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I hope you have an amazing Thursday dear friends,xxoo, Dawn

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Because of YOU....I won the beautiful French burlap king pillow slipsfrom Michelle at Petit Coterie!!!!Thank you for commenting on my behalf ~ you are such angels...and believe me, they are BEAUTIFUL!I love the texture and the graphics ~ Thank you so very much Michelle....they're absolutely wonderful!We don't have a king-sized bed, just a queen, but knew that I could use them in a different way

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Do you have this book Vintage Treasures? It's one of the books I chose to take with me last week and I forgot how beautiful and inspiring it is!!Just the cover alone makes my heart skip a beat ~The ideas throughout are simple, elegant and so beautiful ~This is what my lavender sachets need to look like!! I'm going to try this.....Apply vintage lace to lampshades to enjoy its beauty ~Simple

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When we left for our trip last week, I packed a bag FULL of books and magazines ~ it was so heavy I could hardly carry it!! Now, I'm not talking fiction or novels, but books chock full of ideas and inspiration.Just looking at magazines and books can get your mind going. One idea will lead to a new thought, and you may think of something you already have and that you could use to make that idea

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Sherri at Punk Rose Journal is having the most wonderful giveaway and you know I love sharing the giveaway love.....just CLICK HERE to visit her blog and comment to win!!!xxoo, Dawn

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It was a short vacation but so much fun!! No cooking, no laundry just a relaxing time.....but I'm always glad to be home. Look at our little co-pilot on the way home Saturday afternoon ~Ellie had a great time too!Sweet Noah ~Ultra cool Chase ~Panama City has this really amazing shopping complex now called Pier Park ~ kind of like an outdoor mall ~ it was fun to walk around here after dinner one

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Hi sweet friends! I have limited internet connection here...so I've not been able to visit you or blog!! We're having a wonderful time, just miss the rest of the boys, Emily and Clara.....The beach is beautiful and the water is too! Of course, tonight I had to squeeze in a trip to Hobby Lobby in Panama City and bought a few goodies, one being Creative Paperclay so I'm going to do a little playing

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I talked about Clearly Fun Soap a good bit here on my blog, with my sweet friend Dawn owning the business and now with my husband and son also working there, it's truly is close to my heart!I've shown you these beautiful soap designs.....And these adorable goldfish in a bag soaps that children just love!Well, this week at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart....Clearly Fun Soap is debuting their amazing

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Today a couple of gifts came in the mail just for our sweet Clara ~A generous friend, Laura, mailed Clara a handpainted tilethat she painted herselfand the most precious little red shoes ever!!!Thank you so very much Laura for your kindness ~ We love it all!!!!Video made today of Clara in action! xxoo, Dawn

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The Lessons from the Nest sale ends tonight at midnight!!!xxoo, Dawn

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I had a large package arrive in the mail Monday from Linda from Desires of the Heart ~ it was wrapped in the most wonderful paper....of course I had to save it!!Look at what sweet Linda sent me!!!The most PRECIOUS baby angel print....and a beautiful piece of her artwork ~And how beautiful is THIS??!!Oh Linda, you are so very sweet to make this for me ~I can't wait to hang it in my studio andI'll

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I hope you had a wonderful fourth of July weekend dear friends ~I was finishing up some projects for publishing and of course need to get them in the mail the first of this week. We are heading to Florida the middle of the week and spending a couple of days at Panama City Beach! So, I'm trying to take care of a few things before we leave.I have to share something so neat with you. A few weekends

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Do you see this wonderful fairy in a jar?? Minnamarika of Lumivalkoista purchased my tutorial from Lessons from The Nest just yesterdayand has already finished her!!!!Just look at how beautiful she is ~Minnamarika, she is absolutely wonderful!!!!Thank you so much for buying my tutorial sweet friend ~xxoo, Dawn

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I found a home for my new black umbrella....my new black 4.00 umbrella......it may not stay here but I kind of like it!I stopped by The Plum Tree and found a few treasures I just couldn't leave without ~ a drawer perfect for an assemblage, a wonderful old ledger book and a sweet little doll dress. I also had to get the newest issue of Romantic Homes ~ and a couple of candles.I love The Plum Tree.

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Not just my life but THIS Life!!! It's not a magazine. I can't call it that anymore. This publication is totally a KEEPER!! I found it at our Books-A-Million ~ the last one...and it just came out, what, yesterday?? I'm just glad they had it so I didn't have to cry big ol' crocodile tears ~Just to give you a glimpse of what's inside this issue ~Gorgeous inspiration.....I ran by the antique mall

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For the angel artwork the winner is Denise of Denise King Designs!!!!!And for another prize I've decided to give away my latest fairy artwork.....The winner of the fairy art is Betty of Blossoms and Lace!!!!I just want to thank each and every one of you for stopping by to enter my contest.The comments were all so absolutely wonderful......you've blessed me richly!!!!hugs and love to you all,Dawn

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Yes, that's what I'll call this post! Because I love visual inspiration, I think you would too ~ I've collected more random pics and photos for you to enjoy ~ some to use in your art and some to see.I've not really been creating but am about to get going on a new project. I finished the article for Somerset (yaaay!) Sometimes my brain just can't get kick started. And the Lessons from the Nest

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You know I love them. Canvas dropcloths are absolutely wonderful!!!I saw on Kari and Kijsa's blog where they created curtains with them too!!Just click HERE to visit their blog to see more pics.......I posted about my new dropcloth curtains HERE back last October and I STILL love them so ~I washed the largest painter's canvas dropcloth I could find and used fabric softener too!Not only did I have

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I've decided to have a sale!!!! My tutorials, for one week only.....will be just FIVE DOLLARS EACH!!!! So if you've been wanting one.....or would like to visit so see what I have to offer just visitLESSONS FROM THE NESTIf there's a tutorial you've been wanting to buy.....now's the time!xxoo, Dawn

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I've been working on an article for Somerset and don't have a lot of wonderful creative things to show you but when this happens I just love to start looking through my files and pick random things I want you to see or have.....right click what you want and save to your own computer!!A few photos of when I was working on the art quilt ~Dried hydrangeas in my home ~Pillows I made a while back to

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I guess you all know I love treasure hunting for art supplies, whether it's at Michael's, Hobby Lobby or even in a junky ol' antique mall. These days money is tight for so many of us or you may live in a remote area where you can't get to craft stores. I wanted to share a few ideas about supplies.Supplies can be found all around you. Say you don't have matte gel medium, just substitute wallpaper

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Pure sweetness . . . don't you think?xxoo, Dawn

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Cindy at The Plum Tree is hosting her second summer contest!!!She has gathered a pile of sweet prizes for the winner too ~Just CLICK HERE to go to the summer giveaway post!!!Love you Cindy . . . hope to come hunting for treasures SOON!xxoo, Dawn

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I made this just for you sweet friends for my 1000th post giveaway prize!!This artwork is very similar to a piece I recently created but much larger. It measures 11" x 14" and is created on a stretched canvas. I've covered it with wonderful old sheet music using my Liquitex Matte Gel Medium, then embellished with a favorite angel image framed by a page from an antique photo album. Old lace,

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How in the world did I get to a thousand posts??I just love blogging, that's how!I love my friends here and love the interaction of blogging.You lift me up, you inspire me, you encourage me more than you will ever know sweet friends.I can only hope and pray that I can give just a little of that back to you!!!Here's to 1000 more!!!!Here is the giveaway artwork created on an 11" x 14" canvas:I will

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