Back At It!

Hi everyone! I hope your Monday has been a great one! Mine has been pretty good....and the first of 6 days of FCAT testing is done! Woo! Hoo! Ok....on to the point of this post! I've been back at it! I found a few treasures today....haven't had as much time as usual to go hunting, but I did have a few minutes after school today before I had to pick the hubs up from work! I ran into my favorite consignment store and found a few items!

First up is this pretty pedestal and bowl. I think it is supposed to be a candle holder, but I'm not sure if that's what I will use it for or not.  It is pretty as is, but I think I will spray paint the pedestal. We'll see! It was $3.

Two half used containers of glitter....as a teacher, I couldn't pass these up! Glitter isn't cheap...I got both of these for just $1. These big containers are usually $4-$5 each!

A brand new set of butterfly napkin rings from Pier One for $4. The price tag says $10....so they were a pretty good deal!

This scalloped edge cutter was just $1.50. It is very well made and heavy duty. I bought it to use on cheese, fruit, and veggies. I looked it up to find out what it is and found out it is a stainless steel soap cutter. Hmmm....never would have guessed that! Maybe I'll try my hand at making soap!

A sweet little vintage embroidered pillowcase. It will be going in my ETSY store soon!

I got a baggie full of hankies as well....you can see them all below. Most of these will be used for crafts for my ETSY as well. I am still trying to come up with some ideas for handmade crafts to sell as well as my vintage stuff.

And, I came home to a package in the mailbox containing these babies I ordered from Pick Your Plum last month! They are wood and cardboard tags. I'm planning to make something cute with them for my ETSY. I am so ready for summer vacation so I can really get into it! I have just been so busy lately and haven't had any time to get it off the ground! Soon....very soon...:)

Until next time!

A Sweet Little Package for Me & You!

Hi everyone! I was thrilled after my walk yesterday to open my mailbox and find a package inside!  I'm so excited to share my note cards and shipping labels I ordered for my soon to be open ETSY shop! What do you think?

The card front

The card back

I blocked out the address on my labels, but what do you think of the design and colors? I ordered these items from Vista Print and customized the items to look like I wanted them to. I have been ordering from them for several years now for classroom items and love their products. They have some awesome deals, and always have some free items as well! 

OK....on to the thing I am most excited about....a package for one of my sweet followers! I am thrilled to have finally reached 23.....can I get a Woo! Hoo! I have been promising a giveaway as soon as I reach 25 followers and I am almost there. I have bought several items for the giveaway and will be picking up a couple more before I randomly select a winner and send it off, but I wanted to give you a little preview! 

While I was shopping at World Market last weekend, I found the sweetest little set of BEE measuring spoons that I instantly fell in love with! These sweet spoons were the inspiration for my little giveaway. 

I also found the sweet little aqua blue jar at World Market as well as a little notepad.

See the sweet little beehive shape?

 From there I went to Michael's where I found some pretty little note cards, a pen, and some decorative trim. 

Fast forward to Tuesday's day out with my mom....we had breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then I picked up the adorable little watering can votive holder complete with a bee on the front, and a package of Bit-O-Honey! I love Cracker Barrel's vintage candy section...:) 

So, here is what the winner will receive.....minus the beautiful silver tray! That was a gift from my favorite Aunt Loretta! I still need to pick up a couple items as well! 

Remember, my giveaway is a little different for this first time! I will be using a random number generator to select a number between 1 & 25. If the number is 14 and you were my 14th follower, then you win.....get it? I wanted to give you first 25 special ladies a better chance at winning! Thank you all so very much for following me! I love all my new blog friends and look forward to sharing things with you and reading what you all are up to as well!

 Oh....one more thing....I wanted to leave you with a picture of my mama's gorgeous lilies! If you look in the background, you can see their planters of fruit trees as well. Don't you just love the old wringer washing machine she used as a planter? Too cool....:)

Until next time.....