It's time sweet peeps!!!!

Registration for the Paper Cowgirls Art Retreat in March is now OPEN!!!!

I'm so very honored to have been asked to teach this year!!!

I'll be flying to Texas and teaching my very own class

at The Cowgirls and Petticoats Event, March 14th - 17th.

I'm so EXCITED!!!
I'm also a little scared but MORE excited.

But it's about time, don't you think?

Here is what I'll be teaching....

A sweet Peat Pot Nest Baby!!!

I'll be sharing techniques that I use in most all of my artwork,

my favorite supplies and most of all

how to create this nature inspired treasure!

What's so wonderful about this art event???
The Paper Cowgirls are teaming up with
Petticoats on the Prairie
for four days of art, shopping and FUN!!!

SIMPLY CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!!!

I'm so very honored to be teaching with an amazing team of artists at this event!!!!

Lisa McIlvain ~ Tarnished and Tattered

Beth Leintz ~ Gathering Dust

Karla Nathan ~ Karla's Cottage

Cindy Mayfield ~ Yapping Cat

Donna Goss ~ Art Studio 522

Karen Valentine ~ My Desert Cottage

Sandra Feazel ~ 7th St. Studio

You can take a total of FOUR classes in two days (Thursday and Friday)

and Saturday will be a shopping EXTRAVAGANZA with Petticoats on the Prairie!!!

I hope you can make it....I'm so excited about meeting so many friends

I've made here in blogland!!!!

Have a beautiful Monday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

The beginnings of something new ~

I've been itching to create something nature inspired....

I collect all sorts of boxes, drawers, etc. to hold assemblages

and this one was meant to be a cabinet of curiosities.

I'm showing you the beginning stages as I hope to fill each cubby

with wonderful nature specimens!

I have tiny bottles that can hold treasures....several teeny nests from

which I will choose, maybe some gorgeous river birch bark

and patches of moss tucked in....

I will continue to age the cabinet too

as it is way too newish looking for me :)

We'll see where it takes me!

One other thing.

There's no glass in the door ~ it was missing when I found it.

I've been thinking of adding my own wired grid to it.

We'll see....

What are you up to today?

I hope you're able to squeeze a little creativity into your day ~

Thank you so much for stopping by here to see what I'm doing...
you know I love it when you do!

Wishing you a wonderful Friday dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Loving all that is beautiful ~

I love Bouguereau....his paintings are so beautiful to me ~

I love beautiful ideas....

like this flower bag ~

a simple fabric bag lined with heavy duty plastic.

Why?

Perfect to hang on a door knob filled with a little water and fresh flowers ~

just to make you smile :)

Bouguereau again....

Beautiful images I scanned from ephemera Corey sent me from France ~

Bouguereau again....

Gorgeous botanicals are always a weakness of mine....

I love these pocket organizers....

I've made a few and sold them in my store back in the day ~

And I love seeing furniture used in unexpected places ~

A pie safe used in a bath for storage....BEAUTIFUL!

Don't you just love beautiful things?

They soothe our soul and always make us smile ~

Wishing you a beautiful Thursday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn