"Fig Milkshakes" New Layout!

The reviews for "Fig Milkshakes" blog are in, and the people are raving! :

Mom hails, "It's very nice dear."  !!!

Friends reporting, "Yeah, I checked your blog last week." !!!

Husband applauds, "I think it's your most time consuming hobby to date."  !!!

And now there's even more reason to keep up with "Fig Milkshakes" as author unveils new layout complete with side menu bar!
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Don't miss this unique opportunity to click on the buttons!!!


You'll be amazed and delighted when the button is clicked to find a neatly organized list of web logs corresponding to the label on the button!!!


You want more you say?!?!  You won't be disappointed!!!  You can then choose which web log you would like to go to.  Simply click on the title of the log you would like to read, and the wonders of technology will reveal yet another page to take you to your destination where you can read about such things as how to eat cereal around your neck and how to make banners out of insects!!!


Try it now!  It won't disappoint, or your money back. 
 
(Guarantee void in Kentucky, Tennessee, and any other state housing any resident that has lost a finger or toe.)

Dollar Store Bowls

Okay, so my previous post was about treasure hunting in dollar stores and the different things you can treasure hunt for.  You may recall, I found these great bowls for a dollar each and told you I would write a separate post on what we did to make them "our own".

I love love love the combination of turquoise and red together.  This is on topic.  Those of you know who know me are thinking..'Oh my gosh, she forgot what she was talking about again...BOWLS, Amy, BOWLS' - but this all comes together in the end.

Here are some examples of this magical color combination I found on Pinterest.

    

(If you would like to know what sites these pictures lead back to, I just searched "turquoise and red" on Pinterest.)

As I was saying...turquoise and red.  Right?!?  RIGHT?!  You can see my point!  So when I saw the beautiful turquoise of these dollar store bowls, it seemed a great option would be to pair them with red.  I simply asked each of the family members to draw their own version of a heart on each one with a Porcelaine China Paint Pen.  I followed the instructions on the paint pen: create, and bake (this, by the way, is the ONLY time I consider myself to put creating and baking together - I am not so much the cook.)

Here is what we came up with:  

(I can guess what you are thinking, but my husband actually considers "Darth" at the beginning of his name a compliment...)

I'm super happy with how individual each family member's heart came out.  They kind of make me think of the individual bowls Goldilocks may have picked up at the Three Bear's table - Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Big Sister Bear, and Little Sister Bear.   Except each one, in my eyes, is "just right".

And lastly, here's how they look on our open shelving:

Treasure Hunting

Since I was a little girl, I have fancied myself a pirate perpetually on a treasure hunt.  Living in the downtown district of my hometown, there were always thrift stores, yard sales, and a Factory 2-U (Oh, yes...Factory 2-U) available within walking distance.

There really is something so fun about going somewhere with $5 in your pocket and wading through cassette tapes, finished Highlights magazines, and cheap wicker baskets to peel back the funky sheets and find that perfectly glazed piece of pottery with a $2 price tag (and just enough room to hold your paintbrushes).  THE TREASURE!  (Is anyone else imagining hoisting it high as light beams and music radiate from it?)

Thrift stores and bargain bins are some of the fun, but it's also great to go to a dollar store on a lazy day and see what they have to offer.  Here are just a FEW of what I think are some pretty great things I have found at Dollar Stores:

So, recently I found some bowls at the "Dollar Tree" that caught my eye.  We needed new bowls, and the color is my favorite.  Of course, the price was right, so I picked them up:

Okay, I had intended to tell you what became of these turquoise beauties, but this blog is already pretty long, and if you're anything like me...you're bored now...so, I think I'll show you the simple thing we did to dress them up in another blog (if you're kind enough to be interested and return)!

Til' next time, folks!