~back to school at ruffles and rust square~

 Can you tell I'm ready? :)

Yesterday my booth received a major makeover.

It has been transformed into a "back to school" theme complete with vintage maps and globes, and hand made items using vintage yardsticks and old book pages.

 I have the sweetest little old school desk and chair, a couple sets of vintage alphabet cards, and vintage children's books.

 Like decorating with globes? 

Take you pick.

 Map of Paris wrapping paper and giant scrabble letters.

 I have 2 mannequins {aka teachers pets} 

that are dressed in vintage map skirts and corsages that match the school theme.

{sorry for the sideways pic!}

 I also have a huge vintage wall map that is double sided, and I did make a couple vases using re-purposed vintage yardsticks.

 An apple for the teacher?

 Back home after a long day at school.....

 Have you got your school supplies?

I also have a couple vintage green chalkboards.

 Here is a close up of the teachers pet corsage.

I made it with a doily that I aged, a rosette I made out of a page from an old atlas, paper shreds, scrabble letters, an old bingo card, and alphabet ribbon.

I also wanted to let you know of an upcoming show I am doing in Snohomish on Pine street.

It's August 20th, and details are coming.

I have a ton of things to bring, and most of my items will be marked way down! 

So, mark your calendars!

xoxo