Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

Today I thought I would show you a few of my favorite Halloween Barbies throughout the years!

In 1963, Mattel released, 'Masqurade' #944. A cute yellow and black costume for Barbie. Mattel also created a matching version for Skipper and a coordinating costume for Ken.

I love these Pirate costumes for Barbie and Ken from 1998.

This Barbie and Kelly set from 1996 is so sweet!

This Boo-tiful Barbie came out in 2004 and I added her to my collection.

Barbie costumes have become popular in the last few years with the option to be, 'Solo in the Spotlight barbie', '60's Barbie' or 'Prom Date Ken'.

Wishing you a day of fun, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose

ourselves at the same time." - Thomas Merton

Isn't that a great quote?!  I think most of us can identify with it.

Although, I don't quite feel comfortable calling what I do 'art'.  It's just

my simple crochet.  I am working on an all white afghan for an acquaintance.

It will be a surprise to her.  That's how I enjoy my crafting most, sharing it

with others.

Isn't that a beautiful crochet hook?  I purchased it from an artisan booth

at Silver Dollar City this month, but they have an online shop called Dewberry Ridge.

If you are interested in any of their gorgeous hand turned wood crochet hooks or knitting

needles, you can find them here.

This yarn I picked up at Michael's yesterday with my coupon, of course.

The colors couldn't be more perfect.

To me, creating is something that is as much a part of my day as eating.

When I sit down, I pick up something to knit or crochet.  I usually have several projects

going at once.  I'm like that. 

I like to make up flower patterns for Lindsey to use in her scrapbooking.

She likes that!

When we discovered blogs, we couldn't wait each day to read our favorite ones.

We tentatively decided to try blogging ourselves, not sure if we could be

interesting or inspiring.  It was a slow start. 

The thought of getting to know some of these amazing women was just a dream.

I can say now that I have friends all over the world and cherish this

blogging community.  So many of you are part of my everyday thoughts and I feel

like I know you!

If you were with me last summer you may remember my 'virtual' walk to Deb's house.

One day while I was out walking, I had the idea that if I had an imaginary destination,

it would be more fun to walk.

I figured out the mileage from my house to hers, which was over 600 miles,

and started my journey.  It has taken me a long time with many days not getting

very far and some days not at all, but I finally made it!

Look at the beautiful guest room that Deb had ready for me!

If I'd known how lovely it was, I would have walked faster!

Well, my friends, thank you so much for visiting with me today.

I wish you all much happiness!

Twyla

Vintage Card Sunday

Hello all you sisters out there!

A cute vintage card from 1967. 

A fun reminder of hairstyles from the past.

Have a happy Sunday everyone!

Twyla and Lindsey

The Vintage Girl

Hello friends!

I want to share with you another of the projects I did as guest designer for October Afternoon.

This is a lovely vintage bed tray. I found it at an antique store and knew it would be fun to alter!

 I used a mixture of OA's Modern Homemaker line and their Fly a Kite line. Of course the pink crochet flower was made by my Mom!

As many of you know, I work for a scrapbook store. I teach classes, design  kits and create store samples. I am also very well known as "the vintage girl".  Hehe!  Everyone knows what I like best!

My Boss brought to my attention the other day that one of my favorite companies is coming out with a new line that is so me!!! I knew that you all would love it too, and I want you guys to see it!

It's called, Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket.

I must say I am over the moon excited to get my hands on this line!! I can't wait to play!

It's so beautiful! You can visit Cosmo Cricket's blog to see more photos of this lovely new line!

I wish you all a fun weekend! I am headed off to work at a scrapbooking retreat all weekend. I will be teaching classes and make-n-takes and hopefully manage to get in some last minute spooky crafting before Halloween!

Happy craftying, Lindsey

Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

I received the Holiday Barbie catalog in the mail this week! They are always fun to look through and this new Bob Mackie Circus Barbie on the cover is so lovely!

As I was looking through it, I realized that I hadn't looked at the new 2010 Hallmark Barbie ornaments yet! Always one of my most favorite things to do!

I love this ornament of a Ponytail Barbie in the Friday Night Date outfit from Hallmark's Nostalgic collection.

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the Superstar Ken ornament!

This lovely ornament is from the Fashion Model collection of Barbies. She is called, Movie Madness.

This ornament matches the Holiday Barbie this year.

I have been collecting the Barbie Shoe Tree ornaments for a few years now and here is the newest one!

If you would like to get the Barbie catalogs, visit barbiecollector.com to sign up.

Wishing you fun and happiness, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

Hello my dear friends!

I didn't want the month of October to get away before

I mentioned something I feel is very important.

I am sharing some pretty 'pink' images with you while I encourage you

all to be sure and have your mammograms and be conscious of breast health.

I have lost an aunt to the disease and went through it with my best friend who

is a survivor.  I've also had two cousins who have survived and have another who

is currently undergoing chemo.  You all mean so much to me that I want you to

be sure and stay on top of this because early detection is so vital.

I was so very lucky to have won Donna, of Brynwood Needleworks, giveaway!

She was giving away two lap quilts and I was one of the lucky winners.

This is the way I received it, so thoughtfully packaged.

Donna loves acorns so she tied a sweet little acorn to the ribbon.

Isn't it beautiful?!  It is big enough for a twin bed and I absolutely adore the

vintage nine patch pattern and cheery fabric. 

Donna is an amazing artist.  I am always impressed with her creations

and if you haven't visited her, take some time today to say hello.

She posts every day and shares so much of her creative life with everyone.

Besides being a crafter and antique fanatic, not to mention blogaholic, I am also

Mom to three dogs.  Part of each day is spent caring for these little guys needs.

Believe me, they bring me so much joy and love I don't mind anything I have to do for

them.  Today we went outside for a 'usual' break.  I took my camera along to catch some

memories.  Something caught their eyes on the other side of the fence.

See what had their attention?  The neighbor dog is a buddy of theirs but

I don't know where the kitty came from. 

We had so much fun over the weekend participating in Vanessa's Halloween Party.

We always enjoy creating these events.  Thank you for letting us get our spook on

and create something spooky and creepy for a change.  Thank you for all your fun

and kind comments on the post!  We enjoy your thoughts so much!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today!

Wishing you much happiness!

Twyla

Halloween Party

Night fell on the decrepit cottage.

Darkness clung to the windows.

The old crone arose, ready to begin her day.

 Her deeds were not performed by light, but by the dark of night.

The hinge on the old trunk squeaked as she raised the lid.

Lifting the molding frock that had been her wedding dress.

She knew the furry of a woman scorned alright.

Revenge had become her life's goal.

The lid slammed down with a cloud of dust covering the wart on her nose.

The lovely Vanessa with her Fanciful Twist was full of talent, love and hope.

While the old crone had traded happy endings to that of a tortured soul.

A day she despised, full of camaraderie and frivolity. 

She stirred the cauldron, cooking her spell, to cast a shadow of

chaos to spoil the mood.

She knew her plan would be defeated once more as parties

and revelry prevailed.

She may as well resign herself to her miserable resolve

and try to cook up some trouble for someone else.

Enjoy your day and we hope you enjoyed our haunted tale!

Twyla and Lindsey

Let's all join Vanessa and the other Party participants

 for some spooky fun!

Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

I found this wonderful treasure at an Antique store this past weekend!

A Barbie and Ken Jigsaw puzzle from 1963!

I didn't know at the time when I bought it, if it was complete, but I loved the box enough to get it and hoped that it would be complete. It was!!

I love the scene! A bubble Cut Barbie and Ken at a Wishing Well with a castle behind them that looks an awful lot like the famous Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.

Wishing you all fun, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

Hello, dear friends!

We have been so consumed lately with our

craft room re-do that I haven't shown you any of my recent finds!

This assembladge was picked up on a recent trip to Arkansas.

It is one of our favorite trips to hit the road south to Arkansas

and marvel at the beautiful rolling hills and valleys and breathtaking

views.  It doesn't hurt that our destination always promises some

wonderful shopping! 

This gorgeous Roseville planter was a delightful find this weekend for a

very fair price considering it had the chip in the back.  On my shelf you

don't even notice.  I only see the sweet beauty of the piece.

I adore old crock bowls.  It may be because of the memory of my

Grandmother's pieces that I grew up with or that there is just something so

'country' about them.  I am, afterall, a country girl at heart.  This beautiful

light blue bowl has USA on the bottom.  I love the pattern and color.

This little stool was another one of those items that was too cute

to pass up.  The top has been needle felted and I love the gray wool. 

I want to thank everyone for your sweet comments on our last

post debuting our new craft room.  It meant a lot to us that you took the

time to congratulate us on our hard work.  It was an enormous job, but

every time we walk in the room, we can hardly believe it!  We almost hate

to craft cause we don't want to mess it up!  We are lucky to

have such a big room and would you believe it, it still doesn't hold All my yarn!

I've got to get busy!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be blessed, stay blessed!

Twyla