autumn

We tend to stay pretty busy over here, just like the rest of you I'm sure.

I'm going to spare you all the detailed chit chat and share some

photos of what I've been up to with 

just a little play by play in between...

we went to the apple orchard a couple of weeks ago.

we are already out of apples and we need to get some 

this weekend at the Eastern Market.

this guy turned 12!

so him and his buddies do what they love to do best.

play a little airsoft wars in our backyard.  

They aren't just shooting at eachother like I thought it was,

nope they strategize these games and play a physical 

game of Stratego.

I just stay out of the way of oncoming pellets!

we made it to Art Prize and here is a pic

of Hannah and Max playing in the room with the winning piece.

we are still going to shows and the farmers market most every week.

If you are in the area and get the chance, 

the Detroit Eastern Market is a great 

place to shop, have some lunch and meet wonderful people!

I am now in the midst of adding lots of soldered pieces to the baubles

just in time for Christmas shopping!

As I cleaning my workroom I came across a few

soldered story bottles that needed some tweeking, 

so I added those to the work pile.  

these were a big hit last year, so I am creating more

little snow storms in the bottles for this year.

something very new to the booth are my

MIlove charms.  I will be putting them on key chains also!

I love the organic look that happens when I press into the 

molten lava hot solder.

I think setting up for the show is 1/2 the fun :)

in between all the work and fun, I also try to keep us healthy

with good meals... thank goodness for pinterest!

This is my new favorite salad...

kale, (this time I mixed in romaine because I used all the kale in our smoothies)

roasted butternut squash, apples, craisins,  and sunflower seeds with a 

maple vinaigrette dressing... yum!

actually you can find it in my pin board titled just that - YUM

I also continue to 'play' on my phone with

Rhonna Designs and Photofy

to create marketing pics and thank you notes-

even Max's bday party invites.

(and I really DO start each day with a grateful heart)

xoxo

well there you have it... my life in a nutshell!

I am supposed to be sewing sachets so I better get to it,

soon they will also get a touch of Christmas spirit with

some Christmas stamps on them.

I hope that you are having a fabulous day and

enjoying every bit of your autumn!

love, 

t. xoxo

Thanksgiving and etsy love...

Good Morning!

I hope everyone had a beautiful Thanksgiving!

 We were able to visit Danielle

and see where she has made her new home in Charleston.  

It was a whirlwind trip, but I loved every minute of it!

We went to the beach, saw dolphins on a harbor tour, Danielle gave the guys

haircuts and straight razor shaves, ate a delicious feast, and

played heads up, laughing at our silly selves...

like I said, a whirlwind vacation that was much needed and enjoyed.

We missed John, but we will ALL be together for Christmas,

so I will be one very happy mom!

While I was away,  the lavender soy candle made it's appearance around etsy...

I am honored to have it included in not one,

 but two wonderful treasuries this past week!  

I thought I would share them with you,  just in time for Christmas shopping :)

'Stay At Home. ' by riabokaite

TWO cloud mobiles black and... leptitpapillon $51	Charcoal Buckskin Leather Al... clairemagnolia $78	2-2 Mirror and Brown Stick M... ThingsTogether $98	Vintage Olivetti Lettera DL ... hiatusvintage $98
CANVAS Dog Bed Cover - Machi... BowWowBeds $24.95	Linen Decorative pillow, 100... MUNIshop $25	french lavender essential oi... theoldwhitehou... $12	Cozy Mug Sweater, Choose you... mugsweater $16.5
Felted Acorns Set of 60 Ombr... SewnNatural $75	Felt slipper loafers beige b... WoolenClogs $87	Light Brown Asymmetric Sweat... LeMuse $139	Leather journal leather note... BrotherWorks $18
Mid Century Crochet knitting... prosepritykid $40	Feather and Rain photograph ... KneeDeepOrigin... $25	Painted Mason Jars, Black Ma... TheCraftyEngin... $15	White Winter Tree Black Duve... DUVETCOVER $20

'Gifts of Nature' by susanmciver

So many to choose from! This treasury is chock full of gifts of nature....Enjoy!

Dried Thistle Echinops Green... roseyposies $18	DRIFTWOOD Soap Dish with an ... pabadoo $14	Dried Lavender Bouquet with... roseflower48 $20	4 Pure BEESWAX Votives - Far... FarmersDaughte... $15
Dried flower wreath, dried h... UptownGirlzz $46.95	Homemade Christmas, Organic ... NatureEscapes $6.99	Red Cedar and Lavender Sache... SachetsOfLaven... $7	Pine Forest Botanical Cologn... PhoenixBotanic... $20
Autumn Garland of Dried Frui... thebabesofTWIN... $27.5	Organic Bird Seed Cakes, Spi... RenaissanceBot... $37	french lavender essential oi... theoldwhitehou... $12	Acorn Christmas ornaments fo... AnnaBelleArts $18
Pine cones snowflake Ornamen... AttitudeNature $8	Driftwood Natural Christmas ... CuteThingsOnEt... $12.5	Natural Christmas Ornaments ... MedBeachStones $18	Raw Amethyst Crystals - Home... SplendidStones $21

Thank you to both Greta and Susan

for including my new lavender soy candle in your 

gorgeous treasuries!

You can find all this and more on etsy,

 and the candles and more lavender goodness for your home at:

The Old White House

Thanks so much for stopping by!

love, 

t.xoxo

let's play catch up (again)...

Hello! I missed all of October here in blogland... I can't even believe it myself. It has been a wild ride of doing shows almost every weekend and spending the week preparing for them.   To get you a little up to date on what I've been up to I went through the pics on my phone going backwards from most the recent ones and stopped when I figured you were saying "enough already!"

I made shadow box pendants for last weeks show, and a customer had me marry two necklaces together as we chatted a bit.  I love how it turned out!  I may have to take a second look at some of my stock!

Here are some repurposed glass bottles with vintage ornament toppers for Christmas.   The show was the Recycled Art Market.  It's one of my favorites because everything you make has to be at least 50% recycled.  Right up my alley! 

Soldered bottles, some with pearls, some with feathers, some with little trees... They come with a chain to be worn but they look great on the tree too.

 pumpkins, bottles, vintage button rings, and soldered ornaments hanging from repurposed feather trees made by my brother Wil.  Plus the lavender laundry and cleaning goods in the background.

the worktable...

Max the zombie making his rounds on Halloween with his buddies.  Yes, you have to RUN between houses when the city only gives you 2 hours to gather as much candy as your pillowcase can hold!

And YES, at our house you still trick or treat when you're in high school as long as a costume is involved... especially if you made yourself a sweet fairy forest deer costume 

...most especially if you stand long enough for a zillion pics for your mom.

Vintage button rings from my stash of beautiful metal buttons, most were given to me by a dear friend so I could repurpose them... Thanks Judy! xoxo

 Our newest addition to the lavender goodness - Lavender Carpet Freshener!  Lavender buds, and lavender oil along with natural freshening agents to freshen your carpets and vacuum as you clean.  It's really lovely and makes your home smell fabulous!

I put our heron decoy in this apple picking bag a while ago, and he got a fall makeover with corn tassels.

Every birthday should end with you falling asleep in the car hugging your new best friend that your sister bought for you at the cider mill!

...because this is how much fun you had at said cider mill!  Happy #11  Max!  xoxoxo 

Speaking of new best friends, have you met Captain yet?  When we got him in August the humane society called him a 'lab mix'. We are pretty sure now that the 'mix' is Great Dane.  He's much bigger than this already!  

But he's ALL puppy!

Sometimes I play with apps on my phone for Instagram.  This one is my fave by Rhonnadesigns.  

I think i heard someone In the back yell "enough already!" so I'll stop now.  Thanks for playing catch up with me!  This is the first time I've blogged from my phone, we'll see how it goes, maybe I could blog more often and not have to recap an entire month!

I hope that you are having a wonderful autumn!  Thanks for stopping by!

Love, t.xoxo