Ready for a new shop full of great vintage finds?  My Vintage Lane is just a treasure trove!  These are just a few things that caught my eye:

1. These slate chalkboards are so versatile.  I’m picturing them as part of a holiday party tablescape, written with the menu.  So cute!
2. I think old cameras are so neat and make for interesting home decor.  I’d put this 1930’s  Kodak camera in a bookcase with a few others. Sure to be a conversation starter!
3. The four pint-sized milk bottles would look darling on a kitchen windowsill holding cut flowers.  Or!  The bottles would be perfect in a craft room for those teeny odds and ends.  I love pieces that are functional as well as beautiful. 
4. Buttons can be used for a countless number of projects.  I recently re-found this pin, which got my wheels turning.  I’m thinking of decorating an “A” in buttons for my office and this lot would be perfect.
5. I LOVE this Pepsi crate and can picture it in my big boys’ room filled with Legos.

hope:handmade was created with one goal in mind: to raise money for adoption.

Stacey’s story in her words: “In 2011, the Lord answered “no” to our plans for growing our family. Our hearts were broken, but then God gave us a new desire: to adopt. We began the domestic infant adoption process in December of 2011, and we can’t wait to grow our little family this way!”

What a positive and pro-life understanding of God’s will. I also loved this about them: “This shop is also an outworking of Stacey’s desire to not just wait, but to “actively wait,” expecting God to move and blessing others in the process. With each stitch we think of and pray for the little ones who will wear and use these items, and look forward to the day when OUR little one will too!”

It happens every time.  With every pregnancy so far, I have been quite convinced from the very beginning that I was carrying a boy.  This pregnancy has been no exception.  Much to the dismay of many curious strangers, we aren’t “trying for a girl” and I actually would be quite excited for boy #4.  BUT…there’s always a small time period (usually right before the “big” ultrasound) where I start to question: What if?

So here are a few sweet things I found on etsy…just in case:

How was your Christmas, friends?  Mine was simply wonderful.  The boys were so fun to watch and lots of fun memories were made.  It was perfect.  Now I am slowly returning to normal life and my to-lists are growing!  One of the top things on my list: thank-you cards.  I have so many that I am going to try to use up my stash this year, but check out some of these beauties I found while perusing etsy:

Today we start PreK with my oldest!  I have been planning for weeks, so I am excited to begin.  I will be sharing much more of our learning and crafting (mostly for grandparents!) in the weeks to come!

Anyway, inspired by this special day, here are a few Back to School finds from etsy!

1. Canvas School Bag  2. Raised Felt Alphabet  3. Library Card Notebook  4. “READ” Sign