It's a Boyfriend

Commissioned piece that was recently wrapped up. I've been doing a lot of commissions as of late that are all gifts for a loved one. The gift of art!

This was for a teacher. I've never met him, but I thought, I bet he says good morning on a regular basis being a teacher and all.

Penny

I would like to dedicate this entire post to mine and Taylor's newest little bundle of sweetness, Penny. Yesterday, I feverantly jetted to PetSmart where they were having an adoption event with Forever Home Cat Rescue.

I had been eyeing some little kittens from their online database, however everyone I had inquired about had been adopted the evening before. When I read about Penny's ( then BlueBelle) story and saw how adorable she look, I thought, I CAN'T MISS HER TOO! When I got to PetSmart, I scanned for her little grey ball of fur and was so upset when I didn't spot her right away. BUT she was hiding in a little tube thing and my heart and Taylor's melted instantly.

Within minutes she was ours! She is a Russian Blue and is 8 weeks old. She is sooo cuddly and sweet and knew her way to the litter box right away:)

Forever Home Cat Rescue provided all of her first shots, the fee for her to get spayed when she is old enough, as well as free kitty litter, and a huge bag of free Purina Pro Choice food,  all for a discounted adoption fee of $125.

And trust me, she got plenty of amazing Martha Stewart cat toys and accessories. So excited to have her in our lives:)

NB treats

I have been somewhat absent in the last week. The reason: I was in NB visiting the fammy, sans imac. HOWEVER, I packed light and returned with a suitcase pack so tightly I literally used twist ties to keep the  zippers from opening.

So many new vintage clothing items, so much cute house additions found at garage sales and thrift shops. My sweet little sister Cassidy from Shorts & Sweets hemmed THREE dresses for me as she's become such an awesome little seamtress as of late.

The following outfit includes: A vintage Kitten printed scarf from the Saint John Value Village, A vintage knitted cream cape from Lovely Betty and a beautiful rusted high waisted skirt from good ole' H&M.

To match my outfit I came across these autumn colored MELAMINE mini plates and cups. (side note: I am in love with all that is Melamine. I got the whole lot for $5!

I also picked up this. Apparently you make pot holders with it. I am going to try and make a quilt. 

Sew Much Fun Week at Lollipop

I have been SOOOO (sew) busy this past week with work, but we finally had our final camp session for the summer and it was A HIT! I put together a sewing themed week for all the children. It was quite ambitious but I was confident that the children could do it. With some guidance from myself and the other two counselors, the children followed through with the projects and left at the end of the week with ADORABLE handmade items. Let me also mention these children are ages 5-8 so even the simple whipstitch proved challenging. Here are a some of their creations!