Thanksgiving 2013

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I hope you enjoy your day!

Holiday ATCs

Hello!  I haven't been doing as much crafting as usual lately but did manage several Christmas themed ATCs, using old postage stamps. Do you remember any of these? I must admit I do not, but then again, that's probably not something that sticks in your mind. Notice the prices??

These and a few others are for sale in my Etsy shop so technically I should call them ACEOs.  "ATC" is okay among friends though.

Thanksgiving will soon be upon us!!!

Wacky Weather

One thing you can depend on in the Midwest is rapidly changing weather.  It's not unheard of to have the AC and the furnace on in the same week. This past Monday, Verteran's Day, we had this:

A tad early for snow.  And tomorrow is expected to be in the 60s with thunderstorms. Wacky, indeed!

Have a good day!

November Hello

Just popping in to say "hello!"

Hope you are having a nice Fall! Getting ready for the holidays yet???

Break Time

After about a year and three-quarters, I am putting my blog on a hiatus while I will be busy with other things.  Thanks to all who have stopped by in that time.  Best wishes to you!

Diane

Smashing Bob And An Answer

I added another page to my favorite quotes Smash book last week. I have a few old postcards in my paper stash and chose this one as I thought it looked a bit Bob Ross-ish. I also knew I had some scrapbook paper with paint brushes on it but could not find it. So I resorted to painting a brush right on the paper.  It didn't take watercolors too well, but good enough.  And, yes, I came across the paper with the paint brushes a couple of days later.  Too late!

I had to show this odd little note that is on the back of the postcard.  Isn't it strange? The postmark is hard to make out, but I think it reads 1907.  Think Mary was on a special diet?

Here is the answer to yesterday's little quiz.  That Mammy type doll I posted is a decorated bell.  I had never seen anything like that before, but I did find some on Etsy and Ebay.  A few were souvenirs of New Orleans.

Have a bell ringer of a day out there!

Funny Day At The Thrifts

A couple of days ago I found this object at one of my local thrift stores.  It must be pretty old by the look and feel of the fabric. Do you know what it is? Apparently it was a somewhat popular thing to make. If you're stumped, check back tomorrow, I'll reveal its true function.

So why in the world is she showing us boxes of toothpicks? At a second thrift store that day, I saw a crocheted potholder that I knew I had seen recently somewhere else-- which is weird.  Where would I have gone to see an old crocheted potholder? Then I saw a stack of toothpick boxes and it dawned on me-- a garage sale. I had seen both at a garage sale a couple weeks before. I thought about buying a couple boxes of toothpicks since I use them for applying glue when crafting, but I got distracted by something else and forgot to buy them. The garage sale folks must have donated these items to the thrift store after their sale. So the toothpicks found me after all.

Hope your day isn't too weird!