hola blogland,

I've missed you! I suppose I've been on a sort of computer/internet hiatus. If it gives you any idea, I just noticed that my desktop calender is November's! One of my goals for this year was to get back into school. Health issues and other life events forced to take a very long break so, I'm very happy to be back on track. Between work and school, I've really had to budget my "free" time. I'm pretty terrible at this so, hopefully I'll improve my time budgeting skills!

I'm not that surprised I haven't even noticed my old November calender because I've pretty much been going nonstop since then. I decided to make about 90% of my Christmas gifts and though it was a lot of hard work I'm really happy that I did it. In December I made and finished more than 15 knitted or crocheted items. Woo! I did find the time to pick up this cutie at an estate sale.

In January I:
read: The hilarious Office writer/actress Mindy Kaling's new book Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me?(And Other Concerns)
watched: Firefly and Syfy's Face Off
started a new project: Tracey's Alethea Shawl
discovered: some fabulous Wonder Woman art by Victoria Ying

Vintage Finds & Link Love

Yep, more paint by numbers. I never get tired of them. I spotted this one at Savers thrift store last week. How could I resist an American history themed pbn?  I absolutely love the shiny gold background even if it has seen better days. I think it looks swell on my turquoise wall!

The bearded unicorn (tray? wall hanging? no idea) was thrifted in Nashville and the pelican diorama brooch was a recent estate sale find. That estate sale was really fun. The homeowner ran an antique store and had all sorts of lovely things. From comic books to primitives to German weather houses it was quite the eclectic collection. I was really taken with this little brooch, and I believe it might be bakelite. So kitschy and charming!

Link Love:

Other fun finds include the art and comics of Dylan Meconis who wrote the adorable fairytale comic Outfoxed. Read it here. (thx to my buddy cara for introducing me!)

Smart Phone app Scoutmob -"Deals for the local curious." It isn't in every city yet but, it's a great way to save money and find local stuff to do. It also has a mustache function photobook and fun facts about your city. Hooray!

Hope you're having a lovely Monday!

Campers, trailers, and caravans, oh my!

A while back I told you about my '63 Mobile Scout that needs a bit of a face lift.  I've been searching out fabrics and pondering color schemes. I promised to share some of my inspiration so here it is!

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I love these cheery colors together. This lovely camper is a mobile cupcakery -fantastic! You can even rent it for weddings. How sweet is that?

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The vintage feel in this one is great - I adore the red polka dots and floral patterns they used. This camper is named 'Constance.'

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A lovely beachy vibe, nice and relaxing. For Leanne Cully fabrics.

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Bold color! This is part of the rooftop (?!) airstream section of the  Granddaddy hotel in South Africa.

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Simple with subdued color.

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This looks a lot like Scout now, with the teal and light wood. How fun are those colorful curtains?

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I'm dying over this one. LUSH.


 I know I've got an eclectic mix of images here -my tastes vary so wildly it's no wonder why I can't decide what direction what design direction to go in. For the moment, I suppose I'll keep looking and dreaming.

Lots of these images found via I Love Trailers who runs Haberdash Vintage - a vintage shop out of her vintage camper.

More link love: Check out Wandering Airstream for adventures on the road.

Hope you're all having a lovely day full of adventures!

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