let the soldering commence...

(waiting for jump rings)

just a quick sneak peek at some of the new 

soldered pendants for this weekends show...

4th Annual Recycled Art Market

held at 

City High/Middle School

1400 Fuller Ave NE

Grand Rapids, MI.

I am so excited about this show,

at least 50% of your artwork must be recycled.

love that.

I think that the upcoming election must be having

a subconscious effect on my artistic choices...

as I picked through a bag of vintage stamps my love of 

our country and history took over and I chose

the presidents over flowers.

I also added the Statue of Liberty, and some historical landmarks 

along with crystals, old marbles, beach glass

and a truly wonderful wooden pink yardstick

that was broken, now is found...

as soldered charms.

Lots more to do,

much creative brainstorming going on over here!

My east coast babes are well,

and for that I am eternally thankful.

My babes at home are down with

the flu and on good advice

we are going to be getting some grape juice today,

Thanks Z!

So no trick or treating pics to show,

we stayed in and watched movies.

O.k... back to work 

Thanks for stopping by, 

I always enjoy your company!

love,

Theresa 

xoxoxooxo

linking to:

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Thanks for the party Debra!

etsy love...

'A Treasury Full of Pumpkins' by TheCreativeBirdCage

Pumpkins, Apple Crisp, Autum... PunkinSeedProd... $15.00	large plaid upcycled wool pu... theoldwhitehou... $35.00	Infinity Scarf Pumpkin Orang... PhylPhil $50.00	NEW Happy Thanksgiving Pumpk... PrimitiveExpre... $45.00
Autumn Pumpkin Canvas Wrap ... EmeraldTownRav... $68.00	Putka Pods (orange, mini pum... indigomoonherb... $4.75	Halloween art, "Watcher... onelizziemonst... $20.00	Thanksgiving or Halloween Pu... MimiLaCreation... $45.00
Gluten Free Fall Sugar Cooki... pfconfections $17.00	Halloween Pumpkins - Neon Or... TheDwarfRam $18.00	Hand Dyed Yarn / Fingering W... phydeauxdesign... $28.00	Autumn Bowl Fillers - Decora... RyensMarketpla... $28.00
Small Book Page Pumpkin - Up... AnthologyOnMai... $15.00	Keeper Of the Pumpkin Patch ... thehomespunrav... $24.00	Felt pumpkin pin - Pumpkins ... katinytis $12.00	Pumpkin Pie Rooibos Tea (50 ... LuxBerryTea $6.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

sweet Halloween goodies on etsy...

Thank you Katharine for including my pumpkin!

Praying for my babes on the East Coast
and all those caught in the storm.

love,

Theresa

xoxooxooxo

she flew the coop again, in style...

We were lucky to have had Danielle home all summer.  

Her move to Atlanta was not all it was cracked up to be, 

and now she has moved to Charleston.

(lucky girl)

I won't be jealous, I won't be jealous...

aaaanyway,

the reason for this update is to show you some of the things she did to get herself prepared.

She created herself a laundry basket full of cleaning supplies,

mamma's cleaning supplies ofcourse!

Not just mamma's but some ideas and recipe's of her own for 

me to borrow ;)

She even made her basket a little sign!

she made these cleaning mitts out of a vintage towel and then stamped on the 

reverse side, how cute is that?

She put her soap in a container she found in the work room, filled a jar with

our organic lavender sachets and made her own

all purpose cleaner and window cleaner and then

recycled bottles to put them in.

(with hand stamped labels ofcourse!)

All summer she came up with new idea's for The Old White House and worked at markets for us,

I really appreciate all of her hard work!

After she made herself a basket full of pretty supplies,

she got busy making a few pillows for her bedroom,

this one is a vintage sheet, love the ruffle...

I put in my order for the "I like you & naps" pillow...

she also created a canopy using a vintage frame and some sheets,

she promised to send pics as soon as she gets it hung up.

I can't wait to see it!

I love the jar of dryer sachets!

So why make your laundry supplies look so pretty,

you ask?

cuz, when you go to the laundromat looking like this,

your supplies gotta keep up!

(I borrowed this photo from a vintage style pin-up photo shoot that she did with a friend)

Wishing you only the very best Sweetpea!

i miss you already.

She has me inspired to make something around here just

a little more special...

how about you? 

Thanks for stopping by!

love,

Theresa/mom

xoxoxooxo

linking to:

Vintage Inspiration Friday

just a beautiful photo... and my wish for you

via tumblr

This has to be one of the most moving photos

that I have seen in a very long time.

Isn't this what we all hope for?

To be loved by someone for all of our life?

I believe it is most definitely something we all deserve to have.

I hope you have what you deserve today.

love,

Theresa

xoxooxoxo