Fabulous Flea Market Finds!

As promised I am posting pictures of my recent flea market finds!!
I've also been crocheting up a storm and will post pictures of my recent projects next!!

Awesome Picnic Basket for $5!!



Real leather decanter straight from Italy!
...according to the sticker on the bottom :)...



The other side of the decanter.

A living room coffee table!! FINALLY!
I have been searching for the perfect table since I moved and finally found it,
 albeit without glass but that can be remedied!



Fall, Spice and Everything Nice

It is FALL!!! Have I mentioned that I love this time of year?! It ties with Spring for my favorite season. I love making soups/stews, crocheting, wearing multiple layers, watching football,...ahhhhh....and I love the smell of pumpkin anything. Pumpkin candles, pumpkin baking, pumpkin spice.

I have begun my Christmas shopping early. I kid you not! I've always wanted to start shopping early, but have never actually managed to...but this year is different! and I actually might check out some Black Friday sales. I've NEVER shopped the day after Thanksgiving...the crowds, the road rage, the crowds...it's never appealed to me, but my little sister really wants a Kindle this year so I'm going to have to find a good deal!

I also want to make a lot of my presents...I've started on a few headwarmers. This is one I made in about an hour for my friends birthday present. It's not completely finished. I have to sew a button on one end, but the pattern doesn't use much yarn at all and I made this out of a creamy, super soft yarn I've had forever. I got the pattern from the Mixin it up with DaPerfectMix blog. They show a better picture of the headwarmer (on an actual head.) I'd love to adorn it with a flower or something, but my friend just wanted a plain one with no embellishments. I will definitely adorn my next one with a flower or something cute!

1st Headwarmer

I went to an amazing thrift store/flea market a couple weekends ago and all I knew prior to going was that my friends refer to it as 'The Mecca'! It is seriously the largest flea market I have ever seen!! We spent 2 hours shopping and only made it through one quarter of the place.  I will post pictures of my finds in my next post!

In the meantime check out the Vegetable Casserole with Herb Dumplings posted on my Recipe page!

Yarn Yarn Yarn

It is my new fall goal to post more frequently!! I just got a new Android phone and can take pictures of everything...which I have been doing...I just haven't followed through with the 'posting' part. I vow to change that.

I've been crocheting A LOT lately...I want to make all my xmas presents...or at least as many as possible. I just finished a beautiful green circle scarf...I just need to knit the ends together. The yarn was sooo pretty in the store AND it was on sale. Bonus! So I bought 2 skeins of 3 different colors. :)

I also want to make some ear warming headbands this winter and stumbled upon a GREAT BLOG that I immediately fell in love with. She posted her own bobble headband pattern that I'm definitely trying immediately! and she just happens to be having a YARN GIVEAWAY that ends TODAY!!!! I definitely found her on the right day! Check it out!!! You could win this yarn!

Yarn Giveaway!!

 http://fieldwonderful.blogspot.com/2011/09/400-posts-yarn-giveaway.html#comments

I haven't quite gotten around to making a falafel sandwich as I promised in my last post, but I did bake a Vegetable Casserole with Herb Dumplings that was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s!! I'll post the recipe tomorrow when I have a bit more time (since I am posting while at work...)...but in the meantime, here's a picture to keep you interested:


Vegetable Casserole with Herb Dumplings