Hi Honey, how was your day? and my favorite teacup...

Mira over at Belle Blanc is having an action giveaway. To win this giveaway, you must post your

favorite teacup before March 2nd. She will pick the picture of the cup she likes the best.

No drawing, just her personal favorite. This will be one giveaway that I won't be winning,

because I've seen ya'll's china before. Mine are just little yard sale finds that I've come across

over the years. Picking a fave was difficult, but this is the one I chose.

It is stamped Made in Germany on the bottom, I hope that makes points for me with Mira.

I love this little cup with it's sweet row of roses around the rim.

Behind the cup are all the little runner's up. My little second choices.

All of them pretty in their own right, but they just couldn't compete with the roses.

So whatta ya think Mira? Isn't she a pretty thing?

Now for the rest of this post I thought I would share how my day went today. I know you

all have days when you wish that you had just stayed in bed. Well, today was one of those days for me.

Once a month I have to go to the doctor for a shot in the rear because my body does not take up B12 the

way everyone else's does. If I get low on B12 I get what is known as pernicious (sp) anemia.

Getting this shot is a pain in the (*&#@), literally. I have to drive 30 miles to my doctor, and when I got there this morning, my order for it had expired and my MD was not there to renew it. It's a nurse who gives me my

shot and because my DR. was not there to order it, he couldn't give it to me. So home I went.

I then thought that I would spend the day painting the trim in the bathroom, something that has been waiting for months.(and months and months) I was standing up on the vanity and washing the trim above the mirror and for some reason I stepped back as if I was on flat ground. I made a lot of noise when I hit the dresser that I had moved to the middle of the floor.

  No I hadn't been drinking... I think I just forgot

 where I was for a minute there.

Wasn't hurt, just stunned that I had done something so stupid and glad that I hadn't got the shot, since it was my rear end that took the brunt of the fall.

I then go to open the paint and since it had been sitting for so long, it was as thick as frosting. I tried to thin it

every way I knew how and use it anyway and ended up making quite the mess. So now my painting is on hold until I can make it to the nearest Home Depot. 

I thought it was a good time to just go take a nap since I was starting to feel the effects of my

graceful dismount from the top of the bathroom vanity, but thought I should go pick up the mail before

I got comfy. I thought my bad luck was behind me until I opened my mail and there it was...my jury summons.

Here's hoping that your day was wonderful. I'm planning on staying in bed tomorrow.

What I've been making these days...and some giveaway wins!

I have been doing a little sewing these days and making a ton of these little frayed flowers.

The pillow below is one that I made from some white linen that I had in my fabric stash.

I am lovin' making these rosettes and adding them to everything in sight.

This pillow is actually for the bedroom, but the light was better out here so

I snapped some photos of it here and then off to the bedroom it will go.

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These little rosettes I made from lace instead of the frayed fabric.

Added a few buttons and sewed up an off-white linen pillow

and added them to it.

The lace pillow shown here with the linen pillow is one that I made before

Christmas and was always going to show it for a White Wednesday,

but never seemed to get it done. It is made with vintage lace that I had

purchased this last Summer while fleaing.

For more beautiful whites on this Wednesday, I invite you to go over to 

Faded Charm for the links to others sharing today.

This is such an awesome publication. It has so many great projects to try.

I love the little paper bag on the front.

This is the article and instructions for the frayed flowers. I can't tell you how many I have made,

but it's a lot. Every little scrap I get my hands on seems to became a flower.

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Now, I have some giveaway wins to share

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Some time ago I won a giveaway at Andrea's Vintage Bella Studio.

I adore these burlap wrapped candlesticks. Andrea creates the most

beautiful things. I love going over to her place to view her latest

creations. If you haven't seen her beautiful creation in the new Apronology,

you just must!

The roll of stamped tickets are a sweet addition to my studio now.

Thank you so much Andrea, for pulling my name out of the hat.

I am enjoying my lovely wins so much.

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My next win came from Tracie at My Petite Maison.

Such beautifully wrapped packages. I love the old key so much,

and the old French postcard with the sentiment written in French

on the back. 

This win was filled with beautiful French inspired goodies.

The Cote Bastide room spray is so yummy.

The lip gloss from Clarins is amazing Tracie! I've been wearing it since it

arrived on Monday. How did you know that I needed this so much. I have a new love.

And this book Paris Patisseries is breathtaking!!!!

Of course just looking through it, put ten pounds on me. The photography

and text is so amazing. I hope you all get the chance to look through this

beautiful book.

Thank you so much Tracie for this wonderful win. I love it all!

You're the best!

My next win was from the One World One Heart event.

I met Lovey (don't you just adore her name) of Fabric Photo Memories,

when she came over and left a sweet comment at my place.

Her art is so beautiful and I was hooked on my first visit to her blog.

She creates with lovely fabrics and vintage photos that take me back in time.

Her artwork just speaks to me. 

Isn't this beautiful?

Such a treasure. It will be a wonderful piece to enjoy everyday Lovey.

Thank you so much for this beautiful piece. I am so glad it was me!

I want to thank all these wonderful girls for their lovely giveaway wins. These

have already added so much beauty to my life. Thank you so much!

Speaking of adding beauty to my life. I want each of you who read and visit this

blog to know what it means for me to share my loves with you all.

This has added such a wonderful aspect to my life. These connections

with you all are so dear.

It's coming fast!

Spring, that is.

Then my Snowdrift crabapple will look like this.

The Centurion Crabapple and the President

 Lincoln lilac, like this.

The house will be filled with lilacs, lilacs...

and more lilacs.

In the garden, buds will be bursting.

The Lily of the Valley will fill

the garden with it's scent.

The Bleeding Heart will be laden with blooms.

Poppies of every color.

In every hue that I can squeeze in.

I'm obsessed with poppies.

Speaking of obsessions.

The peonies will then take center stage

in the garden.

I admit that I can't have too many.

They are my favorite Spring blooms.

I use them in so many ways. They mix well

with everything else in the beds.

They are definitely my favorite cut flower.

It's hard to believe that it will be Spring soon

in this part of Idaho. We still have a significant

amount of snow on the ground, but it is

melting fast.

 I can hardly wait to watch things emerge from the

once frozen ground and put on their green

foliage and then burst into bloom.

Ah, sweet Spring!