A sweet gift and a few found treasures ~

Miss Sandy of Quill Cottage sent me the most wonderful journal!!! I love these mini composition books and Sandy has given it the most beautiful transformation! And this was just because I entered her giveaway ~ what an angel! Thank you so much dear friend, it's absolutely beautiful and you know I just love it!!

Friday I had to run to the post office and mail out several artwork packages plus the giveaway package for Yvette, then headed to my favorite antique store, The Plum Tree! It was absolutely gorgeous....a holiday wonderland! Candles burning, soft lighting, Thanksgiving decor mingled with antiques and the most beautiful Christmas room filled to the brim!!!

I scratched around because, basically, that's what I do....dig for treasures at great prices. I found several stacks of Somerset magazines brought in by one of my most favorite dealers, The Tattered Cat, and had to buy a few ~ at 2.00 a pop I couldn't go wrong! As I'm thumbing through them, I discover an artist that I love, Sunny Koch, and several pages featuring her work....I knew it was a must-have.

Then as I'm looking through the store I discover a book that has my name written all over it!!! (Well, not really my name but you know what I mean) Bird Egg Feather Nest by Maryjo Koch! Do you think it was meant to be for me to find both of these artist's work today??? They are mother and daughter and I love them both. Their style, talent and taste is just beautiful to me.....so it was a good day!

They co-wrote a wonderful book, Vintage Collage Works that I have and now I need to pull it out and study it again. Does looking at other's artwork inspire you?? It definitely does me ~

I hope you have a great fall weekend. Relax and enjoy those you love ~

Happy Saturday,

xxoo, Dawn

Just relaxing in Savannah ~

Today was a fun day in Savannah ~ I think the fishermen pretty much burned up on the lake as the humidity was unbearable but Emily, Brad and I headed to the air-conditioned comfort of Barnes & Noble! The wonderful antique/junque store that I've found treasures in on another visit was gone....closed up....boarded up to be exact. After discovering that, we moved on to our next destination. I love to go to the book store. Barnes & Noble has that amazing smell when you walk through the doors. I just want to stand still and inhale!

I found these amazing glue sticks that I've seen on so many blogs and they're right, they do smell heavenly!! I really look forward to using them when I get home.

My other wonderful purchase was this neat book by MaryJo and Sunny Koch Vintage Collage Works. What a wonderful, inspirational book!!! Their style is so very "me." I've included several interior photos to give you an idea of the content. If you'd like to visit their website, you can click HERE.

Another thing I found that I will order from Amazon, is several Dover image books with the image CD included! Just wonderful images that I can print from my own computer to use in my artwork. 

We visited a few thrift stores but only found one neat old plate for collage. The antique stores in Savannah are quite high dollar and out of my league, as I love junky, old, tattered, stained and discarded things.....

The boys are really enjoying being together. We've cooked burgers out on the grill tonight and are watching a movie together. Sometimes I stop and think, "My goodness, we have a lot of children!!" I love them each so much, for who they are and for who they are becoming ~ Hoping that your weekend is going so good.

xxoo, Dawn