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Monday, April 21, 2014

Baby! Vintage Necklace! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

Hope you all had a lovely Easter!

Spring is here, but arriving a bit more slowly to my house
than to the rest of San Diego.
I admit...I am not an earth mother.
I am much better at buying garden tchotchkes than gardening.
Or making flowers out of paper and fabric than coaxing from the earth.

Wait a minute!

How did that cute little baby picture get in there?!
Clearly my 6 week old grandson has figured out how to hack into my blog
and feels that there are not enough pictures of him!
Well there he is, little aviator and future world explorer.
I guess I will have to change my password :)

My dear friend Terri, who also has a new baby grandson,
sent me the most wonderful surprise!
My heart skipped a beat when I opened her package
to find these lovelies from her:

She created this beautiful necklace, taking a picture of Colton from a previous blog post
and put it inside of a vintage watchface:

And this beautiful card,
Terri does dimensional like no one else:

I am so touched by her generosity of spirit.
How wonderfully thoughtful and beautifully executed.
I will wear this necklace often and proudly, Terri, thank you sooo much!

It seems to be baby season, so perhaps
you may like these freebies:

Click to enlarge, right click and save!

More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.

Lovely things to be found at

French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great week!

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Baby! Vintage Marketplace! Altered Peat Pots!

Hello Friends!

Life has been very exciting around here!

The much awaited, anticipated Baby Colton is here!

Not without some drama and scares,

but Baby and Mama are now doing great!

They live about 1 1/2 hrs. from me,

so I have been going up about twice a week

to feed the parents, tidy up and revel in my new grandson!

Boys are new territory for me,

having had two girly girls,

but my heart is so full when I'm with him:

I know!!

He is a such a good baby as well!

Loving the whole Grandmother thing.

The fabulous Vintage Marketplace in Southern California

was held the first weekend in March.

I love it, it's so inspiring, a great shopping opportunity,

and a chance to catch up with some favorite vendors.

Here's a brief tour:

A closer look at the lovely ladies:

Fairy garden magic:

And of course it was a lovely day.
Looking forward to the June show!

I have been involved in a number of swaps lately, as well!
Here is an altered peat pot I made for my Paper Soiree group:

Covered the pot in a little French text papers, a little lace and a little burlap.
The bird is a wood shape which I covered in text,
on a wood birdcage, which was stamped in brown ink with a text stamp.
I was not able to attend the meeting, but I was delighted to receive
this adorable peat pot created by Michelle:

I love the fabric wrapped wire, and the twig with the birdie on it,
thanks so much Michelle!
I have another peat pot to share,
but I want to wait til my partner receives it,
plus more swap fun to share with you,
so please check back soon :)

Hope Spring is making its way to you,
especially to those of you who have suffered a harsh winter!

Some cute Spring-y images for you:

Click to enlarge, right click and save!

Thanks for stopping by,
wishing you all a lovely week!