Vintage Flair

A few photos from around the house

Even though our house is still work in progress I do like a few little spots here and there that make me happy so I thought I would share a few of them with you.

Well Hello

Sorry I have been away for so long but we finally relocated to Western Michigan and I needed to focus on that as well as getting my girls situated in school.  Well, I am happy to report we are all doing well and the girls are getting adjusted to their new schools and my husband and I in our new roles {same company just different jobs for both of us}.  Our world has been turned up side down and getting it back on track takes a little time and focus.  The house is getting unpacked and there is a ton of work that needs to be done but I keep telling myself...it all can't be done at once.  I wish it could but it can't.  That is OK...it has been actually nice to see how much stuff I have accumulated over the years and I am going to get rid of a lot of things that I just don't need anymore. I  need to have a Vintage Flair garage sale.  So here is a funny story, I was adamant that we were NOT going to buy a house with out a spare room to use as my craft space.  Every house we looked at had a finished basement and I even had our realtor tell me when we were walking through homes, Lori this would make a great craft space for you.  Well, we ended up buying a house with out a finished basement and we had plans to finish it before we moved in {it is a long story so I won't bore you with the details} and ended up not finishing it right away.  So, low and behold NO CRAFT SPACE for me....sad uh?  I know.  That was the one thing that I really wanted and I will get eventually when we finish the basement but just not right away.  My girls have a pretty large open loft area up stairs that we are using as their media/play room and I carved out a small space in the corner for myself up there.  They are not really happy that I am crashing with them but I told them it was temporary.  Check out my "temporary" craft space....I hope you like it.

Makes me a little sad to say good bye

I think many of you already know that we will be moving very soon and relocating back to Michigan where we are originally from.  The movers will be coming to pack us up very soon and I did a little packing of my own in my craft closet.  I didn't want the movers to touch any of my really old papers so I packed four (yes four, I know!) storage bins out of  my craft closet and I walked in my little space and it looks so sad now.  I have to say I will really miss my little space and I have had a lot of good memories with my little craft closet like this one and look at the photos that my friend took that never made the book over here.  I am very fortunate that my little space is forever in print and I will always have those special memories documented to remember my very first creative space.  I am really looking forward to creating a new space in our new home (we haven't bought a house yet but I will keep you posted).  I am so looking forward to having an entire room to myself and I am very thankful that my husband is so supportive of me wanting to make sure we buy a home that I can have a room to myself. I tried to find the post when I shared this   video but I have way to many posts to sift though so here is a video of me sharing my space with all of you.  Here is what it looks like now...empty and ready to moved on to the next phase.

I will keep you posted on our house hunting and I promise to share what my new space will look like hopefully very soon.

 

 

New creation

Everyone in my house is either sick with strep or bronchitis and even though my kids are sick, they are going a bit stir crazy and so am I!  I have packed away a large majority of my craft supplies because we have our house up for sale and we are moving back to Michigan soon.  To gain some sort of sanity, I thought I would whip up a necklace while my kids watched a movie.  I have to say, a little bit of creating makes your soul feel so much better. 

P.S.  I will have to show you how empty my craft closet is now....it was scary how much stuff I had jammed into that tiny space.

Have a happy Halloween tomorrow.

Once Upon a Dream Event {Part II}

Here is a photo of Claxton Farms and it was so beautiful, I wish I was there right now relaxing with a nice cup of coffee.  It truly was magnificent and I have never experienced something so wonderful as Jenn's event.  Words and photos really don't capture the experience for me.  It is more about the friendships with all of the wonderful women who attended....Just connecting and surrounding yourself with women who think like you and who are as passionate as you.    Please forgive me I am just going to post a ton of photos {I have a double ear infection and strep so I am moving slow today}.

Here are some photos from the beautiful Biltmore visit.

Here are a few photos from our last night...we were at bake it Pretty for swap night.

So there you have it...a recap of a trip of a lifetime.  So much fun and memories.

Once Upon a Dream Event {Part I}

I have so many photos from Jenn's event and I wasn't sure how to share them all with you so I will do it in two posts.  Words can't explain how magical the entire event was and how wonderful everyone was.  It is so nice to connect with women who appreciate your style and love the same things you do.  I am sure by now, you have seen many posts from the event but, I will tell you the sequence of events too.  The first night I arrived, I went to dinner this this group of girls {Andrea, Natasha, Jennifer,Tiffany, Stephanie, Karla and Not pictured Dee since she meet us there}. On Thursday morning we all headed to the Crest Pavilion and Claxton Farms to set up.  I really mean this, my photos can't express how magical the entire event was....maybe that is why I am not a professional photographer!  Anyway, here are some photos from Thursday at the Crest Pavilion.  It was like walking into a magical fairytale land, the backdrop of all of the events almost looked fake because they were so beautiful.  It truly was one of the nicest events I have ever been too.

Here are some photos from some of the vendors tables..they were all filled with lovely goodies to buy.

After some dinner and shopping Karla and I taught our classes.  Here is what my kit looked liked.

Here are a few photos of some of the garlands that others made.  I wish I would of taken more photos, it was fun to see how people put their own twist on it...I loved it!

The photos I took of Karla's came out all blurry, so I don't have her project to share.  I will end this post with all of the photos of the women who attended and it was so much fun to see everyone dressed up.

In my next post, I will share the photos of the event at Claxton Farms and the Biltmore Estate. 

Keep calm and fairy on

Today, I have been packing and gathering up all of my supplies for Jenn's Once Upon a Dream event.  If you could see my dining room table...I have stuff stacked everywhere!  Now I need to figure out how to get everything in my suitcase.  I leave on Wednesday and I promise to come back with a ton of photos to share with all of you.  Be back soon....I am so excited to attend as well as teach a workshopette.

Lori

Somerset Life

I just received my copy of Somerset Life and I have to say it is one of my favorite magazines and I have to say I feel very fortunate to be a contributor to such a beautiful magazine.  Every page is packed with inspiring ideas and beautiful photos.  The photos above is one of my featured projects that I took photos of before I sent it in to Stampington{on pg. 58}.  I always love to see how the staff photographs my projects vs. how I photograph mine.  I can always saw with out a doubt, they always do a better job.  Photography is not my thing, I am trying to understand all of the settings on my Cannon but it is definitely an art form that will take a bit of time.

Now, go check out the new issue....it is really great.

A little creating just beacuse

Fun flea market find

Miss Olivia is the proud owner of this funky chair from a local flea market.  I am so glad that I am teaching her to appreciate buying things from all types of sources to create her own story. I think it helps that her favorite show on TV is Home by Novogratz {they are a NY couple that decorates really hip and funky and they buy stuff from all over NY}.  You never know with some of these kids now days, they usually want everything new but if you teach them young and hopefully it will be with her for the rest of her life.  Check out the curves on the legs.....love it! 

Who ever recoved this chair did a great job and I promise to give it a good home.