Craft Night

Well, craft night didn't happen exactly like we thought it would. Jordann came home from school Friday afternoon and didn't feel well. She's been fighting a head cold all week. Not being able to breathe and being exhausted from studying so hard at school (cough, cough) combined ended her up on the couch all afternoon. I think she was in bed by 8! So, we stayed home. I got a pizza and crafted while she watched from the couch. We also watched the second movie in the Indiana Jones series.

My project for the night was for Tini's vintage banner international swap. Yvonne in Lueneburg, Germany, is my swap recipient. I'm not going to show you the one I made for her in case she visits my blog. I want it to be a surprise! Usually I end up wanting to keep what I make for swaps because I like them so much. So I made one for myself this time! LOL... (I still like the one I made for her better but I'm giving it up!)

I made a bingo card, too, just cause I love making them to use up my scraps!

Then TODAY when I opened up my mailbox I received my vintage banner swap goodies from Britta, also in Germany. She also included the cute tag with the little kissing couple. I think I'll add that to the altered book I'm going to make for Glenn! THANKS, Britta!!!

And, just so you baseball fans will know, Glenn wore his Texas Rangers t-shirt to the A's game last night. Didn't help... the A's won. Luckily, he watched the game from a box with friends so no one threw anything at him. lol... those Oakland fans do get roudy! And Jordann is feeling much better today. We're aiming for a picnic at the park tomorrow after church.

More Musical Finds from Our Saturday Shopping Trip

We bought some small items Saturday, too. Four "Record Albums" that hold 45s. I thought these would be fun to alter for our musical family. Oh, and one silver spoon.

Isn't this a funny-looking CD? :-) There were a few records in the books. I'm going to pull out Lauren's record player later today and see how these play. Several of them are songs from South Pacific. We just watched that Saturday!

Next find... a stack of old music books. I was wanting some old music to make Christmas ornaments for our choir. But I love looking at these so much. I don't know if I can tear pages out of them! Lauren played a few of the tunes.


See "The Progressive Music Series - Book One" on the right? It's in the worst condition. Maybe 'cause it's a children's book. Maybe I'll use the pages from it first. I wanted to share one of the songs with you. This is the first song in the book:

Does this sound familiar to anyone else?

Vintage Wallpaper Packs

I bought a wallpaper sample book from 1943. Sorted them out by color and added trims. I started listing them on Etsy this afternoon. Have three more to go. I think this first one ismy favorite. I just love that little lamb. It's amazing how bright the colors still are after so many years!