Mother/Daughter Tea

We had our tea on Tuesday Night. It was so much fun to have a special evening with our daughters and really helped to open up the lines of communication so are so important during this time in their lives. They did a baby photo game, to try and guess who the pictures were of, and we displayed them on vintage aprons. We also had mason jars for the center pieces and vintage table cloths on the tables. Also pictured is the girls before the tea, eating dinner at Panda Express and the goodie bags that each girl got. Also, my friend Sarah took pictures of all the moms and daughters together and they turned out so nice. I was looking through Home Companion magazine yesterday and there is a Chick Lit party featured in there. Really cute. Girls get together and trade books (get it, lit is short for literature). This might be fun to do at the beginning of the summer so you can trade great reads for vacation. Sounds like a mother/daughter thing too. So, I am tired but also inspired.

Emma is doing her state report on Wisconsin. I found this great picture on one of the websites as we were looking for information about the state. We have learned so much so far. Did you know that the Ringling Bros. started the circus in their backyard in Wisconsin. Also, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frank Lloyd Wright, Caddy Woodlong, and Orson Wells are all from Wisconsin. Oh, and they make cheese there too. If anyone is from Wisconsin let me know. The more info the better.

sale stuff

Okay, now I am beginning to feel like Kari/Artsy Mama, cuz I am hitting the estate sales and garages sales like a maniac and can't wait to post pics to show ya what I found. I swear I need to start and etsy shop, but I also toy with the idea with getting a space at an antique mall, after all I live here in Orange, one of the hottest antique cities around. What to do? Any ideas, suggestions, first hand knowledge?

Spring Swap Items

My Spring Swap items came from Christina. Thank you so much. I love the little hand painted holder and chick and the cards, postcards and plaque for our house. Oh and the paperclip with a vintage earring on it. I am so excited for all this fun stuff. The "Bless Our Home" plaque fits perfect on our front door. It's the perfect color too.

Drawing Winner

Bling your Birdhouse Day was so much fun. Thanks to the Hosts Karla and Beth. Well today was the drawing to give away my birdhouse and I drew Lolly's name from lollysnestegg. Congrats to you. Thank you everyone for stopping by and commenting. Hope to do a giveaway again soon.

Also, I wanted to share these. The mother/daughter tea is coming up at the school and we have goodie bags for the girls. I wanted to decorate the bags with cute little vintage sachets, so these are what I came up with. The bags look amazing and are filled with all kinds of good things for the girls. We had fun putting the bags together and decorating. The game of baby pictures is going to be displayed on vintage aprons. I'll be sure to get a picture, and I saw the slideshow yesterday. It is amazing. Well, off to an estate sale. Let me know what you are creating.....

Bling Your Birdhouse Day

Today is Bling your birdhouse day, so here is mine. I got it at the Goodwill for a couple bucks. I papered it with a Traci Bautista paper and added trim and bling and pink paint on the roof. I will give it away in a drawing. Leave your name and link and I'll pick a winner late tonight. Happy Bling your Birdhouse Day!

A Day in LA

Since the kids are on Easter vacation, we decided to take a day and go into LosAngeles and see the town. We started at the Pantages box office to see if there were any tickets left for that night and there were so we scooped them up. Next, we headed off to LACMA to see their new building and modern art exhibit. After, seeing real art by Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse, Warhol, Klee, Lichtenstein, Miro, and Rothko, just to name a few, we headed up Fairfax to the American Girl store and the Farmer's market. From there we cruised by Sweepeas & Snapshots (scrapbooking store), but they were closed so we made our way back up fairfax to Melrose and checked out Aardvarks and a few other clothing and accessories shops. To top off the evening we went back to the Pantages and saw Wicked. The kids really loved it. Henry's main concern was that they were going to kiss and they did. All in all, it was an amazing day. Sometimes, you just have to be unlimited, and get out there and have fun, and we did....