...spring in our step!

...Hello dear ones!!

Thank you for visiting on this spring day ~

This is Bella~bunn!!

My mom brought this mohair beauty

from Ohio!

all for me

 for my Easter basket surprise!

~ Isn't she just so lovely??!!

She took up half her suitcase

not to worry,

as I plan on filling that half up with extra special goodies for her return back!!(tee-hee!!)

I just adore her,

see her sweet bunny ballet shoes??

These were Julianna's first pair of ballet slippers!!

aaaahhhhhhhh

(I know right!)

..just wanted to share my new friend

given to me by someone I adore...

~

meanwhile,

we are completely immersed in the studio

(loving having mother here, it's just way tooooo much fun~

and I'm secretly trying to figure out how to keep her here

permanently!!

HA~ sorry bro's!)

but seriously

 I'm soooo excited to reveal all the pretties to you

soon, very soon!!

ssshhhhh

(spoiler alert!!)

the peonies are turning out simply stunning

and would be lovely for a Mother's Day corsage!

and the new paper dolls are turning out ~ farmhouse romance!!

~ back to the studio

...at first glimpse

...hello lovelies!!

Just a quick post today ~

Please don't think I've disappeared!

my dear Mom finally arrived safely:)

and we've already been working on some fabulous new pretties!

so here is a first glimpse

of

those new things!

 coming soon...

~ hand stamped blush ribbons ~

~ gorgeous handmade peony flowers ~

~ paper dolls ~

~ cupcake cuffs ~

...aaahhhh

spring

the renewal of all things lovely!!!

...stealin' time for ~ a cupcake!!

...hello dear lovelies!

 When I can steal away into the studio,

I  work on these

~ cupcake cuffs ~

I love working with vintage roses

and I always wonder who loved them before I did!

I am lining them in silk

because I think your pretty little wrists deserve elegance

even if you can't see it!

I use a vintage mother of pearl button for the clasp,

they have the most dreamy color to them

~ and a sprinkle of muted sequins, sparkling crystals and freshwater pearls

...aaahhhh, romance on your wrist!!

and really

I don't mind being surrounded by

"these" cupcakes

as there are zero calories in them!

 good thing too ~

as I love them all!!!

but what do you think?

...it's a cinderella kinda day!

I hope your first few days of spring

have been filled with lots of inspiring, happy things!

Today, is a cinderella kinda day ~

...cleaning, doing loads of laundry, planning tasty menu's for the week,

you know

pretty basic stuff most of us girls do!!

Wednesday my dear Mom will be arriving for her visit

and I want everything to be sparkling

soooo

I'll be in the laundry room if you need me!

...until next time ~

 

...wonderland of chocolates, a giveaway winner, and the number 17!!

Happy first day of spring...

Isn't this standing rabbit wonderful?

and could you guess that he is also made out of

CHOCOLATE?!

Yes he is!!!

Handpainted ~ from another favorite shop of mine:

Rococo Chocolates

a wonderland of chocolate delight!

Who knew chocolate could be so

beautiful!!

Look at these pretties

I'm sure you would find a new favorite at Rococo's!

They even have a chocolate school!!

but ~

sadly,

sniff

sniff

it is toooo far away for me:(

so the blog will have to do for now

hhhmmm

maybe we should move there!!

~

Well,

Won't you also join me in

Congratulating

~ Melinda ~

She is the lucky name drawn for

french rabbit giveaway!

whoo-hooo Melinda!

~

Tomorrow is #17

What is that????

 

...THAT is this ones

17th Birthday!!

and I gotta tell ya'

I have never had a problem with numbers

...

but

this

hit me

like a pillowcase full of lemons

hitting my head

and

~

my heart.

Don't get me wrong ~

I have devoted my life to giving my children their wings

so that one day,

they would fly...  

understanding that they are not mine...

but God's.

Two beautiful, fabulous gifts ~

so

Happiest Day my most beloved

young man...

...fabulous friday stuff!

~

Happiest Friday dear ones!!

~

It is officially spring weekend ~

wwhhhhhoooo~hhhhhoooo!!

See me

doing

the

h

       a

 p     

 p

          y

dance

in

this gorgeous hat

and

my

ballerina ankle lenght tutu!!!

(every girl really should own a tutu ~

with lots of ruffles!!!)

Today

 I would like to thank dear Ida

for this Kreativ Blogger Award

Thank You so much Ida ~

I am thrilled to receive this!

There are seven things that are asked of the winners

if they are interested in playing along

(please don’t feel obligated in any way!)

~

(1)Post the image of the award

(2)Thank the person who gave it to me.

(3)Link to the person who gave it to me

(4)Tell you seven things about myself that you wouldn't know

(5)Choose seven great bloggers to give this award to.

(6)Give a link to their blogs

(7)Leave them a message on their blog.

So here are 7 mysterious things about this girl:

~ I adore ruffley things

no, really...on clothes, shoes, cupcakes!!

okay, if you're a follower you already know this:)

~ I have a secret fetish for mermaids

not the disney version

but more like John William Waterhouse's

who just happens to be my next, you wouldn't know item!

~

~  I'm inspired by Waterhouse and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema works of art

they are hauntingly beautiful to me

~ I love to dress up like a fairy

and yes ~ complete with wings and a crown

and enjoy medieval fairs

~ I seek organic whenever possible

from foods to bamboo clothing

~ I have a cookie cupboard

and in that cupboard are fascinating things

such as molds for edible pearls & lace

and tiny candy fairies!!

and last

~ I enjoy all of YOU!

and getting to know you through your blogs

 and when you come visit mine!!

So now I will pass this on to Sandy, Rhonda, Kitty Kellie, Laura, Vivianne, Divina, Kylie

~

and if you haven't entered this french rabbit giveaway

there is still time

sign up below!

until then ~

Have a fabulous Friday!!

 

...Fetes de Paques Lapin Giveback

...good afternoon dear blog readers!

~ are you familiar with the Jeanne d'Arc Living Magazine?

well,

it is my very favorite!

Inspired from the pages of this lovely book,

 I've been creating pretties in the studio this week

celebrating spring!

 

take something as simple as an egg

(I love the shape of an egg!)

I've covered this one with layers of guaze, gesso, robin egg blue acrylic and snipets of lace!

A sweet vintage fabric image takes center stage

(image courtesy of  http://www.shabbychicpapirskatter.blogspot.com/ )

A hand dyed silk flower blooms on top

and below

a vintage chandelier crystal dangles!

also new this week

are these french easter rabbit art tags!

~ Fetes de Paques Lapin ~

Each carries a pussy willow branch, a promise of spring!

and

these fabulous rose petal ribbons!

There are so many things you can do with

all of these pretties!

Wouldn't you agree?

hhhmmmmm

I wonder ~

Would you

like to win something like this?

I will ponder this a moment!

~

BUT

1st

I simply

 must announce the winner of

Mr. Bunn's Spring Giveback!!

sooooooo

 *~ Claudia ~* 

from http://mockingbirdhillcottage.blogspot.com/

Congratulations to YOU!!

and crongrats also to these lovely ladies

who also have a set of patisserie gift tags coming their way

for posting about Mr. Bunn's giveaway on their sidebar!

Tracy from: http://seasideenchantment.blogspot.com/

 Sissie from:  http://sissieshabbycottage.blogspot.com/

 Bonjade from:  http://bonjade.blogspot.com/

 Val from:  http://lescotrions.blogspot.com/ 

Thank You ladies for your support!

please email me all of your address' so I may send off your pretties!

~

okay 

I've pondered enough

Now

 I shall announce

The Fetes de Paques Lapin Giveback!

This giveback will include:

* a set of 4 french easter rabbit art tags

* a linen white rose petal ribbon, about 72" long

and

* a jeanne d'arc style lace and crystal egg!!

If you'd like a more detailed look at any of these items,

all of these giveaway pretties are listed in my etsy shop!

(the jeanne d'arc eggs listed in etsy are a double egg ornament,

A single large egg will be given for this giveaway)

If you'd like to enter this giveaway:

leave a comment  for 1 chance

become a new follower for 2 chances

blog about or link this giveaway on your side bar for 4 more extra chances 

I will pick a winner on Saturday, 3/20

Happy Giveaway!!!

 

...a little cottage guest room and the story of the false wall!

Hello dear readers

Here is a look at my mom's temporary room!!

Jim built a false wall for me...

and why would I need a false wall

 you ask?

(for the sake of this post, you asked!)

Well, without going into the "t-m-i" zone on the meter reader

(too much info)

let me just say that

we have been trying to move back home with our families in Ohio

for a while now

(almost 2 years!)

we've been here for 7 years,

and although it doesn't seem like a lot of time

look at your child

and zoom reeaallly fast in your mind

 back to 7 years ago!

yah!

alot of life are in those 7 little years! 

moving on ~

~  because the housing market in Nevada in like one of the worst,

early last year,  we made the decision to sell our lovely, 3200sq. foot home

(complete with a guest bed and bath room!)

(important detail alert there, I promise!)

thinking that we would rent a home instead

kinda like a no strings attached thinking

... 

and that we'd be ready to bounce

 at a moments notice

... 

are you still with me?

I know

but I have a point

honest I do!

any way

in a nut shell ~

we did sell,

less than half of what we bought it for

heart broke

swallowed hard

 ~ enough said!

moving on

through the kilning process of life!!

(curious though, am I at least bronze yet?! HA!!)

fast forward to now ~

we are temporarily in a rental home of 1800sq. foot!!

YEP!

you read that right

aahhhhh....

do you see my dilema NOW??!!

Honestly,

we thought we"d only be here for 6 months

okay 8 months tops!

this was only supposed to be T-E-M-P-O-R-A-R-Y situation!

as in gone, baby, GONE!

and ideally,

living in a lovely farmhouse somewhere in the northeast

feeding a few chickens

(what?! I'm just thinking of Belinda here!)

with roses and peonies and lavender growing everywhere....

ahhh

earth to Rosemary

focus!

needless to say

God OBVIOUSLY has other plans!

(and strangely, it is well with my soul!) 

 ~

so here we are

in our very COZY rental home,

in need of a guest room 

soooo

what's a girl to do? 

well

 look outside of the box of course

(which gets me in trouble most of the time!!)

and ask hubby of mine

to construct this false wall!!!

(by the way ~ awesome job honey!!

meatloaf and mashed potato's for you tonight

I know, but it's one of his favorites!!:)

now, where were we...

oh right,

 the false wall ~

 meaning,

not really a wall,

as in, it only appears to be a wall

'cause you

 can't attach it to anything

it's a rental, kinda wall!

wwwhhhheeeeeeww!

If you're still with me

hugs! :)

but I'm loving this false wall that

magically deliciously 

 turned our dining room

into

 a happy little cottage room for my dearest mom!!

(can't wait mom!! only 8 more days)

I made a ruffle slipcover shade light,

complete with sweet little wings ~

perfect for dreaming

and this lovely china cupboard armoire

that's been cleared out

for her pretty little self's stuff!!

 

I'd like to share that

through this,

I have learned

 that we don't really own anything in this life

other than how and what we choose to fill our souls up with

and that anything outside of that is a gift

things and stuff come and go.

To just do the best that we can 

to keep moving forward

and to graciously continue seeking up

every single day!

and know that this waiting time in our life

well,

simply that

this too shall pass!

~

thanks for reading

your support means alot!

 this now concludes the reason for

the false wall!!

If you haven't already put your name in for my giveback,

you may still do so,

I will announce the winner tomorrow afternoon

and announce

another little giveaway!!

spoiler alert,

can we say french lapin?!

until then ~ 

Mr. Bunn and whimsy ruffles in the sunlight!

WWWHHHOOOOO

HHHOOOOO!!!!

The time change finally arrived!!!

and the beautiful sunlit days will be longer!!

It is such a challenge to wait for a lovely day,

to run outside and "set up" for pictures for items

that will be listed in my etsy shop! I tell ya ~

but Mr. Bunn kept me company today,

in the warm

fabulously

beautiful

SUN!!

I also discovered that it is also most difficult to photograph these whimsy ruffles!!

My newest addition to my etsy shop.

But

one of you will win a package of three of these whimsy ruffles.

  

aren't they pretty?

I just loooove ruffles!!

These are very ethereal and whispy

I use these around everything, especially for my paper dolls as tutu's!

hhhmmmm

I'm very curious as to what you could do with them!

tomorrow I will show you a glimpse into my mom's temporary room,

she will be arriving next wednesday, it's been awhile since she has visited!!

~

but for now,

if you haven't entered

Mr. Bunn's Spring Giveback,

leave a comment

there is still time!

 

...first blog award and Mr. Bunn's Spring Giveback!!

Hello dear readers!!

I would love to share my very first blog award with you!!!

(those are my gloved hands clapping with glee)

This award was bestowed to me from

dear Velvet, of

http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/

~

Thank you so very much Velvet!

Now I shall bestow this lovely blog award to some of my newly discovered

lovely blogs!!

 So Congratulations also to:

Laurie from: http://aviewfromthecoop.blogspot.com/

Trisha from:  http://avintagewhite.blogspot.com/

Bonnie from :  http://bonjade.blogspot.com/

 http://countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/

Debbie from:  http://breathingbesideus.blogspot.com/

Anne Marie from: http://nadafarmlife.blogspot.com/

http://princesslauralis.blogspot.com/

http://thetinrabbit.blogspot.com/

Beth from: http://tatteredchic.blogspot.com/

http://obeedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://thefrenchmannequin.blogspot.com/

 http://petitemichellelouise.blogspot.com/

http://rosespetitemaison.blogspot.com/

http://lescotrions.blogspot.com/

 http://secretsofabutterfly.typepad.com/

~

Rules as given to me:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.

3) Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I also would like to Thank You dear readers!

I enjoy when you come for a visit

and leave me your thoughts!

So for the next few weeks

I will be offering some springtime giveback little surprise packages!

All for you!!!

and each week, it will be something different :) 

I have been waiting for the sun to shine to take these pictures

but

alas, more clouds today

so

these will have to do.

This week is ~ Mr. Bunn's Spring Giveback surprise!

Included in this surprise pack:

* 6 strips of paper lace ribbon strips

* a cello bag with 3 tulle whimsy ruffles

in lilac, bunny ear pink and daffodil yellow 

* 3 pink grunge dyed roses

* 6 lovely bakery tags

and last but not least

* Mr Bunn!

He is a natural cotton batting bunny

~ sprinkled in glitter and wears a top hat!! 

So keep leaving  me your comments!

This giveback will be from today, Friday, 3/12 and run until Tuesday, 3/16

comment * 1 chance

become a follower * 3 chances 

blog about it * 4 chances

put a Mr. Bunn link on your side bar until Tuesday * 1 chance per day ! up to 5 extra chances!

AND if he is posted on your sidebar, I will send YOU a set of bakery tags!

so you could have up to 13 chances to win Mr. Bunn and a set of bakery tags!!!

Have fun

and thanks for visiting today!!

...robin egg blue, with a touch of lace

Happy Thursday!!

 Miss Mannequin,

my lovely modeler of pretty outfits,

 is actually from the wedding boutique that my wedding dress came from!

She has a beautiful fluerished, iron base that is just lovely.

The bridal shop was getting rid of all their vintage mannequins one day ~

(can you imagine?)

My mom was with me that day,

so we bought two,

one for her

and one for me!!

major score!!

Anyway ~

She is trying on some spring transition outfits for me.

Here,

 she has on the tried and true denim jacket

over a hand dyed vintage slip.

She suggested that I wear this

 with some skinny jeans

and a cute pair of heels.

as you really can't put jeans on Miss Mannequin ~

due to that darn pole!

hhhmmm

maybe I should get in touch with one of

Old Navey's "let go" mannequins ~ ha,ha! lame!!

no offense Miss Mannequin,

you know you will always be my favorite!!

moving on

Look at these fabulous flats ~

 

I know, right ~

I found these 

at Tuesday Morning's!

You just never know what's in there!!

I was there for beautiful towels for my moms visit.

I'm looking for that robin egg blue color

as I have prepared her room in that beautiful shade!!

But 

when I spied these,

I knew they were coming home with me too!!

I love the lace overlay,

as I am a textural kinda girl!

That's all for now...

Oh

wait

I haven't forgotten about a fresh, new giveaway!!

I will be post about that in the next day or two

so be ready!!

If you like standing bunn's

sorry,

rabbits,

bunn's my nickname for Jim! ~ HA! 

you're going to want to enter!! 

Have a happiest Thursday!!

until then...

...these boots were NOT made for walking!!!!

Hello dear readers!!

I've been very busy

(who hasn't been - right?!)

I've been  getting ready for my very bestest friend ~

she's coming for a visit in TWO weeks!!!

SSSSOOOOOO

much to do

and so little time to do it!!

anyway ~

I've been "knee deep"

(remember this phrase, your going to need it later on!)

in my

CLOSET!!!!!

what???

Did I miss something?

How or why I started in there

I'll never know!

I guess I'm going to blame it on Sissie

Yes you Sissie,

from:  http://sissieshabbycottage.blogspot.com/

If you hadn't shown us what was inside that anthro bag

I wouldn't have walked into my closet

to see what pretty little things were hiding in there to pull out for spring!!

but

secretly hoping

that I couln't find any thing hiding,

 which meant

that I simply just had to get myself to that anthro store!

('cause that pink ruffle tank was just soooo cute!)

But really Sissie

THANK-YOU

it was the nudge I needed!

uuuuhhhhmmmmm

did I also

 mention

that

my bestest friend

is

my

mom?!

So yah ~

no pressure there

right?!

Anyway

back to the point of all this!!

Did you see those pink boots at the very top were you started?

aaahhhhhh

yah

THOSE

were

in

the

very

back part of my closet!!

I swear I never bought those hot pink over the knee boots

no

not me

Lucy from the lion, the witch and the wardrobe must have stashed them in there!!!

but you all love me right?!

I can tell you anything right?!

Your suddenly not going to ban me from all your lovely blogs

turn your backs

and

not visit me anymore because of the secrets in my closet right?!

'Cause I want you to know

I am not that girl today!

I said to myself

self ~

WHAT were you thinking?????

I think I must have been feeling reaaaalllly zesty that day

or

maybe that was the day I thought I'd might like to take

that pole dancing exercise class

(for Jim of course!!)

(okay, I get bored running in place, and pedaling on a bicycle going no where!

and surly I wouldn't be bored in that class!)

But

I've come to my senses

phew!!

and those are definately in the to go pile!!

(I would be happy to send them to any of you would like them 

just in case you did sign up for that class and are thinking

what AM I going to wear!!)

(oh ~ the size

right

they are a size 8, never been worn, I swear!

and pull way up over your knee

and zip on the inside part of your leg!)

HA!!!

But really

if you are interested

I wouln't think any less of you

only that

you

were

just

like

me!!!

Friends?!