Earth Mother

Working away on my earthy dream catchers.

Strips of vintage linens, lace and ribbons just weren't enough so I had to embellish with some handmade pompoms.

I am thrilled with how they are turning out.

The pompoms give it so much more texture and bohemian style 
Very free spirit like.

I am on the fence if I should go ahead and put them in Vintage Marketplace or keep them for my show stock.

Weigh in, what should I do?

Summer

Usually I am not one for summer.
Never have been a summer girl. I prefer the cold and wet rain.
It's ironic that I live in a place where it is summer all year long.
But this summer has been different.  I have embraced the heat, (maybe cause it has been the most mild summer I can remember in 10 years) and learned to love being cooped up in the house on most days.

With our new schedule for the boy it forces us to stay home most days.  Which has been a great thing this summer.
He is at that age where we could just pretend all day long and have fun.

Thus the tent being made, that led to word banners being made for teaching tools.  He enjoys the construction of the words and gluing the letters in place.  It is a sneaky way of making learning fun.

As he sits in his peter pan costume cutting and exploring art, he turned a paper plate into a beautiful dream catcher just like mom was working on.

We dug rocks in the back yard for gold, lifted things with all our might as Superman, and ate dinner with our friendly neighborhood Spiderman.

We fell asleep hard when we finally gave up...

and gave me some time to crochet some silliness in the evening.
We are changing the boys room to more colorful and pretend playland. So I made this archery target for his wall to shoot his pretend bow and arrows at.

 I think he will love it.

This summer has been about self discovery, and regaining my love for life and the little things.  I used to spend my days out shopping and searching for something...never knowing what,  just searching.  Finally my search is over and I found what I love.  Being at home with my family spending silly time together and playing.

Perfect Summer Totes

From Etsy



One thing in my life that is always constant is the search for handbags, totes, clutches...well just about any thing I can call a purse.

This is my new one from Pottery Barn, I highly recommend it as a great carry all

I love a good bag. No matter how many great ones I own I always look at more.

Here are some that I am drooling over for the perfect summer tote.

From the highest of highs at Louis Vuitton, to a $10 Cath Kidston cotton tote, I love them all.

Now that we spend more days in the park, having a great tote for all our waters, juices, change of clothing for B, and a blanket to lay on in the grass. A tote is a must for summer days.
From Kate Spade, A new take on the classic picnic basket




I have to say, even though this Kate Spade is more of an afternoon brunch kinda tote it is still on my wish list. It comes in a variety of fab colors

How about you all, do you carry totes more in the Summer for hauling the waters and kiddies things in. From the pool, the park or the beach, a tote is on my summer must list.