One year today and a Give-Away

Happy 4th of July


A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One year ago today, I set sail and posted for the first time….
I never intended to start a blog, I spent the first few months standing on the sidelines and peeking in at all the wonderful talented people out there in blogland…
The first blog that I was introduced to was Ullabenulla (talk about starting at the top). I was doing a Google search on what I do not remember but it brought me to one of the most fascinating art blog …
I spent some time reading but mostly looking at all ULLA had to share. And then I followed some of her links and before you knew it, I was hooked….
After a short time I decided to do a private blog, I figured why not no one will see .

I would write a post, add pictures and delete… OH, I loved that delete button at the beginning….
On July 4th 2007, I decided I was going public. I did this in five minutes; I had to do it quick before I changed my mind. What I didn’t know at that time was that
my life would alter a little, new friends and kindred sprit would be found. I would discover etsy, enter
give-aways, have give-aways and join in on swaps…. Feel the sorrow and cry a little, laugh a lot but mostly I would be just
Amazed at all the talent and be inspired ….I would be invited along on trips by way of pictures and post…be giving recipes and
Little artist tricks of the trade ….

I had no idea where this

blog would take me from day to day..but I think I went around the world in less then 80 days.
and I so enjoyed the ride…

I know my blog is a humble little thing and will never match the beauty of many other blogs out there in blogland but I do keep trying…
Thank you my friends for coming along on my journey and letting me visit with you and
For the time you spend here…
For this, I am grateful and truly honored..

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To celebrate
My
One Year I am have a give-away….

Just leave a comment on this post

and I will add your name...

It is open to anyone who stops by....

There will be two names picked form the Hat

On July 14th 8:00PM EST.

The first name picked will get a copy of my favorite issues of Somerset Studio,

a black journal sprinkled with Gypsy color beads and sequins.

a few note cards

and a pink glitter bottle from Marilyn from out side the lines.

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the second person will get a fairy journal made by Kris of blissfull elements and a bottle of pink Sugar scoop glitter.

please make sure I have a way to contact you;

a link back to your blog

or leave your email address with your comment..

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Rainbows and One year give-away on the 4th....

we all need a few rainbows in our life....

Friday July 4th

will be my

One year anniversary in blogland....

there will be

a

give-away

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Rainbow in dreams

Rainbows are colorful bridges that fall across the sky, but we can not walk across them (or use them to get to our pot of gold). Currently you may experience great joy and have extraordinary or even magical ideas, but remember that you can not walk across the rainbow bridge, so stay well-grounded. Usually a rainbow follows a rainstorm. If so, you have weathered a difficult time that is coming to closure, this dream symbol may represent your optimism. Generally, rainbows make people smile and feel happy. Thus, some may consider this dream a sign of your good luck.

from

http://www.dreamloverinc.com/

this is my rainbow for today

picture by: Fete et Fleur

a beautiful vintage rose from here:

http://feteetfleurdesigns.blogspot.com/

thanks Nancy I love it....

collage picture:

1. Kite 01, 2. Balloon and Moon, 3. Happy Girls Under a Rainbow, 4. DSCN6750.JPG, 5. Ducky Love [104/365], 6. Time for teletubbies, Time for teletubbies .., 7. Flower rainbow, 8. pencils rainbow, 9. Tasty Technicolor Treats

Mad Tea Party

A FaNciful TwiSt is having a party today

http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/,

not just any party but a 200th blog post

Mad TEa PaRty!

The PiNk GaTe dove just swooped in to make
sure all is ready for this day!

A Pastel rainbow of colors mingles amongst the dishes that sets the table for tea….

One by one the guest did come....…ready to play and make

bubble wiShes and roSe -A -mAy tea..

THe gifts are all done

and the party favors are too

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So nOw it is tiMe for a game to be plAyed..

piCk a nUmber 1 through 10 and yOur fortuNe will be told.

JuSt uSe

your mouSe and highlight between tHe dots of

the number you have picked….….

see below

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1.) ....Greatness is coming your way ….your name will be known ...

2.) ... Your fortune is as sweet as you....

3.) ..The shortest distance between two people is a smile ..

4.) ..You display the wonderful traits of charm and courtesy...

5.) ...The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page...

6.) ....A vacation by sea is in store for you...

7.) .....You are about to embark on a most delightful Journey!..

8.) ..You have a strong and sensitive personal nature...

9.) ...Your fortune is as sweet as you...

10.) .............There are many things in life that will catch your eye,
but only a few that will catch yoUR heart--- pursue those ....

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THe Pink front Gate dove has a message for you

Happy Summer

Personalized Glitter Graphics

Happy Fairy Day!

Wishing you a day full of enchantment...

"Many people don't believe in faeries, but if you look real close they're always there." Torlila

To open your heart to the fairies, you must nurture these feelings of wonder, reverence and love for every detail of your garden, for the airs which blow about it, the musical rain which falls gently upon it, the moon and the stars which silently look down on it, the great sun which is the source of its being and for the clouds and changing skies which provide it with a canopy. When you truly feel the sweetness of this magic, you will begin to discover the fairies, for they will make themselves know to you. ~

Claire Nahmad

Yellow the color of Hope

I adore pink, I adore aqua and find red to be enchanting. But the color that has been a long time friend the color that speaks to my heart is the color of golden yellow…
When I first started my blog one of the first things I posted about was my collection of yellow, cream and butterscotch button that I store and display in an old cream pitcher. This is one of my favorite vignettes in my home.

(picture from the net)
It is a sunflower that makes me smile and an antique yellow
Ware bowl that will make me run to its owner booth at the local flea market.

As I was looking for decorating idea for the cottage I plan to own someday, I came upon Morris and co. fabric and wallpaper and knew instantly that this is where I could live, this is what I could live with…

Another picture for my someday cottage portfolio.. Picture form

Cottage Living..

I would love this too, desk from Maine Cottage.

some yellow gold in my home..

My chandelier is a hand made copy of an antique French bell chandelier ..

some yellow shopping:

Yellow Roses indicate joy, gladness, friendship and "I Care"

I just love the ribbon work from here:
http://www.meadowstreet.com/

This song was also one of my favorite songs as a teenager...

I will also be catching up with everyone, I hurt my arm and find it hard to be on the

computer for more than 5 min. at a time...that mouse is killing me....

Blue Skies coming my way....

Talk about perfect, yesterday was a glorious day, perfect in everyway..
My dh is home this week and we are doing much needed spring clean up around our
New England homestead…

(my road)

I live in a small one traffic light town.
The population is about 4000 it has almost double since
we built our saltbox home more then 20 years ago..

This picture is for Penny of lavenderhillstudio.… she posted about how she had
woods all around her house. I left her a comment and told her I had so much lawn that I nicknamed my
dh Forest Gump… This is just the west side…of our house

Look at that sky...
More lawn and then my donkey pen..
As I said the town keeps growing the land beyond the
the tall tree in the picture has just been approved
for 39 homes...
All the homes will be on 4 acres or more but still it's time for me to
move.



Here are my four brown miniature donkey. Monica, Sicily, Sassy and Marty..
as well as my son and his dog... Reebok....
Most people believe the donkey to be stupid and stubborn..
They are stubborn because they are smart..

Here is my spotted jack Spooky..

He is still shedding his winter coat..
He is trained to stay in our yard , come when I call, will return to his pen on his own when it's time to
to be locked in for the night...
We had a mailman that often said that he was better behaved then a lot of the children on his route...

Well I guess it's time for me to go back to work...

it's another wonderful day..

Dreaming

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We all have dreams what are yours?
I dream of Paris..
or maybe London...
with kids in college it will be awhile..

When I was younger I used to dream of babies,
It took me a long time but I full filled that dream....
I use to dream of building a saltbox house; we did it

now I dream of a small cottage..
I am content with my life
and happy to be here..

Still I love to dream
I know some will be and some will not
My father use to say it was the artist in me
My mother said it was the girl still inside of me
My husband says it is the romantic me

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“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.”

Lao Tzu

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"Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream

really do come true"

Lyman Frank Baum

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“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.”

Vincent van Gogh

links to collage pictures
1. love this vanity, 2. Gaze Into My Crystal Ball, 3. Antique Lace,

4. dscn5890 (3), 5. Brimfield Antique Show, 6. Details..., 7. 1601newmodel1

8. Beautiful young lady in her corset, 9. WISH , 10. be true to yourself,

11. vintage1, 12. Day 33 outtake, 13. abandoned birdcage