Vintage Educational Coloring Books

Love these vintage educational coloring books. There are also reprints out there too. These are just so much better than the cutsey character waste of paper that you commonly find.

The drawings are .... gasp .... realistic and show details about the animal you will recognize in pictures, or if lucky enough, in person.

Thrift Store Desk

This would have been my desk if I didn't already have a refinished table for the chickies to do school work on. Isn't it sweet? It was so tempting to buy, I had to take a picture of it to sooth the shopping beastie inside that was shouting at me just to buy it anyway .....

My Turn, My Turn ... Leading Some Little Flowers

I was able to lead the girls' club this month. We made little bright fabric drawstring pouches with tea bags and get well notes inside. The girls were quite excited to choose from various fabrics and try their hands at sewing.

The Works of Mercy we listed on sheets improved immensly by two fanastic images from The Graphics Fairy. Here is the blue label and the pink cherubs.