tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36011889001981746312024-02-08T07:34:28.656-08:00Casa de SmithI am a Wife and a Mommy to two beautiful Girls and a gal still stuck in the 80s! I work full time and I long to be a SAHM, Im envious of you lucky gals who are. I have a love of things vintage and old fashioned. Please join my support group. :)Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07105679314130606121noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601188900198174631.post-38875838859079848892011-09-08T16:08:00.000-07:002011-09-08T16:08:43.157-07:00The Mr and Ana White<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Mr. has been in a woodworking mood. Especially after I introduced him to the <a href="http://ana-white.com/"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Ana White</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> website. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think she is his new fan in him. I don’t mind…look at what he has built…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">Next on his agenda is a stepstool and maybe, bunkbeds for the kiddos! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">Thank You Ana! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">*You can click over to the Ana White website and download the plans. Please take some time to post your picture of your project and Thank her! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ana-white.com/">http://ana-white.com/</a></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07105679314130606121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601188900198174631.post-74215433469332787072011-09-06T18:02:00.000-07:002011-09-06T18:02:04.619-07:00H to the obby to the L obby!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am pretty sure I screamed at my desk and my co-workers seem to be immune to that since I normally scream at something at my computer anyways. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7p9-xYO3mhE/TmbBxak84GI/AAAAAAAAACI/EwzMi9MwAUI/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="65" nba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7p9-xYO3mhE/TmbBxak84GI/AAAAAAAAACI/EwzMi9MwAUI/s320/Capture.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Hobby Lobby is comming to Roseville, Ca! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My plan is this…I am going to tell my Husband we need to go to Roseville to visit Denios, (Roseville) and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then say “Oh my Goodness, is that a Hobby Lobby, we need to go in, I <em>didn’t</em> know Roseville was getting one”! That’s my plan and I am sticking with it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hope the Mr. doesn’t read my blog. Even if he did he would most likely forget about it since Roseville is also home to the “Best Fry’s Electronics Store Evah” according to the Mr. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yeah, they are so last year right? Well, I am usually a day late and a dollar short. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://madisonavegifts.com/index.php?page=shop/flypage&product_id=10961"><span style="background-color: white;">Favorite 1.</span></a></div><blockquote><span style="background-color: white;"></span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.laurakincade.com/_cms/item__id_10755.html"><span style="background-color: white;">Favorite 2</span></a></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07105679314130606121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601188900198174631.post-16018016540840989262011-09-05T10:59:00.000-07:002011-09-05T11:05:26.968-07:00Thrifty Finds<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am linking up with the wonderful Rhoda from </span><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/labor-day-weekend-thrifty-treasures/"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Southern Hospitality</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. It is the Labor Day Thrify Treasures Day! Please be sure to visit Rhodas blog and give her some love!</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is the latest…this was a Craigslist find. $30.00, not to bad for this mirror, it’s a Turner Mirror. I haven’t been able to find this particular one online, but that’s ok. I love her! Maybe you all can help me out. She is quite heavy, im not sure where I am going to put her as we already have a huge mirror in the living room and 2 mirrors waiting to be painted...but ill find her a home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w5Rfziv912Q/TmULjB7BABI/AAAAAAAAABo/4J67vj1BAoc/s1600/mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w5Rfziv912Q/TmULjB7BABI/AAAAAAAAABo/4J67vj1BAoc/s320/mirror.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next up is this plate from Goodwill…This was new in the box, never used and is from the now defunct Gottchalks…oh how I miss you Gottchalks. I bought it for 1.99, it’s a “You are Special Today Plate”. It’s a take on the Waechtersbach Plate. I like this particular one because its white and gold. I cant wait to use it for my 9 year old Daughter</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9fX1xpyR5I/TmUL29cZpbI/AAAAAAAAABw/ni0BZAAQoeo/s1600/plate1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9fX1xpyR5I/TmUL29cZpbI/AAAAAAAAABw/ni0BZAAQoeo/s320/plate1.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I found this lovely little wine/champagne holder at the </span><a href="http://www.denios.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: white;">Roseville, Ca, Denios Farmers Market</span>.</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> She was 15.00 not so much a deal bu the Hubby said to get her. The seller did not want to go down in price and was packing up his wares. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is silver plated but look at her, I love her patina. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qamA1WY6Bg/TmUMjxCagAI/AAAAAAAAAB4/g3jYFGdo6rE/s1600/urn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" nba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qamA1WY6Bg/TmUMjxCagAI/AAAAAAAAAB4/g3jYFGdo6rE/s320/urn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That’s it for today; I hope you enjoyed my little finds! Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. I hope to see you here again.</span></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07105679314130606121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601188900198174631.post-36415129161773331102011-09-04T21:07:00.000-07:002011-09-04T21:07:46.297-07:00New Bloggity Blog.<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi there everyone. I used to have a blog on Vox but sort of lost track of time, then I realized Vox is no longer! Man, I must have been under a rock! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So I am starting a new blog with the hopes of showcasing my thrifty finds,makeovers and family life. I hope you join us and stick around, it going to be a wild ride!</span>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07105679314130606121noreply@blogger.com0