Friday, May 31, 2013

Elvis is my homeboy :)


Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet

Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet
Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet Elvis Is My Homeboy Recycled Vintage Charm Bracelet
Elvis Presley Rock and Roll recycled charm bracelet with handmade glass pendant charms from spanky Luvs vintage.

I had this old charm bracelet and the charms had most of the finish worn off of them. I gave them some new color and also left some of the rough edges so that it still has that 50's feel---
I then added a couple of my glass charm pendants that are from my digitally altered photo collection.

The bracelet is 7" long.

Thanks for looking!




#Elvis#Elvisismyhomeboy#homies#recycledvintage#oneofakind#Elvistheking 

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Some Socks I scored in Solvang

I luv crazy socks.  There is a neat little sock shop in Solvang called "The Sock Loft" and they also have a website.  If you like a wide variety of socks....you'll definitely want to check out this shop:)
Here's a pic of some of the socks I scored last weekend there.  I am particularly fond of the bacon ones hee-hee. 

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Thanks for the laugh this eve about little old ladies and awesome old pics

This one cracked me up about little old ladies taking "awesome" self-pics of themselves in the bathroom mirror :)
Welcome to the future hee-hee..
some that I know are already doing this sort of thing.....but most that I know are still embracing their handmade skills not their "smokescreen" abilities :)...let's keep on keeping the hand in handmade hollah!

Summer Blues I could use OnFireForHandmade Team challenge #103


Summer Blues I could use

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My Pea in the Pod

Split Pea Soup at one of the Andersens' chains this weekend......I ordered it...and hubby took a taste and  had to actually admit that he really liked  it because he kept dipping his bread in that green goodness LOL ( and even though he thought he hated it when he was a kid he suddenly realized...that--even---peas need love too )---...hee-hee.  I think I am kind of weird....because I have loved veggies for a very long time..I can almost remember a time tho when I was very little that I hid some cooked carrots in a planter by the kitchen table because I was always told that they helped your "eyesight" and I guess I thought that my eyesight was good enough as it was :)...yep I do kind of remember burying those uneaten carrots in the dirt....but dang....I think I might actually be able to become a vegetarian someday---maybe....but I guess I just love me some bacon waaaaaaaay toooooooo much....lol!  Here is hubby in the "split pea" sign...dang we sure had us a ton of fun last weekend :)

#splitpeassoup#andersenssplitpeasoup#eatyourveggies#greensoup#peasoupisgood#don'tbeafraidofthepeas

Shall We Gather At The River?

Wanted to share one of the e-mails my sweet cuz sent me today....it really made me smile :)
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" This is too funny - but I suspect the minister didn't appreciate it.

A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said,
'If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

With even greater emphasis he said, 'And if I had
All the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he
Said, 'And if I had all the whiskey in the world,
I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

Sermon complete, he sat down...

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced
With a smile, nearly laughing, 'For our closing song,
Let us sing Hymn #365, 'Shall We Gather at the River.'


Smile - life is too short not to!!

If this brightened your day
Don't let it stop here
Pass it on with a smile
Keep spreading the Cheer. See you at the river! Bring your own glass! "

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I hope ya'll will keep passing this one on from here...... and I have to say Whoo hoooooooo for Hymn # 365 hee-hee.....

#gather#smile#attheriver#pouritintotheriver#365hollah

Be The Change

I have always loved this quote
....Be the change you wish to see in the world ~~Gandhi

#Gandhi#gottaloveGandhi#change#bethechange#inspirations

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Memorial Weekend Santa Maria and Solvang

Hubby and I  kind of made last minute plans to head to Santa Maria for the Memorial Day Races.  I was surprised we easily found a vacancy for Sunday night and also that the trip over and back had very little traffic.  Man it was really one of the best weekends I have had in awhile.  For starters...my bro and my Nephew were racing.....and brother ends up winning the inaugural main event at that track in his Sports Mod class.  He drove a heck of a race and I was so dad gum proud of him....I was freakin' crying and hooping and hollering when they threw that checkered flag (I thought of my Momma right then and how proud she would have been...I hope I did her proud and was loud enough hollering heh-heh)...Happy Happy Joy Joy  times ten thousand for me at that moment I think :)  Here's a pic from way far away up in the stands....but brother...yep...he was smiling pretty big surrounded by those Coors lite vixens hee-hee
My Nephew Larry ...he had to run the B main....and transferred to the A main....and I think he ended up 14th...but said he had a lot of fun....and man...he was 3 deep a few times mixing it up out there.....I seriously was more nervous watching him at the back of the pack than I am when I watch him running up front....there was some serious wheel to wheel action going on out there. Here is the bracelet I made to wear before we left.... I usually make some kind of "racing" piece to wear when we go out of town to a race. This one I added the "TDM" ...which is kind of a thing I started with Larry awhile back....I tell him TDM
and he knows that it is a little "phrase" I made up and it means "Throttle Down Mo-fo"....
So brother wins the race.....and I tell hubby "Dang I am so happy we decided to come and got to see this race!"  We stop by the pits after the races and hubby says that one of our friends asked him if we were going to play the "one armed bandits"...and it was 12:30 a.m at this point but I told hubby "Why not?"  let's go and play a bit.   We go to the Indian Casino and leave @ 4:30 in the morning and were both considerably ahead. And I was just like "Whoo-----hoooooo icing on the cake baby.....we end up winning the $ and seeing brother win the race!"  And I was all doing the happy dance leaving the casino but kind of stumbling as well because I was a bit rum dum at this point hee-hee.
We wake up the next morning and head to Solvang.....and the only bummer of my trip was to see that the restaurant we ate at with Kev Sarah and tiny baby Chloe the last time we were here has now closed...
And not surprised to see that several of the retail spaces now have "Wine bars" in them....I mean this is definitely an "Eat drink and be merry" kind of little town. I just love the atmosphere around here :)
 Check out these dudes rolling with their top down :).......
And the shops....I could simply get lost in them.........









Good times and a great weekend....who could ask for more?

#surelikeSolvang #DarrellHoodgoterdone #TDM222 #sportsmodwinner #lostintheshops #rollingonthestreetsofSolvang



Sunday, May 26, 2013

Memorial Day Ponderings

Well I'm gonna be away from my computer this afternoon and tomorrow so wanted to simply say...

Some people might think I'm a little "cray cray" hee-hee.....but guess what?   The fact that I am free to be who I am is largely due to the fact that so many brave soldiers have fought and died for my freedoms.

So keep those flags flying and your pride in America undeniably undying!  God Bless America...and to all of the fallen soldiers..thank you...thank you...thank you....we salute you on this Memorial Day Holiday and every day that we are fortunate enough to live free and to be ourselves here in America!
 

About some nutzzzz

You said...
Say do you want some of my magical
tasting smoked nuts?
They are tasty wonderful salted
and very fulfilling

I said
Nope don't want any of them thar things
don't need any more nuts in my life
no matter
how flavorful
or smokey
or salty
they are
I don't need any more
nuts in my life
please please please
stop asking me to
add to
the nuts in my life

and then you ate the rest
of the bag and acted
like you didn't hear me
so much for them
magical nuts
they affected your hearing
and then you just gobbled
them up...
oh well
now you don't have
those nuts in your life either
and yet....
you are the one belching
not me

Spanky Luvs Had A Dream 2013

#about some nuts #eat some nut s#nuts #belching nuts #just say no to nuts

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Shout out to my girlfriend the Beauty Pirate and thanks for another awesome video :)

 Julie Ann...a.k.a.---The Beauty Pirate........
Spanky can't thank ye enough for your latest video.....
I didn't expect it when I sent ya that "package"....and the fact that you took the time
to do such an awesome review about me :)
no wonder we luv ya so much girl friend !
And you really touched my heart with this one :)
Round here we believe that we should keep on rockin' those random acts of kindness
whenever we can.....
and Julie Ann.....I can't thank you enough  for always being such a fan of mine even though we have never met face to face :)



Paths and Timing

Hubby was a bit late getting home last eve....and I didn't mind a bit because he was helping a family member put up a temporary "barricade".....

right after this happened...
*(I took the pic of the "temporary wall" on the way home from work this eve .)
They say that a lot of things in life have to do with timing and certain paths that you cross and meet up with others on.....
I am certainly glad I wasn't in the path of this vehicle yesterday eve :)
Luckily everyone who happened to be in that area at the time ended up being okay.....2 family members were inside of the building but luckily they had closed about 30 minutes before the vehicle drove through the wall.  The spot where the vehicle went through the building is where she seats her clients.....so timing indeed played a good part in this one.  Evidently someone ran a red light and rear ended another vehicle but from what I have heard so far...the people in the vehicles were not seriously injured.
You just never know what is gonna happen....life is so weird you can also never know what to expect....but I guess we just all need to be a bit more thankful for every good day that we have :)

Memorial Weekend

Hubby and my Niece Heather doing a little flag waving at the furniture store this morning :)..what a beautiful day in Bako it has turned out to be. :=)

Friday, May 24, 2013

A Duty Due Yourself :)


Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford

Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement  The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford
Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement  The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement  The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement  The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement  The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford Beauty ads Pompeian Night Cream Vintage Advertisement  The Etude Magazine Mary Pickford
This old original ephemera page from The Etude Magazine features Pompeian Night Cream Pompeian Hair Massage Pompeian Massage Cream and a promotion for a Mary Pickford art panel. The ad has an interesting take on duty to your country and to yourself :) (I'm pretty sure this is from a 1917 issue but I somehow mixed this in with some other ephemera so now I can not be sure of the exact year of this piece.) There are some dings around the edges and one small tear at the top of the page but this is in overall good condition considering the age of the piece. These make nice framed prints. The page is 10 1/2" by 13" and the back side features more Etude advertisements.
Thanks for taking a peek!


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