A little bit of everything...

The beauty of blogging for six years now

is that I have TONS AND TONS of photos

that I've shared here.

I just love going back to the early days and

looking at what I shared and loving the photos all over again!!!

This is a wild mix but since I don't have anything new to share today

I thought you would enjoy a few pretty pics ~

My buffet in our last home....filled with our clock collection ~

I've always LOVED this pouty girl, isn't she precious????

Use her to make a funny card for someone!!!

A few treasures I found while junkin' a few years back...

yum...yum...

A few things I created from some gorgeous bark cloth I have...

funny thing, I sold the pillows to a blogger in Washington state and

eventually met Tracey in person at the new Victoria magazine
launch party in Dallas, TX!!!

Blogging has really allowed me to do so many wonderful things.

I just love the way these pillow turned out...

and yes, the tiny things in front?

Lavender sachets.

Remember the sweet blogger looking for the house plan
in an old Victoria magazine issue????

One of my readers FOUND IT!!!

And she's such an angel that she's mailing the issue
to the sweet girl that was looking for it ~

I just love it!!!

One of my works-in-progress paper clay pieces...this was to be a bunny ~

The next step...

A random shot of the antiques store I used to own...
good grief it was so beautiful that day!
Can you believe I hand-painted that huge sign that hung out front???

A little something I created in a tiny, old window pane.
The simplicity is beautiful to me.

The backdrop for the graphic?

A gorgeous Ralph Lauren sheet I purchased to cut up and use!

More paper clay projects in progress...

And finished here for my sweet friend Joy ~

She OVER paid me for this as I was about to leave for Texas

for the new Victoria magazine launch in Texas...

I will never forget her precious kindness!

A pincushion I made and sold back-in-the-day ~

A nice photo of our china cabinet I hand painted
loaded up with our vanilla pottery on top

and with the china my sweet husband gifted me for Christmas one year!!

I hope you didn't mind this crazy post but

I so enjoy looking back at all that I've shared over the years ~

Wishing you a wonderful weekend my sweet, sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

I can't help myself.....

I really can't. Sometimes I think.....maybe I'll not post tonight....it's quiet in blogland and I'm tired. But then I think ~ I wanted to show everyone this....or that.....so then.....I blog ~

I stopped by The Plum Tree today to show Cindy the beautiful egg soaps because she's been wanting to carry them in her store (she loved them too!!!!) and had to take just a few photos. She's rearranging the store but I still found some wonderful vignettes for you ~

You are not going to believe what I bought...the most AMAZING ledger...from 1901....I'll share photos later ~


BUT....I have to share a giveaway with you ~ a sweet blogger Debra of Common Ground is having a 100th Follower Giveaway and I just KNOW you will love her wonderful prizes.....
JUST CLICK HERE TO COMMENT AND ENTER TO WIN!!!

So...you see....I can't help myself, I completely love blogging and I love sharing things with you!!!

I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend sweet friend,

hugs and love,
Dawn

Second Summer Contest!!

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

Puffy is good!!!

Don't you agree?? Well, maybe not on our faces but chairs, yes! I finally got to it and made a new foam/feather insert for my new studio chair. I just love the way it turned out!! I was determined not to spend any more money on it as it was only 19.99 and I hated to buy a thick piece of foam that would end up costing more that the chair did!

I had a large piece of foam that was only 1" thick and made a pattern from the old yucky foam before I ditched it. I washed the cover on cold and let it air dry too. Then I cut 2 pieces of the 1" foam and used spray adhesive to glue them together!

I had some fusible batting too and added a layer of that on top and bottom then ironed it so it would fuse to the foam. Still it wasn't quite thick enough.

I had some material that was really just to be used for inserts for feather pillows so I cut another two pieces out the same shape as the cushion, sewed around and left a big opening on the straight side. I left the seam on the outside because once it was crammed into the cushion cover you wouldn't even know it!

THEN, I always shop at Ross and Marshall's, searching on their clearance racks for feather pillows that have been drastically marked down, say 6.00 or 7.00 and buy them. They could look hideous but it doesn't matter because I like to make new covers anyway, I just love the insert!! I had a giant one in my closet and proceeded to dump it's entire contents into the new cushion "pillow", once it was full, and many feathers in my hair later, I pinned it shut and quickly sewed the opening closed. I laid it on top of the foam cushion and wrapped it well with thin batting and then crammed it in the cushion cover!!! WHEW! I'm tired just telling you about it!

And now here is my cozy reading nook!!

I'm so excited, today I'm meeting Tammy from The Other Side of Me and Lee of Weber's World - The Way I See It in downtown McDonough for a little shopping at The Plum Tree!!!

They are heading to the big Farm Chicks show together Friday morning but Lee's arriving here in Georgia today so that gave them a little extra time to do some antiquing on the way home from the airport!

Wishing you an amazing Thursday dear friends,
xxoo, Dawn

For your viewing pleasure....The Plum Tree

Yesterday, my husband and I visited Cindy at The Plum Tree in historic McDonough, Georgia. I just love this store....not because I used to own it, but because of how Cindy has transformed it into a treasure filled haven.
Just take a look and you'll see what I mean ~

Our new cabinet (yay!)

Joy, you do such an amazing job on these precious plantings!!

See the hypertufa pot on the top of the ladder?

The newest addition, a green house!

If you see anything you can't live without....email Cindy at theplumtreeantiques@yahoo.com

Beautiful plants that are sold next door at The Blumen Trio

Sweet, huh?

I'm working on my studio today and we're all on baby watch. Emily's had spells of good contractions about 20 min. apart and then they stop. I just told her that's so good.....maybe she's dialating and will be ahead of the game when she finally does go into full labor!

Happy Sunday!!

love and hugs, Dawn