Snippets of Inspiration ~

Hey sweeties ~

I'm still working so hard...

Our sons have been amazing and such a wonderful help.

Please! Who am I kidding?

We couldn't have done it without them!

We are living in the new house now and I'm trying

to get things put away ~ the studio still remains to be moved though :)

Yes, I know, it's crazy full...

I'll be packing it up this week for the boys

to move it all in this coming weekend.

I'll take a few photos of the new house as soon as I can ~

A few images for you and a little inspiration :)

Thank you so very much for your precious prayers for Mark ~

He's still in ICU and they are warming his body back to a normal temperature

(after chilling him down yesterday to encourage healing.)

We're praying he breathes on his own tomorrow

after he comes out of the induced coma.

Thank you again for keeping him in your prayers ~

Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Sweet children ~

I love this photo....scanned just for you :)

Seems to be a brother and sister ~ don't you think?

Of course the props are a little goofy to me.

"Yes, I'll sit in the window and you can sit outside on a twig stool!

OH, and remember not to smile..."

Have a wonderful Thursday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

A few sweet images for you ~ and randomness

Can you believe this precious little girl???

Susan of Art of Mine found this photo for me

while we were out junkin' together Saturday!

I just couldn't resist her....

Free for you!!

And another gift for you....

this beautiful woman ~

Here is the sweet bust that I found too ~

I have a thing for figural statuary....

but I promise, it's going to the antique space :)

Not the small suitcases though,

I love to use them for storage in the studio.

A better photo of the old cigar box, I love it ~

Beautiful lace....someone worked so very hard on this, right Lynn?

On a keepin' it real note...

I thought I'd show a few pics around the junky studio...

yes. I am messy.

I will get tired of it though and eventually put things away.

It's just remembering where I put everything after I straighten up!

Still haven't displayed this sweet rack the way it should be....

You'd think I'd work on a few altered peat pots!!!

At least I'm prepared, right?  :)

I guess this is another one of those random posts...

not too interesting

but just a few peeks into my little corner of the world ~

Don't you love this precious bird, it's a stamp!!!

Rose of Bella Rosa found this stamp on Ebay!

The minute she showed it to me I knew I had to have one ~

They have a great stamp selection

if you'd like to browse around :)

Just click HERE....

I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

With you in mind . . .

Did you know that I go junkin' (a.k.a. shopping) with you in mind?

I'm always looking for wonderful images
that you can use in your artwork....
maybe even print and frame to simply just enjoy!!!

I tried to clean this photograph up a little, but I'm not a pro at Photoshop....
Doesn't she have ATTITUDE???
I just LOVE it!!





Check out Lisa's tutorial for making these precious little muslin gift bags....
Just CLICK HERE to read all about it ~



Have a great Sunday precious friends ~
hugs and love,
Dawn

For you ~

This is the precious image that I'm using
in my little assemblage in the sewing machine drawer ~

I scanned it over a year ago from a
precious antique child's book!
I may have given it to you already but here it is again...
Enjoy using it for your artwork as well :)
I hope you are having a wonderful day!

hugs and love,
Dawn

Good stuff to know ~

I love sharing things...I may have told you about Blanca
and her generous heart before,
she offers beautiful images all the time ~ click HERE to see.

More free images at Thalias Freebies too!

Lorraine is having a giveaway on her blog, Creative Daily
~ JUST CLICK HERE TO ENTER ~
she's celebrating the opening of her new Etsy store!

And Leann is having a giveaway on her blog, The Old Parsonage too!!!
JUST CLICK HERE TO VISIT!

PLUS: Lorena of Rose Chic Friends is celebrating her 200th post
and is giving away some of her beautiful artwork ~
handmade clay roses!!
JUST CLICK HERE FOR HER GIVEAWAY!

I've got to keep up with all of the good stuff happening
here in the land of blog....
and keep you in the loop too!

hugs and love,
Dawn

I love sharing things with you ~

I really do! As we were shopping through an antique mall this past Saturday, I would look at the different antiques and think, "Everyone would just love that!" It's true, you all have become such wonderful friends to me and we all love sharing treasured finds with our friends.

I came across a book that looks as though it's had a rough life but is so full of the most wonderful graphics and information. The copyright? 1880!!! Can you believe that? One hundred and twenty nine years old (almost) ~

This book covers so many topics but it seemed to be one of those "gotta have" books in your household. Click any of my photos to enlarge to see the detail ~

I found several ziploc bags full of antique lace, I could have screamed but kept my cool and clenched on to them for dear life ~

Several scanned pages from the antique book that you might be able to use in your artwork!!

Take a look at the illustrations below. You'll have to click them to enlarge and read. Remember, it is incorrect to ride your horse around like a crazy person or to drag your woman into the wagon with you!!

It's Monday again and I hope you have a great week ahead ~ Wishing you a wonderful Monday!

xxoo, Dawn