Wishing You All A Wonderful New Year....Cheers!

                                            The Party......

                                          The Waiting....

                                            And Finally......

See You In 2011,

My Freinds!

Be Merry And Safe....virginia...:)

Keeping it Simple,Small and Colorful....

OK,first I must admitI just can't seem to get motivated this with the Decorations....Last year I was ALL OVER IT!(maybe cause I was the Host).
          This year my Beautiful Sister is Hosting!yaaaah.....But,I was feeling guilty,the kids wanting the big tree up.So,I went to work...I begged and pleaded like nobody's business,and with luck on my selfish side,they agreed.....what???...Iknow,I am Lucky!.....Here's why,my beautiful Daughter came up with this cleaver ,simple,colorful,SMALL display.....I hope you all  enjoy it as much as we do!

  
                  A Princess Fairy,waiting patiently under the tree

                                   Pink Santa Gourd with gifts to bare...

                  A Cool Blue Blast from the Past......

         With a Friend thats hangin around so sweetly....

And A Winter Wonderfulness that Special Freinds share,

It might not seem like much,But to me it is a Great reminder of All that is TRULY important,Family,Freinds and A little bit of

Magic...as seen through the eyes of  Children!

Thank You my Beautiful  Children!

And Thank You for stopping by!

Wishing You Some Magic this Season~~~virginia...:)

Sugar Plums & Candy Canes Are Dancing in My Head...

Primitive Style.....I started with one,then kept on going til my 'Sugar Fix' was satisfied...

I LUV to grunge Tags,paper,fabrics....

But I was trying to think of a way to add some Christmas colors...thats when peppermint

Dreams came into my head!

So out came the acrylics,and shimmers,and then

there was the Sugar.......

Lots & Lots of Sugar,

Don't worry this type of sugar is calorie free,

I used German Mica Flakes!

LUV this glitter!

I use it on Everything....:)

Wishing you a little "Sugar"with your Holiday Dreams!

ps~I left the backs of these tags,Sugar-Free,(Iknow,silly me)

have a Great week!~~~~virginia..:)

I Believe

First,I apologize for not posting this a little sooner,But I did not forget that I would show you what I created with Kathy's Snowflake...

Isn't she Special?!....I Love the colors of Vintage Christmas,and the Snowflake turned out to look more like a Poinsettia....

And of course I had to do some art stamping,and fabric dying,and then my favorite,Glitter!

Yes,that's Glitter on the feet too! I was in the mood for Chocolate covered cherries at the time I painted these little wooden beads,(of course they look more appetizing in person LOL)!

Thanks for stopping by!

And I wish you well in All your Holiday Happenings!

(don't forget to 'Believe',whether it's a Snowflake or Flower,Just 'Believe'in what you create, right up to that Magical Hour!)

Have A great Week Everyone...:)virginia~~~~

Getting Ready for Christmas!

The Holidays are around the corner....

Are you ready????....me neither,well,as ready as I'm going to be!...But its like this for me every year.I have all these wonderful ideas and great expectations,and some of them workout and then others I don't get to....ohhh welll.

I wish I were more like a Poinsettia....take the Summer to become something Beautiful and Loved in the Winter....

   But you know what else I love?...And I bet You will love this too...are Snowflakes.......

Isn't this just a Fun Snowflake?....I found this on the blog ,Inspirational,(Ihave a link below)...But you can go here for the Tutorial on how to make this Beautiful Snowflake...http://kath-allthatglitter.blogspot.com/2010/11/snowflake-hanger-tutorial.html

So checkout Kathy's Blog for some truly beautiful artwork and some wonderful inspiration to get you into the Holidays!

come back to see what I created with my Snowflake!

Thanks for visiting!....Have a Great Day!....:)~~~virginia

A Wedding....







It was a beautiful weekend for a wedding...An outdoor wedding!



seating for guests,under the Big Oak Tree...

The grounds were just so beautiful!....The weather was perfect!

Here are some pics of the Old Manor,where this wedding took place...





original church built in the 1860"s



Fountain outside entrance to Manor

My Camera was not cooperating with me on this evening,
so my pics were limited...
But this place was just wonderful and had a very
elegant feel to it!
During the cocktail hour,I snuck around to take some pics,of the other rooms...

the Manor serves as a Restaurant as well as holding Weddings...Each room was different

We snuck upstairs to see the Bridal Suite,but it was too dark for pics...
The Ballroom where the reception was held was
magical,but also dark,(the lighting)
there were hardwood floors,and 2 very Large chandeliers...
It was a Beautiful Wedding!

Topiary arrangement from Outdoor Decor...

Here's to Wishing you a Magical Week!
Until next time~~~...:)virginia

Little Things to be Thankful for....

Do you have a tendency to skip over Thanksgiving?I don't mean the food part or the actual celebrating of Thanksgiving...what I mean is,in the past I have been known to treat Thanksgiving as just a 3 day weekend.It 's great fun to be with family,the food is always outstanding,but my mind was already on Christmas! I would go straight from Halloween to Christmas,not really putting much effort into Thanksgiving....
      This year my approach is a little different,I have actually been thinking of all the things I'm thankful for.And those "little things" are actually the most important to me....With this past year being a difficult one with some major hurdles,I have been reflecting on the positive moments and accomplishments,no matter how big or small!
      So this month we will try each day to be Thankful for one  thing,no matter how big or small....And Today one of the Big things I'm thankful for ,are ALL the WONDERFUL people I have met and befriended in Blogland...Wishing you All a Thankful Thanksgiving befor we move on to Christmas....:)
      
     Here are some Little Thankful treats that I have created.....Enjoy!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~virginia...:)~~~~~~~~~~~



A  Shabby Pink Thanksgiving Postcard and Fabric Collage




Vintage Postcard of Sweet girl and Lots of glitter Collage



Vintage postcards with vintage fabrics& trims Collages

     

Do You Believe in Ghosts?......

I'm not sure whether or not I do ...But let me tell about a story,no worries,
   it's not gory....
It all started when I went  on vacation,
   to a Town where ghosts,orbs,and the unexplained are waitin...
St.Augustine,Florida is one of the oldest cities in the States,
   the 1500's are it's earliest dates...
Along with my Mother ,Sister,and Aunt,
   we went on an evening ghost tour...
There were NO ghosts not even one orb! We never chanted and 
    quite frankly,the guide was a bore....
We went back to our room that night,
  Thankful without a fright!
We decided to get an early start the next day,
   we planned to visit the cemetery along the way...
When does this story get scary you ask?...Hold your horses,
   I can't type that fast~~~

Okay,it's just the 4 of us standing on the sidewalk outside the cemetery(it is fenced off,so you can't go in). It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Town,Haunted by the ghosts of Priest,and a Little Boy in the Big tree(I don't remember their stories,the trip was from 3 yrs ago you see)....

  It is very peaceful and no one around,as we are waitin,i'm lookin at the ground,

  as I look up....what do I see?...An odd mist, at eye level,about 15 ft. in front of me(the other side of the fence,near the Big tree)...At first I thought it might be smoke...But as I turned around ,there was no one else there...NOT smoke.The weather was clear,no fog,no low flying clouds,Not any clouds...My Sis was taking pics,when we asked her what did she see,she looked at us perplexed,and a response of "what do you mean?"...
  We dismissed the whole cemetery scene and went on our way,never questioning the strange,unexplained mist...Until,later that day.
  when reviewing the pics, we saw this....

All 5 pics were takin in succession....She never saw this mist through her lens.....We were all aghast! Was this a ghost we were seeing at last?.....
     We still can't explain what we saw...Photoshop you say? NO WAY! This is a TRUE story, and just like I promised you, it was not gory!
     Maybe  a little crazy and possibly insane,But this is truly what we had seen...So on that note,we wish you ALL 
             A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~virginia....:o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


p.s. If you too have a spooky tale to tell....leave a link and we can give you a visit for a yell!

It's My Birthday!!...

Well, not today...but soon,like a couple few days! And I'm planning to celebrate the WHOLE month!.....Another reason to love October.....And to help me celebrate is this Little Beauty....

She is so Sweet & Petite,

She opens up and will hold for you a tiny Treat.....

With her paper mask on,she won't give you a scare,
                        NO,no,noooo,
                   She wouldn't Dare!

I hope you enjoyed this Little gift Box...Sometimes Little Treasures are too precious to put inside,and need to shown on top!.......

THANK YOU for STOPPING by!....Stop by in a couple few,to see what I made for ME!

                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~...:)virginia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Witches Stocking......

I LOVE Halloween!~~~It's always been one of my Favorite Holidays....I loved dressing up,my Mom would come up with such fun cotumes for my Sister and I,we would Trick or Treat for hours,complaining about our feet,whining about how tired we were,coming home with pillow cases filled with goodies!

  Good Times!....

Sadly,my beautiful children have informed me that they are "Too Old to go Trick r Treating this Year",But can We buy the Candy this Year?......

Well I'm still going to Celebrate anyway! I will still cook up some Goblin goo,fry Bat ears,make Zombie punch.....and yes ,I probably will buy some candy....

And I will also keep creating little Goodies just for all of you!

The Witches Stocking.....

made of muslin and an antique doily,and some vintage trims,ribbons,and a vintage button!

ENJOY!

and Thanks for stopping by!

til next time...:)virginia~~~~

Enjoying the Last Days of Summer....

So here we are....

the end of August near,

Fall & Winter aren't that Far...

So we are just enjoying what Nature is Giving,

This is our Florida Living....

The Kids are back in School,

so I'm sitting here

a liitle sad.....

Reminiscing about All

the Fun we had,

spending

time with

my Kids

this

Summer was just

SOOOOO Cool!

Thank You for your visit,

hope you enjoyed

our little trip

so we share

a smile for YOU!

Have a GREAT week,come back soon to see what I'm changing from Old to New

~~~~~~~~~~~~~virginia~~~~~~~~

Gold Frame MakeOVer....

You know those 'gold' frames from years ago,very plain,very shiny,and not so attractive.....

Well,I have quite a few...so I took them apart and decided to give them a makeover....this is what I came up with....

 

A Little bit of Seam binding(that has been aged of course),wrapped around frame and then the excess made into a rosette...But I couldn't stop there....

I had to do some creating,then I couldn't stop there....

Feathered Dreams...

Thanks for stopping by,

hope your inspired

to do some

Dreaming...

Have a great week!

~~~virginia~~~