A few image gifts for you!

These beautiful images are from my recently acquired fairy book!! Click to enlarge, then right click to save them to your computer ~ They are so very old and just precious to me!

I hope that you've had a great week, been able to do a few things that you love doing, nurturing your soul . . . if not, try to tuck away a little time to do just that ~

xxoo, Dawn

A little article in Small Town LivingE-magazine ~

Seems funny sometimes to promote yourself. As women, don't you find that it's basically against our nature? We put others first, the house and then lastly ourselves. What I'm finding is that at this tender age of 46 that my boys are older, three actually living out on their own. Chase is on the cusp of taking flight and little Noah is bringing up the rear and just thinks that he's seventeen.

But back to my point. Right now, at this age, I feel like it's OK. It's time to feel comfortable with a little self-promotion. I've always loved creating but now, at this time in my life, it has been truly fulfilling. Having my blog, meeting so many of you wonderful, creative friends has encouraged me all the more to step outside of my comfort zone and experience a few new things!

Thank you again my friends ~

Tina of Garden Goose contacted me a few weeks back and asked me if I would like to write an article for their online Small Town Living e-magazine. A few years back, I would have politely declined. But I gladly agreed and wrote the article!! I'd love for you to take a look. The magazine is chock full of information and articles. Click here to visit the Small Town Living website and just click on the magazine cover to open the PDF file to read!! Thank you so much Tina and Paul!

My little piece of the puzzle ~

Gail at Shabby Cottage Studio has organized a collaboration project for each member of the Studio Design Team to take part in. Gail will be submitting it to possibly be chosen to be published in a book!!

She has a unique shadow box with different sections and each of us on the team were assigned a section and we were to complete a piece of artwork to fit into that section. The theme is "shabby chic spring" and this is my contribution and hopefully it will slide right into the shadow box in my little section. (I measured and re-measured!) I can't wait to see the finished project, I'll be sure to post photos when I get them!!

I want to thank each and every one of you for all the sweet comments about my pincushions being published. I just want you to know that because of you, your encouragement, you cheering me on, your kindess, I have had the confidence to create, to send my artwork to the magazine and now for it to appear inside!!!

Thank you ALL so very much for being my cheerleaders!!

xxoo, Dawn