Thanks so much for a great update the other day! All packages are in the mail and off to their new homes. I hope to update the shop more frequently this spring. I appreciate your support so very much!
Today I wanted to share a few collections that I have that were found as a grouping and bought simply because they were appealing together. Case in point, these china paints. I don't intend to use them (don't even know how!) but I thought they were facinating as a visual collection. I love the names of the colors and the writing on some of the labels. It can be fun to buy several of something just for the fact that it's in a collection.
So for now, they sit in a shadow box, simply to enjoy their tiny vials of color and intrigue.
Today I found this darling collection of vintage hair barrettes. They are so sweet and whimsical I could not pass them up. The woman that sold them to me said she remembers wearing the little
red doggie in her hair when she was a young girl.
Later, I overheard a mother looking at a pocketknife with her young son. He simply thought the old pocket knife was pretty cool. The sales woman said, "do you collect pocket knives" and the boy replied, "no, not really". Then the woman asked, "want to start a collection?" It can start that innocently, can't it?!
What do you collect and more importantly why?
That's pretty much what we're all about around here right now. The flowers are just starting to sprout outside, so I'm making up for it with my own blooms inside.
I also love putting out all my funny bunnies at this time of the year. I've always been a huge fan of rabbits. I had several as pets growing up. My favorite story was (and still is) The Velveteen Rabbit. Some girls love horses, I'm a rabbit girl.
I have a few odd little collections that I couldn't pass up as I run across them in old kitchen tins at estate sales. I knew that otherwise they'd be thrown in the trash.
I love my bunnies!
Luckily most of the time my wanderlust is satisfied by a couple of hours out in the woods following the kids as they romp around. I'm so happy that after the very warm weather we've been having we are finally able to venture out and explore again!
Seeing: Little glimpses of green and the happy crocuses blooming in my yard!
Feeling: How wonderfully warm the sun can be even in March in Minnesota.
It sure was fun to get out and enjoy this crazy warm weather. The ice is definitely retreating from the lake. The kids were back to the beach looking for treasures. 
We found a tree that some busy beavers had gnawed down. 
When we got home, we knew it was time to say good-bye to winter when the sidewalk came out! I love this happy little guy that Chloe drew. 
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
In other exciting news, there's a baby shower going on right now for Ms. 
I am excited to announce that it is time for the annual May Basket Swap! This has always been one of my favorite swaps of the year. 
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