Happy 4th of July!!

I can not believe how fast this summer is going!! Last time I was blogging my sister and I were hanging out in my camper for my birthday. (I have been recovering from mono, thanks for all the prayers and well wishes!I am feeling much better!) We had fun making tags and then she threw me a surprise birthday party on my patio that Saturday evening. I was definitely surprised and embarrassed! There we are together, I am the one on the left with my hair up... (I am not sun burned, I turned red from embarrassment. lol)


She made me the cute little pennant that I hung by my little corner shelves.



She made these darling little petifors instead of a birthday cake, aren't cute?! I have added a few photos of the patio.



















I made cherry camper tags while we were in the camper. I put those in my Etsy store, along with the vintage dancer tags.







Here are some of the cute decorations, I just loved the twinkle lights I left them out there for the summer!!







My son had his wedding reception and I made the cake, I wondered how I was going to have the energy to make it through but I did. I used my grandmother recipe, sort of a family tradition, she used to do wedding cakes. While growing up I got to hang out and watch her. She taught me a few tricks;-)


I plan on being back into the blogging circuit again, so I will be popping in in the next few days............Until then have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!!

Taking a Mono Break

I just wanted to post that I am taking a mono break. It isn't anything I want to do but I don't have enough energy to do anything extra. I have had mono many times in the past so they call it reactivated mono.
Hopefully it will all pass soon and I can come back with some energy. Miss you all and see you soon. Think I will go tell my kitty kids to move over, mama wants a nap too!

Honeysuckle Martini

Please check back later for my Flea Market Friday, I have been sick with an upper respiratory infection and I am way behind on everything. I have lots to share from the past week and we did make it the midnight movie of Sex in the City, well worth it to us!!

Here are a couple pics of my honeysuckle that went wild this year!! It smells amazing. These photos don't even begin to do it justice.
I found this Honeysuckle Martini recipe in the March/April Victoria. I haven't tried it yet but thinking it might be an interesting flavor.



Honeysuckle Martini~
1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
2 ounces Honeysuckle simple syrup*recipe below
1 1/2 ounces club soda
1. Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodka, Honeysuckle Simple Syrup. and club soda to shaker. Shake mixture for 5 to 10 seconds.
2. Strain mixture into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with honeysuckle blossom if desired.





*Honeysuckle Simple Syrup~makes 1 1/2cups.
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of water
50 Honeysuckle blossoms(stripped of leaves and stems)
1.In a small saucepan combine sugar water and honeysuckle blossoms over medium-high heat stirring constantly. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove from heat, and cool completely. Strain into an airtight container. Store simple syrup in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

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It is suppose to storm on Friday night so my sister is coming up for my birthday camper sleepover tonight. We decided we would rather not be soggy while running back and forth to the bathroom, lol. Also around here Sex in the City movie comes out at 12:01 am on the 30th (tonight!) and we are thinking of being "wild" and going out for the late late movie. My son does that all the time but us 40 year olds don't normally do crazy things like that . We might stay up late to scrapbook or create but not out running around, lol. Jammies will probably over rule and will stay in and have lots of camper time, Will let you know which way it goes:-)
Time to close the antique store and tote stuff to the camper!

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Fun Finds & Happy Memorial Day!

It is so hard to believe that Memorial Day weekend is almost here!! I hope the summer doesn't go as fast.






As I was unloading my SUV out back over the weekend I noticed that most of everything I had picked up Saturday seem to match. So I ran in and got my



camera to take a picture of my grouping. I didn't even realize I had been shopping around one color, lol. I do that quite often. The trunk I found already painted white and check out the cute paper lining. I don't have to do a thing to it!!




Here is also a picture of what I did to the little boudoir lamps. I painted pink little roses on the base then added a pink ribbon and bow to the shades. I also found this white mirror and painted pink roses on it. I have them all listed on Ebay right now. They were fun projects:-)












I got a wonderful surprise in the mail this week~My friend Linda sent me some little goodies for my birthday, the little purse card is darling!! Thank you Linda you are so sweet:-)







I plan on hanging out in my camper for part of the Memorial Day weekend. For my birthday my attached man is buying me a red and white striped awning from Vintage Trailer Supply. It even has the scalloped edges like I wanted. It is a super fun site, check it out sometime if you are into vintage camper trailers. He is also repainting my metal chairs red and white to put under the awning. I have added a few things since the fall to my Cherry Camper. I am always on the look out for vintage cherry things for the camper. Here a couple of new pics of it. And I found this old red lantern at a yard sale, it was missing its guts so I put a tea light in it and it will be perfect for going back and forth to the bathroom when my sister stays next week for my birthday. We are nutty when we get together, lol!
I do hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend!!




*********I will be posting my Flea Market Friday but it will link up with my Back Through Time Bargain Beauties.

Mushrooms and Bugs

As always each week flies by! Never seems like enough hours in a week to get everything done. Does anyone else have that problem? Maybe it is because there is so much I want to do and enjoy doing I just can't fit it all in, lol.

I fixed fresh green beans, potatoes & ham yesterday for dinner and fried fresh mushrooms, you know the ones that look like sponges, Morel mushrooms. I didn't go hunt mine, I just went to the local farm market and purchased mine. When I was little my grandmother always wanted to take me out on her farm and hunt for mushrooms, well this little girl didn't like walking too far and getting dirty or buggy, (I never out grew that by the way, lol) I could never understand why they would eat those nasty things that she soaked that might have BUGS in them, ick! SO now that I am a big girl I have decided they are very tasty....And to think of all the years I missed out!

Here is a photo of a couple of my latest frames~you can find them listed on Ebay here.
The one with watch faces I haven't go listed yet but I hope to in the next few days. It is so relaxing doing projects in my studio. I was an art major and have created art work for years. This type of art is more relaxing because it doesn't have to be as perfect as felt that my paintings had to be. I will have to post a few pieces of my work some day.

In a couple of weeks my sister is coming up for camper time and we are going to do some fun projects out in the camper, spend the night out there and go see Sex in the City movie. That is what I asked to do for my birthday, I think it sounds like fun!



Well girls, I am a slacker and only putting on 2 flea market items. Check my other blog for some great deals!

I hope everyone has a fun Friday!!



5 little push pins that are glass with stars~they look like the tops of Victorian picture nails~in the color of pretty beach glass~
$5~Includes shipping












Fun vintage sewing items~The whole lot for $10 and includes shipping!