...Or better yet, visit and click on links on Etsy....

There's some very cute stuff....I had fun picking this one....

Tinkering with Stuff...

Well it has been a while since I have written a real post and, quite frankly, I was in need of a "blog-iday"....

but then I ran across this website....

I could not NOT purchase one of her very FUN blog templates... thinking all along, "I can do this", because installation is NOT part of the package....

So things will be "Under Construction" for a few days...

Just make sure you don your hard hat before you visit, becasue things could get a little scary.....

Until Next time....

And you think it's HOT where you are?

A cropped version of a photo Mr. Sunshine mailed home a few weeks ago (don't know how much of the actual photo I can share, so I will err on the side of caution, although I would love to show you his handsome face)....I will never complain about the heat again, because this isn't even the hottest day they have seen in the six weeks or so they've been gone....

Where's the Sunshine??

Yours truly, has become the world's biggest soccer MOM, or so it seems....

That's my son Connor in the photo...between him and his sister I am at a practice, scrimmage or game five, sometimes six days a week...

Phew!

I'm not used to that....life is much easier when there are two parents home to share the bus driver duty...

One season is winding down, however, and then we have a few weeks before soccer camp season starts...

SO I should be blogging more often.....hopefully...

Show-n-Tell Sunday...

This weeks theme is Flea Market Finds....sharing your favorite find from the flea...

This week's "hostess-with-the-mostest" is Heidi (thanks!) at Birds of a Feather and this is how she describes this week, perfectly (make sure you visit her to see what she's sharing and then hit the links list for your Sunday afternoon blog "drive"-it's always a scenic route):

You know, the one that made your heart skip a beat when you spied it out of the corner of your eye, the one you slowly meandered towards hoping not to draw attention to, then casually asked the dealer in your calmest of voices, "what's your best price on this?" Which was quickly followed by, "I'LL TAKE IT!"

Well, my favorite find is always my latest find as well...I have mentioned my love for boxes before, but when those boxes come full of pretty little pieces of the past, I tend to swoon.... just a bit....

Imagine my excitement when I spied this hot pink box sitting amongst piles of drab old junk Friday morning...it just screams fifties kitsch to me. Now I'm not a huge fan of poodles, but I just had to see what was inside....

Sweet!

How much is that Doggy in the window? Only $1.50 for a lovely assortment of 15 all occasion cards-what a deal!

Hmmm..this could be a dud...looks like lots of tiny gift cards....keep digging....

Wait! My own personal invitation....must be a sign...

YES! Adorable little buzzy bees....next...

A whole set of pretty pastel note cards...

flutterby.....

The little birdies are my favorite...buttery yellow and....

Peachy pink....

Another blank note card...love the faded colors and simplicity of this one....

Instead of a birthday card, how about a birthday folder, protected forever and sewn into sheets of plastic (just like Grandma's couch!)...

Such pretty colors....

....and a nice snowy landscape inside...perfect if you were born in January....the opposite page was blank with a horizontal slit. I suspect it was to hold a pad of paper or something similar, long since gone...

I love finding a date on things....and the always elusive "made in the USA", that's always a treat to see....

Ahh....MORE poodles, this time with Santa....

Not too hard to date this box, is it?

And last but not least....

our cover girl- think I shall call her FIFI....the original owner of this stationary box must have liked these cards....only two of the fifteen sat at the bottom of the box...See the sparkle? YES! Glitter!

Fifi spent all of her bling on the front, however. The inside is a very simple "Get Well Soon" wish in black and white....

So there you have my current, latest, favorite find....don't ask me what I will do with all of this paper goodness (suggestions, anyone?)...I'll get back to you on that one...in the meantime I will just enjoy.....

Now, go forth and explore Show-n-Tell in Blogland!

Oh yeah, and a very HAPPY Father's Day to all...

'Til next time....

It's Create and Decorate Time!

Look what I got in the mail today...

My copies of Create and Decorate (designers get two copies, one to use for portfolio, possibly?)....All about SUMMER this issue!

These basket tie-ons are just fun....they can be used on canning jars as shown, tied to baskets or my personal favorite, attached to gifts in lieu of the traditional bow (A bow they want to keep!)....

If you want to try your own, visit my web site for blank lids (I use reproduction zinc canning lids and they are available on the site under "DIY-Supplies")....

Ahhh....nothing says "summer" like the beach....these are my favorites this issue, one of my all-time favorites actually. I love the colors and the simplicity and the great vintage barrel staves I used...If you are interested in these, I have a very limited number available on the site....

It's a great issue...check it out if you have a chance....

Til next time (and Show-n-Tell Sunday, woohoo!)....

FRONT PAGE!!

Look WAAYYY down there in the right hand corner....that's ME! Or my "Nest" tag, to be more specific...

WOO HOO! But I missed it! So this screenshot isn't of the front page...

I came home this afternoon (from a very productive "Barn Sale" shopping adventure, which is what I planned to share with you this afternoon, but that can wait until tomorrow-this is important-lol!) to a couple of orders (been a slow week, so I was excited, can you tell?) and a slew of new hearts...

I can see why this collection made the front page- jenmenkhaus gathered a beautiful variety of one of my favorite colors-robins egg blue.

If you'd like some clickable links, head on over to Etsy and check it out!