Ooops, forgot one little thing...

Oh, yeah, I forgot...Saturday was this little guy's big day. The big ONE. I dragged myself to the party, and ended up having a ball. Of course, I was bound and determined to be better for this special day, and I was. Until Sunday.

So here he is...my little man, Tyson. My grandson and favorite boy...

I managed to corral him for a few {short} minutes and take some pictures. I haven't had a chance to play with them yet, but, dang, that boy is cute, no?

Ugghhh!!! I hate being sick!

YIKES!!! I know it's been a while since I posted. I was sooo sick last week. Raging fever... near delerium... hubby in charge of feeding the kids...(I know...SCARY!!).... practically on my death bed kind of sick. But, I'm better. Not quite back to normal, but better. Although, I can't seem to find the energy to create. I worked at Paper Muse yesterday, and didn't do a thing. And it was pretty quiet, too. It would have been a great opportunity to do some creating, but, I just couldn't dig down and find the energy to do anything but read Artful Blogging. Oh well. So, as a result, I have no pictures to share. I know, boring...but hopefully I can get it together soon. "Til then...
Here's hoping you're all healthy...
Tammy

New stuff on Etsy

I'm supposed to be cooking dinner right now...

I just wanted to post a few new things I just listed in my shop.

A sweet Halloween House:

And Pink Milk Carton House Kits:

And Sepia Milk Carton House Kits:Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Oh, before I forget...did you know Martha has a BLOG??? I just discovered it! Very cool!

FUN<, FUN, FUN!!!!

Oooohhh man, did we have some fun on our day trip to Portland!! Tiffany, Kathy and I hit a flea market in Chehalis (FABULOUS!!!), several estate sales, thrift stores, antique stores, Goodwill Outlet (The MOTHER of all thrift stores!!!) and the Barn Sale (AMAZING!!!!!). We shopped and shopped and came home with tons of treasures. It was soooo much FUN and I totally needed a day out like that!

Anyway, i have to get dinner going, so I can't get into detail right now, but here's some pics of some of the millinery I got, and have already listed them on my Etsy:

And a few that I'm keeping:

As you can see, I was the millinery queen! The blue flowers and the pink leaves came off a hat, so there were alot of them!

Sorry about the funky picture placement...I'm experimenting and didn't want to start all over :)

That's it for now... I'll post my other finds later. ciao!

Angie's House

I did a special order for Angie (peanutsmama on Etsy). I love this one even more than I did the last one I made. sigh...I love houses!!!
I'm off to spend the day with Tiffany. It's been waaaaaaayyyyyy too long! Good coffee, good talk, good shopping...Yep, should be a GREAT day! And tomorrow, Tiffany and I are headed to the Portland area for the Barn Sale with a new friend, Kathy OH MY GOSH. I'm so EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!
I hope your day is just as fabulous!!!

A pink house, perhaps?

I don't know what it is. It's bizarro. Backwards. I have two children I babysit for a friend 1 or 2 days a week. She is a teacher and only works Monday, Tuesday and every other Wednesday. Their Grandma watches them Mondays, so I get them the other days. Just for a little extra cash. Sometimes, like yesterday, I have my grandson, as well. So, her babies are 2 1/2 and 5 months. And Tyson is 11 months. Life can get Craaazzzyyyyyyy on those days! (like yesterday, when Tyson "kissed" baby Caleb with his teeth! Screaming % mo old, and heartbroken 11 mo old, because MiMi scolded him....).

Anyway, one would think that life slows down and focuses on JUST the surplus of little ones in my house, right? God only knows how I managed to get ANYTHING done when my own were little!!! But, no. Quite the opposite happens with me...I get creative. Seriously. I get into a zone. I accomplish more than I do on an ordinary just-Tyson-day. It's crazy. So, this is what I did yesterday and today:

This was a special order from Angie, through my Etsy shop. I also started on one to put up for sale soon. Thanks for looking!

Thrift store day!

Today I had the WHOLE day to myself. I had plans to go out with Tiffany, but she had to cancel to take an impromptu day off with her hubby. I was tempted to just stay home and sulk, but, I sucked it up and headed out by myself. Holy Moly! A girl can get alot of thrifting done when there are no distractions! And by distractions, I certainly DON"T mean YOU, Tiffany! No, ma'am! I mean that I didn't linger. I had no one to say "Oo, Oo, hey! Look at this..." Y'know what I mean? I was focused. I had a goal: to cram in as much as I could in a 6 hour period of time.
And cram, I did! 7 thrift stores and 1 antique mall! Oh, yes, there was much cramming!

I got some good stuff, too! A cool old birdcage:

What do you think, should I leave it as is, or should I spray paint the cage part white? Leave me a comment with you opinion, if you can!

Next, these cool record keeping papers, which are the perfect size for folding in half and making cards that are oh-so adorable.

Also, this fun and funky crepe paper-like border from a bridal shower. The only reason I think it was for a bridal shower, is that there are little bells on the cut out side, I know it's kind of hard to see. Cu-ute!! I love the candy colors!

Now, these I LOVE!! They are TEENY tiny little Holy Bible book shaped charms. They are only 1/2" wide, 5/8" long and 3/8" deep. They say Holy bible on the front, back, and on the spine! I think the charms are actually plastic. They came with these little Holy Bible stickers and also The Lord is my shepherd stickers. They were probably a reward for memorizing scriptures in a Sunday School class. They are adorable!I also found lots of crepe paper in white, pink, baby blue and red/white/blue, but I didn't take pictures of those, cuz everyone's seen those.

Thanks for looking! Oh, BTW, these are all going up for sale in my etsy shop! CIAO, for now!