The sweetness in my life ~

Our boys are truly our blessings in this life!!!

I've scanned a few photos that I've shared on Facebook

and I thought I would share them with you here as well!

Our second and third born, David and Brad! Only two years apart and VERY animated!!!

They were about four and two years old here...now?

30 years old and 28. REALLY?

A sweet photo of David at the beach when he was just a wee little one.

A precious photo of our fourth born, Chase...he looks like he's up to something!!!

He's now just about to turn 24 years old.

A sweet photo of Noah, our baby who is now 17 years old...he was only about two here!

This is a photo of our oldest son Brent who was a mere 1 3/4ths year old checking out

his new baby brother David...in 1984.

My goodness ~ Brent is 32 and now David is 30.

A precious photo of Brent when he was only about four ~

Chase, our fourth born is such a sweet angel here and only a teeny toddler!

David and Brad. Exactly two years apart to the day!!! Discussing The Night Before Christmas....

And here is a much more recent photo taken just a couple of years ago...

Our beautiful babies!!!

I hope you don't mind me sharing my sweet sons with you ~

I've been looking through old photos
and just can't believe how fast the time has gone by.

Cherish the moments dear friends!!!!

A few scans for you from my sweet gifts from Lisa!!!!

Wishing you all a wonderful Friday and weekend!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

A thankful spirit ~

Feeling so very thankful today for all the goodness in our lives...

thankful for my precious family and dear friends.

Seems like a fall morn here in GA today ~

I so love fall!

Wonderful images for you:

Happy Tuesday sweet friends!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

In my little world ~

I just thought FOR SURE

I would get back in my creative groove today.

"Thought" being the key word!

But I have to say...art goodies and supplies

always, always get me excited about creating!!!

I had to get out and get a few things we needed the other day

so it was the perfect opportunity

to swing by Hobby Lobby, Staples and Michael's for a quick check

to see if they had something that I was missing out on!

Here's what I came home with:

These rhinestone things are at Michael's and I LOVE THEM!

I know they will be gone soon as everything at Michael's usually is,

so I used a coupon and snagged another card ~

I found this glimmer mist stuff at Michael's too!

I'm not such a glittery girl but I had the girl at the checkout

put a little of this onto a piece of white paper and it looked like

coffee or strong tea ~ so I thought it would be great misted

onto a beautiful old photograph I printed out!

My fav glue stick from Hob Lob...the metal things are from Michael's ~

I want to corrode them more though ~ I love, love using these in my art!

I always use my slide cutter and needed a few new blades.

Did you know that Michael's were THREE dollars more than Hob Lob?

Good grief!

Another tidbit of info...

I take all of my used up printer cartridges to Staples and they

mail me coupons! I had a 10.00 off coupon and was able to get

my fav paper for FREE!!! I also love the 20 lb. (regular paper thickness)

This 67 lb. is not as thick as cardstock but I love printing images on it

when creating my artwork.

Hob Lob had tons of things that were 50% off

and I thought this little pack of stuff looked wonderful!

Here are the metal frames again ~

I need to corrode them a little, just have to figure out how again...

Here's the color of the Glimmer Mist!

When I cleaned out my studio a few months ago,

I noticed all of my metallic and gold paints had dried up so

I also restocked those for the upcoming Christmas season ~

I so love that Champagne shade!!!

And now for a baby update!!!

Emily has been having contractions 20 minutes apart...

she is dilated a full 3 and 60% effaced!

Sooooo...

I'm charging the camera battery right now 'cause

I'm thinking we will have a precious grandson really soon!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Friday and weekend dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Time to tidy up!

So what are you up to this June day?

Me? Well, I'm just getting ready for a visit from my Mom and Dad....

They're dropping by for a quick visit, spending the night and then heading

back up to the North Georgia mountains where they live.

But I have to admit...when I've been making stuff...

I do just enough to get by around here!

I make sure everyone's fed  and that they have clean clothes...

but other than that...I'm in the zone...

lace and thread snippets are all over the studio floor!

And I just forget about the rest of the place....

So, it's time to clean up a little around here at the farmhouse...

I broke down and cut all of my hydrangea blooms.

In the past I've cut them late in the summer then placed them in a vase of water

and waited until the water evaporates, they will slowly dry and turned out beautiful.

But I couldn't wait.

They started to fade a bit...looking like they were on their way out

while they were still on the bush.

So, we'll see.

I love dried hydrangea blooms so much!!

Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love

Dawn