Vintage Complete Fridge Set. Check those colors. I traded my services for these. Hey hey now. This aint that kinda blog. HAHA! My crafting services. My friend needed 4 chairs recovered. She is selling her dining room set in a garage sale and thought she could prolly get what she wanted in asking price if they were recovered. Trust me they needed it. SO for $8.00 worth of fabric and 10 min of labor I got these in exchange. These were hers growing up. That makes them so much more special. There is minor fading in some areas. Its ok. Also there is a crack in one of the small lids. No biggie. I have Pyrex dishes with no lids. When I go on a lid hunt I will just take my list of needs. I am going to have to move my vintage Pyrex to a new cupboard or move them to the buffet. They are my good china don't ya know?

I am still working out since Dec. 2008. I slipped off the cardio train for a few months in 2008 and I am back on it. I am one who needs to work out every day. I can't eat what I please in large amounts. I have to have a serving size. Otherwise I gain lbs fast. If I rest I rust. I feel aches and pains. I get lower back pains and I feel tired. When I work out I am roaring and ready to go. I am on fire. I totally like how that feels. Its just having to DO the cardio to get that feeling. But it also get another feeling stirred. The OMG look at those sexy curves coming out. I used to weight almost 200 lbs. YES in my 20's. I am now in my 30's and I have kept my weight at 130. I went to a personal trainer 2 years ago to learn how to stay fit. I can tell you that is the best investment for someone who wants to know how to take care of ones self. I now know how to keep my body in tip top shape. I know what to eat and what moves to do. Everyone is different and has a different body. You just have to investigate what yours is doing and then work on it. I love weight training. Its more personal training for your body parts. If you use 5, 8 or 10 lbs you can make your muscles shine too. Just do it. Remember you will loose inches before you loose weight. Don't focus on a number. EVEN THO WE DO. DON'T! Its the inches that let you slip into them smaller jeans.

Eat healthy real food. (no boxed food, no processed food, no fast food)
Portion Control your meals and snacks.
Cardio 5 days a week 30 min a day.
Weight training 3 to 5 days a week.

YOU TOO can loose inches and get in shape. Just let the time go by. DONT COUNT. Just change what your doing now and wait and see. But you have to DO and stick to it. Dont use a scale use a tape measure.

"Lean muscle mass naturally decreases with age. If you don't do anything to replace the muscle loss, it'll be replaced with fat. But weight training can help you reverse the trend — at any age. As your muscle mass increases, you'll be able to work harder and longer before you get tired. You'll maintain joint flexibility, increase bone density and better manage your weight. Get started today!" (from the Mayo clinic)

Want to know what weight training you could do? Try this site here!

You will loose weight faster by doing cardio and weight training. TRUE FACT! You just have to DO IT! And YES you can. At any age too.

Burlington Coat Factory has these for $15.00. I could not even make one or buy the supplies for that cheap. Its way adorable and whimsy. I almost let it get away.

Its also on sale this week. Yipee! I have never seen this fabric/print in Joann Fabrics. Until that is....this week. Go and pick some up.

Have a wonderful Easter.

God Bless! XOXO

I made this handbag. I have been wanting to make this bag for a bit now. Can I tell you it took me all of 2 hours. Why was I putting it off for so long? I guess I will be making handbags all weekend. I am completely hooked at the moment and my OCD will sure get its fill. This handbag is for sale. Along with the others I shall be making. I will be listing it on Etsy soon. Its Orange and aqua. Perfect to get you ready for Spring and Summer. This is my own pattern. I am tweaking the pattern for a few different styles yet the same. I know its really early but these would make perfect Christmas gifts or Birthday gifts. I personally know that a purse is a well liked gift for a gals birthday. In fact, one of my friends squealed in excitement after receiving one from me. Of course in her favorite colors. I should make this purse into a pattern. What do you think? Is there room out there for another purse pattern?

I found some goodies this week. Ok so lets start from the top. I found this vintage Corelle Counter Saver. I am not sure which pattern this is. I do adore it. It brings happy smiles when I enter that beige kitchen. Thrifted find - $1.99. I then found that adorable sewing basket. It looks like one of my favorite vintage plastic flower button. Once I picked it up and felt it, I knew it, it was Cellioud. Yipee! Antqiue find- $11.00. And the last thrifted find was this very bright orange plastic lid container. I am not sure from what collection this came from but I adore it. Its in my kitchen now waiting for a purpose. Trifted-.99 cents. I purchased a couple of fat quarters from Joann fabrics the other day and then I found out Walmart (in my area) is selling similar fat quarters for the same price as Joann's. Interesting. Joann's usually goes on sale for .99 cent. Walmart never has a sale.

Have a wonderful weekend! XOXO