There are angels among us ~

I know that many of my followers here on my blog

are also friends of mine on Facebook.

This is our precious angel Ellie.

We lost her last week and words cannot describe

how much we all miss her!!!

I've never lost a pup before and it's like losing a true member of the family.

We miss her routine, her love and of course simply her.

I hate to start a post off with such sad news but this blog

is a journal of my life. She was such a huge part of it!!!

We will see you again sweet girl.

While things were so very sad here, with Ellie's declining health,

I received a package from a friend.

Linda has purchased several things from me in the past and I simply LOVE her taste!!!

Well, not because she bought MY wares

but she has shows and sells amazing antiques and finds.

We are friends on Facebook and her family hunts turkeys. Her children and grandchildren.

She posted that they had several turkeys and she had a TON of feathers.

Linda wanted to know if any of her friends wanted any.

OF COURSE I DID!!!

I love using feathers in my artwork!!!

She wanted my address and said she'd send some my way.

Well, my friends.

THIS is what she sent me!!!!!!!!!!

(Tons of photos to come, sorry)

Turkey feathers!!!!

Then there is THIS.

AND THIS!!!

Velvet pieces and luscious fabrics!

I literally cried.

My heart was so heavy and sad.

But to see this sweet friend send me so many elements to create with

touched my heart so much.

I thanked her immensely and she told me that she just had a feeling

that I needed a box of happy not even knowing about Ellie!!!

Thank you so much precious Linda, you truly are an angel.

Every little thing is so, so appreciated!

You've inspired me to get busy and make something beautiful!!!

If you want to look her up (she's in Arkansas) and follow her on FB,

here is her FACEBOOK PAGE.

You will LOVE her taste!!!

Thank you always, always for checking in to see what I'm up to.

Hugs and love,

Dawn

It's time my friends...time to LET GO OF THE WONDERFUL!!!

So...here's the deal.

I'm going through my amazing hoard...and listing TONS of stuff!!!

It's really time.

I've not been very creative lately but have SO many wonderful things!

Why not pass my found treasures on to another artist???

This is just a FRACTION of my hoard so stay tuned my precious friends!!!

Keep tuning into my little Etsy store HERE.

What else have I been up to?

Hmmmm, let's see.

My precious mother-in-law had a birthday SO

I wanted to make a wonderful gift basket for her!!!

Bedroom shoes to keep her feet cozy,

a fuzzy throw to keep her warm this winter,

hand wash and hand lotion,

yummy smelling soap,

the most wonderful smelling candle,

a coffee mug and since she loves wearing silver,

a container of silver jewelry cleaner!

SHE LOVED IT ALL!!! SCORE!

ALSO...I've been working on some wonderful lavender sachets!

They are for a precious friend of mine that will be a vendor

in the Country Living Fair here in Atlanta!!!

EEEEK!

My little handmades will be sold there!!!

Finishing them up this week for her.

And so it goes, this simple life of mine.

Thank you always for taking a peek inside!!!

Wishing you so much goodness and love,

xxoo,

Dawn

In my little world ~

I just thought FOR SURE

I would get back in my creative groove today.

"Thought" being the key word!

But I have to say...art goodies and supplies

always, always get me excited about creating!!!

I had to get out and get a few things we needed the other day

so it was the perfect opportunity

to swing by Hobby Lobby, Staples and Michael's for a quick check

to see if they had something that I was missing out on!

Here's what I came home with:

These rhinestone things are at Michael's and I LOVE THEM!

I know they will be gone soon as everything at Michael's usually is,

so I used a coupon and snagged another card ~

I found this glimmer mist stuff at Michael's too!

I'm not such a glittery girl but I had the girl at the checkout

put a little of this onto a piece of white paper and it looked like

coffee or strong tea ~ so I thought it would be great misted

onto a beautiful old photograph I printed out!

My fav glue stick from Hob Lob...the metal things are from Michael's ~

I want to corrode them more though ~ I love, love using these in my art!

I always use my slide cutter and needed a few new blades.

Did you know that Michael's were THREE dollars more than Hob Lob?

Good grief!

Another tidbit of info...

I take all of my used up printer cartridges to Staples and they

mail me coupons! I had a 10.00 off coupon and was able to get

my fav paper for FREE!!! I also love the 20 lb. (regular paper thickness)

This 67 lb. is not as thick as cardstock but I love printing images on it

when creating my artwork.

Hob Lob had tons of things that were 50% off

and I thought this little pack of stuff looked wonderful!

Here are the metal frames again ~

I need to corrode them a little, just have to figure out how again...

Here's the color of the Glimmer Mist!

When I cleaned out my studio a few months ago,

I noticed all of my metallic and gold paints had dried up so

I also restocked those for the upcoming Christmas season ~

I so love that Champagne shade!!!

And now for a baby update!!!

Emily has been having contractions 20 minutes apart...

she is dilated a full 3 and 60% effaced!

Sooooo...

I'm charging the camera battery right now 'cause

I'm thinking we will have a precious grandson really soon!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Friday and weekend dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn