Wow....2400 posts, are you kidding me?

I just noticed this!!!

I'm starting this post and look over at the number...

and it's my 2403rd post!!

WHAT?

My goodness....how amazing is THAT?

I really do still love it.

I know I don't post like I used to

but blogging has changed quite a bit in the past few years.

There are zillions of bloggers now and it's just not like it used to be.

Facebook is the hot thing because it's quick and to-the-point

but I still love my little blog.

And it seems that blogs now feel the need

to post a new DIY project

for each and every post....

and some of the ideas are just not that good!

I guess that I'm considered "old-school" now.

Simply sharing thoughts, photos and images and a few ideas.

But, I still love my little blog...

sharing my finds and what I'm doing ~

even if it's not very much!!

Here's the beautiful quilted fabric that I want to make

a few needle books from.

It's just one simple pillow sham I found a few years ago

at Marshall's I think.

But I can see them in my mind's eye...

Now, to actually MAKE them!

To those of you who have been with me from the beginning,

and for those of you who may have just found my blog...

I cherish you so much!

Thank you so much for visiting me here to see what I'm up to ~

I'm certainly hoping my creative muse will give me a swift kick soon

so I can get a few things finished and in my shop!

Happy weekend precious friends!

Remember to be kind to yourself...

Hugs and love,

Dawn

A few days in the life ~

So...what's been going on around here???

Regular ol' every day things ~

washing clothes, cooking yummy dinners and

in the last few days, I've given a few hair trims!

I've cut our boys hair their whole lives and our next-to-the-youngest, Chase,

needed a trim Friday. Then, little Murray and Clara, our grandbabies, needed

a trim as well! Then their mama, Emily wanted an inverted bob...so I did it!

She ended up loving it!

I'm sorry, no pics though, I was just too tired!

All the while we have a soap order in our General Store Soap Shop

for 65 fleur de lis soaps for a special party

and guess what???

We have ONE mold!!!

So I've been pouring them constantly, popping them out,

then pouring another...

but it was a wonderful order and worth the effort.

Wishing you a wonderful day precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Down the rabbit hole ~

Hello sweet friends!

I'm so sorry I've been a little absent lately ~

Absent from blogging, from creating and

from visiting other's blogs that I love and admire.

Seems I've been down a soapy rabbit hole and

am trying to dig my way out!

I am so very thankful for all of our recent orders

and have been telling myself that making soap

really is a creative thing too!!

But I know that there are only so many posts

that you want to see of our little egg soaps.

Hopefully I will get back to making other

pretty things soon!

But I thank you for always stopping by just to see what I'm up to ~

Wishing you a beautiful fall Friday and weekend!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Thinking of you ~

Hi sweet friends....

I just wanted to pop in and say hello!

I promise, I'm still here but

my parents have come to visit us for a few days

and we are enjoying our time together!

Wishing you a beautiful Thursday dear friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn

The beginnings of something wonderful...

We've been making some major changes around this old farmhouse!

We're going through our wonderful old antiques

and listing a few in our new

1925 Farmhouse Goods Etsy shop

We are deciding what can go

and what can stay!

It's a good thing I believe ~

just to go through things and decide what

needs to go to a new home and what you just

love so much it can stay.

I admit it. I love my beautiful old things but truly

there is a time where you know it's OK to let go and for

these lovely items to grace a new home.

I had this amazing collection of clocks, new and old

that I always displayed together. Some are so pitiful

I can't even sell them but their graphics are so gorgeous!

 Some of the better ones

are now listed in our new shop too!

This particular clock was a new clock and the case

was crafted to look very old.

It didn't work anymore though.

Well...I gutted the thing!

Now I've primed the inside to brighten it up

and it will soon be a beautiful assemblage!!

Stay tuned sweet friends....

ohmygoodness...starting this piece has so thrilled my soul!

I can't wait to work on it even more

but I just had to share the beginnings with you ~

Don't forget to enter my lavender sachet giveaway

on Tracie's blog Fishtail Cottage, OK?

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Moving on...there is much creating to be done!!!

I will not speak of the you-know-whats...

except that they are now hanging

in our bedroom and hopefully they

will darken it beautifully when I need to sleep late in the morning ~

I stay up waaaaaaaaaay too late at night

and this is very important!

I've started on a few new projects but am exhausted.

I think I'll stick to stuff I want to sell in my shop!

I promise I'll be sharing more soon ~

I hope you don't mind that I shared a few old pics...

just hoping that they inspire you or make you smile!!!!

Wishing you a WONDERFUL weekend my sweet friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn