Pallet Table - Completed

I finished the table today with two screws in each leg from the top. Ideally there would have been a third screw from the side on each leg but the wood wasn't having it for some reason. It stands and doesn't wabble so I'm ok.  I think it looks so much better than what was there before too. 

 Now I have to get all the herbs I'm missing and my herb table will be complete.  Total cost = $7.

Little Bit in Whole Foods

At the end of last year, one of the buyers at our local Whole Foods approached me to see if I'd like to become a vendor.  I knew it would be a lot, but who turns down the opportunity to be in Whole Foods, so I said yes.  They were interested in the t-shirt dresses and barrettes.  Turns out, I basically created a sweatshop for myself, and I've spent the past 6 weeks working in it every night.  I'm happy to say that I'm finally done - down to the last detail including:

The hangers that I have to provide and that I spruced up with a mod-podged butterfly and

 

the tags with the UPC code that I had to obtain and print out with the price.

It's defintely been a learning experience and if they order again, I'll know how much I can handle.  I am pretty siked that my stuff will be in the store, though.  

Pallet Table

I've succumbed to the pallet rage.  I'm making a very haphazard pallet table for the porch to put all my herb pots on.  I found the perfect sized pallet at a local hardware store, for free, and have power-sanded and sealed thus far. The final step is attaching the 2x4 legs with some wood screws...at least I think that's the last step. I'm so impatient that as long as it stands up kind of straight, I'm ok.  I think it'll look pretty cool regardless, and it was free so you can't be too picky.
 

Artwork Display

Inspired by this, that I found on the P word, I've been meaning to make an artwork display of Anaya's drawings because of the countless number of hours she spends at her art table.  Instead of a frame, I went on the cheap and used a 50% off 24x36 canvas at Michael's.  I then scanned her drawings and cropped them into 4x4 squares, printing out 4 per page.  I spaced them 1 3/4" apart lengthwise and 1 1/2" apart widthwise.  After spacing them out, I had to lift each up to get the mod podge onto the canvas for them to stick in place and then I mod podged the entire thing twice.  There's probably an easier way to do it but that's just the way I roll.  It was a little time consuming but well worth it.  Now we just have to hang and admire. 

A Sari Dress For A

I'm finally putting the "Indian" in A Little Bit Indian.  A and I are headed to a girls weekend Indian wedding tomorrow in Parsippany, NJ. We are meeting my parents and a bunch of relative that I haven't seen in a long time so I'm definitely looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to Anaya feeling a little bit Indian so I made her this dress out of, you guessed it, upcycled saris.

I used the Suzanne Citronille pattern that I recently purchased and I think it came out really cute. The only part of the pattern that I didn't quite get was the underarm - the point where all the seams meet is a little wonky but no one will notice.  The dupioni silk is also probably a little heavier than other fabrics so the drape is questionable but I still like it. 

Easter

Not much else to say.  All the chocolate melted too. 

Thrift Scores

Recently, a good thrifting-loving friend of mine and I decided to take a day off and spent it roaming around a 30 mile radius to find charming and interesting thrift stores.  We had a splendid day, which neither of us documented, unfortunately, but I did come home with some great finds.  I was on the lookout for some outdoor pots and pans for a "mud" kitchen for the kids. 

 I love all these old enamel covered pots.

I think the sifter with the little ducks was my favorite find of the day.  It's so flipping cute.  Had to get 2 muffin tins so they wouldn't argue.

I also scored a bunch of vintage patterns. Let's see if any of them actually get made, but really I just like to get inspiration from the collars, embellishments, and silhouettes. I can't get enough of them.

The Great Outdoors

It's been so warm/hot here this spring that the outdoor play has begun.  It's always a challenge for us when the kids get back from school because it's late afternoon and the bugs start coming out, but they really want to play so we slap on the bug spray and let them go.  Of late, A is really happy with collecting - anything from flowers to acorns to shells.

The shells are actually quite amazing, these small little things that who know how she finds.

 T's activity of choice is digging really large holes in our backyard and filling up his dumptruck with the dirt. This goes on and on and on.  We now have at least 3 big holes that I'm thinking aren't so good for the yard, but oh well. There's no grass back there anyway so might as well get some use out of it.