Fabulous, Fun Finds!

I've been trying to get to my blog posting nearly all week long, and the days... they keep getting away from me!  I seriously do not know where the week has gone, but that's okay, cuz it means a new weekend is right around the corner, right?!  And for today, well... it's a GREAT day because the calendar marks this day as the official start to the Fall season, WHOOT-WOOT!!  Now only if it starts to feel and look more like Fall, I'll be ever so much happier! Speaking of which, I finally got all the glorious Fall decor up and around at our house, and I have my pumpkin spice candles a burnin'... I just love this time of the year!  So here's some pix of my decorations to share.  First, this lil' tree is new!  My mom and I went to one of our favorite local country/primitive shops called Kern Run. I saw this tree and thought it was so cute, and my sweet mom ended up buying it for me... I love my mommy!! :D 

Pretty much all the rest of my decor I'm sure you've seen before on the blog if you've been following along the past couple years, but if you haven't, now's your chance...

This mantle garland I did as a CreativeXpress assignment last year using the Cricut "Speaking of Fall" cartridge, but now that I have it back, I can use it and enjoy it this year!

The above Willow Tree angel box is in remembrance of our girls, Ava and Amelia.  We used to keep Ava's ashes in a different Willow Tree keepsake box, but then after we lost Amelia too, I found this adorable box called "Two Together".  It is a box that is to be representational of twins, however when I saw it, I immediately saw our Ava and Amelia!  :)  We now keep both of their ashes in this box... Ava's ashes in a tiny silver pouch, and Amelia's in a golden pouch.  And it's my favorite time of the year, and I could only believe it would've been theirs' too, so I gave them each their own wee lil' punkin' to enjoy! 

Also over the weekend my mom and I did some yard sale browsing and I lucked out and found some pretty fabulous finds!  A got a  few really great pieces for my scrap room renovation!  Look at this wheely cart that I picked up for just $5.00... yes, the price of a foot-long sub got me this handy dandy cart that's PERFECT for storing my Cricut cartridges!

I also found this 3 tiered iron plate stand for $1.00!!  I was like... get outta town!  I gave it a fresh coat of Heritage red paint already, which is my new accent color for my scrap room! 

Now I'm on the hunt for 3 vintage red and white plates to complete it!

Also... found this OLD dictionary dating back to 1914, for .50!  I was going to tear up the pages to make dictionary flowers and such, but now I dunno!  It has a lot of character to it, lol! 

And, I totally lucked out on Friday when my mom and I went to a public auction!  My grandmother's friend has moved into an assisted living facility and the rest of her estate was being auctioned off so we went for the afternoon and just get a load of what all I scored in the lines of vintage buttons and trims!! Holy Moley!! We are talkig OLD vintage carded buttons by the bucket! 

And there was another full container of assorted buttons, plus a box full of old steel pins, and trims, edge binding and lace and wood threaded spools! 

Really, soo much stuff... and all of this loot came to a total of $9.00...  I could never buy that much if it were from a scrapbook manufacturer today... maybe 2 cards of vintage inspired buttons from Jenni Bowlin! 

I guess I need to start scrapping a ton of vintage looking projects now... or perhaps you may too enjoy a little vintage blog candy give-a-way!!  I have never done a give-a-way of my own here on the blog, so I think it's a good time to start one!  If you would like a sampling of some of this yummy vintage goodness to come to your home, just leave me a comment here on this post and you will be in the running for a nice package!  I may also throw in some other trinkets too!  I will pick a winner in one week, so you have until next Wednesday to leave me a comment and I will announce who gets it here on my blog next Thursday, Sept. 30th! 

Well, tonight is the season premier of Grey's Anatomy!! Who here is excited??? I know I am... supper tonight is going to be super easy... soup and sammies!  The countdown to Grey's is on!! Have a great night, everyone!  ;)