It's beginning to look a lot like christmas.....

I had the pleasure of attending Birds of a Feather's Christmas Open House a month ago. Birds of Feather is located in beautiful Cambria and is well worth a drive to check out this lovely store filled with treasures. You can find everything from ephemera, german glass glitter, ribbons, decor, antiques....oh the list goes on. Heres a little peek...

New jewels in my etsy shop

I have been having a hard time photographing my jewelry and getting my etsy shop updated with all my new pieces. Not sure why? Maybe this is the why...

Aahh...Yes, I do believe this is why. But, how cute is he? And such a great helper!

Treasure Hunting

Ever since I was a little girl I have loved Flea Markets, swap meets, garage sales, thrift shops, junk shops, antique stores...you name it! And now that my little one is getting older, I have been getting back in the habit of Flea Marketing with my partner in crime...my sister-in-law. This entails getting up at 5:30 in the morning (thanks to my Espresso machine), bundling up warm (big sweatshirt and gloves), racing up and down the rows with eagle eyes (because the early/quick bird gets the worm) looking for that one thing "that makes my heart sing" (As my Aunt Beth says), and all the while having a wonderful time hanging out and laughing with my sister-in-law (she is so much fun!)

My favorite acquisition....this Victorian mourning pendant. A beautiful piece of history.
And check out this urn/champagne chiller that I tuned into a paper towel holder!
This cool metal table was a steel at $20 and I use it to hold my school binder and supplies in my kitchen and it will double as microscope lab table!

Homeschooling

Oh, the wonderful books we will read and the fascinating places they will take us to. The sweet time spent together. It's wonderful to be back in school.

This year, Ivory is in the 5th grade, Elias is Pre-K and Beckett...well he just hangs out with us.

Beloved jane jewels

A gift for a dear friend. This necklace is made with Apatite gemstones, freshwater pearls, rhinestone rondelles, and sterling silver. Frippery at it's finest.

Part Two

Well, we are back.  The truth is we have been back for quite a while and enjoying our summer break so much that I haven't had time to blog.  So to get you up to speed we had a wonderful time in San Diego with our friends.  As far as our trailer, only one little thing fell off.  Here a few photo highlights. 

Taking off...Part One

RECAP...of our trip.
It's done....at least the bottom portion.  Aaah....a sigh of relief....I was able to get the front dinette bottom cushions finished and my sweet husband installed mini aluminum blinds in the kitchen and got the trailer all ready.... all in record time for our  trip to San Diego!  Off we go.  I'll let you know what falls off the trailer on this trip.