Come by and visit Arrow Hwy, a little collection of vintage pretties curated by yours truly…
What does the name Arrow Hwy. mean? I first fell in love with vintage when I was in high school and my mom and I came across this vintage shop on Arrow Hwy. I loved all the furniture and the uniqueness of each piece. I particularly fell in love with a vanity set that I bugged and begged my mom to get me until she finally did. Funny thing is when she bought it and put it in my room, I didn’t sleep in my room for awhile cause I was a little afraid of “someone” coming along with. Eventually, I got over that fear and started sleeping in my room again and my collection of vintage (from furniture to clothes) has grown exponentially since then.
I am glad I finally bit the bullet and did it. I have been saying I was going to do it for awhile now, but kind of chicken (and maybe secretly wanting to keep everything). I have a few more shoes to put in, some pretty dresses, and a lot of vintage for men (stuff from Ben’s own collection, I told you once he has been collecting vintage from way back when), but it will all be coming in slowly. My goal is to put in a couple things a week, so I hope you enjoy for now!
Finally, our tomatoes are rolling in slowly. There are a ton of them out there growing in the garden and now little by little we are able to enjoy them inside. We have a serious love for tomatoes.
{tomatoes from left to right: paul robeson, momotaro, black cherry, and yellow pears}
I have a feeling there will be a whole lot of tomato posts in the near future. We do have 34 varieties growing after all…
Tomorrow is August 1st and most of the new sponsors are already up and I will have a fun little announcement in the morning. Here’s to one month left until babycakies 4 makes an appearance… YAY!!!
Please welcome Joyess Threads & Designs… a blog and shop in Australia full of pretties everywhere. See these vintage cushions to these doily tags to this simple kitchen remodel (white cabinets… be still my heart!). And really… this doily lantern is really so, so gorgeous! Are you hooked yet?! Well, head over to check out the Joyess blog and shop…
For Cakies readers, there is a $50 gift certificate to the Joyess shop. To win, here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite item in the shop.
2. Become a follower of Joyess via facebook and tell me so in a separate comment in this post.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 5 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
Giveaway will end midnight PST on Monday, August 1st. Winner will be announced sometime Tuesday morning. Good luck folks!!!
Welcome Lola’s Girl a blogged penned by Jozen, a mama sharing her parenting, fashion, handmade adventures all the way from Vancouver, Canada. In addition, to being a mama, Jozen, is a wedding planner. Sounds kinda dreamy doesn’t it? On her blog, I love when she shares of her love for anthropologie (who doesn’t love that store?!), special “ME” days, or her little DIY’s (must do this soon). Check out her blog and you will be sure to be writing down a couple little ideas to do in your own home…
For Cakies readers, Jozen has put together a little “party in a box”. The box includes: polkadot balloons, sprinkles, cupcake liners, cupcake flags, bubbles, paper straws, bunting, and star shaped confetti. Along with that, a copy of Handmade Weddings, which is a good book full of fun party ideas even if you aren’t planning a wedding.
To win, here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about a fun party theme.
2. Become a follower of Lola’s girl and tell me so in a separate comment in this post. 2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 5 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
Giveaway will end midnight PST on Monday, August 1st. Winner will be announced sometime Tuesday morning. Good luck folks!!!
At the end of the workshop on Saturday, Ben came by with the girls to check things out, meet some readers, and help load up the car. I knew George Key Ranch was a beautiful place to take pictures, so I had clothes laid out for him to dress the girls. The girls came in the right clothes, but he couldn’t find the right shoes for True and Soul came with a her hair a little wild, but I think he prefers it that way.
This week’s feature includes some special pieces that Rachel and I got to try out from Tea Collection. In addition to our special feature on Tea, we have a special photographer behind the camera as after the workshop, Jen (from I ART U) was kind enough to take pictures of us in our little frocks. Um, Jen, can you take our pictures for VH, VT every week? She’s for hire, in case you are wondering…
This is my first time trying out clothes by Tea and I must say I love the quality of the cotton and they aren’t just some cheap fabric that will lose color and unravel after the first wash. Actually, I have already washed the clothes and they look just as good as when they arrived. But with pretty things like vintage and clothes from Tea, I don’t ever throw them in the dryer, rather I let them air dry.
I have mentioned this before, but True is superly duperly shy. You may not think so based on her pictures in this space, but in real life she is! I think she gets it from me, okay, maybe not, probably Ben. Thus, since it wasn’t Ben or me behind the camera she kept hiding. I think it is evident in these pictures.
When picking out clothes for the girls, I get sizes that would work for both Brave and True since they are both so similar now, except what is short on one would be longer on the other. I loved the pieces in Tea cause they are all pretty classic and timeless, which is important when you have three girls because I want to be sure that clothing is timeless enough to keep getting passed down and passed down. Though, the waiting isn’t very long in our family since they are all so close in age.
If I had time, I would make a big yellow emerson-made like flower and pin it on Brave’s dress. I must add that to my to-do list, which is growing but hardly getting done. The night before the workshop, I was ransacking my closet looking for something to wear. I think every thing looks funny on me and nothing feels right. I made such a huge mess in my closet! Finally, I settled on this cheery, vintage, yellow dress that still remained a decent length despite going over my big bump. I kept complaining to Ben that I have nothing to wear, but isn’t that every girls’ complaint all of the time?! *wink*
And aren’t Brave’s vintage litte oxfords adorable?! I am so glad I came across those. Obviously, we don’t always wear vintage from head to toe, but we do try infuse our love for old things and recycling old things as often as we can!
on me: dress, vintage via ms. tips. shoes, vintage. bracelets, vintage.
on true: dress, c/o tea. shoes, vintage. flower in hair, picked by true.
We have a couple other pretties we got from Tea, but those will follow in another post. Rachel and her little ones went casual in their Tea goodies as they played a game of croquet! Even Sebastian got his own set of goods to strut! The Denbow clan is always lookin’ good, so don’t forget to go “over there” (sometime later today now) and check them out.
I think my Soulie really makes this picture. She is a heart melter. There is more where this came from, but you will have to come back later to see the rest of the pictures for this week’s “Vintage Here, Vintage There” featuring some special pretties from Tea.
Friday… yippee! This week was kind of a lazy one. Lazy weeks are good, but sometimes bad, especially when I didn’t get much further down my to-do list.
Learned and links…
– Thanks to the workshop, I am once again in love with my 50mm prime lens.
– I spend way too much time loving the things of this world. Finding your joy in material goods is so fleeting.
– My children really thrive on routine. Last week they were really off due to VBS and this week they were shipped back into shape.
– This post written by my BFF is so honest and hard, but full of God’s grace.
I have my part of the love story written, but it is taking Ben forever and a day to get his part down, so if you are waiting, I promise it is coming. It’s Ben’s fault, but good thing he’s hot cause I can’t stay too mad at him.
I have a large growing pile of fabric scraps. I refuse to throw them away because I am sure they can be used for something. I have been seeing different types of interesting necklaces made of buttons, beads, and fabric. Then, I figured why not make one out of my scraps...
I think it made my white shirt a little less boring. This was so quick and easy to make.
How to make a recycled scraps necklace (which is very similar to the straps on my braided tablecloth bag):
1. Take your scrap fabric, I cut a .5''-1'' snip and tear the rest of the fabric down for a nice frayed edge. Used 3 different fabrics for each strand.
2. Take 3 of the torn pieces and tie the ends together with a rubber band.
3. Braid the 3 pieces together and tie ends together with rubber band when done.
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for more strands. Remember you can make the strands any length you want, if run out of fabric, just weave more into the braid.
5. Once all the strands you want are braided, gather one end of each strand together and straight stitch together with sewing machine. Repeat for the other ends of the strands. Snip off any excess.
6. Gather ends of the necklace and sew together (snip excess) or a ribbon can be sewn at the ends to be able to tie the necklace closed, but I just sewed both ends together.
7. Voila! A nice way to make use of all your lovely scraps.
Sorry if the directions get you a little lost, but it really is easy. I promise. Maybe I should put some in the shop. Please share any other good ideas you may have of things that can be made with scraps. I would love to hear (read) them!
