Just a bunch of stuff.....

I love this time of year. So much going on. It is almost Halloween and time for the little ghosts and goblins to frequent our doorstep. We don't get many, if any, trick-or-treaters at our door here. One of my neighbors said she has lived here 6 years and had one trick-or-treater in all that time. But I always buy some candy just in case. 

I always go to Trunk-or-Treat at the church. It is one of the few events I get to enjoy that I don't volunteer to help in. I donate cakes for the cake walk as my participation. That way I can walk around and take pictures, see all the costumes, check out the booths and listen to the music. And my favorite...have a hotdog off the grill and a cold Coke.

Once November 1st hits, I am ready for Thanksgiving. I start making my menu and taking stock of our staples in the pantry so we can start picking up a few things here and there like frozen or canned items. I have already started gathering for my decor. I have some harvest items I like to do a little display with. I have them on the sidelines, waiting to come out.

My yard sale finds this summer were at three different times and it hit me the other day that I could do some type of display with the small vintage platter from 1935, the brown cloth napkin and my little pilgrims that I love. I have an orange candle, but I think I want a different type candle and to spruce it up with some raffia or something. Stand by for future posts on how this display turns out. 

I love my copper pot. I have no idea where it will go, but I thought it was "fallish" so it will be in one of my Thanksgiving settings. i need to shine it up some, but there are some pit marks and wear and tear that I think just adds vintage character to it. 

I have got to get busy making my no-sew table runners and scarves. I have two different pieces of material for Thanksgiving and one that I love for Christmas. 

You remember I have been collecting Christmas mugs for my big Wish List event. This was one I picked up at a local antique store for .25 cents. I was in a hurry that day and failed to notice a small chip in the rim right above the handle. I don't like to throw anything away so I have decided this will go on my desk as my pencil holder for the Christmas holidays. I love repurposing items. So does Ms. Hanna at Pyrex Thifter Sisters. Check out her post on Repurposing. 

I have a couple of bread cloths that I picked up at yard sales this summer. I can't wait to use these at Christmas. 

I went through my material and found all my Christmas material I had bought and never used for anything. I think I will make some little no sew table scarves to give as Christmas gifts with a little candy dish and candle. Except for Charlie Brown Christmas. That is going to be made into a tree skirt for my Charlie Brown Christmas tree that goes in the kitchen every year. 

I think I am going to make handmade tags for some of my gifts this year. I saw this on Etsy and thought it was really cute.

I saw this idea somewhere and thought it would be so cute. I found some vintage Christmas music sheets on Etsy that I may just have to order. Fifteen sheets for $5. Not a bad price. 

I think I feel a craft day coming on sometime soon. Need to get started so I don't let the time get away from me again this year. 

My new purse arrived

Last week, I ordered a new purse from...you guessed it, Thirty-One. This purse has been on my wishlist since the fall catalog was launched. Thanks to the October special, I was able to get it for 50% off. You never, ever pass up a purse you want when you can get it for 50% off. It is the Elite Retro Metro in Brown Corduroy with my initials in Oatmeal. 

I love that the interior is so soft and has the retro metro by thirty-one all around the inside band. 

There is an interior zipper pocket and two interior drop in pockets. 

Outside has two huge deep pockets...one on each side of the purse. Plenty of room to drop my keys or cell phone and I won't have to dig for them. Plus the pockets are deep enough that I don't have to worry about them falling out. 

Pretty floral design on the outside pockets. 

Since I was the hostess for the catalog show, I received some free items. I picked this Brown Quilted Pick Me Plaid Soft Wallet. 

I love that the inside has so many compartments and it is in purple!

For my half off item, I selected the new Thermal Zipper Tote in Black Pick me Plaid. It is the perfect size for my tablet and the thermal lining helps protect it temperature wise as well as being cushioned to protect from damages.  

There is nothing more fun than getting a Thirty-One box of goodies. 

Tuesday's Treasures

Saturday, I went window shopping at Home Accents. It is a huge building with individual booths. There are a lot of booths that sell primitive craft items as well as a section of antique booths. Here were some things that caught my eye. 

This is one of the Lady Head Vases I blogged about recently. I love her red hat. I couldn't see the price tag because she was in a locked case and her tag was turned backwards.. Since I wasn't going to buy her, I didn't bother the cashier to open the case. 

I love this pink tea set.

They had several booths that had vintage pitchers. I may go back and get one later on. 

This was in great condition. Just $9.00 with the lid. But I have too many casserole dishes and no place to put any more. I need to focus on bowls because you can stack them. 

A cute booth that carried primitive and Americana.

 Love the old metal coffee pot.  

There were a lot of goodies in this booth that I love. Especially all the teapots. 

My favorite that they had was the snack plates and cup in white milk glass. It is rare in my area to see a complete set of plates and cups. 

And rarer still to see another set in the next booth of snack plates and cups. 

Love old tins. 

I did find something in the wheat pattern I'm looking for, but I want a nesting bowl, not this style. It was a little higher priced than I wanted to pay. 

And yet another set of snack trays with cups. This set was just $8.95 for the entire set. You can't beat that price, but it wasn't exactly the style or color I was looking for. 

Two gorgeous sets of pitchers and goblets. 

A cute vintage bread box.

I think this is my sister's Pyrex pattern she collects. I am not sure if she has the Cinderella bowls or not. This was just a set of 3 and they were individually priced. $16 for the big, $12 for the middle and $10 for the small. Not a bad price.

I love this depression glass butter dish. And check out the ruby juicer on the left and the green juicer in the milk glass bowl at the back right. 

This was a rare find. A complete 8 piece service of snack plates and cup. Love the pattern on this. 

I am definitely planning a trip back. This was the last place I stopped Saturday and I was getting very tired. I didn't look in as much detail as I usually do. Next time I go, it will be my first stop. 

Weekend Wrap Up

I hope everybody had a great weekend. I went to church yesterday and had another gift bag from my Secret Sister. I have the best one ever. She is always surprising me with little gifts. Yesterday, I went into Sunday School class and there were some fried pies. I forgot to get a photo before we ate them yesterday. But there was a note that directed me to a table in the lobby where I found this. I love it all, especially the clipboard with my favorite word on it. Thank you my special Sister, whoever you may be. 

I love the little cards she puts with all my gifts. They are all "bee" cards. 

My daughter sells Avon and my new order came in this weekend. In addition, she gave me this cute set of stackable rings. Aren't they adorable!

I had also ordered some Christmas hand lotion for door prizes for my Wish List party in November.

I had ordered some sparkly nail polish for the holidays. The red is my favorite (of course). I just love anything in red. 

I love Christmas earrings. Avon had this set of 7 pairs so I had to snatch them up. I love them all, but the little snowmen are my favorite. 

I got the munchies yesterday and was trying to decide if I wanted to make no-bake oatmeal cookies. They don't really take that long to make and once I get started I am glad I make them, but it is the getting started part that slows me down. 

But they did turn out good. 

But the highlight of the entire weekend was a trip to a local antique store. And finally, after months and months of searching, I have bought my Pyrex White Hamilton Beach Mixing Bowl. I bet all my readers is glad I finally found it. Now I will quit mentioning it about every week. I am very happy and can't wait to bake a cake this week. 

Double R Farms Festival

I visited the Double R Farms for the festival Saturday. It was the first one and they had a good turn out. I thought I would share some pictures with you today. It was a gorgeous fall day in East Tennessee and the atmosphere was just right for a festival.