~SIGNS OF EARLY CRAFTING?~

~OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN~
(Lovely 70's Decor, huh?)

This picture was taken inside my childhood home of me and a boy I was madly in love with had a little crush on back in 1974.  We were going to a Sadie Hawkins Dance and I remember painstakingly creating these fabulous tacky outfits for the girl-ask-boy-occasion!  My Gramma made the red checks shirts for us out of gingham and I borrowed the overalls and straw hats from my best friend's big sister... 

Problem was...

Back then I didn't know how to sew and there wasn't much on the market when it came to 'temporary fustible webbing'.  So...I used Elmer's glue to attach the patches onto both the hats and the overalls.  I absolutely THOUGHT that the glue would wash out!

It didn't.

Imagine my horror when I had to return the borrowed items all messed up with hardened glue.  I don't remember HOW I paid for all the ruined stuff...I only know that I did.

(My father and mother saw to it!)

I've had a love-hate relationship with the sticky-stuff ever since!

Hope you are having a great hump-day.  I'm in the studio painting up a storm (it's a glue-free zone!)...

Love to you...

~~~~~~~~~~VINTAGE BUTTONS~~~~~~~~~~~ and What's Keeping Me Busy

~LOVELY VINTAGE BUTTONS~

Happily Made in AMERICA

I've been working in my studio the past few days and I'm having a wonderful time getting ready for the 3rd "WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE" party that begins on July 15th!  I haven't made a ton of changes, but there are several that have been fun to meander through!!!  The walls are repainted and the window treatments have changed.  I've removed LOTS of the cabinets that held fabric and have drastically pared down my stash of I thought I couldn't live without this stuff.  Feels good to breathe again and to actually have ROOM to move around.  My studio is tiny so I really have to work SMART in order to get things done!  Otherwise I'm in big trouble!  The room does get torn up at times...but I'm one of those girls who just can't function when stepping over (and on) junk!

~GORGEOUS SHELL PRETTIES~

I have collected vintage buttons for at least 25 years.  If I can find them on their original cards then I'm truly ovah-de-moon excited!  For all our technology in the world today I find it nothing short of amazing that the majority of things that are manufactured today (um...can you say CHINA????) can't hold a candle to the things produced 50 years ago.  Maybe we need to go back to making things in America, huh?

Anyway...I'm face deep in sprucing things up for the WBC PARTY #3 reveal!  Hope you are having a GREAT DAY!

Love to you...

~BACK IN THE STUDIO and a Visit With My Sister~

~MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER and Me~

***Loved Pink Even Then***

I'm back in the studio today working once again in my Bone-Zone.  You may not see a whole lot of me this week because most of my time will be focused on finishing up merchandise for my soon-to-be-reopened website.  More about this soon!  I'm more excited than I can say...

Also...

In exactly two weeks my Mr. AGPMan and I will head east for a visit with my sister, Linda and her hubby, Greg.  Because my Sis will be out of school for Spring Break we decided the best time for a little trip would be in April.  Along with being a Principle at a private Christian school, Lin is also an accomplished antique dealer.  She has a fabulous booth at a local antique mall and I'm so looking forward to seeing it for the first time.  

No worries...I'll have my camera strapped to my hip and I promise to take lots of pictures while I'm away.  The two of us are looking forward to fun days of shopping and junking while my Mr. AGPMan finishes up some renovation work on their home.  He will also be spending time with my brother-in-law who is presently still recovering from a stroke from last June.

With Linda on my mind I couldn't resist showing you my very favorite picture of the two of us snapped many moons ago.  The year was 1976 and I was a Senior in High School.  We were on our way to have a family picture taken and our daddy took this photo of us all decked out in frothy pink dresses.  I'm soo lovin' the cameo pins at our neck...

Ahh...those were the days.

Blessings...

~I'VE BEEN AWAY and Sew Busy! Promise...More For You Soon~

~ I'VE BEEN SEW BUSY~

Just a quick note for all you peeps out there!

I've been swamped the past couple of days with welcoming my Mr. AGPMan back home and helping our Miss K get ready for the FIRST GRADE!!!

I've also been SEW Busy working on new pretties for eBay that I've barely taken a moment to even think about my little Bloggie. Just wanted you to know I've been missin' you and my visits to your wonderful Blogland journals. I PROMISE! I'll be BACK in the groove again soon! The past 48 hours have flow by and I've needed to SLOW DOWN, step back and allow myself to breathe in the blessings in my life...

I know you understand!

Later this week I plan on doing a fun tutorial on just HOW I get those neat vintage images of mine (like the one above) fashioned into pillows...stay tuned! This is something I think you're going to love.

Blessings to you as you gear down and enjoy the special times in your life...Rebecca