a fall boutique and new items

Happy Monday!

Well, I made it through my first boutique! Thank you so much for all your sweet wishes and encouragement! It truly made my heart happy and ready for the big day! ;)

It was a great experience, and was so fun to meet many lovely friends and customers in person. 

My alarm went off at 4 a.m. that morning, and was out of the house by 6 to pick up my good friend who came with me. It was such a blessing to have her there. Setting up the display went pretty smoothly, and I even had about 15 minutes to relax and walk around a little before it opened. 

My sweet family came to visit and do a little shopping. It was wonderful to have them there supporting me. There were so many other awesome vendors there, and it was wonderful to meet and chat with them.

The best part was just talking with the shoppers, and sharing a similar love for vintage goodness. I always love hearing the stories and memories that these sweet vintage prints spark.

The Lord truly blessed this day for me, and I am already looking forward to my next one on November 3rd!! 

Some new items from the boutique are in the shoppe! I will be adding more later in the week!! 

Wishing you a beautiful week, and I am looking forward to catching up with you all and reading what you have been up to!!

finishing touches

 The boutique is this Saturday, and the finishing touches are being made. The tea towels are done, and they just need price tags.

The vintage brooches are finished and looking so sweet in the cheese boxes. 

 The lovely vintage embroidery hoops are tagged and ready to go.

 The strawberry crocheted hangers are finished, and waiting to bring a smile to a sweet face.

 The mini wall quilts are completed and ready to bring some prettiness to a sweet home. 

Labels have been made and...

a most lovely vintage sheet has been hung!

Just a little sneak peak of the display. I can't wait to show you it all! I will be taking lots of photos on Saturday to show you next week. 

A pretty gift arrived today from the sweet Helen of Helen Phillips, whose blog is so beautiful and inspiring. She had a giveaway and I was one of the lucky winners. Wrapped so sweetly, and inside...

 an pretty needlebook, sweet Cath Kidston buttons, and a darling tag! Thank you so much Helen for such beautiful treasures!!

Hope you are all having a fabulous week, and are enjoying some fall weather! 

a shoppe update

I just added some new fall vintagey tea towels in my shoppe! I just love fall, and the pretty colors it brings!

I have been a busy bee sewing and crocheting away getting ready for the boutique, along with building my display. I can't wait to show you some pictures soon! So, if it is a little quite around here, you know where I am! :) 

If you live in the So Cal area, I would love for you to come out to the fall boutique and say "hi!"

If you haven't entered the Take the Cannoli giveaway there is still time!! Hope your day has been wonderful! 

a sewing caddy

So, luckily the weather has cooled down a little, which I am so happy about. It is hard when you don't have central air. :) 

This little sewing caddy was a sweet find at the flea market on Sunday. It is in a little rough shape, but I just adore the design in the wood and the size. I have a larger one from my great grandmother that I love. This could be the start of another collection. Oh my!

And for $5, I couldn't pass it up! I just order some Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, from a local store which I am really excited to use. I have so many wooden pieces that need to be brought back to prettiness! 

I also brought home some lovely crocheted potholders. I am going for a whole wall of these in my kitchen. I have 12 so far, so maybe another 12 more.. 

You probably saw this gorgeous enameled bowl with my new crocheted hangers! I love it, especially with the aqua rim! 

 I have some good news to share with you...I will be doing my first boutiques coming up at the end of September and the beginning of November. I am super excited!! I will be posting more information when it get's closer, and if you are in the So. Cal area would love for you to come out! 

So, I bought this bowl to be part of my display. I thought it would be cute to lay some of my tea towels in it. What do you think? I have so many ideas, and a lot of sewing and crocheting to do. I would love your prayers as I prepare for these, as I am really nervous, but know the Lord is in control!

 I have to make my booth backdrop, so off to Lowe's I go this week to get some wood and chicken wire. I'll be giving you little sneak peaks as it comes along. 

And, of course I still have to do other projects, right? I started a new granny, it is called Waterlily. I love the peach, white and pop of orange together. I am planning to do a small throw for the couch. These squares are about 8 inches, so it will only take about 15 or so to make one. I am going to plan to do one a week. We'll see how it goes.

This awesome stamp came in the mail yesterday. I love stamps, and this one is so great for doing phrases! Do you have any favorite stamps?

Hope you are all having a beautiful and creative day! 

I'm linking up with Liz of The Blue Eyed Owl for Thrift Score Thursday! Head on over to check out some more treasures!