I've got my girls here! sorry no bloggin for a couple of days while we party till the cows come home! or something like that! ...in the meantime taking care of Lauren (aka: the vessel that is growing my grandchild) but you can be sure we are going to hit up some garage sales, and shop and eat out and watch movies and MAKE THINGS.
Tools & items needed:
measure the inside of the frame from the back. This is the measurement you will cut out of the wire mesh. There should be a lip you can staple into (where the glass of the frame sat)
with the wire cutters cut out the amount you will need. You will staple this onto the back side of the frame so make sure there is room on the lip for the staples not to show.
Stapeling on the back side of the frame, I used an electric stapler to keep the wire mesh in place. You don't have to use an electric one, it just goes faster.
Measure the outside of the frame for the foam board. This frame actually had a recessed area (lip) to staple the foam board. You can always staple it to the total outline diameter of the frame if there is no lip. 
Measure out the foam board and using a ruler and exacto knife cut. (exacto knife so you don't bend the board when you cut...like scissors would do). Or you could use a heavy card board. You can cover the foam board with fabric or paper (using modge podge or paper glue or adhesive spray). It just so happened that my foam board was gold. 
staple the foam board into place and that is that. Much easier that I thought. Within 1 hour I had a fun earring holder. If I find some S hooks, I can hang necklaces too.
Kieri & I had fun at the sales this week: $1.00 for 2 bundles of spoons&knives for craft project, cheap paint brushes for 25cents, a LARGE partylite 3 wick Vanilla candle for only 2dollars, travel coffee mug 1.00 black satin fabric for 25cents and... 4 hooded baby towels for $3.00.
Brand new in box popcorn popper $5.00, 6 little jars for 1.00, autumn fabric for 25cents, cool tray for keys 1.00.
box of corn 1.00(I'm ready for fall)
and this was from the free box: spools of ribbons, Cinnamon sticks, bag of ribbons 2 bags petals, Christmas greenery, FREE
nearly new machine
after 4 hours, smells wonderful
dumped out quickly... smelling wonderful
nice and brown..? too crispy? what does the inside look like?
yum
so many colors
and so many cute ideas
here's Megan's before..
and after
the Harry Potter Board
this one was framed
and the cute red & zig zag and buttons
aren't we a fun creative group!
Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
Friday: 
and on Sat I found this so cute (unique) caraf for FREE, and..... yep Christmas orniments... for FREE and then great old aqua BALL canning jars for fifty cents each! (to add to my collection)
I come from the land of Pumpkins (Half Moon Bay, CA) but now I find myself surrounded with lavender fields……… hence the LAVENDER FESTIVAL.
Once a year our little town is over-run with tourists who come to smell the calming sent of lavender. Lots of tourists!
This weekend is Lavender Festival and the town is overcrowded with people wanting a little relaxation time, scrumptious food, sun sun sun and of course shopping for the perfect lavender inspired “thingie”.
I myself attend the street fair, but so far haven’t been to any of the 10 farm tours that feature a “unique” food & music program. Since I live here I can go to any of the farms that are open all summer long and get my smell of lavender and herbs so I’m not about to pay $15.00 and ride buses around to the fields to contend with the hoards of tourists.
I’ll just sit out in my own lavender field and meditate… about which garage sale I will hit up in the morning.
But I will always have a fondness for pumpkins!
I made this really cute bag. It was a kit at Joanns, I didn't even have to cut out these little squares... AND it was on sale!! now I'm ready for picnic's (already used it for plates & stuff) and... wait? what is that in the background......... 
OH YEAH, ITS MY NEW CAR................ KIA SORENTO
here's mine, on a hill so it doesn't show well... I feel like a princess, or queen or something regal! Just wait till I put my vinyl cling on the back window.. ohyeah!
We love the old insulators (green/blue THE best) These were STILL attached to the poles(short) got um for the unbelievable price of $1.00 a piece.
Yep... someone around here is having a baby, I got all these (3 boy outfits, 2 girl outfits) for $1.00 a piece, BRAND NEW WITH TAGS. and socks, and bibs and girl slippers!! Oh yea, we don't know what our sweet grandbaby is yet.
A coach Purse for $10.00! unbelievable, and dishes and an assortment of stuff... everything you see here for $20.00.
Kathrine and her younger brother Clark, he's 87 and HE DROVE DOWN BY HIMSELF.--- that's over an hour in SEATTLE traffic!!!!!
more people and fun, ah I mean FOOD:
And Grandma and her twins!
