An Oldie but Goodie..

 I am Dusting off an 

Oldie but Goodie Banner 

thinking about Valentines Day 

Just around the Corner

Valentines Day.....Valentines Day?!

Oh My How time Flies! 

Remember when you were Little 

How time seemed to move as 

Slow as Molasses in January!

 (I can Hear my Grandpa 

Saying that in my Head!

He had so many 

Wonderful Metaphors

 like that.)

 

Well just in case I haven't already,

 Wished you a 

Happy New Year 

Well Then...

~ My Wish for us All 

in this Bright New Year

is that We are Always Surrounded 

by the People We Love 

and Hold Close to our Hearts;

And that we Find 

Peace & Happiness 

in the Everyday 

and that 

 Good Health & Prosperity

 Always Finds Us~

 Have a Wonderful Year!

~Somerset Studio Gallery~

Being Published is A First for Me!
I don't even know what to say...
which is Also A First for Me! Lol
Happy Dance!

~ Simply Sassy~

Hello  Friends!

I Love this Image from Paper Whimsy!

Doesn't She Look Like 

a Little Miss Sassy!

Her Eyes are Quite Beautiful 

and that Cherub Face!

I am Sure she 

Melted her Daddy's Heart 

and had him 

Wrapped Around Her Little Finger!

She was Made with Different 

Printed Papers I Have Collected 

and then glued to a 

chipboard Tag as a Base.

I Embellished her with an 

Old Watch Face and a Vintage Jewelry Find.

Mother of Pearl Buttons of Coarse,

Seam Binding Ribbon,

& Butterflies!

I Think I got Carried away with the Butterflies!

She will Be going to a Dear Friend!

I Hope she Enjoys Her as Much as I Enjoyed Making her!

 I am Linking up With Debra For Vintage Inspiration Friday!
Thank You Very Much Debra!

And this is My First time to Link up with 

Courtney of French Country Cottage and Feathered Nest Friday!

Thank You Very Much Courtney!

 This Morning I recieved a 

Very Sweet Invitation From 

Laura of Decor to Adore

to Join Her 

Spring Craft Linky Party!

Thank You very Much Laura!

I am so Excited to be Linking Up 

with these Gracious Hostesses!

Happy Friday Everyone
and Have a Wonderful Weekend!!

This Sweet Image is From Paper Whimsy!

~Some of my Favorite Things~

 These are a Few of My Favorite Things!

 I have Really Fallen in Love with 

Hand Carved Mother of Pearl Buttons. 

 Last Weekend I went to a 

Local Flea Market and Found 

all of these Lovely Rhinestone Pieces.

I Love to Visit with the Vendors 

to Find out the Back Ground 

of my Purchases. 

These Pieces came from a Woman Who Adored Jewelry!

Well What Woman Doesn't... But this Woman! Wow!

Her Dear Husband Loved Buying it for Her!

  Her Collection was not only Extensive but Beautiful!

She Had Passed some Years ago 

and her Dear Husband Couldn't Let Go of her Things.

He Passed Recently 

and Now the  Family was doing their 

Best with taking Care of the Estate.

It was Nice to Visit with Them 

and it Sounded Like their

Parents Adored Each Other! 

I Just Love That.

The Junkin Gypsies

Took a Trip up to a Little Town  named Corvallis, 

Just to North of Us. 

Lemay wanted  me to see a Little Used Book Store

that she has been Frequenting for Many Years.

This Place was PACKED with Used and Antique Books!

She said" OK! You have an 50 Minutes!"

"What! Thats Not Enough Time! Your Kidding!"

She wasn't...

She Told Me that there is 

Never Enough Time in this Store!

She was Right!

I did Find this Godey's Ladies Book!

Happy Dance!

It is So Amazing to Read and Hold in your hands 

something that was Written and Published  159 years old!

Charming and Sweet is what comes to mind 

when you Peruse through but...

Baby we Have Come a Long Way!!!Lol

 

~The Intercepted Letter ~

(Busted By Mom!)

 ~A Domestic Scene~

~Taking Tea in the Arbor~

These are A Just a Few of My Favorite Things!

What are Yours?

Linking Up with A Wonderful Hostess,

Debra of Vintage Inspiration Friday 

and  A Common Ground!

Happy Friday Everyone 

& Have a Wonderful Weekend!

~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!

~Spring Beauty~

I am Hoping  that Spring is just around the corner! I am Ready for it as I am sure Many of you are too! Especially my Mid Western and East Coast Friends!! I was thinking that if I Changed my Blog to Spring.....well just Maybe...  Who Knows! Certainly not our Local Weatherman!  Lol!
I made Spring Beauty to Share a Little bit of Spring
with all of My Sweet Blogging Friends!

And Below is  a New Button for my Blog to Share with you if you would like! A Little Hint of Spring for all of You!

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My Lovely Images Came from

Brandy Murray from Scrap Girls,

Cajoline Scrap, & Karen The Graphics Fairy