Tie Dye and Teens

The Cranky Queen loves tie dye clothing...and Prince Logan has inherited that fondness for the "creative" flair for tie dye...Pictured above is Prince Logan with his high school girl friend, Princess Allie, modeling their very own hand~made tie dyed t-shirts...

 Today, there are kits available at local craft stores and WalMart that give you step-by-step instructions on the various methods of tie dying...but when I was a kid, it was rubber bands, vinegar & Rit!

 Allie carefully affixing the rubber bands

 "Squirting of the dye"

 The wait....

More Waiting....

...and wah lah!  Washed and ready to wear~

I found a great website titled The Tie Dyed Shop.  Check this great shirt out.

STAY CALM & TIE DYE SOMETHING!

Tiffany

The Queen of Estate Sales!

I know what you are thinking...and the Cranky Queen has a "royal excuse" for being quite tardy in the upkeep of her blog.  The Queen has started hostessing Estate Sales! I have been involved with 3 sales so far, and gosh, it is hard work...but I am lovin' it!  Just participating on a small scale by "word or mouth" in my home town, but I have learned so much and met some really fun and "interesting" people...to say the least!

As the Queen, I had to distinguish myself from all the other Estate Sale People...so I decided to wear cute aprons to all of the sales that I hosted...now I am known as the "cute apron girl"!  Too fun...See my little helper, Addison, at my very 1st Estate Sale.










    

 Check out "all the goods" at this sale.... Carnival Glass, Milk Glass, Made In Japan...

 Older Tupperware...Go figure, it flew off the tables!

 See the above pic for a  "blast from the past"...heading to someones hunting camp!

 The Cranky Queen carried this green jewel home...got some great ideas on how to transform it into a "Happy Chair"

The "Brady Bunch" Bedroom Suite sold right away!

My helpers during the sale...strapping a LARGE buffet on a small truck!

Addie and Mrs. Pam saved the day with their help...FREE too!

My favorite Estate Sale Friend...she was so funny & bought LOTS!

The next Estate Sale was "bitter sweet" for the Cranky Queen, because she knew the gentleman that had recently made his way Home. Heaven gained a wonderful Southern Gent & I know many were there to greet him at the Golden Gates!

This was a much smaller sale, but I pretty much sold everything in 2 days!

Old Linens & placemats~ SOLD

 Typewriter~SOLD

 The Queen was not so cranky bringing this enamel top table home with her!

Glassware...none was left!

  
  marbles from days long gone...

Disney Collectibles

Pots & Pans

A quick pose before the sale~

These FUNKY LAMPS "lit up" someone's world!

 Knick Knacks Galore!

Old Quilts...All SOLD!

Most of the brass sold on the 2nd day at 1/2 off

Princess Allie & The Estate Queen

Cranky King & Prince Logan were my biggest fans helping to load vehicles & kindly escort older folks up & down the steep hills...Southern Gentlemen, indeed!

Hot items at this sale...old reels & vintage cameras!

So the Cranky Queen has spread her wings & branched out into the wild blue yonder of Estate Sales...

Who knows...a television preview may be next!

STAY CALM & GO  TO AN ESTATE SALE!

Tiffany

Who Says A Tool Belt Can't Be Cute!?!

The Cranky King & Prince Logan are strapping on our tool belts, rolling our sleeves up, getting paint~ splattered & working hard  to help those in need through the REACH WORKCAMP. This will be Logan's 3rd REACH trip, but it will the Queen's first! Our church, Sylacauga FUMC, will be traveling to Clinton, Tennessee (a small town just north of Knoxville) to help those folks less fortunate re-build &/or renovate their homes.  Check out the website above for details on the REACH Ministries.

So the Cranky Queen felt that she would need a tool belt or at least an apron to put her hammer, tape measure, & other cool tools in...I used a pants leg from a pair of cut~off overalls (yes, I am wearing my overalls one day to the work site) for the base; then I had some cuttings from an old feed sack (pocket); ticking fabric that I found discarded on the side of the road (apron strings); & "gussied it up" with a gathered denim flower and bow made with an old button and the seam of the feed sack!

A close up pic of the pocket

 

 

 

The "cuteness" is in the details of the floret & button ribbon!

Now that my tool belt/work apron is made....The Cranky Queen & Prince Logan are packed & ready to go!  I pray we will help change lives during our week in Tennessee AND our lives will be changed too...

STAY CALM & MANY BLESSINGS!

Tiffany

 

Kindness From A Stranger...

 

Even the Cranky Queen (who is only "cranky" sometimes) finds it hard NOT to be nice to people.  It is just in my Southern nature to be polite & kind... to friends or strangers.  But because there is so much hate, greed, & deceit in our world today, sometimes a random act of kindness is often hard to find...But, the Queen found a wonderful act of kindness in someone she had never met!

This adorable package arrived for me in the mail this week.  Inside, is the "act of kindness."  To back my story up a bit...I ordered a wonderful bracelet off of an Etsy site & it arrived in days...I was giddy with my new purchase...until, it fell on the restroom floor of the movie theater and shattered! I just wanted to cry...

 I contacted the designer of my precious bracelet describing what had happened...she immediately emailed me  & asked to repair & mail it back free of charge!  Who is the kind stranger?  

Theresa Hein from The Old White House When she returned my package, all of these items above were included & the bracelet was delicately wrapped in the hand~made bird pouch. Sniff....I wanted to cry again, but from sheer joy of knowing kindness still exists...even from a total stranger!

 This is the beautiful bracelet with a new clasp made especially for  

The Cranky Queen!

Even though I typically have no problem "speaking my mind", I love this

"Speak the truth even if your voice shakes!"

This is the sweet card that Theresa enclosed...kindness from a stranger!

STAY CALM & SHOW AN ACT OF KINDNESS!

Tiffany