Giveaway Day Over on Smile and Wave!!

Hey guys!! Be sure to stop by and check-out all the great giveaways over on "Smile and Wave!!" There are some super cute items and...... I'm also giving away one of my crochet charm necklaces of your choice:)!!

Simple Things that Make you Smile...Pretty Hangers

I love an ordinary item that can really bring cheer to your life or really an item that brings fun to a task that's typically a drag!!....I mean how fun would it be to hang clothes on these cuties.  Below I've included some links to a couple fab tutorials that show you how to make your own cute hangers..how fun!!:)

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Click here for Dottie Angels Crocheted Happy Hanger Tutorial.

Click here for a Yarn Wrapped Hanger Tutorial form Wise Craft.

Click here for a Fabric Covered Hanger found over on Design Sponge.

P.S Thanks for everyone's super sweet comments!! I know it sounds corning but it really brightens my day when I stop by to read what everyone has written:) As a work at home mom it makes me feel like I'm actually having a real adult conversation..LOL..:)

Girls Vintage Dresses

I found these lovely's last week-end!! They are way to big for little girl...I think they are all around sizes 6-8....I always think that I'll hold on to them until she's big enough to wear them but I may list them in the shop? I typically don't sell vintage but I do wish for them to have a good home... sigh...it's just so hard to part...LOL:)

*Tutorial* Boys Button Down Turned Girls Lace and Ruffles Tunic/Top!!

I've totally fallen in love with all the vintage plaid tops and dresses I've seen lately, and when I saw this boys plaid button at the thrift store last week I knew it had great potential as a girls top!! This tutorial is super easy and quick and requires very little supplies or sewing!!

Supplies:
*Boys button down, I choose a size larger than what my daughter normally wears so it could be more of tunic/dress.
*Lace-the pre-ruffled kind works best(I used two different sizes but one size will also work)
*The normal sewing supplies...scissors, pins and needles, and sewing machine.



Step One:
Measure your lace down each side of your shirt, I cut my lace a little longer than needed just in case:) It's always easier to cut it off in the end than it is to add more!

..also measure and cut the lace that you will be using for your collar

Step Two:
Pin lace in place and stitch. I pined and sewed one side and then went back and pinned and sewed the other side.  Below I've included a picture to give you a better idea of wear to pin your lace so that the lace will be even on each side once buttoned.

Pin and sew lace on seem next to button, see pin placement.

Pin lace and sew lace on the seem next to the button holes.

Step Three:
Pin and sew collar lace in place, making sure to sew the lace on the underside edge of the collar.

Step Four:
Trim lace and your finished!! This tutorial would also work well for a woman's top as well!

Fab Vintage Plaid

So....I know I promised a tutorial this week and I still intend to get one posted!!! However, I've been doing some substitute teaching this week so things have been sort of  mixed up around here...... but in the mean time I've found some great vintage plaid to share with you guys!! The theme sort of goes with my upcoming tutorial:)

Vintage Figurines...can you resist the kitschy cuteness

I've never been much of a "nick-knack" collector as I guess I have my mother's saying "it's just more to dust" branded in my head:) I'm really not much for extra cleaning or dusting for that matter but how can you resist these adorable little figurines! They have been calling my name as I browse through thrift store aisles, and on my next visit I may not be able to resist picking a few up!! I passed on a super cute little puppy yesterday and I'm already having regrets... dang I hate thrift store regrets because you know if you go back there's a chance it may be gone;(

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A Birdie Has Earned it's Wings

Here is one of my first birdies with it's wing finally attached!! I'm slowly but surely attaching the rest of the wings but someone has been on a nap strike the past couple if days so you can guess the rest:) I hope to get him listed in the shop today!

P.S. I have a super easy and cute tutorial planned for the first of next week.....hopefully someone will have ended their nap strike by then:)

P.S.S. I 'm so glad you all enjoyed the "Lovely Walls" post! Finding cute stuff for my walls has become my new addiction! I've lived in my house for 4 years now and have way to many bare walls that are just screaming to be covered with vintage cuteness!! Do share if you have any secret/good sources for wall art:)


I wish everyone a lovely week-end!!

Lovely Walls

Such a cute idea!!!

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Granny Chic Crocheted Cup Cozy...in the works...

In my search for vintage colorful glasses I thought it would be fun to create a few of my own colorful glass. So I created a granny/kitschy chic cozy for my plain vintage glasses. As you can see in the picture it's still in the works, but I hope to do a couple in yellow and an aqua color as well:) I'm hoping these will look super fun on my new vintage bar!! I guess you could also say that this little project is fulfilling one of my "4 simple goals" by actually making something for myself/home...Yay!!

You can also see a few of my newly thrifted vintage glasses and my new vintage tablecloth in the pic's...I hope to get some better pic's of those soon:)

I was excited to get this in the mail yesterday...I love looking at all the inspiring projects and pretty yarns!! The Lion Brand website is stocked full of these lovely freebie patterns!!!

...and here's a quick pic of all my newly thrifted yarns....some are vintage and some are not...