To gather . . .

These beautiful images are by John William Waterhouse ~
I've given this first one to you before and I never tire of it....
and second is so lovely too ~

And still in the gathering theme....new artwork!
A shallow drawer assemblage with a treasure pocket ~
A gathering of beautiful pieces of nature...
for purchase in my shoppe ~
SOLD....Thank you so much!!!!

Should you tire of the nature items....
they all can be removed to display another gathered collection!



Remember the chubby bird stamp that you all loved?
This is the set that it came from called "Bird Notes" from Crafty Secrets.
I purchased my set from Gail at Shabby Cottage Studio....
I'm not sure if she has any in stock right now but you could ask...if not just Google it!
That row of birds is one of my favs too!!



Here are a couple of sweet little Valentine's giveaways for you!!!
Sylvia of Lily's Pad and Petals is giving away this beautiful night light....
~ Just click here to enter ~



And Donna of Brynwood Needleworks is giving away a gathering of goodies!
~ Just click here to enter ~




Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday sweet friends ~
hugs and love,
Dawn

The blessings of friends ~

It's amazing this blogging world. How many blogs are there really???
But it's wonderful when we find one another ~
when we discover that we are kindred spirits,
that we love the same things and
that we totally relate to each other!!!

A friend will strengthen you with her prayers,
bless you with her love,
and encourage you with her hope.

Another image I thought you would love to use!

I'm in love with ruffles!!!
The mail came the other day and these pillows were featured inside ~
I thought to myself, "I just have to share them with everyone!!"
Aren't they luscious??? You may have seen them before but they were new to me ~

These curtains are from Urban Outfitters....ruffled goodness!!!

The flower? From Heaven above....

Josette of My Grama's Soul is having her very first giveaway ever!!!
I'm so excited for her, giveaways are fun for everyone!
~Just click HERE to visit her blog and comment ~

Thank you so very much for being so sweet to Ann of The Tin Rabbit!!!
I love her style and knew you would too....
plus she has a wonderful heart ~

Wishing you a great Tuesday precious friends!
hugs and love,
Dawn

What love built ~

First, I have another wonderful image for you!
I found her while antiquing Saturday....

And what DID love build??
Our sweet son Brent built a beautiful trellis for his wife Emily
over their front walk and I had to show it to you!!
They will have a gorgeous vine growing over it soon ~

And look at this angel!!!! Growing so very fast!!!!
Can you believe Clara will be one year old in March???

And now I can introduce you to a precious friend Ann of The Tin Rabbit!!!
She's just put up her very first post!!!
Please welcome her and let her know how wonderful blogging is ~
I'm so glad you're here Ann!!!!

And I have to show you this precious bear
that Marva of Purplepaint's Muse
transformed into vintage goodness!!!
I just love her! I have such a soft spot
in my heart for bears ~
Marva saw the little tutorial in my side bar
about how I love doing this...

A sweet Valentine giveaway from Diane at Diane Knott's Musings!!
~Just click HERE to enter ~

I hope you have a wonderful Monday sweet friends!
hugs and love,
Dawn