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There is a new site in town for "homeschooling foodies"!
The Homeschooling Foodies blog is an ever changing recipe resource in collaboration with homeschoolers across the globe.
If you would like more information on participation please visit the "about page".
xoxo
♥ Gabreial
{ Through the Lens } { Independent Photography } {Inspired by Life }
Carriage Ride
Doesn't that look like something out of a fairytale, dreamy.
Bicycle in the Congo
Lifeguards Needed
I'm longing for warm summer sand between my toes, you?
{ Backbone Studio }
Please help me in welcoming our newest guest for our My Vintage Pad Home Tours, Mrs. Mary Carroll photographer and blogger from New Jersey.
Can you tell us a little bit about each room that your share with us and your most favorite details?
In the library (above photo), I like the sofa in front of the big window. The morning sun streams in there, and it is a marvelous place to sit with morning tea.
In the kitchen, I like the painted cabinets, especially the plate rack.
Inspiration -- in books about English country decorating, and about classic decorators such as John Fowler, Nancy Lancaster, Roger Banks-Pye, Sister Parrish, Bunny Williams.
I collect many vintage items, including monogrammed silver plated flatware, gravy boats, transferware, antique books and milk glass.
Choose classic upholstered pieces. Add somewhere to put up your feet, a warm throw and beautiful old tables and lamps. Find accessories you love in thrift stores, flea markets and antique shops.
Thank you Mary for sharing your home with us. Visit Mary at Little Red House as well as her photography shop Dear Little Red House.
The Collection
A vintage inspired flea marketCustomer MUST have coupon for $5 entry.
Also purchase tickets for The Farm Chick Junk Junket at this event!
The Farm Chicks Junk Junket has lots of Come Junk With Us perks that are only being offered to us. It's going to be super fun. This business has developed out of how much fun I had on my first trip to Farm Chicks Show that Vintage Indie asked me to be a guest reporter on. It was so much fun I wanted to take 40 other people to share in the fun!
Visit Come Junk With Us for more details and information.
Use your favorite fabric scraps to make this lovely “Farm Girl” fabric organizer!
I began with a vintage piece of barkcloth fabric which I washed to get lovely soft frayed edges. I hemmed the top on case I want to slip in a dowel and attach string and hang from a hook.
Take six (or more!) rectangular fabric scraps and six small scraps. Fold the larger pieces (wrong sides together) to form a “pocket” and sew the cut edges together. Pink the sewn edges. Then sew the smaller scrap to the pocket. Sew the pockets to the large piece of fabric.
Then cute scraps of paper, write your labels, and use safety pins to attach them to the pockets. Then you can change the labels! Your organizer is perfect for sewing notions, art supplies, recipes, and so much more! Have fun!
Elizabeth Holcombe Fedorko, aka Bethsbagz, began her
checkered crafting career when at four she realized using paste on paper was
better than eating it. Inspired by vintage dime store treasures, vintage
fabric, and a no-fear attitude toward color, Beth crafts totes, pin cushions,
wreaths, and corsages into her Dime Store Chic creations. Beth would love you
to take a peek into her whimsical world at her blog.
Hello home educators and interested readers! I'm super excited to share a special announcement with you today. Do you remember my review of The Well Planned Day by Home Educating Family? Well if you don't, please head over to the link above and check it out. I absolutely loved this planner and plan to use it for our 2011-2012 school year as well. It is fabulous. After you've had a chance to check out the planner and all of the fabulous details on how it is going to keep your family and home school organized, come back here and check out this awesome giveaway!
Are you deep into your school year and not even thinking about the next school year? If so, you're just like me but don't worry! The nice people over at Home Educating Family are thinking ahead for us and want to help you plan ahead for your 2011/2012 school year. They're prepared to get your organized with their fabulous planners and magazine.
Now through March 15, 2010 Home Educating Family Magazine and Vintage
Indie are giving away two Well-Planned Day 2010-2011 Family Homeschool
Planners and ten subscriptions.
To enter the Home Educating Family Prizes please visit the entry form, and include all the necessary information to be entered. Deadline to enter is March 15, 2010. Come back here that next week to see if you've won!
(all information entered is collected by Home Educating Family and is not the responsibility of Vintage Indie)
♥ As a BONUS I'm also giving away one NaturExplorer Unit Study of choice from my friends over at Shining Dawn Books. Visit my previous post about Shining Dawn Books here.
To Win the Bonus Prize from Shining Dawn Books: Please leave a comment here at Vintage Indie, letting me know you entered to win the prize from Home Educating family above.
EARN 1 EXTRA BONUS ENTRY FOR THE SHINING DAWN BOOKS UNIT STUDY ONLY: Post about this giveaway on your blog or website, be sure to come back here and leave a link to it in the comments.
Please feel free to post this to your blog, website, Facebook or Twitters! We appreciate it!
Thanks for entering & good luck!
Disclaimer: I arranged this giveaway in connection with Home Educating Family and they happily obliged in no cost to me for their prizes. Everything is being sponsored by them. I wasn't paid for my review or giveaway as with
all reviews here at Vintage Indie. If you'd like more information about
our disclaimer please visit our disclaimer page.Vintage Indie is not responsible for information collected from the entry form. Prizes are the responsibility of Home Educating Family.
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Urban Legend has enough handmade jewelry to bring sunshine to anyone's day. I love bright and bold jewelry for winter. Who says winter has to mean drab!
♥ SHOP ♥
Home schooling is starting to catch on and in a big way. Hip mama's all over the United States are deciding to take the reigns of their children's education by providing them one at home. Just this month in the winter 2009/2010 issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine they reported a whopping 1,739,000* estimated students are home schooled.
In our home school the opportunities to learn new things seem endless. I've learned so many new things and a lot of forgotten things since we've started. We've also focused on subjects you wouldn't have given much thought to without the opportunity. In this land of homeschooling I find that in the many resources provided (in the thousands mind you) that many of them fit in with any lifestyle whether you home school or not. One of those are that of educational videos. Just recently I had the opportunity to review a few movies published by Franklin Springs Family Media.
Franklin Springs Family Media is dedicated to providing quality family media. Their vision comes to a relief for my husband and I. It was starting to get to the point where we couldn't even turn on the television without something inappropriate being on there. As if the shows and movies presented weren't appropriate enough for my children, the commercials were starting to get out of hand just as much. With companies like Franklin Springs Family Media, I can feel confident in popping some pop corn and sitting down to a family movie night without the worry of the mute button or in a rush to turn the channel.Franklin Springs provided me with Measure Twice Cut Once: Essential Building Basics for Young Men.
This DVD isn't your usual action packed, good guy versus bad guy that boys are most fond of, however it is interesting and educational on so many levels. The host Joey Valenti learned carpentry from his father who is a carpenter and general contractor by trade. Joey at the age of 16 leads his brothers and other boys 16 and under on a building adventure constructing a tree fort from start to finish.
As my husband and I as well as our two boys gathered around the television, the idea of a building video seemed uninteresting to me, but it sure did bring out excitement in the guys. Just the looks on their faces learning about tools, teamwork, measurements and building was enough to fill any mamas heart. I was able to be open my mind and heart to the simplicity in the message being provided and I'm so glad that I did. The movie wasn't fancy, and hyped up on computer graphics, but it was full of essential skills and enough information to make them want to learn more about building with their own two hands.
This DVD is probably not something I'll watch over and over, but I know the guys will. When we're ready to discuss measurements, tools and engineering this will be a great resource to cover some of the basics and open further discussion. When the snow melts and summer presents itself again, it will be a great tool to pull out and ignite that excitement to go outside and get creative.
Who knows if video games and network television would have ever ignited that passion to learn about building in my boys, but I'm glad I didn't wait around to find out.
Thanks so much to Franklin Springs Family Media for providing this DVD for our review. Visit Vintage Indie again soon to learn about another fantastic learning adventure my boys and I had with another great resource from Franklin Springs Family Media.
Disclaimer: I requested a few movies from Franklin Springs Family Media and they happily obliged in no cost to me a few of their videos for review here at Vintage Indie. I wasn't paid for my review and as with all reviews here at Vintage Indie. If you'd like more information about our disclaimer please visit our disclaimer page.
* National Center for Education Statistics Issue Brief (De. 2008), U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009030.pdf,accessed July 2009
A little bit about Beatrice Peltre - Having grown up in France and a family heirloom passion for homegrown foods, she captures the beauty found in natural shapes of her delicious subjects. I find her passion to be contagious and further my craving for fresh ingredients.
Stay tuned, Beatrice Peltre freelance food writer, photographer and stylist will soon have her very own cookbook. Coming 2011.
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In the quaint downtown district of Jeffersonville, IN, one of my very
favorite antique shops can be found. Sugar Maples Antiques &
Gifts is located just off the main street and offers a
delightful mix of antiques, collectibles, primitives and gifts. The mini
antique mall opened in April 2006 and is owned by three friends.
A total of ten dealers fill 2000 sq. feet, divided into 12 booths and 3 sets of
well lit showcases.
The building is charming itself. The original tin ceiling has been
preserved and the vault from the building's days as the Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Co now houses a booth appropriately coined "The Vault".
Classical music plays softly in the background. "We're small but you can
come in and relax, no one is in a rush, we cater to the customer in any way we
can and we offer a variety of items that are affordable," states owner Diana
Kircher.
Located just off 1-65, Sugar Maples is easily accessible whether one is
coming from the Louisville, KY area or Southern Indiana. Customers will
find everything from cookbooks, vintage jewelry, crystal, china, linens,
candles, primitives to furniture and architectural pieces tastefully
displayed.
Location: 109 West Maple Street, Jeffersonville,
IN 47130
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 - 5:00, Saturday
10:00 - 3:00, closed Sunday and Monday
Elizabeth Young
is a wife and cat mom who spends many an hour hunting for vintage
goodies at her favorite thrift stores, antique shops and monthly flea
markets! A collector of vintage toys, holiday decor and general store
items, many of the found treasures end up on display in her Victorian
home. She also looks for vintage ephemera, fun supplies and kitschy
decor for her Etsy shop Grandmother's Attic ! When not doing this, she works two part time jobs, wearing different hats at each!
It is a new year here at Vintage Indie and we are excited to have sponsors who are returning with us for 2010. Please help me in welcoming Makers-Online to Vintage Indie!
A few highlighted designers from Makers-Online above!
Top Left: Liz Hamman
Top Right: Kalicat
Bottom Left : Chocolate Design
Bottom Right: Timea Sido
Online UK based web-shop Makers-Online is proud to offer you handmade jewelry accessories and goodies for your home, all of which are handmade!
Thanks so much Makers-Online for support what I love to do here at Vintage Indie.
Gabreial
Do you need some sunshine where you are? It's easy to find some in shops like Sunny Day Vintage. They offer bright and cheery vintage goods to bring sunshine to any home.
♥ SHOP ♥
We're enjoying learning about nature first hand. We're experiencing it in a new way since our new found love of learning has touched us so. We're touching it, seeing it smelling it, analyzing and imagining, just by taking a step outside.
The boys were excited when I laced up my snow boots to travel with them
into their enchanting woods. The one where their pet snake and
groundhog both live. We enjoyed sights of bits of green showing through
the depths of winter.
We took notice of deer prints and droppings, wasn't that exciting! Actually, it was fun to spend some time in the deers world for a bit. We imagined where they were or what they could be doing. We talked about how they survive the winter.
Looking up in the sky to a tall tree.
We talked about the smelly green onions, still bright green and still smelling strong despite the winter cold. Yesterday's blue sky was breathtaking and the snow reflection was incredibly bright. I wish I would have taken a picture of the sky for you. That's all for now, I'm sure we'll have plenty more snow to show you very soon.
How are you enjoying winter days?
Shop In Person
Roulette Vintage Valentine's Fashion Party
118 1/2 East Main Street
919.933.8836
I've been meaning to share our chalkboard wall with you for awhile now. After Susan's chalkboard frame project it got me thinking that I should show you how we created a functional chalkboard wall in our home. Last year when we decided to homeschool chalkboard paint was all the rage. I researched and looked and finally came up with a design that I thought was both functional and stylish.
We primarily homeschool in our dining room so we chose the biggest and best wall for the job. We had recently painted our room, (paint color is Vintage Map, Martha Stewart Paint) so we felt comfortable with using that as our base. My sweet husband measured and drew a large square on the wall outlining where our chalkboard would go.
After we decided on how big we wanted the chalkboard wall to be, I got to work painting. I used a sponge roller and highly recommend you do the same for chalkboard paint. It creates a smoother surface. I ended up painting four coats of black chalkboard paint.
After a trip to our local hardware store, we looked through several chair railing and trim pieces and made a selection based on what we wanted to frame the chalkboard with. Sadly, I don't have a photo of this before we stained it. We choose a stain color to match the baseboard that is flush with our brick flooring. My husband then stained each piece. After drying he measured and cut each piece to fit our wall. We ended up using liquid nail to apply the trim to the wall. After that she was all finished and ready to go!
Now if I can just tackle paining that table and chairs in a yummy creamy white we'll be set to go!
We love our wall and the three sections make it easy to separate school work, dinner menus and a calendar. The lower part of the wall has become a great place for the boys to draw, sometimes they make me pretty pictures and leave sweet notes behind. That's an extra bonus!
What about you? Did you join in all the chalkboard wall crazy last year? I'd love to see your wall!
Photos Copyright © Ninainvorm Ceramics
The Indie Wedding Guide & Directory is your resource to turn to when looking to minimize waste and create your wedding with the idea of using indie designers, a do it yourself attitude and those famous three R's: reuse, recycle and reduce. This guide has been brought to you by Gabreial Wyatt editor of Vintage Indie.
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All submissions chosen will be credited accordingly and a link provided to your business website.
We are also booking front page advertisements for your business in the size of 150x200 (see the Simply Wood Rings ad block to the right) March ads are $45.00 all other months are $35.00. A discount is provided for multiple months booked. Contact me to book your space.
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Looking forward to an awesome Indie Weddings Month with you!
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Good morning dearies, I'm sorry I've been gone these past few days. Family life is first place around here and we needed some time. I hope you enjoy this fabulous What You Make of It project from Susan Duane.
Have a great day,
I'll be back soon!
Gabreial
With a few simple materials you can create a useful and unique chalkboard for your home.
♥ Paint your wood with 3-4 coats of chalkboard paint, letting each coat dry.
♥ Lightly sand between coats.
♥ Attach chalk and/or hooks for hanging.
Susan
Susan Duane is a wife and mother of three young children. She is a home
cook, aspiring photographer and lover of old things. She spends her
days caring for her family, creating for Paperhill and in her free time chronicles her long list of interests on her blog Hometown Girl.
