Such pretty, pretty images out there to spark our imagination and creativity. All images from Flickr.
1. china doll and lace , 2. Kitchen Bench, 3. Council watering cans, 4. Bella Pink Pillows, 5. .Reflections., 6. Vintage Bridesmaid Gloves, 7. baby queen, 8. daisy pleasures ii, 9. Jewel Redux, 10. Love the vintage bling, 11. Sue Balmforth's Dining Room, 12. Old Pocketwatches
It's here, it's here. It's time to talk Silver Bella again!! As always, Teresa has done an amazing job organizing what is sure to be a fabulous, artsy, inspiring weekend. In addition to my sweet friends Teresa, Kim, Pam, Rebecca and Charlotte, I'm delighted with the fabulous new teachers who will join the roster this year, my friends Jenni and Sally. Please stay tuned to the Silver Bella blog (link is above) for more details, but in the meantime, make sure that you're available the evening of June 30th for registration as the event usually sells out rather quickly. Yippee, I can hardly wait!
I wanted to leave you with a 'pretty'. Some great vintage finds. Barkcloth, vintage button cards, flower frogs, and a new (fake) birds nest...
Photos like these make my heart happy. Such pretty things, and what a treat for us that the photographers share their talent with us. All photos from Flickr
I'm feeling great today. I have so much creative energy and ideas are filling my head. The next few days are earmarked as work days in my studio. It's time to turn those creative ideas into classes and projects!
This time of year just really makes me happy. It's getting sunnier and I feel it deep down in my soul.
Did any of you watch American Idol last night? I absolutely loved it. So many seasons the performances fall short of the expectations, but last night I really felt that everyone rose to the occasion. A few had nerve issues, but overall last night was really enjoyable.
In closing here's a layout that was in the most recent Canadian Scrapbooker. Unfortunately the whites are a little gray in this photo, I couldn't figure out how to get them to look right in Photoshop - sorry! This layout is all about cardstock and vellum and I had a lot of fun making it. Enjoy!
Ps - the little bunny at the top is from Nicole Sayre's Spring collection. You can purchase it (along with much, much more) at Babyberry Cove, a store that carries many of my favorite brands.
Good question! I've been here, working hard on product and class designs. Sorry for letting the blog suffer for the past week and a half. I'll try to get back on the bandwagon now.
I have some exciting news about an upcoming class to share with you. Thrilled to announce that I will be at Right at Home Scrapbooking outside of Boston on Saturday, March 29th teaching a cute mini album project. Their phone number is (508) 695-9290. I hope to see some of you there!
I'll leave you with a little peek at my inspiration board, I just changed it up the other night. Now, back to work for me :-)
This weekend heralded the first big snowfall of the year in Vancouver. Rather odd to get snow this early in the season, but the neighborhood kids loved it and it's always a bit magical to see the world blanketed in white. Saturday and Sunday it snowed all day and we stayed home all snug and cozy in the house. The roads were pretty bad, so a family Christmas party with extended relatives was canceled which was disappointing. But it did allow Rick and I to start to get caught up on the 30 or so shows we had copied onto our TV hard drive. (If Rick is working, I tape the shows we like to watch so that he and I can watch them together at a later date).
The snowfall changed to rain sometime late last night and so as quickly as it came, the snow has pretty much all disappeared. (sigh) It was pretty while it lasted. In the meantime, I was working in the studio mid-morning and heard a little 'drip, drip, drip' noise. I went to investigate and found water dripping from the ceiling into the unfinished room next door to my studio. Turns out that our sliding glass door (above this room in our kitchen) has something wrong with it and water was steadily leaking through it onto the kitchen floor (which is a floating laminate) and then seeping through the floor boards and down into the basement. The water stretched all the way across my kitchen to my living room (about 12 feet wide)...so I spent my afternoon mopping up water and on the phone with my insurance company. (Thankfully Rick came home to help me) I have to wait for an adjuster to phone me back. But we're pretty sure that our floor is wrecked as the edges of the boards are already lifting. I'm also worried that with all the water under the floor boards, we may develop a mold problem should the floor not be removed. Anyways, it sure brought my great mood crashing down...
So in an effort to cheer myself up, I thought I'd post Winter Cheer Giveaway #2. This weeks giveaway is for a bundle of vintage photos and ephemera. We're talking cabinet cards, postcards and even a tin daguerreotype. Throw in some anagram letters and vintage papers, and you've got a fun little packet containing the basics for vintage style artwork. It's difficult to put a dollar value on this prize as old photos, etc. sell for such different prices around the country, but trust me, the winner will not be disappointed. Please leave a comment to be entered in the draw for the prize. Give away open to people living in the States or Canada as I have to pay for postage. (Thanks for your understanding)
Forgot to add that Giveaway will close this Thursday at noon PST.
Good Luck!
Last week I mentioned that I found a few great deals when I went Junquing. So I thought I'd show them to you. They are part of my newest collection; Vintage Frames. Not sure whether I will leave them gold, or paint them shabby white...we'll see. For now, I'm leaving them as is and trying to find the perfect place for them. The large one is about 4 feet high and was a steal at $8 at the thrift shop. The next largest one is absolutely beautiful. It's very ornate and distressed perfectly.
The other two smaller frames I bought while in Portland. I will be removing the paintings, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
It's funny because these are the kinds of frames that back in the day I would have had no interest in as I found the look much to ornate and 'pretty'. (Just like Grandma's house!) My how time changes our tastes and views on things, LOL!
I've been appreciating all the thoughtful comments that have been left on my blog lately. Thank you so much.
Rick and I would like to issue a huge thank you to those of you who gave us feedback regarding our new sofa set. It seemed like it was pretty much split down the middle with some people loving their white slipcover and some people really disliking them. So...what to do...after weighing our wants with being practical, we have settled on a compromise of sorts. Yesterday we went in and ordered our couches and we bought....a soft brown velour type fabric upholstered on all three pieces (couch, loveseat, chair), and an antique white linen on the ottoman. The sofa and loveseat will have four throw cushions each with 2 in a floral pattern, and 2 in aqua and the same linen as the ottoman (the aqua/linen pillows come with one fabric on the front of the pillow and the different fabric on the back). We have decided to be safe for now. But the manufacturer sells slipcovers for the set we bought, so we plan to order the white ones at a later date (When the budget allows!). This was a tough decision. So many things to weigh...but I feel really good about the choice we made and am so looking forward to the set being delivered. (It will take 8-10 weeks for us to receive them).
I took photos while we were in the store yesterday. The pieces are all really deep (41 inches) and the couch is long enough for my 6' 2 hubby to lie out on which is one of the things he really wanted. All the cushions are down with a foam core. Which was also one of the things we really wanted. The company that we bought with has a program called 'Designer Choices', where the purchaser decides everything from arm style, to leg style, to upholstered or slip covered. This made it easy for us to get exactly what we wanted.
While we're waiting for the set we will start painting to get the room ready. If you remember the photo that I posted in the spring of my fireplace mantle, you'll remember that my fireplace is red, as are all the moldings in that room. For now we plan on painting the mantle and trim white. We may paint the walls too (right now they are soft taupe and I think I'd like them soft aqua). But we're going to wait until the sofas come before deciding 100% on changing the walls.
Anyways, thanks again for the feedback. Rick and I appreciate it!
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE LARGER IMAGE OF THE SET!
