I. am. a goob.

I admit it! I try to act like I have it all together

but I know and I KNOW my hubby knows

I am truly a goob!!!

Yes...this is my eye...only a goob takes a photo of their eye!

I thought I'd post and show random photos...

a few things I've made in the past

just to keep your attention!

But back to why I'm such a goob.....(short for goober)

Well, I'm making my parent's anniversary invites, right?

My mom says that she estimates about 80 folks will attend...

so that's what we're planning for, food-wise etc.

So in my MIND I'm thinking EIGHTY INVITES....OMYgoodness!!

OK, I can do this ~ so I start creating my heart out.....

I finished SEVENTY FOUR of the handmade invitations ~

(why seventy four and not eighty, I don't know...I was tired)

They turned out so sweet with their photograph....

gold ribbons.....and gold foil....and a beautiful insert

telling all about the party inside ~

I had not checked her list of addresses,

mind you, I'm still thinking EIGHTY in my mind....

WELL, I begin addressing envelopes last night and start looking at her list....

Eighty????
I start to put two and two together
and she has added up each and every PERSON
and eighty is the HEAD count NOT the invitation amount!!!!!

SOooooooooooooooo, I called my mom

and she did come up with about ten more people we could invite...

but I think I made about TWENTY or more too many invitations!!!!

So, the moral of the story is ~

I'm a goob and don't have a clue!!!

The good thing is that if mom thinks of anyone she's forgotten,

I've got plenty of invitations and am ready to send one out!!!

Wishing you an amazing Friday precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Some favorite things ~

As I took Ellie out before bedtime, this is the beautiful sky I saw. It was even a little cooler ~ the moon was so trying to peek out of the spotty clouds.

The more I work on the yard sale and go through items, I tend to take the smaller items that I know I want to keep to my artroom. Well, by day's end, it had gotten pretty rough looking. I starting straightening a bit and as I finished I started putting a few small items into a grouping that are so sweet to me . . .

A pair of the most precious handmade baby booties ~

A small barkcloth lavender sachet I made ~

A most precious Christmas card that doesn't look Christmasy at all to me but I love the colors ~

A piece of tattered ruffle from what I'm not sure of but it is so old, sheer and soft ~ it's wonderful

A neat old spool with the original cotton twill tape on it with vintage millinery daisies poking out

Tiny little flowers wrapped in old lace ~

Two velveteen bunnies that I love even when it's not Easter

Always, cream and white buttons, sprinkled on a tattered, very well-loved New Testament ~

Seeing beautiful things = beautiful thoughts and

beautiful thoughts = a beautiful you

Happy Thursday dear friends,

xxoo, Dawn

A few more things I've worked on ~

Since I can't show you what I'm working on right now, I thought I'd post a few photos of some more things that I've made or painted in the past! This is a vintage magazine rack that I painted. It sold in my antique space a few years ago ~

This is one of those high chairs you used to see at McDonald's!!

This is one of those horses on springs that toddler's ride that I pulled the stuff out of the sides, spackled the holes with inserts of wood, then primed and handpainted for my little niece's nursery ~

A chenille toddler jacket ~

Painted French tables ~

This was a little kitchen set that I created the designs for and painted ~

A barkcloth purse I made ~

Whew!! I'm tired! But I can't help it . . . I just HAVE TO CREATE!!!

xxoo, Dawn