A friend of ours always has a purse full of what she likes to call "Teensy Toys" for all the kids to come and get from her whenever she is around. She has them everywhere, as well as a collections of strange and weird-hard-to-find toys, like mini Pee Wee Herman figures from the show, wallets shaped like sandwiches, Sylvanian Families and other such oddities. She had so many of these things that she started making shadow boxes for the kids to hang in their rooms. The one pictured here is one that my daughter filled with small random things from her room that had no place to go but still wanted to hold onto for one reason or another.
It is a simple and a great way to get the odds and ends out of the way that your children just can't seem to part with. Ours isn't completely filled just yet, but you will get the idea.
1. We purchased a cheap shadow box from Ikea and spray painted it ourselves to match Bella's room.
2. I measured and cut out a piece of scrapbook paper to line the back.
3. Then she fill with all of tiny junk I was sick of see laying around and stepping on every time I walked into her room. It is also a great place to put all of the little weird souvenirs that children always see to want or receive from grandparents on vacations and the busy crafts they make but have no real home.
SO the Old Yarn Girls tried out our first Flea Market in Ventura California this weekend. We were up at 3 a.m. with the cars packed and loaded and set off in the dark. It was freezing cold and the wind was whipping. But, by the time the sun rose and the Flea Market opened at 7a.m. we were set up and feeling good. 
We definatly learned some things, such as a canopy cover is great for drizzily rain or blistering sun, but not so great for gusty gale force winds. At one point I think we almost blew away. We had to make some alterations to our outdoor shop as the day went on, but sometimes you just have to move where the wind takes you. 
We talked to people, sold some things, shopped for ourselves and had a good time being together. A special thank you to Brian, Jamel and Bella who helped out that day, you were our anchors, literally! And we can't forget to mention all of the dads that cooked us dinner and were the key baby wranglers for the day! The Old Yarn Girls could not have done it without you!
3. Then she fill with all of tiny junk I was sick of see laying around and stepping on every time I walked into her room. It is also a great place to put all of the little weird souvenirs that children always see to want or receive from grandparents on vacations and the busy crafts they make but have no real home.
