Making progress!

When you have as much stuff as I do,

 it takes awhile to get everything back in order!!!

Plus, I've had other things

to do along the way and have just had to put the studio

on the back burner.

We've had a TON of egg soap orders and

slowly but surely we are finally catching up!

I don't have any studio photos just yet but had to share something with you.

My best bud Lisa of Tarnished and Tattered knew I was working on an art doll.

She told me that she'd been to an estate sale recently and bought a ziplock bag

full of what she thought might just be doll hair!!!

I went to Hobby Lobby to see what they had and it was awful.

Shiny, curly and not at all what I've envisioned on my little baby doll.

Lisa emailed me a photo of what she had and IT. WAS. PERFECT!!!!

That sweetie popped it into an envelope and sent it right over.

Well, it REALLY is so perfect for my little doll!!!

Here's one photo that I took ~

I simply draped one section over the baby's head to show you how it looks.

It's going to be so precious!

But I've got to get this studio re-do finished before I get back to her.

I just hope and pray I can find everything after I finish!!!!

Wish me luck ;)

Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday sweet friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Sweet images for you ~

We've been having the most wonderful, cool weather lately!!

It really does make you feel good, have more energy and

add a little pep to your step.

I actually did play in the studio a little but

not much came of it ~ I started a new little flea bag,

but sadly no pics yet.

Here a few pretties for you today:

Wishing you a beautiful Wednesday dear friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

One thing always leads to another...

Don't you agree?

You work on one area of the house and

it always seems to lead to another!

I finished painting the laundry room, hanging curtains and getting

everything put away or thrown away that I took out of there.

Now I want to finish painting our master bath ~

And no....I never finished it,

and this project was started before Christmas last year!!!

I hung paintable wallpaper on the bottom half of the wall,
then added molding to

the top edge and did get one coat of white paint on the wallpaper.

It looks like small ceiling tin tile...

so, we'll see, maybe I can get the bathroom finished too!!

It STILL looks like this!!
Avocado green with just a tiny bit of the new color above the wallpaper
because I couldn't stand it, I had to see the new color :)

The temps are cooler here in Georgia lately.

Which just makes me look forward to fall even more!!

Maybe that's why I'm sprucing up ~

I'm more of a Fall cleaning kinda girl rather

than Spring.

PS. I HAVE to share this wonderful giveaway with you!!
I've been drooling over this book from the moment
I saw it...well, Servies en Brocante is having a GIVEAWAY
and this book is the prize!!!
Just CLICK HERE to enter to win :)

Wishing you a great Tuesday dear friends!!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Thoughts of Spring ~

Well, you won't believe this....

but here in Georgia,

we had to cut the grass in our yard last week!

It seems we're having our March in February this year ~ but that's OK...

I can't even believe our shrubbery, the trees, just everything!

There are little buds are everywhere,

teeny little leaves are showing themselves as well.

The birds are so happy, singing and loving this mild weather!

I really am looking forward to our porch looking like this again :)

We had a relaxing weekend around the farmhouse this past weekend...

my biggest accomplishment was a yummy loaf of banana bread

and I didn't even get a picture of it!

I hope you have a wonderful week this week and I can only hope

I get more accomplished than I did this past weekend!!

Have a beautiful Monday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Time's a flyin' by!!!!

As much a want to be creative....I find myself not getting to things.

Noah is out of school this week for winter break and

instead of spending time in the studio,

I'm watching wonderful old movies,

and relaxing like I'm on vacation too!

I really am about to start working on the tutorial for my Paper Cowgirl class though,

I want the girls to have something they can refer to when they leave

should they want to make more of my little peat pot baby!

Can you even believe that the Paper Cowgirl Art Retreat is now just three weeks away????

WHAT???

Good grief, what happens to the time?

There are still a few openings left if you can join us!!!!!

I hope you have an amazing Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love...

Dawn

A safe haven ~

We had a wonderful, relaxing weekend at the farmhouse...how about you?

It was rainy, windy and cold but we stayed comfy and cozy inside.

I never want to take that for granted you know....

having a warm, cozy home to enjoy with my family.

It's easy to sit and think of all that you wish for...something larger or even fancier ~
but what is truly important is that we have a haven from the outside world.

A place where we can relax and know we are loved and protected.

Nothing more, nothing less.

The internet, Pinterest, blogs, television....etc. have a tendency to make us think

of all the things we DON'T have.

But we simply need to remember all that we DO have ~

and how blessed we really are.

I've shared a few repeat scans with you below....

just in case you didn't catch them before :)

I hope you are staying warm and cozy this February Monday!!!

Thank you always for visiting me ~ you I love that you do!

Have a beautiful Monday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn