Happy St Patty's Day

I love it when a day brings all that is unexpected.  Alex and I had planned on waking early this beautiful St. Patricks day to take a drive to one of my favorite places in Pittsburgh--the Strip District.  I have written about this place several times before so I will not repeat myself but if you would like to read my post just click here.  I don't know where we have been for the past several days, but we were totally unaware that the St Patricks Day parade began right at the Strip.  At first we were a bit irritated with all the traffic, crowds, and confusion but the longer we sat in the car we realized we had never been to a St Patricks Day parade before.  We quickly  parked the car and joined in the fun.  First things first, neither one of us were wearing the correct color--Alex in blue and I in orange of all colors.  We stopped at one of the street vendors, picked our favorite festive St. Patrick shirt, and did a quick change in their "dressing room".  After we had the proper attire we headed  off to the parade. Once we had been walking a bit I noticed that we had somehow gotten "behind the scenes" at the parade staging area.  What fun to see all the participants before the parade began.  I must admit I felt a little like Ferris Beuller participating in a parade in which we were really invited :)  As we walked we came across Mr Mcfeely--the speedy delivery man from Mr Roger's neighborhood.  What a treat to meet him. He was truly a friendly, kind man---taking time to talk and visit with us.

What a FUN FUN day we had-------

I hope your St Patricks Day was happy and fun too :)

Rag Dolls

It's finally here---the art show weekend that I have been working toward since January.  I just have a few items to put some finishing touches on and I will be ready.  I wanted to share with you some of the dolls that I will be taking with me.

The camera battery is charging as I write this so be sure to stop back on Monday for lots of pictures and adventures from the show.  Have a wonderful weekend.  xoxo  Mimi

A Weekends Worth of Sewing

Just a quick little "check in" to show you what I accomplished this weekend.  There is only ONE week left to prepare for the show so I can't visit long today.  It was a weekend filled with finger puppets........

Well it's back to work for me---this week I will be sewing dolls.  Check back soon for pictures.  Have a great week :)

Bunnies and Chicks

Well the count down continues and I have been sewing like crazy--from early morning---while Drew naps---and late into the night.  I  decided to take a short break this afternoon (while the sun is shining) to snap a few pictures of  some of my new finished items for the craft fair.  This week I have been working on finger puppets.

Easter peeps waiting for their little eggs......

What would Easter finger puppets be without the Easter Bunny

I packaged them in a clear box--tied with bakers twine--and added a little carrot. After all every bunny needs a carrot :)

Ok well that is enough silliness--it's back to work for me.  The rest of the week I will be sewing more finger puppets (the ones that are not just for Easter) so check back soon I will post pictures of them as well.  Have a happy rest of the week  xoxo

Curbside Treasures

I am sure that you have all heard of the saying "What is one man's trash is another man's treasure".  I am living proof that this statement is very true.  Yes I have been known to do a "U" turn right in the middle of the street to save a sweet chair from the certain grips of the trash man.  I call these  rescued items my curbside treasures.  Today I added to my collection of these treasures.  I was with my husband, my son and my mom--which made it a little tricky to complete the rescue.  We were headed off to breakfast and because of the President's Day holiday the garbage men had not made their rounds like they normally would.  As we  drove and chatted with each other I suddenly gasped---"STOP"  out of the corner of my eye I spotted this.....

This amazing vintage crib was set on the curb to await the trash men. 

I just could not let that happen. It took a little convincing but Alex said if I was the one to pluck it off the curb and place it in the trunk,  he would stop---good deal---the crib headboard was mine.  As I was loading the headboard, I also noticed another treasure.....

A vintage wooden highchair in amazing condition.  Unforturnaly, there was not room in the car to rescue the chair.  Oh well it had to be left behind.  Breakfast was yummy and we headed home.  But you guessed it, I could not stop thinking about that little chair.  To make a long story short--after we dropped off my mom and my son--my wonderful husband agreed to return.  I am now the proud owner of a vintage highchair.  All in all a great day!!!----breakfast with my family and vintage sweetness (for free)  Hope you are having a great day too