Book Drool Time! aka Current Book Crushes

And My Current Book Crushes Are..... Drumroll.....

I would like to draw all of these things, all of the time.

Note to self: I should draw more, I am going to draw this evening.

I wish our farm was cool enough to have a book like this.

Oh wait... it is! 

Then where's my book??

I made a paper airplane for one of the boys at the DC today.

It kinda flopped.  I feel like this could help a lot.

I badly want an instant camera. 

Someone please tell my husband.

Before our anniversary next week.

Except I want this one.

With some film please.

I don't want much do I?

This could very well possibly be my other dream job.

And because although my Dad is super cool now,

I can only imagine how hip and cool he was at one time. 

What a cool boombox.

I really just wanted to say boombox.

These books were found on the fabu website of Chronicle Books.

Thank you

Summer Fun Bracelets

These are the absolute cutest bracelets and they are so easy to make and literally cost pennies.  Not even pennies if you already have the stuff!  If you have a Pringles can, white paint, glue and tissue paper... you're set!

Slice your Pringles can, I used a serrated knife, in to one inch or inch and a half strips.  Next, using white craft paint or white spray paint or whatever kind of base coat paint you have, just make sure it is white.  While your paint dries, cut or tear pieces of tissue paper in all sorts of fun colors.  One inch by two inches seemed to work the best, depending on how wide your bracelets are.  Next, Mod Podge on the bracelet using a paint brush, one section at a time, and place pieces of tissue paper on the glued area.  Go over the piece with a little more glue.  Also glue the inside of the bracelet and fold the tissue paper in.  Allow bracelets to dry and your new summer accessories are ready to hit the runway!



giggle box garden

Finally!  The garden at the DC is planted.  Tuesday afternoon the tiller came down and before I knew it, the Mr. had tilled up a good spot.  It is not as big as our garden at home and the plants will be a little closer together.  But it's our garden.  We will dig in it, play in it, watch it grow and soon enough we will be eating lunch from it!  We planted corn, zucchini, squash, black cherry tomatoes, watermelon and flowers. 

I had a seven year old friend with me this week. Yesterday, she helped plant the garden and helped to make the garden markers. We used wide mouth canning lids and painted each veggie on them. Then poked holes in them and hung them by stakes made from coat hangers. So precious! I actually think we mixed up the squash and zucc this morning. I'll have to rearrange when I go back down to water this evening.

The seeds were soaked overnight.

 We had a plan.... and stickers!

 Corn... in an Easter egg.

 So cute.

 And I helped.

 Use a good sized nail for the hole.  Make sure not to nail it to the floor!

 Just snip a dry cleaning pants and you have a ready made hook on one end.

 I gave them a quick spray of top coat to the paint wouldn't wash off in the rain.

Plus it gave them a little shine.

 As for me... I don't miss my old office life one bit!

We look like glamorous spies... don't you think?

Summer Sheets Make Me Feel Fine

So I ask you... is there anything better than sliding your tired body between a set of cool, clean, crisp,  bed sheets after a hot summer day?  I think not!  To lift that flat sheet above your head while making up the bed and daylight comes shining right through.  I have a few that I can plainly see the windows in my room through.  Fabulous I tell you.  You can have your 1000 thread count Egyptian cotton, I'll take my oldies that came from other people across Tennessee and beyond.

I will tell you that if you go the vintage sheet route, I am pretty sure it is a sin if the flat sheet actually matches the fitted sheet.  Or the pillowcases for that matter.  One of my sisters says that it would drive her bananas if her bedding didn't all match.  HAHOOEY I say!  Nothing matches on my bed... except for the Mr. and Mrs.

The best places to find vintage bed sheets are at yard sales, estate sales and thrift stores.  Most of the time at yard sales you will only find the flat sheet.  And at the thrift stores you are more likely to find matching sets that include the fitted, flat sheet and pillowcases, if you are lucky.  Sometimes they do have separates that you can dig through and maybe come up with a pair.  I recommend finding yourself a good, soft, neutral color fitted sheet that anything will go with.  Then, let the hunt begin for poppies and cabbage rose filled top sheets! 

I have made something for you.  It is a printable cheat sheet for bedding.  Just right click and print the picture below or copy and paste with my permission.  Keep it with you when you are out on the hunt flipping through sheets on a garage sale table.  Some sheets will have the tag that says Twin, Full or Queen, but some will not.  They will only have measurements of the sheet.  And you will look so smart to know exactly what size you need.  You may fall in love with your new sheets now. 

I only hope that you are lucky enough to have a clothesline to hang them on. 

These are a few of my favorite things... fa sho!