let us never forget...

~a re-post~


the sacrifice made by so many

the brave men

mothers, wives, and sweethearts

Thank you

for our freedom.

the b boys...

Sunday, we had the  pleasure of watching 

2 of our grandbabies.

Delightful

Entertaining

Exhausting

It took both of us to keep up with this one.

He just turned 2.

Need I say anymore?


I thought I would try my hand
at
*people pictures*
all I have to say is this
those professional photographers
earn
every penny!

brogan

in his cowboy duds

My daughter said I should title this:

I'm a cowboy on a steel horse

She said I wouldn't get it.


I don't.

baby briscoe

already 5 months

full of smiles

and wonder

and giggles

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THANK YOU

all so much for your sweet compliments on my pillows.  

You are so kind.  

I'll answer a few questions here..

yes, I hand-stitched the linens on...

remember I don't sew unless I have to :)

yes, I will be selling them..

.that first batch was for the shabby house...

but I am working on more for online sales...

I'll let ya know when they're available.  

I have been one busy little girl

and for that reason 

I won't be joining  White Wednesday tomorrow...

You don't know how  much I hate to miss  

but something has to give...

and this is what I am neck-deep in...

no eye candy yet...only a big mess of white-wannabees. 

 I'll be back next week, I promise, with a sneak peek of what I've been working on...but I have to get back to work now...

Today is our one nice day  to paint 

and 

I am so behind.

 Have a good week and I'll talk to you really soon.

pocket full of posies...

I have been waiting

 for a l-o-n-g time

to show you this.

Remember this post 

about being afraid to try new things?

Ever since I saw these pocket pillows a few years back

I have really, really wanted to make some

but I have put it off

and put it off

and...

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Well, one day last January

 my family was gone for the day

and

 I decided 

*today* 

is the day.

I spent the entire day going through linens 

deciding what to use where.

(Have I ever told you how much trouble I have deciding?)

By the end of the day I was here:

That was the first hard step.

They sat again for a few months 

waiting to be finished.

Finally, 

I couldn't put it off any more.

It was time for the photo shoot of my bedroom

and this pillow was going to be part of my bed shot.

Another day was spent embellishing with all of the  pretties.

Even though I was afraid to try

I had so much fun once I got going.

 I still have so much  to learn

 but there is so much satisfaction in trying.

I love them 

because 

they use all 

of my favorite elements:

off white linen

 snippets of vintage lace

cabinet cards

and

roses. 

I  enjoyed adding  romance.

This one was for my bestest of best friends.

I am so glad I tried!

Now,

 on to something else new...

You can check out all of the white pretties here.

with a thankful heart...

I
have been given
some very special gifts.

 mother's day roses
 from my girls
they get prettier by the day

And I won a giveaway!


Or a giveback 
as Shelly from Sweet Pea 
called it.

It arrived 
in this gorgeous brown hatbox.

It was filled with goodies:

yummy lotions, a candle, and one of her favorite cd's

a wonderful unique frog 

(I've never seen one like it before)

 a cool metal "R"

beautifully handstamped ribbon

some cute tags

awesome vintage clock faces

and my favorite of all

a square (my first) brown transfer butter pat

(I have just started a butter pat collection!)

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I was blown away by her generous heart!

THANK YOU, Shelly!

And then I was so touched.
Sandi, of Wayside Treasures,
 sent me this book.


just because.


She thought of me and all of our trials
when she saw it.
I didn't get very far into it before the tears were flowing.
It is so encouraging.


"God is waiting outside the door of your heart to walk you through the rain.  This may not be what you would have chosen, but it will be a journey you will always remember."


Thanks, Sandi!

pure and simple...

takes my breath away

makes my heart sing

intoxicatingly fragrant

reminds me of simple days gone past

beauty like none other

Every good and perfect gift is from above, 

coming down from the Father 
of the heavenly lights, 
who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 1:17

speaking of gifts...come back tomorrow...

I'll get to that.

my new *white* playroom...

 I spent most of last week here...

moving into my new space at

The Shabby House

getting ready for our  our spring event

~a night in wonderland~

this is more space

What was I thinking?

oh ya, I remember..

I wanted a place to for the *new* look
 that I've been craving so much lately.

I've only just begun.

so many ideas

so little time

shabbifying  guncases 

across America

1 at a time

overflowing  onto the porch

(my original space)

there's still  room for roses

It was so much fun to start with a blank canvas

but

it is a relief to be finished.

On one hand 

the timing was not  great

but on the other hand

we do have some major medical bills now.

Plus, if  the hoarders are not going to film here next

I do have to move this stuff out.

Enjoy your  White Wednesday!