NEW HEADER!

Hi all! I've not been posting much lately - get so busy I forget! I did this painting just recently and asked my friend Connie of Living Beautifully if she could make me a new header! She knows how to get the words to show up "over" the painting. I don't know how to do that so I always have to ask her help in this. Thank you Connie!

We had my FIL for a visit this weekend which was the first time since my MIL had passed away. It was a good visit.

Syllah May continues to grow like a flower and of course Grandpa and I are just smitten! Here she is in a new shirt for October we got her. It says "I am just so BOO-tiful". How cute is she?

Hot of course, but cooling down some now. I love the fall and winter here, Spring too, but Summer, I have to just hide inside away from the heat!

Hope you are all enjoying your Summer!

PINK SATURDAY!

Happy Pink Saturday gals! It's a dark pink, but her top qualifies! At one year now, Syllah May loves to "ham" it up for the camera! This is her "say cheese" face, how cute is this? We had her all weekend last week, and it was so fun! Six teeth now!

WEDNESDAY BOUQUET!

Hello gals! Ooooooo isn't this a pretty one? My roses now are not in bloom, and I am looking forward to the fall blossoms. Never as spectacular as the Spring bloom, but appreciated nonetheless!

These are from a few years ago!
Have a super Wednesday!

WEDNESDAY BOUQUET!

For today, a busy one for me, sweet and simple!
Enjoy your Wednesday!

PINK SATURDAY AND A SHABBY GIRL'S DREAM HUTCH!

Happy Pink Saturday everyone! To see all the participants, go HERE to Bev's Blog!

I am sharing today lots of pics! After a long time searching and waiting for just the right one, I finally found my Shabby Girl's Dream Hutch! As you can see, it was brown to start, but I could see in my mind's eye what it would look like when I was thru with it!

I got it at the Salvation Army and I knew the minute I saw it she was the one! It was love at first sight! I paid for it and that weekend hubby and I loaded her into the truck and away we went!

It had to have all the elements I wanted: some scrolly woodwork, a little glass but only a little, a nice wide open center area, lots of storage (meaning, a BIG hutch). It happens to light up in the top section, which was just icing on the cake!

Ok, here we go gals, from start to finish:

It was big and it was brown!
First, the primer!
Then the paint. I did a coat of white, then, a coat of soft pink, then, a dry brush of white again. So it's very soft, pastel, pinkish-white. This photo shows the white going on:
Here she is all painted except for the back under part, and no knobs or pulls:
For knobs and pulls, I used pink glass, one porcelain white with roses and scrolly beadwork pulls:
Here she is!
Details after filling with my treasures, the first pic here shows it lit up!
She has silk roses up top:
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing the transformation!

WEDNESDAY BOUQUET!

For this week's "Bouquet" I am sharing some pics from Syllah May's first birthday party. She turned one on July 3rd! This gorgeous wrapping paper was used on one of her baby shower gifts so I thought it would be fun to bring a memory back of that special day too:
The theme of her party was balloons-she loves balloons! Here she is in her party hat!
Look everyone! A zylophone! Who would have thought?
One of her gifts from us was this little denim purse, which of course I painted some roses and wildflowers onto! I did not know her Mama was going to dress her in a denim dress, so it was so cute!
Here's her handsome Daddy helping her with her balloon bouquet!
A grand time was had by all! She had two cakes, one for the grown-ups (a cupcake cake) and a separate one for her to mash up!
Her Mama decided to remove her dress while she got to do her cake, so I had to crop the dickens out of this picture so I don't have any trouble with the authorities! She loved her cake and of course by the end was covered head to toe!
Her Mama took her straight to the bath to clean up! Here's our little dolly after a fun and exciting party, all clean and ready to snuggle for some quiet time!

I am so lovin' this Grandma thing!

PINK SATURDAY!

Hi gals! For today I have two new pillows, (see post just below for the intro to my new line of hand embroidered linens, on Ebay) and, a lovely pink flower that is new to my garden!

The first pillow is called "Embrace The Day"!
Next up is "Yard Sale Gal"!
This is a mandevilla, a vine. I will have to cut it down and bring it in as a houseplant for the winter, but I LOVE this thing. It is growing so fast, several inches a week, and puts on gorgeous pink flowers! It has wound itself up a post on the porch (it's in a pot) and now growing across the horizontal part!
Go HERE to Bev's to see all the participants in Pink Saturday!

Happiest of Pink Saturdays to you and do check out my new linens (link to my listings is over to the right, up top aways).

MY NEW LINE OF HAND EMBROIDERED LINENS!

Hi ladies! I'm so excited, I've been working on these, designing them and getting them done! These are available on my Ebay listings if you should be interested! Great gifts! Go HERE to see them, they're in with all my listings, you'll have to scroll thru all of them.

If not~ enjoy the art and whimsy of them! They are all hand stitched with hand embroidery and the text (the words) are done in permanent fabric ink.

First up is "Have Faith", one of the decorative pillow covers ( I offer the insert as a separate purchase).

We all have our times of sorrow and discouragement. This cutie is sure to help bring hope!
Then, oh my my, how do we love THIS one? End that argument forever with hubby! Next time you bring home your latest treasure, and he rolls his eyes, show him this pillow, it'll explain it all! "It's Not Clutter It's A Collection!" hee hee This one is a pillowcase! Wrought iron table with scrolls, a kitty resting on a box, a pot of roses, and a wonderful collection of boxes!
Then we have the Initial Bluebird pillow cover, and you choose the initial you want! Sweet bluebirds and lovely florals!
Next up, oohh la la, for your Sister! "My Sister My Friend", a lovely composition of charming Parasol, two sisters having a chat, French knot florals everywhere! A great gift!
All these linens are made from brand new, fresh crisp materials and will become family treasures! The pillowcase fits a standard pillow, the decorative pillow covers create an 18" pillow!

WEDNESDAY BOUQUET!

Hi gals! After a long trip to lay to rest my beloved Mother In Law I am back!

For today's bouquet let's do sunny happy yellow!

WEDNESDAY BOUQUET!

Ok ladies, let's do a little lavender color for our post today! Here are some bouquets showcasing lavender, and all ending up being lilacs!

Here we have one of my hand painted pillows. I did this one for my Mom, as she loves purple, for Mother's Day a few years ago! This has roses and lilacs! I think you can see them better if you click the pic to enlarge (all the pics enlarge if you click on them).
A lovely bouquet of lilacs from the garden. We put in 10 lilacs interspersed with butterfly bushes down one of the fence lines (330 feet), plus 3 more along the street fence line. They grow slowly here, the heat sets them back I think. So even though it's been a few years, I can still only get a small bouquet or two a year. I hope someday they will be very tall and just dripping with blossoms! Patches kitty is taking a moment to "smell the roses" so to speak!
These are buttons I made, using silk ribbon embroidery!
Hope you enjoyed your visit!