Craft time!!

I came across this SUPER CUTE pair of vintage shoes at the Goodwill yesterday. I LOVE THEM. They are a tiny bit small, so I was going to sell them ... but ... yuck-O! Look at those gross sole inserts!

Here's a little crafty trick to re-furbish some old shoes!

STEP ONE:

Remove the nasty inserts and set aside. Wash hands!

STEP TWO:

Trace the soles on some pretty material of your choosing. I liked this vintage tapestry material I had laying around. Maybe too much tapestry, but whatever.

STEP THREE:

Cut out around your tracings. (I like to cut off the toe area because it gives the toes a bit more room to wiggle.)

STEP FOUR:

Put some glue (any sort of craft glue will work) on the top of the soles and insert your newly made inserts!

TA-DA!! Refurbished shoes!

You can also do this on new shoes if you just want some pretty material inserts :)

Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 TEASER!!!!!!!

How did I possibly miss this?!?!?! I just happened to see a replay of the MTV vma's (which they keep playing over and over again ... ) and I almost pooped my pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Don't watch this, Mom! (She is about to start on book 6 and something will be spoiled!)

P.S.S. Does Ron have facial hair?????

Video!

This was maybe a bad idea (because you really can't understand what I'm saying)....

And I'm a bit ragged and drunk after 5 or 6 hours on a plane .. HAH! Enjoy... OH - and the best part --- when I make that goofy grin for about 5 seconds at the beginning.

NICE! :P

HONK!!!!!! I'm a goose.

(My sister Amanda hangs out by our basket waiting for the next change-out)

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This is life at the bins.

It is war.

War is hell.

Hell is an allergy attack!

But otherwise, the bins are AWESOME!!!

Basically, this is how it goes:

A huge warehouse is full of rows and rows of big blue bins that are full of things like clothes, shoes, accessories and housewares.

Every 15 minutes, a group of workers roll a row of bins away and bring out NEW BINS.

Now, you can't just walk right up and start routing through ... you have to line up and WAIT until they give you the signal ... then BAM!!!!

FREE FOR ALL!!!!!!!

(Mom is on the hunt.)

Then you basically fill up your huge cart with everything you can get your hands on, and pay by the pound!!!

(Here's the car loaded up with the day's bounty.)

(Here's my sister with the spread/sorting back at home.)

There is this whole class system of shoppers at the bins ... but the ones we were up against were "the pickers." These gals are out on the hunt to re-sell at vintage shops and are rude and all get-out! We spotted a couple today that weren't too much competition (bad taste ... ) but we managed to get some good finds :)

Welcome to Seattle~

We are here! (We've been here.)

I've been enjoying

the non-Internet dependency too much! But I thought it was time to update with a bit of what's been going on.

--Party with sister's 2 friends and their 2 little (3-year-old boys) CRAZY!!

-- Drastic haircut from sister's friend, Beth. (!!!)

-- Shopping at a couple awesome vintage shops in the U-district of Seattle.

-- Digging for thrift finds at "THE BINS!!!" (Goodwill Outlet store).... (will need a post on that later.)

-- Trip to the zoo.

-- rain, coffee and SLEEP!

Here's some photos for your photo enjoyment! :)

Isn't my sister's house cool!?

Only a couple more days then it's back on the plane ... yikes.

Welcome to Seattle~

Up in the air!

Travel notes:

-- Why does the word "Terminal" appear everywhere at the airport? Not cool.

-- Never again eat Chipotle before cross-country flight.

-- Guy behind me tapping my seat needs to die. Firey death.

-- Sky Mall magazine will have a new home at my toilet for hours and HOURS of entertainment.

Up... Up.. and AWAY!

Martha Stewart Weddings magazine for a bit of research (for the shop...not life....) And a Jack and Coke! (The first of two.)

Here's Mom and that guy next to us that was eating a HUGE stinky sandwich!!!

We made it to Seattle safe and sound and I'm wigging out about the time change. Stay tuned for more travel adventures! :)