Vintage Candy: School Days

It seems like everyone is linking pictures from Pinterest to their blogs these days and creating an entire post out of it--so I thought I would give it a try too. Just another reason to come up with a good excuse for spending my time cruzing around Pinterest. In honor of all our kids who have returned to school for another fantastic year hear are a few vintage school finds to feast your eyes on.

Source: etsy.com via Tina on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Tina on Pinterest

Source: thehandmadehome.net via Tina on Pinterest

Source: hostessblog.com via Tina on Pinterest

Also, check out this awesome school time printable sheet I scored on Pinterest--just love the vintage images and kind of sense a cute back to school themed welcome banner in my near future. All of these images (and more) can be found in my Back to School board on Pinterest.

Source: rookno17.com via Tina on Pinterest

Happy New School Year

There's always a chance for a fresh new start in September. The kiddies get a chance at starting a brand new school year and mom's--at least this mom--gets a chance to start a brand new routine.

My son is starting kindergarten tomorrow and I know that will be a big change for the both of us. Of course it's a bitter sweet moment in any mom's life--but I'm focusing on the positives and it's going to be a real chance for me to slow down a bit, focus on my little daughter more and spend quality time with my son when he is home. 

Just sharing a few more card creations with you today-- a set of cards I created inspired by the sweetest moments in life --all using vintage images from children's birthday cards and vintage cookbooks.

In a day or two I will be blogging about some digital scrapbook pages that I have been working on using the digital scrap booking software My Memories Suite.  The best part is that I am going to be hosting a giveaway for one reader to have a chance to win the My Memories Suite software.

In the meantime, I hope all of your kiddies have a great first day of school and an amazing school year!

Summer Haze

Wow-what a summer it's been! I have been on the run with the kids for the past three months; hopping from one play date to pool date to quick weekend getaway after the other. Not that it hasn't been fun, but I am so ready for a change and hopefully a better routine for the kiddies as well as myself.

Although free time has been a rarity these days, I did manage to accomplish one personal goal this summer--to re-open my Etsy shop Indigo Wings. Yes, it's finally re-open although I have had little time to keep up with it. I'm hoping with September just around the corner and my little guy off to full day kindergarten I will finally have some time to invest in Etsy and blogging again.

I promise to have some regular updates from this time forward--especially with my favorite season almost upon us, Halloween!! Also, I have a giveaway in the works for the near future so please keep an eye out for that. For now, just sharing a few of the cards I've been working on lately.

All my best,
Tina