Phew, it's Friday!

These two groovy girls look like they are ready for the weekend.  Me too. This has been one of my busier weeks - I like it like that.  I did however take some time to meet a new friend, the lovely Alexis of  Fern and Feather.  This girl is who I want to be when I grow up. . . AND SHE IS YOUNGER THAN ME!  She invited me over for tea (mint with a touch of lemon and sugar) and we gabbed while her beautiful son "love bug" and my baby boo played like little boys do.  I love that she had me over for tea.  I don't think I have ever been invited over for tea.  Coffee, sure.  But tea?  I LOVED IT!

Thank you Alexis, it was a pleasure meeting you!

Sunshine and smiles everyone.  Have a great weekend!

It's the weekend, stay in and sew!  Dress pattern from Weezie Duzzit etsy shop

Cake coma

Hey all.  Sorry I am just now giving you an update to my birthday celebration, but I had to take Wednesday off to recoup from my cake coma.  Big boo surprised me with a lemon cake from Elizabethan Desserts.  Lemon anything is my favorite, but I must admit that we were both a little disappointed in their lemon cake (however their strawberry cake is d'lish!), but that didn't stop me from enjoying 2 pieces (not back to back).

What a wonderful day my birthday was!  The family went for a brisk walk and coffee in the morning.  I had to take Bronson to his tumbling class, but after that we were off to do a little birthday shopping with big boo!  Of course no birthday afternoon would be complete without a cocktail, and I have discovered a new favorite - The Ritz Martini.  Oh my is it d'lish!  Cognac, cointreau, champagne, and pomegranate juice.  I am not a fan of cognac, but I could sip it all day long when it's swimming in conjunction with cointreau, champagne and POM.

I figured a cocktail was a good way to loosen up big boo and his wallet for some shopping.  I was right.  I had no plans of really buying anything, it's just fun to see what's out there, and drag big boo around with me.  But it was my birthday...and I scored!

 

I have admired this bag for a while now, and big boo took notice.  We saw it at Co-Op and next thing I knew it was mine.  I still can't believe it.  I must admit that I do feel a bit guilty, not sure why.  Ok, I know why, it was a good little investment...and NOT the kind we need to be making right now.  Oh well, I guess I will be the best dressed in the welfare line. I joke, I  joke.

Then I spotted these and about died!

 

The color!  The stripes!  Very L.A.M.B.  I love, I love, I love!  Now?  They're mine. 

The day came to an end with a good friend and her adorable little pooch coming over to join us for cake.  I wish everyday could be my birthday.   Thanks to all of you for your warm birthday wishes.  I felt the love.

P.S. Whip yourself up one of these and you'll party like it's your birthday!

Naked Pomegranate Ritz – created by The Intoxicologist

1 ounce Hennessy

3/4 ounce Cointreau

1/2 ounce Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

2 ounces Naked Pomegranate Acai Juice

1-1/2 ounce Brut Champagne

Combine Hennessy, Cointreau, lemon juice and Naked Pomegranate Acai juice in a mixing glass with ice.  Shake or stir for 15 to 20 seconds.  Strain into a large chilled cocktail glass.  Top off with champagne.  Garnish with lemon peel and enjoy!

Happy Birthday!

 

Today is my birthday and I want to celebrate with a giveaway!  Leave me (bink) a birthday wish either on Twitter or Facebook and you will be entered into a drawing for a pocketbook.  Winner will be announced tomorrow.

Photo by Icing Dreams

Weekend Update

 

What a weekend!  I snapped this picture just before I entered this estate sale, where I found my new favorite sweater and a bag of old matchbooks.

  

 

(love the color, love the seahorse, and I stayed here once!)

Sunday we ventured on down to the La Jolla Farmers Market.  If you are in the San Diego area this is a must!  After experiencing this farmers market...Carlsbad f.m, you better step it up!  The produce was beautiful.  The colors were so rich.

Oh and I found the perfect delivery scooter for bink & boo!

We were only at the market for about 10 minutes before a down pour like no other had everyone scurrying for cover.  I had just ordered a spinach and brie panini and was not about to let a little rain come between me and my brie.  I strolled through the market and snacked on my soggy, rain soaked sandwich as if it were 70 and sunny out.  Then, I made a mad dash for the car and got an earful from big boo about how wet we all were.  Not a good thing when trying to recoup from bronchitis.

How was your weekend?

Hollllaaaa!

 

It's Friday.  Have a great weekend lovelies!

Vintage dress pattern from the etsy shop of Booty Vintage

Treasury

 

Thank you Swept By The Sea for including The Binky Boo Pocketbook in your treasury.

Made it!

 

Yesterday I posted about this bag that I spotted over at Oh Joy, and last night I started sewing and doodling.

(Please excuse my lack of originality, but I have been sick and have made two back to back late night trips to the E.R.).  It only took me 45 minutes to whip up the tote and doodle the design. I just used what I had laying around the house.  I made the tote, but if you have a cotton tote lying around just use that.  I used a black sharpie for the design, not the best choice, but I had to make due (to sick to mosey on down to Joann's).  I think it turned out pretty good.  I am eager to make orange and yellow bags with white fabric marker - perfect for summer and bink & boo deliveries.

Doodle D.I.Y.

 

I see another D.I.Y project in my future.  Thanks to the lovely Oh Joy blog, where I spotted this anthro bag
this morning, I will be swinging by Joann's tomorrow and picking up a couple of fabric markers.  I am thinking  I might doodle up a couple of bags in orange and carry my product in them when I go on appointments.

Beauty Shop Medium Heddy - Kate Spade
Beauty Shop Small Manuela - Kate Spade
Trompe L 'Oeil Tassel Tote - Anthropologie

It's Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend dah-lings.  Oh, and a pleasant Valentine's Day!

Vintage pattern available at Sandritocat's

I got it!

 

I blogged about this little tapestry being "left behind" on a recent thrift trip, well I couldn't stop thinking about it.  I dashed over to the AMVETS store yesterday (cash in hand) and there it was waiting for me.  The best part?  Wait for it...keep waiting...a little longer....  50% OFF!  It was meant to be.  I love when that happens.

The Trina

 

 

Isn't this print just La La Lovely?!  Well I thought so, and this is why I plucked it from a pile of garbage at an estate sale.  There was a major, and I mean MAJOR stain across most of this skirt.  I guess they thought it couldn't be salvaged.  They thought wrong.  Hmm, I just realized this is the third time I have confessed to plucking something from the garbage of an estate sale.  I swear I am not a freegan, nor am I rummaging through the garbage at estate sales.  All the items have been in plain sight and just sitting on top...sort of.

Okay the story I want to share is how this print/pocketbook got it's name.  Are you familiar with the lovely Trina McNeilly of the blog La La Lovely Things?  Well I stumbled across her blog sometime last year and quickly added her to my reader.  Well one post in particular caught my attention.  Miss Trina seemed to be having a bit of a rough day.  She needed some sunshine and a smile, and she needed it STAT!  In the post she mentioned that she like daisies.  That's it!  I'll send her flowers, but the kind that won't die.  I quickly went through my inventory to find the closest thing to daisies and this fabric is what I found.  I had planned to make a handful of  kerchief necksessories from this print, but what I wanted and what God had planned were two different things.  

Miss Trina received the first pocketbook from this fabric so we thought it appropriate to name it after her.  And that my friends is how this lovely little pocketbook got its name.  Thanks Trina!

Originally: Classic 80's style skirt

Discovered: Estate Sale, Vista, California

Created: Pocketbook

The Binky Boo

I am convinced I had a blouse, or my grandmother had a blouse, or my mom had a blouse...dang it someone in my childhood had a blouse made from this fabric!  When I saw this hanging in the closet at a moving sale (she was 92, and it was a moving sale and not an estate sale) my mouth started to water, and I felt the sudden urge for something sweet - Starburst.  In junior high I always had Starburst in my backpack, they provided just the pick-me-up I needed around fifth period (Spanish).  I would pop the candies in my mouth, litter my desk with my favorite color flavor wrappers (orange, pink, yellow), and then gently fold them into the beginnings of a friendship bracelet.  Wondering what I did with the red wrappers?  I HATED the cherry flavor and would leave all the red candies for the lucky chica/chico that had sixth period Spanish.

P.S.  I swear I am not a narcissist.  I named this fabric after a nick name my grandfather used to call me because I am convinced that someone in my family did have this blouse...maybe it was my grandfather. HA, just kidding!

Original: Vintage blouse
Discovered: Moving sale, Lake San Marcos, California
Created: Pocketbook

Left behind

I am kicking myself for leaving this behind while thrifting yesterday.  In my defense, I didn't realize this particular store doesn't accept credit cards, CASH ONLY (who carries cash?).  They have an ATM machine next to the register, but I am too cheap to pay the $3 fee they charge, on top of what my bank would charge me.  I would have driven to the bank, but it was pouring rain and I didn't want to drag little boo in and out of the car into the rain.  Okay, if I am being honest...I didn't want to wrestle him out of his car seat just to pull cash out, and then fight to put him back in.  Oh how I wish it was the 70's and you could leave your kid in the car and no one would blink.  And, if I am being really honest, I am a touch on the cheap side and $13 was a little more than I wanted to pay, and of course if you add the ATM/Bank Fees or the trouble of driving to the bank it was a lot more than I wanted to pay.  But dang it if I can't stop thinking about this silly little tapestry(?).

While we are on the subject of cheap I will share a silly little story with you.  Yesterday morning big Boo asked me if I wanted  to go to Denny's for the free grand slam breakfast.  I don't even think he finished the sentence before I shouted, "OF COURSE I DO!"  I grabbed baby boo and headed up stairs to get dressed.  We love doing stuff like this, ok I love doing stuff like this.  These "free food" opportunities are great for people watching.  Well, when we got to Denny's and saw the line out the door and quickly changed our mind.  Off to Starbucks we headed.  No free food, this week.  Oh well, I guess two weeks in a row is pushing it.  What?!  Yes, last week Subway offered Southern Californians free breakfast sandwiches and coffee until 10 a.m.  We were all over it like white on rice! 

Sunshine & smiles (and cheers to being "cheap")!

Local Love: Stacey Winters

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  I sure did.  Between "saleing", the super bowl, and snacking I managed to squeeze in a little shopping and stumbled upon Miss Stacey Winters.  I really do need to get out* more often if this is the talent pleasantly polluting our city.

Learn more about Stacey here and shop with her here.

Prints: Tweetheart, Doe, Nature Lover, Lovely Deer  

*Note to self, venture outside your 'hood. 

Moving Sale

 

I had no plans to go "saleing" this weekend - I only had a couple bucks in my wallet.  But, a couple bucks is all you need.  Sometimes I feel like a junky, cruising the streets looking for my next fix. 

I have plans to turn 2, 5, and 10 into some little goodies for bink & boo, but the rest will be added to our etsy shop Pink Trailer.  I had high hopes for #3 (vintage Vera napkins), but they were badly damaged.  However I think I am going to cut out the flowers and add them to a dress I plan to make for summer.  The swimsuit #4 is in perfect condition and I am pretty sure I will put it to good use this summer.  The frame #7 is so sweet and just screaming for me to spray paint it white.  The plates are too much to take in. I LOVE THEM!  One little problem, big Boo isn't a fan.  They're going into the shop. #5 was a total score.  Only FIVE BUCKS! 

Did you do any "saleing" this weekend?  What did you score?

1. Vintage l/s blouse with modern bird print

2. Vintage napkins

3. Vintage Vera napkins (bad shape)

4. Vintage swimsuit

5. Vintage linen table cloth

6. Kitchen towel

7. Vintage picture frame (can't wait to spray paint it!)

8. Polyester vintage l/s blouse

9. The tweetest plates EVER!

10. New favorite vintage l/s blouse

Happy Friday!

 

Enjoy your weekend lovelies!

picture courtesy of Sandritocat's etsy shop

Etsy Local Love

I thought it would be fun to feature some of the local talent that I have spotted on Etsy.  For some reason I don't think of San Diego as a "crafty community".  Boy am I wrong.  I need to get out more often.

 

Dweenie the Doxie.  Too cute! The Persnickety Pelican is loaded with "whimsy and fun for everyone."

spread the love

I just adore this print from spread the love.  I love her use of color and whimsical nature.  Below are are a few of my other favorites.

 

Valentine Home Love  

 

Invincible Spring  

 

Bee Happy