A little something pretty and a new addition to the family!

I recently found these beautiful old images or rather paintings

that I knew you would love!

They each have a wonderful ethereal look to them.

So far we've had a pretty quiet summer around here.

We did have a family reunion last month and I snapped this photo

of our precious grandbabies Clara and Murray!

I just love these angels.

I've made a little bit of handmade soap for a few birthday parties...

And have even been getting back to printing on fabric!

There's definitely a trick to it, getting the paper to feed into the printer correctly

and avoiding paper jams but the results are always worth the work.

I created several lavender sachets for a local French restaurant that has

a sweet shop attached. She really liked them!

I also have a few that are listed in my Etsy store if you'd like to take a peek!

Filled with approximately 1 full cup of fresh lavender buds and adorned with

a little bundle of seam binding and a vintage button of course!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY ETSY SHOP

Another little tidbit of news from our farmhouse...

Our pair of diamond doves have a sweet baby!!!

Born just a few days ago.

We will see if it's sibling hatches too,

it was laid a few days after the first.

Neat, huh???

Thank you always for stopping by to see me!

I hope you are doing so very good ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

A little June sale!!!

You know I have to share a few images with you ~

Yes, they are random but I always hope you love them!

I'm having a little sale in my Etsy shop!

For one week only, until June 20th,

simply type JUNESALE into the Coupon Code box

when checking out to receive

25% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY SHOP

There are a few things in my shop that I've made,

a few old things and of course my tutorials.

I'm going to try to add more goodies all week long so keep checking in!

Thank you always for visiting me precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Special days and special gifts!!!

I had been thinking and thinking of something wonderful

that I could make for my sweet friend Lisa's birthday this month.

She has the corner on the market of incredible supplies

in her studio, so what I could give her in that respect

would pale in comparison to her already amazing collection!

So...I finally decided I would make her a pair of pillows!

I ran across the prettiest pair of hand towels at Hobby Lobby

and knew they would look gorgeous as pillow fronts.

Plus, I knew the colors would be PERFECT in her home as well.

Here are the goodies that I used in creating her pillows!

All fabrics were pre-washed so they would already be preshrunk and

when it comes time to wash the slipcovers, they will still fit the inserts.

The ticking fabric was found at Walmart of all places! I love it. I knew it would

be beautiful as a small ruffle around and also for the ties in the back.

The other fabric I used was a drop cloth that coordinated perfectly after

I lightly bleached it in the wash.

I wanted a slouchy look on these I really think I achieved it!

I made the covers slightly over-sized and just love the look of them ~

The feather inserts can easily be removed when it comes time to

toss them into the washing machine!

My next challenge?

Trying to get these big ol' pillows to Texas!

They are about the size of a Euro pillow.

I'm trying this: one of those space bags you suck all the air out of!

They are a flat as a flitter now.

I'm going to build a box around them and see how that works!

I still have a few more gifts to gather for my precious friend but

these are finished!!!

Also, I have to show you my beautiful Mother's Day gift from

all of our boys!!!

A GORGEOUS CHANDELIER!!!!

Our son Brad works for a lighting company and

all of the boys chipped into get this beautiful fixture

for our dining room

PLUS

Brad installed it on Mother's Day too!

I absolutely love it!!!

Pretty, right?

I think it suits our little dining room just perfectly.

I'm adding a few things to my Etsy shop and wanted you to see as well.

I have GOT to start de-stashing some of this stuff!!!!

Really, my studio is about to BURST!

Here's a link to my shop if you'd like to take a peek:

MY ETSY STORE

I'm going to start adding things every day to try to

get rid of some of my hoard!!!

I hope you are doing so very good

and thank you always for stopping by to see me!

hugs and love,

Dawn

A clean, fresh face!!!

That's what this feels like!!!

Like I've washed off tons of make-up and

my face is now fresh and sparkly clean!

I've been wanting to clean this ol' blog up

for SO LONG and I finally did it!

I hope that it loads faster for you all now too.

Please let me know if it does, OK??

I may clean it up even more, we'll see.

But for now I just love it!!!

And in other news....

You have GOT to see what I found at the thrift last week!!!

A 100.00 Rowenta ironing board for only...

wait for it...

12.00!!!

Can you believe that?

Then I found the perfect cover on Amazon for just 14.00.

It is rock solid and has a HUGE ironing surface.

It's the simple things that make me happy!!!

And lastly, I have a new hair cut and just thought I'd share it with you!!!

Hahaha!

And yes...I'm in my moo moo here...but who cares ~

Having your hair done always makes you feel amazing!

Wishing you a beautiful weekend precious friends!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

A thankful heart and a few handmade treasures ~

There's something beautiful about waking up to thankfulness.

Yes, some mornings I wake up I'm grouchy...worried...sleepy, etc.

But this morning the absolute wonderful feeling of thankfulness washed over me.

What a true blessing it is!

I'm realizing that THESE are the good ol' days.

That I've been blessed with the most precious family ever.

A dear husband that I'll celebrate our 35th anniversary with

in just a few weeks.

Five sweet sons that make me realize that they are my true gift in this life.

And how blessed are we that they have met

such beautiful people that love them so.

Plus our two precious grandbabies, Clara and Murray ~

growing like little weeds and filling our hearts with love.

Healthy parents and in-laws that I treasure so very much....

How very thankful I am this morning!

Well, really...I am thankful every morning but I just love it when

it's first and foremost in my mind and makes my heart swell.

Speaking of these two angels, they came for a little visit this week ~

Look at Clara's smile!!! She's already lost two bottom teeth but

it seems like such a bigger deal now that she's lost a top tooth!!

Also...can you believe our youngest son Noah

is now a senior in high school?!!

A friend recently took this wonderful photo of him

and I simply can't believe our baby is 18 years old!

He's still my baby in my eyes though ~

And from the studio....

I finally decided that it was time to make a few needle books!!

It's been quite a while since I've made any of these sweeties.

I guess I'd forgotten how much I really enjoy making them!

They are quite simple but embellished with snippets of old lace

and of course, a bit of seam binding.

I've added these to my shop if you'd like to take a peek!

~ Visit my Etsy store HERE ~

Plus I've added a few more other goodies too!!!

~ Visit my Etsy Shop HERE ~

I hope you are doing so, so good...

and that you too have a thankful heart today!!

Thank you always for stopping by to visit me ~

hugs and love,

Dawn