Tick Tock...Tick Tock...Tins make a Clock!

Last week I went to Sky Harbor Airport to pick up my Aunts who came to visit from the big ole State of Texas. While we were waiting for their plane to arrive I browsed through one of the galleries that had a gift shop. The clocks are mostly made of kitchen items and beads...Very Creative!

Check out the hands!

How Cute is this one...

Pom Poms & Pie Slices

An Amy Butler pattern + some great Anna Maria Horner fabric = most amazing floor cushion ever! Even better it has taken up residence in my living room. Oh happy day!

-Andrea

Chalk Art

This weekend The Gateway in downtown SLC hosted a chalk art event to promote foster families in Utah. A couple special artists were invited to create on the sidwalk along with over 50 children and their parents. We headed down to check it out after a visit to the SLC Farmer's Market and below is just a small highlight of what we saw.

By far my favorite drawing-her hair and eyes were incredible.

A tribute to the great SLC.

Dr. Seuss lived in SLC while he was teaching at the U.

My favorite Einstein quote.

A burst of color.

Invited artist Gina Jrel. The mermaid's face was yet to be finished while we were there.

Weekend Project(s)

I was so excited to shove the sewing machine to the corner this weekend and start work on my new hutch!! Saturday evening came around though and I was still completely frustrated with my color choices! I took the night to "sleep on it" and this morning to mull it over some more and decided I give up for now. Not wanting the weekend to be a complete waste I potted a few herbs I've been meaning to get to and brushed some chalkboard paint on the front of the pots. Tomorrow I will label them and pretend I actually finished one project this weekend. The basil smells absolutely wonderful-maybe I'll boil some pasta and get to work on dinner.

*In actual sewing news my mom had a goal of sewing 20 aprons this weekend with 3 kids running around her house (yea, she can dream right?). As of 30 minutes ago she had completed 11 and felt confident 3 more would be finished before the end of the night. 14 aprons vs. my 3 herb pots...oh man, what did I do this weekend??!!

Not too Shabby

It's no secret that we tend to find ourselves drawn to bold, bright colors. Making a color statement is kind of our thing. However, that doesn't mean we don't appreciate all color palettes and styles. I personally have no problem shopping in a store filled with white wash, antiquing and cool colors. When we found our latest settee to bring back to life we were inspired by cutie pie little girls and cool breezy country days. The result is a little bit shabby chic, a lot sweet and completely wonderful.

In the beginning...

On the corner of 8th & 8th in downtown SLC there is a little store with one of those great canopies over the front door and the name Emilie Jayne printed in fancy white letters. They don't have a web page just amazing deals on great vintage and eclectic finds. A few weeks ago I spotted this:

I nearly shelled out the $325 on the spot for this blue/turquoise beauty. My lack of space indoors was the only thing that held me back. I couldn't keep the dream of a turquoise hutch out of my mind though and soon stumbled across this in the local classifieds:

Its price tag? $125. Size? Just a bit taller and wider than the Emilie Jayne hutch. My mood? Ecstatic! With just a little bit of elbow grease, paint and some new knobs I'm confident my turquoise dream hutch isn't far away. I searched the web for some further inspiration and came across this beauty:

I found this great table here and now am seriously thinking that dark wood stain needs to be incorporated in my hutch. Oh gosh, I'm so excited to get started! Stay tuned for the final result!

Apron Sale

For the entire month of June we are having a six months 'til Christmas apron sale! Our shelves are starting to get a little too full with all the aprons we've been sewing and we need some more room. Thanks to our lack of space you can score some cute holiday aprons now for a great price and be all ready to bake come December. Check out the little girl holiday aprons at our etsy shop here. Want a matching momma one? Let us know, we'll whip one up for you at a discounted price as well.

Fait a la Main

June is one of the best months to visit France (or so we've been told). Sadly we have no plans for a Parisian adventure abroad of our own but that doesn't mean we can't appreciate the beautiful language here- say from our couch? We searched for months, literally months, trying to find this wonderful fabric that has an elegant scroll writing with french words and names. Finally, we found it! Don't ask us what the words mean we are merely here to enjoy and feel a little more elegant.

We went to work and created this beauty as soon

as we had the fabric in hand.

Closer view of the beautiful script.

We couldn't go on this short lived adventure without learning something helpful to share. Fait a la main translates to 'hand made' and our favorite things may come from all over but they are always hand made.