Snowball Fight!

I'm sorry, but for some reason this graphic and link have disappeared and I haven't been able to fix it... =(

A POEM ABOUT OUR GIRLFRIENDS

Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Some of their houses will be bigger. Some will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances. Think about it! The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart. And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children. And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes, might be lonely. And the word says, "If I have not love, I am nothing." So, again, love you. LOVE WHO YOU ARE. Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say, "I am too Blessed to be Stressed and too Anointed, to be Disappointed!" "Winners make things happen - Losers let things happen." To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might mean the world... Be "Blessed" ladies.

Pretty Lavender "Wish Box"

Here is a photo of my adorable little "Wish Box" created by the lovely blogger Rosemary at "RosesPetiteMaison". I was browsing blogs the other day and saw her post on her b*e*a*u*t*i*f*u*l boxes and emailed her asking if I could buy one. She said sure, and even took the time to go and buy purple/lavender crepe paper for me. The "Wish Box" ended up in our dinette. I didn't intend for our dinette to become the purple/lavender room, it just sort of happened. So I thought I'd share a few photos with you of some of my other favorite purple pretties. Around the same time that I received my "Wish Box" from Rosemary I had won an adorable little vintage cloche bell dome on ebay and wasn't quite sure just what I was going to do with it and then Rosemary's "Wish Box" arrived and it fit perfectly inside the cloche. I was so excited - I absolutely LOVE this sweet lil' "Wish Box" sitting on a vintage trivet and covered with this pretty old glass dome...

Here's to a GREAT 2008!

Happy New Year!

Debbie

I Couldn't Wait!!!

This is my new banner created by the lovely and very talented Kimberly Ryan! Thank you Kim! I am SO excited. I couldn't wait to use it on my new blog, so I just had to share it here now! LOL! Hopefully I will have my new BLOG and BANNER (with cute matching TAGS that Kim created) and SHOPPE set up on Typepad in the next couple of weeks. I will keep you posted =)

Slipcover Photos

Here are some photos (to go with the post below), as promised, of my slipcovered cabinet and chair - I just love 'em!

Lilacs & Roses

I just LOVE my new template. If you have never stumbled upon Ronda Juniper Ray's paintings, you are missing out! Her ebay id is "AntiqueCottageRose" and her paintings (done on old windows) are absolutely gorgeous. One of her windows is on my "Wish List", I love 'em but they are a bit beyond what my budget allows - LOL! So when I found this template on ebay I was so excited to see that "In My Cedar Chest" had used original rose paintings by Ronda Juniper Ray to create this gorgeous template. So I sort of have one of her paintings... =) I don't know about everybody else but I know that I get bored with my templates after awhile and need a change, so every once in awhile I treat myself to a new template or two. Makes listing so much more fun... =)

I also purchased an oh so pretty slipcover (made out of lovely lavender vintage curtain panels) for the chair in our bedroom that I basically just stole from Meggan's house - LOL! It is so pretty! It was an old junk store find that at one time must have been beautiful but the previous owner(s) had not taken care of it and the orginal fabric was stained and torn. Meggan didn't want it anymore so I took it. The slipcover was made by the wonderfully talented Ronda at "CottageSlipCoverGal". Her workmanship is fabulous!!! She did a GREAT job on this, and all without the chair. I just took photos and measurements and sent them to her via email as needed. THANK YOU AGAIN RONDA!

I also had a gorgeous, romantic looking slipcover made for a beautiful old cabinet that is in our living room. The cabinet was my grandmother's and when it came to me the top was in rough shape, although the rest of the cabinet looks great! So, I had it covered with a pretty old runner, but have always wanted something prettier, so I splurged and had a slipcover made for the top - I love it! Zoe at "Casa-Preciosa" is an extremely talented seamstress! I will try and get photos of the cabinet and chair in the next few days and get them posted. I'm not sure where this last week went, but I feel so behind on blog posts. I have so many new pretties that I want to share with you.

I hope everyone had a Very Merry Christmas and will be having a Very Happy New Year!!!