A little treasure hunting ~

Precious little girl images for you....

This past weekend I was able to get out for a little treasure hunting!

I've turned into the most FRUGAL cheapskate ever, ever.

Mainly because, I have gathered so many goodies already,

So I tell myself it must be amazingly affordable to take it home.

But you know the fun is always the thrill of the hunt!!!

I hit a few antique stores first, one being Antique Griffin ~

an antique mall that I've had several spaces in over the years.

I always, ALWAYS leave with a treasure or two!

Next, I stopped at several thrift stores to see what I could find.

My treasures are few but I'm so pleased with what I came home with!

A couple of old bottles with their original corks ~

snippets of gorgeous, aged, antique lace,

a lovely pair of old clip-on earrings

and remnants of beautiful fabric

(yeah, like I need more of that!)

And a most wonderful find???

This large piece of white chenille fabric...over FIVE yards!

It was a mere fraction of what it would've been at the fabric store.

Now, help me think of something wonderful to create with it....

Many years ago, I made a precious little baby jacket with chenille fabric

and lined it with blue and white toile ~

Well, we are expecting some scary weather here in Georgia for the next few days.

ICE.

I so hope it won't be as bad as they are forecasting.

I usually love winter as it usually so mild here but I have to honestly say

I'm ready for this one to be gone and to welcome Spring!!!

I hope you have a beautiful Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

A precious gift and Martha's pom poms

Baby Clara received the most wonderful package in the mail today!!! A gorgeous handmade bunny from Nancy, a sweet reader of the blog! Just look at how adorable this bunny is!!

Nancy emailed me a few weeks ago about the colors that Emily loves and I told her, not knowing this is what she had in mind. She used beautiful chenille fabrics and vintage linens to create this one-of-a-kind treasure ~

Dear Nancy, please know that this will be a special keepsake for Clara and thank you so, so very much ~ from Emily, Brent, and myself as well!

Remember the pom poms that I found on Martha's wedding website? You can find the directions HERE. Well, I gave them a try today and I LOVE THIS PROJECT!!!! What an amazing bang for the buck!!! You just have to be very gentle when pulling each sheet of tissue out when you are fluffing it but don't you just love it?? I want to hang them at the shower I think ~ we'll see!

I'm so excited ~ my dear friend Tammy is giving me fresh flowers to arrange in the baby planters!! She owns a florist and know just what flowers I should use ~ so wish me luck on arranging them....she's swamped with Valentine's day but is so kind to give us the flowers as a gift! Thank you Tammy!

You'd think this was the social event of the season the way I'm carrying on but I just want to share with you my excitement and all that I wanted to do for this special baby shower.
Thank you all so much for cheering me on!!

Wishing a very happy Tuesday sweet friends,

xxoo, Dawn