tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23971667322464501362024-03-18T05:47:17.766-04:00my faerie windowwhere i share my love of playing with paper, clay, and mache...and my latest finds both vintage and antique...Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-32196043717943568392010-07-08T09:45:00.001-04:002010-07-08T09:47:34.854-04:00for now ...i have decided to take a little summer break ... i will see you again in the fall ...Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-88419336227129348712010-07-02T10:49:00.004-04:002011-03-07T21:06:10.011-05:00pretty bloomsmy flower beds are a hot mess ... i told you that ... right?yes, i thought so ...so, while i would sooner try to juggle live snakes than show you a panoramic view ofmy "garden" ... i do have some blooms that looked extra pretty to me this morning:it is a gloriously beautiful day here today ... i hope it is where you are too ...ps: i have been SO busy the last week, that i had to skim over my Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-51957583587130864212010-06-08T18:10:00.005-04:002010-06-09T11:34:32.996-04:00cookie treatstoday was the last day of school ... and i thought i would make a batch of cookiesas a treat for my boys ... i made my christmas anise cookies ... but i gave them amore summer like twist ... instead of the anise extract, i used raspberry flavoringthat i bought at "bake it pretty" ... and for the sprinkles on top, i used the supercool technique showed by Jessica here for turning white jimmies Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-10027911043656100802010-06-07T19:30:00.003-04:002010-06-07T19:57:25.365-04:00it's all good ...oh, hi ... i am not maimed or otherwise incapacitated ... thank you if you expressedconcern about how the bike ride had gone ... well, the truth is we never went ... ourmemorial day plans were altered by two huge thunderstorms that rolled in ... andruined my peonies ... still mad about that ... i haven't been doing much of anything,that is why i haven't had a new post up ... still doing nothing Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-75517540706794298732010-05-20T09:22:00.008-04:002010-05-20T12:28:57.068-04:00wisps ~ gathering beautyi wanted to share with you a beautiful etsy shop ... it is the shop of my friend Nancy,called "wisps ~ gathering beauty" ... is that not the sweetest shop name? ... i love it!Nancy has such a great eye for beauty ... paired with the most exquisite taste ... andeverything in her shop reflects these characteristics ... i have purchased several lovelythings from Nancy ... they are even prettier in Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-17899424787383966562010-05-19T09:57:00.007-04:002010-05-19T10:21:23.918-04:00it's a nice day for a ..."white wednesday"well, i took lots of pics for this post and only three turned out ... here you go ...yummy white frosted cupcakes from Natasha ...the sweetest baby shoes ever ... i said EVER ... from Lisa's new shop ...and my favorite white pitcher ...well guess what ... even though my pics didn't turn out ... i am feeling like superwomantoday ... oooops, careful there ... don't step on the capeLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-69746507389212702022010-05-13T21:33:00.005-04:002010-05-14T06:05:40.249-04:00come on get happyjust a few things making me smile today ...a spool of hemp and a simple tag with a vintage cutie ...a little stack of vintage powder puffs ... the one on top is from french folly ...a heart i made out of antique and vintage laces and a vintage german card from Lisa ...and big sigh ... the most gorgeous old silk baby bonnets given to me by Beth ...*SIGH*tell me ... what is making you smile today .Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-47592726473335175522010-05-05T21:35:00.005-04:002010-05-05T21:59:14.896-04:00details ...just a few things that caught my eye while i was dusting my castle today ...my powder puff from revolving store ...a bundle of envelopes from Jamie ... and spools from Tina ...layered laces on a heart that i made ...the delicious top on one of my hats ... can i just tell you how very tempted i amto pull this off and use it on the puff i will eventually make for myself ... yummy ...clothespins Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-13151583315544379052010-04-09T15:17:00.007-04:002010-08-24T07:18:17.143-04:00puffs ~ n ~ stuffor should i say stuff about puffs ... this is a shop update notice for anyone whois interested in having one of my puffs ... i will be updating my etsy on mondaywith four puffs ... one blue, one pale pink {may already be spoken for}, one ina pale dusky mauve, and one in a very pale gray ...here are the puffs that i mailed out on wednesday ... the one in the middle isdone in the pale dusty mauve .Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-68981801560170810552010-04-05T14:45:00.005-04:002010-09-06T09:32:42.547-04:00the ocular wonkiesthis is so strange ... i haven't had an ocular migraine in about a year i think, andall of a sudden ... i have been besieged with one after the other ... thankfully, i donot get a migraine headache ... but the visual changes make it nearly impossiblefor me to read ... and so ... once again i am very far behind in my blog reads ... ihope you will forgive me ... but, right now ... during my Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-73255703149957654342010-03-11T09:45:00.006-05:002010-09-06T09:51:41.194-04:00oh my ...so sorry ... i have been mia ... i am literally up to my ears in ...well ...ears ...and various other bunny parts ... if you asked to have a bunny cup held for you,you should hear from me in the morning ... all others, i will see you when i am allcaught up over here ... don't have too much fun without me ...ps: yes, i know there is a hair in my pic ... Gracie walked through my photoshoot and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-61178900358200735512010-03-05T08:49:00.006-05:002010-09-06T09:53:47.233-04:00hippity ...hoppity ...hippity ...floppity ... i mean hoppity ...Easter's on it's way ...and these girls are on their way to my etsy shop ... have a wonderful weekend!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-84410628469134408742010-02-24T12:04:00.007-05:002010-09-06T10:00:30.467-04:00created at 6 am ...so ... i woke up this morning with an idea for using one of the foofidoos thatSandra used to decorate the packages she sent to me ... after i got the boysout of bed ... i went to the table where i create ... and started putting togetherthat foofidoo with other bits from Sandra's packaging ... and made this:the doll dress is from the craft store ... one of those muslin things with batten~berg Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-40213858164042608202010-02-10T10:31:00.005-05:002011-03-08T06:05:15.319-05:00white wednesdaya cream~puff ...made to order ...for my sweet friend ...Amy ...i am off to puff some more ... stay tuned ...Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com72tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-44341637228132091072010-02-04T09:45:00.013-05:002011-03-08T06:10:05.277-05:00vintage inspireda vision has been slowly drifting though my head for quite some time ...an idea whispered by my muse ... at first too quietly for me to hear the words ...i was listening more closely to the pull of the blues ... but her voice became moreinsistent ... "are you sure?" i said ... "yes, you can do it" she replied ...armed with my mission to combine the elements i most dearly loved about this:and thisLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-67077552770981746082009-12-15T06:06:00.007-05:002011-03-08T06:13:50.417-05:00white tuesdaya while ago, i signed up to play "white wednesday" with Kathleen of "fadedcharm" ... and i remembered one time to do a white post ... pathetic ... while iwas trying to snap pics of my tree last week, i also took a few pics of some ofmy favorite white things so i could play this week ... tomorrow i will be busymaking cookies ... so i thought i would do my post early ... my first pic is anold Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-69248870131723721882009-11-26T10:11:00.007-05:002011-03-08T06:15:43.385-05:00happy thanksgivingi wanted to wish all of my american blogging friends a very happy and blessedthanksgiving day ... i am so thankful this day for the friends i have made here,and for the encouragement and inspiration you have given to me ...i don't have any cute thanksgiving images to share ... so i thought i would showyou something i made the other day for my Christmas tree using a vintage babybootie that i had .Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-11567231102208523162009-10-12T01:52:00.006-04:002011-03-08T06:17:25.042-05:00junkin' mondayso, i thought i would have to sit out for another junkin' monday ... this virus i have is justkicking my rear end ... and i don't feel like doing anything ... but ... my peeps still have toeat ... so when i went on my grocery store run thursday ... i thought since i was showered,dressed and in the car, i would drive down the road to one of my favorite shops and see ifthere was anything pretty Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-87934906239326716312009-09-20T19:16:00.009-04:002011-03-08T06:19:03.105-05:00shop update minii had my felting supplies out today ... and made this:if i can get my computer to cooperate, i will be listing it here ...i keep losing my internet signal ... so aggravating ... this is the first time since this morningi have been able to get on my blog ... it took five attempts to complete this post ... i will bearound to visit you when i can!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-59220320159837841572009-09-16T05:32:00.008-04:002011-03-08T06:26:04.768-05:00white wednesdayhappy wednesday to you! ... i thought i would play "white wednesday" with Kathleen of "Faded Charm" today ... while i don't have a lot of white things ... i did find more than ithought i would ... once i really started looking ... and i will share just a few with you today... i have to spread them out, so i can play in the weeks to come ...old clothespins wrapped in lace:carved white ball:and a Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-62338915262200539412009-08-18T07:42:00.013-04:002011-03-08T06:27:33.217-05:00something for a friendso, one of my friends asked me to make a little felted something or other for one of theirnew friends ... i said i would, my friend is very dear to me, and has helped me out in count~less ways ... two days ago, i had an email asking the progress of the feltie ... oopsie! i guessmy friend didn't read the fine print in my procrastination policy ... i didn't dare say i hadnot even started ...i don'tLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-26268958683369429632009-07-24T04:54:00.012-04:002011-03-08T06:29:12.405-05:00french charmingI want to show you the pretty little doll i found on etsyOh, my! Isn't she lovely and charming?I adore everything about her.She is all that I was looking for.Don't you love when that happens!ps: my lovely doll was purchased here.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-11974389137348589432009-07-14T23:12:00.012-04:002011-03-08T06:33:56.002-05:00just a fewpretty little things i found today:a beautiful hat in pink:a postcard of a sweet girl looking very proud on her pony:and a lovely set of peach garters:i hope something good found you today too.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-39133065224950411842009-06-14T09:33:00.022-04:002011-03-08T06:44:03.225-05:00road trip to leesburgWhat an amazing road trip! We had such an wonderful group of girls, each and every oneof them is so sweet. I really had the best time ever. Let me introduce you:Front row from left to right:Hope from Paper RelicsKarla from Karla's CottageBeth from Gathering DustStephenie from Just a Little Bit PinkRobin from Thrifty Miss PrissBack row from left to right:Jessica from Such Pretty ThingsPamela fromLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com81tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-22646297396979077962009-06-12T11:00:00.007-04:002011-03-08T06:45:30.216-05:00gifts for the girlsIf all has gone well, I am now in Leesburg, Va with my friends and shopping at LuckettsStore. { I am doing a pre~post. It is actually Thursday and I will be leaving shortly todrive to Heather's house. Pretty tricky, huh?} I wanted to show you the gifts I made forthe girls we are meeting there:I will post pictures of the trip and tell you who all was there this weekend.I hope you have something Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751323878023052952noreply@blogger.com36