30 Years Together

Wow! My life is so blessed. It's is sometimes hard to believe this but I have spent more years with my husband than any other person on earth. Thirty years ago we married in Kodiak, Alaska, on a very cold morning, on a quiet beach at sunrise. We had a small pot luck party with friends.

The Revere Ware pots and pans we received for a gift are still in my cupboards.

After 30 years we decided to start a new collection, this time in Le Cruesette. We love our cast iron skillets and found ourselves wanting this enamel version for slow cooking, baking, and braising. We went on a hunt for the best price, the best pot to start with and we found it! It's wonderful!

Dan also gave me this super sweet Shun knife. I think I have died and gone to Heaven!

Trick or Treat! Another Swap!

So many awesome spooky and sweet treats in the trick Or treat Swap!

Halloween ribbons, paper punch, handmade tags, glittery decorations, and a fun Halloween toy!

Thanks to all who participated! I love my Halloween goodies so much!

Forgive me for making this post short and sweet. Life has been rough the past few weeks. Just when I think things couldn't get worse, they do. :-(

Sweet and Sinister Swap From Leslie

A spooky crow, a sweet scented candle, and a spooky pumpkin decoration from Leslie

And a handmade BOO Banner in festive Halloween colors

Collage pack full of vintage and antique papers

Game cards, trims, buttons, dresdens, etc

Embossed wallpaper, collage pack, an antique tape rule, hand made tag

A tag with yummy velvet ribbons, tons of vintage buttons, and BOO

Halloween Cookie cutters

and this super sweet adorable slightly sinister handmade charm

which I absolutely LOVE!

Leslie sent the most wonderful handmade items and vintage inspired supplies ever. The packages were such a sweet surprise. Each one thrilled me more.

Only thing missing is the handmade chocolates which I devoured while opening the box.

Thanks so much to Leslie for all the wonderful swap items. You certainly went above and beyond and spoiled me rotten with sweet and sinister goodness!

For my Sweet and Sinister Swappartner

A few things I made and gathered for Leslie, my Sweet and Sinister Swap partner.

Packages were wrapped in vintage sheet music and tied with antique lace and netting

Halloween banner is made from antique book pages sewn to orange and black card stock.

The letters were printed on mylar.

Gathered orange and black ruffles for holiday decorating

A gathering of collage supplies

Hand Punched Bats and Martha Stewart Posies

Sinister Brads

Antique Paper Scallops

Antique Wood frame

Images of Spooky Places

Antique Portrait

Vintage Measuring Tape
Vintage Black and Purple Satin Millinery Leaves

Wraphia

#31 Playing Cards

Vintage Silver Twine

Silver Glitter BOO Letters
Antique Bingo Card

Treasure Hunting Tuesday Spring Jumping Shoes

The past few weeks have been full of ups and downs. It's been a little difficult at time getting out to treasure hunt. Today was so beautiful I decided to get out and run around. It was so nice to feel the warm sun again. This must be the last of the Indian Summer and it really feels good.

After running to the post office with deliveries I took my usually trip around to the thrift stores in the Elizabeth City area.

I found some Shiny Brite ornaments in the original box! Wow! Haven't taken pics of them yet. My car is full of antique and vintage goodies! The hunt is so much fun. Putting the treasures up or away or prepping them for resell is not so much fun sometimes. The things become attached to me. It's really hard to let them go.

I must share the best find of the day...

Antique Spring Jumping Shoes!

I could just picture some little kid jumping all over the drive way or sidewalks with these on their feet. maybe they sprained their ankle too! I shouldn't laugh but we all know the feeling of turning an ankle. We recover and find some other thing to jump off, climb up, or hide under.
It's a wonder we are alive! LOL!



If you love these and think you must have them, please checkout my etsy sales as they are now officially up for auction!

Learning to Crochet Again

It's like riding a bike. Once you learn to crochet you never forget. It just takes a little practice to get the hang of holding the hook and yarn just right and next thing ya know, you have a set of wash cloths!

My mom taught me how to crochet when I was a kid. It's been years since I learned to hold the yarn just right. With the nights getting longer and a box full of yarn balls, I decided to learn again. The hardest part was deciding what to crochet first and what yarn should I use.

During my Texas trip, Holly and I crocheted a little bit. I bought some Peaches and Cream yarn in three of my favorite football team colors, black and gold, and white.

Watching the last few games I have been teaching myself many different stitches, and trying out different size needles. The first few projects I made were pulled apart before they were finished. Once I felt comfortable with the hook, I went for completing a set of wash clothes. I can't decide if I want these for kitchen or bath. Aren't they the cutest ruffly wash clothes ever?

Can you guess who my favorite pro football team is?

My latest project is in the works. it's a winter scarf. Once this is finished I hope to take the plunge into crocheting afghans.

You know I can't blog without promoting something I've found on etsy or ebay... so here's my promo for the day. I found this seller on the front page of Etsy this morning. The shop is called Two Knit. Her crocheted pieces are delicate and yummy! My favorite is this romantic vintage inspired cuff with it's sweet beaded center. She has some adorable crocheted flowers also.

Vintage Velvet Millinery Pink Forget Me Nots

These are so sweet! Don't you love them!

12 Bundles starting bid $9.99 Auction ends in 5 days!

Oh how sweet are forget me nots! The vintage velvet ones are even sweeter! These are just a few of the amazing items my sister Faith has in her Ebay Shop Tripletno1 this week. The petals are soft velvety flocked pink with a bit of buttery yellow centers.

I want these! I wish they were mine! There so many things I can do with them... resell them for sure, or maybe use them in my packaging. I could craft with them! I want these so badly.... what do I do? I call faith and tell her I'm gonna bid on these! And Faith, with her heart of gold tells me not to bid, because she has a few more she didn't list and she will gladly send me some. Thanks Faith!
I'm still thinking... I should bid on these... I NEED these! Ha! Then I had a change of heart and decided to share the auction with you all. Selfishness is not my style. So if you love velvet millinery flowers, especially these sweet forget-me-nots, maybe you should talk amongst yourselves and decide who the winning bidder will be!

What you get: 12 bundles of velvet flocked pink millinery forget me nots flowers. Each bundle has a bunch of flocked flowers! This is not one bundle... it's twelve! Wow!
The auction ends Oct 08, 200919:37:32 PDT May the highest sweet bidder win!

Charity is also very busy with her Ebay Shop Blackandgoldgifts . She has some awesome sheet music and silver and old books waiting for a new home.

One of the old books available at Blackandgoldgifts Buy it Now $3.49

Silver plated serving spoons Buy it Now $4.99

and my favorite antique supply... sheet music.

Buy it Now $1.49 (I want this but I'll pass and let you have it!)