Still here....

Grandpa and Grandma Ellis engagement photo, 

see how beautiful they are.

They were married for 70 years!

Because Grandpa Ellis served his country, 

 we got to witness a 21 gun salute. 

After the funeral, the family was given the empty bullet casings.

I thought what are we going to do with a bullet shell, 

besides but it in a memory box.

Really never to be looked at again. 

So I thought of this. 

The letter "V" for his name Vear.

The fish and fish hook because he loved fishing.

I still have yet to add a deep blue crystal, his favorite color. 

I love this tribute to Grandpa. 

I might not have known him for a very long time, 

but he did make a difference in my life.

I thought it would be nice to have him look at it whenever I wear the necklace.

Look at this fabric, 

try not to drool.

Grandma Ellis, gave them to me. 

She said the next time I come to visit her, 

she will give me more. 

Yes, we are going to visit her again in July. 

I thought the red white and blue striped fabric 

totally reminded me of this dress from Prada.

And this one too. 

She is excited to see what I am going to make with them.

Any other fun ideas, you have?

Hidden Blessings

I am grateful to have a 3 year old that gets into everything.

Why?

Because not only does she use a sleeve as a skirt, 

which I think is pretty creative.  

She mixes up my scrap pile/ stack, 

which reminds me that I have some awesome scraps that need to be used. 

Thanks K, for getting into everything and making my life interesting. 

Another trip

 I took another trip to my favorite thrift store

I scored some awesome usually REALLY expensive fabric. 

The white is the king flat sheet

The white with the flowers was $.50

The blue DANCE/SWIM WEAR was $.50

The plaid was $2.00 for 3 yards

The dark blue polka dot was $2.00 for 3 yards

The white with polka dots $3.00 for 5 yards

I think I did pretty well. 

My Birthday Present

Thrifted vintage fabric!! 

There is so much fun stuff at this thrift store, so much fabric, for nothing!!

I couldn't resist most of the fabric there, so I got so much of it!

The coolest fabric is the seer-sucker. The floral and striped fabric. 

It is really super awesome. 

Above the red floral there is a bright blue, with random white flowers. 

I love how random it is. I now just have to decide what to do with it! 

The "white" is actually a light yellow knit. It is SUPER soft. 

I love this awesome vintage polyester. 

The brown is another knit.

The blue is a corduroy. 

The white is a tube knit. Awesome!!!  

But I did save the best for last! 

Check it out!

$9.25?!?

Some of the knits are $9.00 a yard by themselves! 

I was super excited to find the knits. 

Side Note:

We also scored this Lodge 10" cast iron dutch oven for $10! 

This actual dutch oven goes for $55

Needless to say, 

we had an awesome day at thrift stores.