Un. be. LIEVABLE!!!

OK precious friends.

Please indulge me....

I recently won the most WONDERFUL giveaway EVER!!!!

Sweet Carol of Raised in Cotton 

was celebrating her five year anniversary of blogging

and was giving away a MASSIVE pile of goods ~

Well....I WON!!!!

I'll let the photos speak for themselves ~

Here are a few glimpses inside the book Jul ~

Dear sweet Dorthe and Julia, I can't read a word....do you wanna come over

and do a little translating for me?? xxoo

I'm such a nut....I even love the brown kraft wrap that Carol used

in her package...see the tiny stripes?

Look at these GORGEOUS curtains!!!!

These are going in the guest room....

See the beautiful texture?

I don't know what these say but WHO CARES!!!! They're beautiful....

One of the photos Carol included with her gift wrap....

look at the woman on the far right ~

A BLACK EYE!

See on the back, "I don't know where Magg got the black eye!"

Thank you SO, SO MUCH Carol for each and every wonderful gift ~

I LOVE IT ALL!!!!

Have an amazing Friday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Some beauty for your Monday ~

Beautiful things always make me smile. I think women crave beauty...and to be surrounded by beauty. It soothes our souls, don't you think? That's why we hunt, gather, fluff and decorate ~ so our homes will reflect what we love and ultimately, make us smile. Plus, our families know we love feathering our nests...their nest....to make it a place we will all love coming home to.

I have to show you the new issue of Jeanne d' Arc Living ~ this issue is in English too!!! This is one of those magazines that make you want to study it. Each and every page has beautiful vignettes, ideas and recipes. With so many magazines being a disappointment these days, this one my friends, is like a breath of fresh air!!!

Please click on the photos to enlarge to get a little glimpse of what's inside this first English issue:

If you'd like to order your own copy, Carol of Raised in Cotton sells them in her online store and has recently sold out! ~ I think she's expecting her second shipment any day though....
Here's where they'll be when they arrive!!

I hope you have a wonderful Monday sweet friends!
hugs and love,
Dawn

Happy June!!

Look what arrived in my mailbox the other day....the beautiful magazine that I ordered from Carol of Raised in Cotton! I took a few photos so you could get an idea of what's inside ~ pure beauty!! Even the ads are gorgeous! I can't understand it, but it doesn't matter, I mean it, it really. doesn't. matter!

Look at the photo below....see the chicken wire inside the wooden frame?? I'm in style!

I've been wanting to make a few pom poms like what I made for Emily's baby shower. I find cheap, ugly patterns at the thrift store for 10 cents each and decided to use some of that tissue instead of the pastels. I've taken photos of the steps, and you may have seen this before but it's a little bit of a smaller version to hang from the horizontal windows in the studio.

First, I cut a bunch of rectangles, maybe about fifteen or so ~ about the size of a manilla file folder.

Fan fold them all together starting at one of the short sides.

Tie off with hemp or thread.

Cut the ends into a pretty curve.

Begin separating each sheet of tissue, carefully pulling away from the bunch.

It takes awhile but the result is so neat!

This is just my first one....I definitely need more!!

I hope you have a wonderful Monday sweet friends!
xxoo, Dawn