Possibilites

The past week was a very exciting one, which includes but is not limited to:

Drinking green milk with our emerald pancakes...

launching the website for Summer Sewing Camp for Girls...

and lastly, picking up the retro camper I convinced my husband to buy as my latest and probably hardest project to date.  I cannot wait to dig in! 

This little treasure presents a world of creative possibilities and more importantly, future family memories

the kids thought it was brilliant and played it in for hours

 But, I won't show too many "before" pictures, as I want to give the full effect when it's revamped, inside and out!!  Wish me luck!

Happy Endings

It seems a lot of things are coming to an end for us, lately.

  We've come to the end of our summer vacations and spent the weekend in Lake Powell for the last time this year.  Steve had a blast using his GoPro camera, as usual, but was especially stoked because he bought a screen to attach to the back, which brings us to the end of guessing if we are recording in the right position :)

Tomorrow marks the end of Steve's 20's.  But who says you're old at 30? 

He's still got skills, and you can watch this video if you need proof.  

Okay, it's a little long, but if you are patient you will get to see Alfie on the surfboard with Steve and it's to die for cute.  Enjoy.

Lake Pal by Collin Kartchner Studios

Instagram

My friend, Sophia, tells me I do things in extremes. I always respond with

 "If you're going to get wet, you might as well go swimming!"

She's right you know, I do get obsessed (no pun intended).

Since being introduced to it by a friend, My latest vice is instagram. It's an iPhone app that allows you to take pictures, then use a filter to make them look cool. It links to all your social networking sites and posts your photos.  

Here are a few things I've caught on Instagram lately

1. Shoes

2. The State Fair

3. Do I look smart, yet?

4. Heaven in a can

5. Girl Seran Wrapped to a pole

6. Shopping with Juju

7. First day of School

8. Bowling with friends

If you have an iPhone, You should definitely download this free app. It's a great way to capture little moments and share them instantly, plus who always wants to lug their camera around?

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cross stitch iPhone cover

When I found this product I about passed out from pure happiness.  

My two loves, sewing and electronics, have finally joined forces in a very creative way.

This will definitely be pinned onto my "Why didn't I invent this?" board.

You can buy this beauty here, I know I will be purchasing it. Stay tuned for my new iPhone cover. 

Top Stop

On our Drive to Lake Powell, we blew a tire with in the first hour.  Thank goodness it was right next to a Cracker Barrel.  I always love a good wander through their gift shop.  So while steve was being manly and changing the tire, the kids and I went discovering. 

We found throw-back crayon boxes, harmonicas and even an accordion, Alfie had a hard time giving it up.  I ogled at I love lucy salt and pepper shakers and tasty treats that were popular when my mom was little.  Clove flavored gum, anyone?  

We finally settled on a top and some candy buttons, and we barely had time to play and eat before Steve was finished and we were back on the road.  

I told him I am fine with flat tires, as long as they happen in front of  Cracker Barrel.

Pinterest

About a month ago, I got sick of seeing people posting thing to their blog from "Pinterest" and not knowing what it was.  I googled it.  What would we do without google? 

Anyway, Ever since I got an account, I've been OBSESSED. (Yes, I like that word) I'm really surprised at how many people don't know what it is. I guess I thought I was the only one. 

Here's my explanation of this really clever site.  Pinterest in my eyes is a perfect way to stop putting "bookmarks" on millions of websites that I never revisit.  

It's a site that let's you create virtual pin boards. You create your boards and they look like this:

You can name them whatever you want... Create, Style, Home, Photography... You get the idea.

Then when you find something online that you really want to remember and come back to you "pin" onto the appropriate board. The site creates a link with an image, You now have a bookmark with an image so you won't forget about that awesome project you were dying to do.

You can also view all your pins on one page  and it looks like this

 You can follow your friends and their pins and you can even re-pin what they have found.  You find your friends through the 

Twitter and Facebook tools they have on the Pinterest site.

Each time you log in, you get to see the most recent pins from those you follow. It looks like this:

Pinterest won't let you just go sign up. Kind of silly, but you either get on a waiting list, or you can be invited by a member.  If you'd like to be invited, just comment with your email address and I'll send you an invite this weekend.

Hope that clears things up, and maybe even inspires you to check out this great new hangout.

Happy Pinning!

Fetching Finds: Pineapple Cutter

When School Days arrive I get very sad, which may sound silly because my children aren't even school aged yet. 

What is it about Back to School sales that makes me feel like summer's end is rapidly approaching?

As much as I love a 25 cent box of crayons, it just doesn't seem to cut it. 

We've found a way to hold onto summer at our house, by eating lots of pineapple.

 And we've been using this awesome gadget.

It's cuts and cores your pineapple with the twist of the handle.

Plus, Alfie just loves drinking the juice out the bottom of the hollowed fruit.

How are you holding onto warm weather?

Fetching Finds: Mirror Wall

Does anyone every really finish decorating their home? I know I don't.  

I take that back, When we lived in our first home, ( a town-home) after 2 years of living there, I finished decorating it. We put it up for sale immediately and moved.  he he he

I've got a LOT more decorating to do in my current house, so it's nice to say that one more wall is finished.

My sister picked up this Mirror at the public auction for me for only 20 bucks.  I wish you could feel how heavy it is. It could kill a man. was that inappropriate?

Really though, this thing is high quality and just my style, so I asked my husband to hang it in the bathroom, and set it on the floor just below where I had imagined it.  

When I came home he had hung it on the wrong wall!  Curse words!!

Now I had a really heavy mirror that was a pain to hang on a wall that was WAY too big for it.  

I have to choose my battles, so I gathered some plates I had laying around, picked up a few from the local thrift store and even stole a few out of the kitchen cupboard. The mirror hangs directly behind the bathroom mirror and gives the room a whole new openness.

I admit, The result was better than the original plan.  Good Job Steve!

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Fetching Find and a Collection

I love to thrift shop and I do it A LOT. I find really great stuff every once in a while and thought I'd share. Check out this vintage stroller I found at a local consignment shop. I've been on the look out for something like this for my coffee table and can't wait  to put a tiny christmas tree in it in December.

  

I'm now keeping my eyes peeled for a fun and unique way to display my collection of measuring cups.  I've never been much of a collector, but after my friend bought me a set I thought I'd give it a try. You would be surprised how hard it is to come by novelty measuring cups. I've been collecting for a year and have only found 7 sets (if you ever see any, let me know!) Do you collect anything? How do you display it?

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