Found.....good stuff!

Is this not the prettiest little girl ever??
I've always loved this old photo ~

I made a trip to Antique Griffin Wednesday and
added a few things to my space.
Plus I took tons of photos for the Antique Griffin blog too ~
Look at the treasures I found :)
I love old lace scraps....

Old books too....this one is a shorthand book!
For two dollars and some change, who can turn this down?

An adorable old baby photo and wonderful bauble ~

And the sweetest thing of all....
one lone doll bootie, just waiting to be loved ~

I'm keeping Clara today!!!
Brent and Emily are heading to the Atlanta Merchandise Mart to
add all new soaps to the showroom display....
the big July Market show begins soon!
Brent just freshened up the website for Shop Fun Soap too!



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A NEW ART CHALLENGE!!!!

Mary of Green Paper has provided three gorgeous images and
we're supposed to create any kind of artwork with them,
as long as all three are included ~
CLICK HERE to visit her blog and grab the hi-res photos!
We'll show our stuff in a week ~
Now....what can I do.....




I hope you're doing great, staying cool and comfy....
Wishing you a wonderful Thursday precious friends,
hugs and love,
Dawn

My sweet MIL gets me!

I do love strange things....I admit it ~ a forgotten bird's nest, rusty things, tattered books....they're not your typical items that are collected.

This past weekend my husband's parents came over for a visit and my dear mother-in-law brought me a few goodies! A sweet bird's nest that I've placed in this gathering basket and added a few fake eggs to ~ just look at the beautiful skeletal leaves that are tucked all around, I love it!

Here are a few more gifts as well....a sewing machine drawer and her own mother's train case! I think I'll use them both to store supplies in ~ much better than a plastic container, don't you think?

Plus a bag of old, stained linens that I simply adore ~ she knew that holes and stains are OK in my book and of course I love them! They're freshly laundered and ready for whatever comes next ~

My favorite piece is this one, the flowers and white leaves are so beautiful ~

Seeing the beauty in the old, tattered and worn is truly a gift and
I so appreciate my sweet mother-in-law for thinking of me :)


Sweet Noah has had a WONDERFUL first few days of school ~ it's a big step going from elementary to middle school but it helps when all your friends are with you!!


And here's my favorite photo of Ellie just for Kimi ~ I would be honored if you would paint her portrait!!! My email address is: sewmanyroses@yahoo.com
Thank you so much sweet friend!!!!

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday dear friends,
xxoo, Dawn

I'm such a procrastinator!

Jenny Doh had asked me months ago if I'd come up with an apron for the new publication, Apronology. Sort of my spin on the whole apron thing. Well, I've finally started working on an apron to send in but I have been procrastinating terribly and truthfully, I just can't explain why, but I have. The deadline is coming fast and I'll need to pop it in the mail in the next day or so. Are you like that? If you are about to do something new, you put it off not wanting to do it wrong??

I have a nice collection of old linens that I've been going through to possibly use for this project and wanted to share what I've started with.

I have an old petticoat or slip that has holes and tears in it, but the double ruffle that is around the bottom is just beautiful. So I've taken a section of the ruffle and applied it to the bottom of a new, but washed, cook's apron from Hobby Lobby. I thought the ready made apron would be a nice base for applying these wonderful old linens to . . . we'll see how this turns out, I'm still not convinced I can do this in time ~ ugh!

Now that I've started on it, I'm getting the vibe and hopefully will have it shipped to California in time. I don't know if mine will be artistic enough ~ maybe just resourceful! I love reusing old things, but I'm sure you've realized that by now! Next I need to start on my art quilt to submit by the end of the year ~ you can read about submitting yours HERE.

PS. There's a sweet new blogger in town!!! Her name is Pattie and her blog is The Joy of Nesting ~ you know I love that name!! Please pay her a visit and give her a warm welcome to this land of blog . . .

~ Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday ~

xxoo, Dawn