Monday, April 25, 2011

Don't Forget Mom On Her Special Day

Mother's Day is just around the corner and these vintage wooden spools are a sweet way to tell Mom just how much you love her...


...each wooden spool is lovingly adorned with a botanical print and a quote that states,
 " The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms."  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes


...tuck one in her pocket or place one on her pillow and I'm sure she will love it...


...I also have the same quote on vintage skeleton keys...


...so however you want to tell her...we have you covered!

Order soon as supplies are limited!!!

Organically yours,
Darcie

P.S. More great earth friendly gift ideas for Mom at  www.tumbledtrinkets.com

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Yogo Mojo Or Bust!!

This past weekend my cousin Kevin and his family followed a dream and opened a frozen yogurt shop called "Yogo Mojo" in Littleton CO. We wanted to cheer them on so we decided to drive from Salmon, ID to be there for the grand opening...it's ironic how thirteen hours (each way) doesn't seem bad when you're just talking about it but after you've been in the car for ten hours you start to wonder...how much do I really love these people??? The answer is simple...we love them tons and we had a blast... 


...this is Kevin on VIP night...


...I simply love the logo...


...but I love this even more (16 different flavors!!!)...


...and when you add a little of these....


 ...or a few of those...


...you get this...sheer yogurt bliss!!

Best of luck and we love you all!!!

Darcie, Russ. Chey and E 







Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Amazing Easter Race

Years ago, when I started planning egg hunts I wanted to have something for the teenage crowd. No one ever seems to have anything that's just for them so I came up with "The Amazing Easter Race". The kids have follow clues and preform a series of tasks and whoever completes all the tasks correctly wins the race. The most important thing to remember in this race is to, "read your entire clue"....I say this EVERY year...



...they never do...


...they think they do...


...but with $40 bucks on the line they tend to forget...


...and we have to remind them to, "READ YOUR CLUE"...


...I get such a kick out of watching them do this race...


...cheap entertainment...


...and they love it too...


...and the winners are (only because the team ahead of them forgot to read the entire clue)...


...then they get to have an egg hunt...


...except with grown up prizes...


...they like that too...


...which makes me smile!

Happy Easter...to all my teenage kids!!

Love ya,
Ma Bacon

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Dear Lord, The Egg Hunt And The Weather

All week long I talked to "The Man Upstairs" about granting me 2 1/2 hours of good weather on Saturday for our Easter egg hunt...I prayed I was living right...


... but it started to rain as we were hiding eggs, so I prayed a little more...


...it was cloudy as we hid eggs, so I asked forgiveness for past sins...


...it sprinkled some more as we were hiding eggs, so I dug a little deeper...


...the skies were gloomy as we were hiding eggs, so I sang "Jesus loves me" ...


...He got tired of hearing from me and gave us a glorious afternoon!

Thanks to all who came and brought their kids...I can't thank you enough.

Organically yours,
Darcie

P.S. A special thanks to "The Good Lord Above" for answering yet another (or several) of my prayers.










Thursday, April 14, 2011

8 Million Eggs To Hide!!

Hands down, I am a sucker for Easter egg hunts! When I was a kid we used to go to my Grandparents ranch in Kadoka, SD for spring break and we always had an Easter egg hunt...


...and believe it or not they HID the eggs...they weren't just thrown all over the yard...we actually had to look for them (and there were rattlesnakes in this country - our very lives were hanging by a thread)...but snakes be darned the Easter Bunny had come...if he got past the snakes then so could we!!


As an adult I wanted my kids to have that same experience (not the snake part) ... so I took my daughter to a town egg hunt...not quite the same... too many kids, no HIDDEN eggs, a literal free for all... not my kind of egg hunt.... so I took matters into my own hands...


I started planning my own and I wore a goofy hat that my girlfriend made me... 


...and over the years with the help of many other parents the egg hunts have grown into the kind that I got to experience as a kid. But... all of this takes great planning so last night a bunch of us got together to stuff eggs, get prizes ready and drink wine...


...we stuffed 12 million eggs...


...it's funny, it never really looks like that many until you start to hide them and then you can understand why people just throw them all over the lawn...


...BUT, our kids are tough and the lady in charge is nostalgic so the eggs will be hidden...


... and the hunt will be on...


Organically yours,
Darcie
a.k.a. The Easter Egg Lady

P.S. I can't wait for Saturday!!


Monday, April 11, 2011

Rumbling On Down The Road To The Farm Chicks Show!

This is my latest design for upcycled glass pins... we're headed to The Farm Chicks Show the first weekend of June in Spokane, WA and if these little trucks don't scream, "Farm Chicks Traveling" I don't know what does!!! ...


...move on down the road...


...put the pedal to the metal..


...cuz, us girls have got some serious junkin' to do...


... so, grab one of these funky unique glass pins and rumble on down the road to The Farm Chicks Show...


...and come visit us at the Tumbled Trinkets booth...


...keep on truckin'!


Organically yours, 
Darcie


Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I'm Skipping Yoga For Welding - Part II

My welding class has ended and this is the result...


I started with this...


and made this...
...NO, it is not a coat rack!!!...


..add a few of these...

...put them on just so...

and you get this!

Maybe Santa will bring me a wire feed welder for Christmas!

Organically yours,
Darcie 

P.S. I know my sister will want one!
P.S.S. For all my other upcycled, repurposed, eco-friendly glass jewelry and trinkets visit www.tumbledtrinkets.com





Monday, April 4, 2011

Coming Back From Vacation Is Exhausting...Naps Required

We just got home from Spring Break vacation...coming back to reality is very tiring...


...but, apparently it's even more tiring if your owners went on vacation and left you behind...Nap on!!
Organically yours,
Darcie

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Baby Hummingbirds

I have never seen a hummingbird nest or baby hummingbirds until recently... 


...the nest is no bigger than half of an easter egg...


...and the babies are no bigger than the tip/top segment of your pinkie finger (the berry in the picture is no more than 1/2 inch long)...


...and they were hungry...one of the sweetest, tiniest, things I have ever seen.

Organically yours, 
Darcie

P.S. Don't forget Easter is just around the corner, add one of our sweet upcycled glass chick pins to someone's Easter Basket or pin one to your Easter bonnet for a sweet unique touch of Spring.