Welcome back sweet muse!

It's funny how our creative muse works (or doesn't!)

Seems mine's been on break for quite awhile but

is slowing returning!

I think it may be the changing of the seasons.

Fall is my very favorite and it always brings creativity!

So, in returning to blogging a little more often,

I thought I'd share a few projects that I've recently finished.

First, I've altered a beautiful bottle that I've had for years.

Yes, years.

It has beautiful lines and I finally decided it was time

to give it a facelift!

I've used wonderful wedding lace and even a piece of the back

of a vintage wedding dress to feature the gorgeous satin buttons.

Of course I had to add my favorite seam binding and

even a vintage rhinestone pin.

The French label is a favorite of mine and suited it perfectly!

The small ruffle under the satin button section is actually

the wrist section from a vintage sheer glove.

Yes, I cut it to pieces. But I only had one and now it looks

so pretty on the neck of the bottle.

It would look beautiful displayed in a bathroom or on someone's dresser.

I've added it to my Etsy store if you'd like to take a peek!!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY SHOP!

I also finished a few pressed flower bookmarks!

These have already sold but I plan on making more.

I have a huge phone book FULL of pressed flowers!

I'm sharing the photos below because I simply love drying flowers.

They are beautiful to me alive or as they dry!

And lastly, this girl.

Thelma seems to love my new throw and has claimed it as hers!

Next up?

I'm going to alter a few apothecary jars!

I'll be sure to share as soon as I'm finished ~

Thank you always for visiting me here!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Miss Minnie Louise ~

Our new baby has arrived!!!

Minnie Louise boarded a flight from Michigan
and arrived in Georgia Wednesday evening ~

and she is absolutely beautiful!

The sweet girl is quite exhausted from her trip and

of course needs a few days to adjust to her new home....

She is such a wonderful addition to our family!!!

Minnie is a Devon Rex....our third sweet kitty of this breed!

Thank you all so, so much for buying my little Elf Shoe Tutorial!!!

I hope you love making them!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Thursday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

The sweet, simple things ~

Our last chicken has finally started laying eggs!

I've been waiting patiently as I knew they would be AMAZING!!!!

Just look at the color of her eggs.....

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MORE BEAUTIFUL COLOR??!!

I've been seriously considering taking one to

Lowes or Home Depot to have it color matched for paint.

Am I crazy? The color is the softest, palest, blue green....

I love this tiny box. It was a gift and is filled with tiny treasures.....

Simple little things like this make me smile ~

What's so amazing is my sweet friend Gail

has the exact same box with tiny vintage cards inside....

for sale in her Etsy shop!!!

While I'm loading photos onto my computer, I look over and right beside me,

nestled in a basket in my studio, is my precious Thelma ~

cozy and happy, I had to smile.

Then she realizes she's been spotted!

Then she sneaks out to visit me for a minute!

Another thing making me smile today is that I finished my sachets!!

They are are all sold and I'm so very thankful....

Take time to notice the simple things...the small, sweet things ~

they will always make you smile!!!

Wishing you a great Friday my dear friends ~

hugs and love to you,

Dawn

Precious cargo ~

Something wonderful happened the other day ~

remember when Emily took photos around our house?

She featured all kinds of things we have collected over the years

and TWO of the wonderful treasures we've found are our

Devon Rex cats, Chester and Thelma!

Well, a sweet reader soon contacted me

needing a new home for her Devon Rex cat!!!

Her name is Minnie and I fell in love.....

And to make a long story short, she will be joining our family next week!!!!

I think Thelma and Chester will love her ~

after just a little period of adjustment....

they will love her.

Here she is, isn't she beautiful?

She will be flying from Michigan to Georgia ~ precious cargo, don't you think?

Here's our Thelma....she will be Minnie's little sister!

I snatched a few more of Emily's pics around the farmhouse...

since all I've been doing around here is grinning :)

Our magnolias:

A tree around the farmhouse...

Shots of our old barn....

Our bed...messed up a bit ~ I slipped a pillow out for sweet Clara to nap on :)

A tree face ~

A peek at the end of the house, our bedroom, through the overgrown shrub ~

Wonderful old jars Brent found in the barn for me!

A sweet silhouette of Clara watching our chickens out the back door....

she loves animals so ~

Thank you so much for your kind words about my grinning photo....

You so lift me up!!!

Have a very happy Wednesday sweet friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn