My little Ballerina. All dressed and ready to go to her first class.

The excitement is written all over her face.

Led by her soon-to-be first grade teacher, Mrs. L, back row in pink.

Warming up with "Butterfly" stretches.

Striking a pose. Love the orange gloves. Mrs. L had a big bag full of boas and gloves. The girls clamored for the pink and purple ones. Not Emma. Always wanting to be different.

None of the girls had any ballet experience. I'm thinking this is not a ballet move.

Timing was a challenge. Mrs. L is a patient soul.

We read this book on our breaks during the week.

"Dance Your Heart Out." She definitely did.

During the dance camp the girls also got to play with different art mediums.

Like decoupaging tissue paper and material. With a touch of bling of course.

Led by the marvelous Mrs. S. Look at the size of that jug o' glue! Mercy, I kept wanting to clean the table and "help" them with the placement of their tissue papers. Mrs. S had to remind me to allow the girls to have self-expression.

They got to layer pastels and water color with sprinkled salt to give it a glittery effect.

Even Daddy got in on the action.

After their recital, there was an art exhibit to show off their creations.

Blessings!

It doesn't take much to make my day. Or bring a smile to my face. So you can imagine the thrill to my heart that came from winning Blondie 'N' SC's vintage giveaway recently!

My home has gone through several transformations over the years. Finding my "niche" has been interesting and a slow process. A mix of eclectic and a mish mash of different styles.

Since blogging, I have come to love the vintage look. I have a thing for old, chippy, well-patina'd and well-loved treasures. Things that tell stories of the past. What's exciting to me is old things look fabulous mixed in with new!

First, for those of you who may not know her, let me introduce you to Tara the owner of the sweetest, most yummiest blog called Bondie 'N' SC.

She has been such a huge source of inspiration over this last year in helping me find a direction in decorating. I love her style. A mix of vintage and classic with a little bit of whimsy touches here and there. She has a great sense of humor. She is willing to open up and share her heart with her readers about things that she has gone through. And her little guy that she affectionately calls "Punk" is such a cutie pie. I encourage you to take some time to get to know her.

Oh, and she has a fabulous Etsy shoppe that she and her sweet Mama run filled with lots of vintagey goodies.

Her blog is sprinkled with photos of her home and decor.

My two recent faves:

Meet Lucy. Tara's vintage mannequin. She's all dolled up with a trail of sweet butterflies that Tara cut out of vintage sheet music. Look at those darling rosettes she attached to the skirt!

Get ready to sop up the drool off your keyboard:

Tara pinned feathery angel wings to Lucy's back.

I think she needs a little girl, don't you? Could you even imagine what her dress ups would look like?

I got the chance to meet Tara in real life. She is as sweet in person as she is in the virtual world. Walking in through the front door, the first thing I saw was her Welcome banner (found here) strung across an old window. I love how it looks above her fabulous theater chairs!

Tara's giveaway was so generous. Let me show you what I won:

Vintage train case that I adore. Can you imagine all the places it's been over its sweet little lifetime? I've been wanting one since I saw these.

If the case wasn't enough, she also included some other vintage lovelies:

An old sweep, vintage sheet music, and some pretty lace.

Sweet, tiny salt and pepper shakers from Tara's Shoppe. Love the little tray they sit on!

Some old monogrammed forks to add to my growing collection.

Two vintage grocery price tags. Love how they look sticking up in the flower frog!

And my latest project. The infamous hutch. Poor guy. He went from green to black and now white. I still need to finish the bottom. I really like how the white brings out the wood on the back wall as well as the scalloped edges. I'm going to fill the shelves with cream dishes and ironstone.

I bought this sweet vintage apron from Tara (check out the other ones in her shoppe!). Love the black roses and black polka dot fabric!

I fell in love with the purple ric rac around the edges and on the pocket! Reminds me of something my Gramma Bea would have worn.

What's making you smile this week?

Blessings!

I wanted to introduce you to my little lady. I love her.

My son works at a sandwich shop. It just so happens that there is an Anthropologie store right across the way. Oh how I love to visit him as often as I can. Okay, who am I foolin'. I have my motives for "needing" a sandwich. After popping in to wish my dear son a great day, I enjoy a visit at Anthro. They always have such lovely goodies to look at.

Most of the time out of my lil ol' budget.

However, there comes a time when you fall in love with something on the shelf that you don't even care what the price tag says. Well, this was one of those times.

I spied theeee sweetest butter dish I ever laid eyes on. There were several lined up on the shelf and of course I had to look at each one. And you know what? There was one lil lady whose mouth was painted slightly "off" like a smirk. The others didn't. Well we all know which one came home with me.

Yep, the one with an attitude. She seems to be sayin' "Sure, I'll share some butter with you, but you best put my dress back on my plate when you're done!" heehee

Look at that profile. Oh my, she makes me giggle.

She greets me ever so sweetly in the morning as I make my toast.

Oh, and I just couldn't pass by her friends hanging next to her...

Love that each measuring spoon handle is different and vintage inspired.

Blessings!