Such a sweet surprise gift

I wanted to share with you the sweetest little gift that I was given last Thursday from one of my dear and precious friends. She made the candle tarts herself and had given me some before but I wouldn't burn them cause I wanted to save them to just pick up and smell and think of all the good times that we have together. She's my thrifting buddy and we share so much in common so it's always a blast when I'm with her. Then on the right hand side is a book light. This will come in perfect for those nights that I want to read but not wake the hubby up. Then in the very center of the box is a magnet that says Friendship. I just love it. Then last but by no means least is two little tiarras and two oversized diamond ring napkin holders. Brenda and I had seen these at Hobby Lobby some time back and wanted them so bad but I never got around to getting back down there to get them. Well she did! I'm sitting them in my shabby chic bedroom and put a couple of them on taper candlesticks and let me tell you they are precious. So if you like them then make a run to your local Hobby Lobby and look in the wedding section and you'll find them.
Thank you sooooo much Brenda for the wonderful gift and the heartfelt card. They will all be cherished.
I thank God for my lifelong friends cause they are such a blessing to me. Just hate that I've lost touch with some of them. It was a wonderful thing when Brenda and I got back in touch with one another and found out that we both loved doing the exact same things. So my advice for the day is stay in touch with your friends and those that you've lost touch with, find some way of finding them again. I bet that you want ever regret that you had.
Hope that everyone has a blessed day and is getting to enjoy some sunshine like I am. More to come soon so come on back in later.

Mothers Day gift.....

Hey everyone! I thought that I'd share with you what I made for my mom and mom-in-law for Mothers Day this year. They were just plain clay pots that I base coated and then painted some flowers on and then instead of planting the hydrangeas in the pots I just sat them down in it cause I knew that they would want to plant them in their yards then they can use the pot for some other plant. Like an annual or something. I really wanted to do more to them and waited til the last minute to paint these but it would have looked nice to have tied a nice wide bow around the hydrangea pot but I didn't have any one hand and it was to late to run out and get any.

Then here is my mom. She was really pleased with the gift and looked forward to get it planted. If you remember I also painted and framed a picture for her but got so excited that I gave it to her early.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day. I know that I did and it's always a joy to get to spend time with my mom as I'm sure it is the same way with you.

Little paper mache box turns up roses......

Hi all! Long time no see. Sorry about that, seems that my big computer has decided to catch a virus and has crashed on me so I'm trying to use what little resources I have on the laptop so I can share with you some things. And here's the first thing that I want to show you.
I was just craving for something to paint and found this little recipe box in my craft room as I was roaming through the house looking for anything that didn't move that I could through some cute little flowers on. So here's what it looked like before.

then I put a white base coat on it and then used the scruffy brush and some off white paint to help give it a worn and old look and add a bit more dimension to it.

I then added some little roses and rose buds on the top and decided to use the end of my paint brush and add polka dots on the bottom. Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures....like I said I'm having to use limited resources right now. I'm not sure what I will actually use that box for, although it's a recipe box it could be used for many other things as well. I even though about using it as a birthday box. Maybe I could put all my friends and families birthdays on a card and a few gift ideas and put them in the months of the year.....just a thought.

Hope that you are all having a wonderful day. I have my waders on here cause it's rained for days on end it seems. But on the positive side of all of that, we need the rain to wash away some of the pollen that's been so bad this year. So see there's always a positive to everything. See ya soon

Some jewelry

HI! Thought I'd share with you a few more pieces of jewelry out of my collection that I've made. I hope that I haven't repeated myself on these. If I have then I'm sorry. A friend of mine requested to see some more back weeks ago and so I'm sorry that it took me so long to get it on here....so there ya go Brenda. Hope that it gives you some ideas and that your whipping up some pretties of your own soon.
I didn't realize just how much I had missed you all. I'm so glad to be feeling like my old self again. Now it's back to work for me. I have chores to do before I can get to any fun stuff.....

Loving Life......

Hey it's just me again......first off I was so glad to be able to share the view from my front porch with you. Then I got to looking at the picture and realized that the front part of our floating dock is underwater. Oh well, positive part of all that is, we are going to drag that one out this week or next week and replacing it with a new one so the foam want be replaced under the old one. And now you'll be able to see the difference once we get the new dock put in. So it's allll good. There is a road that you can drive down to the lake part of our property and thats what your seeing going half way through the picture. Its nice when I need to drive down rather than walk.....like now. But on the positive side of that as well. My wonderful hubby bought me a golf cart to use this year so that's going to come in really handy. He's such a wonderful considerate man, I'm so thankful and blessed to have him.

ok so on to show you some things that are blooming. Now please overlook any leftover leaves or weeds cause I've not had a chance to do much grubbing...well none as far as that goes. But here's some hosta that is popping up below the swing. If you were sitting in that swing you would be overlooking a pond that is nestled in between the rocks and has a pump in it that shoots out of an old water faucet. We have tried to put fish in the pond but they keep jumping out onto dry land....hmmm maybe they are wanting to go for a swing rather than a swim.

Here's another hosta bed sprouting up. I have tons of it spread out all over the back yard and into the wooded area. Thanks to my sister in laws for giving me starts back years ago. I transplanted another really large bed of it last year and am hoping to transplant some of that ivy that you can see in the background of some of the pictures to a steep bank on one side of our property. I started transplanting some already but it's a big area to try to cover.

This is some candytuff that my sweet little mother in law gave me years ago

My iris are coming up. My son and I planted these and transplanted them back when he was just a tiny little thing so they are extremely special to me. Makes me smile every time that I see them bloom.

And last but not least. Remember this tub that I painted and showed you last month. Well it along with the 2 little pots have their own place in the backyard now as well. I'm not sure what I'm going to plant in them yet but I'm sure excited to get something growing soon in them. It needs to be drought tolerant cause I've found that everything that I put in the stainless tubs dries out fast. Do you have any ideas? I could always just make myself a note and stick it on the fridge to water those plants daily......that would work as well.

Hope that you enjoyed that tour of my backyard....come on back in a flash cause I have something else to share with you.

I'm Back!

Hey all! I can't promise that this is a permanent thing but so far so good. I've been cleaning and doing laundry and took some pictures for you. I had to share with you first what's been in my bedroom and everyone in the household has had to understand since I've been so down in my back. My sister Suzie (over at Happy Shack) made me this little door hanger and I just love it. Isn't she talented! Thanks again sis, it's come in handy this past month. So with that said.....I have some more things to show you but your going to have to come back to see them. So just stick around or come on back after a quick break and I should have something to show you.

A Mothers Day gift.....

Hey all!! Thought that I'd share with you what I'm planning on giving my mother-in-law for Mothers Day. I painted this about 3 weeks ago when I was feeling better. Like I've told you before with my painting...I'm still a rookie but my husband thought that it was a good idea to give this to his mom since I gave my mom one not to long ago. I just hope that she likes it. I have the best mother-in-law in the world, she just absolutely precious and treats me so good. I couldn't ask for a better one.
Hope that everyone is having a good day. Will see ya soon.....