Shabby Apple Sale!!

Shabby Apple has their New Fall Line out and let me say they are to die for! We all need a new piece to add to our Fall collection each year, you know just to spruce things up a bit. Maybe a new out fit for Thanksgiving is in order. I'm sure by now everyone knows what I'll be wearing...well, maybe not this year!

Their is a big sale going on now.

Just click on The Shabby Apple image on my right side bar ---->>

and it will deliver you your newest on line window shopping destination!

Here is their newest line:

Highclere Castle

Classic with a touch of whimsy

Park and Follie Skirt

 I think this look is darling!

This Leopard print pencil skirt adds a touch of whimsy and is

  cotton spandex...just in case you have that extra piece of pie!  

Zoology

 Retro demure, French Traveler look.

Arripidae

I L♥VE this dress! OK OK maybe a little over the top for a casual Turkey Dinner, but what a cute Mother of the bride dress!

The full A-line skirt dropping from a figure-flattering ruched waist makes twirling irresistible.

And NO I didn't just pick it for the Dragonfly Pin

Lighthouse

The Comfort Collection

  

Maritime

 Yes, I adore the the outfits above, but let's  face it......

this is more my speed!

Comfort Du Jour!

Shabby Apple also carries more than beautiful clothes, they also carry  Jewelry and Accessories, Maternity and kids clothing, and even some Arts and Crafts. 





A variety, one stop shopping place,

 that provides FREE and FAST returns.

Maples???

This is continued from yesterdays post.

Debbi and Glenda think my mystery plants are Maple Trees!

Thanks ladies!!

 

 

Wow! Really? I don't even know if we have Maples here...maybe in town with some of the old Victorian homes.

I'd love to have a Maple, but these are right under our "came with the house" tree that no one can identify. The builder was to put Modesto Ash trees in all the front yards but it seems in our court he didn't. We've had professionals come out and try to figure out what the tree s and they don't even know. Pretty bad when County Agricultural Extension doesn't even know...

 

but I digress...

 

Maybe I'll pull one and leave the other and try to keep it a small bush??

Wonder if that is even possible.

 

 

I think maybe an experiment is in order

 

Help With Plant ID

As most of you know I've been going through a rough time.

Needless to say, and believe me I'm embarrassed to say, I have neglected my gardens. Well, I worked on the front this morning and found two of these plants. Now, of course, I've planted seeds and things here and there over the past few years since I tore out the lawn and replaced it with the garden, but do you think I remember what and where I planted things..NO!

So I don't know if these are weeds, something I've planted in the past and finally decided to grow or something the birds have planted for me 

They are both about 3 feet tall and look very healthy (probably a weed!!) LOL

any who I was hoping some one may recognize it and let me know whether to pull or leave.

Thank you for looking!!



Leftover T-Shirt Strips

OK, so now that the T-Shirt rug is finished, what the heck do I do with all the leftover strips?

 

I started playing around braiding them into bracelets

 (yes, jumping on the band wagon again!).

They seemed too blah.

So out came the beads and charms.

 

These have already sold!

 

 

 

OK needed to make a loopy one...it sold too!

 

 

You know I can't stick with one thing too long....

so I needed to think of some other design to come up with...

here it is!

 

Twisted T-Shirt Bracelets

A little more upscale than the braided ones.

I love them!

These are up for grabs, as I have just finished them.

So if your interested let me know.

 Hoping to get them listed next week.

Cute little reminder gifts...you know Christmas is right around the corner...uggh!

 

 

Thanks for looking ♥

 

 

It's That Time of Year Again

Yes, I've been busy making Strawberry Fig Jam

and Raspberry Fig Jam.

And picking apples too.

They don't seem to stay around long

enough to make Applesauce :(

I'm joining :

Etsy Cottage Style Kitchen

Halloween....EEEKK

Just listed in my shop! 

Poisoned Apple for Snow White

 Mad for Plaid Halloween Pumpkin

Potion Bottles***SOLD

Primitive Halloween Seance Circle Book

Primitive Witch Spell Book***SOLD

 Bleeding Candle

Petrified Shark Teeth

Hoping to get the rest of these listed this week,

so if you see something you like let me know :)

Skeleton Assemblage

 Merry Widow Bracelet

 Black Widow Necklace

Grubby Prim Apples

Fall Drieds

Stuffed Pumpkins

Halloween Tags

The Coven Assemblage

Thanks for looking!



Strong Coffee

 A little Irish Humor...     An  Irish woman of advanced age visited her physician to ask his  advice on reviving her husband's libido.   'What  about trying Viagra?' asked the doctor.   'Not a  chance', she said... 'He won't even take an aspirin.'   'Not a problem,' replied the doctor. 'Give him an 'Irish Viagra'...   'What is Irish Viagra?', she asked.    It's when you drop the Viagra tablet into his  coffee. He won't even taste it. Give it a try and call me in a  week to let me know how things went..'   It was a  week later when she called the doctor, who directly inquired as  to her progress.   The poor dear exclaimed, 'Oh,  faith, bejaysus and begorrah! T'was horrid! Just terrible,  doctor!'     'Really? What happened?' asked the  doctor.   'Well, I did as you advised and slipped  it in his coffee and the effect was almost immediate. He jumped  straight up, with a smile on his face, a twinkle in his eye and  with his pants a-bulging fiercely! With one swoop of his arms,  he sent me cups and saucers flying, ripped me clothes to tatters  and took me then and there passionately on the tabletop! T'was a nightmare, I tell you, an absolute nightmare!'       'Why so terrible?' asked the doctor, 'Do you mean the sex your husband provided wasn't good?'   It was the best sex I've had in 25 years!     But sure  as I'm sittin' here, I'll never be able to show me face in Starbucks again.

OK So I Did It!

I've jumped on the bandwagon!!

The upcycle/recycle T-Shirt bandwagon that is.

My kids had just cleaned out their closets and I had a humongous box of T-Shirts,

ripped, stained, outgrown, etc. ready to be disposed of.

Then I started seeing T-shirt projects everywhere.

Using up your old T-Shirts that were on their way to the trash heap.

Eureka!

I first saw a T-Shirt Rug on pinterest.

Yes I am as guilty as the next person...that site can be addicting,

 but it has so many cool ides! How can one help herself?

But I digress...

Here is it:

by Molly Kay Stoltz

I followed her well explained, step by step and photo filled tutorial.

Pretty easy peasy.

I needed a new throw rug for the kiddos bath.

Their current one was falling apart and , well, you could almost see through it :(

So I started the planing. Their bathroom is beach themed,

 so I dug and dug through the box for beach themed hues for their rug.

Using scissors, I cut and cut until I had blisters.

But it was worth it in the end.

Here is the finished product....

Being I had limited colors to choose from, I chose:

tans representing beach sand

blues representing the water in the ocean

greens representing seaweed and algae

whites representing the frothing of the waves

It works well and I have already washed it in the washer on delicate.

A few of the strips came out.

So I went back and knotted them instead of just half knotting as in the tutorial. Good to go now.

 Some great suggestions in the comments for this post from others who have made these.

Be sure to read them.

Now, what to do with all the leftover strips of T-shirts????