Just sharing a little goodness ~

 

How precious is this sweet little girl?

I found her online and had to share her with you!

My son gave me this wonderful framed poppy print

but it wasn't quite my style.

He didn't care if I altered it,

so I decided to change it up just a little bit.

I had a few more very old herbarium sheets that I hadn't framed so

I covered a piece of cardboard with some lovely fabric

that would coordinate with them first.

Then I placed them as best I could.

I don't know, I would have rather not have them overlap but oh well,

I wanted to include them all.

I also spray painted the frame a pale bronze color.

I really love it now!!!!

I hung it in our den over the desk.

These pages are from 1898 and should be displayed.

Not tucked away in a drawer.

We opened our pool in May but look how AWFUL it was!

Thank goodness our son Brent, his wife Emily

and our son Noah helped us.

After a good scrubbing, tons of chemicals it is wonderful now!

It has been so, so terribly hot here in middle Georgia this summer.

We're all so thankful to have this pool to cool down!

I scrounged around our house this summer

and found TONS more frames so I proceeded

to print out so many more images that I love.

Now to find places to put them all!

I had a fun junkin' day with our son Brad

and found these beautiful treasures!!!

I'll be making a couple of floral arrangements

in those birch bark cones. Maybe to go in our new guest bedroom.

Just look at that yummy antique lace!!!

I've been working on decorating our master guest room too.

I still want to add SO much more artwork.

It really is a work in progress.

Oh...and I had my left hip replaced June 20th

and I can't EVEN believe

how much better I can walk now without pain!

Hopefully now I can get back to making something pretty.

It's been a rough couple of years for me.

I hope you are doing so good.

This year is flying by!!!

Be sure to cherish each and every moment

with those you love.

Thank you always for visiting me here!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Wishing all of my sweet friends...

a wonderful day of celebrating with friends and family.
Our dear Lord loved us so very much
that He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ to this earth.....
to die for our sins....
then He arose from the dead three days later
to prove He truly is the Son of God!

Living He loved me,

dying He saved me,

buried He carried my sins far away.

Rising He justified,

freely forever,

someday He's coming...

O Glorious day!

~ J. Wilbur Chapman ~

Wishing you a blessed and very Happy Easter!

hugs and love,

Dawn

A little inspiration for you today ~

Sometimes, when I've not really done anything interesting around here,

I love to look through my archives and just randomly choose pics.

Stuff I think you might want to see again or

maybe you'll be seeing them for the very first time!

Because, really ~

you do not want to see photos of me vacuuming and mopping,

because that's what has been going on around here lately!

My mom and dad are coming to town today

to see sweet baby Murray for the first time ~

I made this little doll dress a few years back....and aged it as well.

Seeing this photo makes me want to make a few more!!

I wonder if they would sell in my Etsy shop?

Don't you just love beautiful old book covers?

This one was falling off of an old book I bought,

so I scanned it....click on it a couple of times to see how big it is!

 

I love, LOVE botanicals and remember tinting these

so they would be sepia toned ~

I still love them so...

The pic below is random but still thought it was good to share again ~

you all know I'm a freak for seam binding!

 How I felt after vacuuming and mopping....

One of my favorite images....EVER!

And I'll leave you with a wonderful photo

I took of the antique store I used to own ~

this was the little bitty front porch all dolled up!

Those are gauzy curtains that are hung near each post.

See the "P" on the painted door?

It is one of those vinyl sticker things...neat idea, huh?

The shop was call The Plum Tree Antiques ~

sometimes I miss it but then again, I really don't...

it was fun while it lasted though!

Thank you always for visiting me here

and especially for your precious comments!!!

Have a wonderful Thursday dear friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn

For the love of nature....

Seems no matter what time of the year it is,

I'm always drawn to elements of nature.

I enjoy collecting bird and nature images, nests, even sticks!

Some I use in my artwork but most

are just to have and appreciate God's handiwork ~

I think that's why I love the "cabinet of curiosities" look...

collected nature treasures displayed in scientific way

is so beautiful to me ~

I'm not a bug lover AT ALL!

But there's something about these pages

that draw me in ~

Preserving and pressing flowers is a true joy,

and to incorporate any of these into my artwork is even better!!

I'm always on the search for herbariums or botanical pages ~

The look of this room is gorgeous to me!

What movie is this from again??

See the herbarium on the desk below? :)

Collected treasures my son brought home for me!

Lisa of Tarnished and Tattered bought
some beautiful old pressed botanicals a while back

and she has preserved them in such a wonderful way...see HERE ~

I have an amazing collection of nests now and I've been thinking about

how to display them all together for impact, maybe something

with little cubbies with a different nest in each compartment??

Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Happy Wednesday sweet friends!

I have a thing for botanical drawings ~ the more scientific they look, the more I love them! Here's a few that you might like ~ I hope I haven't given them to you before, if I ever repeat myself, please forgive me!!

Baby Clara had a fussy day Tuesday, not napping very well and wearing her mom out! I held her so Emily could get a few things done and took these photos ~ she looks a little worried in the first one. Just look at those sweet cheeks!!

A few more photos of the studio in it's current state ~ I still haven't hung my baby prints yet but hope to soon. I just love being in there.....don't you want to come create with me??

Lastly, I just have to share a wonderful giveaway with you!! My sweet friend Yvette of The Charm House is celebrating her one year blogiversary!! She's giving away a Target gift certificate....how cool is that?? Just click HERE to comment to win ~

Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!
xxoo, Dawn