I Made it Monday...

I made Blythe this little brooch 

 for her goth rag doll

costume.

I cut the stick part off

of a skeleton cupcake pick,

made a little crepe paper rosette,

added some ribbon,

hot glued it all together,

and in less than 20 minutes

c'est fini...

Seriously...2 Dollars???

Yesterday as we were driving from

 Christians Football game to 

Smiths football game,

I noticed a big 

"estate sale today"

 sign on the side of the road.

I bit my tongue for about 20 seconds

then told Dre 

"we HAVE to turn around!"

Since we had 30 min.

before Smiths game started,

I felt OK about the detour.

Dre pulled me right up to the front of the house

 and I dashed in.. 

When I saw this spaghetti poodle

on a table in the driveway

and asked how much 

and 

her response was 

"a quarter"

I got giddy...

(especially when I saw it's twin sister at an antique store for $16 a week ago)

So now

 I was really excited about

 what I'd find inside.

I walked into the house and...

 it was almost  completely empty :(

There were cardboard boxes 

scattered around the living room floor

and two of those 

jazzy wheelchair things in the corner.

Uggg...

this did not look promising.

Well...

I decided to do 

a little digging through those boxes

 and

 take a gander

 at all the vintage awesomness I found...

and the piece de resistance...

this awesome vintage blow mold cookie jar!!!

After I was sure I had done a thorough digging, 

I walked outside with all this loot in my arms.

There was no real check out,

so I looked for someone 

who seemed like they knew what was going on.

Because nothing was priced,

I set everything down 

so the lady in charge could look through it all.

When I heard her say

"Umm...2 dollars?"

I was sure I had heard wrong.

Me: "for all of this, are you sure?"

Her: "yep!"

WHAT?????

I had 4 dollar bills in my wallet

so I handed them all to her,

Me: "here, it's worth at least this."

Her: "oh no, take this back" (handing me the 2 extra dollars)  

but I insisted.

(oh how generous of me, like it was $100 or something!) 

I totally felt like I was ripping her off!

Since the house was almost empty,

I'm guessing they had probably been there awhile,

 were completely over it,

 and were ready to junk it all.

So I helped them get rid of it right?

(I'm still trying to justify said rip-off)

So...

 I walked off

 (felt like skipping)

 with my vintage stash

for 4 DOLLARS!!!

Detours aren't always a bad thing...

Firsts and Lasts...

Today was Smith's 

last 

football game of the season.

Ironically...

 it was their 

first win

and 

Smith scored his

first touchdown.

Some things are worth the wait...

Ya Ya Sisterhood...

My sister Leslie
 works at the most amazing store called
Thanksgiving Point
I shouldn't really refer to it as a store...
as it is more of a destination.
Each year they have a little soiree...

"An evening of merriment for mothers and daughters, sisters and friends.

Come for food, fun, and fallderah and fiddle-dee-dee.

Dress in your finery and feathers

and join us for this magical evening "


Leslie convinced me that
 it was a good idea
 to be a vendor at said evening...
I had no idea what to expect as it is not
so much a "craft show"
as it is a par-tay.
It turned out to be a fun night because
my sisters, nieces, and friends
were there.
As far as being a vendor,
not so much...

my pictures didn't turn out so great because
there was a wall of windows behind my table :(

it wasn't a total waste because...
I LOVE making Halloween stuff!
Black and Orange are so awesome,
especially together.

And...

I sold even more stuff 

AFTER

the show was over, 

than I did during it!

I have hip friends 

who support 

"the arts"

(tee hee)

Love ya girls....

Senior Night...

Dre had his 

last 

home game 

last night.

They made it into the playoffs 

so they'll play again next week,

but not on their field.

So this was the 

last time 

for all the Seniors to play at 

The Cave.

We LOVE coach Beam

Football is over...

what on earth 

are we going to do with ourselves

 on Friday nights?

:(

I Made it Monday...

I made 

some little bracelets

for 

some little witches...

trick or treat

candy

costumes...

All things Halloween...

Love Hate Relationship...

I have been 

not so fond 

of the thrift stores lately.

The prices they put on some things

are ridiculous!

And...

it's usually not until 

after 

I get home that I think

"That should have been $1 not $10!"

Sometimes I just get 

so caught up in the 

thrill of the hunt frenzy

that I don't use my thinking cap.

But...

today my relationship was a "love" one.

I found this little gem in the

 "coveted collectables"

 locked glass cabinets...

I will gladly pay $5 for this!

It is a candle 

that has (thankfully) never been lit. 

You can't really tell in the picture but 

it is BIG...

just under a foot tall!!!

I saw it from a distance and tried not to act too excited 

 (as there was a grumpy old man

who looked like an antiques dealer 

standing right in front of the case eyeing it)

I knew I had found something great

when said grumpy old antiques dealer man 

kept showing up 

creepily behind me 

throughout the store.

(I'm pretty sure he was trying to subliminally will me to set it down)

My faith in the thrift store was restored...

for today at least :)

Oh, and by the way...

Dear thrift store,

having chipped dishes, raggy haired porcelain dolls and scratched dvd's 

locked up behind glass
as if they're precious heirlooms

 is a little over the top.

I'm just sayin'...

I Made it Monday...

What 

have 

I 

gotten
 myself
into
???

I told my sister 

that I would be a vendor in a show 

that is in a little over a week...

and

I have NO Halloween wares to speak of,

oh boy...

It took me like 2 hours to make this...

 

and about an hour to make this...

I feel safe in saying that...

 I will not be sleeping 

for the next week...

The Tenth Month...

I Love you....