Ever wanted to pull your hair out because you just got the baby to sleep and the delivery man goes and rings the blasted doorbell. Well, I myself haven't had the experience. (We are newly married and childless for now) But, this has happened on several occasions for my Mother-in-law. This saint of a woman keeps my 9 month old and 2 and a half year old nephews 5 days a week and still manages to stay sane. So she asked me if I could design her a hanging sign to place near the doorbell to warn the delivery men that she would release angry bees after them if they even looked at the doorbell. I wanted to insure that no delivery man was injured, especially since my Pick-Your-Plum deliveries get dropped there! So, I got right to work and came up with this little beauty. If you wanna make sure that your little bee stays asleep, you might visit our Etsy shop and get one for yourself.Ever wanted to pull your hair out because you just got the baby to sleep and the delivery man goes and rings the blasted doorbell. Well, I myself haven't had the experience. (We are newly married and childless for now) But, this has happened on several occasions for my Mother-in-law. This saint of a woman keeps my 9 month old and 2 and a half year old nephews 5 days a week and still manages to stay sane. So she asked me if I could design her a hanging sign to place near the doorbell to warn the delivery men that she would release angry bees after them if they even looked at the doorbell. I wanted to insure that no delivery man was injured, especially since my Pick-Your-Plum deliveries get dropped there! So, I got right to work and came up with this little beauty. If you wanna make sure that your little bee stays asleep, you might visit our Etsy shop and get one for yourself.Teacher Appreciation week will be here before we know it! Mark your calendars for May 7th-11th. I am so glad that this is a week long celebration. With all my husbands side of the fam in education, I have a front row seat to all the sad, stressful, and happy times that occur throughout the school year. I think that everyday should be teacher appreciation day. The amount of time, energy, and love that goes into educating our children is exhausting.
I have always said that I have sooooo much respect for teachers and nurses. Two. Jobs. I. Could. Not. Do. The closest I came to teaching was when I was a senior in Dental Hygiene School. I was required to create a a fun lesson plan for a Kindergarten class. Lucky for me, I was able to go to my Sis-in-laws classroom. I had envisioned a successful, inspiring, and informative talk about plaque bugs, dreaded cavity bugs, brushing, and flossing. And for the most part it went as planned, except when my sis-in-law left the room (or as I say abandoned me) and I had to listen to a little girl talk about everything (in detail) she and her entire family did the previous evening. I just asked what kind of toothbrush she had!?!? Oh dear! From that point on I knew that I was glad to only have one child to focus on in my dental chair. Gotta love those patient teachers! They deserve lots of presents like Simply Spelled's Love Teach Inspire Barnwood block.One of mine and Barret's favorite hobbies is to Antique Shop. Over Spring Break Barret and I went on a mini vacation to Dallas, Texas. We planned on going to a Dallas Mavericks game and take advantage of doing a little Pickin' on our journey. I had a friend tell me about a sweet little town called McKinney, Tx near Dallas that was great for vintage shopping. McKinney was soooo cute. Talk about a fabulous town square! So many adorable shops and Eateries.
Upon seeing this little beauty, we knew we needed to check out this shop. The trip was short and sweet, but we thought we should share our treasures.....
We only had a couple hours in McKinney, but I think we made them count.
Love this sweet book. You can definitely sense that this was written a few decades ago--hence that smoking a pipe in every pic. Looks like daddy needs to get the patch.
Barret spotted both of these pretties. We were looking for something unique to go in our living room, either above the mantle or as wall decor. The chippy front porch stiles were a perfect fit for our home. The vintage Victorian scale is simply gorgeous. Pictures really don't give this scale justice. It will be a perfect addition to our built-in china cabinet. Love love love!
I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with this vintage fabric I found. The texture is A-mazing. I just don't think I could bare to cut it...I think I'll leave it whole for right now until I can find the perfect project for it. Now for the tricycle....I spotted it outside one of the antique shops and I knew that we had to figure out a way to cram it into the trunk of my Honda Civic. On a side note, so glad that I did my yearly cleaning of my trunk!! The bike is so precious. I'm pretty sure that we are doing to put this puppy on the front porch with some lovely potted plants.
Hope you guys like our newest additions to our little home. I'll post pics once we get placements figured out! Have a great day!
