~a sale you won't want to miss~

My friend Dawn of Great Findz is the queen of flea markets.

Seriously, she always has the best of the best and her displays are always so intriguing.

Dawn likes to mix Frenchy items with industrial items for a one of a kind look.

I adore everything she does.

Here is why I am so excited!

She emailed me this morning about a sale coming up.

If you live nearby, you must go!

She has also just started a blog you can find here.

We will be doing the Haley's Cottage Flea Market sale

together on September 11Th in downtown Kirkland,

so mark your calendars for that one too! And guess where I am off to tomorrow?

I am so excited I can hardly stand it!

Getting up at the crack of dawn and driving down

for what is going to be a fabulous day filled with

friends and I'm certain lots of laughter!

I will be sure to take my camera and take lots of photos!

xoxo

~something new to do with back to school supplies~

Do you remember back in May when I decided it

was time to organize my mess of recipes?

Well, I am finally getting around to finishing that project up! Recently we were at the office supply store buying back to school supplies....

{glory, glory, hallelujah!}

when it dawned on me that I could use some of those products to finish my little project.

So I picked up a new 3 ring binder and some 4x6 page protector sheets,
and some dividers. When I got home I got serious about only saving the recipes I use on a regular basis.

Turns out I eat a whole lot of cookies,

because 95% of the book is cookie recipes!

I then went here and typed up all my recipes.

If the recipes were from a magazine tear out, I just googled the recipe and then copied and pasted it onto the card on the website above.

This will save you a whole lot of unnecessary typing!

Then I right clicked on the recipe I had just created

and copied it into a word document where I adjusted the size to 4x6,

the size of the page protectors.

I printed them out on card stock, cut them on my paper cutter and put them in the binder.

I used the dividers to separate the drinks from the cookies and main courses, etc.

I will leave you with one of my favorite recipes from my mom!
I LOVE this bread!
{probably because it has a lot of sugar in it!}
xoxo

oops, just saw the typo in the recipe, that's 1 1/2 c. flour, not 12 cups, sorry you carbaholics!

~dining arm chairs for sale~

Here is a little project I have been working on......

I have re-done these solid wood vintage caned

back chairs and I am loving how they turned out! Do you like them?

There are 4 total.

Do you live near Seattle WA?

They can be yours!

Email me if you are interested.

{email link on the right hand side of this page}

They have great curves and that perfectly chippy creamy paint!

Each one measures approx. 45" tall by 20" deep by 23" wide.

These would look excellent around a black table!

I have stenciled each seat and scotch guarded them for durability.

~$250 for the set of 4~

xoxo

~new pillows and another giveaway~

I can't tell you how excited I am about these pillows!

I have made them with a super heavy duty canvas like material,

very durable, very chic, great natural color.

I have then added the images with fabric paint, machine washable and all. I am liking this technique much better than the iron ons I have done in the past.

These truly look like authentic vintage grain sacks!

I have made several for my etsy shop, so head on over there
{link at the top of this page}
and scoop them up while you can!
I know you'll love these!

I have also made some of these pillows with the burlap and red.
They all look great together.

And, are you ready for another giveaway?
This one is brought to you by Beth Schmidt of scentsy.
If you win, you will get a plug in warmer of your choice and
a scentsy bar.

If you are like me, you love to have a good smelling home,
and they have plenty of scents to choose from!
You have several chances to win....

1} become a follower of this blog

2} blog about this giveaway, or twitter, or face book

3} visit Beth's blog, above the door

Make sure you leave a seperate comment for each entry!

I will announce the winner on Wednesday August 4Th.

Good luck!

xoxo

~oh happy day~

I could be very happy in this house, couldn't you?

{click on the pictures to enlarge} It looks so restful and soothing.

I don't think I'll ever tire of looking at white rooms.
I am also so happy because I just found out I am
the lucky winner of the Urban Farmgirls giveaway!
I won a
$50 gift card to white flower farmhouse!
This day just couldn't get any better!
Photos found here.
xoxo

~a canoe bar~

Last night was another fun night here at crystal lake.

About 14 families all canoed over to a little area

here called little lake for a little drinking and socializing.

You have to paddle through this marshy area to get there,

but it was set up all cute with these fabric banners blowing in the wind.

Once we got there we were served our drink of choice,

and were all given cheese, cracker, and salami plates.

There was wine, vodka tonics, and beer, and even chocolate milk for the kids.

My friend Trina

{shown with me here}

was the one who put the gathering on.

She had music playing and tiki torches lit.

It truly was a fun evening filled with friends and neighbors.

2 hot air balloons even came to visit us.

We all tied our boats up to one another

and talked for hours into the dark.

Chocolate dipped strawberries anyone?

Someone bet Savannah 4 bucks that she wouldn't go swimming.

My daughter is now $4 richer.

That's my sweet husband who rowed us all

out there because I was too afraid if I moved an inch the boat will tip over!

~Cheers to Crystal lake~

xoxo

~new pillows~

I have been busy today sewing away!

Shortly I will be listing a few new pillows in my etsy shop.

{click on the etsy link at the top of this page to take you there!} I had fun working with some new {old} materials.

I love the natural color of this Carlton sugar pillow.

The bleached out washed look of this flour
sack pillow is perfect for any beach cottage.

I am selling these without the inserts this

time as it saves you a ton on shipping.

I would recommend filling them with feather/down

inserts for that extra squishy look!

I love this toile one with ruffles! I am tempted to keep it........

xoxo

~you are my sunshine~

I made this today

{I know, I am crazy}

It's the first in a series I am going to do. It measures 21" x 24 1/2" and comes with hanging hardware.

The background is a light grey and the frame
and lettering are done in a distressed black.
$34
click on the pay pal link above to purchase
xoxo

~a few more items for sale~

This is a great Juicy Couture girls size 12 velour tracksuit in chocolate brown.

{think back to school!}

It is in perfect condition, the only flaw is a very small bleach spot at the hem of one of the legs, not noticeable when it's on.

waist~22" {stretches}

inseam~27 1/2"

rise~8" $40
This is a great piece that I fell in love with
at the store but didn't have a spot for it when I came home.
{story of my life}
It measures 26 1/2" tall by 15" wide by 1" deep.
It is a reproduction, made to look old.
It has hooks on back,
{see photo below}
so you hang it on the wall and then sort your mail or paperwork in it.
Your papers wont slip through like an ordinary shutter, they have it made so that they are little "pockets" to hold everything.


$25

Are you sick of me yet?

Should I stop?

If you are looking for something specific,

let me know, I may just have it!

xoxo

~anthropologie lamp shade~

~lamp shade from Anthropologie~

$30

9 1/2" tall by 6" diameter at the top and 11" at base

some furniture coming up next for pickup only.

xoxo

~a few more items for sale~

all these items can be purchased by clicking

on the corresponding pay pal link at the top of this page.

This darling little vintage aqua shelf measures 15"x9"x9"

It can be hung on a wall or sit on a shelf. shelf is $18

This is an old Pepsi crate with 4 compartments.
It measures 19"x12"x4"
Pepsi crate is $16

I also have a vintage coke crate.
It has 12 compartments and measures
18"x12"x6"
coke crate i $16


These shorts are brand new but I washed them once.
They are in perfect condition.
Seven for all mankind jean shorts size 28.
waist~31"
inseam~13"
rise~7"
can be left down or rolled up.



I love the pockets on these!

seven jeans shorts are $35

You guys keep buying, I'll keep listing!

Does this work for you?

xoxo