SALE(ing) ON. . . . .

Thank you for everyone that came out for the sale! I know I have said this before, but I have met the most amazing people through my sales. I look forward to re-connecting with many of them at sale time.

Two of those amazing people.....my daughter Sara. She is my greatest supporter....always encouraging me....with her is one our dearest friends....Ken. We love he and his wife Belinda....she is not in the picture because she is shopping......always like that! Ken comes for the iced lattes and cookies......(only kidding Ken....love you!)

Our celebrity spotting!! This is Lisa Velthouse. She is an author and was in Marion for a book signing. I am reading one of her books right now..."Craving Grace". It is a story of faith, failure. and her search for sweetness. Love it!

Me and my hard-working crew.....my daughter Sara and my friend Bridgette.

Last Thursday Sara's best friend from college flew in for the weekend. Alison lives in Dallas. She is like a daughter to Rich and I. We love her to pieces. She is also a newly wed. We met her and Sara for lunch at the Rusty Dog in Huntington. YUM YUM. They have the best food....and great atmosphere.

My next big project! This Sunday I will be hosting a wedding/shower luncheon for this beautiful girl. My niece Lauren. She and Kraig have dated since high school. They now live in Fishers. Love this girl! She is sweet, smart......beautiful on the inside and out!

Missy and I are giving the shower and have decided on a "vintage Paris theme". (I love themes!)

We have lots of things planned and I am busy decorating....I will post pictures next week. I have family coming in from Michigan and looking forward to the weekend.

Lauren had asked me several months ago to do boxes for her to give to her wedding party. Her colors are black and white. It has been a fun project to work on and I am anxious to give them to her. I hope she likes them. There are 7 total....each one different. Her one request was that each person's monogram was on them.

Each one has a special little pocket on the inside of the lid with a card that Lauren can write a little note on.

I am also working on the next sale. I have decided to do a couple of "pop-up" sale dates. The first one will be on Saturday, July 23. So, I am busily working away!!

1 DAY UNTIL SALE

Lots of little hair pins from VictoriaGene (aka. Bridgette Boswell)

In the bebe bird boutique there are several new things. How cute are these little skirts?

assorted blocks

If you do not find the letter/color you like...let me know and I can make it up for you!

bebe burp cloths

How sweet are these little crocheted mary jane's? Bridgette did these. I love them!

What a great way to help your little ones with their prayers. These are on glass and you just use a dry erase pen.

Gift tags galore.........

There is so much more, but to be honest I am tired of loading. I worked in the shop all day trying to get everything ready. So hopefully it is enough to make you curious enough to come out tomorrow! Tomorrow is 3-8 and Saturday 10-2.

COUNTDOWN

How sweet is this little wooden box?

I think this little table was originally used to sit a telephone on.

This is on the back on one of the many chairs I have.

Rich surprised me with a window shelf! Love it! It replaces the window box that was falling apart.

I sooooo LOVE the smell of lilacs! I just wished they lasted longer! A sure sign of spring.

I am keeping super busy getting ready for the sale. I cannot believe I only have 1 more week. There is still so much I want to do. Painting, sewing, jewlery. It is impossible to ever be done.

I have decided to do a couple of Saturday sales this summer. Right now I am thinking a date in July and September. In November I will do a big holiday sale. If you are planning on coming next weekend I will have the dates then....if not just please watch my blog!

SALE WITH ANOTHER CAUSE.....

Post cards are mailed. I hope that you received yours! Really beginning to go into work mode. Painting whenever possible, sewing during my lunch break and in the evenings. In another week I will begin to question myself if I really have 'enough' for a sale (always, always do). Then the following week I will start questioning if anyone will really show up, because I probably picked the worse possible dates for a sale..... All the doubts begin to set in as to what I was thinking. But at he same time I LOVE doing it all! I look forward to seeing new and old friends. ( not referring to age, by the way). That is one of the things I so love about this crazy 'hobby' that I have started. I have met so many wonderful people and many that I now call friend! I guess shabby chic /vintage people are the best!

This is a really special sale. I am donating a portion to the Adoption Fund of Trey and Bridgette Boswell. Please check out her blog at bridgettevictoria.blogspot.com to read about it. They are an amazing couple. Bridgette is one of those special people that I met through my sale that I now call friend. God has really put it on my heart to want to do something to help. This is one of those times in my life that I wish I were younger....to be able to adopt. To be able to open our home and our hearts to a child that so desperately needs both. As many of your know, our son and daughter in law were in the process of adopting from Ethiopia when they learned that they were pregnant with Maryn. Adoption is still very much on their hearts. They feel that God would not have put it so heavily on their hearts just to take that desire away when Maryn was born.

Missy started a blog OurJourneytoThree.blogspot.com that chronicles their journey.

I know that some question the practice of fund-raising for adoption. I guess I see it as a way of Bridgette and Trey sharing. They are allowing us to be a small part of their remarkable journey. Do I think I will ever go to Ughanda? No, not really. Would I love to? ABSOLUTELY. But, by supporting Bridgette and Trey in such a small way I feel that I am being blessed! I will see Ughanda through them. I will be able to help a precious child through them. They are not asking for money as much as support. What a responsibilty they have...God has put it on their hearts to open their hearts to child hundreds of miles away. A child they have not met, but already love.

It is kind of hard to tell in this photo. But this is actually a set of 3 wooden trays. I painted them in "beachy' colors....light blue, cream, soft green....

I told you there would be lots of chairs! And in all colors. I love love love wold wooden chairs.

Wooden magnetic birds.

dish cloths in springy colors

Love the soft blue of this table. I keep wanting to work it into my living room somewhere.

I was trying to go with beach colors on this dresser. Soft blue and a vintage green. Are you detecting a beach thing going on here.....oh, I would so love to be walking on the sand, with the sound of the surf and have warm sun on my shoulders.......

sofa table in peppercorn gray

light blue polka dots on chocolate....yum

A fun little aqua side table

I fell in love with this sweet sweet vintage looking fabric!

A fun pillow made from a grain sack.