C'est fini!

I did it!

I finished my sweet treasure box this weekend!!!

Embellished with gorgeous antique lace, seam binding and baubles....

I'm in love with old rhinestone jewelry...I've added a few pieces to the top ~

And....I thought, since it was a treasure box,

it should have treasures INSIDE!!

So I've gone through my goodies and added some of my favs for you!

Click on the photos...maybe even twice ~

mine get pretty huge so you can check out what's included in the box.

The little scrim pouch holds beautiful vanilla colored buttons...

embellished with seam binding

and millinery flowers.

Gorgeous old thread, a string of vintage pearls, an antique baby spoon....

a few french pages ~

a couple of antique lace bundles...

and a small old box filled with...well I'll show you in just a minute :)

A teeny piece of artwork I made with dried, pressed flowers....
and tulle melted over top ~

a beautiful rhinestone earring, and a MOST PRECIOUS tiny doll shoe!

Antique buttons still on their card....
a teeny watchmaker's vial filled
with the smallest pearls I could find from my collection ~

A strip of a rhinestone necklace ~ more antique lace on an old wooden spool....

and even some of our wonderful lavender soap wrapped in tulle and pearls!

I've saved this amazing luggage buckle and ribbon forever ~

don't you think it works wonderfully in the lid to hold gorgeous old ephemera??

I've included a sweet antique cabinet card of a woman but turned it backwards

just because the graphics on the back are AMAZING!

A wonderful embossed napkin and doily ~

an old handwritten letter and

the most wonderful receipt....

all tucked behind the ribbon ~

OH! and inside the little old box?

Precious dried flowers ~ that speak of times past....

Aren't they wonderful?

I placed a snippet of lace underneath.

SOLD!!!

Thank you so much Marilyn!

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And I just HAVE to share with you our sweet additions to the family ~

This weekend we bought six chicks!

I can't live in a farmhouse without chickens laying eggs now can I???

Now I have to get a chicken coop built....

Oh well ~

You know I'll have to do it on the cheap!

Stay tuned for more Green Acres....

I don't have a clue what I'm doing!!

(OK now, don't laugh...this pic was taken in the fall of 1980! It was our engagement photo)

One more little, bitty piece of news for you ~

Today is our THIRTIETH anniversary!!!

YIKES!

I'm old as dirt, heck, WE'RE old as dirt!

But I so love my husband ~

the father of my babies,

and my best friend ever...

he always takes such wonderful care of us all ~

Wishing you an amazing Monday my sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn