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

Easily distracted & a big SALE!

I really am lately!

I've been torn between working on my house and

sprucing it up and creating artwork...

Oh well, I guess I should be happy I get ANYTHING

accomplished, right?

Noah's on Spring break this week and we're just hanging around here.

Nothing fancy planned, just relaxing and seeing what I can get done :)

Here's the sweet lady I bought in Texas to share with you:

I have a canvas started, YAY!

But that's it...I've not gone any further with it.

One reason is I'm considering using the back

(now that the front is all ready for something!)

I'll probably cover the back as well....

I have five needle books in the works too!

While my mom and dad were here for the reunion,

he replaced the faucet in our tiny master bathroom.

WELL,

while he had the pedestal sink out, I get the bright idea

to hang some embossed, paintable wallpaper I've had

for years...the wall was pretty damaged from removing

a sink cabinet and since I already had the paper, why not?

Of course, it's still not finished though...

the trim needs to be finished,

and of course painting.

Bye, bye apple green shiny junk ~

but what's so bad, I'm not too crazy about the blue I chose

about a year ago for this bath.

I wanted a very pale robin's egg blue and this is what

I ended up with...UGH!

My sweet Uncle Gene checks out my blog from time to time

and had been saving me these tins for two years!!!

He figured I could make something neat with them ~

how wonderful is THAT??

Bad photo below!

Mom and dad also brought me a bookcase they didn't need anymore

so I had to find a spot to cram it in, CRAM being the key word!

But I have so many books and mags I definitely need it....

And Brad painted our other bathroom the pretty cream color

that's in the rest of the house...and I added the fake silk slate blue

curtains that hang in front of the shower curtain liner.

They are so long they hang from the ceiling to the floor!

My dad hung the white shelf over the potty...now to accessorize it :)

It's so hard to get a good shot in these tiny bathrooms :)

So, do you see what I mean?

I'm running around here like a crazy chicken!

We'll just have to see what I get finished first...

are you like this?

I guess there's worse problems to have.



And the sale????
My Peat Pot Nest Baby kits have been marked down to almost
HALF PRICE!!!

Check out my Etsy store
HERE

Wishing you a wonderful day precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Getting it all together...

I've been gathering bunches goodies

for my class at the Paper Cowgirl Art Retreat next month!

Usually I make one of each thing, maybe a few more....

but now I'm thinking in MULTIPLES :)

So I don't have anything wonderful and new to show you from the studio ~

But I always try to offer up some images though....

just so you'll have some goodness here, even though they may be reruns!

I'm going to package up all the supplies needed for each student

into pretty, individual parcels.....

you don't realize how many components you use on a project

until you start breaking it all down!!!

I sure hope you can join me ~ there are so many beautiful classes offered.

A very special day is approaching soon ~

In just about a week I will be celebrating FIVE YEARS of blogging!!!!

Can you believe that???

It's been five wonderful, busy, precious years and I've truly loved every minute of it!

I think a giveaway is in order, don't you?

I'll be announcing it soon :)

Wishing you a wonderful Friday dear friends,

I cherish you all so much!

hugs and love,

Dawn

A sweet beauty....

Yeah. I can't help myself.....

My scanner's back,
up and running
and I want to scan EVERYTHING!!!!

Don't you just love this beautiful girl??

A gift for you.

Happy Sunday precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Sharing beauty ~

Some days are swallowed whole by all we have to do....

but this wonderful land of blog always inspires me

to share beauty with my precious friends ~

I was glancing through my Picasa photo albums and chose these few to make you smile...

Wishing you a great Tuesday dear friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn