Summer Fun!

I can't believe my baby (Summer) is 1!  It's been a whirlwind year with full of changes, challenges, but filled with plenty of smiles from our miracle baby!  Even though the 4th of July weekend was rainy, we made the best of it with our little family party...

Thank you!

An huge "Thank you!" is overdue to all the wonderful (and patient) Farm Chicks shoppers who braved the crowds and came out this last weekend.  This wonderful show would not be possible without you and it what makes all of this special.  I only wish I would have had more time to chat with everyone.  I hope you all found a treasure or two to take home and enjoy!

 

Fellow Farm Chicks Vendors

One of my favorite things about The Farm Chicks Show is seeing the awesome amount of creativity that exists.  It is inspiring and makes me feel so wonderful to be a part of!  Although, I seriously could have taken a million pictures, I had about 15 minutes to walk around the show before the floodgates opened.  I snapped a few, as I was carrying around some purchases, so some are a bit blurry, but I wanted to share them anyway.

The adorable Farm Chicks Carnation milk truck

Heather Bullard - so beautiful

Funky Junk Hollie and Ballyhoo Christy (just love them!)

Lisa Souers - always a huge inspiration for me!

Unexpected Necessities - some of the sweetest women I know

Wild Whimsy - talented local gals

Tarte- what can I say?  She's awesome!

Happy Endings- more local talent

Forget Me Not Dreams - the wonderful neighbors across the way

The Big Farm Chicks Load-up

Tonight was the big load-up night for The Farm Chicks Show this weekend.  As tomorrow is the unpacking and display day, the long process of cramming as much furniture as we possibly can into TWO trailers is done the night before so we can be out to the Fairgrounds bright and early!  I tried to snap some pictures of the huge amount of furniture that's going to the show, but it was hard with the kids and the furniture always moving!  Here are a few little sneak peeks:

We squeezed it all in!  I couldn't help but notice that the U-haul trailer that was randomly picked out for us has a picture of a man driving a tractor on the side.  How perfect for The Farm Chicks Show!

Up next...Some preview pictures of the booth and some of the amazing talented vendors. 

Come Say Hello at The Farm Chicks Show!

I can't believe the big show is already days away!  Come see me in Bay 2 - Spaces 36 &37.  I still have to pinch myself for me to believe that I'm part of this incredible show!

It's Official! Our Home is on the Market...

After it seems like many hard weeks of never-ending projects, we've finally wrapped up all the loose ends and were able to list our house a few days ago. All we need now is someone to love our home and neighborhood as much as we have. Although we've lost some sleep over trying to sell a house in the current market conditions, we know that everything will eventually fall into place...hopefully.

Since the dust has settled and we finally have a completed home, I find myself sad to leave a home that has been with us since the beginning of our family.  Our first home has seen a family grow through happy times as well as painful moments.  Through blood, sweat, and tears, it has seen almost every square inch transformed from its former 70's self to something we are so proud to call home. 

When we purchased our home, a deck didn't exist.  All we had was an unsafe "apartment balcony"  that was hanging on the side of the house by a thread.  My husband built this two-story deck over three summers.  The bottom half is screened and it is relaxing to sit out and watch the kids play in the yard.

(upper story of deck)

You should have seen the kitchen & bath before we got a hold of it!

A part of me hopes that the next family that moves in has three girls too :)

 It isn't a fancy mansion, but it's been the best first home we could have asked for and I hope the next family enjoys it as much as we have.  

Lolo Boutique

Has anyone been to Lolo Boutique in downtown Spokane?  I think I could live in that store.  If you love Anthropologie, you'll love Lolo's.  It reminds me so much of all those great boutiques that I got to see on my recent Seattle trip.  I love seeing places like this in the area!

Needless to say, I was more than a little flattered when one of the owners of Lolo happened to notice some of my jewelry creations a few weeks back at The Funky Junk Show!  This is a first for me since I just started experimenting with jewelry, but I'm so excited to be making my bubble necklaces for Lolo's.  I just received my supplies yesterday, so besides getting the house ready to sell, I'll be burning the midnight oil and making these goodies. 

I had originally made just one of the initial necklaces, but there will be a wide range of these at Lolo's in the next few weeks!