Pop In Thrift Finds

Cheers,
Deb

Living Room

Here are some photos of our living room, as most decor obsessed ladies, it is a work in progress. But, so far I am loving it and my family certainly approves. So enjoy some bits of our humble living space.

 All of us have such a love for books.

 The Wolf can destroy a room in .5 seconds, so it makes it difficult to get perfect photos, but hey we have a lot of fun. 

More photos to come later in the week...or as the house gets cleaner.

Cheers,
Deb

Tantalizing Textiles

The fabric gods have been good to me these past few thrifting trips, if you follow my tantalizing textile board on Pinterest you know that I am a fabric junkie. Here are some of my wonderful finds, that were only fifty cents a bundle!

 I have no idea what this lady is and why she's chowin' down on a hamburger.

Cheers,

Deb

Five Buck Side Tables

Here is one of the projects I have been working on, a pair of mid century side tables. I bought them in the middle of summer for five dollars. They needed some tlc, they were decorated with water marks and mystery crud.  After power sanding, painting and a coat of poly heres what we got.

Before...

 ...After.

So thrilled with how my five dollar find turned out. Soon I will be posting a fully bedroom and kitchen tour here on the blog, I need to finish a few more sewing projects then I will get to postin'.

Cheers,
Deb

At The Speed Of Wolf

School is back in session around these parts, which means pops is back at his teaching gig. Even though Wolf and I miss him, it is great to get back to mine and Wolf's pace of life. We are back to our weekly adventuring of thrifting, visiting surrounding small towns, and crafting.  We are also getting very excited about having a new member in our crew. I am taking on the task of being main care taker for our friends baby boy who will be arriving in September. Wolfgang, is gearing up to show this lil' guy choo choo's trucks, and coloring. Since the mister and I are planning on only having the one Wolf cub, we thought this would be a great oppturnity for Wolfgang to learn empathy and better sharing skills. As for me ? I am both nervious and exictied about being in charge of a new little bundle, but am so happy to provide daycare for our friend.

Cheers,

Deb

Artsy Fartsy Friday :Shinzi Katoh

Shinzi Katoh has been in the illustration business for over 30 years and has created a vast collection of cute and functional goodies. Here are my artsy fartsy Friday picks.

This ones my favorite!

Images from here

Cheers,
Deb

A Rainbow of Choo Choo's

This past weekend we drove two hours and fifty minuets to Union, Illinois to spend  "A Day Out With Thomas". Wolfgang likes Thomas, but loves trains, yes we got to see the blue train, yes we got to wave at him. But, the true excitement for us was to see all the different types of train you can ride at the museum itself.  I also am a huge train nut, so there I was begging like a toddler asking if we can go look/ride a specific train.  For this trip we went with my in-laws, which was perfect because my father in law is also a train nerd. The weather was perfect, and the air was buzzing with excitement, much like a special day at Disneyland.  With the very useful engine chugging in the background and the all familiar Thomas tunes playing, it was a magical day.

 So many colorful trains, with amazing graphic logos. 

 My favorite street car, The Green Hornet 

As a side note, I have no photos of Wolf facing the camera because he couldn't take his eyes off of all the choo choo's

Cheers,

Deb