Day 23: sunflare

Inspired by this picture I set out to do my best.

And this is what I came up with. I love the shot through the trees. Today was my artist date. I had to make my weekly stop at my favorite resale shop. I always challenge myself to not spend more than $5. I take a $5 bill and two quarters to make sure I don't go  over my limit. If I find something like furniture, I pay with my debit card and make arrangements to pick it up later. At any rate, I challenge myself to find something interesting and not spend a lot. Today I did well.

I’ve been wanting a jewelry box with a ballerina and I found one. The best part was, it only cost $3! The lid says Sarah, but I’m going to decoupage the box to make it my own.

I even found the paper I will use, a Victorian style gift wrap for .25 cents.

And I found this too cute China Town print for a quarter, as well. I love Chinoserie so it will fit right in. Framing it will be the most expensive part.

I also bought two June magazines to use for cutting out pictures and they were a quarter each. Traditional Homes, gorgeous, and Southern Living, equally nice eye candy. All in all I spent just over $4 today. But I was venturing further out of my neighborhood for my artist date. I went to Wabash Antiques & Feed Store on Washington Avenue. Their motto is, "A little bit of country in the heart of the city."

You’ll find heirloom tomatoes, chickens, and tractor seat stools here. I just love it! Stop by and you just may get to meet a baby goat. The cool yard art is fun to look at too.

I am considering growing lollipop tomatoes like these from seed because they can withstand extreme heat and gosh darn it, they are sooo cute. Today was a happy day. Petting bunnies always puts me in a good mood. We all need a little bit of country in my opinion. Who woulda thought you could shop at an old fashioned feed store in Houston, Texas?

By the way, these are the fortune cookie pins I’ve been working on. It’s meditative, fun work. I started saving fortune cookie messages a few years back because I have a friend who keeps one in her wallet from the fortune cookie she ate on her first date with the man she eventually married. I love a romantic story. No romance behind my saved messages, only the memory of her sweet story. Speaking of stories, my mom is writing a novel! I'm so proud of her, she's wanted to write one for awhile and now that she's retired she has the time. 

I’m going to keep the message on this one in mind. “The smart thing to do is to prepare for the unexpected.” Good advice. Until next time…