Vintage Indie Digs Into Little Page's Signs of Spring!

Spring is definitely on its way in Texas. One day there's a bare flower bed and overnight there's a host of daffodils. The brave little daffodils have no fear of winter - I suppose that's why they are always getting frozen! Anyway here's some that I rescued from a storm yesterday!

I know spring is on its way when the redbud trees start blooming - they hold such promise when there's nothing but bare branches all around them. However, when I look across the street and see Myrtle's bluebonnets that, to me says spring is here. Myrtle died two years ago at 98 years of age but she lives on in the flowers that she tended for 60 years. If I ever get a scanner hooked up I'll share some pictures of her wearing her sunbonnet Sue hat hanging sheets right in the middle of a huge patch of bluebonnets. So that's my favorite part of spring - when bluebonnets bathe the state in a sea of blue.

On another note - I'm finishing up my swaps - Hanging up Springtime

and Mother Goose

a sneak peek at the Mother Goose Swap! Can you guess the Mother Goose Rhyme this is based on. Can't tell yet before I finish it up and send it off to my swap partner.

March will soon be here and it'll be time for the Round Top Antiques Fair - miles and miles of junk - fabulous, wonderful junk! I bring it up because of the upcoming Vintage Indie Swap. I have these questions to answer so here goes:

1. My favorite part of spring - obviously bluebonnets

2. My favorite flower - see #1 and add hydrangeas!

3. My hobbies and crafts - I love altering stuff, painting, paper crafting and sewing trims onto all of that.

4. What do I collect? I have a huge collection of blue and white china, red and white china, old linens, kreamerware - well, waaay too much of that. I love my vintage red plastic kitchen stuff, but my big challenge right now is collecting - don't laugh- old pink plastic religious things. It all started with a little pink framed Last Supper. I'm bidding on a pastel blue statue of Mary with a little pink frame INCLUDED in the auction on ebay right now. My hearts desire is a pink plastic holy water font. I passed one up two years ago and it still haunts me.

5. Allergies - hello - I grew up in South Texas without a/c playing outside so I developed a resistance to all allergies. Not counting cedar, but don't we all suffer from cedar fever? Anything I hate? Smoke - yuk and anything that's too cutsey. Love the girly stuff tho.

So there you go Vintage Indie - thanks for the food for thought. Check out their website -http://vintageindie.typepad.com/vintage_indie/2008/02/vintage-indies.html?cid=104079418#comments

Valentine Week

Flowers from my hubby.
Hearts Galore
Roses from my brother - how sweet!

Working on a new collage.

I love this little birdie.

This just listed in my Etsy store. I'm in such a pink mood lately. Now that this is done I need to switch to organize mood! A good start today with a load of new swanky black storage boxes.

So Valentine's week has been great - two beautiful bouquets and surprise - a new car.

Kiefers

Yesterday I had lunch at a wonderful little deli in Austin - Kiefers Cafe. It's not what would be considered a "trendy" place - mainly just wonderfully tasty food but they did have this keyboard on the wall. Isn't it fabulous? Where would one find a piano in such a state of disrepair to salvage this? I would so love to do this!

Little Bear

I love this little poem and it goes perfectly with my layout for ebay tomorrow night. It's so hard to find little boy layouts that aren't too foofy or bare! Hope it finds a good home and a sweet little boy to fill the empty spaces.

Finally - I got some crosses and paintings in my Etsy store. I definitely need to get some better pictures but just hated to wait until my photography skills improve - the metal would be rusted through by then. Copper is sooo expensive hence the high price but really beautiful indoors or out. Here's a picture of my feet and the cross. I needed much longer legs for this shoot!