side-tracked.

Okay, I know I was going to show you guys this fabric wrapped frame, but I've gotten kind of side-tracked.
That happens a lot with me. You'll get used to it ;)

I thought I had enough fabric to do my frame, but I was wrong. So, so wrong. So I'm on the hunt for a couple of vintage sheets this week.
So I decided I'd try to make some fabric wrapped hangers. Like fancy padded hangers for your skinny strap tops and dresses, but shabby looking. And cheap.

Here's what I came up with:

Pretty cute :)
And that dress that is hanging on it is my new favorite Goodwill find, a Steppin' Out little black party dress from the 90s that is toooooo adorable. And I even found shoes to go with it! (The photo does not do the hanger justice :( sorry for the horrible picture. I'm doing this while Ellie is napping and I'm kind of trapped upstairs with her for a bit.)

So all week long I've been telling my friends at {Etsy} about these awesome things I find on Fridays.
On Fridays, my aunt and I go thrifting at local thrift shops, and sometimes if the weather is nice and Ellie is at her grandma's then we go fossil hunting.
My family has some land with a large quarry on it, and it is completely full of fossils. We love to go out there and see what we can find.

You can purchase an instant collection of these fossilzed shells and coral {here} and {here}
I think they would be so cool in a terrarium! Or made into jewelry....I may even try wire-wrapping some myself.

My aunt and uncle sent some pictures off to a professional and he believes these are all from the Ordovician period, over 400 million years ago and before dinosaurs, when everything was basically an ocean (at least that's what I think. I'm no expert at this stuff. I just like to go find these little treasure.) These fossils came from the same area where we have also found tentacles from a nautilus type giant squid from that period (those photos were also looked at), and we have found several trilobites as well.
Right now we are trying to figure out a way to get the trilobites out of the rock they are in, because it probably weighs 2 tons.

So my aunt and I have started calling these adventures Treasure Hunting Friday.
And of course I'm going this week.
My friend Brittany (creator of the Little Green Guy, the most adorable little monster dolls and artwork {LittleGreenGuy}) asked me if I was going to blog about it.

So yes, yes I am.
I'll try to get some fun pictures and hopefully the weather will be perfect for fossil hunting. And also hopefully I can talk my mom into babysitting :)

Hopefully by Saturday I will have an awesome treasure-hunting post for you lovelies!
Now I'm off for some me-time before my little monster wakes up. Angel. I mean angel ;)
xo!
Rachel

coming soon : vintage fabric wrapped frames!

I'm so excited.
I have been planning to make this {fabulous frame} that I saw online from Fresh and Fun, and I have finally gathered all the components.

First, I found this big wooden frame at the thrift store. It wasn't even marked, so they gave it to me for a quarter. Yes. It was awesome.

 Then I got these lovely little vintage sheet scraps from {JaneSaysVintage} on Etsy. They got here yesterday and they are adorable. I got enough for 2 projects for about $4.00 plus shipping! Just look for "fat quarters." I didn't know what they were, but apparently they are adorable little folded squares of cloth.

My frame is quite a bit wider than the one in the original post, but I think it will still work the same basic way. I can't wait to try this!
As soon as I get more than about one nanosecond to myself without Ellie asking me to do something, I'm going to try this out.
And of course I'll probably make an ass of myself in the process. And share it with you through pics :)

I also got some awesome treasures yesterday on my weekly "outing" (ohmygod, I sound like an old woman! lol!) and I'll be blabbing some new favorites this week too.

Happy weekend, lurrrrverlies!
xo
R.

collection of collections -- treasury blitz!

My most fabulous team for my vintage shop on Etsy is having a treasury blitz today.
Basically, we all go find the most awesome, beautiful, amazing things we can on Etsy and make collections to showcase them.
It's super fun, and super super gorgeous.

My friend Anji is keeping a collection of all these...um, collections.
Go. See. Be inspired to buy stuff.

{IYF Treasury Blitz!}

I just made one that I love, it might be my favorite treasury ever. Featuring this adorable print from {innovative mom}

inspire your little monsters
Mine ^^


Let me know if you find something in one of our collections that you just can't live without!
xoxo
Rachel

going through my favorites.

I just got this random urge to go through my favorites on Etsy and look at all the awesome stuff I have found on there over the months.
I love Etsy. The amount of different things you can find there is amazing! It has handmade, vintage, and some of the most creative and fabulous products I've ever seen! I can spend hours on there (yeah, right, maybe without the 2 year old E.) just surfing and seeing what kind of cool stuff I can find.




I adore this ring from lumafina. I love the natural feel of the cut of the Herkimer diamond and the simple sterling silver band.  {lumafina}

This wreath from Hickowreaths is so stunning! I love the mixture of nuts, eggs, feathers, and other nature-y stuff, and the blue just pops!
{hickowreaths}

This vintage 1960s tea set is to.die.for. Absolutely fabulous, every girl's dream tea! From PomegranateVintage
{pomegranate vintage}

A miniature Venus Fly Trap in a bottle from MineToMe. This would be such a cool gift for a guy! {minetome}

I love this tiny perfume bottle from The13thClock. She is so delicate and pretty!
{the13thclock}

I absolutely adore old birdcages. I'd probably only ever put fake birds in them, but they're still pretty. This one from lovintagefinds is so cool!
{lovintagefinds}

I don't just love this snail trinket box. I need it! Seriously. This is the most awesome thing ever. From TheSageScottie.
{thesagescottie}







I'm off to surf Etsy for more amazing things!
xo.
Rachel