HeHeHe I'm a little creepy clown.

I went to Stumpjack yesterday with my friend Chris from Outside the Box Gallery in Sheboygan. It was a nice little coffee break. We stopped at St Vinnie's in Two Rivers and I got a great little Dick and Jane book.. but that's all. Chris found an old bingo game and gave me the wood pieces:). We went to the Manitowoc Vinnie's too and I spent $28! I haven't been there for over a week so I found a lot of cool stuff including this creepy little clown. I am for sure making cards with this guy on.

Two silly things to brighten my day.

So I went to the zoo today after dropping Molly off at daycare. I needed to go away and think about a few things and it seemed like a nice secluded place to do that. I was right. No one else was there but me and all the critters. This rooster thought the back of this deer looked like a cozy place to cock a doodle doo. I took this picture and was then chased away by some angry geese. I have a lot on my plate right now and made the decision to not run for president of our downtown association in the upcoming election. It sounds like I am being a big head but no one else really wants the job so some are expecting me to do it. I have been kinda sick the last few weeks...hives, achy, panic attacks, and just overall grouchiness due to stress and this was the thing I didn't love doing so I needed to just let it go. The group needs a whole lot of work and I am just not willing to give part of me to make that happen anymore. I have been involved in the group for about 2 years now and have not seen much change and I just don't see it happening in the future. With Sputnikfest and the Art and About group I love the things we are doing and it is improving the downtown so I think my energy will just be much better spent with those things. It really sucks but I want to feel better and reduce this stress.




So my morning has been pretty sucky but a good friend Jan came and brightened my day with a bag of useless little figures. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love misc. little bags of silliness...why? I don't know I just do. Look at them aren't they adorable. I especially love the little naked babies. Someday I will use them in a shadowbox or other fun project but for now I will just hoard them. I did get a few fun things from St Vinnie's this morning as well. I was not happy walking in though..their front door window was smashed to bits ... someone broke in last night. I live on the same block so I don't like to see that. It is increasingly becoming a little ghetto here. I wish we could figure out a way to keep these sassy kids occupied so they wouldn't commit all these senseless crimes. But like I said earlier I am already overwhelmed.
Hopefully today will get better soon.

Good fabric and a suprise in a book.

I had a great breakfast this morning with my friend Kate. We talked about life and Sputnikfest. It was a good time. Thank God she called me this morning to remind me or poor Kate would have ate by herself! I think the weekend killed a few of my braincells and I totally spaced on it.

Got done in time to make a quick run to the old St Vinnie's and found some great books. One of them even had an old Easter postcard in it from the 40's. Love it when that happens. I got a great plastic necklace, some fiddle playing squirrels, some old kids books and 3 things of fantastic vintage fabric. One of them is this teal with black flowers and the flowers are fuzzy raised and the other in the picture on the right is again a great teal color but has stenciled mums in gold. I love old fabric. I am thinking I am going to put some books and fabric on etsy soon and see how they go there. I sell it okay in the store but so many crafty people are on etsy it would be great to see the stuff go to people who will use it to make something fabulous with.

The Button Motherload.

I just hit the button motherload. I got 3 jars at my favorite store..St Vinnie's. I paid a lot for them but could tell they were going to be good. These are the really good ones. I just love going through those jars and seeing what treasures are hiding in there. I am for sure hoarding these for a long time. Maybe I will figure out a worth project? In the meantime I will just look and smile. I also found a few great sweater clips, some great fire king bowls, and a really old McCoy planter, a very fun modern styled ashtray, and a couple of fun 1960's chicken bowls. It was a fun quick trip down the street.

Lost Banana.

I found this on the sidewalk this morning. It has been on the telephone pole for some time now but someone finally tore it down. I cracked up every single time I walked by it so decided I am keeping it. I hope the banana was found seeing as it was a very loved family heirloom.

I did score some good stuff this am at St Vinnies. I got a scrabble game which is always a good thing. I also got an old lady type cart to carry junk in when I walk. You know what I'm talking about the cart you pull along with wheels. I love it.