vintage tuesday

if it's rusty, metal and red...give it to me now.

sign me up.  ring it.  let's go.

enjoy this collection of rusty red treats from etsy...

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happy tuesday vintage lovers!!  xox...jenn

more shop goOdies

i hope all of you in the path of irene are safe and sound.  really thinking of you and sending thoughts and prayers!!  we have had a sleepy weekend.  none of us feeling very great.  mostly tired and the boys already having sniffles from school crud.  so, it kinda felt good to just watch some movies and play with sweet louie and do a bunch of nothing.  that was until this afternoon...when i decided to get some more shop goodies listed...i needed to feel like i accomplished a tiny bit of something:)  so here ya go.  a new tiny village of lulettes for the fall season.  a fun mixed media ornament (if you can bear to think about christmas yet!) that i created from a broken vintage bowling pin top, vintage tin mold, vintage fabric and twine.  i named him fred.  and a few more snowmen ornies.  it's only 109 here today.  of course i'm thinking of snowmen:)

they are all headed to the shop now.  and i hope the rest of your weekend is relaxing and sweet!!

le petit maison

new wall girlie in the shop now!  inspired by fall...deep, rich colors and a sweet little house in her arms.  "le petit maison" (the little house) is on her house from vintage text.  thanks for taking a peek!  xox...jenn

now 50% off

wanted to let you guys know here first...just marked this original painting down to 50% off!  currently published in 'the artist unique' by carmen torbus.  here's your chance to own a published, ORIGINAL piece of art for a super duper low price!  yahooo!

and i'll be adding a new wall lulette doll in the shop later tonight too!  i'll post here before i do.  that's the scoop!  happy friday!  we made it through the 1st week of school!  helloooo weekend!!  xox...jenn

vintage tuesday

vintage tuesday is BACK!  i sure missed sharing vintage treats with you guys!  so, while i'm getting back into the swing of things from our vacation and back to school modes...it's time to get my vintage shop back on track.  i finally added a few new things today and look for more to come on a regular basis now.  i didn't plan it this way but all the items have a food theme!  well...not so much the score keeper.  but it could be used in an eating competition...huh, huh??

i know...not nearly enough things to share...but i'll be back next tuesday with something super fUN!!  enjoy your tuesday.  spend it with something vintage!  xox...jenn

goodbye summer

happy, happy monday to you!  summer is officially OVER for us this morning.  the boys went off to school.  6th grade and 2nd grade.  so unbelievable.  they are SO grown up, it's not even funny.  i made them a special breakfast (hard boiled eggs, waffles and fruit salad was their choice)... packed their new lunch boxes and backpacks...they put on their new school clothes and shoes and went off on their way!  they are sitting there right now learning new things.  louie is sleeping and the house is sooooo quiet.  i'm ready though.  ready to get back to work and have a little free time to myself once in awhile!  chris' classes start thursday.  his second semester of teaching quantum field theory.  (what the heck IS that!?)  he really loves it.

as a little tribute to the end of summer, i did a new painting.  sort of a self portrait.  it's me and the boys and louie...but it could be anyone really.  chris wanted to know where he was.  sorry honey.  i painted it in another one of my OLD vintage berry drawers and attached a chippy old red ball to the top where a drawer pull once was long ago.  i seriously LOVE painting on the galvanized metal...and love the old wood that frames it.  makes for a pretty cool little piece of art to hang in your favorite room, don't you think!?

 it will be headed over to the shop in just a moment:)
and here a couple more pics of my little sweetheart louie...oh my i love this dog.  absolute cutest little bundle of love ever....hard to snap a picture of this moving target!

and a couple pics of the boys.  henry lost his front tooth last night!  the night before 2nd grade!  so cool. and guess what?  the tooth fairy left a teeny tiny note and a couple EXTRA bucks for a great 1st day of school.  wow, huh!?  he was over the moon proud.  i'm secretly sobbing on the inside because he totally looks like a BIG kid now.  but still so cute:)  and here they are off to school this morning.

i do have lots more pictures of our vacation to share with you...but our internet has been so sketchy lately.  it takes forever and a day to upload them.  grrrr...stupid internet dish.  such a nightmare!  okay...i'm off.  have a great day everyone!  and to all of you who have little (and big) kids headed off to their 1st days...wishing you a fabulous school year!!  xoxo...jenn

lou and little lou

we are on the countdown.  6 more days until school starts!  we are trying to soak up every last minute of it too.  the most fun?   louie.  what a sweet pea.  so tiny and funny and full of spunk.  he is a riot.  but the poor, sweet pea guy got a little bug and had to be put on antibiotics.  scared us so much.  but he is doing really well.  hasn't slowed him down at all.  he plays so hard and then passes right out.  it's been quite a few years since we've trained a puppy....and it is a challenge of course.  but...potty training is coming along and sleeping at night is getting better.  last night he slept from 12 - 5:30!  thank you lou!  yawn.

now onto the other "lou" in my life.  mr. henry (little lou).  

he turned the big seven while we were on our trip!  

mia and pappy (my paretns) gave him a fabulous birthday 

party with a huge cake and balloons and decorations 

and a trip to henry's fave...cici's pizza!  we were so 

lucky to have our friends there and my aunt judi and 

uncle tony.  such a fun time. henry deserves it too.  

poor guy has spent so many birthdays moving.  

end of july is always when we have been trekking 

across america with our life in boxes.  

this was way better.

hooray for cake and a special 7 sparkler!

look at that fab card my mom made!!  with all of our faces...
so cool!!!

happy birthday sweet henry!  you bring so much joy and laughter to our lives...we love you tons!!!

xox...jenn

spookytime jingles

happy friday you guys!  just a little reminder that it's time for the spookytime jingles update again!  tonight is the night.  when the clock strikes midnight and it turns into the 13th...the site will be updated with new treats once again.  i'll have a few halloween pieces and 3 more snowmen ornies.

and a new painting going into the etsy shop!  

created on a vintage metal 

and wood berry drawer, with an old bingo 

ball at the top.  "our home"....

sure do appreciate you guys!  thanks for stopping by today!!  xox...jenn