Finally Fall

I am ready to be doen with the heat and humidity! Fall is fonally in the air and I love it, although it has been a bit cooler here than I like, but it's better than what we had 2 weeks ago! 

I have decorated for fall, and added some fun new things this year! Lots of burlap! What a great fall accent! This is a simple runner that I made from old coffee eban bags. 

Pumpkins & Gourds are a must!

My fun fall wreath from my very talented and dear friend over at Snowman Hill, if you haven't seen here, you must stop by! 

Happy Fall Y'all! 

something fun is on the horizon...

Out of the blue I received an email today and was completely blown away....More details to come soon, but here's your first hint:

Burlap Galore!

One year ago I began making tote bags from recycled burlap, and I can not believe how many more things I have come up with over this last year. Here are just a few samples of some of the things I have made, all 100% recycled! 

Electrical spool turned cool table.

Shutter with espresso sign.

Cute pumpkins, perfect for fall!! 

Coffee cup cozies

Placemats and table runners

Owls!! One of my favorites!! 

Tote bags, perfect for shopping!! 

Recovered Chair

Foot stool, it even opens up for hidden treasure! 

One of my holiday favorites, burlap and recycled sweater stockings & Tree Skirts! 

Many of these items will be available this weekend at my shop, & you can stay tuned to ETSY for more updates!! I will be adding items much more with fall and the holidays just around the corner.

So do you have any other burlap ideas for me?? 

Vintage Ric Rak Owls

Now that fall is almost here, I decided I needed to pull out the burlap and sweater scraps and make something fun! 

Each Owl is a different, using different colors and mediums to create them.

Each one is made form recycled burlap coffee bean bags, wool sweaters, vintage buttons, and some very old Ric Rak.

So what do you think?? I would like to make more, but I want to make sure that there is an interest. 

They are all on my Etsy shop right now, and they also have FREE SHIPPING!!! 

Do you remember??

Do you remeber my Kitchen re-do? 

And do you remember the one thing I said that I needed / really wanted??

Now I can not justify over $300 for a Red Kitchen Aid Mixer.

But $80??

I can live with that! 

I love estate sales! 

Now what should I bake??? 

:)

In Stitches

Last week I stopped into my favorite little quilt shop, Hannah Johnsons. She had all kinds of fun new treats for me! I finally broke down and bought this Amy Butler book, it is full of tips, ideas and inspiration! 

Then I had fun looking though all the new fabrics!

I just loved this fabric, sorry for the crooked photo! The fabric is all kinds of sewing notions, so I made a fun apron for my sewing room!!

Then I decided that it was time for a new purse and wallet combo. So I made this

I love the new prints and colors, this one is a basic grey collection. I know that I will be back this week for more fabric in this print!!!

Bag of surprises

So during my recent streak of treasure hunting, I have been picking up miscellaneous bags of sewing supplies and notions. If it looked interesting I would grab it and not really give it a second thought. It was a gallon size ziploc bag of who knows what for a buck, I really couldn't go wrong. I happen to have 3 now, all from different sales, and I have yet to go through them, until tonight! 

Imagine my delight when I dumped these babies out!!! 

TREASURE!!!! 

So now I have dumped and sorted, and look at all of this,

I have about 30 pack of rick rack, most are unopened, and every color you could imagine. Look at the vintage labels 

And then I found theses little things, at first I thought they were some type of little dowel,

And then I realized that one had something inside, the tops came right off. 

What a great idea!!! And these needles, so heavy duty! I think they could sew through anything, I wonder if they will fit in my machine? 

Scissors, still sharp! 

What have you found while out hunting for treasures???