a roadtrip

a roadtrip

a roadtrip

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a roadtrip

once upon a time there was a roadtrip...from wichita to mount rushmore to devils tower to the badlands & back again. many many photos were taken, although not really of mount rushmore, devils tower or the badlands...in fact we'll just get them out of the way right now:




let's also dispense with bison & prairie dog shots:



what I did take tons of photos of was every vintage thing I could find in every small town along the way. so lots & lots of signs...motels...theater marques...cafes & diners...and not one but two places filled with large numbers of taxidermy animals. so settle in because it's going to be a couple weeks of recap photos & not much else around here {I apologize for those of you who come here for crafty/embroidery type posts it's going to be kind of boring for you...but I'll try to make it up to you afterwards}.

yee haw!

sometimes I surprise myself with what will catch my eye when thrifting...a bejeweled bolo / lariat necklace complete with horse head & shoe...why not?!


have a great weekend :)

thursday = embroidery

I don't think I will ever get tired of pretty vintage embroidery bird transfers:


happy stitching!

more needlepoint letters

while this is not the book mentioned in a recent post since it seemed like there were quite a few people commenting here & on flickr that they would like to make similar letters I thought it might be worth sharing.

recently thrifted

I admired this fabric wall-hanging for three weeks before finally buying it when it was marked down to 6 bucks {from $25} at the thrift store. I knew it wouldn't fit in my car without taking it partially apart {it's 54" square} so I didn't want to spend too much only to ruin it:


I loved what the casher said who checked me out..."these colors say summer" :)

the mantel

everything is thrifted...the crewel wall-hanging from a thrift store, the white letters from craigslist & the red letters from an auction

pinterest week - day 5

{this week I'm going to share some images I like found on pinterest}


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p.s. have a wonderful weekend!

pinterest week - day 4

{this week I'm going to share some images I like found on pinterest}


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pinterest week - day 3

{this week I'm going to share some images I like found on pinterest}


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pinterest week - day 2

{this week I'm going to share some images I like found on pinterest}


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