Field trips and tote bags

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter day!! For us, it was a fun and relaxing day, full of Easter eggs, laughter and good food!! I took the girls to see the Hanna Montana movie (sweet, feel good movie!!), while Daddy stayed home with his buddy Alex to watch Transformers. But part of me always feels a little sad around the holidays, because I am away from my family (and Easter is the second most important holiday for us Portuguese, right after Christmas)... I do miss spending time with them and that always makes me sad!!

I had a few people ask me what I would do with the old springboard I found at an estate sale... I will be taking it to sell at Farm Chicks in June, but I wanted to show you what my sweet friend Joy does with hers: She actually hung it above her check-out counter, filled it with lights and cute paper globes!! How adorable is that!!























She also uses an old springboard at shows, which she stands up, to display little buckets and containers that hold small items, notions and trinkets!!

Saturday Lisa and I took off on a day trip to Centralia (about 2 hours north of Portland, on the way to Seattle). We met up with Timi and Donna, who rode the train there from Snohomish, WA. We spent the day visiting antique stores, had a wonderful lunch and even found a salvage depot!

Being the thrifty shoppers we are, we found the prices to be quite high, but I managed to find a few treasures, like this adorable doll, a fun (and old!) birdcage and stand, and a cool pink shelf!

Today, I have been busy working on making some tote bags... I really wanted to give them a vintage yet organic look, and I am loving how they are turning out!! I will show them better when I have them complete, with lining and handles!

Finally, I wanted to share a cute picture of my son... We had a few wonderful days of sun last week and had to head up to the park for some fun in the sun!!! I can't wait for summer to be here!!