Happy Halloween!!

Guess what I found at the Ec Cetera

Shop!?!?!?

VINTAGE DANCE COSTUMES!!!!

What more could I even ask for and

at 50 Cents a Piece!!YAY!!

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I love Angelina Ballerina!
I ordered her Halloween book
and I just came in today!!!^-^
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" A person should choose a
costume that contrasts her
own personality..."
Lucy and I had the same idea it looks!^-^

HAPPY HALLOWEEN BLOGGERS!!
Kelsey

Vacation...Anyone?!?

Last post August 6Th...WHAT?!?

Where has the time gone??

I had stated in my last post that

I would be starting to teach a couple of ballet

lessons a week...umm mmm and

take classes myself and Nutcracker

practice, and babysit and and and...

Well I've started this all approximately

3 weeks ago!? and already feel like I would

love a vacation too....oh... I don't know...

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HERE!!!

anyways...^-^

It really is a lot of fun and...

I don't mean to complain for the

blessings the Lord has given me!
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But I will say, this is definitely me now!!^-^

(....wonder were she got that cup?!?)

Blessings in Abundance!!
Kelsey

We've got some ice cold Pink lemonade!!

In our family(with the exception of me)

our favorite thing about

summer coming is that

autumn is the season after that.

Well I made some really yummy

pink lemonade...which to me

is the very picture of what

summer should be...

laying out on your hammock,

under a big oak,

with your super adorable

vintage swimsuit on,

with a glass of good ole' lemonade!

And let's just say that lately

I've been really needing my

cup o' sugar...as I am now trying to

get my fall schedule arranged

before it comes! I have recently made

the very exciting decision to open a (small)

dance school. On top of my classes and small business.

But I am so excited! I have already gotten a few students!!^-^

YAY! But anyhow that's what's been going on. Hope you'll

have a chance to sit down and have a glass of cool

pink lemonade on this toasty summer day!!

Kelsey

Sew What..???

Sew....

I have been sewing a LOT!!

lately.My problem is...

there is so many ideas

in my head for me to

execute...but they

take a while to well

get around to being done.

Here's some of the things

I have finally accomplished.^-^

(and yes, in the end, the

finished result is totally

worth it!!!)

I was on the Anthro site and saw

the Mottisfont top!

Adore it!!!

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Well I thought I could use it as an
inspiration for my upcoming fall look.
I tweaked it to fit my personal
style..and this is the result.
(The flowers look lavender
but they are not, their a
slightly darker shade of the pink.)

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Back view...

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The pick up and go pillow...

Now I've had an idea in my

head of this pillow for a while now.

I am pretty happy with the results.

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The Twenty Dollar Skirt!!...our trip to Chicago

So...my plan was to.....

Walk into Anthro,

fawn over every article of clothing,

sulk(just a little)over no spendable money,

and...well....leave...

I walked into the sale room

and look at my sweet surprise!!...

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The Twenty Dollar Skirt!!!

( Mum...mum... originally $78)

If the store hadn't been full of

classy ladies, who, more than

likely were not cultured to some

random stranger doing a handstand

out of pure excitement in the middle

of the store, nothing would of held me

back from doing so!^-^

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Now here's the rest of what we tried on...

This is a bad picture

of the adorable shirt

but its the only one that

turned out somewhat OK.
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I absolutely Adore this dress!!
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Afterwords we made a trip to
Trader Joe's And look what I found!

Yes, I am one of those woman

who will buy things just because

they are pink!^-^

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All was not lost concerning the upcoming

ballerina classes I have mentioned^-^....
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I purchased these A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E

ballerina girl shorts (and matching undies^-^ he he)

for $5.80...at a store called ??? 24( one of my new faves!)
Also, a scarf from Charlotte Russe(another fave)

for my new fall look!!
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Well that was our rendezvous!!!

Hope You all enjoyed!!

Kelsey

A Fine Fall!

So... in honor of me going to

Chicago tomorrow to see

the Anthropologie store!!^-^

I thought I would put on the

look I'm going for this fall...

(from the Vogue Knitting

Early Fall 2010 Cat!)

Pick one up full of

wonderful things!

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This is one of my very favorite

pieces! I love the scarf and tank look!

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This is great minus the
butterfly pj pants!^-~
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This is so Beautiful! I want

a shirt like this badly!!

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Even though I know I won't be able

to buy things at Anthro( ballerina classes

are due soon! ^-^)

It will be a blast to look!

And I can not wait!!

Kelsey

Introducing...The Candy Land Flower Line!!

So I have FINALLY come

up with a new line for my...

I'm a little Vintage line

And here it is!!

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These flowers are named
The Cotton Candy Flower
and
The Chocolate Truffle Flower
Sorry it's so hard to see the names
on the picture!
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Well here's what I've had time to come up
with for now. Hopefully I'll get more added to
my collection ASAP!!!
I hope you enjoyed!
Kelsey

Were oh were has my little kitty cat gone?!?

Are not these little ballerina's so sweet!?!

Just kidding she hasn't gone anywhere^-^
Little lady is still here at home!

Anyhow, I thought I need a new blog post.

I know exactly what its going to be about too!

But unfortunately enough I still have not

taken the pictures to accommodate the post!

We have been having some computer troubles

so I apologize for my lack of posts!

Hopefully things will start shaping up

around here! I have gotten don many home

improvement projects and need to post

some pictures. But first I was to get my Etsy site

back up and running...which means I have to pull back

out my fabric to see the light of day again, and

dust of my patterns...but I'm excited to think up

things to make! So anyways hopefully I can get that

coming!

Kelsey

Anthro's Madcap Line....

OK, so I picked a couple of my

very favorite things from

Anthro's new Madcap Line!

This is of course my VERY favorite

dress. I heart the teacups...so Precious( as

my nephew Wes would say ^-~)

Anyways, I'm not able to afford the

Anthro version of the dress ( dance classes are expensive!!!:.)

So I thought I'd commission my sister who

yes by the way is a seamstress Website Here!!

to make me a dress similar to this one.

Anyhow...
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This dress is not from the Madcap line.

But can be found under the

New Items Link

on their site (above is link!)

I absolutely adore this dress too!!
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So the last but not least!

This skirt is wonderful..

those are clocks on it if ya can't

tell! So Alice!!!

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There's a lot more on line so check it out!!!!^-^

Kelsey

Eurotrash!

So guess what!! I'm going to let you in on my VERY FAVORITE decorator. Her name is Annie Brahler. She opened a small business called Eurotrash. (click on Euro trash!) My room that I redid recently was almost completely inspired by this house (especially her daughter's room!). When I have a hard time thinking of exactly how something should be placed I find myself coming back to these magazines she was featured in...oh yes I did just say FEATURED in magazines!!! Ranging from the much missed Mary Engelbreit 's Home Companion to Country Living. I pictured some magazine's below that I own that she was in.P.S. Amazon is a great place to find these old issues!Anyways i hope you enjoy this as much as I do!! ^-~

June/July 2008 Issue
(Yes this is her LOVELY yard!!)

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Dec 2006/Jan 2007 Issue
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Her lovely home in

Jacksonville, IL.

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The Christmas pictures are my

favorites!!There are some more of

them below!

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Going up the stairs!

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Her Daughter's room and...

My very FAVORITE of all!!!

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What a lovely tub!!

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Annie Brahler in the picture above.

And Her very beautiful yard!

Kelsey

Life's a Picnik!!! ^_^

So I have Finally gotten into the world of Picnik.
Its been lots of fun so hopefully I can get better
pictures from my cheap little camera.^_^ Anyways, here's
a picture for demonstation! If your not already involved
with Picnik I suggest you try it...its a lota fun!!



Kelsey
P.s. Proverbs 15 has been
on my mind latly.I encourage
y'all to read it through!

Tea Time!

My sister and I decided to have a

Tea Party

for some of our friends this past week.

It was so much fun!!!

We had all kinds of yummy goodies

and delicious drinks!!

It is so much fun to plan parties.

I found some wonderful ideas on the

intrenet. So I thought I would post them.

This is the desert table...

I thought of my favorite ballet's

and ballerina's.(some of whom I know! :.)

Found some pictures

on the internet and used them for labels.
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The Beverage Table!

(Thanks mom for the use of your

lovely china!!! ^_^)
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Tea Time Party Favors

I found a similar idea of this on the

internet. I changed some things around

to make it my own. The flowers are

made of paper doilies, yoyo's, and a pearl.

Ohhh Yes and of course some SPARKLES!!!
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(Taylor, Michelle, Kelsey, Gussy, Hannah)

It looks like everyone had a

splendid time!!

Kelsey