Thrifty Thursday: Folding chairs...

So a long, long time ago, I used to do "Thrifty Thursday" posts.  I've slacked off to epic proportions on them (the last one was back in May), but I'd like to start bringing them back.

Here's a nifty little project I found on Apartment Therapy to class up your not-so-classy set of folding chairs.  Would this not be the coolest thing to be able to bring out when everyone comes over for dinner instead of your gross black vinyl covered ones?  You aren't lucky enough to have a set of those?  We are.  And, seriously, don't knock 'em, either.  We use them way more than we ever thought possible.  Oh, and even the poster child for Class, Tim Gunn himself, showed off his folding chair (below) for his Emmy watching seat, with the caption, "Behold the folding chair from which I will watch the Emmys. When I sit on upholstery, I fall asleep."

Most excellent.  Thank you Tim.  Now, might I suggest that you go raid the Project Runway workroom for scraps of awesome fabric, acquire a can of spray paint, and make yourself a stellar perch for next season's Emmys?


Thanks for stopping by,
-Lindsey

Twitter...finally...

So I feel like I was the last of my kind...the non-twitterers.  I was actually a tiny bit proud of myself for being one of the last hold-outs, defying the mainstream.  Then I realized that the mainstream is where the people are, and therefore where the customers are, and also therefore where it was silly for me not to be as a business owner.  Now, as many of you who have stuck through my ridiculously long-winded posts know, stating my point in 140 characters or less is not exactly my strong point.  But, like applying for craft shows that are way above my skill level, it's just another thing to add to my list of out-of-my-comfort-zone accomplishments for this week.  That's it though.  Done for the week.  No more.  Tonight I plan to sit on the couch with my husband, wearing the same old far-cry-from-sexy pj pants, watching the same shows we watch every week, and going to bed before 9pm.  Zero more excitement in store for me today, please... Unless you'd like to start following me on my new Twitter page.  That would be a wee bit exciting, and something I could probably handle.


Thanks for stopping by,
-Lindsey

Growing out my hair...again...

So after looking back at my post about cutting my own hair, I got to thinking that my hair wasn't really so awful looking in my Before picture.  Ugh.  Note to self:  In the future, take a Before photo, and look at it BEFORE doing the cutting...  Now I know.

Anyway, The following Pintrest images have given me some inspiration on a few styles I might try as mine starts to grow back out.  Or if it's anything like the cycle of the last few years, it'll get to about photo #3, and go right back to #1, which, shockingly is even slightly longer than it is right now after a month of growing out from my clipper-happy moment of weakness...
#1  #2
#3  #4
#5  #6
I was at #5 about 6 years ago.  Behold, the evidence below in terrible self-shot photo taken on my solo trip to Bermuda (yes, really, I took myself on vacation to a tropical island.  It was before I met my husband, and I was bored).  Let it serve as my inspiration to have some discipline this time around and get past phase 3-4 (and maybe to get on my treadmill a bit more often...I was SKIN-NEE!).
 


Thanks for stopping by,
-Lindsey

Stepping out of my comfort zone...

I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much about this, because I know how hard it is to get into these things.  But I can't help but wicked want to...

Now that farmers market season is winding to an end, it's becoming abundantly clear that my weekly income is about to come to an abrupt halt as well.  So I went a tiny bit out of my comfort zone and applied for a couple holiday craft shows.  I applied for the Queen City Craft Bazaar, which I've been admiring from afar, as a customer, for quite some time now, and would be completely thrilled to get in to.  Pretty much the only reason that it's outside my comfort zone is that it means making a wicked lot more product for a much higher volume of customers. Totally doable though with some proper advance planning/production on my part.

Then just for fun, as though that first one wasn't enough to think about already, I went ahead and applied for the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn.  It's apparently the first year that they're doing a Holiday one.  I've always thought the Renegade shows looked so insanely cool, however very intimidating to apply for.  According to their website they'll have about 200 vendors out of about 3000 applicants.  Yikes!  But the odds go way down if I don't apply at all, so I figured now is as good a time as any to try to get in.

Unfortunately both shows are on the same weekend.  But lets just keep our fingers crossed that I end up with the dilemma of choosing which one to attend, shall we?


Thanks for stopping by,
-Lindsey

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Making cider...

Fall in Vermont pretty much rocks.  It smells good, it looks good, and it definitely tastes good.  Thanks, Dad, for letting us use your cider press for the weekend.  There's a wicked yummy jar of cider coming to you as payment for the rental...   

Hubby's being a Ham...

...But he looks good doin' it.

Our big Maple is completely on fire already.

Hopefully the tourists all get the memo, and show up in force at this week's farmers market.  I have new goodies to sell!  Get a preview here.  

Thanks for stopping by,

-Lindsey
 

Friday free-for-all...

So, remember back when I went on my rant about The Baby not wanting to use the planet-friendly (and wildly expensive) gdiapers I bought him?  Well, unfortunately for him, it turns out that the 4-pack of disposable liners that I bought on Amazon a while back aren't returnable (even though the current listing says they are.  Wicked irritated about that one).  And since I hesitated in returning the covers, I still have them to use with the liners.  So he has 160 diaper changes to get used to them (or not), but I can't bare to waste the money.  I have to use them.

And since it's Friday, here's some other totally random stuff from around the World Wide Web that I found interesting...

~A place to add to the itinerary for near-future trip to NYC
~This soup looks so yummy and cozy for a cool Fall day
~Kudos to these celebs for having creative brains in their heads, and thinking of this clever idea
~Will someone please bring this little pup to my house so I can smooch it a billion times?


Thanks for stopping by,
-Lindsey

Mommy Makeup... Lipstick

One thing that busy moms can do to at least appear to still give a crap about their appearance:

From Jason Wu's Spring 2012 show

~Lipstick.  I think it looks stunning, and it's about the fastest, and easiest way to give your face a polished look.  Don't get all trampy and do a really bold eye when you do this.  Just keep it simple with maybe a little mascara, and a tiny hint of blush to wake up your cheeks.

I don't even really know how to explain it, but, every woman I've ever seen wearing lipstick automatically appears to be uber confident and elegant (to me anyway).


Thanks for stopping by,
-Lindsey