A DAY IN THE LIFE>>>>>

Pics via my iphone for the week....

The PERFECT morning....my coffee and crafts (I am trying to whiten my teeth SO I figure sippin my coffee thru a straw would be beneficial HOWEVER it ruins the entire experience!!)

PROJECTS GALORE (oh yeah, that pile behind the chairs goes from the floor to the top of the washer every week...MAYBE I should actually sort thru it....just keepin it real people....keepin it real!!)

MIXED Media journal material (next week I will post a few entries)

Steak and couscous (oddly enough the couscous was a HIT with the kids - go figure)

Coconut oil pulling (goes hand in hand with my wanting whiter teeth and supposed to de-tox the body)

Mummy Dog dinner (see FRIDAYS post for deets)

Wall of Dia de Los Muertos /Sugar Skull masks...see Thursday's post

FUTURE project in the making here 

Enjoying a morning cuppa coffee and good friend on the deck 

Homemade beef brisket

SLOW COOKED ALL DAY

FOODIE FRIDAY.....MUMMY Dogs

Just in time for all HALLOWS EVE....MUMMY DOGS....a new TWIST on an old favorite

SO easy y'all!!! You just make two slits on the bottom of the hot dog for legs and one slit on each side for arms. Tear your crossiant dough into strips and wrap like a mummy.....Serve with a side of KRAFT mac and cheese and a TWIX ghost for dessert and you are all set for dinner 1960's style WITH A TWIST!! HAPPY HAUNTING

TRY IT THURSDAY...Dia De Los Muertos Masks SKULL Day of the Dead Masks

I have started a new tradition (By accident) Last year I found these paper mache masks at Michaels....they were around a dolla each...FAB craft project with the kids for a few bucks (because I already had the paint).

Gather your supplies....

BE SILLY!!!! 

Or serious....

And get your groove on

SO, this year I happened to be at Michaels and lo and behold they had the masks AGAIN!!!! 

So we got silly in 2014

 And got our groove on again!!!! 

(it was after I had 6 masks I decided I needed to make a WALL of masks every Halloween and THIS will be our new tradition....

the END

THRIFTY TUESDAY....SHOP and SWAP

If you've been reading my blog for a lil while you know shop and swap is once a year out in these here parts - every fall to be exact. THIS year marks the third year I've went and I ALWAYS get something good! It was like mayhem though this year....I got there half hour after it opened on the first day(had to get my son from school first) and people were LITERALLY running through like LUNATICS!!! It was a little picked over already within a half hour. BUT that's ok, there's always something for everyone....

These barrel style chairs are going to be PERFECT for my basement family room makeover!!! They're sturdy, large and were lightweight (or I'm a strong mutha because I carried them BOTH at once a half a block)

My HAUL (In all fairness though the bags on the right side were from one of my clients)

The housewares section (I think I will get a TON of use out of that blue 3 bud vase, a fab citrine green covered dish - another piece for the basement makeover? a chicken feeder, wicker chargers, a cheese cloche, pinecones - which have already found a home in the base of my plant because the pets like to dig in the dirt and see that GLORIOUS vintage metal trash can?!?!? THAT was the score of the day)

Some close-ups of the items....stay tuned to see where everything went to live....

On to the clothes portion....

T-shirts for cutting (and the gym IF I ever get my lazy butt there!!)

What FAB things have you scored lately?!?!?! Did I mention these were all FREE?!?!?!? You can donate items (which I was happy to do - I had 3 bags full and a box of toys my son no longer plays with - some good stuff).

A DAY IN THE LIFE.....CATCH UP for 4 weeks

Pics via my iphone for the last FOUR weeks - what?!?!?! That's an entire month!!! 

Shop and Swap...got these chairs - I'm going to paint them...white or Robins egg blue?!?!?! Weigh in via the comment section 

Every time I leave shop n swap with a full trunk (I also took 3 bags of clothes and a box of toys to donate)....stay tuned for a THRIFTY TUESDAY post with all the goodies

Subway's flatizza's...SO good! Have you tried one yet?!?! I always get the italian...

PERFECT fall day picnic

Acorns

Autumn banner....comprised of MANY elements...wooden beaded garland, vintage shiny brites christmas garland, tissue paper tassels and glitter letters....

Swapped out wall decor for something more seasonal....

Have been moving some furniture around....

Lunch with MY gurls!!! 

 WHAT?!?!?! Bath and Body has CHICAGO candles?!??! Momma NEEDS one...but 22.00 is a tad expensive

FAB chandelier at ON THE BORDER....

GLORIOUS sunset down the country road....

These 2 pics were literally taken within 2 minutes of each other...look how DIFFERENT the sky became in the short time

 Why not put my sons shirt on the dog?!?!? This is what we do on a friday night - how about you?!?!?!

BLAH BLAH BLAH....The count is back for the season....apparently there are 3 box styles BUT I can only find this same one at every store I go to

CHEERS to a GREAT month!!!