Making my way back to the studio!

Now that our yard sale is over (and thank goodness for that!!!)

and some of our spring planting is finished,

I finally feel like I can get back to the studio!!!

Tammy was working on a few projects and noticed the beautiful

sunshine, sky and trees through our studio window.

I had to take a pic to share with you!!!!

The curtains are antique and sheer.

We have a string of pretty pearl garland draped on the rod as well.

The weird spiral thing you see is and old

store rack that I love.

I need to put all of my favorite antique baby dresses on it

but haven't gotten around to it quite yet!

And that's a dress form that I've pinned tons of stuff to.

I love looking at pretty things in the studio!!!

And our newest addition to the studio:

WONDERFUL task lighting so us ol' girls can see what we are doing!!!

I just love them. And our poor eyes needed them!

I'm trying my hand at button jewelry!

I've been wanting to do this forever and it seems like the perfect time

to give it a go!!!

So stay tuned sweet friends!

Hopefully I'll have some pretty pieces to put in my Etsy store soon.

Thank you always for visiting me here,

I cherish you all!!!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Spring is here in Georgia and I love it!!!!

Isn't it so wonderful how the spring of the year feels like a beautiful renewal???

We moved to our new home in the fall and

as it was pretty with all of the fall colors but

things changed fast with all the leaves falling

and the cold weather approaching.

I haven't shared this before but we have moved in with 40 year old friends and

are now sharing their home and ALL of the expenses!!!

They too are empty nesters and invited us to share their home with them.

They lost their youngest son (one year older than our Noah) in a tragic car accident

four years ago and the older daughters have moved away.

They have a huge home with an in-law suite that they occupy and offered

us the rest of the house as our own.

I met these precious souls, James and Tammy at my first day at art college.

Long story short, they fell in love...

Dennis and I fell in love and married a year before they married and

I was pregnant with our first son Brent at their wedding!

Dennis and I were the best man and matron of honor at their wedding.

And we've been friends for soooo many years now!

Dennis and James went to school together and were even co-workers too.

Oh, and they are both true artists!!!
And now, in our new home we have a gorgeous studio!!!!

Perfect for all creatives and of course I brought all of my supplies!!!

Anyway that is the backstory.

It has been a beautiful thing for us.

We have dinners together, laugh and reminisce then we all

retire to our separate living spaces to watch a little TV before bed.

So now to making things beautiful!!!!!

Our sweet deck is in dire need of new floor boards

so understand they'll be replaced soon.

But I couldn't help but do some spring planting today!

Mint!

Basil!

Just a random found nest that I placed a river rock inside...that kind of looks like an egg!

And one more ~

A few asparagus ferns with sedum in between!

A little rosemary ~

And chives!

The ferns have been planted and are ready for the front porch too ~

Different varieties of sedum have been planted in the old birdbath too!

Yes, it's rachet, and has been broken but glued back together.

I think that's why we love it so much!

Happy Spring precious friends!!!

Thank you always for following me and my journey through life.

Hugs and love,

Dawn

A few new studio photos to share!

I am SO happy that the new studio is almost finished!

You all knew how much I had and it truly has been a challenge

fitting it all into our new space but it's working!

OH and in other news....

I've decided to go silver!!!!

It's kind of hard because I've used cheap box color on my dark hair for so long.

But my sweet niece Adrian worked for hours to get me to this point!

It's a work in progress but I'm ready.

I'm almost 58 years old and tired of coloring the stuff!!!

Just our kitty sweet Luna loving the trash basket!

I still haven't gotten back to creating because I've been working on a huge yard sale!

My son and I have been going through all that I have and he's purging from his home as well.

As soon as it's over I pray that I will finally feel comfortable enough to create again.

So in the mean time I've taken a few close up photos of the new studio!!!

It's okay to have a few mascots, right?

Our precious otter and my antique Tutti doll.

Always surround yourself with all that you love!!!

It will inspire your creative soul and be such a precious space of refuge.

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

I'm praying that very soon I will have new offerings that I've made too!!

Hugs and love,

Dawn