Old rulers take on new light!

Everything seems to have numbers on it in the blogs!  Vintage rulers are popping up everywhere!  My collection of vintage rulers and carpenter rules have taken on a new light....literally!  Look where I am showcasing my collection...

The lamp is a Good Will salvage my mom picked up!

The shade is from Target.

I will be on the hunt for a few more rulers!

Linking to these parties:

 Funky Junk Interiors: Saturday Nite Special

Coastal Charm
Wow Us Wednesday

Spring Door

I put a couple of things together for a spring wreath last night.  Spruced up the front stoop and hung it on the door.  It was a beautiful Sunday!

Linking to:
Wow Us Wednesday
The Picket Fence

Take Heart

We headed up to Blowing Rock, NC for the day yesterday.  Our family cottage is located there and we needed to check on things.  We met my son and daughter up there and spent the day galavanting through shops and antique malls.

I thought I would share one very cute little shop that is a favorite of mine.  "Take Heart" is a tiny little shop on Main Street that has sweet, old, and new vintage wares.  There is always something affordable that you can take home as a prize!

 The Shop keeper is always so sweet!

Stop in to the little purple house if you are ever get a chance to visit Blowing Rock!

A picture of me

After seeing Marty show off her cute self at "A Stroll Through Life", I got to thinking that I had never shown anyone that follows my blog my real picture.  My blog header is a self portrait done in mixed media collage.  I love hats, hence the lampshade in" Lucy's Lampshade".  So, I played around with my iPhone camera on the drive up to BR this morning.  Yes! I was taking pictures of myself in the car while my husband was driving and laughing!   I used a free app called "camera plus" to do some editing and effects.  This is me!

Lucy May is a childhood name that my mama and Granny called me ...I use it now as a pen name to make it a little harder for my students to find me on the internet.  Shh!  Don't tell them!

I've got spring fever..

Joining Marty at Table Top Tuesday

Ice Tea anyone?

I went from one end of my town to the other today, stopping at every thrift and antique store!  It was a great Saturday!  All my loot has ended up on top of the fridge.  

 I have picked this english Moira Pottery pitcher up more than once at one of my antique stops.  Today the price was right!  I love the natural color and the fact that it says "iced tea" just reflects the ultimate south that I call home.

 Here you can see more of the things I have on top of the fridge.  The scale was purchased last summer.

 The second treasure I picked up today was the old cutting board.  The size and patina was nice.  I thought it looked a lot like some I've seen in PB as cheese boards.

 The plant needs watering!

 The little "chippy" stool was the last special prize of the day.  The size was perfect for lots of places around the house.  I love the way it can add just a little lift to highlight objects.  The old milk bottle peeking there behind the stool was a gift from my mom at Christmas.

 If you are looking for a cute rabbit to use in your Easter decorations, check out Hobby Lobby.  I love this one because it was big and had a chippy old look.

I am slowing changing things in my old tool box to spring stuff.

Joining Marty for Table Top Tuesday and
Kim for Wow us Wednesday
Linda for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Home with my dog...

 I put the finishing stitches on "Home" by Bent Creek yesterday morning.  I am going to get this one framed and put it in he laundry room.

 This is Scooter.  Just one of my three little boys!  he loves to lay near me on the sofa or bed when I am stitching.

 I chose this piece back in January because it had this big heart in it.  It had me working hard to finishing it for Valentine's Day.

The weather is terribly cold and windy this weekend.  It is so nice to just stay at HOME by the fire with my dogs and stitch!