Good Ole' Summer Time

I know technically it isn't summer yet,

but it sure feels like it today at our house.

And, what's summer without watermelon, right?

My daughter was sitting outside eating the watermelon

we had left over from Memorial Day, and her dog wanted to try it.

He ended up chewing every last

bit off of every rind she threw to him.
Sure hope he doesn't get a tummy ache later!

He's always been a fruity kind of dog though.

I hope you're having a beautiful pre-summer day!

Blessings,

Angie

The Same Old Question

I'm going to preface this post by saying,

I love my husband.

I've shown you the work he's done on our house...

and the one before this one...

and the one before that one...

(well, you didn't see that one, because it was 2 states and 7 years ago).
He's very talented and willing to take on
nearly any project idea I throw at him, (with a slight bit of begging).

I want to also say that he's an extremely bright guy.   Really - he is.

But...(you knew there would be a "but", right?)...

you know that old saying, "There's no such thing as a dumb question?"

It isn't true.  

In fact, it seems dumber every time my husband asks it.

About half you will agree that it's a dumb question.

The other half of you are probably asking the same dumb question.
(don't get mad...I just call it like I see it!) ;0)

The question?

"What do you want with that____________ (fill in the blank)?

Case in point:

We have a new neighbor building an itty bitty house on the next property.

He cleared a lot of trees, tore down a shack,

and unearthed a lot of stuff in order to build his house.

While walking past his house,

I spotted something wooden, and old, with some rusty metal showing.
My "junque" radar went off like a fire siren.

It was on a mound of tree branches and rubbish.

I think I might have screeched loud enough to concern the construction workers.

I got a closer look and saw this old beauty.

I called my husband over and told him

to ask the neighbor if I could have it (because it would be burned soon).

Yep...here it comes.....

"Why do you want that rotting old gate?"

I resisted the urge to thunk him upside the head.

Seriously...I think he needed to clean his glasses,

because clearly he wasn't seeing the same treasure I was.

Yes, it is fragile.  

Yes, half of of it has fallen off.
Yes, more fell off when stood it up against my shed wall.
Even the nails are barely staying together.
But...that doesn't mean it's trash that should be burned, does it?

You can't buy beauty like that in a store,

and you can't "distress" your way to it either.

It's the real deal.  It's earned every single bug hole it has.

You agree, right?

Aaaahhhhhhhhh...........

There is such a thing as a dumb question, and my husband

throws it at me on a regular basis,

but I think he just asks it to ruffle my feathers.

That's okay though...it's safely in my care now,

and he carried it home for me, so I guess I'll keep him. :0)
Besides...there are precious few men who would put up with me!

Blessings,

Angie

You Can Find Me at These Parties:

Monday - Metamorphosis Monday**Manic Monday**Mod Mix Monday

Tuesday - Knick of Time Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday**Cowgirl Up**Trash to Treasure Tuesday**Market Your Biz

Wednesday - White Wednesday**Primp Your Stuff Wed**Wow Us Wednesday**Penny Pinching Party**Mrs. Hines' Class**Restored It Wednesday

Thursday - Time Travel Thursday**Under $100 Link Party**Transformation Thursday

Share Awesomeness Thursday**Thrifty Thursday**Pearls and Lace Thursday

Friday - Feathered Nest Friday**Redoux Link Party**Frugal Friday**Potpourri Party**Inspiration Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday**Stuff and Nonsense**Catch as Catch Can

Saturday & Sunday - Saturday Nite Special**Restyled Sundays**Sunday's Best**

Sister Sunday Link Party**Sunday Showcase

Happy June!

I came across this sweet illustration with the phonetic
spellings of words in a child's school reader and it seemed a perfect
way to welcome the 1st day of June.

Did you notice the sweet page number at the top?

Here's just the image in 2 different color tones.

Hope you are having a beautiful 1st day of June!

Angie

You Can Find Me at These Parties:

Monday - Metamorphosis Monday**Manic Monday**Mod Mix Monday

Tuesday - Knick of Time Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday**Cowgirl Up**Trash to Treasure Tuesday**Market Your Biz

Wednesday - White Wednesday**Primp Your Stuff Wed**Wow Us Wednesday**Penny Pinching Party**Mrs. Hines' Class**Restored It Wednesday

Thursday - Time Travel Thursday**Under $100 Link Party**Transformation Thursday

Share Awesomeness Thursday**Thrifty Thursday**Pearls and Lace Thursday

Friday - Feathered Nest Friday**Redoux Link Party**Frugal Friday**Potpourri Party**Inspiration Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday**Stuff and Nonsense**Catch as Catch Can

Saturday & Sunday - Saturday Nite Special**Restyled Sundays**Sunday's Best**

Sister Sunday Link Party**Sunday Showcase

{Get the Look} - Relique Bicycle Seat on Stand

The inspiration for today's "Get the Look" project came from

Relique.com, who sells a set of 5 Bicycle Seats on Stands for $659...OUCH!

Their price tag gives me heart palpitations, but

I can spend a ridiculous amount of time on their website.

They carry some seriously interesting stuff.

While 5 of them do look interesting grouped together,

I don't have 5, but I did already have this 1 rusty, old bicycle seat.

Looking through my stash of junque (it doesn't sound like

trash if you don't spell it "junk", does it?),

I had this cast iron wheel from an antique lawn mower.

It's a little larger than the base Relique used, but I'm okay with that.

(I sell these in my shop, so I have 3 of them.)

I scrounged around a little more to find a part to 

use for the stand and came up with this piece.

 So here's my version...

I'm happy with my version and may try to 

create more of these in the future if I get more old bike seats.

 

Start scrounging through your "junque" and

I'll bet you'll be amazed at what all you can create with it!

God Bless,

Angie

You Can Find Me at These Parties:

Monday - Metamorphosis Monday**Manic Monday**Mod Mix Monday

Tuesday - Knick of Time Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday**Cowgirl Up**Trash to Treasure Tuesday**Market Your Biz

Wednesday - White Wednesday**Primp Your Stuff Wed**Wow Us Wednesday**Penny Pinching Party**Mrs. Hines' Class**Restored It Wednesday

Thursday - Time Travel Thursday**Under $100 Link Party**Transformation Thursday

Share Awesomeness Thursday**Thrifty Thursday**Pearls and Lace Thursday

Friday - Feathered Nest Friday**Redoux Link Party**Frugal Friday**Potpourri Party**Inspiration Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday**Stuff and Nonsense**Catch as Catch Can

Saturday & Sunday - Saturday Nite Special**Restyled Sundays**Sunday's Best**

Sister Sunday Link Party**Sunday Showcase**Rustic Restorations Weekend

Antique Graphics Wednesday - No. 1, 2 & 3 and 1800's Mantelet and Fashions

I've got some really wonderful images for you today.

They all come from some mid-1800's Peterson's magazines (again!).

All of the No. images are actually the numbered parts of a pattern,

but I thought the typography was so pretty and could

be used on so many projects.

Here's the pattern they came from.  It's a pattern

for a "mantelet", which is a short cape.

Are there any seamstresses out there who

feel inspired to attempt this pattern?  If so, I'd LOVE to see it!

It looks like it would be beautiful.

 Here is the actual pattern with instructions.
I've done a fair amount of sewing over the years,
but it would take someone with more experience than
I have to understand what these instructions are saying.
Things were just worded differently 150 years ago.

This image was from the 2-page spread that featured

French fashions in every issue.  It was always the

only page in the magazine that had any color added to it.

The center of the page was damaged where it was 

bound together, so I omitted the background and

this is just one of the two pages.

If you create something using any of these old images,

I'd love to see a photo of it!

God Bless,

Angie

You Can Find Me at These Parties:

Monday - Metamorphosis Monday**Manic Monday**Mod Mix Monday

Tuesday - Knick of Time Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday**Cowgirl Up**Trash to Treasure Tuesday**Market Your Biz

Wednesday - White Wednesday**Primp Your Stuff Wed**Wow Us Wednesday**Penny Pinching Party**Mrs. Hines' Class**Restored It Wednesday

Thursday - Time Travel Thursday**Under $100 Link Party**Transformation Thursday

Share Awesomeness Thursday**Thrifty Thursday**Pearls and Lace Thursday

Friday - Feathered Nest Friday**Redoux Link Party**Frugal Friday**Potpourri Party**Inspiration Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday**Stuff and Nonsense**Catch as Catch Can

Saturday & Sunday - Saturday Nite Special**Restyled Sundays**Sunday's Best**Sister Sunday Link Party**Sunday Showcase