Tuesday, June 23, 2009

This Is An All Skate, Everyone Please All Skate!

Holy smokes, I actually finished a layout! *pause for much needed patting on back*



I made this using some of Toot's six month portraits and the June kit from Life Preservers. Everything was from the LPS kit except for the too sweet gingham ribbon (which I got in a thrift store grab bag), some fabulous crocheted flowers from Paper Blooms, the brad in the middle of the other flowers is one I got from a Target $1 pack and the butterfly trails which I made with Stickles. And speaking of the butterflies:



Aren't they adorable?!?! I got these from Paper Blooms with the flowers and am so in love! They are so teeny weeny and cute!

Oh right, I almost forgot! Remember last week when I mentioned the 1940's movie "The Fleet's In"? Well looky what I found on Etsy:



This is some sheet music and the bottom one called, "I Remember You" is a song from "The Fleet's In"...I found sheet music from the movie! Woo hoo! I promptly bought them (there were 3 different sheets all together) on sale for $3.00...mine now!

I also discovered a couple more things at a local thrift store. Sidney Poitier's book (for $1.00, hello! And isn't he so dreamy? I love "To Sir, With Love" *sigh*), an Algebra textbook from the 40's and an old copy of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and another 10 cent pattern, this one is a 50's apron pattern:



I also got a sweet little polka dot scarf and thought about posting a picture of me wearing it but let's be honest here...Toot is ten times cuter than me and she agreed to model it for me so...



I'm working on a couple of other projects, including altering a wood mirror frame I got from Michael's and I'm attempting to work on canvas again after staying away from it for a few years. (I should try and find some pictures of my "paintings" to show you. I have quotes around "paintings" because I stink at it but somehow kept a few of them. lol We'll see how brave I get this week...)

And now for the "shout out" portion of the blog:

1. Don't forget that Melissa is giving away some fun Disney blog candy! Check it out here!

2. Chris wanted me to thank you all for your nice comments on his first Father's Day. He also wanted me to apologize for posting a picture of him with no shirt on, but I refuse to apologize for it. I like the picture...*rowr* :P

3. Look what Mo gave me!

Thank you so much Mo!!!

4. Through her generosity project, I received one of Frieda's fabulous ATCs for my very own! I almost fell out when I saw the envelope! Frieda is so talented and so inspiring! I'll be sure to post a picture of it next go round, the light is terrible at the moment and I want to make sure I take a good picture of it for you to see...

So with that, have a great day everyone!

27 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the LO!!! GORGEOUS!!! And totally LOVING that Sidney book!!! LOVE that man!!!! And HOW stinkin' ADORABLE is toot with that scarf on?!?!?!!?!?! OMYGOSH CUTE! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

deb famularo said...

TooT is such a ham!!!!!!! Just adorable! Love the LO!!Chris is too funny! Tell him we need boy candy to look at too!!!!!!

You always make me laugh!

Tiffany said...

aw she is just to cute! thanks for visiting my blog and feeding my fish. have a marvelous day! xo

Winchester Manor said...

Glad you got your MoJo back! The layout is spectacular and that toot is the cutest thing ever! I could just gobble her up!

Love all your goodies and I'm so very jealous of that pattern...sigh.

Congrats on the award you lovely thing you!!

m1ch3113lee said...

Toot is so adorable. And that is a great layout.

Cassie said...

Ack!! That little polka dot scarf is super cute on her!!! What a bunch of fabulous finds!! You should pat yourself on the back for finishing a LO. I am going to try and get one done today. I haven't made anything in a month. Thanks for the push!!
:)

Jocelyn said...

Love the LO...you did an awesome job and oh my your finds are enough to make me cry.....I love them alllll!!! Toot is just tooooo cute and I need to borrow some pics so that I scrap this precious little girl!!!!! Thanks for sharing happiness with me today and thanks for the prayers going up for Gavin! :)

Ann said...

That LO is fabulous, and Toot is SOOOOOOOO stinkin' adorable!!!

Anonymous said...

stunning LO!!! :)

hugs,
sarah.

Leah said...

Wonderful LO!! I think this is my favorite you've done:) Wonderful fun finds you found:) (say that 5 times fast;)

Lisa said...

Sweet LO and even sweeter picture of Toot! That girl is too cute for her own good! LOL! Great score at the thrift stores...you gotta be lovin' all that loot!

We must work on getting together sometime soon. I know after Keri goes back to school in August things will slow down a bit. Oh, who am I kidding...I NEVER slow down! LOL! But I really do want us to try to share a crafty weekend. Hope you are having a fan-tab-u-lous day!

Cora said...

Toot has got to be the cutest baby EVER! Awwww....

Thrift stores are awesome. I would live in one if I could.... Well, okay, maybe not.... but you get what I'm saying.

Thanks again for the captchas!!

:-)

Anonymous said...

LOving that baby...modeling

allyson joy said...

your girl baby is so stinkin precious!!! cute layout too ~ love the ribbon down the middle and the buterflys :-D
{xoxo}

Anonymous said...

that picture of Toot is too darn cute!!!!! Can't wait to see what you do with that one!!!

Fink said...

Toot has the prettiest smile! What a great pose. Love the layout too! I would be proud of myself finishing one up to!

Unknown said...

Oh my my my Toot is sooo cute! And tell your dear husband not to fret about his shirt-off picture because my husband NEVER has a shirt on in the summer time and he looks like a hairy slob without one and I just deal with it! And yes I have pictures of himwith no shirt on, and no they aren't my fav's, but what can I say? I love him anyway!

debra@dustjacket said...

Pat's on the back deserved! Toot you are just model material sweetpea! (it's okay Chris, don't fret we are used to seeing shirtless guys ... aren't we Maggi!!!)

Jade said...

ok like really love ur blog its adorable just like ur baby!

Anonymous said...

I LOOOOOOOOVE Sidney Portier and that book is AWESOME! Love all the old school, back in the day stuff you collect!

Toot looks WAY too cute in the scarf, I just want to give her snuggles every time I see those cute little cheeks!

Happy Belated Daddy's Day to Chris!

laterg8r said...

i love that pic of Toot - she is so darling in that scarf. your lo is inspiring - love those butterflies

Jen said...

You're so crafty! I love it! And I love the layout too!

Unknown said...

Toot is so TOOTIN' cute!!! He he! Can I pinch her cheeks? I saw that Sidney book at an antique store for like $14 or $25 and I so wanted to get it! Great buy!

Alicia said...

Oohhhh look at all the neat stuff you picked up!! Makes me want to go to the goodwill!! And Toot looks so dang cute in that scarf, I just wanna hug her!

Lorry said...

OMG!! your Blog title today, dragged me in and amazingly enough I am working on a 2 page layout of an 80's birthday party at a Roller Skating Rink.... lol
Hope your day is well!

Witchcrafted Life said...

Loving the vintage elements of this post and your adorable scrap layout! I'm going to send the link for your blog to my lil' sis, she loves scrapbooking, too.


Have a gorgeous Thursday, sweetie!
♥ Jessica

Our Hands For Hope said...

Is this a relative to the mad hatter? Cute.