It takes two to Kangaroo!!

So have I kept you confused with the "Fill in the Blank" contest results?? Said I would let you know on the 5th, then said I was running ahead and would post yesterday.
And here I am today,finally getting around to it! So I guess technically I am still ahead of schedule!
Well lets start with first things first! The original card with out my photo shopping out the words that were on it.



So apparently this is a French Kangaroo! Admittingly it still leaves much unanswered!
I absolutely loved your ideas and thoughts about what it was! We did have two people guess Kangaroo and I will be contacting them to offer them 25% off any one item.

As for the winner of the pendant..well that honor goes to Jenny Neal who was randomly chosen using random.org. Jenny thought this postcard was all about staying warm,like many of you did. She is really enjoys jewelry that has a personal touch.
I am awaiting the arrival of a picture that she thinks she would like in the pendant/pin. I hope that it will turn out to be a nice piece for her.

Thanks to all who participated and made this alot of fun for me. Stay tuned for more giveaways in the future!

Life's a circus full of cheap fun

Times are tough, and we hear about it everyday. People are spending less on lots of things, especially non essentials. Like eating out, the newest fashions and entertainment.
Wanted to share with you some of the many ways one can be entertained at home with out breaking out your wallet.
All one has to do is look to the past, and see how much fun they had in the good old days.
For instance,the circus! Who doesn't love a circus? Well those who are afraid of clowns, and those who hate seeing animals abused, and those who have a morbid fear of a tent collapsing on them like the scene in Dumbo.
But asides from those people, there is alot of fun to be had by going to a circus.
But whats so great is that many of these acts can be duplicated right in your very own home!! Yes,you and your family can gather around and have your own circus!
Just take a look at some of these fine circus acts that can bring the house down in an uplifting way.
The first act I came across from around 1910 was labeled in French as "La Femme Insensible".


Which translates to ...you guessed it... The Insensible Woman.
Its such a shame that we have forgotten to value this lost art. What could be grander than sitting around watching a woman be insensible?? Priceless! And to think I could have gotten paid back then for being hormonal.

Once you become bored with that how about an act called the French Kangaroo. Sure to fool all your friends and family and bring you hours of fun.

How did they pull off those realistic ears?? Lots of practice I am sure!

And finally something to have your little pooch involved in too! Some family fun and keep your family pet active at the same time.
Grab your tennis rackets and give that pup the ride of his life!! Sports juggling! Something we can probably all give a try.

So let me know how it goes. Fill me in on how your family enjoys these activities and any others you might dream up to stay afloat in this hard economic times.

I'll leave you with one other idea, that unlike the previous makes lots of sense, involves real life, and causes no harm to others! They had it right back then,and its still a great idea today. Get out and enjoy nature. This vintage image inspired a necklace of a woman getting it just right. Dirt cheap, inspiring and full of wonder.