Topping It All Off

Hello you gorgeous thing...

Followed me home from Anthro.  Jumped right into my hands and on to the check out.  Really.  It happened!

But she looks a bit wan.  Needs some sparkle.  If this were a crafty thing I would be busting out the glitter even as I write (I can so do those two tasks as the same time - glitter on the keyboard proves it).  Yet even I must exhibit some glitter restraint every now and again.

So instead I poked through this:

Embarrassing admission: this is just one of my tins of vintage brooches.  These are the "junque" bits to make jewelry with and nowhere near those in regular rotation which live in my jewelry box or on coats in the closet.  Please note how I said brooches tin.  Yes, other jewelry items are stored seperately in multiple other tins.

So I poked and prodded (and managed NOT to poke a finger) and came up with these:

Hard to choose who will be the lucky winner.  Of course I can always wear one today and change them at will.  This is why being a junque magnet is actually a good thing!  Choice.  I ALWAYS have choices in my hoard stash.

So I'm thinking we're going to start with this one:

Hmmm...

Which would you choose?!

A Quick Snap

What I'm working on...in so many ways!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quick snap of a little decoration on a side table.

Still going...

Are you bored with the Probe letters yet? (Me? Not so much.  Obviously!)

A Little Christmas and a Flea!

Sharing a little bit of Christmas around the house today.  Am I done? Bien sur que non!!!

Am I just about over it.  Mais oui!

The Alpine Village may not make an appearance this year.  I lie.  The chickadee will gasp with horror and I will dutifully descend to the basement to bring up box after box of houses!  I know it.

Yesterday was an hour and a half doing the feather tree in the hallway and I think that did me in.  Of course I love it now that it is complete.

Anyhoo...here's a little tree I put together a couple of weeks ago:

Currently hanging out on the ironing board "console table" behind the couch.  A vintage brooch serves as tree topper.  I put together a sheet music paper garland and spelled out Xmas Joy with my tried and true Probe Game cards.  Did I add some glitter?  OF COURSE I added glitter.  Don't I glitter just about everything?

Also put together some bottle brush trees in old jello molds:

These goodies and more will be coming with me on Saturday to the City Flea:

The City Flea Wrapped Up Holiday Market

Saturday 12/10  11AM-4PM

12th & Vine

Cincinnnati, OH

Wish me luck, lack of rain, lack of sub-zero temps and many customers!!

Linking to:

More the Merrier

Amaze Me Monday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Knick of Time

Mollie Makes

Just a quick post to gush about a magazine I discovered last month.

This is Mollie Makes and I simply adore it.  Full of amazing ideas and extremely talented artists.  They usually come with a project packet (so very British).  I devoured my copy this morning and was all geared up to get crafting.

I love the products and homes they feature.  Dedicated to thrifting, making, collecting and crafting it is chock full of eye candy.

Now she is a bit pricey so my subscription was really an early Christmas present.  But oh the joy it will bring year round.

If you happen across one take a peek.  I imagine you might be as enthralled as I am.

Ah, the joy of like minded folk!!!!



Haul Out The...

I just may need a human sized Tonka to get out all the bins of Xmas joy!

In the meantime, I love this vintage Tonka hauling its load of green Shiny Brites!

Linking to:

Feathered Nest Friday

Deck the Halls Friday

Land of Enchantment

Truly one of my most favorite places.

I find it difficult to imagine EVER tiring of views like this.

Thrift stores are full of sights one rarely encounters in my neck of the woods.

These boots were made for going home (sadly).  Currently I am wearing them in the rain which was here when we left and still here when we stepped off the plane.

Hope everyone had a terrific holiday.  Ours was gloriously full of sun, majestic vistas, great friends and a bucket of tears on the plane ride home!

Glue Hurts

My glue gun was working overtime last week - to remove layer after layer of skin on my fingers!

Crafting is dangerous and painful work my friends.

I made this one to sell after a previous incarnation got taken out by a mean gust of wind at Springfield - sniff, sniff, sniff.

Now I'm not sure I can part with it.  Looks perfect in the kitchen by the red, white and black wall of junque.

Hmmm.... 

What to do?  What to do?

Linking to:

Rednesday

Wow Us Wednesday