Tuesday's Toot! Time to Toot someone Elses Horn!

This week's Tuesday's Toot!

Here's a sweet store that reminds you of walking through a quaint Old Country Store, with creeky floors, penny candy and malt sodas. A time I adore, although I've never lived in it! This Brown Raggedy Tote would make a beautiful gift for the Hopeless Nostalgic in your life! Audrey's Country Crafts Store is full of Homespun Goodness and Heartfelt Love... Visit Audrey's Country Crafts http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6272600

Tuesdays' Toot!

Time for Tuesday's Toot, Time for me to toot someone else's horn!

This Tuesdays' Toot is to Prariegirl Boutique of Etsy! She has a beautiful selection of bright and fun products, gifts and things you want to buy and keep for yourself! Just in time to get you in the mood for spring she's has A Lovely Springy Garden Kit. Be sure to check out the signs and Collage on Canvas she has as well!

Visit her here----> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6632747

Glamourous Girlie Things-Petite Cold Creme Jars

Vintage Cold Creme Jars and a Powder Puff how sweet they are , the perfect addition to any parlor or Shabby decor!

Love for the Little ones

Of all the crafts I engage in Polymer clay is my first love. I have always been amazed at being able to bring a lump of lifeless clay to a Reasonable Facsimile of a life form! I' ve been creating clay figurines for some time but recently returned to them after venturing into other avenues, here are a few of my old as well as more recent renderings! Enjoy!

Time for Tuesday's Toot! beadworkbyamanda

This week on

Tuesday's Toot is beadworkbyamanda! This is my time to toot someone else's horn!

She has beautiful and unique wares, all of which are sure to be a conversation piece! I love this one, it reminds me of fish! Be sure to check out this and more of her pieces here at http://beadworkbyamanda.etsy.com!

Thought to Think about

"The greatest adventure is what lies ahead~Today and tomorrow are yet to be said~ The chances, the changes are all yours to make~ The mold of your life is in your hands to break"~Bilbo Baggins

Water Cycle Lapbook

Here is an experiment from our Water Cycle Lapbook. This proves that plants absorbs water through its veins. We put blue (red would have been better) food coloring in a jar added a stalk of celery. Then we watched the blue water climb up the stalk, at some point we couldn't take it anymore and broke the stalk to SEE the process, quite an exciting process for my son. He learned alot! And enjoyed it! We took resources from more places then I can remember. I start collecting our resources and copying papers etc, about 3months or more in advance so when the time comes we can just dive into it. Below are a few links and references for you to follow. And hopefully a picture too!:}

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/water_cycle.htm - These links and pages give you access to a number of minibooks to help you with your Lapbook, use the links under resources along with links here to help your child learn and fill in the books.

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20010622/article_02.htm- Article entitled Where Has All The Water Gone? Very informative.

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20010622/article_01.htm- Are we running out of water? Wonderful diagrams also discusses the effect of the Water crisis on Health and Food

http://www.kidzone.ws/water/ -helpful simple explanations of the processes

Tuesdays Toot! KatieAnnCreations

It's that time again, Tuesday's Toot! Time to toot someone elses' horn!

In the Spotlight this week, Katie Ann Creations of Etsy http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20094641. Katie has taken a very popular, addictive and fun object-that is soda (cans), and turned them into works of art. With beautiful cuts and the original bright colors of these soda cans Katie has made it easy for you to turn YOUR addiction to a neat accessory! And for such a good price too! Visit Katie and you'll not only be highly fashionable, but taking part in the important duty of caring for Our Earth by recycling.

Ps. Be sure to checkout these Michael's Gift Card Recycled Earrings! Perfect for the Craft Lover in your life!

Lollishops Might be for you if...

Many of you know about the new Selling Venue Lollishops. Its a wonderful new site dedicated to showcasing a often overlooked and hidden craft/talent.



The world of pastels and roses, old silks and embroidery, vintage emphemera, collages , soft palettes,vintage decor, robins egg blue, aqua, red, ribbons, trim and sweet nothings.



If you made sense of anything I just wrote, then Lollishops is definitely for you!



If the thought of a flea market, estate sale, thrift store or Mrs. Jones' rummage sale, gets your blood flowing , gives your salivary glands a check , has you collecting any and all coins in sight, turning hubbys pants pockets inside out and pushing back sofas with the strength of Superman searching for loose change because they "don't take the card". Then Lollishops is definitely for you!



So put on your best fuzzy, comfy shoes and lounging gown, grab a friend and get ready for the "Best Virtual Shabby Sale Ever!"

Tuesday Toot! wear.my.colors

Tuesday's Toot is the time to Toot Someone Elses Horn! ;}

What a cool and colorful shop! And they're in the spotlight this week on....Tuesday's Toot!!!~~~~wear.my.colors http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5895446 on Etsy!

She has wide array of colorful goods, and that's something I love in a shop or store, Variety. It is key for me:} Here is a sampling of some of wear.my.colors vibrant goods.

Thrift Store Find!!

This is a beautiful vintage ( 80's radio) I found at a local thrift store. Its pink! What comes to mind? Cindi Lauper? Roxanne, Roxanne? Darryl and Oates(?) ? I know one of them did:} it works great and was only $1.15! (1/2 off coupon) Obviously no one but me would appreciate a find like this because I saw it at the store not once but twice (the first times I had on my logical thinking cap- the you don't really need this one) and the third time I grabbed it and never looked back! Now I'm on the hunt for more tapes to help me create in my studio what Louie Armstrong, (check), Ink Spots, (check), Rudy Vallee and his Gentleman Songsters (check)! Hey if you create with vintage emphemera, its only right to submerge yourself totally down to the checkered knickers and specs!;)

Lollishops in the Spotlight!

My first Lollishop to be featured here is Sugar Affair! http://www.lollishops.com/sugaraffair

Who doesn't love Sugar?!!!? No one I know!!:} These Smores look like they are to-die-for-good! Check out these One Pounders ! Simply look under ****Fanciful Creations*** or Search Chocolate Smores...And soon you'll be swooning too!

I love the Homemade Look and I know, I'm going to love the Homemade Taste! It has that -I've been slaving over a hot stove all night, making the graham crackers from scratch, stirring the chocolate and sugaring the marshmallows! Not the pristine and perfectly squared born in a factory two weeks ago and therefore not as great look;] I look forward to featuring more of my LolliSisters here for your quick viewing and enjoyment and frou-frou satisfaction!

Lollishops is up and running!

How exciting! Yes I know , I'm late in announcing , but that's pretty much the story of me. Day late...:} I'm very excited about the Lollishops venture, I hope it thrives for a few reasons, first and foremost, I love the fact that the Quaint world of frou-frilly and shabby-savy have a stage to showcase on. And perhaps gain a bit more respect. there are MANY women who A) Love to CREATE the cottage style and B) Love to BUY the cottage style that don the stores of Lollishops. The women here are talented and its very obvious we love what we do. Its obvious from our ventures on and off of Lollishops. We're serious about this style. I'm glad Sadie Lou had the courage and wisdom to open up this door both she and us. Thanks Sadie! I've been creating with vintage materials and collecting beautiful emphemera for years, creating and giving these treasures as gifts and I am happy to be able to offer them to customers all over the world through platforms such as Lollishops. Hang in there all you fellow Lollishoppers and support, promote and show off the style you love!

Pretty Petal Collage

A Pretty Petal Collage for your Whimsical Fancy. The next Cottage item to come to the store! How cute! I want one! Don't you? More items will be added over the next few weeks, what a wonderful time for cottage style additions to your decor!

Questing-Finding-Accomplishing

I'm on a quest to get organized this year, you'd think after nearly 10 years of homeschooling I'd have it down. Well I know people who've been schooling for 14+ and still can't find anything;}We get our work done and in a timely fashion even when I can't find what I'm looking for, we improvise. So here we are entering into 7th and 6th grades, so I'll tighten up my belt a bit. Any who, I wish to share with you some wonderful spots on the web to aid in your homeschooling quest. These you'll no doubt find helpful whether you've been schooling for 2 years or 20. These are some awesome sites with much to offer and most are free! Here are some of my favorite and most relied upon:

• http://donnayoung.org - tons of organization forms, planners, tips from homeschooling to household aids
• http://teacherspayteachers.com/ - although a site for teachers to sell lesson plans they have over 6,000 for free- just browse
• http://www.typing-lessons.org/preliminaries_1.html - this is nice for teaching keyboarding skills to children right online
• http://www.spellingcity.com/ - online spelling program and more!
• http://www.paperdali.com/dalis.html#top - a cute little site offering free paper dolls to use in your lapbooks, projects or wherever
• http://members.tripod.com/dscorpio/book_reports.htm - this site has a ton (literally) of different book report options, ways I never thought of to get a project done
• http://dorioakes.bravehost.com/index.html -Oakes Homeschooling Consulting- here is a wonderful lady that offers many more links and oohh-gobs of tips and advice on homeschooling, links to FREEBIES and more- be sure to check out her tumblr for daily updates
• http://www.lifeprint.com/index.htm - an online American Sign Language course! Wow!
• http://gardenofpraise.com/art.htm - famous art study, really good lessons, lots of exposure to the art and artist

New Items for The Shop

Listing has been slow, but here I am! He loves me... A new collage altered art piece. Featuring a wooden box full of vintage images, goodies, jewelry, and more! A bit of Whimsy and a lot of Dreaminess for you! I'm ready for the Lollishop world! For those of you who aren't familiar visit the link to the side for much Shabby frou-frou goodness:}

Exploring

I've been playing around with a few new widgets on this world of the web. ( A whole world in itself, goes without saying) I found a few cool tools one of which is this beautiful electronic signature. Its so cool...


What do you think?;}

More Sweet Stacks for Sweet Creativity

Cotton Candy Creativity Stacks. Here is more Sweet Stacks of Creative Sparks for you to enjoy!

Imagine the possibilities with gorgeous vintage papers and emphemera like this. Simply endless.

Its so fun to rummage through some one else's belongings isn't it? A passtime I've enjoyed since at the very earliest the age of 5. I would be thrilled when someone passes on (not literally) a large trunk full of vintage goodies or the thrill of the catch when you move into a new home and find all those left behind treasures. I'd take on 15 different personalities in on one play date. Pearls and clasp purses, ear bobs and stiff dresses, old fans, and the almighty sewing case complete with half darned socks. That my friend is the start of a life long love affair, as I have with Old But Beautiful ~things.

New items arriving daily {well almost}

Some Creativity Stacks I've been producing lately and decided to post in the store . This one is a beautiful inspiring color combination. My favorite color is green so I'm partial to this one. It includes so many goodies~~~~>

• Vintage rickrack and seambinding


• Vintage Straw


• Flowers, stamens and milinery items


• Vintage Bingo cards and game pieces


• and so much more!

Stay tuned to the shop for new additions

I'll never say never again!

Quote of the Day~ "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."~Mark Twain
I'll not be able to say, "I never win anything" because I won these cute Candy Store Cutouts from TScrapper on her blog giveaway @ tscrapper.blogspot.com also a fellow Etsyianite- http://tscrapper.etsy.com/! How sweet they are! Thank you so much tscrapper, be sure to check out her shop. Even if you're not a scrapper I'm sure you'll find tons of other fun things you'll love