Frightfully Fun Retro!

Do you miss the old pumpkin heads
kiddo's carried to collect candy? 

I have to admit...when the kids come trick-or-treating 

I really miss seeing these.....

This lovely jack-o-lantern

was a great find....and we were lucky 

the light still worked!

ahhh....the good ol' days!!

I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins, 

but there are always more trick-or-treaters

 than neighborhood kids. 

~Robert Brault

IT's time for 

What's It Wednesday

over with the sisters from Ivy & Elephants

Paula & Patti have an adorable display idea

of their herbs that we just might have to borrow!!

~do join us for a fun party!

Last Catch of Summer....

Something to 

Reel

you in...

our filigree earrings

are pretty SHINY...

and  irresistible....

they are KEEPERS

attracting attention wherever they go!

As you can imagine....just like BAIT

any FISH out of water

Gobbles them up....

hook line & sinker!

{and not to worry...there's no bag limit on these beauties!!}

Wednesday Words & Peach Ice Cream!

Isn't THAT the truth!!!

But....it is my fault I guess...I can't help myself from cooking ~ lol!

Did you know that today is

 Peach Ice Cream Day....

and

that means a messy kitchen!

But...it's 

ICE CREAM

and it's

HOT out

so, bring on the 

mess!!

Here's one of our favorite summertime recipes:

Peach Ice Cream 

from Southern Living for you to try....

What you'll need:

4 cups peeled, diced fresh peaches

 {about 8 small, ripe peaches should do!}

1 cup sugar

1 - 12oz can sweetened condensed milk

4 cups half & half

Combine peaches and sugar and let sit 1 hour...mmmm!!

{Try to keep kids fingers out of this ~ lol!!}

Put the peach mixture into a food processor until smooth

Stir together evaporated milk and pudding in a large bowl

Stir in the peach puree, condensed milk and half & half.

Pour mixture into freezer container of a 4 quart electric freezer 

according to manufacturer's instructions. 

 Spoon into an airtight container, and freeze until firm.

Enjoy!!

Color Play...

We got these 

new scarves

this past week 

with really fun colors and patterns

and were just playing around 

with the pictures in

color

and

black & white

well...we just

HAD to share.....

Pretty either way we think!

These are perfect

"Late Summer Scarves"

lightweight...lots of color

and 

BIG!

Perfect to wrap around you at the pool...

or on a cooler summer evening!

Wednesday Words

Chippy Days

Just a

 Chippy Chair 

Kinda Day....

Sometimes you just got to sit back 

and appreciate the

 CHIP!

It's a Burlap Wrap!

 We just acquired

 this adorable child's chair

 in the store...

 however...

the seat is

not

that 

adorable!

Great Bones though....

 Well....we just happened 

to have some

burlap

and opted to cut some strips 

then we started stapling it on the back of the seat

and went all the way across

While we are on the backside...

we had to show you this 

 Don't you just love 

how Jeffery signed his chair???

We frayed the edges a bit and just wrapped it

around to the other side and stapled it

 Then we took two other strips and went the 

opposite way just to add some interest....

Making a sweet seat!

Fun texture & perfect color for the chair

 Ready for another name 

to be written on it!!

Wednesday Words

You can bury a lot of troubles 

digging in the dirt. 

~Author Unknown

Wednesday Words

Sending smiles your way today!

Suits Me!

You've got to love old suitcases!!

It's always so much fun when you open them up 

and find an adorable pattern like the top suitcase!

We also love finding ones with initials on them!

We LOVE the handles on this particular suitcase....

.....and the locks!

Just tooo cute!

Suitcases are just so fun to collect....

Hope your Monday

stacks up like you want it too!!

Button It Up....and onto Your Finger!!

Inspired 

by our Victorian Button Ring class 

we had a few weeks ago....

We made some to sell in the store!

We had found some great Victorian buttons

 then added another button for the backing

{sometimes two!}

from our big jar of vintage buttons we've collected.

Then we glued them onto some adjustable shanks

 Button Rings 

that are one of a kind....

just like you!

It was a fun project...

if you have some buttons you love

we suggest making your own button ring

so that you can show it off!!