Mad Hatter's Tea Party Tablescape

Last night, our church had it's annual dinner where we get to host and decorate a table, no matter how over-the-top. Our table's theme was the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and it gave me an excuse to pull out all my funky teacups!

I used thrifted teacups (held together with that gummy stuff you hang posters with), Martha Stewart tissue paper flowers, and butterflies from Michaels.

This is my favorite teacup--found at Goodwill!

Another Goodwill find, just 99 cents.

The napkins and plates were from the party section at Target, and the placemats were marked down at Kohl's
I'll post pictures of the other tablescapes at the dinner later this week!

Julia Child

I was so excited to see some old Julia Child shows on PBS while lying in bed yesterday, hacking my lungs out (seriously, how long does it take for medicine to work?), and I wanted to share this clip from one of my new favorites--OMELETS
It almost makes being sick bearable!

Feeling Not-So-Good

I think I caught some germs from the kids...feeling very icky and staying in bed most of this week. Stay well, readers!!

First Day

I spent most of the weekend buying last minute school supplies and wading through the masses at Walmart, the only recession-proof store in the world. I haven't set my alarm all summer, but I'm happy to say that I was able to get up and function with only limited coffee intake! The girls ate Krispy Kreme donuts (a special first day treat) and happily posed for pictures:

A big thumbs-up from Ashley

Kate was a little nervous but ended up LOVING school!

My big second-grader, looking beautiful.

Here's to a great school year!

Sick, Yes, Bored, No

Since I've been sidelined by a double whammy of a nasty cold followed by a stomach virus, I have been catching up on some quality TV. While drifting in and out of my sickly haze, I've picked a few favorites to share:

Cake Boss

Snarky bridezillas (are there any other kind?), practical jokes involving flour and various frosting, adorable bakery (look at that sign--I could DIE)--what's NOT to like? I'm a Baltimoron by birth, but this show is my pick over Ace of Cakes.

Psych

I'm always in the mood for rapid-fire 80's references, but add in fake detectiving (that's a word) and bewigged Corbin Bernsen flashbacks, and it's a winner. Oh, and they've gotten hip enough to have famous guest stars like Cary Elwes...yummy!

Clean House

Who wants a clean house? At first annoying, Niecy Nash does grow on you, even her SATC trademark flower. Yes, I'm a bit of a packrat by nature, and this show helps give me a dose of what could be if I don't get my uh, collections, in order.

Live with Regis & Kelly

Aw, who doesn't love Regis? I can't watch when there's a guest host (too much Kelly is too much), and I rarely make it past the opening banter between Reege & Kelly, but it gives my day a boost. Kelly pretends to be interested in Regis's tales of dinner with the Trumpster and Regis pretend to be awake during Kelly's stories of Joaquin's toy mishaps. Add frequent camera pans to Gelman's cringes, and it's perfection.

I'm off to catch another rerun!

Movie Time

At last! I finally got to see a grown-up movie...The Ugly Truth. It was, {ahem} a raunchy chick flick, but enjoyable nonetheless. I loved the repartee between the main characters, and the fact that there were no CGI guinea pigs in the storyline.

Retro Coloring Pages

Just when I said I was bored with thrifting, of course I started thinking of all the gems I could be missing out on, so I dragged the kids to Goodwill. The toy shelves were pretty picked over and they didn't really see any good books, but I noticed this on the bottom shelf...

I love the fun, retro illustrations. And it was in perfect condition...not a single crayon mark in the whole thing! And best of all, only 79 cents! Feel free to use them for your projects & coloring fun!

Have a great weekend!

Crafting Not Thrifting

Can it be possible that I'm bored of thrifting right now? I don't know, but I haven't felt much like getting out there lately. Maybe since the kids are out of school and they run out of steam fast! I find that my attention span/interests fluctuate depending on how I'm feeling, so it's no surprise. However, I did find a couple neat things on my last Goodwill trip:
Love the frame & the stitching, just not sure if they look good together.
Just love anything with tapestry. Isn't the frame perfect? Both of these were around $4 each--not too bad. I finally got around to spray painting my Goodwill cubby (thanks to Rhoda for the seashell idea!):
Since my thrifting mojo is gone, it seems my sewing/crafting mojo is back in full force. I'm working on some Shrinky Dink charms, polymer clay cupcake charms, soldering pendants and making purses. I whipped up some for a friend of mine and her daughters as a thank you for a HUGE box of Webkinz they sent to my girls. Here are my happy girls with their new Webkinz:They are so excited to have some new ones to play with! It's great that all three of my girls can find something to play with together. Here's what we're sending my friend & her girls:
The first one is based on Creative Little Daisy’s basic purse tutorial and the other two are made from Made by Rae’s Buttercup Bag tutorial. The only changes were adding vintage buttons to the straps and leaving off the placket on the front of the purse. They came together very quickly and are the perfect size for teenagers! I'm making charms from Saucy's tutorials...just have to give them a quick bake in the oven tonight.
I need to make dinner for these hungry chilluns. Here's a parting shot of Bootsie, caught mid-yawn. It never gets dull around here. Seriously.