tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23971667322464501362012-02-10T13:08:05.911-05:00where 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.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397166732246450136.post-32196043717943568392010-07-08T09:45:00.001-04:002010-07-08T09:47:34.854-04:00

i have decided to take a little summer break ... i will see you again in the fall ...

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my 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

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today 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

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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

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i 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

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"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 cape

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just 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 .

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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

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or 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 .

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this 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

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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

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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!

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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

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a cream~puff ...made to order ...for my sweet friend ...Amy ...i am off to puff some more ... stay tuned ...

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a 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 this

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a 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

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i 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 .

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so, 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

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i 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!

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happy 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

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so, 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't

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I 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.

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pretty 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.

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What 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 from

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If 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

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One of my favorite things about my mom coming to visit with me is the time we spendtogether creating. When my sweet mom was here in December, I taught her how to doneedle felting and for Christmas I bought her a needle felting kit and a book of needlefelting patterns. When she came to visit me this time she brought a gift for me that shemade using her new skill of needle felting. Look how cute:Is

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Hi, I'm back from my break! I had a wonderful visit with my mom and dad. They left thismorning and I miss them already. It's hard to live so far away from those you love.While I was gone, my gorgeous apron arrived from Zita and I am so excited to show it offto you. Zita started with a vintage apron base in the sweetest shade of pale pink with tinylace trim. She added the perfect bits and bobs to

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Wishing you and yours a happy and blessed Easter Day.I will be offline for about a week as my parents are coming to visit with us tomorrow. Myyoungest will be turning 12 on Wednesday, and they will be here to help us celebrate thebirth of my "baby". See you when I get back!ps: i will still be checking my emails:)

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Lately, I have been so in love with tones of sepia. White, cream, oatmeal and mushroomtoo. I find that color palette to be so soothing some~how. I think that playing with mylaces has given me a new appreciation for these colors. I haven't forgotten my pink, let'snot get crazy here. LOL. But, I will try to create more using this neutral color scheme.A little bag I made using burlap, a corner of

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I just had word that Miss Karla received her apron today, so now I can share it with you.This was a swap hosted by Heather and Stephenie. I truly had so much fun creating anapron for Karla:I used two vintage aprons to make my creation for Karla. One as the base, and the otherto make the pockets and the yoke.The yoke and pockets were trimmed out with baby pom pom trims, velvet ribbon, andsweet

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Have any of you tried the tastefully simple products? Well, I happen to love their pestomix. Just yesterday while I was rummaging around in my spice cupboard I spotted mypesto mix and it occurred to me that the little jars that it comes in would be so sweet toembellish. So last night I pulled out my laces, ledger paper, wire, glue, some bling and bitsof millinery. I did a makeover on the two

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Well, it's Friday...that means I am off to work tonight. Before I lay down for my nap I wantto show you something that I saved from the trash this morning. Yesterday, while I wascleaning... I was looking at this thing:Anyone else have one of these? I think I bought it at Michael's about a million years ago.Anyway, it just doesn't float my boat anymore and I very nearly tossed it into the

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Don't be frightened ... it's only me sewing. If you have been visiting with me a while, thenyou know I am not the best of friends with my sewing machine. However, I did drag it outthis morning ... and after an uneasy truce ... I proceeded to whip up my apron for thealtered apron swap I am in. Karla is my partner. This is the only sneak peek she is getting.Hubby and I went shopping yesterday at a

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Soooo, I have this custom order completed:Next on my to~do list is to start my apron for the altered apron swap I am in. I haveheard from the experts here and here that although the task may be daunting, it isgreatly enhanced by a} consuming a lot of sour apple martinis and b} having a spoiledfur baby that you can use to model your various embellishments while you decide whichto use. Hey, I have

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Anyone remember Karlapalooza? Well, I wanted to show you what I did with the otherdoll dress that I bought while I was there. The first dress went into this shadowbox. As aside note, I did change the angle of the pic on the dress in the shadowbox ... that wasreally bothering me. Anyhoo, this dress was my favorite, not only because of the delicatepink color but also because it looks like it was

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i have one of these:and this is how i roll:

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Holy wind gusts! It is blowing like you wouldn't believe over here today. I just hope Iget my post in before my power goes out.Today is the birthday of the best man that I know { well, he is tied with my hubby}.Happy Birthday Dad! I love you more than words can say!If you are here to see if you won my OWOH giveaway, you did if your name is Connie andyou blog here. Thank you to everyone who

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After our new foot of snow on Tuesday, I just can't tell you how much I am looking for~ward to spring. Birds singing, bunnies hopping, and most of all: being warm. Did I say:bunnies hopping? I have bunnies on the brain right now. My felting needles have beenpoking over~time creating them. Here is my newest LolliShop listing:It's a bunny head fiddlestick to put a little bunny in your life.I also

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Yes. I was. Mad. at Martha. the Martha. uh ~ huh that Martha. Some time ago I saw onsomeone's blog where one of Martha Stewart's collection boxes was used to make themost beautiful assemblage using old photos and such. Well, the very next time I was atMichael's I was thrilled to see that they had the collection boxes on sale. I snatched upfour of them. My glee lasted only as long as it took me to

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Thank you for making my 2008 such a wonderful year. Your visits to me and your sweetwords of support have meant so very much. My wish for all of you is that 2009 is a joyousand blessed year. I started this crown, found here, as a New Year celebration decoration.Well, I seem to be short of tiny baubles and trim ... maybe I will have it completed in timefor the next new year.

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Girls, I have the BEST news for those of you not participating in the utter madness thatis Black Friday. You can do a little cyber shopping right in the comfort of your home.Because: LOLLISHOPS IS OPEN!!! I am SO excited!!!Here is a little peek of the goodies in my shop: You can use the little category buttons across the top to pull up random searches. Clickon any shops banner to see you all of

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I was going to keep this under wraps until LolliShops opened, but the cat got outta thebag so to speak, so I will share with all of you. While on my little hiatus here, I havelearned how to needle felt and I tell you what: I am in love with this technique.Funny thing: in spite of the fact that I really had no idea how to get started ... I could seethe finished creation in my mind's eye. And lucky

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Oh good, you found me here. The other blog was starting to look a littlebit manic to me and instead of changing it all I am just starting over.Here is a lovely little parcel that arrived in my mail from my sweet friend Heather and her darling mom Kitty.Yummy paper and ribbons.

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