What makes me smile....

I do so love pretty things....

gorgeous old paintings:

Beautiful old illustrations:

My wonderful fabric collection...

Delicate antique lace...

Wonderful old ephemera ~

Making something pretty ~

Roses. Alive or dried...it doesn't matter to me. They are heavenly!!!

Great ideas that utilize simple components ~

Beautiful antique jewelry...

Sweet old buttons...they are like precious jewels to me.

Making something that has been cast-off into something

that is precious and wonderful....

Happy Monday dear friends ~ you are the best!!!!

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

hugs and love,

Dawn

Making pretty things...

I so am.

Making the sweetest, yummiest lavender sachets!

I'm in the thick of it right now too ~

some are orders but a bunch will also land in

my etsy shop!

So please stay tuned ~

I so hope you've had a great weekend!!!

I've been working the whole way through trying to get

these little babies finished ~ it won't be long now!!

Wishing you a beautiful Monday precious friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Anyone have a little energy they can share?

I can't get over how incredibly tired I am!!!

Being a Mimi is hard work...but the most precious work of all, don't you think?

We colored together today...and told stories...

I'm on the cusp of turning 50 and can hardly keep up

with my sweet Clara, a mere 2 1/2!

Today's post is filled with more gorgeous Master's paintings for you...
Can't you see them on the front of handmade cards?
(remember to click them twice for the largest size :)

Plus a few glimpses from our visit to my mom and dad's house

in the GA mountains last year in the fall.

It was so funny....my dad has a rep for driving "just a little" too fast
and here I am with my camera hanging out the window and I could barely

get a decent shot because we were pushing 60 mph!!!!

I finally had to tell my dad to PLEASE slow down
so I can get some beautiful photos of the leaves :)

Isn't it funny how each of our family members have "little things" like that?

I admit it, when I was young, I drove like a crazy banchee!!!
And I SO got it honest!

But the more children I had, I finally calmed down a bit, thank goodness....

the traffic tickets were killing me and our insurance premium!

We going to have more fallish temps in Georgia this weekend

and YOU KNOW I'll be in HEAVEN!!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Thursday my dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Tons of news to share!

First, I love giveaways, I know you ALL know that! Well, Sandi at Wayside Treasures is celebrating her 1 YEAR BLOGIVERSARY!!!

JUST CLICK HERE TO COMMENT TO WIN HER GOODIES!

More wonderful news....
Lesley of Flatwoods Folk Art is teaching at KC Willis' Studio Retreats!!!!
HOW GREAT IS THAT???!!!
Lesley's creative style is so beautiful to me
and now you can take a class from her in KC's beautiful new studio in Colorado!
Just visit the Studio Retreats page HERE to read more about it!!!

You know I love images, right???
Mary of Green Paper has compiled
some gorgeous collections of images for purchase!!
Mary offers them in downloadable format or even on a CD if you'd like!!
I have several sets now and love the quality and style of them ~
if you'd like to take a look:

Click here to visit Green Paper Packages.

I love sharing things I've found ~ because we all have such similar taste!!!

hugs and love,
Dawn