Thrifted Thursday {on friday}

oh my word.
i get the lamo blogger award.
yeah. i totally forgot to do thrifted thursday yesterday!
like, it never even crossed my mind.
ha.
my brain has gone to mush. that's all there is to it.

we have had a really fun, very summery week this week.
it's blazing hot....just the way i like it.
AJ has worked late several nights, but it's been okay.
we've spent a bunch of time outside and i have the bug bites to prove it. ;)

okay on to my thrifted finds...

oil painting in original frame.
this pic doesn't do it justice....i'll just tell you....it's awesome. :)
and it's large.
this is another item my friend stacy brought me from cleaning out her grandma's house.
i may find a spot for it in our room...if i figure out what i'm doing in there.

my mom brought me this sweet little book that she found while thrifting.
aaah...i love it.
i love old books.
this one just has such a sweet cover and it's the original edition...1881!!!
so cool.

i love an old book with an inscription....gives life to the book.

the boys and i discovered pressed flowers in it this morning...so. cool!
makes me wonder about dorothy and why those flowers were precious to her. :)

mom also brought me these vintage bingo cards.
i die.

i found this vintage floral plate at the thrift store for 50 cents.
it says england 1551 on the back. crazy.
i added it to my ever evolving plate wall in the dining room.

i plan to keep adding to it over time.
i love my house to look like it's been collected over time...i think that makes it so cozy. :)

my mom brought me these goldtastic mirrors to spray paint for my booth.
i thought i'd try them on my wall in the dining room and i like them! :)
i may not love them forever but they make me happy right now.
thanks mom!

so it's friday and we have nothing going on so i may try to get out and do some yard saling this morning.
with my four kids....it may be crazy!
i might need to stop by the bank and get them free popcorn for their troubles.  :)

have a great day y'all. :)

i LOVED seeing your fun thrifted finds from last week!!!!
won't y'all join me again?? :)

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thrift store thursday

welp, it's thursday, so you know what that means.
mama went thrifing.
got my weekly fix.

also, incidentally pulled through krispy kreme and got myself a hot donut as a reward for going to the dermatologist in between my thrifting adventures.
best dollar i ever spent.
that's like a little bit of fluffy heaven in a box.

okay back to the thrifting...stay focused, sara, stay focused!

i didn't get a lot, but what i did get, i love.

numero uno:

do you love her?
i do.
i've been eyeing her and today she was 50% so it was obvious.

vintage floral needlepoint? yes. please.
the hardest thing about thrifting for the booth is that everything i pick out is something i love and want to keep.
this is going to the booth so i will be hauling it up there asap so i don't get any ideas.

vintage. aqua. ball jar with metal handle.
favorite.

and a sweet little puffy vest for sawyer.
he didn't neeeed it per say.
but it was 50 cents.
it would have been wrong not to get it.

what about you guys? been thrifting lately?

if you've blogged about it, i would love to see!  link up in the comments. :)


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instasaturday and stuff

hiya.
we've had a nice week.
it's been so nice to have a break from homeschool and running here and there and everywhere.

the kids and i have done lots of playing and reading books and just spending some relaxed time together.
okay i wouldn't necessarily say that i have relaxed as much as i wanted to...but we have had some great quality time together.

avery built a lego guy.
legos and nerf guns are pretty much the only toy that he plays with anymore.
he builds with legos every single day.
he doesn't use patterns or instructions.
he just thinks of things and build's them.

i've been seeing sweater skirts at stores and i thought to myself, "self, you can make that."
i've had this sweater that i love {hand me down from my friend, erin} but haven't worn it because it was just ill fitting.

on monday night i was going out to dinner with friends so i quickly sewed this into a skirt about half an hour before it was time to leave.
i just cut it straight across under the arm pits, sewed a pocket for elastic, threaded the elastic through, and done.
new skirt for frizeeee.

i saved out the Grimm, Aesop, & Anderson book from a set of Harvard Classics that i put in our flea market booth. 
i thought maybe Avery would be interested in it.
he loves it.
he said it ties for third in his favorite books {along with the Bible and Wonderstruck}.
he read it for hours.

sister wore her first hair clip this week.
for about 5 minutes.

sawyer turned four on wednesday. 

that seems so old for my baby boy.

driving home from lunch on wednesday, avery said he was going to clean out the car.

so that's what he did.

he got three sacks. a throw away sack, a keep and put away sack, and an i don't know what to do with this sack. :)

as soon as we got home we got started. 

what a huge blessing. 

our car looked like a giant trash heap so maybe he was embarrassed. or just wanted a place to walk. :)

either way, i was so thankful that he took the initiative to help out. 

i love my kids.

sweet ruby girl likes to play with her toys and look at her books.
she's changing so much all the time.
one thing that's not changing is how stinkin' adorable/beautiful/cuddly/amazing she is.

my sister in law, tonya, brought some of her beautiful, original fabric art for our booth.
if you're local, you need to come see it.
each piece is one of a kind.
she uses many upcycled materials including vintage fabrics which you know i love.

thanksgiving day with my girlie girl.

we had the most amazing food on thanksgiving.
aj's mom, pam, and i worked together to make the meal.
i made a turkey...in a bag for the first time. it was juicy and delish.
i always stuff a stick of butter inside my bird & rub another one all over the outside.
plus i shove some butter in between the skin and the meat.
when in doubt, add more butter. amen.

also, i made pioneer woman's thanksgiving stuffing.
holy cow.
it was the best stuffing in the history of ever.
so good.
i had 3 helpings.

also i made my step-mom's sweet potato casserole which is like sweet potato flavored candy.
it is southern and awesome and it will make a believer out of any sweet potato hater.

i loved having aj home all day.
can't get enough of that guy.

aj's sister, tonya and her husband, dana have 3 boys and a girl as well.
six little boy cousins.
they love each other dearly.
and they are louder than you could imagine.
so thankful they have so much fun together.

tonya also brought stacks of vintage linens from kansas for the booth.
we have very similar taste so she is a great personal shopper. :)

tonya and i went and crammed the booth full of her art and loads of vintage items.
seriously, i am loving this booth.
you may get sick of me talking about it. ;)

it was fun to see the booth much more full and cluttery...just the way i wanted it.
i plan to add more stuff every few days so it will stay fresh.
i am also looking for another shelving unit or dresser to use for display.

we are calling the booth, sweet petunia, because that is what my daddy has called me my whole life.
it's who i am. ;)


okay friends, i'm going to go sit by the fire and enjoy this peaceful saturday afternoon.

happy weekend, y'all!




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our little side business

we have had the best time getting our flea market booth up and running.
it's meant for some late nights but we are both so pumped that it's been fun.

on wednesday, the littles went to a special mother's day out so the big boys came with me while i painted  and set up the booth.

they were so good.
they sat in the booth next to us and did their homework.
they kept telling me what a good job i was doing. :)
they're such sweet boys.

on thursday AJ and i got to have a daytime, set up the booth with starbucks, date. :)

yes, i was slightly over-the-top excited.
calm down, sara.
date + coffee + this guy = good times.

so we got it all set up and i thought. . . okay. . . that's a start.

i wasn't really sure how much stuff i needed.
we decided to just get stuff in there and see where we need to go from there.
and looking at it, we realized we need a whole lot more.

well woo hoo, mama gets to go shoppin!!
and woo hoo, mama gets to do more crafts.
win. win.

okay, so i'll show you what we've got in there for now....but rest assured, we'll be adding a whole lot more.
and i'll keep you updated as we do.
don't you worry your pretty little head.

it was hard to part with that yarn wreath.
you know i love a yarn wreath.

who needs a vintage pennant?
everyone. that's who.

also, could barely part with these little antlers.
they are amazing in every way.
but the booth needed them so i released them.

okay. are you near northwest  arkansas?
come have a look see.
all my treasures. tell them i sent you. :)


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hey monday & a sneak peak!

happy monday friends!

do you know what this is???!!!

this is a blank slate.

and i am sooooooooo excited about it!!

aj and i are opening a flea market booth. 

we are in the process of doing all the nitty gritty, set up stuff but we are so. pumped. to start this new venture.

it's small but it's ours and i can't wait to make it us....chippy and vintage and handmade and all manner of awesome.
i love the look of a cozy, collected over time, home...so that's the vibe we're going with here.
mostly vintage pieces that are full of character and beauty and tell a story...with some handmade thrown in for good measure.

i'll keep you updated as we get it all set up and ready to go.
if you're in northwest arkansas, you can come see our little space and shop your heart out.  :)

i'll be detailing every step of the way via instagram.
if you want to follow along, i'm itsgoodtobequeen.

also don't forget to like it's good to be queen on facebook and follow on twitter. :)

let's have a great week friends....
let's inconvenience ourselves on behalf of others....
let's love well...
let's be Jesus hands and feet this week!
go team! :)


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business venture

i casually mentioned a few weeks ago that i had a business venture on the horizon.
several of you {and my real-life friends} have asked me what that is all about.

well.... a couple of friends and i were {are?} going to join forces and have an antique mall booth.

we have been very excited about this but just found out that the really cool place we wanted to have our booth is full.
boo.

soooo, on to plan b.

we are looking around at other stores.

but then i had the thought today that maybe i should just open an online shop.
there are pros and cons to both.

are you wondering what i plan to sell?

probably a whole bunch of random....

probably some of the wreaths that i like to make.

definitely the hair flowers and flower pins.

and definitely my thrifted finds.

i've had an etsy shop before....so i don't really know.
these are just the thoughts that are rattling around in my brain today. :)

i'll definitely let you all know what i decide to do.

thoughts???

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ruby's nursery, updated

so i thought i'd share how ruby's room has evolved over the past few months since our little girl has taken up residence.

the first change is adding the bassinet.

i love this bassinet.
it is very special to me because my nephew, niece, little sister, and all my children have slept in it.
on the bottom, each of their names and birth dates are written.
now that ruby is too big for it, i moved it into her room.
i'm hoping she will eventually use it to play with her "babies."

of course her head band collection continues to grow. :)
she does need one for every outfit.

on top of her wardrobe i've added a book called "ruby's day" given to her by our friend's sweet mom.

i also added a piece of artwork, made by my sister-in-law, tonya.

she pieces together fabric and even prints on it with her computer.
this picture doesn't do it justice. it's has a really neat layered look and is just fabulous.
i'll let you know when she opens her etsy shop. {hint, hint.}

i also added these sweet baby dresses.

the one on top was my mom's going home from the hospital dress and the one on bottom is ruby's.
my mom said that my sister and i each wore her dress at one time when we were babies.

now that ruby is sleeping in her crib, the pillows were relocated to her toy bench.

yesterday i found this awesome floral print at the thrift store.

i quickly spray painted the frame at hung it up.

i'd like to find some more frames and add to her gallery over time. 

yes, that wet wipe tub is tacky but that's real life.

do you see that little stone in the silver dish?

finley found that outside one day and brought it in for her.

he said, "this is a gem for her because she's our precious gem."  

:)

*if you'd like to see more nursery pictures and how it came together, click on the "ruby's nursery" tab at the top. :)

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