~The Secret Garden~

 

I have been in the Studio Creating Again 

and I am Glad to be Back !

When my Kids are Home 

I find 

I want to Hang out with them 

so my Studio Work goes on the Back Burner.

This is there first week back to school.

So Many Ideas! So Little Time!

This is a Little Book I Created for a 

Very Sassy New Friend!

This is My Thank you Gift 

for the one thing I managed

to Squeek in this Summer.

A Mixed Media Artist Supply Swap 

With Paper Whimsy!

This is there Very Least I could Do for her

with the Wonderful Package She Sent me!

It is Like Having Your Best Girlfriend 

Sending you all the Things 

You Love and Adore!

She was Very Generous and Kind!

We were suppose to make a ATC Thank You..

 Well you know I can never turn down

a Chance to have fun!!

 

 I cut out ATC size pieces of watercolor paper

and glued a length of ribbon to create my Hinges.

Next I layered my Images on each pages over the Ribbon.

I Think that next time I would go Ahead and Glue All of the Ribbon 

to the Watercolor Pages First. Then Assemble the Book. 

I think it be easier  then the Way I did it!

~Ethereal Beauty~

I made a Little Envelope Pouch to send it in!

I Had So Much Fun Making this!
I Hope She Enjoys it.....
even if it is late getting to her.
Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!

~Something to Share~ Gifts from a Friend~

Don't you just Love Opening your Mail Box
to find a Package Addressed to You
from a Dear Friend.
Marie from Lost Bird
was one of My Very First Followers
when I started Blogging
a Little over Year Ago.
Look What She Made!!!

It is so Lovely and Marie is So Amazing
with her Attention to Details.
Just Gorgeous!

 Fine Feathered Friend

Along with the Beautiful Wall Hanger
she sent some Wonderful Ledger Pages
and Other Glorious Ephemera.
I Love these Beautiful Beads.
I think they Might Just need
a Nest to Go in don't you!

I Am so Pleased to have a Piece
of Marie's Lovely Work! Thank you Friend!
I have Been Absent for a While I Know!
Back to school with the Children
and Family have been Keeping me Busy!
I am Glad to be Back Visiting with You All,
My Dear Blogging Friends!
The Summer has Flown By Us
and I am sure  Some of you are Happy
for the Weather Change!
I am thinking of my Friends on the East Coast, Like Marie and Wendy,
Who had the Uninvited Guest.....IRENE come Blowing through!
And Charlene and Cindy in Texas who Had......
Well .. I think Cindy's Post Picture says it Best!!

(Cindy, Hope You Don't Mind)

Have a Wonderful Week Everyone!!!

~Woo! Oh What Fun that Was!!~

 Hello Everyone!

Well our little Giveaway was a Wonderful Success

Thanks to all of you!

Congratulations to our Winners!

~*Julie of a Vintage Chic Won Belle Tresor!*~

Yay Julie!

And Lemay and I gave away Ephemera Packs away 

to 5 More Lucky Gals!

~Cindy of' Lily's Lace'

~Shawna of 'A Dandoislion Life'

~Tiffany of  'The Cranky Queen'

~Dolly of 'From my Cherry Heart'

and

~Mrs B of 'Go Ahead...Take a Bite'

Yay for all of You Gals!!

  Woo!

Oh what fun it was!  It feels Like after 

Hosting a Wonderful Party. 

You know the Day after Feeling when you are 

Tired But Enjoying Reflecting Back to the Party

and How Much Fun Everyone Had!

The Funny things People Said and Did!

I Love Giving Parties/Giveaways like that!

Thank you for Participating in our Giveaway/Party !

And also for all of your Sweet Comments 

of Encouragement and Support!

Happy Monday Everyone!

~It makes me so Very Happy!~

 

 It make me so Very Happy to Give Back to my Good Friends! 

You all have been so wonderfully Supportive and Giving!

The Giveaway we Gypsies( Aka: Lemay & Jill) have put together 

is only a Small Token of our Gratitude!

We added some more to the Giveaway today!

Lemay has put together a Wonderful pack age of Ephemera !

Have a Little Peek!

You can Enter our Drawing HERE!

Have a Wonderful Evening My Friends!!

~Its Time for Junkin Gypsies Giveaway!~

 

~*Belle Tresor*~

Its Time for the Junkin Gypsies Giveaway! 

Click on the Gypsy Link Below to see 

Whats in Store for You my Sweet Friends !!!

I am Soooo Excited! I can't Wait to Here What you All Think!!!

 Good Luck Everyone!

Happy Friday!

~A Feature in Whimsical Musing Magazine!!!~

My Friend Cindy Adkins has Generously
Featured My Vintage Altered Bottles
  in her Wonderful Whimsical Musings Magazine!
Cindy has Put Together an Online Magazine
Featuring many Amazing Mixed Media Artists! .
Once again Cindy's Generosity and Hard Work
for us all is Above and Beyond!
I Sometimes wonder how she does it all!
Please go take a Peek at her Magazine and her Blogs!
I cannot Thank her Enough for her Support and Encouragement!

Cindy you are so Appreciated!
Thank You Again!

My Vintage Altered Bottles were Made while I was Taking 

Nancy  Maxwell James,  Smitten Class!

~Winter White~

 ~Winter White~

I Hope everyone had a Wonderful Christmas and are

Enjoying A little More Relaxing Time!

I was Blessed to have my Whole Family here for the Holidays!

My Family from Alaska was here and now we have two Little Sweetpeas to join us in the Wonder of  Christmas. Leah who is 1 1/2 and Emma who was just Born and the End of October.There is nothing like have Little Ones around! They bring us all such Joy and and Happiness!

 I used quite a Few Components from 
Karen of the Graphics Fairy 
this time to make a Layered Effect. 

The Cabinet Card under the Vintage Photo. 
The Sweet Girl is a Lovely image 
from Blanca at Magic Moonlight Studios . 
The Lacy edge under the Window is actually a  
Victorian Christmas Card 
Image from the Graphics Fairy!
I just loved how it Looks! I have used it in Several Pieces. 
The Window is from from Scrap Girls.  
And the French Letter with Stamp is Beautiful!

Thank You Karen for Sharing your Time and Being such a 
Wonderful Hostess to us on Brag Monday!

~La Periode de Noel~

 ~La Periode de Noel~

The Christmas Season

Christmas is soon to be Here! I hope this finds you all Ready and in Good Christmas Cheer ! Well..OK..Almost Ready or... Not Even Almost Ready, Like Me!!

My Father was the Christmas Tree Decorator in our House. Every Ornament was Places with care. And the Tinsel....Well he would spend an Hour or more Painstaking hanging one strand at a time. (It was the Old Lead Tinsel too! Its a Wonder we Don't have Tails! Lol) My Brother Jay and I Wanted to Help but I think my Dad Really Enjoyed doing it.This Burly Carpenter with Callused Hands found this Exercise of Creativity, Relaxing. One Christmas Dad told Jay and I that we could Help! We were Sooo Excited ! He actually let us Hang the Tinsel too!And when Jay and I were Finished..He Told us that we did 

a Really Good Job! 

Jay and I were so Proud, we were Beaming! 

I think that was the Beginning of my Love for Decorating. Much to my Husbands Dismay! Lol!

 

Below is a Christmas Card I Made. It is my  Gift to you if you so Choose! Just Right Click and save to you computer.

Thank You Debra of A Common Ground once again, 

for Being our Gracious Hostess for 

Vintage Inspiration Friday!  
And a Great Big Thank You to Karen of the Graphics Fairy for 
Being our Gracious Hostess
For Brag Mondays!

Many Blessing to you all and your Families 

During Christmas and the Coming New Year!

~ From Home to home, and heart to heart,
from one place to another. 

The warmth and joy of Christmas, 
brings us closer to each other. ~

                                                                                                               ~Emily Matthews~

~A Sweet Bliss Angel Arrived in the Mail~

Bliss Angels
~Wendy ~
Look what came in the Mail from My Friend 
Wendy of Bliss Angels!
These Sweet tags were such a 
Wonderful Surprise! 

Thank you so Much Wendy!

How did you Know that "Sweetpea" is the 

Endearment  I call My Children and other Little Sweet Faces.

This is so very Special to me! Thank you!

Please stop by her Blog and say Hello!

I am So Grateful for the 

Most Wonderful Friendships I Have Made in the Land of Blog! 

Joanne from Vintage Dragonfly said it so Well when she spoke of the Generosity and Kindness and Support of the  Blogging Community.

It is my Little Piece of Heaven to Visit Someone and see what Beautiful Piece  They have just Made. Pictures they Share of their Families and Loved ones. Or the Funny Story that they tell on Themselves. 

Or the Beautiful Prose they Share with us. 

And all of the Sweet Encouraging Comments.. They Mean so Much!

It Truly is a Circle of  Good Friends 

that I am Most Grateful for.

I Know I am a Bit of a Pollyanna ...

But you Know what...That's one of the Goofy things 

I Like Most about Myself.

Have a Happy Tuesday!

~ Look What came in the Mail!~

Sugar Lump Studios

~ Nancy Maxwell James~

I cannot tell you how Excited I was to get these 

Beautiful Pieces in the Mail!They are even more Lovely up close!

(I am still in need of a new Camera) 

Thank you Nancy for these Lovely Keepsakes!

If you have a Chance you should have a Look at her Blog & Esty Store! 

Her work is Truly Wonderful!

Have a Wonderful Evening!