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A few new items are coming to Etsy or have arrived
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birthday loot

This year we celebrated my birthday on Ocracoke Island, the one day the weather was perfect. I am so thankful the one perfect day at the beach was on my special day. Clinton got me a cheesecake with these neon candles at a market in the village. Before we left Mom gave me Birthday money, I got some beads, found a little thrift shop, and we had Thai for dinner. I loooove drunken noodles. Also before we left Clinton found me this gem at an Antique store. I didn't want a picture by itself so I included its contents.

*little wallet & journal (birthday finds)
*silver case (business cards)
*never leave home without (Rosebud salve, sharpie)
*brown container (vintage beads that were a present for myself)

New leaf

Hopefully the leaves will start falling
I will turn over a few new ones, and old ones
Read more...make more...write more...draw more...clean more...correspond more....save more...eat less...spend less...complain less...argue less...drink less...
Hmm thats a lot of leaves, luckily a lot will fall from the trees
Oh and post more, that is todays leaf

listen

rain rain rain
falling on the window a/c
kitty jumping from the kitchen counter
clinton type type typing
me type type typing
late night travelers outside
refrigerator
mug of soup slirpppppppppp
kitty running running running
a random chirp from some neighbors neglected fire detector
banging radiator pipes getting warmer
all of these noises ushering me into a trance, it's time for sleep

Antique treasures

this past weekend we made our rounds to our favorite antique spots. it is always so enjoyable just looking, and this time around i made some discoveries that couldn't be left behind.

scraps & snaps

I am in the process of joining several of my favorite ideas, styles,and techniques to capture my favorite scraps and memories. I have begun with an old novel, this one has extra charm due to water damage which I just love. I have added to it my favorite papers, cut outs, and random found objects to give my book character, dimension and just plain fun. Below are just a few of my favorite pages. My process has only begun, each page has been decorated and now as I collect photos, scraps, random finds I will add them. I think I love the process more than the outcome.

a frame for who knows what yet.

this paper is currently my favorite. i plan to distress it a bit because it is

from the scrapbook store, i don't want it to look so new.

i love dots, string, and all the mixed textures here.

Old Things

A few weeks ago Clinton and I made a visit to my favorite antique store. The place is so amazing, there are two floors of vintage clothing when you walk in the door. The sections are small, but stuffed and charming. Up the creaky wooden steps is a room "grandma's closet" where there are all sorts of inexpensive treasures. The items in that room need a little extra loving care, but I have found some lovely objects. The place is just wonderful.