New beginnings ~

A few sweet illustrations from

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady....

I'm feeling so good!!!

I finally tackled my studio!

When you get into a creating frenzy......supplies. are. everywhere ~
I end up pulling out everything I need and even what I don't and it really piles up...

But I took the entire day to put things away ~

throw things away and store what's left

into creative containers.

Do you love wonderful old luggage?

I absolutely adore train cases!

I have a tiny collection and decided to store different projects

inside each one ~

This one holds all the components to create resin baubles....

This one holds tons of stuff for soldering and a few Tim Holtz treasures

I've been wanting to experiment with too!

And what's so neat?

I managed to experiment a teeny bit today too!

I've had this color remover forever ~

and then I came across

this dark navy luggage pocket that I'd salvaged a while back

(who even knows how long!)

Well, I thought it was time to give the color remover a try ~

Just look at the gorgeous result...

amazing!

OH!! And I've also been gathering my goodies

to prepare class kits because.....

I'm going to be teaching at Paper Cowgirls in March!!!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??!!!

I'm gonna be brave and do this!

Clean tables make me want to make things!!!!

Why is that?

They're clean and all I want to do is mess them up :)

Have a great Wednesday my dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Snapshots....

My sweet daughter-in-law loves our old farmhouse and the land it sits on ~

on a sunny day last week she took these gorgeous photos....

I just love the way she "sees" things!

She's got such a wonderful eye!

Thank you for letting me share these Emily ~

It's frigidly cold here in Georgia...

and the wind is fierce!

I hope you're staying cozy and warm where you are.

Have a beautiful Tuesday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Blessed.....

That's how I feel this New Year's day!

Truly blessed.

Yes, we've had our fair share of troubles this past year....

stuff I don't share here because,

you know I want this to be a happy place, right?

But all in all....I feel so very blessed!

And my simple wish list for this new year???

To be brave and to try new things....creatively and otherwise ~

To try be be healthier because really, when we feel good we can do so much MORE!

To work harder to enjoy more.

What does that mean?

To not major in the minors...

To enjoy the moments, each and every one....because they pass so quickly

and will never return.

I wish you the most beautiful, happy and healthy New Year precious friends!!!!!

love you so much and thank you for being you ~

Dawn