Junk Sistas Raffle

So come one,come all~~~please buy a raffle ticket (or more) to help the family of baby Bella with the cost of her medical bills. 32 lovely ladies have banded together to donate items for raffle. Shipping is absolutely free to the winners so please be generous and buy as many tickets as you are able to. If you are the lucky winner of my items, you will receive a fabulous scrap journal from Secret Leaves, a heavenly bottle of Heliotrope scented bath salts from French Soaps, and a beautiful beveled charm by Cathy Penton titled "The Language of Flowers". Please go to the Junk Sistas blog or click on the ticket in the top right corner of my blog to purchase tickets. Thanks for helping and God bless!

Here's what the winner of my items will receive:

Baby Bella FundRaiser

Okay all you bloggers,junkers, and sistas in the search please help us out! Bella Marie came into the world in March as a teeny weeny blessing to her parents Jen and Roby, and to her grandparents whom we all know affectionately as Deb of Talkin' Trash and Cat Daddy. Bella is getting stronger by the day, and needs our prayers so please keep her in your heart. What else can you do? Please participate in the fundraiser that sweet Amy of Junk Sistas and Teresa of Garden Antqs Vintage have organized. Lots of cool stuff will be up for raffle but you've got to buy a ticket on May 1st to enter. Go to the Junk Sistas blog by clicking on the link above and buy a ticket there. You can also see a roll call of the awesome chicks who have heard the call and come runnin'. Here's the first pic taken of Bella...

Thanks Bunches!

Thanks bunches and bunches to everyone who came to the Sweet Pea Home Sale yesterday! It was a success thanks to those faithful few who keep me going in this endeavor to bring great finds to fellow junk lovers. Please keep your eye out for the next sale~~probably sometime in June. Thanks again!

Hugs,
Shelley

Spring 2009 Home Sale

Tomorrow is the Sweet Pea Spring 2009 Home Sale!! Be here at 9am with bells on to get the best stuff! Here are some pics to entice you to stop on by...

Bag Tag, Ornament, and Picture Holder - Oh My!

This project is so versatile. Attach it to your purse to display a picture, to your gym bag for id or to your holiday tree as an ornament.

Materials List:
Four 4 1/2 " squares cotton fabric
Two 4" squares heavyweight double-sided fusible interfacing

One 4" square light weight clear vinyl with tissue paper
Fabric glue
Two 1/4" grommets and tool
Ribbon
Coordinating thread

Trace a 3 1/2" circle onto both pieces of interfacing. Turn one piece of interfacing into a "donut" by drawing and cutting a 1 3/4" circle in the center. Cut out other circle. (Hint: I used Microsoft Publisher for my circle templates.)

Trace a 3 1/2" circle on the wrong side of two pieces of 4 1/2" square of fabric. Turn one of these pieces into a "donut" using the same technique as above.

Lay one 4 1/2" fabric square wrong side up. Place interfacing donut on top in center of fabric, then fabric donut - right side up - on top of interfacing. Use your iron to fuse. This forms the tag's front. Repeat with one 4 1/2" fabric square, interfacing circle and fabric circle. This forms the tag's back.

Trim extra fabric into a circle around donut and circle, leaving a 1/2" all the way around. Using fabric glue, fold and glue excess fabric around interfacing edges on both the circle and the donut. Let dry. (Hint: Fabric glue dries quick. Hold the pieces in place you move around the circle until they are dry.)

Section the fabric in the center of the donut into triangles by making several diagonal cuts (like a pizza). Cut up close to the edge of the interfacing trying not to cut the interfacing. Fold back your triangles to the wrong side of tag and secure with fabric glue. (Hint: Smaller triangles will make a more perfect circle.) Let dry.

Cut a 3 1/2" circle from vinyl. (Hint: Cut tissue paper in a circle also to help vinyl slide easily under your sewing machine foot.) Pin vinyl circle with tissue paper on back to wrong side of donut. Sew around inner donut circle using a 1/4" seam allowance. Remove tissue paper. Trim vinyl to 1/4" seam allowance. Sew around outer edge of donut using a 1/4" seam allowance.

Attach grommet to tag front and back following manufacturer's instructions. Top of grommet should be approximately 1/4" from edge of tag front and back.

Pin tag front and back together lining up grommets. Sew together along 1/4" seam allowance, leaving approximately 1 1/2" inches on both sides of grommet. (Hint: This is the opening for the picture, label, etc.)

Insert picture or label. Thread ribbon through both eyelets/grommets. Attach to your favorite bag!

When In Texas...

When in Texas, we manage to squeeze in a little sight-seeing if we can.

The first two pics are of the house used in the movie Hope Floats, which can be found in Smithville, Texas just two towns away from where we stay. Who knew?



The next pics are of the world's smallest Catholic church. This teeny little church is right next to the field where our show sets up and I've always been curious about it. You can actually go inside and I did.




Beautiful fields of Bluebonnets everywhere the eye can see...


This majestic stone bridge sits in a meadow of Bluebonnets and beautiful old trees along the way to Round Top. Looks like a post card doesn't it?


In Warrenton, the biggest Easter basket I've ever seen!


And finally, this is me holding two adorable Yorkie puppies named Abby and Gidget. Check out the shades. What a scream!

The Masters~~Finale

For those of you who know Robin Brown and John Gray~~Magnolia Pearl~~I know you are not surprised that I would include them in my tribute. Beautiful,ethereal,dreamy~~just a few of the many words you could use to describe the gorgeous clothing they design and sell. When at Marburger, I wear nothing else but Magnolia Pearl. It's feminine and flirty and just plain fun to wear. Their booth is romantic and makes you want to sit down and just take it all in. Enjoy...




A shot of me and the beautiful Robin Brown...