MIA....

I feel like I have been away from cyber world forever but in reality it's only been like 4 days :) Having a blog and an etsy shop makes me very aware of not having the Internet at my fingertips!  Johnny and I are house/ dog sitting for his mom this week and they don't have wireless so I have been MIA from the Internet.  I can still get on my phone but I can't really do much with my blog or shop from there so I came by the apartment to update things :)  A few nice things about staying at his mom's is finding new places I've never ran, watching Burli interact with another animal and the great combination of healthy food vs. junk food.  Johnny has a younger brother on his mom's side so she has the good healthy food for her and the good junk food for him :) Why is it that food at other people's houses is so much more appealing?  Hmm.. Any who I snapped a few pics on my lovely FLAT run yesterday to show you :) 

Another perk to not having the Internet is that I've gotten a ton of crafting done!! I even made some festive hair clips for the 4th of July!!

My friend Leah (owner/creator of Sookie Says) and I are planning to finish our photo shoot very soon!  I'll post pics, of course!

Happy Tuesday!

Love, T

Refurbished Dress

When I got off work today I decided to go on a quick thrift trip and WOW I had some good finds!  Some days I find nothing, others I may find one thing worth buying but today I found lots of things.  I found a super great vintage dress, shoulder pads and all.  It caught my eye immediately and I thought..hmm I bet I can make that more my style. So I bought it for a whopping $3.00 and tweaked it as soon as I got home!  Added a $0.50 belt and tada a lovely dress that I will actually wear and LOVE! Check out this dresses transformation!

Just cut the sleeves off and the shoulder pads out.  Put a seam around each arm whole and added a belt!!

This dress went from...hmm that dress is different to I can't wait to have an excuse to wear it.  So just remember if you see something you really like but wish one little thing was different, if possible change it!

Happy Altering!

Love, T

ps check out all the awesome crafty supplies I scored today!

Ruby Moon Winery Arts Festival+ A Cup of T = Wonderful Day!!!

So happy I was able to show my lovelies today!  Set in a little nook of land in Henderson, KY The Ruby Moon Winery was the perfect location for an arts and crafts festival today. I got the chance to display my work next to some really talented artists.  Johnny, Tara and Dad saved the day by bringing their sweet company and a tent to my rescue.  We indulged in wine, live music, and each others company.  I had pretty decent success considering the smoldering weather.  Missed ya Leah but look forward to doing the next one with you :) Snapped some pictures of course.

My nice little view for the day

working hard...

my heroes!  Shade ooo how I love you!

best craft show ever!

Check out Ruby Moon's Website! Their wine is delicious AND local!!

www.rubymoonwinery.com

I am in the process of posting all my hair accessories on etsy so be looking for it in the shop!

I hope you enjoyed this small view into my day :)

Happy Saturday!

Love, T

  oyeah....I made my belt I was wearing look for more of these to come!

Arts Festival Tomorrow!!

Tomorrow I am doing my second craft show!! Yay. This time it is taking place at a winery, what an awesome combination!!  Tons of artsy people mixed with pretty scenery and wine..ahh I can't wait.  It's always fun do see what people are interested in and what catches people's eye.  Although the high IS 97 tomorrow I am going to try my best to enjoy it. If you have nothing to do tomorrow and think this sounds fun, you should stop by!! Directions from Madisonville: take exit 76 off of the Pennyrile Parkway, turn left, at the 2nd stop light turn left onto 41A go about 3 miles and the winery is on the right.  I really hope to see you there! Here are a few goodies that I will have!

And much much more!!

I'll be having discounted items and special offers for anyone who orders a custom order at the craft show!!

Happy Drinking & Crafting!!

Love, T

New Creations..

I really should be in bed but I'm super excited to share with you my newest sewing adventures!  As it's been getting hotter each day I have been wishing I had more skirts..so I decided to make a few! Check them out :)

and a dress too!

What do you think?  I think I will be making more :)

Happy Creating!

Love. T

Little Run, Big Reward

My love/hate relationship continues with the road.  I've actually kind of been avoiding it all together for the past 2-3 weeks.  Pretty normal after a long race, I'm not sure if I get semi-burnt out or I just like making the decision NOT to run. Who knows. Any who..I went for a short, simple (HOT) run at the park yesterday and it snapped me back into the groove of running! I literally smiled randomly through the run..so dorky :)

While I was running I thought of a few reasons people have given me over the years for not running.  Usually it boils down to feeling stupid or not feeling like it.  Well as far as feeling stupid goes, DON"T, at least your exercising :) And as for not feeling like it, you should try it and I bet you will start feeling like it.  Once the run is over you will feel better! So go ahead and run, you can do it!

Happy Running!

Love, T

Rise and Shine

Good Morning! It's been such a relaxing weekend so far..ahhh much needed :) Lots of crafting, coffee drinking and just hanging out with Johnny.  So feeling quite rested, I popped out of bed in hopes of popping some Cinnamon rolls in the oven to start the day right.  Well, to my dismay we didn't have any but we DID have crescent rolls!! So I made my own and you can too!!

All you need is..

 1 roll of crescent rolls, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/3 & 1/2 cup powdered sugar,

2/3 T cinnamon 3 T butter, 2 T milk

Semi-homemade Cinnamon rolls:

1) Preheat oven to 375

2) Mix 1/3 packed brown, 1/3 powdered sugar, 2 T butter softened, 2/3 T Cinnamon

3) Separate crescent rolls into 2 rectangles, set one side to the side

4) Spread mixture on one half of crescents and top with other rectangle, pinch sides together

5) Cut into thin slices, roll and place in round baking pan

6) Bake for 15-17 min

While rolls are baking whip up the icing!

Mix 1 T softened butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2 T milk

Drizzle over warm rolls

you have plenty of time to brew a yummy pot of coffee..mmmm

I hope you enjoy! We sure did :)

Happy Sunday!

Love, T