Oklahoma Flea...

One of the highlights of traveling to Oklahoma was getting to go to the flea market with Holly & Donna. Holly is always telling me about the great finds she gets there so I was anxious to check it out for myself. We didn't exactly break the doors down with an early arrival but I was happy with what I came away with in the time we spent there...

My "find of the day" was this box of old flash cards. There is a whole set with illustrations on one side and the words in Spanish on the other. On some of them someone has practiced writing the English words which adds a bit of extra charm. Also in the box were the colored flash cards which have really cute illustrations in addition to English and Spanish words for each. The whole box was $1. I asked, "each??" and the lady said, "no for the whole box." I tell ya I couldn't get my money out fast enough. At the same booth, Hannah got a cute old toy horse.

After leaving that booth I found Donna & Holly who were checking out furniture for a specific space in Donna's living room. She picked up a really cute chippy shelf and the three of us split a big bunch of vintage Christmas picks. They are the perfect amount of aged and sparkle and I just realized that I do not have a picture of them... I will take pix when my box arrives from OK which will HOPEFULLY be tomorrow.

Finally, we found a booth with 2 tables of $1 jewelry. It was fun to dig through it and even Hannah found some treasures. I am particularly smitten with the old square rhinestone buttons and a wee pearl bracelet. The little doll is from a different booth which was a fun find. I got some other little bits which will be fun to add to art projects and a handful of vintage Christmas ornaments to add to my wreath stash.

Even though these aren't from the flea market I wanted to share a picture of these yummy millinery flowers that Holly gave me. Thank You dear Holly!! Her stash is so wonderful and while these are not vintage they are so NICELY made that they sure would fool you. She has a nice selection in her shop, so if you need any yummy bits to embellish packages or artwork, please go check them out.
All in all it was a fun day. Next I will share my treasures from our day "antiquing", if my box will ever get here with the stuff I had to ship!! C'mon Fed Ex....

little bits...

How cute are these? They are my MOO cards featuring bits of my Flickr photos. I love them.. so cute, so wee. I will be including them in orders from my Etsy shop and swaps, etc. yay!

In my mailbox the other day I got this cool, knit and felted key chain from my good buddy Lora. She sent it to me as part of her 5 pieces of art give away. I love the colors and think it is very clever! Thank you Lora!!!

Recently, and against my better judgment, I signed up for another 1x1" square art swap. I am addicted to these "inchies" and actually found it a great way to use up those wee scraps littering my desk while try to dig out lately. The swap is for 20 squares but I am up to 75+, so needless to say I have extras. I know many of you are discovering these inchies too and if anyone would like to do a 5 for 5 swap with me, please drop me a line and lets trade!

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Let's see, I have been busy working on various things for said Etsy shop. I just added some "Inspiration Packs" tonight. They are chock full of little goodies to spark your creativity and I had fun assembling them as I worked on organizing my art nest. In addition to the babies I have been trying to get caught up on all the mail I owe. I think the last thing on my list is an overdue ATC for the lovely Amber who sent me a VERY beautiful ATC. I made this ATC for her to celebrate Valentine's Day. I hope she likes it.

its the simple little things...

Some stuff happened today that has my head reeling. I kind of stammered though part of my day with a toddler that was literally bouncing off the walls and finally, she napped...
At that point I tied up some of the unfinished projects on my desk (the 8 square inches of useable space... LOL) and then decided to take some pictures.

These are pictures of the little things.. some of the recent small things, the simple gestures that make me smile and cheer me up when I am feeling overwhelmed or tired or sad...

1. Buttons!
I LOVE buttons... old buttons, new buttons, white buttons, bright buttons, fabric buttons.... you get the picture. Well recently I made a little trade with Marilyn who had a bunch of the fun Foof-a-la buttons and she sent me these three bags!! wheeee..

2. Tiny Dancers...
In addition to my own tiny dancer it was fun to receive these in an envelope. Both Hope and I share an infatuation with these wee girls and I will be sharing some of my recent windfall with her.

3. Gifts from friends...
I am very fortunate to have so many wonderful internet friends and I am happy to do a favor here or there or lend a hand when I can. I recently received this fun little journal from one these friends, Beth, in thanks for a blog banner I created fo rher. Thank You BETH!

Its a bit hard to see but tucked underneath this book and some spools of crepe paper is a note I received with a beautiful plant from Joleen. It was a "Just Because" thing and even though I managed to kill the plant ( sorry Jo) I still keep the note to remind me of how happy that small and unexpected gesture meant.

4. Tiny things..
Ok, I admit it, I love tiny things period. Its probably why I am so crazed over my latest 'big' (Not Portals) project ( to be blogged later, I promise!) I was obsessed with the wee collages for the 100 squares project and now I am busy creating many, many small charms out of old Scrabble tiles. Here is a not so clear shot of my first run...