A Vintage Alphabet Party

Everyone loves a party and there is one going on over at the  Etsy Cottage Style blog.  It is a vintage alphabet party.  A letter/s is assigned to each month and all you need to do to participate is post something vintage that corresponds to that letter.  I have been following along but this month I decided to also play along.  The letters for the month of March are C and D. 

Cis for ....

This clock belonged to my Grandma Gulyas.  I can still remember her coming for visits and bringing this clock along to wake her in the morning.  I wish you could hear the alarm on this clock.  Not only did it wake her and the rest of the sleeping members of the family but I believe the whole neighborhood as well.  I love this old clock ---a piece of my Grandma that I will forever cherish.

C is also for.........

This cookbook was given to me by my neighbor.  It was a gift given to her in 1956.  I am so grateful she decided to share this treasure with me.  I have taken a few photos of my favorite pages.  The graphics are wonderful and you will be sure to get a giggle at some of the captions. 

 

D is for.......

This sweet little doorstop belonged to my Grandma Smisko.  She had these clusters of grapes resting at the foot of each door in her home.  I can remember when I was a little girl being fascinated with the tiny flowers encased in each grape. 

Thanks for taking a peek at my vintage alphabet treasures.  Don't forget to hop on over to Etsy Cottage Style to enjoy the rest of the party.

Signs of Spring

The first day of Spring is tomorrow!!!! There are signs of it's arrival all around me......

Happy little crocuses

Bright Blue skies

Trips to the playground

Trips to the park

Daffodils awakening

Welcome Spring.  I delight in your splendor.

It's Another Rednesday

These days roll around faster and faster---it is time for another Rednesday.  Because today is also St. Patricks Day, there is a little added twist. Not only are we sharing red today but also a little bit of green.   Once you take a peek of my red, hurry on over to It's a Very Cherry World and check out all of the fun.

A sweet little cracker jar.

My favorite thermos.  Everything tastes better out of this adorable oil-cloth covered container. 

I rescued this adorable little pepper shaker from the bottom of a box at a flea market.  It had no match but that didn't matter to me.  I love the font that was used to "mark" it as pepper......

This sign was a gift and I adore it.  I have it hanging on my kitchen wall and it is the first thing my eye catches as I return home. 

Happy Rednesday!!! and Happy St. Patricks Day!!!

How've You Bean?

I wanted to share with you today the other Fiskars stamp set that I purchased.  This set is called Latte Love and again the images were just too cute to pass up. 

I created two cards using this set.  One of my favorite treats is a Starbucks latte so it was only natural for me to adore that image.  I used all "coffee" colored paper, added some stitches and finished it off with some fun polka dot ribbon.  I thought it would be a fun card to send to a friend with an enclosed gift card to their favorite coffee house. 

I love the little coffee bean border stamp!!

For some added dimension, I stamped the steam on a little piece of cardstock, cut it out, and used pop-dots to raise it off of the card. 

For my next card I used one of my favorite color pallets---red, blue, and cream. 

I don't usually decorate the inside of my cards, but I loved this sentiment and wanted it to look extra special. 

Well all this talk of coffee has made me want a cup.  We forgot to tell our puppies, Mabel and Sassy about the time change this weekend and they were up earlier than ever.  A nice cup of warm coffee is just what I need about now.........

Picture of the Week

This week I wanted to share this picture of my husband that I took yesterday.  I have shared in a previous post about his journey with Gastric Bypass surgery.  You can read all about it here.  It has been quite a journey but as of yesterday he has lost 150 lbs!!  He is feeling great--like a whole new man.    I posted a little before picture of him so you could see the progress he has made. I am so proud of him and all of his determination to live a healthy life.  

 I love you Alex.

What's the Scoop?

When running errands yesterday, I decided to stop at Joann Fabrics to see if there was anything new.  I thought I would just walk through the stamp isle to check things out.  Oh boy was I delighted to see a whole new display of Fiskars clear stamps.  They were not already on sale which ment I could use my 50% off coupon. HOORAY!!! I stood there for what seemed like hours trying to decided which ones I could not live without.  I finally made my desicion and left with two sets--- the first of which I will share today.  The name of this set is "Cupcakes and More".  Just one look at these cute images and you will see why I just had to have them. 

So many possibilities with this set.  Here is just one card that I created with it. 

Well I am off to create some more.  Stay tuned for more posts using this set and the other having the theme of my favorite drink---you guessed it---Coffee.  Wait until you see those images--- I know you will "Love it a Latte" :)

Another Rednesday

I really enjoyed playing along on Rednesday last week so I thought I would share some more of my red with you again today.  After you peek at mine,  hop on over to "It's a Cheery World" to check out all of the other blog posts.  There are some great "reds" to see. 

Last week several people asked to see pictures of my red kitchen.  So I will start my red post with a little tour .......

Here is a closer view of a few more of my favorites.  I will save the rest so that I can play along again next week.....                                                                        

This sweet little red kitchen timer and this fun

Flamingo insulated jug.  I bet this jug came along on many sunny afternoon picnics :)

****Just a little note...My little red card entry below did not win a prize but thank you all for such sweet comments.  As they say "If at first you don't succeed, try try again"  So I am off to create  and give it another try.  If you would like to see the beautiful cards that were honored just click this link to Moxi Fab World.  You will be delighted. 

Happy Rednesday everyone!!!