July Celebration in Liberty and We have a Winner!!!

 Welcome to the "Bizarre Bazaar" featuring Becky of Sew In Stitches and Libby of Glassifications.

This is our first joint show and our tent was festive but sorta mishy mashy.  As soon as we broke down I was coming up with ideas for better display for this weekend's show in Garner, NC

We didn't sell much but no one else did either.

What we did is have fun!

  Libby and I have the sweetest Hubbys in the world. 

Both named Bill. 

They stayed to help and keep us company.

And check this out! 

That's me with Debbie Lyall-Church.  From my hometown!  

We hadn't seen each other in 30 years!  

 Talk about catching up.  

She makes and sells the most adorable hair bows, headbands, tutus and diaper pants evah!

 

 Please show some love and check her website

Gigi's Girly Girlz

It's still under construction but you can shoot her an e-mail or give her a call to order from her.

Ladies, I need a bit of help.

I look positively frumpy in these pics. I know my vintage apron had too much stuff in the pocket so it was dipping and letting my shirt untuck.

What do you think? I need ideas on what to wear to convey the vintage aura and stay cool and comfy at these shows.  It was only 96 in the shade last Saturday.  I don't do hot weather very well.

 Help please!

 And now for the winner of a $40 gift certificate to CSN Stores!!

Thank you all for playing!

Thank you to CSN for letting me review a product and give y'all a chance to shop their 200+ stores.

The random Number Generator at random.org chose Lucky #8!

Liz Noonan said... cover that sucker in catnip! & thanks for following me xo!

 I will e-mail you with details!

Review and GiveAway Fun!

 We had a wonderful long weekend! How about you? 

Saturday, Bill and I attended Greensboro, NC's Fun Fourth Festival.  

We only went for the music.  

We were not disappointed.

Ladies and Gentlemen, From Carrboro,NC
Big Fat Gap
Bluegrass at its finest.

 

Everyone enjoyed the tunes!

 

Here's one nano-second that Bill wasn't running around snappin pics!  

From all over NC - Hobex! A favorite of my entire family.

Gotta love Andy Ware's purple pants!

 

Fresh from his Prague tour- Greg Humphreys!  

The beautiful Taz Halloween! After the show. We is sassy wimmens!

Now for Giveaway fun!!!

CSN stores generously allowed me to choose a product from one of their 200+ stores. I received and reviewed said product - a sofa protecting cat scratching post. 

Originally submitted at CSN Stores
Features:

• Available in various neutral carpet colors - shipped at random
• Encourages cats to scratch on it instead of expensive furniture
• Treated with organic catnip oil   
• Pros: Inexpensive, Protects Furniture, Just The Right Size, Attractive Design  
• Cons: Cat Doesn't Use It, Wobbly base

Couch Protector Scratch Post

3out of 5

This is a well-built product in the sense that it is just the right height to protect our sofa corner. The base is wobbly though. We added a weight from a former floor lamp to stabilize it.
Sadly, Our cats have no interest in it at all. Even after adding more catnip! But I think that is just their personalities rather than any fault of the product.(legalese)

Hopefully Stanley, who is the main sofa scratcher, will soon understand what he is supposed to do with is new post! 

CSN Stores is also offering a $40 Gift Certificate to one of my wonderful readers!!  It's too hot outside to think a whole bunch, so I'm gonna make this simple.

Leave me a comment about your 4th of July weekend or about how to convince a formerly feral cat to use the scratching post rather than the sofa.

One entry per person.

Comment before this Sunday, July 11, Midnight PDST (yeah, that's 3am EDST.)

I will use the Random Number Generator to choose a winner and announce here on Monday. 

Be sure I have a way to reach you by e-mail!

Giveaways, Lights and Freedom!

Have you been outside today?

After a month of record high temperatures and me hiding inside with the AC cranking out lovely cool air it was so nice to take Our Petey the Boston Terrier out for his morning meander and enjoy some cool - dare I say crisp? - air.  Birds singing, sun shining, and a wee bit of a breeze. I know it's mere a lull in the heat storm that is Summer in the Mid-South.  But oh so nice to open the windows and let the house breathe the cool free of air conditioned stuffiness!

What have y'all been up to so far this summer?  Nothing seriously exciting nor new around here.  Bill is still on the job hunt. But his temporary unemployment has allowed him a chance to go out and about with his camera. Check out his pics of what we lovingly refer to as "Southern Decay" and the other things that catch his artistic eye.  

Leave him some comment love too. He thinks his pictures are "okay."  

I say they are amazing.

My daughter Katharine and her Beau, Brian, just moved into the cutest little house in a cute little town nearby.  They are now 25 minutes versus 15 minutes away but it's a fun ride through the counties' back roads. They had too much stuff and offered us a floor lamp.  Great timing as one of our lamps had just decided to rebel. Only one minor problem - the gift lamp is a little wobbly.  

No problem. 

Ha!

We put it to work in our workroom. Lovely. I sat down in the chair beside it and Whomp! There it is! On my head. Fighting a tear or two I declared war on said lamp. 

You lamp you!  I'll fix you! Ha!

 Yeppers!  I fixed that lamp!  You are now looking at the new ceiling fixture in our Guest bathroom!

(Oops! Tilt yer head to the left. Sorry.)

I love hanging light fixtures. I love recycling! This application used the base and top of the lamp.

Free is good isn't it?

Come back and visit with me next Tuesday for a review of a product from CSN Stores and a $40 Gift Certificate Giveaway!!! 

I hope each and every one of you has a wonderful weekend celebrating the freedom we have as Americans!

Be safe!