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Monthly Archives: August 2012

Inspiration

31 Friday Aug 2012

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food, Instagram, Ivin's Famous Spiced Wafers, Nags Head NC, Nellie Myrtle, Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum, Surfboards, The Outer Banks, travel, vacation

Instagrams from the Outer Banks, North Carolina:

*Child’s spelling game at the Beachcomber Museum, Nags Head.  (This amazing space housed Nellie Myrtle’s treasures from 60 years of early morning beach combing in the Outer Banks).

*Surfboards.

*Ivin’s Famous Spiced Wafers.  (I got these boxes purely for the packaging with no idea of the contents, but they ended up being delicious spicy  ginger snaps.  They are perfect for making mini ice cream sandwiches).

*Bright Plastic Boats, Nags Head.

*Fishing Lure Collection from the Beachcomber Museum.

*Parachute with Nan and the Cousins.

Have a lovely weekend!

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Summer in a Jar

30 Thursday Aug 2012

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Cape May Ferry, Cape May NJ, Kill Devil Hills NC, Nags Head NC, Roanoke Island NC, summer, treasure jar, vacation, vacation with kids, Wildwood NJ

Ada’s jar of treasures from vacation.  Contents as follows: bouncy balls won with tickets on Wildwood boardwalk, ticket from Cape May Whale Watch, sea pebbles from Nags Head and Cape May, Captain Joe Napoleon’s trading card from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, sharks teeth from the hostess at Mako Mikes in Kill Devil Hills, fossils from pit near the gift shop at the Roanoke Island Festival Park.

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Saltwater Taffy

29 Wednesday Aug 2012

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Cape May NJ, family business, food, Fralinger's tafy, James' Candy Company, salt water taffy, summer, travel, vacation, vacation souvenir

Chris came home one morning in Cape May with some of this Fralinger’s salt water taffy.  The vintage packaging alone made me ecstatic.  This video tells the story of the origin of Salt Water Taffy and the family business that keeps the original alive today.  The taffy flavors include: Banana, Chocolate, Lemon, Licorice, Lime, Molasses, Molasses Mint, Orange, Peach, Peanut Butter, Peppermint, Root Beer, Spearmint, Strawberry, Teaberry, and Vanilla.  Hooray for the perfect vacation souvenir!

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DIY Shell Frame

28 Tuesday Aug 2012

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beach vacation, diy, Fuji camera, home, instant photograph, kids at the beach, shell art, shell picture frame, shells, travel

The beach at Nag’s Head, NC was covered in tiny shells.  The kids spent one morning gluing collected shells onto little wooden picture frames.  We used our mini Fuji camera to add a photo.  Ada decided this one was my birthday gift, and it was just what I wanted.  To make your own shell frame you will need:

*Small Shells

*Wooden Picture Frame

*Elmer’s Glue

*Photograph

1. Wash sand from shells and dry thoroughly.

2. Have children glue shells to frame.

3. Glue in your favorite photograph and allow to dry.

4. Bring home the beach.

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Summer

27 Monday Aug 2012

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Baked, Brooklyn, Cape May Ferry, Cape May NJ, Fairway, family vacation, Nags Head NC, travel, vacation with kids, victorian mansions

We just got back from two lovely weeks of beach vacation.  We have never gone on family vacation for that amount of time and it was pretty perfect.  We went to Nags Head, NC with family for the first week where we had Nan and Pappy and cousins to entertain the kids.  The second week we drove and took the ferry to Cape May, NJ to spend time with five families that we have know since Ada was three months old.  Cape May is a beach town full of beautiful Victorian mansions and bed and breakfasts.  We were right on the beach in Nags Head and the kids spent most of the days in the sand and warm water.  Our Cape May house was a five bedroom Victorian two blocks from the ocean.  We spent a lot of time on the porch rocking chairs with the kids playing around us.  All of us are back home now, happy to be back in Brooklyn and excited about the change in the summer air since we’ve been gone.  We are trying to hold on to that easy summer feeling as long as we can.  We made a run to Fairway and Baked yesterday and I was reminded how much I love it here!
*Drying clothes on the porch.  (Inside out so the sun doesn’t fade colors).

*Pink Nags Head sunrise.  (We woke Ada up early for it and walked on the beach when it was light).

*Morning surrey ride on the boardwalk in Wildwoods, NJ.
What was your best summer vacation?

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Library Card Birth Announcement

21 Tuesday Aug 2012

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birth announcement, custom birth announcement, diy, Etsy, homebirth, Ilfant Press, letterpress, library card birth announcement, Lisa Hasegawa

We had these library card announcements custom made by Ilfant Press for Josie’s birth. Lisa Hasegawa at Ilfant worked with us to design the layout and then letterpressed the library cards by hand. I love letterpress! Josie (and Ada) were born at home so the library home address made us happy. We used photo corners to attach Josie’s picture and tied them with a bit of baker’s twine.

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Vintage Hand Towel

17 Friday Aug 2012

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Etsy, handmade lace, home, linen towel, shopping, style, thrift shop, Vintage hand towel, vintage linen

 

Handmade lace edging on a vintage hand towel. I love using these in the bathrooms at our house. Linen and cotton hand towels are abundant and cheap at thrift stores. Linen lasts forever and just looks better with age. Be sure to check towels for signs of wear and stains.  This cotton hand towel was $6 and makes me happy. Here are some Etsy finds.

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Number Birthday Invitation

16 Thursday Aug 2012

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birthday invitation, birthday party, child birthday, DIY birthday, turning three birthday

I like to do a special birthday invitation for the girls each year. We have done a few versions of the upcoming year, but had a hard time finding the perfect number three for last year’s photo. I decided to fake it and draw a three with playground chalk. (This year we made our number four out of pipe cleaners). When I have time I glue the invites into their baby books. Happy day!

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Shell Boxes

15 Wednesday Aug 2012

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Etsy, shell boxes, travel, treasure box, vacation, vintage shell box

Shell boxes that were Ada’s great-grandmother’s. We gave them to Ada for her birthday. She has filled them up with her own treasures. Similar boxes can be found here. Or, you could make some of your own with lots of tiny shells and patience.

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Vintage Tablecloth

14 Tuesday Aug 2012

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antique shop, bridge games, Bridge tablecloth, child's tablecloth, children's room, childs table, shopping, style, vintage tablecloth

I found this vintage tablecloth and napkins at an antique shop for $12. Chris’ Nan used a similar cloth to serve refreshments on after her twice-monthly Bridge games. These diminutive Bridge cloths are the perfect size for a child’s table. I love the hand cross-stitching! So sweet. You will never find this at Walmart. Etsy has some similar versions here.

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