I WAS BEING FOLLOWED ! Sure glad I keep a cell phone with me !

  Such a beautiful day , a great day to go on a quick walk.  I always carry a cell phone for emergencies. I am working on getting my two little pups to do better on a leash so out we went. We are all the way down the road and Cruizer keeps on turning his head back to the house….What the heck is he looking at ? I turn around  - Oh my gosh !!! Quick whip out the cell phone to call – my daughter ! Quick get the camera the pups and I are being followed by….

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Our cat Zorro !  (please don’t look closely at me – I wear sweat pants about 3 times a year and wear a ponytail – today was one of those days…)

So, we walk back to the house and he is like a bee on honey – he loves to purrrrr and cuddle on Cruizer and Vader.

So, we try again to walk down the road……. Can we lose this character ??

Go a little further…… Nope, still following….

No way, we can’t lose him.

 I have to put him inside even in the mornings when my daughter catches the school bus – because he tries to follow her right up on to the bus ! That dang cat ! I swear he thinks he is a dog …

Hugs ~ Kammy

Linking up to Outdoor Wednesday with Susan :

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

My new love affair with Tom……..

I love Tom – he is a Department 56 employee and I met him at the thrift store. Do you see how MANLY he is – and he packs HEAT ! That is a BIG GUN.. I saw him the first time for $14.99 and I would not spend that type of money – no Siree Bob or should I say No Way Tom! I went back a couple of weeks later and I found him again…I think he was smitten with me, or me smitten with him….he was half price for $7.50 and I still didn’t want to spend that much…..but he was sooooo hunky cute.  Wait till you see how talented he is….it is at the end of this post….

First we start out with these Pfaltzgraff dishes (they are just like Marty’s - at A Stroll Thru Life – in fact I purely blamed it all on Marty when I spotted these at the thrift store  - and had to get them..earlier this year)I have a place setting for 12.  I did not display all the dishes or the accessories that I have collected the last few months. This set screams Fall to me. Question: Do your dishes, animals and other things you love – talk to you ?

The flatware came from the thrift. I made the little name setting tags.

The candle holder I used to lift the coffee pot , I found at the thrift store yesterday for $1.99 and I did not paint it….

The glasses are a neat greeny teal color and I was thrilled when I saw that they matched my placemats (which are Longaberger and I have owned for years)

I love to stack mugs – I found these at the thrift store , just this weekend for a buck a piece.

 

 

One dollar goblets from the thrift store…I have a set of four.

 

 

Napkins from Penney's , I got them in the spring for two bucks for 4. Tablecloth is a Ralph Loren , I have owned for a couple of years.

Sorry , I got a little carried away with the pictures as I found the RIGHT LIGHT for picture taking -daylight, Yeah !

BEWARE !!!!!!

of the next picture – it is a bit indecent..remember Hunky Tom  well……………….

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.  I warned you…….

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. Please don’t let young children see this next picture…..

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. Really are you just that curious ????

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HE’S A…..

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FLASHER !!!!!

 

Hugs ~ Kammy

I am linking to Leah for Thrifty Thursday  and Susan for Tablescape Thursday , here are the links:

http://www.lbratina.blogspot.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

When good things go wrong – making do…

  Even I have my bad days on re-making things…I was so excited to find this mirror at the thrift this week….only $4.99 and perfect for my dining room.

It was in poor shape. The mirror was loose and the hanger was gone.

I found some larger washers and replaced a few to really tighten things up…..Then I heard a CRACK………..

Do they make MIRROR spray paint ??? Good thing I am NOT SUPERSTIOUS ! I know that mirror is expensive , so what is a girl to do …..I got like a couple of hours….I HAVE TO FINISH SOMETHING – that is just a ME thing….

I then started on another project…that one bombed too….so back to the broken mirror……hmmmmmmm

CHALKBOARD PAINT !!!! I painted the frame with ORB and the hardest part ?  I have to wait 24 hours before I can write a message in chalk !

It turned out o.k. – I really want a mirror over my desk…….LOL !

Kitchen Towel

This is a quickie tutorial that can be done in about 10 minutes. Use a sewing machine with a straight stitch.

Start with a dollar dish towel from Walmart

Cut a piece of fabric 1 1/2 the width of the towel. Sewing the raw edges first , double over the fabric and pin the ends and the middle. Gather the same amount of pleats on either side of the middle and pin. Sew.

Next , get some accent ribbon – again mine is from Walmart. Pin to top of pleats. Sew one row on top of ribbon and another on the bottom of ribbon.

Cute hand towel for the kitchen. I can never find the combination I want , now I am going to make what I want…so easy and thrifty. There are countless ways to embellish this towel. Also , I hate using and buying paper towels – This will be cute hanging out in my kitchen.

Hugs ~ Kammy

I am linking to Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/  for other great changes super bloggers have made !

Furniture Feature Friday

I almost forgot …..I posted way too many “parties” this week and I am a little Tipsy – LOL !

New party at    http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com – I love furniture and especially re-doing it here is my submission for this week: Please visit Miss Mustard Seed to link to other furniture  make over's !

I posted about this little stool in June …

 

My recent post in October had this beauty-

 

Short and sweet !

Hugs ~ Kammy

Tablescape Thursday on a Thrifty budget

I decided to do this tablescape with nothing purchased recently.

The napkin rings, dishes and mugs came from the thrift store ….. The flatware came from the thrift store too……

Table cloth is folded in thirds (un-ironed – sorry) I bought in the spring at JC Penneys for $1.99….. Napkins from the thrift store……

Pumpkin tureen – Fritz and Floyd – purchased at Big Lots for thirty bucks…..

Dollar store candle holders…..

Hugs ~ Kammy

I am linking to Leah for Thrifty Thursday  and Susan for Tablescape Thursday , here are the links:

http://www.lbratina.blogspot.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Colorado skies from my spot in the country……

My family has an obsession with the skies..just the other morning I got a call around 7:00 a.m. from my 21 year old son and a few minutes later from my 15 year old “Mom , look at the sunrise !”  There are pictures of storms a brewing, sunrises and sunsets – we have an open view from my little spot in my small home in the country.   

 

 

 

This posting is part of Outdoor Wednesday – join Susan and the other Outside Bloggers !

 http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

 

Hugs ~ Kammy

Over The Top Blog Award

 

Dear Jen….. over at

The Thrift Home

 http://www.thethriftyhome.com

, nominated dear little me for an Over The Top blog award. She challenged me to answer the following questions.  Make sure you check out Jen’s dot com site – she is cheap  I mean thrifty like me !

I am boring – please don’t read….

1. Where is your cell phone: My pink Blackberry is in my pocket !
2. Your hair: not thick enough or long enough or perfect enough-I hate all you with perfect hair….LOL !
3. Your mother: lives in Missouri – too far away.
4. Your father: lives in California – super far away.
5. Your favorite food: Raspberry pie
6. Your dream from last night: I don’t remember

7. Your favorite drink: Cherry Coke Zero
8. Your dream/goal: to become a professional artist and travel the world
9. What room are you in: The dining room
10. What is your hobby: Blogging,painting,decorating,sewing,being creative…
11. What is your fear: Heights and parking garages
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years: hmmmm, this would take allot of thought……I really don’t know…

13. Where were you last night: playing with dishes for Tablescape Thursday – I was auditioning them….
14. Something you are not: Fancy Smanchy or an Ooooooo look at me!
15. Muffins: the ones with cream cheese in the center…..
16. Wish List items: a formal dining room, a kitchen eating nook with big windows, a family room , a walk in closet and a covered front porch.
17. Where did you grow up: California mostly (from 5th grade till I was a senior in high school I moved 26 ish times)
18. Last thing you did: cooked dinner
19. What are you wearing: my work clothes still and I got off like 4 hours ago.
20. Your TV: We only have 1 TV  in the living room and hubby is watching Monday night football.
21. Your pets: Miniature donkey, horse, a cow (on death row) , cluck clucks, 4 dogs, 2 cats and that’s it for this season….

22. Your friends: mostly my blogging buddies – I am too much on the go to have someone tag along…..
23. Your life: Blessed with a great Hubby for 25 years and kids – I feel like I won the lottery years ago !
24. Your mood: content
25. Missing someone:  my rich uncle who is in the poor house….so my dad always told me….LOL.
26. Vehicle: Suburban
27. Something you're not wearing: shoes
28. Your favorite store: right now – the thrift stores..but I really like Marshalls, TJ Maxx too.
29. Your favorite color: Pink
30. When's the last time you laughed: when is the last time I didn’t..
31. When's the last time you cried: don’t remember
32. Your best friend: My hubby
33. One place you could go over and over again: Disneyland
34. One person who emails me regularly: my Grandma
35. Favorite place to eat? my kitchen – cuz it is come as you are !

I have no idea who to nominate…I will post this later….

Kammy