I have been going through my collection of vintage images because I am hosting a vintage paper swap for Silver Bella and I was trying to get them some what organized. Here are a few of my favorites that I apparently forgot about...I know shame on me. There is noting like having the original image vs. a photo copy, don't you agree?
I am off to curl up in bed....have a great night.
Do you think after all of these years we have been married that I some how rubbed off on my husband? Look at these lovely presents and just look how pretty they are wrapped. These are my birthday presents (that I finally get to open tonight) from my husband and girls. Hmmm...I wonder what they are? They make me happy to just look at them. There is nothing better than receiving a present that is nicely wrapped....don't you agree?
Speaking of pretty things....I was so lucky to be asked to join Natasha's fabric cuff exchange. She and I were partners and her bracelet is simply gorgeous and I am SO LUCKY to have it. I am going to wear it to work tomorrow and I planned my outfit around it and I am sure NOBODY will get it but it will make me happy to wear it. She is an excellent sewer, she hand sewed all of those beautiful bits and bobs. I would gave up after sewing the first one on. Again.....thanks so much Natasha, I really do love it!
I am off to get ready for dinner, I making crab cakes with fresh dill, white corn on the grill and for dessert, chocolate covered strawberries. Can you say yum??? Have a great night.
For Father's day, my husband wanted to rent a log cabin in the woods at Devil's Den in Arkansas. It is beautiful and in the middle of no where. We usually, take the kids and hike (well, maybe I don't go hiking, only my husband goes with the girls) and go horseback riding but this year with the baby, I figured I would be stuck in the cabin while my husband was having fun. So, I decided to pack one bag filled to the brim with vintage odds and ends and YES my daughter's Hello Kitty sewing machine. My husband looked at me and said...Lori you are the only one I know that would take a sewing machine to a log cabin. Funny uh? Well, it worked because I had something to do while Lucy took a nap and my poor oldest daughter, Olivia was sick the entire time. She finally felt better on Sunday morning. So in between taking care of a 6 month old and taking care of my sick nine year old, I was able to create one journal filled with some of my favorite photos of my little girls.
Here are a few photos of Devil's Den...isn't it pretty?
I bought this photograph (and a few other things) a while ago and I keep on forgetting to show you. Isn't she lovely? I wonder who she was and I wish I had her dress and flower in her hair....Just look at all of that detail! On the back of the photo said 1915 = 35 years old, no name.
Look at this sweet photo of this adorable little girl....I love how she is sitting. So cute!
I recently participated in a fabric cuff swap with a few friends and I was partnered up with Natasha. Below is the cuff I made for her and I am happy to report, my package safely arrived in Australia.
Well girls....I have to go catch up on the Housewives of NJ. Talk to you soon.
I am happy to report my jounral I have been working on is now complete. It is nice to finish something....I am TERRIBLE for starting journals and not finishing them. Here are the pages in order.
Well there you have....all done. I am off to buy this item on Etsy. Have a great night.
Yep, that is me and Olivia having fun on a little date she and I had together the other night. We had a ball in that tiny booth and she and I now have some fun memories. So, go ahead and try it....I promise it will be fun.
I just completed these two journal pages a couple days ago and I thought I would share them with you. I am so happy that I am almost done with the "beautiful women" inspired journal I started a couple months ago. There is only room for a couple more pages.
I can't seem to stop making these floral headbands for my girls. Aren't they cute? They sell them at one of the upscale children's shop in town but they are $35.00 each...way to expensive. They are so easy to make. Just go to Walmart or Target and buy the fabric headbands and then (shh don't tell anyone...I like to go to the dollar store to buy their flowers) take a silk floral flower and take it apart and just hot glue (or sew if you like) a couple layers of the flowers to the headband. Then embellish with a vintage button or rhinestones. All of my girls are headed off to a photo session and the theme is turquoise and hot pink. I made these headbands before I went to work (you got to squeeze your crafting in any where you can) and it literally to 5 minutes. Note, my oldest daughter is to sophisticated to wear huge flowers on her head so I embellished her hot pink silk headband with a vintage earring. She is now finally happy.
Wish me luck at 5:30 when I take all of the girls to get their photos taken at once! Have a great day.
I had a couple of packages to send in the mail and they looked a little plain so I decorated the outside of the packages. Don't you just love the image of this woman? I had to add some pink to her cheeks and flower trim on her dress. There is a man who works at the post office who always remembers me because I usually decorate my packages and he always says, now what did you do this time?
