festival of the lakes

we went to the festival of the lakes on saturday. it was hot but we went on some rides.. no pics of me cause i was taking pics.,

1973 cinderella book

i spotted this 1973 cinderella book quite by accident on ebay and loved the illustrations..so i got it and now i'll be reading it to mikey.

but check out how goofy looking the prince is! haha!

from my husband.. crafty things

my husband got these for me at a yard sale the other day cause there was an "owl" and a pumpkin in the set.. well the "owl" was actually a bat.. but still very cute!

he also got me like 30 of these wood plaques for painting on! fantastic find!

from my husband.. paintings

my husband surprised me with these paintings he found at a yard sale on saturday.  planning to put them in my crafty shed when it is ready.

looks almost like frosting flowers.

pottery

we went to a street festival type thing on saturday and there was a very sweet lady there selling pottery that she had made for super low prices. i got these three little bowls for $9.00. wishing i had gotten more!

thift, yard sale and flea market finds

we've been going to alot of yard sales, flea markets and thrift store now that the weather is nice. theses are the last few weeks finds. i found this dvd of city of angels and michael at a yard sale for $1.00

yard sale vintage cookie jar $5.00

yard sale fish plaque $1.00

yard sale picture with crocheted edging $1.00

yard sale embroidery hoops 25 cents each

yard sale plastic box $1.00

flea market picture $1.00 each

flea market japan box 25 cents. garden gloves $1.00

flea market carltonware dish $2.00

i have some more things from this past weekend i'll show you soon. happy monday!

thrift store finds

i got these quilted hankie/vanity boxes at the thrift store for just $1.00 each. great for storing crafty things i think.

also got these cute snoopy thank you cards and this adorable valentine's postcard.

a bit more sewing

i got a bit of sewing done the other day.. unfortunately i sewed my finger in the process.. not terribly bad thank goodness!

wash cloths

embroidered drawstring bag for socks.