My most recent thrift score is this lovely Dansk Kobenstyle Vintage Enamelware Pot in red.
I paid $4 for this little beauty. While it’s in poor condition to use for cooking, it’s perfect for
display and even to use for storage of some sort. I seem to always have lots of small items
floating around that could use a pretty little home like this.

Does you have any tips for cleaning up the inside of the pot? Is there some way to
restore it?

If you’d like more information on this style of vintage enamelware, check out this post over
at The Kitchn.

Tomorrow is Foodie Friday and it’s going to be a good one!

I love this shirt refashion! It’s taken me about a year to photograph this and share it… Slacker. I know. Well, I am sharing now, right?! Right. So, both of these shirts were from The Salvation Army in Honolulu (when we lived there). I loved this red t-shirt simply for the geta sandals (close-up image below) on the front! However, it was a little snug for my taste. I believe I saw this project in one of my t-shirt project books, Tease, I believe it was. Well, it’s simple, obviously. Slice up the middle, add in the buttons and collar from another thrifted shirt and…Voila! New fun super comfy shirt! I especially like the rough, unfinished edges that I left on the white shirt, and the red thread is also pretty fun. I love collared shirts, but this one has the yummy comfiness of a t-shirt! Can it get any better? Oh yeah, and my husband has requested one!! Can’t wait to make his and share that too!

My husband and I were married three years ago in July. Since then, we’ve only lived in “summer” between Key West and Hawaii. This is our first autumn since we’ve been married! I must say it is just LOVELY! I am in awe of the gorgeous colors of the leaves. I grew up in Virginia, so I of course remember autumn, but it just blows my mind! I’m so thankful to be able to take it all in, and I’m so happy to share some of it with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am. These are some photos from our daily walk to the park to play with our dog Bonsai. Enjoy! 

Our street in the Fall.

Bonsai bringing back the ball.

Bonsai and Dustin. I was playing with our new zoom lens!

He is a sneaky one, that Dustin.

This tree is my absolute favorite.
I love the contrast with the dark bark and bright orange. 

I can’t believe I forgot to share this with you! About 2 weeks ago,
Dustin’s 1963 Coke Machine was delivered to our front door. He
purchased it when he was 14 from the money he made as a kid while
shining shoes at a barber shop in El Paso, TX. 
 

The machine is pretty old and in need of a facelift… we have some plans,
first to swap out that old plexiglass sign for a nicer one. We are toying with
whether or not to paint the “wood portions” Coke Red. Any thoughts? 
 

We picked up the yellow coke sign from a flea market this weekend.
It was meant to be used on the old wooden crates. This one was never used! Only $10! 
 

Along with the coke machine, Dustin’s parents sent us a crate of
Mexican cokes! FYI, they are SO much better than “the real thing” here in the US.
They use real cane sugar in the Mexican cokes, no High Fructose Corn Syrup here!
I’m not even a Coke fan, I’m a Dr. Pepper fan, but these are really good!
There is just something about a coke from a bottle!

And yes, we do pay for them, even though we can just open
up the front and grab one. Weird? No, fun!
 

We opened the front of the Coke Machine and
found this note from Dustin’s mom. How cute is that? 

We also had a sign from Dustin’s step-dad that said “NO BEER,” but
unfortunately, my photo of that was unusable. It make us laugh! 

After my hiccups yesterday, I decided to try my hand at something other than printing. This first project has been in my head every since we moved in almost a month ago. All of our packages had these red stickers on them, and I thought … THESE ARE PERFECT FOR A PROJECT! So, the poor movers, had to work around me ripping them off all the boxes as they were coming in our place. 

For a while they were stuck to walls, fans, mirrors, furniture… all over the place! As you can see above. I think the only thing I will change with this project is to paint the frame black. I think it will look nicer and work well to pick up the black in the image. I am going to make one more that has an orange sticker in place of the yellow. (Only had one yellow sticker.) I’d like to have a pair, or three if I have enough stickers. We will see. 

Next a project from the Big Ass Book of Crafts by Mark Montano. I am participating in Crafty Daisies Book Club, we are currently on this book. I plan to do more projects before the deadline, but this is my first! It can be found on page 6, Drag Art. There are SO many projects in the book I want to try. Check out the Crafty Daisies Book Club Flickr Group. And to end the post, here is a pretty picture of my paint blobs today. I think I’m going to have to print this one and frame it. I love the way the light catches the colors. Makes me want to create! 

…better late than never! Yesterday proved to be quite a very busy day! My husband is the personal chef for the US Coast Guard Admiral who oversees the Hawaiian Islands among other areas in the Pacific. He has a dinner for 10 tonight and needed help prepping and cooking yesterday. I really enjoy helping him because I learn so much and get to practice my knife skills… Top Chef here i come!! haha 

Anyway… hope you enjoy these photos. Not my favorite color day I must say. I found it difficult to photograph red. 

*Tomatoes on the counter.

*Peppers ready for Cinco de Mayo dinner.

*Plumerias at Diamond Head Lighthouse.
( I will miss these when we leave. )

*Coast Guard Helicopter at the Admiral’s House.

*Our tail light. 

Well, he’s not really a taco, but maybe it’s a sun dried tomato tortilla! I always enjoy making these little guys. They are an easy, fun project that always make me smile. *Also made from about 90% second hand materials! I’m sure I’ll be posting more creatures in the near future.