almost-wordless wednesday: turning two

Who's that big girl, and what did she do with my baby? Apparently, turning two on Friday means it's time for a tricycle. This mama isn't sure she's ready - but her toddler is pedaling off into the future.

recap: my weekend at the Na-Da Farm Barn Sale

What a weekend! What a whirlwind! I have so many pictures to share with you from the Na-Da Farm Barn Sale, so I'll just jump right in:

Gorgeous, right? Friday night was a bit drizzly and windy, but Saturday was amazingly sun-filled and beautiful. It was such a pleasure to spend the weekend surrounded by such carefully curated displays and artfully constructed booths from great local crafters and shop-owners!

I was nervous about having my booth inside, because most of the other vendors there were very experienced and I knew that their displays would be picture-perfect. My mom and I worked all day Friday to get ready and were stymied a bit by gusty winds ripping down some of our displays - but we persevered and I think everything turned out! When some shoppers stopped to take pictures of my back wall design, I felt pretty proud :)

As far as my sales went, I was really happy to count up my receipts and realize I sold 55 items! That's about half of what I sold on Etsy for the entire last year, and it helped me to easily make up the booth fee and cost for display fixtures and U-Haul van rental to cart it all in ;)

My amazingly talented and patient mom spent the whole weekend with me, putting up with me being crabby from hunger, freaking out about the wind, and not being able to carry much from the van to my booth (or back again) - I couldn't have done it without her. Really.

(her book purses were a big hit!)

I'm excited to be back to my normal routine - both blog-wise and in real life - but it was an experience I'm so grateful to have had. Thanks for all your support of my efforts!

(for more on the sale, visit Robyn and Ann's blogs or follow me on instagram!)

Na-Da Sale giveaway! [CLOSED]

I've had a good reason to be away from the blog lately - prepping for the Na-Da Farm Sale on May 17th and 18th! I've been using every minute of Lorelei's naps to work on my inventory, and I'm so excited to be (almost) ready for the sale! If you stop by my booth at Na-Da, you'll find 8 styles of pendants, 5 styles of earrings, hairpins, cufflinks, book bangles, journals, ornaments, clothespin sets, vintage illustration tealight holders and storage jars, teacup candles, greeting cards, and a small assortment of vintage items. Visit the sold items in my Etsy shop to get an idea of some of what I've made in the past!

Anne Marie of Na-Da Farm has been gracious enough to co-sponsor a giveaway with me, so I'm excited to offer one lucky reader/shopper an item of your choosing from my booth* plus two free tickets to the sale and two of Anne Marie's delicious cupcakes so you and your favorite vintage- and craft-fair loving friend can come enjoy the sale for free!

To enter, leave a comment here or on my Facebook page (please include email contact information if it isn't linked in a blogger or FB profile). I'll announce the lucky winner on Friday. For more info about the Barn Sale, click here.

Hope to see you at the sale - and good luck!

UPDATE: A winner has been chosen over on my FB page - congrats, Melissa!

*free item giveaway excludes book bangles and repurposed journals - thanks for understanding!

life, lately.

Assorted updates and links from my life lately:

Bought my first pair of yoga pants. Wear them an embarrassing amount of the time.

Eating too many of these (a May Day treat from my wonderful mom!).

a little someone tried to steal my cookie!

Planning to make rhubarb crisp this weekend - a spring favorite!

Reading this and prepping for our first doula meeting next week.

Covered in this most of the day as I get ready for the Na-Da Farm Sale.

These have been sitting in my virtual shopping cart for weeks - thinking I might click "buy" sometime in the near future.

Staring longingly at dresses like this one and this one. Those of you with waists, please buy and wear them so I can live through you vicariously.

Needing some new music to listen to - any recommendations?

Happy weekend!