HGTV 2010 Dream Home Tours

Living here along Route66 I was thrilled that this year's Dream Home is in New Mexico. What I wasn't thrilled about was that to tour it you must drive on a bus and pay $20.00. Really, that's a little steep in this economy. Oh, and did I mention we are in New Mexico, not California or New York. Call me cheap, and I know it is for charity, a school in the East Mountains, but hey $20 per person, I'll pass. I guess I will just have to tour it on TV. For those of you that get to go live, enjoy.

Clipboards for Organization

I love the idea of clipboards for organization. When I ran across this pic (can't remember where), I fell in love with it. You could display photos on a wall, or kids artwork, or simply ideas, or appointments. 2010 is the year to get organized.

Turquoise Bookshelves

Wit turquoise being the color of the year, I just couldn't resist this image. What fun. Turquoise bookshelves. What a great pop of color. Would you dare do it in your home?

Sorry, I don't know where this image is from.

Curtain for Laundry Room

Loving my Laundry room find!!

When browsing my local Big Lots for nothing in particular, I ran across a shower curtain that said "Laundry" all over it. Now, why a shower curtain would say "Laundry" all over it is beyond me, but I needed something that size and color for my Laundry room to hide the water heater. Imagine how thrilled I was when it was only $1.00. That's right, one dollar. What a great way to spend a dollar.

Rolodex - Organizing 2010

My goal this year is to get totally organized, and clean out the garage. So I am starting with a hard copy of all pertinent information. I am using a good old fashioned Rolodex, just like the one below. All names, addresses, phone numbers, and passwords, then put in a safe place. Easy to add or subtract from, no fuss, no muss.

How are you organizing for 2010?

That Touch of Mink -- Automats

I was thinking the other day about the Automat in That Touch of Mink. They were so cool and cutting edge in their day. Now it is all vending machines and such. I wonder if there are any places where there still are automats? Probably not. Enjoy.

Love these old vending machines. Sorry, don't know where photo is from.

Vintage Paperdolls for Download - Betsy McCallhttp://tpettit.best.vwh.net/dolls/pd_scans/betsy_mccall/index.html

Do you remember Paper Dolls? I do. I could spend hours dressing and changing their clothes. Well paper dolls are back. The link below will take you to the 1st 10 years of Betsy McCall and her clothing. What a fun winter activity. Or print it out as a decoupage project. Either way tons of fun. All you need is a printer, plenty of ink, some old file folders (to glue her onto for stability), or you can go by your local print shop and get a heavier grade white paper to run through your printer, either way, make some memories.


Link below for Betsy McCall paper dolls.

http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/dolls/pd_scans/betsy_mccall/index.html