Wednesday, June 8, 2011

june fun...and frolic...

not to mention heat and humidity!

It's Wisconsin...we went from brisk fall like temps...to 90 degree + temps...

It's the last week of school...and Maddy is now a full fledged Safety Crossing Cadet! (That means moving into FIFTH grade!)...OK..SO HOW MANY OF YOU OUT THERE REMEMBER HER AS A B-A-B-Y???? and now we have only one more year at the school she is in...(the ONLY in her whole school life...she will be with Maxx)
(she was TRYING to hide from her CRAZY-CAMERA-PACKIN

..AH I MEAN proud nonnie...as she carried her sign out to her post)


First day of duty done...and she gets in the car and goes, "nonnie, my belts too big..(gotta be a fashion thing) and it's HOT...MY POST IS IN THE OPEN SUN!!!


She does wear that belt well....and could very well be an ad campaign for SAFETY PATROL! LOL

Gonna make another sister or brother bear...like this oldie but goodie...from a few years back....who resides in California...




This last weekend...we went to the Milwaukee County Zoo...this season they have a new feature...A butterfly experience...
The Zoo crew was so helpful with making sure each person got to hold a butterfly..especially the kids!!
The Crew showed each person how to approach a butterfly to get it to sit on your hand...


...we were so suprized that maxx held not one but several he WILL NOT HOLD A WORM...but he will fish...perhaps thats why his imaginary buddy, BOB...the ladybug..is just that IMAGINARY...



Little Miss Lavender....she is getting more and more sweet every day!
...the BIGGER THE BOW....the better the NONNIE!


AND Logan is settling in as being the BIG BROTHER...well trying to...he stands on his front porch calling me to come get him...(they live across the street)


Maxx is so ready to play baseball...still waiting on his Gait lab results...they said it would take six weeks...it's been three...


we've been practicing...


...and practicing


and practicing...

He may not be able to run well..but the boy can sure WHACK 'EM!

with summer comes the carnivals..this one was at Xander's school...
Maddy transformed into a butterfly...




Working on this Jewel Sparkles dress for a sweet little one I know...who adores her Jewel Sparkles Lalaloopsy!
Here is Jewel...

...and here is what i made...

I had to adapt it from several patterns....and a bit of ingenuity...

and then...we went to an estate sale...and usually estate sales are run by antique dealers in this area..and we avoid them because the prices are well...HIGH...but this one was in a block rummage..and run by the kids of a mom that had passed....i selected a couple of lace doilies...and she asked what I had planned for them...she was sooo excited her mom's things she had made were going to be remade into other things..that she gave me the rest of the pile!
and the runner will be PERFECT on my kitchen table! (sorry, shan) lol


..i can cross off the bird cage from my rummage list!!! SCORE!


I think Lolli is thinking that that pale yellow dotted swiss fabric will be turned into something frothy for her...so she's keeping a close eye on it...


Lady had all these sweet vintage pieces and she has baggies more!!!


Found these baking pan delights...(the set of Wilton graduated pans were only $3.00!)
the other ones were priced from .10 to a dollar!

Maxx gave me a great idea for a father's day card...he put this little squinkie car onto of it's matching counterpart..and says, "look, nonnie..it's me and dad!"


PERFECT!!!! Gotta get to work on it!

Leaving you with...this...close your eyes real tight...

make a wish....

...and BLOW!!! hoping all your wishes come true!

BIG HUGZ til next time!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

ok...i'm lacking in

blogging drive....not much time between maxx's therapy....and various other things goin on....

to say life is busy is an understatement...

Weather has warmed up nicely...yesterday in the 90's..today 80's tomorrow forcasted to be 75...then 65 on thursday...oh geez....that is NOT going in the right direction...as we COULD have snow by the weekend...



ON FRIDAY WE WELCOMED THIS SWEET ANGEL INTO OUR WORLD



MAY I INTRODUCE LAVENDER PAMELA!!! Weighing in at 7lbs 15oz, 20 1/2" long arriving at 6:22 am!

the flea markets and rummages were very good to me this weekend...
found these beauties at a rummage right around the corner from our house...
this one has a broken pin back...but thinking it will be so pretty on a cuff!







Sunday morning...BEEEE U TEE FUL MORNING...papa and I set out for Cedarburg...to fireman's park...for the first fleamarket of the season there!

found these two sweeties...



..and also THIS SWEETIE! None other that Chippy Shabby, Jeanine Burkhardt HERSELF!!!



Papa made several trips to the car for me..with the treasures we found...well what I FOUND...



my finds will be so happy in their new home, don't ya think? Here is the birdie cage



..and this picnic basket and trellis!


...then leaving the flea market...we drove by this!!!
My head did a snap...and made papa turn the car around...



..yep right into the car it went
got it home and took out the drawers...



...took off the back...going to use that stenciled part..for some kind of art..



papa got a new back on the dresser...



and i have it all primed and ready to go!
Now need to pick up a color of paint...it's going into my art playroom...so something vintage toy color...and with POLKA DOTS!



WHAT FUN!!!

made up these totes this week....the first one is a beachy theme..with mermaid graphics


i took strips of textured fabrics...and scrunched them all up and stitched them down to create a sandy beach water...feel...



then some sweet friends and family sent me coffee bags and i stitched them in to a panel for this bag...
side one....



and side two...



well that's it for now, folks...

BIG HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME! (Which will be sooner than last!)

one of my sweet valentines

shoop shoop

the grandbabies

create your own slideshow

garden fairy purse

garden fairy purse

JUNQUE BRACELETS

JUNQUE BRACELETS

white bracelet

white bracelet

mary bracelet

mary bracelet

turquoise bracelet

turquoise bracelet

glass knobs

glass knobs

have a seat....

have a seat....