What is beautiful to you?

We all have different tastes and love different things.

So what really makes you swoon?

If you've been around my blog any time at all,

I guess you KNOW what I love!!!

My dear friend Cindy sent me a care package last week...

which was a COMPLETE surprise of course

and just look what it contained!!!

Six of the most precious pairs of baby shoes EVER!

They are aged to perfection and now, well now...I've just GOT

to transform them into something adorable!

It is my duty and calling to do so ~

Thank you so very much sweet Cindy...

you are such an angel for thinking of me,

I just love them all!!!!

Happy Monday dear friends!!!

Wishing you a beautiful day ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Got stuff?? Display it!

I hung the shadow boxes!!

Man...by the looks of this pic...I like me some stuff!!!

I just hope that shelf holds up and doesn't crash,

I don't think I can cram one more little bitty thing on there :)
The shadow boxes are pretty full too, don't you think???

This grouping is all hung above my sewing machine...

You know how I am...

I fully believe the blank wall is just waiting

to be filled up with lovely things!

Only you, my dear friends, understand this love of collected treasures....

and being able to look at them as I walk through my studio?

PRICELESS!!!

I'm working on a big ol' group of iPhone cases...nine as a matter of fact!

Stay tuned ~ I'll have neutral colors and gorgeous vintage roses barkcloth....

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday my sweet, sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

If I could cover every empty space on our walls....I WOULD!

I've got to show you this gorgeous painting....

our son Brad had it in his home for a while

and now he's given it to me!!!!

The frame is a little modern but who cares ~
the print is absolutely gorgeous to me.

Now....to find the perfect spot in the farmhouse ~

More goodies for you ~ (you may have seen these before :)

Beautiful for Mother's Day.....

The crazy thing is....I love to hang ANYTHING on the wall.

Don't you think the walls in our homes are a blank canvas?

Wishing you an amazing Wednesday precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

It's always fun planning a baby shower!

And planning one for our very own grandbaby, sweet Emily and Brent? WONDERFUL! I've starting thinking of ideas....Emily loves antiques and all things vintage just like I do....and I DO have a lot of vintage and antique baby items so we agreed on an vintage baby theme for the shower!!

I have a beautiful lamb planter that I love that would be adorable on the table with the cake. Plus I have several other baby planters....maybe with fresh flowers inside, all one color...so as to draw attention to the planter as well. I'll have to show you a photo of these things, I'm just thinking right now.

I'm going to make the invitations....last week Michael's had their economy blank card packs half price so I bought a package of white and a package of ivory, not knowing what would work with the images I have.

Several years ago I purchased a lot of antique baby cards from a seller on ebay with the MOST beautiful graphics ever! I'll scan a few designs in, print them out and paste onto the cards ~ Maybe even frame one just for Emily. When I scan them in, I'll be sure to share them too!

Plus I know I want to make a beautiful banner to hang in the bay window ~ something that she could save as a keepsake.....We're planning on the first weekend in February as all others are quite booked up 'till the baby's birth.....Can you tell I'm getting excited??

I want to make the cake too.....a sour cream/buttermilk pound cake with wonderful buttercream icing! Maybe have strawberries with marshmallow cream cheese dip, spinach dip with an assortment of crackers, and a few more things....Oh and Fruit Tea ~ this stuff is the BEST. It's like a gallon of sweet tea, mixed with one can of frozen concentrate orange juice, one can frozen lemonade, and I think one can of pineapple juice...it's so yummy.

I have several wonderful vintage chenille spreads, maybe I could make a sweet blanket out of several squares and use it on the dining table as a table scarf then after it's laundered ~ it will be a blanket for the babe?

For party favors, I'm thinking of making instant Russian tea mix and placing it in those squatty canning jars and covering the lids with pretty fabric circles with the edges pinked and tied with ribbon. Have you ever went to a baby shower and received a really nice party favor? What was it? I'd love to know if you have an other ideas ~ I don't want to give them something they'll want to chunk in the trash when they get home! :)

I think I'd better get busy, don't you? If you have any other ideas to decorate for the vintage baby shower, I'd love to hear them!!! Wishing you all a restful and relaxing Sunday dear friends ~

xxoo, Dawn

So much better ~

What is it about fabric?? It softens all the hard lines in a room, even if it's simple drop cloth fabric! I used three different settings on my camera to give you an idea of what they look like but I'll get one tomorrow in the daylight ~ I tried to do one too many things today and waited too late in the day to start hanging these.

I forgot where I bought this but believe it or not, this is only one drop cloth. It was Lowes or Home Depot but I bought the largest size they had. I had planned on making slipcovers for my living room furniture with it but it never happened and we eventually bought a new sofa and loveseat.

To make these, I measured in a certain distance from the left side and ripped the fabric from top to bottom!! Then I measured in the same distance from the right side and did the same. Then the fabric that was left in the center, I measured down from the top enough inches for a long valance adding on enough for the top ruffle and the rod pocket then ripped the bottom part off of that piece! I folded over the top of all pieces enough to have about an inch and half ruffle then an inch and a half rod pocket. No folding under any raw edges.

Cool, huh? Ripped hems, ripped sides, washed with fabric softener and dried, pressed a bit...perfect curtains ready to hang. Plus I used no rods, just nails and heavy gauge black wire, fed through the rod pocket then twisted on a nail on each side above the window. I love the slight swag this gives them across the top from nail to nail.

So, that's how I did it!! I'm working on a few things in the kitchen so won't show that just yet. I did paint the hutch I posted yesterday. I found the top and the bottom in a used furniture store a few years ago, one was in the front of the store and the other was in the back but I married them and they look like they were made for one another!

Thank you so much for your sweet words about the living room and dining room, it's humble but we do love our home ~

And for you Sherry, the cloche and bird figurines inside!!

A few images for you to use ~ look at this beautiful sheet music cover!!! Click to enlarge then right click and save as to your computer.

And aren't these babies the most precious little sweeties ever??!! Viv of VivLyn Designs bought a few pieces of art from me and sent me these as a gift! You know me well Viv ~ babies and birds, I do love them so...Thank you so very much, I just love these! Please feel free to use these images in your artwork as well.....

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to drop by and see me!! I appreciate each and every visit and comment ~ I'm constantly amazed at how many friends I've made here in this land of blog. I'm so very thankful for each and every one too!

Wishing you a very happy Wednesday!

xxoo, Dawn