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

tiny soldered bottle charms...

I had the soldering iron plugged in again, 

and boy did it feel good!

I was rummaging in my work room for something

and came upon these tiny bottles that I had been saving

for a special project...

special project complete!

now I need to find more tiny bottles,

because these were so fun to make!

Can you see the tiniest Christmas tree in this one?

Some have fairy dust, some have music paper scrap,

and a couple are for Christmas,

I have 3 of the amber ones with a 

little 'love potion no. 9 in them;

my own concoction ofcourse!

I missed last weeks barn show, I was still hanging on to my

"whatever the crud is that is going around here" illness,

and it was going to be 42 degrees and rain all

day so I had to stay home.

I really missed being there, and seeing all of my friends.

Today is a new day though,

and I am feeling better and hopefully the weather will cooperate!

because...

I am headed to Everlasting Blooms in Grand Rapids

for their Vintage Flea Market...

I got a peek at some of the treasures that the other

vendors are bringing and oh my gosh is it full of fabulous goodies!

All inside their huge greenhouses,

the set up is pretty cool and the shop is fabulous!

If you are in the area you won't want to miss it!

Thanks for stopping by!

love,

Theresa

xoxoxoxo

linking to:

Vintage Inspiration Friday

like peas in a pod...

Here is yet another reason to love Pinterest.

(My pod went past 2 years ago)

I saw this pin and immediately clicked on the source,

it was none other that Cathe Holden.

She is a wealth of information and downloads and creative beyond belief!

She has a tutorial for this peas in a pod necklace,

and I just had to make one for myself!

Hers was made with a green leather shoe,

see, a crafty Macgyver like the rest of us!

I didn't have a green leather shoe,

but a beautiful pea green wool will have to do.

so if you want to make your own peas in a pod necklace

to show how many peas are snuggled in your pod,

check out the link!

Have a fabulous day!

love,

Theresa

xoxoxoxoxoxo

linking to:

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday

Transformation Thursday