A thankful heart ~

Last week my sweet cousin tagged me in a link.

It was an estate sale for an eclectic artist.

I went to the link and there were 200 photographs!!!

I may have foamed at the mouth a little bit because

she loved all that I love!

My cousin lived VERY close to the estate sale and said she may go.

I asked her if you find anything at all that you think I'll love, get it...

I'll send you the money!

Well, she went.

And ohmyland...what she bought for me is WONDERFUL!!!

I asked her what do I owe you hon?

(thank goodness it was 50% off day on Sunday)

Sherry told me nothing...it's all a gift from me.

WHAAAAT?

Thank you so much precious Sherry!!! I love it all so much!

I'll let the photos speak for themselves....

gosh, I've got to get back to creating.

Such sweet, precious treasures!

Some I will keep in honor of the sweet artist who passed.

I want to honor her taste, her love of old and her artistry.

You know I had to share though!

Wishing you a beautiful spring and

thank you always for visiting me!!!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Oh my goodness! The lace angel visited me today!!!!!

Long time no post!

But, y'all....

This is truly post worthy!!!!

I met a sweet friend through Etsy that purchased

several of my tutorials.

One of which was the Candy Cup tutorial.

She was looking for lace similar to what I had used

in my photo in the tutorial.

I mentioned that it was wedding lace.

I told Madaline that maybe

if she went to JoAnn fabrics and

visited the wedding section and trims,

she could find something beautiful.

WELL....apparently this dear girl bought some for her....and some for me!!!!

Goodness gracious!!!

She told me she wanted to send me a few

snippets of lace so I could use them in my creations as well.

These are more than snippets!

I'm so, so, so very thankful sweet Madaline!

You truly are my lace angel ~

thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Now....what shall I make?

I'd better get myself busy creating, right???

First,

I will enjoy this wonderful gorgeousness!!!

Thank you always for stopping by sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Life is full of sweet surprises!!!

Well, one wonderful surprise is this sweet little sparrow nest that the mama

built inside of the wreath on our front door!

I'm still taking photos as times passes....I can't wait to see the babies!

This is the next WONDERFUL SURPRISE!!!

I received a precious gift from one of my blog friends,

a true soul sister as she has been featured in Somerset Life

in the past, as have I.

Just look at what this sweet Melissa has gifted me!

So many BEAUTIFUL elements to create with!!!

You inspire me so much dear Melissa and I appreciate

each and every gift from you!!!!

Here's to us both creating and using our true talents!

Thank you so, so very much.

I've been in a funk for too many years but

you've truly inspired me!!!

Hugs and love precious friends,

Always,
Dawn

These truly are the good ol' days!

Seems the older I get the more I realize

that the here and now,

the gatherings with loved ones and

the moments we all share together,

truly are times that should be treasured!

We need to cherish each and every moment

with our family and friends.

I found this gorgeous old painting the other day

and knew you would love it!

Artist: Sir John Everett Milais

It's been a while since I've received a gift in the mail but

last week, a box was delivered to my door and I was totally surprised!

Months ago a blog friend/reader emailed me wanting my address

that she was de-stashing and cleaning out everything and would

I like a few of her old laces and things. Why, OF COURSE!!!

I had forgotten all about this and when I opened the package,

I could not believe the beautiful gifts tucked inside!!!

The gorgeous embroidered net lace at the top center of the photo below

was her pram cover when she was a baby!!!

She told me she had no one to leave these things to and

knew I would appreciate it all.

Dear sweet Gina, I love it ALL!!! I've displayed the pram cover

in my studio, hung up the baby dress and coat...so I can enjoy them

each and every day! Thank you for your precious gifts, I'm so very honored!

And speaking of precious times with friends and family,

last weekend we had the most fun

at my son David and Heather's gender reveal party!!!

They are expecting a little boy!!!

His precious name is going to be Owen,

I cried the minute they told us that.

Another dear grandson!!!

She's due January 7th and it seems like the time is whizzing by!

Thank you always for stopping by to see what I'm up to!!!

Hugs and love,

Dawn