Old, a little stained, yet oh-so-beautiful ~

These little items would normally be forgotten ~

maybe tossed into a drawer or even the trash.

They are old, stained and don't seem

to have a specific purpose anymore.

Fragments of lace....old thread that has age speckles from the years ~

odd lengths of trims left over from a previous project.

That's no matter though, right??

For me they have a beautiful purpose.

They make me smile and

truly inspire my creative spirit!!!!!

A few found treasures at Antique Griffin today!

Even the gorgeous old labels make me swoon :)

I hope you are having a beautiful December weekend,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Christmas prayer ~

A Christmas Prayer
by Robert Louis Stevenson

Loving Father,
Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate
and open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift
and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing
which Christ brings,
and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.

May the Christmas morning
make us happy to be thy children,
and Christmas evening bring us to our beds
with grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven,
for Jesus' sake.
Amen

Wishing you a wonderful weekend precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Pop-tarts reach a whole new level!!

So, it arrived!!!

My last piece of artwork that Stampington had...

It was published a few months ago ~

I always love see my artwork come home....

I've shown it to you before

but since I've not been in the studio very much lately,

why not again??

I opened up a Pop-Tart box on the side seam,

sprayed one side with spray adhesive then pressed it

adhesive side down onto the back of a piece of decorative paper...

Trimmed around all the nooks and crannies with an exact-o knife

then repeated the process for the other side ~

glue the side seam back together, then decorate!!

Wow, I condensed my article from the mag down to one paragraph :)

Yeah, I know it's a little over the top ~

It was mean to be a gift box where

the box is a gift itself!!

I had some pretty cream colored tissue that

I ran through my little shredder and then stuffed inside

to look like maybe there might be something good under there :)

I've recently won a few giveaways that I'd love to share with you...

Lisa of Mud Hound Studio was giving away bundles of her handmade ribbons

and fibers and I LOVE her work...

Well, I was one of the winners!!!

Such gorgeous goodies to create with!!!

Thank you so much sweet Lisa,

I love, LOVE it all!!

I also won a wonderful giveaway from Carol Mae of Prairie Dreams!!!

She sent me so many sweet gifts....handmade cards,

wonderful old music and an incredible old book I LOVE!

Plus TONS of other sweet goodies....

My very favorite gift of all??

Her beautiful artwork!!!

I just love having it in the studio to inspire me.....

Thank you so much dear Carol Mae...

It's ALL so wonderful!!!

Blog friends are the sweetest EVER!

Well, are you ready for Christmas??

Don't worry if your not ~

95% of us aren't either :)

Have a beautiful Thursday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn