A Day Of Play

My daughter woke up this beautiful sunny day and decided she wanted to make a tent in the backyard.  She asked if she could use my vintage changing screen and some sheets.  I was happy to help, not quite sure how she was going to pull it off.  My husband found a long piece of wood and we stuck in the ground for a center support pole.  I had an idea to attach a parisol to the top of center pole.  Then we began draping it with a pink chenille bedspread and lots of sheets.  We used garden stakes for the opposite side of the screen.  We secured the sheets with clothespins.  Added some lanterns to enjoy in the evening.  She added blankets to the floor and expressed to me she needed a table and a shelf.  So I delivered along with some other goodies;)

I brought a basket of what every girl needs for a play tent.

She carefully arranged all her treasures & was ready for a tea party.

Even the dog made an appearance;)

Have a wonderful week & don't forget to take time to play!

Flowers & Finds

After working for six days I finally got today off.  Still feeling a bit worn out I couldn't bring myself to do anything too labor intensive so I went to a couple thrift shops & my favorite vintage shop with my Mom.  It was a good time to chit chat with my Mom and I always feel better after talking to her.  I found this sweet white plate with pink ruffled edges for $2.99.  At Tutalu I spotted this pretty little creamer decorated with a basket of flowers.   I am enjoying them both with some flowers from my yard on my favorite dresser that I found a few years ago at a garage sale for $40.  My husband sanded it because I had plans to paint it, but when we both stepped back, we loved it just how it was. 

It is my favorite place in the house to display my junk, lol!

Do you have a favorite garage sale or thrift shop find?  I would love to hear about it.

I hope you all are having a good week and taking a rest when you need it. ♥

Bake Sale

Tomorrow my work is having a bake sale in the breakroom to benefit charity.  I baked cupcakes and my daughter made cinnamon streusel muffins.  We had fun!  I made cupcake picks using the sweet image Keren created at Free Pretty Things For You .  Thanks Keren! 

Pink frosting & pastel sprinkles.  My favorite!

My daughter is a huge Alice in Wonderland fan! 

 

If I could share them with you I would.  I hope you all have a lovely week. ♥

A Sweet Bluebird

Mom did it again.  She found another little bluebird salt shaker to add to my collection.  Mom, thank you. ♥

I hope you all have a lovely week!

Vintage Cuties

The sun is shining bright and it is a beautiful day.  Today was a great day for cleaning and planting flowers.  I hope it sticks around.  Recently my dear Mom has been on the look out for some vintage bluebirds for my little collection.  She found these cuties on Ebay.  I love getting packages in the mail.  They are so sweet.  I don't know if you can tell in the pictures, but they have a luster.  I love them!   Thanks for making my day Mom! 

Do you have a vintage collection?  I would love to hear about it.

Have a wonderful weekend! ♥

Picket Fence Charm

I am getting super excited because my husband is almost done with our picket fence in the front yard.  He has been trying to work on it through all the rain we have been getting.  We have a 1957 ranch home that had absolutely no curb appeal when we bought it almost 5 years ago.   It is definitely a work in progress.  Slowly but surely we are adding bits of charm.  My husband painted the house a very sweet pale pink with antique white trim.  Over the past few years we have planted hydrangeas, peonies and roses.  Now the picket fence is the cherry on top.  I am so excited to plant more flowers along the backside of the fence.  Do you have any suggestions for flowers that you love and are easy to care for?   

 We had a sunbreak yay! 

You can actually see some blue sky!

I hope you are all having a lovely sun filled week! ♥