Mish Mash Monday....on a Sunday

We've had family here since Thursday. The fellas spent their time fishing and hunting while my sister and I stole away one afternoon for a fun day of junkin' and visiting the garden shops. I thought I'd share some fun photos from our junkin' finds. I'll share the floral stuff another day.

Old bicycles. I'd take every one of them home with me if I could. Especially ones with wire baskets.
Fishing boat. My sister had her eye on this beauty for her husband's man town shed. She thought it would be cool to display her antique fishing rods. I thought the old wood seat needed a wool quilt. And check the color, what's not to love?
Cute napkin display. Old potato masher with folded napkins. When we got home I dug out an old one that I had and my sister showed me how to fold napkins into neat interlocking triangles.
Jars, of course. You know I love the jars. How about these half pints, oh so cute and $5 bucks a pop. I had a slap your forehead moment....use the zinc lids for smaller jars too. Duh.
Crock + canning jar. I did come home with these. I'll use the crock for wildflowers on the porch. Nice and heavy so the wind won't blow it over. And an old canning jar with a handle. I might use this for iced tea in the summer. Or lemonade. Perhaps a margi.
Cameras. Two old Kodaks. I finally caved on vintage cameras. These were priced so well that I couldn't resist. Wish the big one had a bulb in it still. My goal is to have a shelf with family photos and these cameras. We'll see when that gets done.
Painted tray + tin molds. A little something for you guys. These will be transformed into an "instant collection" item for the shop.
Milk glass. So pretty. I scored a few that will also become "instant collections" for the shop. Unless of course I keep a few for the Craft Department. The 3 scalloped pieces were all purchased at separate places. How cool that I found three of the same style.
Painted tray + receipt spikes. The tray is just my color and it matches a little planter I use to hold my markers. It's like they were meant to be together. I'll snap a photo of them together. 2 more receipt spikes at a good price. I saw lots more but they were $15 and up. No thanks, I have my limit people.
Drum roll please. This was the best find of the day. It's a seed packet display unit from the Reliable Seeds Company in Sioux City, Iowa. Love the branding even though it's worn. I have a plan for this brewing in my little brain. My sister wanted it too. But I saw it first.
And those were my favorite junkin' finds from the weekend. Boy, did we have fun. Look for the "instant collection" items later this week. I'll be back with our floral finds and a new plant that you'll love! Think strawberries......

Mish Mash Monday....Jordy is awesome + a card

Edit: Soup recipe is here. Sandwich recipe here.

Happy Monday. Did you think I forgot about Mish Mash Monday? Well...I kinda did. Not really but the reds had orthodontist appointments today so my time was occupied as the taxi driver.

Volleyball....Both the girls had volleyball tournaments this weekend. Way far apart so we could only make it to one event. We went to Jordan's tournament since it was her last junior high volleyball event. She played awesome. There were several matches where Jordan got up to 8 or 9 serves in a row before the team lost the volley. Here she is surrounded by her coach and teammates at a time out the other team took to break her serve. What a joy it is a parent to see your child happy out there on the court. Way to go Jordo!
Fall...A cold front is coming through Kansas this week and we may even have freezing temperatures. Just in time, I fixed soup & sandwiches for the family we had visiting this weekend. I'm definitely not ready for the cold temperatures. If it gets below 50 degrees, it's Winter to me. However, I do like what Winter brings....warm, toasty fires + soft quilts + lots of books to catch up on, etc.
Crafting....Let's not forget the crafting, card making + scrapbooking. I've been having fun making cards from leftover products from my Project Life pages. Today's samplings are from this week's Project Life. Click the *leftovers* label at the end of this post for more cards made from PL leftover supplies.

How about a little tutorial today to get the creative juices flowing? These are a few of my leftover supplies + I grabbed a few of the folded journaling cards from my Project Life Amber kit. Jordan still needs to send out thank you notes for her birthday presents so I decided to create 3 cards for her friends that came to her b-day party.
First, fold the cards in half and add strips of patterned paper to the card fronts. Using leftover Studio Calico Fabrips, cut little flags. Punch circles from leftover patterned paper and staple on Studio Calico chipboard butterflies. These were a new item that got stacked on top of my leftover supplies.
Stamp sentiments on card fronts. I used Papertrey's Say It With Style and Think Big Favorites #1.
Adhere the fabric flags under the circles. Adhere circles with pop dots to nestle inside the rounded tops of the journaling cards. And presto, a cute little set of cards.
For envelopes, use Papertrey's A2 Rustic White envelopes cut down to 3-1/2" wide. Adhere a strip of patterned paper that matches each card to the front. Stitch down the side to create a small envelope. Seal as usual.
Fun, colorful, fast. That's what it's all about. Enjoy!
Well, I'm off to greet Jordan after school. Now that volleyball is over, she has just a few days off before basketball starts on Thursday. Not much time but I know she'll enjoy playing with her iPad, getting homework done early and just relaxing. Maybe we'll sew on her quilt a little too. :) Thanks for stopping by!