Happy

Happy.  Yes.

Happy I get the chance to create.

 

Happy I get to give.  It has always blessed my heart to put together presents and surprises for others.  This heart I made went to Kris for a MAMA swap.

Happy I found a bunch of Vintage Valentine Postcards at an antique store last year.  I have been having all kinds of fun with them.  Here I shrunk one to add to the heart's pocket.  I so need to share them, I completely forgot this year.  Maybe I will do a belated Love Post.

So happy my daughter (honest to goodness) read her first word this morning.  It was LOVE, read off a conversation heart.  She must have remembered it from last week when we were writing Valentine cards to her preschool friends.  I wrote it out for her to look at and copy.  And today she held out her candy and said, "Does this say 'LOVE?'"

Happy Valentine's Day

**Happy 100th Birthday Arizona!**  Oh Arizona, yes, the Grand Canyon State.  We all adore you and think you are great.  Your sunsets have a magic gleam, Arizona bring us a dreeeeaaamm!  Sorry, I break into song every so often... I'm lying it happens all the time.  That one is from 5th grade choir.  Heehee!

Happy, delighted, giddy, overwhelmed with joy that I get to stay home with my little girls.  Tessa starts kindergarten this year, yikes.  I am so taking advantage of this special time with my itty bitties.  I made them heart shaped cinnamon rolls this morning.  Pinterest idea.

Sharing this with you makes me happy. Thank you for letting me, and a happy day to you!

Tea Stained Cone

I am acquiring a strong affection for creamy neutrals.  It was such a delight to feed my desires when I made this cone for Rhonda for a Valentine swap with my Marie Antoinette Mail Art group.  Imagine my glee when she requested a tea-stained color theme.

This cone is so fun in person because when you twist it, it sways almost flapper-like.

I made these flowers out of strips of tea-stained fabrics.

The inside is covered with vintage sheet music.

This back view shows the base, damask looking fabric I upcycled from a dress I bought at Goodwill.  I was so please with how nicely the different patterns turned out in the tea bath.  Also, it was a bit stretchy which made it much easier when I covered the cone.

A crystal attached to the bottom of the cone.  Sweet Rhonda said she hung it in her window to catch the light, clever gal! 

And here are the goodies I stuffed inside.

A  heart tin/jello mold filled with trim, buttons and a "7" for Rhonda's lucky number.

This little bag was filled with several different laces and trims.  This taupey, iridescent sequin trim is one of my favorites.

 Hand wrapped Dove chocolates, lace and extra tea-stained fabrics.

And last but not least, itty bitty Valentines that I copied from all my vintage postcards.  Such fun to create!

You know you're a mother when... (Roses and Thorns)

You know you're a mother when...

• You (indulgently) spoon feed a sick princess chicken soup, so she can give Mickey Mouse her undivided attention.

• You pour your luke-warm, okay face it... cold, chicken soup into a tall, clear drinking glass to gulp down on your drive to the dentist.  (Hey, at least you brushed and flossed this morning, right? Yes, pretty sure, you think, running your tongue over your teeth between chugs of noodles.)

• The second your head touches your pillow, the princess' creeps off hers and you realize its tomorrow already.

• You sit in a steaming bathroom peering by nightlight into the face of an angel who keeps catching you looking and through her weariness smiles at you every time which makes your heart flutter.

• In between feeling sorry for your boo, and blissfully enjoying the cuddling, you wonder... does this sauna-like room count as exercise?  Did I remember deodorant this morning?

• You let said sick princess crawl into your bed and listen to her breathe for a few hours.

• You give up your pillow-top mattress for the carpet next to princess' bed and you're sure she is breathing better in her humidified, cherry menthol smelling room.

Some times there are thorns...

But oh the Roses.

Valentine fun

Just a quick post to share this Valentine Marie ATC.  I made 3 to swap with my MAMA group.  I was delighted to finally get to use this gorgeous dresden that I found several strips and style of at an estate sale some time ago.   Apparently the lady decorated eggs, lots of neat treasures at that sale.

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Christmas Ornaments

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year too!  Mine were blissfully wonderful days spent with my sweet little family.  I didn't extend myself too much this year and I only signed up for 1 MAMA swap (last year I signed up for all of them, something like 6 or 7, crazy me!)  I made these first 3 ornaments to swap with Cari at luckygirlgifts.

I made this snowgirl from white velvet fabric, then added rhinestone buttons, a pink tulle scarf, pearly eyes and mouth, a lace crown and I made her a pink Sculpey carrot nose.

A simple rectangle ornament with a Marie-like lady, French text, vintage tinsel trim Martha Stewart holiday crystal course glitter (my favorite this year, I got 2 more bottles on sale plus 2 of the fine texture also, yay!)

This fabric rose pomander was fun and quite time consuming.  I spent several evenings watching Christmas movies, hand sewing 32 fabric roses.  I glued them all to a paper mache sphere.  I'm so glad it turned out as I had hoped.

And here are the 3 beauties I received from Cari.  I topped my new pink tree with the glittered silhouette girl. Love her!

She sent me such pretty ornaments, so fun!  Thanks again Cari.

Tea for Tuesday

Happy Tea Cup Tuesday.  Martha and Terri host a most wonderful tea cup sharing party, so be sure to check out all the lovlies.  Here is one of my newest tea cup finds.

I love this little cutie.  It is my tiniest tea cup at just over 2 1/2" tall.  The pale pink with the black and gold make me smile.  It seems girly and chic altogether.

I know next to nothing about teacups, but here is undercarriage of my pretty.  Going to have to ask Santa dear for a tea cup collector book.

More gold to smile at on the handle and a very generous stripe at the base.

Thanks for stopping in to see my cup.  As promised there is another tote up at my Frilly Frou Frou +2 shop.  Pinks and ivorys this one.  Eeeeee! :)

Dearly missed *& prize winner!!

You all have been dearly missed but not forgotten (I promise!).  

First I want to share a new tote with you.  This is Ivy, and I just listed "her" (haha I decided to name all my Frilly Frou Frous) in my Etsy shop.

  

Simple and sweet I hope.  I had so much fun with the 50's looking minty greens.

I handmade both the flower and the velvet leaf for embellishment.

And now, I will spare you the litany of excuses for my absence and proceed with the show, yahoo!  I last left you with the promise of a drawing for the tote filled with goodies.  I did reach 100 followers and beyond even, thank you everyone so much for playing.

Well, here goes... a drum roll please...

The lucky winner is Judy of French Laundry. I'm going to hop over now and tell her the good news.  Also, I have already photographed 2 more new totes and will add them to my shop this week too.

Cheers friends!