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from the hobnob {a photo dump :)}

from the hobnob {a photo dump :)}

Well, hello there :) You were just dying to see the promised photos from the hobnob market, weren’t you? It’s been almost a week since the last post, and to  make up for lost time I’ve got lots of photos …of the first day :)

{the second day looked quite similar, but my hands were a bit full with holding a certain darling babe to take any more pics!}

hobnob marketthe event was held in Kennekuk County Park near Danville, Illinois and on Friday night there was a pre-shopping event with live music and yummy goodies!hobnob market

this section of the park featured a red barn, dining car and old train station – it was fun to wander around and explore a bit as I walked Olivia :)hobnob marketwe had a bit of rain Friday afternoon, but once it cleared up it left us with a gorgeous evening sky over the barn and main exhibit tent.hobnob market

hobnob markethobnob marketthe booth I shared with my sister-in-law {Sparkly Star Creations} and friend {Inspiring Joy Studio}hobnob marketDSC_0019hobnob markethobnob marketThe shopping selection from the other vendors was lovely, ranging from vintage, to re-purposed to handmade, and our booth was complemented well but the ones around it. It was a wonderful weekend, both the selling/shopping experience and sharing it with friends <3 The organizers are planning another indoor version for November, and I’d love to participate!

How about you? Have you ever done something like this? Or do you enjoy browsing markets like this?

Monday love
happy Monday!

happy Monday!

Monday lovemy kitchen window – “kisses” card from Fifi du Vie on Etsy, anemones from our yard, and gold painted glass from the antique mall this last weekend {a $0.10 find – score!}

happy Monday, lovelies! Thank you all for participating in the giveaway – the winners have been contacted, and the garlands are on their way :)

While we’re on the topic of giveaways, is there anything in the shop that you’d like to win? Or be given? ;)

<3

 

weekly shop update

weekly shop update

Maybe I should move these weekly shop update posts to Fridays ….. there’s so much that I want to share with you dear readers, but it seems that my little ones need me more than this blog does and the posts only get written a line or two at a time :) Yes, maybe giving myself an entire week to write them might get them up on Fridays?

Anyway, on to the news! Do you see anything in the photo that looks familiar? Such as, oh, some pink and red heart cupcake toppers? You do? Me too! :) Last July one of the stylists for Romantic Homes asked if I would be interested in sending them some to maybe be featured in their Feb 2013 issue {of course I said “yes” :)}, and I’ve been waiting {sometimes not as patiently as others} and wondering to see what became of it. It’s so fun to see some of my things in print, and in a magazine that I grew up loving, too!
It reminds me of Celebrate‘s feature last year – God is so, so good. I’m so glad that He is working on our behalf to grow this shop, especially since marketing isn’t exactly my strength. :)

There are so many other lovely things that I want to share with you, but maybe, if I keep this post short and sweet I’ll actually get it up for you to read {and then come back later to share more!}. :)

So, until then, have a lovely Friday,

xo

 

p.s. check out the giveaway post to see who won!

 

giveaway, anyone?

giveaway, anyone?

I don’t know about you, but I’m always interested in a giveaway. I mean, what’s not to love? Free stuff? Sure!
So when eleGala.com contacted me a while ago asking if I’d be interested in sponsoring one on their site, my thoughts jumped back in time to when I was wedding planning and how much I would have loved to win something from my shop (which at the time I had no idea would come into being 1 1/2 years later … but that’s a different story!), and almost without thinking I said, “yes, of course!”

So, all that to say, if you’d like to win a $50 gift certificate to thePathLessTraveled.etsy.com, head over to eleGala’s blog and enter!  Who knows? You just might win! (and wouldn’t that be lovely?)

{spring} is here

{spring} is here

the bulbs are blooming, the grass is greening, the birds are chirping and it is good.

(all this freshness makes me so happy! how about you? has Spring come to you yet?)

and the winner is ….

and the winner is ….

(I had E.G. help pick the number)

… number 5!

Congratulations Vanessa!

For the rest of you who didn’t win (and I really wish I had time to send you each a garland for Valentine’s), you can use the code
“LOVE12” for free shipping on any order until February 29th. : )

xoxoxo

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Pinning away!

Pinning away!

Have you heard of Pinterest? Do you have an account? (If not, contact me and I can send you an invite – it’s so handy and tons of fun!)

One of my friends back in California told me about it quite a while ago when it was starting up, and a few months ago I remembered and signed up. Now I’m finding it hard to believe that I had spent years using the internet without it!

Pinterest has almost completely replaced the folders from the bookmarks on my taskbar, and I love that I can see the images that go along with the links that I’ve “pinned”. If you’d like to check out what I’m loving online or follow along with me, click {here} to head over. : )