Puddle Play!

We have been getting quite a lot of rain in our area this spring and fall, which is really wonderful considering we live in a farm / ranch area! The grass is tall for sure. The other day after we got a good soaking, the kids went to play in the puddles. They really had a blast splashing, dancing and goofing around!

Kids Artists Trading Card Swap!

To find out more information on the Kids Artists Trading Card Swap go to...
www.houseonhillroad.typepad.com

Hurry you must have your kiddos entered by this Friday 2/6!

99 Things

Found this awesome list over at Vintage Mafia and couldn't resist. Play along by bolding the ones you've done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band - Flute in junior high
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland - been to the one in Anaheim 1 and Disneyworld 3 times
8. Climbed a mountain - Climbed ON a mountain - does that count?
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - sewing (kinda) and Soldering
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning – ate Chinese for my Birthday one year, and got sick
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb – I lived on a sheep farm until I was 5
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise – went on our school’s senior trip to Florida and the Bahamas 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - learning sign language right now
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke - on Senior trip and Wii
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - snorkeling – loved it
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business – Objects Of Affection
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - thanks Hubby!
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - my “Real Baby” Candice
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar – Yuck!
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year's Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - pre-vegetarianism
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one – My Dad when I was 5
94. Had a baby – 2 Beautiful ones!
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

HELP...I have a t-shirt addiction!

OK...It all started when I received a t-shirt that I had longed for from my sister Abby for Christmas. She had my name for Christmas...and I instructed her it would be easy to shop for me, because all she had to do was take a peek at my etsy favs! One goodie on my list was a wonderful t-shirt called "Inventing Toast".



I was so very happy when I unwrapped this super shirt! I love, love it! So...I also got money for Christmas and I decided that I HAD to have more of these quirky shirts. Today I bought three more...yay! Here they are...


Glide By~


Type B~


Young Girl~


Have I made you an addict? You can find these quirky, wonderful shirts at LookForFiddleheads.

I would love to collect them all...wouldn't you?

Wish List Wednesday - Happy New Year!

First Row Left to Right:
Big Ben at Night $19 – www.DepthsOfYourDreams.etsy.com
8 Happy New Year Cards $11 – www.InkDropDesign.etsy.com
Times Square Wallet $13 – www.dayler.etsy.com
6 Multi Paper Garlands $30 – www.lizziebean.etsy.com

Second Row Left to Right:
Whimsical Paper Party Hat $5 – www.PollardGals.etsy.com
2 Cupcakes Make People Happy Calendars $20 – www.YeeHaw.etsy.com
Countdown Banner $20 – www.bekahjennings.etsy.com
Champagne Toast Card $3 – www.greencard.etsy.com

Third Row Left to Right:
Vintage Trav L Bar OOAK $35 – www.BrassPaperclip.etsy.com
Times Square Earrings $23.50 – www.uncommonoriginals.etsy.com
3 Vintage Romance Magnets $12 – www.McYarnpants.etsy.com
Party Noise Makers $6 – www.StoriaHome.etsy.com

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year! :)

The Kids Carving Halloween Pumpkins

On Tuesday the kids got their pumpkins carved, and as always they are spooktacular! One of their favorite jobs is cleaning out the pumpkin guts...and Riley being the jokester that he is made lots of funny faces.





Madison was a bit more serious about the task at hand.





The finished pumpkins...ready to be set outside.



Nice pumpkins...if I do say so myself! :)

Oh...how I wish I could go to Silver Bella!

Oh...how I wish I could go to Silver Bella! It would be wonderful to go play and create with so many creative women, not to mention all of the fabulous vendors that will be selling their wares! I am excited to be able to send 10 goodie bags with my fun map charms!



Sadie Hartman, the creator of the soon to be launched Lollishops, will be handing out lots of goodies from future Lollishops vendors! So if you are lucky enough to attend, you must stop by Sadie's booth (Sadie Lou Who)and get your goodie sack from one of 50 super great shops!

Yippee...both kids are now in school!

I am so excited to say that both of my kids are now in school!



My daughter is in the second grade.



My son is in kindergarten.



I have long been waiting for the day when I could have the day ALL to myself! Now the question is, what do I do with myself? Well let's see here...there is always endless projects, not to mention all of the daily chores that need done. I plan to redo both of the kids rooms as well as mine, new paint, bedding, curtains, art and closet organizers. Oh goodness...I don't know where to start! After I get all of the rooms upstairs done, it will be time to tackle the basement. That will be a BIG project, as we have had LOTS of rain lately and on Friday it flooded the guest room! It was really a surreal moment when you walk downstairs and find what looks like a bath tub faucet turned on pouring from the window into the room. It took two shop vacs and the carpet shampooer to get the water under control. We ended up just going ahead and ripping out the carpet in the guest room that night, but we still need to scrap the pad up. I had planned to rip up all of the carpet in the basement eventually and just paint the floors and throw down some rugs, it will just have to happen a little sooner than I had planned. Well...I'd better go get to work now. Oh yeah...I do still have one helper at home, Indy.

We're Back!

Oh goodness...we had such a great time in Disney World! We got to meet Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Daisy, Snow White, Dopey, Goofy, Pluto, Mary Poppins and Cinderella! When we got there on the first day we went straight to the Magic Kingdom and got busy riding rides and meeting with many of the characters! We stayed until the park closed at 2 a.m.!



I was amazed at how much walking we did, and the kids were such troopers, they walked every step with us (no strollers needed)! All of the adults (Me, Clint, my mom Beth and step dad Monty) all got blisters on our feet, but we pushed on each day! I hope to share more stories and pictures of our trip in the coming days...so stay tuned!

Off to See Mickey!

The family and I are off to see Mickey Mouse! I will not be doing a "Wish List Wednesday" as I will not be back until August 10th. When I get back I hope to share some photos of my vacation with you all! Later, Lani :)

Shop at Envi...buy my stuff :)

I have been meaning to share a wonderful shop that I am now a part of called Envi! My wonderful friend Cindy Perry was for a long time telling me of this wonderful little shop. It is located in Colorado Springs (Old Colorado City) and she drives by it as she goes to her little cabin in Manitou Springs. So one weekend early in June she took me to check it out! It is truly a fun, funky little shop. After browsing around for awhile and getting enough courage to talk to the shop owner, I asked if I could show him some of the goodies that I make. He readily agreed, so I ran to get the box of items that I had brought along! He took a peek at all of the goodies and was very excited with what I had brought, so he called his wife (she does all of the buying for the store) to come down and have a look as well. When she got there she liked the goodies to! I was expecting to have them just consign some of my items, but instead they just bought many items at my wholesale prices. I am so glad that they are going to do wholesale orders, that way I won't have to worry about tracking the inventory each month. They even placed an order that very day for more goodies. I am so excited to be a part of this shop...so if you are ever in Colorado Springs please stop in to Envi and have a peek.


You can visit their website and view more photos, and get more information about this wonderful shop ~ http://www.envi.biz

Just Listed...

I've sold a few of these little "message in a bottle" pendants in the past on etsy. I have been meaning to get more of them listed, and today I did! I can also do custom messages in these...so let me know if you would like one with a special message. Happy shopping :)

Vintage Flash Card / Art Card

Here is something new that I'm creating, I call them flash card art cards! I have enjoyed creating 5 so far...there will be many more to come. Tonight I listed this one in my etsy shop - www.lanisvintage.etsy.com



Back of card...



Another one that I will be listing soon...



Back of card...



Keep an eye on my shop and get your own flash card art card!

Wednesday Wish List - ReTrO

First Row Left to Right:
Janis Joplin Leather Wallet $19.99 - www.tofunkytown.etsy.com
Carrot Top Bakelite Ring $14 - www.momomatic.etsy.com
Kingpin Blues Print $25 - www.AquaVelvet.etsy.com
Vintage Trailer Photo $11 - www.FriendlyMade.etsy.com

Second Row Left to Right:
Retro Lady Invitations $15 - www.JustAnotherDay.etsy.com
Swingin Retro Bag $29 - www.DSCHICBOUTIQUE.etsy.com
Yummy Little Beads $20 - www.porterness.etsy.com
Comic Covered Notebooks $29 - www.Bombus.etsy.com

Third Row Left to Right:
Robot, Space Station, Flying Saucer Prints $32 - www.johnwgolden.etsy.com
Green Bicycle Print $20 - www.studio1212.etsy.com
Marilyn Pendant $5.50 - www.ItsAllAboutThePrint.etsy.com
TV Silhouette Necklace $60 - www.ballandchain.etsy.com

Neat way to recycle!

I found these super cute journals on etsy the other day! I think that they are the coolest way to recycle! They are for sale at www.AlienBacon.etsy.com ~



The Lemon Head one is my favorite!



The Cracker Jack one is really great to! Don't you think they're great?

Wednesday Wish List - Things For My Daughter

Here are just a few things that I am sure my daughter would love to have. The Color Me Shrinky Doll is from my shop (www.lanisvintage.etsy.com) and my daughter just loves coloring these little dolls! Enjoy :)



First Row Left to Right:
Cinderella Love Story Necklace $17.50 - www.tizzalicious.etsy.com
Color Me Crayon Soaps $6.50 - www.aBreathofFrenchair.etsy.com
Custom Color Fawn Softie $45.00 - www.FantasticToys.etsy.com
Crown that sticker/seal $2.95 - www.BrambleberryLane.etsy.com

Second Row Left to Right:
Little Bertie In the Garden $13.00 - www.gardenpainter4.etsy.com
Blush Japanese tunic top $45.00 - www.gocksfrocks.etsy.com
Kimono Drum Lampshade $36.00 - www.hunkydory.etsy.com
Minute Muse Hairpins $16.00 - www.TheIntuitiveGarden.etsy.com

Third Row Left to Right:
Flowered Visor Beanie $30.00 - www.pdxbeanies.etsy.com
Little fawn print $20.00 - www.traceface.etsy.com
Color Me Shrinky Doll $8 - www.lanisvintage.etsy.com (that’s me!)
Pink and Green Earrings $29.00 - www.TracyBible.etsy.com

Sweet Memories

A picture of me and my brother and sisters in 1986 at the lakes! I am the oldest, and I am the one on the far right. Growing up we spent pretty much every Sunday at the lakes with my grandma and grandpa Springer. We would swim all day long and try our hand at fishing with grandpa Springer and my great grandpa Lawrence. Those were the days and I have so many sweet memories of those times! Now that I am married and have two kids, I don't get to the lakes much any more. I hope that this summer we can go more and create some sweet memories with our children at the lakes! Do you have any sweet memories of the lakes?

A few treasuries I've been in lately...

Today I found that I was included in The Cottage Style Street Team Treasury! This is a wonderful group of sellers on etsy! Our group is for artists/sellers at Etsy that specialize in Glitter, Ephemera, Old Photographs, Collage, Mixed Media, Roses, Polka Dots, Tea Stained, Ball Fringe and all around beautifying the world with our Romantic, Shabby, Cottage Style! This treasury was put together by a wonderful member SecondTreasures, visit her shop at www.SecondTreasures.etsy.com



Here are two treasuries that I was included in last month.

Comic Book Pendants

We all know a few of these types...the Mr. Know-it-all!


A funny pendant to wear on one of your YAY days! :)


This kissing couple pendant I listed on Dawanda the other day! I thought that I would see if I have any luck selling it on there! It seems that etsy is getting so HUGE that things don't get noticed as much as they used to! When I first started selling on etsy, it seemed that right away after listing, an item would have 20+ views. Items now only seem to get about 10 views right after listing it. I guess I'll just have to see what happens on Dawanda...it can't hurt to get my stuff out there in another market place!

Wednesday Wish List

First Row Left to Right:
beth in mustard yellow $18 - www.thisisalliknow.etsy.com
bye bye birdie $28 - www.chainchainchained.etsy.com
I wanna go home pins $20 - www.yaelfran.etsy.com
Enamel copper heart necklace $68 - www.GretchenWalker.etsy.com

Second Row Left to Right:
Vintage Wall paper Pack 3 $15 - www.JunqueArt.etsy.com
Magnetic Memo Board $48 - www.shabbyvintagemom.etsy.com
50's Birdcage Pillow 13X16" $20 - www.oiive.etsy.com
Mirthful...dressed kitty aceo $7.50 - www.catnip8.etsy.com

Third Row Left to Right:
camille earrings $19 - www.eliwill.etsy.com
Myrna, needle felted bunny $32 - www.flyingtimedesigns.etsy.com
Purple Paper Lace $3.50 - www.brookerpie.etsy.com
DOE-RA-MI=FA-SO-LA-TI-DOE Print $25 - www.CitrusTree.etsy.com