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Just Five Minutes More!
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...for dreaming, for loving, for cooking, for sewing...for getting ready in the morning...you name it, I just need five minutes more!
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The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead by skenee76 featuring a cuff beanieSplendid olive green shirt$55 - stylebop.comAG Adriano Goldschmied boyfriend jeans$215 - calypsostbarth.comEmbroidered socks$30 - jackwills.comCuff...

06 mar 12

Polyvore...Inspir ed by "Downton Abbey"

Have you been to Polyvore.com? Such a fun website! You can create any type of look that suits your fancy-- outfits that you dream of wearing, outfits that others might wear... its like virtual shoppi...

05 mar 12

Thrifting Series ANNOUNCEMENT!

Rather than clog up this blog with post after post about my thrift store addiction, Ive decided to start a blog just for stories of thrifting! "Just Five Minutes More" will continue...

28 feb 12

Thrift Store Shopping Tips, Part 2

Ready for 5 more tips, fellow thrift store shoppers? OK--here they are!6. Take a set amount of cash with you to spend. Practically speaking, some stores just dont take credit or debit cards. But...

26 feb 12

Thrift Store Shopping Tips, Part 1

As most of my friends and acquaintances know, I am obsessed with thrift store shopping. It has gotten to the point where I despise the mall and most retail stores. I dont even buy much-- as far as cl...

25 feb 12

Ventures to Vashon

Oh, how our little family loves Vashon Island! A spare Saturday not overtaken by plans becomes magical when we venture there. Just a few blocks down from our house is the Fauntleroy ferry-- we drive ...

22 feb 12

Be My Valentine

This year I was inspired to help the kids create homemade valentines for their classmates. The ideas on Pinterest were too cute to resist, and at least they stood out in the sea of icarly and pokemon...

15 feb 12

Valentine Garland

Well, after several weeks of withdrawals, I caved to the cravings of the drug known as Pinterest and now Im totally hooked again. Since Christmas is over, it is time to peruse Pinterest and glean ide...

25 jan 12

Happy New Year...Only A Few Weeks Late!

Happy 2012! No good excuses for not blogging, especially since we just had nearly a week off because of snow. Usually I would quickly become stir crazy and ready to leave the house, but this break wa...

22 jan 12

A Vintage Thrify Christmas

New Christmas decorations are nice, I guess, but I much prefer old ones. Especially from the 1950s, and the 1960s too. Atomic decorations, kitchy decorations... I just love them. And so Goodwill and ...

21 dec 11

Christmas Crafts

Thanks to the emergence of Pinterest in this past year, I have become a bit obsessed with crafts. Especially Christmas crafts. I think it was sometime in July that I started a board for holidays, and...

07 dec 11

Christmas Tree Quest 2011

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we went on our annual Christmas tree quest. We go to Tiger Mountain in Issaquah to a particular farm, but when we arrived, they had a big sign on the barn that said.....

06 dec 11

Turkey Shirt

I made the girls these adorable appliqued turkey shirts that I saw on The Cottage Mamas blog.... Georgia is pictured in hers below, sans sissy, because Harpers wasnt quite done yet!  I adde...

23 nov 11

Thankful

I love Thanksgiving. I will admit that its easy to get caught up in the upcoming Christmas season and look past Thanksgiving, but oh how important it is not to! I love turkey and football and fa...

21 nov 11

A Wee Bit Late

How did October get away from me? How is it that Thanksgiving is just over a week away? I guess when you keep busy, time does fly. October was quite the celebration month for the Kenee family. I turn...

14 nov 11

Mushroom Magic

 A few months ago, I found this adorable vintage mushroom-print fabric, and I so badly wanted to make it into a dress for Georgia. I finally found the perfect vintage pattern, cut out the pieces...

20 oct 11

Pumpkin Patch!

What a lovely, cool, fun, fabulous fall Saturday we had!After breakfast, we headed to a pumpkin farm in Carnation, which is just past Redmond, Washington. It would have only taken us about 40 mi...

03 oct 11

Fall Fair... Fun!

Yesterday, Gareth and I skipped out on work, and as Harper said, the kids got to "ditch school", and we went to the Puyallup Fair! I love the fair-- its huge, there are so many fun rides, and...

20 sep 11

Fall Hair Bows

Any excuse is a good excuse for making hair bows. Harper, at the age of 7, is already picky about what goes in her hair, so I figure I might as well take advantage of Georgia not yet caring and make ...

16 sep 11

Fall Fever

Despite the record highs of 90 degrees that will hit this weekend, I have fall fever. The kids have started school and the calendar reads September 9th, which are triggers for my brain to "think ...

09 sep 11

Im Back!

OK, Im just going to be honest. I havent felt like crafting or sewing or making things the last few weeks. Why? Because summer finally arrived in Seattle. Weve been patiently awaiting its arrival, an...

07 sep 11

Fun Weekend Projects

This weekend was a busy one, but I had time to squeeze in a few fun projects. A relative shared the first idea with me... cutting open glow sticks and splattering them into glass vases to make a fun ...

10 aug 11

For the Birds

I love birds. I envy their ability to fly away upon a whim. I love how fluffy they look and how fragile they are. I love waking up to their songs in the morning. I love birds so much that last week I...

05 aug 11

A Georgia Shirt for My Georgia Girl

As you may know, Im totally obsessed with Pinterest, a website where people "pin" their favorite things.... quotes, outfits, projects, recipes.... on to their own personal "bulletin board...

02 aug 11

Hello Kitty Halter Top

Harper is OB-SESSED with Hello Kitty. Maybe because they have the same initials? Who knows. When we saw this fabric on sale at Joanns, we picked up a yard and knew that something cute had to come of ...

28 jul 11

Simple Sunday and a Simple Skirt

Hooray for lovely, simple weekends around the neighborhood...We had blue skies, finally, and 80 degrees. Aaaaaah, perfect!  Saturday was great fun as it was my dads birthday. We celebrated by ha...

25 jul 11

Thrifty Thursday

This day of the week in particular seems conducive to displaying my recent thrift-store (or plain old thrifty) purchases, since its Thursday and my alliteration-loving self can call&nb...

21 jul 11

Mug Rugs and a Bearded Dragon

Harper has had a blast at Magic Treehouse Camp this week. For those of you with kids, Im sure youve heard of the fabulous "Magic Treehouse" series, where a brother and sister travel to differ...

15 jul 11 1 person likes this

Pillowcase Dress

When Joanns had their 99 cent sale on fat quarters, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to make a pillowcase dress for the girls. Ive been wanting to make one ever since I started sewing 6 months a...

13 jul 11 1 person likes this

Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer....

I sure hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July holiday! We had a H-O-T holiday visiting family just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. The weather on the day of our arrival? Sunny with a high of 101 ...

11 jul 11 1 person likes this

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