...a white lace swan throw and lilac roses

...hello my dears

i must apologize for my infrequent posts

my desire for this blog

has always been to try and uplift you

and not to bring you

d

o

w

n

(ocean song roses)

i appreciate when you come by for a visit

and leave me your happy little sentiments

but i also feel it's important to be an authentically real girl too...

and let's face it

even in fairytales ~

crap happens!!

 

so here it is

in a nutshell:

things have not been going as we had hoped for our housing search

i will not bore you with the legistics of it all

but sum it up to only say ~

we have hit a snag

and we are on standby.

and quite honestly

i.  am.  depleated.

 

 

i don't know when

i don't know where

i don't know how

but i have taken a few steps back to ponder it all...

hence my absence

 

to keep my sanity,

as i pack it all up

~ AGAIN ~

i have been filling my spare moments with creative things 

...baking

(can we say sand dollar cookies?)

creating...

(lots o' sea earrings!!)

and

~ praying ~

 

everyday elegance is what i have to offer you

they are but pieces of who i am.

struggling to remain graceful and full of hope

i created this throw blanket

with what has become my muse

and constant symbol of

"be still and know that I am"

or

"just keep swimming!"

quiet and graceful is she...

 

 

are you surprised that i made her out of lace?!?

LOL!!

i adored Rachel Ashwell's british flag throw blanket

i had seen in a photo at her b&b

and decided to make one that would make my heart stop

 if i ever spied it a shop somewhere,

and throw up and die if i didn't leave without it!

hahahahhah!!

so i gathered up my pile of pretty laundry

and got to work

the background is a lovely, heavy linen throw made in holland

and the cross bands are from a vintage linen tablecloth

it is hard to see it,

but on all my cross bands

there are ethereal ruffles sewn on top, made out of tulle!!

it is exactly as i envisioned it

~ white on white ~

pure ~ clean ~ lovely!!

after it was all done

i didn't have the heart to use it as a throw

so it will become a wall hanging for now

yep,

no hot chocolate spills for this baby!!!

 

in conclusion,

i just want you all to know that i am grateful to have all of you

a collective group of supportive women,

who stop by every now and again

and leave me some sugar:)

and rest assured,
i'll be back with more pretties to share soon :)

~

sharing my white swan throw and lilac roses with

  faded charm's: white wednesday

freckled laundry's: air your laundry friday

 

here's to fractured fairytales!