I have to start by saying thank you all for the supportive comments in regards to the survey situation, it is so nice to know we are not alone. Chad is trying to get them to change the way they administer the survey and at what age, I will keep you posted on his progress.

The transition to the new blog is in progress and should be complete in a few days, so stay tuned for the big move and a giveaway.

I made some fun things, some of which I have to wait to show you until my swap partners receive them. I will show you one item I made of my self and another that is now in the Shoppe.

This is the item I am keeping, I love the way it turned out. I show Chad every item I make and I say” look I made this, isn’t it cute-pretty-neeto”  He mostly always has the same response “YEP”  Once in a blue moon he actually likes something a lot and is impressed and says so.  It is very far and few between.  This happens to be one of thoes projects. He thinks I should sell it, I told him I love it and made it to keep, plus I would have to sell it for 80$  because it took so long to make.  Once again I saw this on Sarahs blog and had to make it, she has a tutorial for it too.  Beware it takes a million buttons and pins and pearls, it is a 9″ cone, can you imagine if you made a larger one. YIKES.

I made a bunch of these darling little girls.  She will look sooo cute on a Christmas tree.

Here is another one, you can find them in the Shoppe HERE.

Hey all you swappers, today was the day to mail out your swap goodies to your partners.  It has been so much fun hosting this swap, I have met so many amazing new friends and a lot of new blogs to visit:)   If anyone is having problems or is going to be late mailing out their swaps, please let  myself and your partner know.  Make sure to join the flickr group here,  so you can upload your swap photos and see what everyone else received.We all ready have some great pictures posted.

No photos today, however I have a ton to take and upload.  I have been crafting like crazy.  I have been getting ready for the opening of lollishops and a craft fair I am doing on Dec 6th.  Lollishops will be opening this Friday, so make sure to check it out.

Off to bed as it is 12:30 YIKES!

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Quick update from the most recent swap I finished. It was a red and aqua swap, my partner was Tonya, she loves vintage too, so it was fun swapping with her.

Here are all the goodies she sent me, Love the darling vintage apron. The vintage buttons are amazing, I ate the jelly bellies right away, YUMMY! The girls love the mad libs!

Here are all the goodies I sent her. I did not make the scarf.

I just added this item to the Shoppe, in the category for the home. It is a darling vintage stocking. I will be adding more christmas stuff over the next few weeks.

New to the Shoppe, Shiny Brites in their original box:) You can find these in the category-for the home.

Off to knit.

XOXO Jen

I had to take a break from pink Saturday because I was too busy. I missed visiting everyone, so I am back this week. You can visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound to see all the other participants or to sign up for next week.

One of the local yarn shops was having a huge sale, so I went to check it out. I got 60$ worth of yarn for $20. There is more, but it is not PINK!! I love to get good quality yarn for great prices, it makes knitting much more affordable.

I got home from the grocery store to find two packages on my front porch, which is always exciting. This one is from the super sweet Deb. It is a gift for hosting the Vintage Pink Christmas Swap. She made the cards, aren’t they lovely! So thoughtful, I love it all! Thank you Deb!

The second package was from my partner for the Just for You FQ Seceret Santa Swap. I know it is not pink, but I was so happy with everything, I had to post it. I really want to make a vintage skirt from the pattern, I love that era of clothing.

A close up of the darling vintage pottery deer, he looks so cute with all of my other pottery!

She also sent me this vintage apron!!!! She attached a note saying if I didn’t like it I could use the fabric for a project! Never, I love it.

Happy Pink Saturday, I must get ready to take the kids to the Library.

XOXO Jen

It is that time again, Friday Flea Market is back. Here are the new items added for this addition of the Friday Flea Market.

Click here to go shop at all the other Friday Flea Markets.

This lovely vintage necklace is in the Shoppe in the Friday Flea Market Category.

This is about the cutest vintage bib, it hasn’t even been used. Also in the Friday Flea Market section.

Adorable vintage baby blanket is now available for Friday Flea Market.

Last new item for Friday Flea market.

Have a happy Friday!

XOXO Jen

I finally figured out the problem, still not sure how to fix it though.  I usually use flock as my browser and for some reason  it was not letting me upload photos on word press.  The only way I got these photos uploaded is by doing it through explorer.  I read something on word press help about clearing my cachet, have no idea how to do that, but it is supposed to help the problem. 

Enough of that, lets get on with the fun finds.  A couple of weekends ago the kidos and I went to an Estate sale.  The girls were great and were having fun digging through the boxes of stuff. Graham was so not fun, he wanted to get down and run around like a crazy person. YIKES. 

I got this lovely vintage pottery urn, it is pretty big.  I got it for super cheap because it has a chip in it, you can not see it when it is with all my other pottery.

I love this vintage baby book, it is empty too.  

Vintage childrens cups, amber tooth pick holder and a vintage SNUFF container.  No idea what snuff actually is, but I love the old container.

I needed these like I needed a hole in my head, but I love them. They are still sitting in my dining room until I have the chance to find a home for them.

Chad is reading over my shoulder and not seeing the item he said” I think a hole in the head would be better”.  Such a card!

A vintage pink towel for 25 cents and a set of vintage sheets still in their package.  Gwen likes them, so they make end up being hers, I had projects in mind.  We shall see.

I bought a box of vintage sewing items without looking through it.  I found these pink electric scissors.  They do not work, but I think they will look cute in my sewing room.

A vintage noise maker, a small vintage santa mug and a vintage ornament.  The kids love the noise maker.

The fabric in the background is a table cloth, I love the color and think the flowers look like poinsettas.  The aqua creamer and sugar will be going into the Shoppe. I am keeping the bowl, it goes with the others we have. 

I love this vintage purse, I think it will be super cute for the summer.

Gwen was super excited when she dug this out of a box. She wears her vintage aprons around the house all the time.  So I paid the 50cents because she was so excited about it.  It is super cute:)

I love this vintage nighty, I can not wait to wear it!

Gabby was super excited to find this jewelry box, they each all ready have small ones.  Hers is overflowing, so this was a perfect find.  I found the jewelry at a sale in my hood.

Here are some of the goodies I got in the box of sewing supplies. 

I went to a sale today and got a few fun items, I will post them later in the week.  I hope to get some new fun items added to the Shoppe in the next day or two.

Hope the rest of your weekend is great!

XOXO Jen

A very nice person out there in blog land left me a crock pot recipe in my comments last night. I am bummed because I accidentally deleted it, while deleting 30 stupid spam comments, and I can’t get it back! I don’t remember the persons name, blog or anything. It was a chicken recipe! If you are reading this please comment again!!

On to the topics at hand!

Here are the books I have read recently.  True Evil by Greg Iles and All Fall Down by Erica Spindler. Both were suspense filled mysteries!  They were good, I don’t know that I would personally go out and buy them.  We had All Fall Down in a box of books in the basement, and our neighbor lent us True Evil. I really enjoy Greg Iles books and look forward to reading more in the future.  I am trying to read all the books in the box in the basement so I can pass them along and get rid of the box:)

On to the good mail!!

I came home the other day to a large package on my porch and had no idea what it was because I had not ordered anything??  I opened it, and to my surprise it was a vintage bread box and inside were two vintage pink shiny brites!!!   I had made a comment on a blog that I visit often, Livin’ Vintage.  I commented that I LOVED the bread box she had found on her thrifting adventures.  Emily is so sweet she sent it to me because I loved it!!  THANK YOU!!!! 

Isn’t it pretty.  I am going to add a vintage knob and line the bottom with some pretty paper! I may even use it in my sewing room, so I can enjoy while I am crafting:)

On to the swaps…

Here is a swap I sent.  It is for the Pay it Forward Parcel Swap on Flickr.  Each person lists 10 items they would love to have and you pick five of the items to send to your partner.  My partner requested:  Ephemera, so I put together a packet of goodies for her.  She also requested an orange FQ,  and aqua FQ and a polka dot FQ- they are all on top of the vintage pillow case she requested. She also asked for small super glue gel, which I found at the dollar store!!! Her last request was anything birds: so I copied a bird that Carrie had sent me in a swap awhile ago:)

Here is another I sent out recently- It was a secret Ghost swap for the five things group on flickr.  The rules were to send 5 things- one of them handmade. So I made another pumpkin and some crepe paper ruffles!

I had been on a swap break for a while and now there are a ton of amazing swaps for the holidays.  I am involved in quite a few!  I am answering the questions below for my partner for the Vintage Christmas Stocking Swap. Which is being hosted by Priscila at Casa Bella Chic, who is my partner for the Vintage Pink Christmas swap.  My partner for this swap is the wonderful Heidi at Fox Gloves Fabric & Folly, she was the hostess of the Very Vintage Halloween swap and the upcoming Very Vintage Christmas Swap.

On to the questions!

What do you collect: Everything!  Vintage quilts, pottery, aprons, Christmas decorations, milk glass-pink & white. Anything with roses on it, vintage books, and the list goes on and on!
What inspires you:  All the amazing women in blog land who are have turned their love of crafts, vintage, home decor and any other hobby into a successful business!
Favorite pastime:  I guess it would have to be knitting.  It sooths your sole, the repetition calms your mind when you are stressed out.
Whats one of your favorite vintage pieces in your home: That is a tough one, I love it all.  Maybe, my pink milk glass punch bowl!
What decoration or christmas item would you love to have:  I would love some of the little vintage houses, mercury glass anything, a vintage tinsel tree, a cloche, I could go on and on on this one too:)
What vintage piece would you love to have:  A beautiful buffet for my dining room!
Favorite Goodie or hot drink: I love milk chocolate and hot chocolate, apple cider is a fav at this time of year!
Any family tradition:  Yes, but they are going to be different this year because we are going to be here in NC while the Fam is back in CA & OR.
Greatest Christmas Memory: That is tough because I love Christmas and I mostly have great memories of them all.  When I was little I got a Barbie dream house from Santa, that was super exciting!  And the year Santa brought me diamond earrings was pretty great also.  I think my favorite memories are of the kids at Christmas, especially when they were little, it is so magical to them.  Graham should be fun to watch this year, hopefully he doesn’t try to climb the trees!!!

Time to get ready to go to the pumpkin patch.  Have a great day!

XOXO Jen

Friday Flea Market

You can visit all the other participants of Friday Flea market by following the link above. I thought it would be fun to participate in Friday Flea Market, because I love a good Flea Market! Now on to my flea market items. You can find all of the items in the Shoppe in the Friday Flea Market category!

You can find this lovely Vintage piece of McCoy pottery .

$9.00 plus shipping.

Vintage Baby Comb & Brush

$4.99 + shipping

Vintage Skeleton Key Necklace.

On sale for $15.99 + shipping

Vintage Cookie cutters- Perfect for the Holidays

$6.50+ shipping

There are more fun items, but you must click here to see them all.

Have a great Friday!

XOXO Jen

All of the things I am showing you today are things I have made. Some a while ago, some recently. I was hoping to get this posted early in the day, but I am currently waiting for my camera battery to charge so I can upload more photos.

I was up until midnight one night making this. Why you ask? Well, I had a slight chance of getting it in a co-op add in Somerset magazine. The owner of Lollishops was putting it together and someone who had signed up before me was flaking out. She emailed me the day of the deadline and asked if I could get something together. So I did and two days later she emails me and says that the other lady got her act together and I will get to for sure be in the next one. I am bummed, that was going to be so great!

Any way this lovely Yard Long Porch Pillow is in my Shoppe here.

I made this last week also. It is a baby blanket, fleece on one side and cotton vintage autos on the other. Perfect for a baby gift! It is available in the Shoppe here.

I made this a while ago when I made one for my friend Jenny in Napa. I love these burp cloths. I started making them when I was prego with Graham. The chenille is super absorbent and gets softer and softer with each wash. I love the vintage inspired ducky fabric. Also available in the Shoppe under the little ones category.

I made this awhile ago, however it says somethings about Christmas under the dog. So I thought it was more appropriate to show it now. In the Shoppe here.

I made this forever ago and have been waiting for cooler weather to post it. It is a size 2-3T. I made them for the girls when they were little and they look so cute with warm tights and a sweater for winter. Too bad Graham is a boy:) Available in the Shoppe here.

I made this last winter. It is a newborn hat. These are the BEST hats, they actually stay on and look cute at the same time. I need to make Graham a new one, he grew out of his hats from last year:( Also in the shoppe here.

Another cute winter skirt I made a while ago. This one is a bit bigger 4-5T.

Check the Shoppe for this one too.

I made myself a pair of PJ bottoms like Gabby’s. I loved hers so much I had to have a pair too. They are made from vintage sheets and are so comfy.

I decided to make a pair for the Shoppe, they are a little girls size 8. I love this vintage sheet, it is so soft and pretty. In the shoppe here.

I finished one of the two smaller vintage quilt wreaths. I love these and will be making one for myself.

In the Shoppe here.

These bags can be used as laundry bags, toy bags or even diaper stacker. I have one in Grahams room hanging on a vintage hook, it is next to the changing table and full of diapers. These will be in the shoppe in the next day or two, I am tired and want to watch dancing with the stars.

They are completely reversible.

I started this purse in CA last fall. It was almost done, it just needed to be lined. Not sure what I am doing with it at the moment.

Binky clip. I used these every day for the first 9-12 months of Grahams life, they are great.

Another burp cloth. I love the vintage inspired golf fabric. In the Shoppe in the “little ones” Category.

A girly burp cloth. How cute are the cherries!

Another binky clip. Pretty colors!

Last binky clip.

Ok, I am done for now! Sheesh, I didn’t realize this was going to be so long.

XOXO Jen

I finally got with the program and thought about what I should post for pink Saturday. I usually wait until late in the evening to think about it. However, today I thought about it around noon:)  To see all the lovely pink posts or to participate next week visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound.

Mr. Graham decided he wanted to sit where Mommy takes pictures of all her pretties for her Shoppe.

Since he was sitting on my photo backdrop I figured I better take his photo. Even if it is PINK!

I Love his goofy expression:)

I am a winner! I won these aprons two weeks ago for Show and Tell Sunday. Aren’t they pretty! The pink and white one was the prize and Cindy of JunqueArt so generously sent me the other one also!

The story of two tea pots. We have had the bigger one in the back for a couple of years, it was all pink until last evening. Ok, we are teapot addicts, we never use the microwave to heat water, always the teapot. Last night like most evenings I asked Chad to start the teapot. I was in the process of sending out partners for the swap. Which means I was not paying attention to the tea pot. After a bit I realized that there was no whistle and the water has to be hot by now. I popped into the kitchen and there is the lovely pink teapot all blackened. I got mad at Chad for not putting down the whistle lid, and he said “didn’t you hear it” UH NO! I just so happened to have a spare, still in its box all shiny and new. I got it at Ross when we first moved here. We used the new one last night and all today. Tonight Chad asked me what I am planning to do with the old one. I said” I will try to clean it”. He picks up a sos pad and wiped it a bit and off came the black. So he gave me a hard time for being mad at him last night!

Now we have two working pink teapots!

****VINTAGE PINK CHRISTMAS SWAP****

Since this is the first swap I have hosted, I had no idea what to expect. I am very excited because we have so many participants. I have enjoyed reading everyones blogs. I wanted to keep each one of you as a partner:)

Partners have been assigned. If you signed up and did not receive an email from me with your partners info, contact me right away. If for any reason you are unable to complete the swap, please let me know so I can make sure your partner gets something. We have such a great group I am not anticipating any problems.

Below you will see a list of get to know you questions. Please cut and paste these and use them on your blog so you and your partner can get to know each other better. Feel free to add photos if you have them.

1. What is your favorite Christmas decoration?

2. What colors/themes do you decorate for Christmas?

3. What Christmas item would you love to have?

4. Favorite goodie & hot drink?

5. Are you a crafter? If so what crafts do you do?

6. What is your favorite pink item in your home?

7. What do you collect?

8. Do you have special family traditions for the holidays?

I will answer the questions on my next post. Off to bed!

XOXO Jen