wisps ~ gathering beauty

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 ... and
everything in her shop reflects these characteristics ... i have purchased several lovely
things from Nancy ... they are even prettier in person and were a joy to receive ...

the sweetest crocheted victorian bud vase filled with adorable millinery posies ...

isn't is darling? here is a little closer view ...

a set of dainty hand painted coffee cups ... there are three of them in real life ...

a stunning cluster of velvet strawberries ...

and a wee satin pillow sachet with the most darling ribbon flower trim ...

my most favorite beauty in Nancy's shop right now is a fabulous blue floral silk
pincushion ... oh, it is just gorgeous!!! take a look and see for yourself:

click here to visit Nancy's shop ... while you are there, be sure to bookmark her
site ... she has a shop update coming today, i believe ... her last update sold out
very quickly ... you don't want to miss out on her beautiful wisps ...

ps: please say a prayer for:
Amy
Ann
Chris
and
Shauna

it'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 superwoman
today ... oooops, careful there ... don't step on the cape ... it is only 10 am and already i
have supper in the crock pot {creole veggies and chicken }, dessert just came out of the
oven { fudge brownies with butter~cream frosting }, the dishwasher is run, two loads of
laundry are ready to be folded ... and ... best of all ... there is a shining yellow orb in the
sky that i do believe is called the sun ...woo hoo ... i haven't had this kind of energy in a
long while ... i am going to take advantage of that sun and head out to my flower beds to
pull some weeds ... i will get around to visit you tonight ... see you later :) ...

come on get happy

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 ... i hope it's something good ...

details ...

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 am
to pull this off and use it on the puff i will eventually make for myself ... yummy ...

clothespins in an old beaded bag ... china doll head from Elizabeth Parsons ...

clothespins and a stack of stamps from Tina ... love these ...

"it is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are".
Arthur Schopenhauer.

my trifles are all dust free ... and picked clean of cat hair ... i am off to ponder what
exactly this shows about who i am ... i will tell you if i figure it out ... see you later ...