Friday, April 13, 2012

A horrendous sound in the night

Imagine you're in a nice, deep slumber and you were rudely awakened by this sound:


What would you surmise it was?  Would it freak you out like it did us?

Here's a hint:  It came from my yard, which is wooded.  I live near Louisville, Kentucky, which is in the Midwest U.S.

Tune in tomorrow and I'll reveal the source, which took me some time (and help) to figure out.

Hollie

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Vintage gas station numbers as wall art

Today was one of those Saturdays that make me happy.  I didn't have to leave the house, and I ate delicious food.  For breakfast, we made some cinnamon puffs, and for dinner we had homemade tinga (pork tostadas).  For dessert, The Teen made funnel cakes.  Yep, funnel cakes.  Tasty!  Someday I'll share the first two recipes.  For the funnel cakes, you just have to go buy the mix at Bed, Bath and Beyond.  Yep, BBB.  Who knew?

The other thing I did today was take photos of a fun project I did a while back that I hadn't yet shared here.  The Mr. is fond of numbers and fond of vintage or antique things that have a history.  I put those two likes together for some wall art that suits his fancy.

In a past life, these vintage numbers hung outside a gas station to indicate the price of gas.  Fun!



 

As you can see, they're hanging in our front entry, which separates the  living room from the kitchen.  I probably bought the numbers a year ago (from Etsy), but it took me forever to decide where to put them.  As I've shared before, when I don't know exactly what to do with something, I hold off until I do.  I don't like putting holes in the wall until I'm sure.

The numbers are significant to us, but I'll leave the details a mystery.  (No, it's not The Mr.'s age on top and my age on bottom.  Or vice versa.)

Anybody else out there have some vintage gas station numbers in her or his house?  I'm curious!

Hollie 

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Monday, April 2, 2012

RRR ...

I've got a new project in the works.  I'm not going to tell you all about it just yet ... but it has something to do with these!




Let's just say I've been spending a lot of time on Etsy and Ebay!  Did you know you can get vintage items on Etsy in addition to handmade items?  Yes ... I love it!

Hollie

P.S. If you're interested in something similar, the letters came from these three Etsy shops:  Raleigh Modern, Old Green Canoe and Circa 810.
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