Holiday Table Setting

Christmas always calls for a big, fancy dinner at the Old Brick School House (aka Grandma Sharp's house).  My sister and I were able to head up north to help Grandma set up for the meal!  Below are two photos of what we accomplished.  Setting a table formally isn't as hard as it looks:

1 large plate in the middle

add smaller plate and/or bowl on top (optional)

2 forks on the left

1 knife and 2 spoons on the right

small salad plate placed upper left to large plate

a juice/wine glass and water glass above the knife and spoons

finalize the look with a fancy napkin fold

For these napkins, I simple followed a YouTube Tutorial - The Crown Fold.  TaDa!!

Happy New Year!

So, it's been awhile since I last posted something.  Things have been super busy with the Holidays and working more hours.  I headed up north for a few days to spend time with the family too.  Plus, playing with all the Christmas gadgets and gifts!  :)  My biggest gift was the Bamboo Create... above is my first little doodle with it.  I have a feeling it's going to take me awhile to get the hang of it.  I'll most likely be sharing creations along the way though... so stay tuned for some graphic art!

New Items

I've been spending some time working on my Etsy shop in between Christmas shopping / wrapping / cookie making.  Check out some of the newest items!

Above photos:

1.  Vintage Chambers leather belt with floral design

2.  Vintage floral clutch with a little sparkle

3.  Vintage Nine West lace up boots with 1" heel

Gingerbread People

Got in the Christmas cookie mood the other day and made some gingerbread people.  Made four of the cookies special for my sister and her roommates... thought it was cute to put their initials on them.

Congrats Sister!

Congrats to my little sister for being all done with college!!!  So proud of her, as well as excited for the adventures ahead!  Go Suzanney!!

Took a trip up to Cazenovia College with Mom and Dad last night to celebrate Suzie being done!  We were luck enough to catch a beautiful sunset on Cazenovia Lake while we waiting for the Brae Loch Inn restaurant to open for dinner.  Got some great shots in.  :)

Cazenovia Lake

Mom and Dad

Me, Dad, and Mom with the Grad!!  Congrats Suzie-Q!

Do What Makes You Happy

The Geneva Apple

Today was the opening of my new Etsy shop - The Geneva Apple.  This shop will feature my love for vintage finds.  Mostly home decor and small accessories, however it will include other vintage items depending on my discoveries!  Below are a few images of some of the items posted today:

The Geneva Apple

I'm that girl...

Absolutely love this from whimsy studio.