A little this but not much of that...

Since I haven't been posting a lot right now I thought I'd at least show one of the things I did recently.  It's been a while since I made anything that I wanted to keep and not sell at least right away.  This is one.  It just has something about it that speaks to me.  I love the crepe paper rosettes that I've been seen being used lately and the paper flowers too.  The rosettes came from Whim & Fancy Designs and the flower came from Sunny Skye Creations, both on Etsy.  I had the monogrammed silver piece from who-knows-where BUT the basis was the metal piece behind that Janine brought to me from Ecuador.  Actually, she brought two of them to me plus a great nicho that I have above my bed.  Anyway, these metal pieces were, I think, religious icons.  They are/were dirty, rusty brown pieces with water damaged and torn pictures and broken glass in them.  She was kind of embarrassed to give them to me; said she was just going to throw them out.  Well, ain't no old rusty crap gonna get thrown away on my watch!  I've had them a couple, three weeks and just decided to play with them.  I had already removed the glass and washed a lot of dirt away so they were ready to go.  I painted this on with silver paint (splotchy) and just started gathering and placing things.  I'm not usually very good about planning ahead but it just happened.  I had already done something kind of cute with the other one and just finished assembling that one to sell but this one I want to look at for a while-I guess it's the silver with the pink with the tea-stained word flower with gray harlequin-all stuff I like and together.  Otherwise I haven't been on because school started for us this week and I wanted to be ready with Mom Duty for after school and during I was doing house dooty.   I'm getting more involved with the show house and Karen is doing a wonderful job (and what a job it is) but is finally ready for some input and help with the fun stage.  I'll get some peep pics to post next time I'm out there, then lots of them when it's ready to be revealed.  As usual, stay tuned...

Did you know???...

...that I seem to have the only current copy of Country Home in the world since they stopped publishing it?  When we were on our way to The Virgin Islands we had a lay-0ver in Charlotte, NC and I found this magazine in the airport there.  That and A JAMBA JUICE!!!!  I've checked everywhere and even though they have a website, you still can't order a subscription or see this cover.  And yes, it's great and I'm so hoping that this means it's coming baaaaaack!... 

...and that this blog is meant to be fun and for me to share the lighter side of life with (any?) readers?  I like photos, looking at them, taking them, and posting them.  So I enjoy taking photos of thing I love looking at, doing, or, as in this photo, something I love to eat.

Last week Matt and I took a small road trip to Silver Spring where Paul works...it's only about 45 minutes away in non-traffic hours...but we don't do it often so it's an outing.  Paul got a new office that we wanted to check out and it's very nice but the real draw there is always Mi Rancho.  It is one of the, maybe, three really good Tex-Mex restaurants in Maryland.  So yummy!  The best salsa!  Really good enchiladas which is basically all I eat (just like my bff birthday twin, Nene/Janine).  You can probably imagine that I have lots of other mundane, icky stuff to deal with in life like everyone else but I don't want to share it here.  Where you should go is to Miz Juney.  She takes all sides of life and makes them hilarious.  She edits out some stuff but her spin and attitude on life daily, boring, or exciting make for great reading.  Such a wry sense of humor, I could go on and on but I'll stop here 'cause by this point you've either tuned me out or gone to the right and clicked on her link.  Also check out Hi ya Mippie!, a new blog for Little Melfred/Mel Lobdell.  She's going in a new, great direction (not that there was anything wrong with the other one!). Happy life!!!!

Today's photograph

Curly Girl Designs

I've been a huge fan of Curly Girl Designs for years and now they have a brand new blog at:

http://www.celebratelifeeveryday.com/ 

If you go over there soon they are having a giveaway celebrating their new blog.  I picked this card to post as it's my favorite card of hers thusfar.  My husband says a similar thing when he sees me working on my art instead of in the kitchen making dinner.  Her reply is so simply sassy!  So go do yourself a favor and go!

Just 'cause

Just wanted to share what I was enjoying in my home today.  Really, that's it.