I found 3 (THREE!) bags of mini dishes/tea sets at the Thirft Store last week. Score! I think these are my favorites.

We spent the weekend playing in the backyard. Kiddie pool – check. Sprinkler- check. Camera – check. I used a new photoshop action – that I got for FREE from Coffee Shop Blog. You can download several different photoshop and photoshop elements actions – all for free! They’re so much fun to play around with […]

I saw a new flickr group called Etsy Open Studios – featuring pictures of artist’s studios, craft spaces, and creative zones. Go over and take a look! I took some pictures of my space with my new camera. But not much has changed since the last time I featured my studio. A new little toy […]

My mother-in-law has an amazing garden. It looks like it has been there for years – but no! They built a new garage in their backyard last year – basically hiding her old garden from view. So she made another one lickety split! Over the course of a few weeks she dug up all of […]

Opal in her red, white & blue! Complete with vintage red polyester overalls and a homemade crocheted flower clip by auntie Sarah (thank you!) The 4th wouldn’t be complete without one-handed beer-drinking volleyball, the ‘mouse trap’or swimming at Grandma Mary’s!