Birthday's

Has been a very busy time with birthday's !! My mother turned 89 over the weekend , my youngest daughter has a birthday this week and is also moving into their new home , moving is a lot of work , but fun to move into a new place ! Also her daughter , my youngest granddaughter turns one this week also !! So needless to say it is party time !! I was checking out this new feature Polyvore that Kristin at My Polka Dot World had on her blog for creating some fun things ! So you will have to take the time and explore it and see what you can come up with !! I went crazy with the birthday theme !! Okay , you cold spend a lot of time exploring it , but is fun !!

Dessert Anyone?

I was busy organizing a bunch of my vintage jewelry stash , so I thought I would take a photo of some of my treasures in my pretty pink pedestal dish, just like a dessert is served up ! Bling , treasures, past memories, and pretties , all in one !! The little rhinestone pin in the center of a lady is one of my mothers, she use to also make jewelry when I was small and this is one of the pieces left from that , missing a stone , but is still a treasure !

So as I was busy sorting through everything , the thoughts of our real treasures in life! Our families and friends, little moments that will forever be with us, some good and some bad, yet they all make up life and tell a story. As I talked to a friend this morning she is with a nephew that is only 33 years young and on his dying bed. She is staying with his mother to be there as a help as she goes through this extremely hard thing life hands out.I know that he Will be in the arms of Jesus when it is his time which is a comfort.

Having much to be thankful for , children, grandchildren , friends and health. The ability to create and also the ability to also be in touch with others not possible years ago such as YOU ! It is wonderful to be able to be in touch with others that also have a love to create !

So this being said ..... have a wonderful day , be blessed and be thankful !!!

Around the House !

Thought I would just share a few photos of some things in my home ! Sometimes the things we posses are not valuable in others eyes , but the sentimental value is more ! Everything has it's own story !

The first photo is of a very old cup & saucer ! My mother ( who is 89 years) purchased this when she was first married for just pennies ! My father ( who is 96 years ) used this cup for his coffee ! My parents have had a wonderful marriage, one routine that they always had was my mother made coffee first thing in the morning and then brought my dad coffee in bed & they would sit for awhile in bed and start their day around a cup of coffee ! I know it is hard to imagine for some people , but I really never remember my parents ever having a disagreement even when I was growing up, I guess one would have to say "happily married" fits them well !

Second little photo is of one of my white depression glass sets with sweet little birdies nested inside ! They are Dept 56 birds , I found lost at a thrift shop and they wanted a home ! Now they are happy to have someone to care for them !!
Hope you enjoyed a little peek at some of my treasures !

HOME

Saturday I received a pleasant surprise in my mail box ! An issue of Somerset HOME !

They sent me a copy of this issue as I have some of my creations in it ! How fun !

Awhile back one of the editors contacted me through my Etsy shop to see if I would submit some of my Tins !! So I packed them up and off they went !

Three of them were included in the Suite Retreats Gallery.

Now Iam off to get busy creating as I have taken some time off the past month to help my children with different projects , one of which was my youngest son , soon to be 21 on the 6th of August just bought a house , so we moved him in , painted and cleaned ! An adjustment for mom !

Painting and Painting !!!

The last few weeks I have painted my kitchen,dining room,living room ( which includes a high stairwell entry way) my office and a bathroom downstairs and my bedroom !! Was a lot to tackle at one time so my home has been in a huge mess ! I realize when you paint it then leads to more things ... like organize this , or clean out this ..change the decor or eliminate totally !!! I still am in the process of putting things away !

My kitchen,living room ,dining room and entry are all connected so I painted all of those walls in a Bona Fide Beige ( Sherwin Williams colors) and one wall I painted a darker color called Mocha ! Photo is of an area in my kitchen by my back door.. my favorite shabby keeper ! And all of the trim is painted white.

I painted my office the same Bona Fide Beige on three walls and one wall a muted turquoise blue color ( tradewind) . Usually Iam not a blue person but I painted a similar color in a clients home not long ago and loved it ... so I decided to do my office in it ! I also found some curtain panels that are in the same blue tones and have a look of silk, finished off the whole room ( in the photo the curtains look bright , they are not , just the sheen made it apear that way ) They actually match my wall very close in color !!

I also painted my bedroom and bathroom in a muted green color called Ramie . It is more in the brown/green colors. Below is a little corner in my bathroom !!

Last but not least is my downstairs bathroom ...I painted it with the same paint from my office , the Tradewind ( a muted turquoise blue..robins egg blue ) , the upper wall is in a antique white because I didnt want it to get to dark for a bathroom . And the trim is painted white .



Just a little peek into what I have been keeping busy with ! Now I need to get busy and start creating again !!!

And the Winner is......

First I would like to thank each one of you that came to my blog to enter for my Cottage Charm Giveaway !! Was a lot of fun to see all of the entries and your blogs , many I had not seen before ! So without waiting .... the winner of my Cottage Charm GiveAway is BailwickDesigns .So I will package my little goodies off !! Was a lot of fun to do , and I look forward to doing more giveaway's !!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone !!!

Not Frilly !!

Okay , this post has nothing to do with frills, art , nothing pink or vintage !!!! Just a little info about where I live . It has been crazy in this area for the last year or so in my town or should I say ...area , and now is going to get even "crazier" ! Because of all the oil business in this area it has been booming , jobs are in abundance , but finding a place to live is even harder for some ! The motels in the area are usually full with "workers" ! The U. S. Geological Survey released details of its most recent study on the Bakken formation in the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota. The survey shows that there is a lot more oil in this area than they actually thought ! Homes are being built as fast as possible and apartment complexes going up to house everyone . All makes for major changes in our area ! We are in the center of it all ! The photo is of bumper stickers "Rockin The Bakken".

The price of gas keeps going up & many times we pay even more per gallon here !!! But if someone is unemployed it would have to be because they don't want to work !! So , hope I didn't bore you too much !!