we woke up early to venture off to the fayetteville farmers market. it was a busy day for all the local farmers; it is always nice to see the appreciation and support for local farmers. we bought our week upply of fresh bell peppers, kolrabi, and squash.

this weekend was also owner's appreciation for ozark natural foods (ozarknaturalfoods.com). it is so nice to know that the steak you buy is grass fed, the laundry detergent is good to the environment, the produce is organic, and the cheese is marvelous.

we also bought materials to start the process of making our own lampshades. we bought two lovely table lamps from amandromeda (amandromeda.com) with missing shades. the day before i had been browsing designspongeonline.com and came across a diy for gold plated rocks .

i had collected some flat, black river rocks when dustin and i went to the river a few weeks ago. i did not intend to use them for anything specific, so what better way to use them, then for a lamp shade?! i am very excited to see how they turn out.