BOO...and NOT in the Halloweeny way!

I am sooooo mad at myself. I've been away from blogging because....I broke my camera yesterday. WTF - I love my camera and now the poor baby is gone - forever - I'm afraid. I wish FOREVER didn't have to be so long. Isn't it so true, "we don't know what we've got 'til its gone?!" And believe me, with me only working a couple days a week, we cannot be buying a new camera right now. This is a call out to any of you who work for SONY or are married to men who know how to repair cameras. I.NEED.YOU! Josh put an offer in on an ebay camera last night - not sure how that will work out. I'll be forever mourning Mr. Sony-Man!

There were soo many things I wanted to show you, like:

• my Autumn wagon displays in front of our house


• my red milk can - NEED IDEAS!


• my buffet table - ready and decorated for Halloween


• my AMAZING package from Hollyhocks - for no other reason than that Vicki is WONDERFUL!
  
• my new record player stand


• the flowers that are HUGE and still blooming the third week in October in my back yard


• my first Christmas project!!! Aahhhh - there's that word agin! It is the third week in October, though, right?!


• my sister (Stay tuned for those of you who know me and are REALLY confused!)
  

Josh tried to make me feel better by bringing home his camera from work, and he did...because I love knowing he wants to make things better. I love you honey! But...the work camera blows. It is AWFUL. The WORST! (OK OK ENOUGH, Sondra.) All I wanted to do was take a picture of the broken camera, with the work camera and even with a little help from a friend (or a very patient boyfriend insisting on making things BETTER!) it came out horribly!

So I have decided to share with you some old goodies that I have been meaning to get up and running in the ETSY shop. If you are interested in any of these or want to special order, please leave me a comment or email me. All items go to the first person to contact me.

Magnets - $1 per letter:

A Day Trip

Yesterday we went on a little road trip - sort of for the birthday boy and sort of just for fun! And it was fun! We drove to Penn Yann first and dined at the ever popular Pizza Hut! I know, I know, but we were starving and hoping the buffet was still open - but no go! Then we went to The Windmill, also in Penn Yann. I have never been there. I loved all the homemade treats and fresh produce they had to offer. We were there at closing time, so we were able to get our pumpkins and mums at a GREAT price! I got some mini pumpkins for my pumpkin chandelier project (coming soon!) and Josh got a fishing sign for his (our) dream lake house we hope to have someday. I also got a fun Halloween sign that I'll share when I finish decorating (yes...I'm slow..). We then went to get new windows for our bedroom - it is getting cold and we must replace the one Danny jumped out of! Then...the moment he'd been waiting for all day (as we walked around The Windmill and he pretended to have fun for my sake...) BASS PRO in Auburn. He spent his bday money and gift cards and came home with a smile. We enjoyed gourmet Pizza Hut leftovers for dinner that made me ill and watched a movie that I don't recommend. I love scary movies, but 1408 is NOT SCARY, nor is it enjoyable. All in all, I'd say it was a good day!

Here are some more pictures of the Windmill and of our drive through the finger lakes. The lake you see in the picture is Seneca Lake. Isn't it beautiful? I wish I could have captured the colors better, but it was pretty gloomy outside.

Today's Josh's Birthday!!!

I just wanted to say happy birthday to the love my life...

Hope you have a great day babe!

(and a little shout out to McAllister, too, as it's his birthday today, also!)

Is It My Birthday?

Nope! But tomorrow is Josh's. Fortunately for me, though, his father and stepmother sent me the giant package yesterday instead of him!! I came home to a huge package on the porch that I couldn't take a picture of because I tore it open too quickly to photograph. It had my name on it so I'm allowed to be overly curious and excited. I love surprises!!

In it were nine octoganol windows or shadow boxes or frames or - oh who cares what they are...they're fun and just what a good junker needs! Don't you think??! Thank you Larry and Denise for the great "junque". I would like you to be my official Illinois junk hounds. Interested?

So here we go with the idea mill. Put your thinking caps on for these beauties. Josh and I both have ideas for what we can do with these, but I love hearing all of your great ideas too!

Winner's Package

Robin, who recently won my guess that item contest received her package yesterday. Josh doesn't understand the purpose of contests and prizes on blogs. But after reading her blog post and knowing what she is going through with her father, if it brought a smile to her face during a difficult time then it served its purpose! And we all know that it feels better to give than to receive. So here are the pictures of her goodies....

Packing away the goods to be sent off... Seam binding...

Crystal birdie... the spread...

what do you call this cone thing??? R-O-B-I-N magnets....

Peanut butter yummies...Robin's favorite! Vintage note cards... Custom made recipe book...

New Pillows

I found these "too cute" vintagey pillows at the Christmas Tree Shoppes store recently. Don't you just love them? I know it seems to early to think about Christmas, but...I was as the Christmas Tree Shoppes!

Ask And You Shall Receive!

Recently I posted about my free umbrella canister full of wallpaper and fabric. Sarah from Misadventures of Mama and Jack asked if I would share a picture of the wallpaper that came in the canister. So here it is! I aim to please... If anyone is interested in it I would love to send it off to a good home so let me know. I'll trade, I'll sell, who knows...I'm a sucker!

Be sure to check out Sarah's blog. It's absolutely fabulous!!

Simple plaid print. Lite blue, reddish and cream.

I think the baseball paper is meant to be an accent to the plaid???? Both are perfect for one accent wall in young boy's room. Or, hey, maybe you could wallpaper the treehouse???!

There is a bit of border that goes with the baseball and plaid prints.

This is a sort of pastely plaid print - 1 full roll. Vintagey looking...

And then there was the blue on white ribbons and bows... Almost 1 full roll. Lots of it!