treasures found....

i went to the don scott antique fair last weekend with just a few things in mind to find (hoping for a lucky day = antique fair) and i hit the jack pot!!! take a look at what i found:

elk antlers $100



rustic shelf $20




frame $22

 i am already looking forward to returning to the next sale- january 21st...

follow up to sewing 101....

i had such a great time at my refresher sewing class.... here is what i made that night.

looking forward to taking additional classes and also taking what I learned and making some gifts. next classes on my list to take are the beginner tote bag and pillow case. if your looking for a class to learn or refresh some of your sewing skills - i recommend sew to speak in clintonville.

sewing 101....

i'm embarrassed to say that i am taking a sewing 101 class tonight and going to make the items below...

the reason i say i am embarrassed is because i am a fashion merchandising major and took a ton of sewing classes in college. i have been out of college for 12 years and have not worked in the retail world for 9 years- therefore i am not beating myself up too bad but, should know more than i do about sewing.

taking a sewing (refresher) class has been on my list of "things to do" for a long time. i'm excited that i actually took the step and signed up for the class. looking forward to going and getting my sewing skills back in order... then i can start crossing some more things off my "things to do" list.

hoping for a lucky day = antique fair

this weekend is the don scott antique fair at the Ohio State fair grounds....i am looking for the following below and hope i have luck in finding them all! will i see you there?

missing ...olive the other reindeer

last weekend we were christmas decorating and gavin decided to help- i gave him a tree of his own in the play area of the basement to decorate with all of our ornaments that don't match my themed tree upstairs. he found my little stuffed animal "olive the other reindeer" and just though he was the best- "a dog with antlers... what?"

after he finished decorating his tree (he loved doing this by himself) it was nap time and he wanted to bring olive to sleep with. after nap we haven't talked much more about olive ...until yesterday. he told me he is missing and we need to post signs around the house so that others know he is missing too. the first sign gavin told me what to write, "we miss you olive, please come home for christmas!" then we made "missing olive (with a picture of olive) reward if found $28 (he told me how much he would pay if his is found). we made about 50 signs and he taped them all over the house. the one below i found in the bathroom...

last night we looked high and low for olive but we can't find him anywhere. we thought if we could find him and then have his elf (elf on the shelf) appear with him as if he found him he would just be so thrilled. we are still looking but perhaps olive is really missing???


...if you haven't heard of olive- its a cute book that came out some time ago... "Olive is merrily preparing for Christmas when suddenly she realizes 'Olive... the other Reindeer... I thought I was a dog. Hmmm, I must be a Reindeer!' So she quickly hops aboard the polar express and heads to the North Pole. And while Santa and the other reindeer are a bit surprised that a dog wants to join the their team, in the end Olive and her unusual reindeer skills are just what Santa and his veteran reindeer team need. Colorful graphic illustrations accompany this zany dog story from the well-known author and artist team, Vivian and J.otto Seibold. Adorable Olive and her hilarious adventures are sure to make anyone's Christmas merry."

thanksgiving leaf garland

i was at pottery barn kids about 3 weeks ago and they had the cutest kid decorations for thanksgiving! so many stores have forgotten this holiday and moved straight to christmas...i happen to be in the mood to buy. i treated gavin to a thanksgiving design place mat, plate and cup . they also had this super cute leaf garland and i picked it up and was on my way to the register and happen to check the price... it was $49 - yikes. i took another look at it and decided that i could make my own.

here is pottery barns version:

check out my version from supplies i picked up at joann's: (again i can't understand why i can't rotate these photos - perhaps it's because i took them on my iphone?)

total cost of mine $10 and i still have enough supplies to make another banner.

2011 christmas wish list....

tis the season to post my christmas wish list.... to my family this is always an entertaining list as i list anything that comes to mind... after all it's a wish list! what's on your wish list this year?


1. Toddler seat cover

2. Popcorn maker
3. Keurig
4. Tory Burch shoes size 8

5. Cell phone case

6. Sephora gift card
7. Ipad
8. Costco membership
9. Tim Horton’s gift card
10. Michael Kors purse
11. Kid Rock tickets when he comes to concert
12. Vintage Detroit Lion’s t-shirt (Von Maur)
13. Handyman services gift cards
14. New carpet for the house (upstairs)
15. Photo lessons