Boo Cards Great skeleton flash cards for Halloween

You've heard of Moo cards, well these are Boo Cards.



Perfect for Halloween,

What a fun item for Halloween. This is a set of 5 Bones Flash Cards, actually used for nurses in school. If you want more than one set, just ask .
Each card measures 4.25x5.5 inches, on card stock.
Some cards have recognizable bones like the skull, and full body, hands etc, Some bones are less recognizable. Your set will have a mixture.
Only 7.75 per set shipping included.

Click the buy now button below to order you set to arrive in time for Halloween.

Fabulous Shop, Sterling Grace, Tyler Texas

A few Christmases ago I stumbled up on a fabulous local store. I don't normally frequent jewelry stores but something about this place called to me, while I was walking between Hancock fabrics and Michael's.
You can see why, Unpretentious and featuring fabulous sterling charms and jewelry, all designed by the owner. But what struck me was her sense of display and the fact that she uses vintage pieces to display her fabulous creations.

iTag charms fit perfectly in these old soda crates

I immediately knew I had a met a kindred spirit and quickly struck up a conversation with the owner/artisan, Deborah, who owns this fabulous shop.There she is hiding behind one of her t-shirt creations. A t-shirt that this blogger got, by the way. I can't wait to wear it. It's a fabulous retro design with a Christian Message. Just above the owl's wing it simply says "whosoever".
Check out made from old windows and doors

All her items have a Christian theme and one of my favorite purchases is a simple round charm that says "whosoever" on one side with John 3:16 on the other. Unpretentious and simple in it's message. According to her web site "every design has a meaning and purpose as well as being a visible reminder of one's faith in God."Huge wire basket hangs above. She has big plans for it for Christmas

If you live locally you need to stop by her little store in the Michaels shopping center next to Fed Ex. If you are not local you can find her on the web here.
Be sure to check out her fabulous window displays as well, due to glare I could not get good pics of them, but this gal has a fabulous eye for display. Just wondering around her store is a joy.

I can't wait to share her Christmas displays with you. She told me about her ideas and it sound fabulous.

Next post, her creative space and a fabulous project you can use in your home :)

Displaying collections

I love collections, and I love finding creative ways to display them. One of my favorites is to put them inside an old picture frame. Lots of things can be displayed inside picture frames.

How do you display some of your collections?

Gresham Barn Sale This week

More information here

See you there!!!!

It all started with...

It all started because I wanted to hang this great game board I got at the Junk Bonanza from The Farmer's Wife. The colors are perfect for my house, and I'm in the mood for a Fall-ish change.

Then I realized what I had on the table beneath needed an update as well. In come the fabulous Greyhound glasses I got on my recent trip to Warrenton, and a couple of vintage soda bottles.

A few more details and I'm happy with the change. A spattering of Fall colors always makes me happy.

Pinterest!!!!
On another note, I've jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon, I'm sure there is so much for me to discover. I'm having so much fun.

Getting Started-It's gonna be beautiful

Confession time, I've been a little neglectful of the outside of my house in the past couple of years. When we first moved in, 7 years ago, I repainted my porch railings, deck and steps. But 7
East Texas summers and 7 East Texas winters have taken their toll.
Not to mention what the drought has done to my lawn and landscaping.

About a month ago my oldest Son became engaged, and shortly after, my future Daughter in law asked if they could have the wedding at our house, on our porch.
I was thrilled and of course I said "yes" knowing this was just the thing I needed to get my rear in gear, to get it all fixed up.
.The list is long, Landscaping, paint and repair, front and back yards and beds. As well as some house repairs. And we finally got started today with some tear out. Not the prettiest part of the job but necessary.
We lined the expanded landscape flower beds with rocks, and removed some bushes that were just past their prime. My yard used to be green, I promise it did. If we could just get some rain.The list is long, but I'll just keep looking at my inspiration photo's and dream of how it will look in April. She's a sweet gal and has recruited me for some of the "fun stuff" regarding decorating, and finding the props for a fabulous vintage reception. Lost to do, watch for updates. In the meantime, rest on this beautiful finished front porch I found on pinterest. Should I go with black rockers or stay with the white???
Black or white?

More inspiration photo's, I'm using this post to keep track of ideas


Love the extra chair for extra seating



Love this, If only I could make my beds look this good


There will be knockout roses. Drought tolerant and colorful.
And Tyler IS know as the "Rose City"

A few recent Finds

Lately, Garage Sales have been "so-so" but my picker friends have come through with some great treasures. I can't seem to keep enough shutters in stock and so I was so happy to find this lot.


Dress form to die for and look closely, there is a fabulous old suitcase in that wagon, among the other hidden treasures.

This item (currently in 2 pieces) has such a shabby cottage feel, And is oh so heavy. The mirror sets on top of the curved cabinet. Wired for a light, it could be easily changed out to something more shabby. Can't wait to get this beauty cleaned up.

Some metal treasures. Love the pink chippy book shelf.
The trash can holder would make a fabulous coffee table base.


A whole lot of license plates from Germany

Fabulous case picked up at Warrenton. Look at all those compartments.
Great for the crafter, scrapbooker etc

Fabulous iron brackets

And a Christmas red, grain scoop
Can't wait till this week's sales :) I wonder what treasures will be found.

My $1 shabby shelf

Recently I was at a garage sale, that I just happened upon and I spied this beauty. At the time it was painted solid off white and I could see the paint was peeling. Not wanting a project, I passed it up. Then back to it... then walked away again... then back for another look. At that time the owner said, "it's your for a $1". I looked at her... looked at my car (to see if it'd fit)... and said "sold".

Under that peeling paint I could see a beautiful aqua color and I thought that I could just scrape off a bit and make it look really chippy. Well some scraped off easily and other areas not so much. So I brought out the chemicals, the scrapers and the power washer and got to work. Then It got really hot outside so there it sat, stowed beside the barn, getting buried in pine needles.

I really did not know what I was going to do with it but finally last week, I decided to put it in my creative room. You see that color of blue/green matches my walls perfectly, and I also decided not to scrape any more, and just hang it as is, After all Shabby is not about perfection.


After a quick clean up of the pine needles and dirt I finally got it hung, with some help from the muscles from Mr Roboto. This thing is heavy.
For now I just accessorized it with what I had laying around in my workroom,

Found the Perfect place for the Double Deckers gifted me by Tamara

I added 5 hooks for various bobbles.
I think I'm gonna like my $1 shelf.

Book Review-Salvage-style Projects

I was recently asked to review a new book by This Old House called Salvage-Style Projects, published by Oxmoor House.



Although I do not feel the experienced junker would find this book helpful, it is a good resource for a beginner. The projects are done with commonly found items and are fairly simple. The tool information would be helpful for a beginner, as well as the flea marketing tips.
I was pleasantly surprised to find my friend "top hat mike" on page 10.

The pictures are nice, but I'll I want to stress that it is not a decorating book, it is more of a "how to" book.
If you are a more experienced junker you'll find that most of the projects have been seen before, in our world. But as I said, a beginner might find the projects and tips helpful.

It's a pretty good value on Amazon.com for just under $12.00

Camping in East Texas, Adventure

Mr R and I went camping this past weekend. The Weather was perfect and our friends had a perfect spot picked out. But as you know nothing in my life is ever without a little of the unexpected. Take a look there by Mr Roboto's ear, to the right.
Apparently there was a wildfire locally and these brave folks were utilizing the local water supply to extinguish the blaze. It was really cool to watch them suck up the lake water and then drop it on the fire just behind those trees.
The did this dozens of times, and we left before the fire was out. For all I know they could still be at it. At no time did I feel we were in danger. But I'm curious how it started. Any type of burning was banned at the camp ground, so no songs around the campfire or roasting weenies or smores :( This time around.


There were lots of kids in the camp ground and a few boy scouts as well. What a wonderful experience for them. Thought it was cute that they all had cel phone cameras.