Declaration of Independence

Having some good old American girl fun with my camera and estate sale finds...

Road Trip

Today Jill and I went to Birch Bay to visit Kay.

It was a beautiful day and we laughed all the way.
What can I say...I think all we did was eat and play.

Hey-Isn't this beach cottage cute?

Lazy Daisy Day

This morning I talked my husband into going to an Estate Sale with me and we found all kinds of goodies and they were all half off...yeah!!!

I have daisies blooming in my garden right now so it was the theme of the day.
I bought this cute chair...

Some vintage pottery...


Vintage Garden books...This one is "Methods of Keeping Cut Flowers"

A hand painted daisy glass...

And much more...

It's time to be lazy...

Pastries and Poodles

Today I started to make a "Sweet Treat" Display at the shop and realized that I needed to attempt to make a cake to pull it all together. I used this tag from a collection of adorable pastry tags we carry as my inspiration.


After I made the cake I couldn't stop and whipped up party favors for a Poodle Party. I've always loved vintage poodle graphics and today I bought this great vintage wrapping paper.

I made a party hat...

Then I made party favors and pulled out some cute napkins I've been saving...

I was even able to use my use my vintage chenille poodles...

It's time to Party with Oodles of Poodles...

Too Cute...

Look what the UPS man brought to Joyworks...
Special Delivery Baby...$21.49 (4"x4")

Ballerina Box...$16.99

Adorable Little Girl...$22.99 (7" high)

Gold Eiffel Tower Box...$13.99 (7" high)

Bright and Cheery

I have a small collection of enamel flower pins. Over the years I've always loved wearing them because they are such a fun and happy accessory.

Today I was so excited to find this great necklace at Forever 21. It's kind of bright but I like it...

U-Pick

Strawberries at Joyworks.

Tonight I played with some vintage strawberry fabric and made a quick pillow for a wicker chair and a fun banner. They'll both be cute in a new summer display at the store.

Made in America

A few years ago I bought this great set of Vintage Rubber Stamps on ebay.



Today I pulled them out and had some fun...

To Laugh and Play

Thanks Dad for teaching me how to..
-Swim
-Ride a Bike
-Play Baseball,Basketball,and Tennis...
-Play Golf
-Fish
-Drive a Car
-Tell a Joke
And Thanks for Playing Dress Up even when I was in college...
I love how you can see in this picture that we were trying to be serious but we both just wanted to Laugh...
Happy Father's Day!
I Love You Dad.

Pretty Pages

I found this vintage book on wild flowers at my husband's family cabin.

Every page in the book had great pictures and descriptions of wild flowers. I had a hard time taking it apart because it's probably more valuable as a book... but I knew that the pages would be great for collage.

This week we received in a shipment of cute botanical prints. In my display I simply placed the pages on the shelves and behind the pictures. I loved how it turned out...


The pretty pages of the book are now on display for all to see instead of sitting in book form in my studio...okay now I don't feel so guilty...

To Market to Market...

Tonight after work we ventured on down to the Snohomish Farmers Market. It was a beautiful evening and perfect weather to walk around and look at all the wonderful things the market had to offer.
Fresh Flowers...





Delicious Strawberries and Cherries...tested and approved...


Andy from the Snohomish Bakery makes the best bread...

Fresh Veggies...the real thing!