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Showing posts with label bloggers art. Show all posts

Monday, December 31

Christmas Memories & Gifts

Another wonderful holiday has come & gone.
All our dreams & wishes came true, we even got our 'white Christmas'.
 

 
So I'm sharing my favorite memories, gifts & pictures.
Lots of pictures.
 
 
You may recognize this gorgeous star from Rebecca, it's made more than one Christmas home tour.



 
My beautiful sister Molly, hugging Owen after receiving her #1 Grandpa notepad.
 


 My wonderful Christmas angel made for me by Dorthe, she's been with me for several years now.
 

This ornament from Carola hangs in my studio when the tree comes down.



 
Handmade gifts for teachers, I finally got to use this tutorial from Cathe!
 


 
And I also made a few of these this year.
 

 
 
 
 Another amazing gift from Rebecca!
She used some of my felted wool to make it.
I have some in my etsy shop.
 

 
The kids made gifts too.
 





 
There's nothing better than a child's face on Christmas morning,
 


or a Great Grandmothers on Christmas Eve.
 


 
Trying out all those presents.
 




As Buddy says, 
 ' We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup'.


 
 
One of my favorite gifts of all time,
my top hat from Carola!
 




 
Poor Izzy says,
'Are we done yet?'
 
 
I hope all your dreams came true too.
May all the sadness, grief and tragedy be left in 2012, leaving only happiness & joy in this coming year.
 PS
Thank you sweet friends for not giving up on me while I was on my sabbatical.

Monday, May 17

Sweet Friends & Rust


It's official, the Cottage Panache sale was a huge success! Even Mother Nature came through for us! 
 I wish I had some pics from outside, truth was, I was BUSY. I was a closer!! LOL I priced my stuff very reasonably, I didn't want to take it home. So in the end, all  I had left were 3 chairs & 2 very sore feet. I did take some shots around the store after the rush, so you could see.
Maureen's store is so awesome, she has a great eye & an ecclectic style.
And great prices!
Finding a good home for some great pieces was the objective, but the bonus was hanging with old friends & meeting some new ones.
My dear friend & sometime junkin' partner, Pat  of My Tattered Elegance, brought some friends & showed her support.  She never leaves empty handed, & finds the best deals.

This adorable girl is Erica from Zunky Chic! The cutie next to her is her hubby. Erica is on the design team for Anthologies Connection. We've been trading comments forever, it was cool to finally see her in person!
Okay, anyone who knows me knows I have this pet peeve about bloggers photographing their feet! LOL This is the only picture I have of my dear friend Lori, from Katie's Rose Cottage that day. So here it is, my 1st ever blog foot shot!  It's so bad you can't even see Lori's precious sandals.

Some Lonestar dealers, Penny & Tracy from 'The Shabby Chandelier' & Dot of 'Shabby Y' walked away with some chippy whites. 
I had so much fun that day, thanks to some sweet friends.
 Angela of I'm Like A Little Bird, try to stop by her cute blog & say hi! Alisa, the Queen of Pickers!  ( You'll hear more about her later) Denise, from Grandma's Redbirds.  We'll be seeing each other next month at Paper Cowgirls!! Yippee! Linda Kinnaird, jeweler extraordinaire! Can't wait for her class at Maureen's. And of course our hostess, Maureen! Girl, I thought I had energy.  Don't know how you do it, but thanks! It was great.

Now, onto the stuff! I must confess, I do these events to sell my finds & make money, but..........I never come home empty handed. It's like a big trade fest. 
 I told you about Alisa earlier. Well, this girl is the Picker of all time! I met her at Maureen's last sale & bought some awesome things, you can see them here.  She's got my 'style' & brought some goodies this time that made me break out in a sweat!

This crazy girl had a galvinized bowl filled with birds nests in ziplock bags! Look at this one, it is the COOLEST nest I've ever seen. There's a dang book in it. Yes, those are little eggs too.
She saw the box I did for Julia & brought me this one.  Oooh, I can't wait to embellish it!

All kinds of rusty hinges & junk.

Bits & pieces.

Can you see wings?

These buckles just made me drool. They are so dingy, the cloth & leather has faded to the perfect creamy shade.


Numbers..... are there ever enough?

Misc goodness!

I'm crazy for this little rusty leather bobbin.

Well, believe it or not, there's even more. But I gotta feed the kids & get ready for the day, so you'll just have to imagine the rest.  Surgery & sales have kept me away from the studio this week, but I'm about ready to list some new goodies in my shop.  Stay tuned for updates, until then.....have a creative day!