A very special gift .... and a teeny bit of frustration ~

A dear friend stopped by the house yesterday to drop off a gift she'd made for me ~

well....I'M IN LOVE with it!!!!

I've always admired assemblages inside old clock cases and

Joy made this amazing one just for me!

The shape, the colors, the glass door, the nest...the theme,
just everything about it is so beautiful...

It speaks of time...and how fleeting it truly is ~

Thank you so very much sweet Joy, I will treasure it always!!!

My little blonde forest waiting for something more ~

And then....the baubles.

I was ready to see them! So I'm supposed to wait 24 hours, right?

Well a couple of hours early I decided to see if they were ready.

NOT.

I had to cut, pull and pry with pliers to get these two sweeties out.

But I do love the way they look!

I ruined my mold. Thank goodness it was cheap ~

This harder mold (and a little deeper too) was awful.

I broke it to smithereens ~ but there was a reason and Lisa warned me about this.

It was still a little gooky inside ~ see it on the very top?

So....I'll wait until tonight to try to pop out the others ~

I do love the look of them though, don't you?

I will use them as little embellishments on my artwork...

I guess patience IS a virtue, right? :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday dear friends!!!
hugs and love,

Dawn

Little peeks ~

WARNING: TONS of pics ahead!!!

What are the little peeks of?

Our home....

Emily (my sweet DIL) was visiting the other day

and said she wanted to take photos around the house ~

I told her "go for it!" just try not to show the dust!!

Yes, I'm guilty.

I love wonderful stuff all around our home but

am NOT a big fan of dusting :)

Here are a few of her photos:

A Hobby Lobby 1/2 priced bird cage in the foyer....with a nest inside of course.

The architectural piece it's sitting on was found in Savannah, GA at a junk shop!

A beautiful old poster I bought from Cindy when we had The Plum Tree together ~

One of our Devon Rex kitties....Thelma ~

You've seen the ladies, right? A gorgeous old lamp my hubby bought for me

at an auction in Atlanta ~ what a beautiful surprise!!!!

A few clocks hung in the living room ~

I'm a freak for clocks....they don't even have to have hands or work!!!

Rhonda (my hubs named her) a gorgeous bust I found at the old Lakewood Antiques...

This is a neat old postal door thing I bought for DH for Christmas one year ~

I love statuary...it. is. EVERYWHERE around here! Even a rooster....

A dress form in our bedroom wearing my Apronology apron....

and a gorgeous creation from Rebecca too!

A door knob in our foyer ~

Rhonda again ~ up close and personal!

More collected (and dusty) clocks on top of a family heirloom armoire ~

A beautiful photo of the girls....our son Brad gave me this painting and I love it!!!

Inside of the library cabinet in our foyer ~ I love the strangest things, I know.

A precious sleeping girl that my brother gave me for Christmas one year.

I cried when I opened his gift.

I'm a goob.

A precious pup I bought at The Plum Tree way back when.

I love his expression and the age on him!

My favorite teddy bear guarding the studio ~

Here are both kitties. Both are the Devon Rex breed.

Chester (on the left) was discounted because his coat was weird, part bald - part furry....

he's ten years old now!

Thelma is on the right and she's a perfect specimen of the breed.

Let's see, she's about to be six in October!

This is their favorite spot every afternoon.

In the dining room, on top of the shelves on the buffet

basking in the afternoon sun through the lace curtains.

Here are a few photos Emily took outside ~

I love them!!!!

One last peek from our farmhouse....

Take a look at what our chickens gave us yesterday morning ~

Three out of four gave us wonderful eggs but

one in particular looks like it may have HURT a bit!!!

Wishing you a BEAUTIFUL Friday dear friends,

Thank you always for stopping by to see me,

I cherish your comments!

hugs and love,

Dawn

en masse ~

n. In one group or body, all together.

I have this philosophy.

If one looks good....

don't you think three or fifteen will look even better??

Grouping like items en masse give them so much more impact,

don't you think??

My mom and dad are in town visiting us more a few days!

It's so good to see them both ~ it's been since Christmas....

Thank you always for stopping by to see what I'm up to ~

Have a beautiful Thursday sweet friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn