Sweet Spring.......

I love all the sweet things associated with spring....flowers, bunnies, chicks...pretty colors. I haven't shared any of my recent finds lately, these have been purchased over the last month or so and I love each and every one of them! Above is the carved bunny that still makes my heart flutter (TJ Maxx) a pretty little topiary and easter bottle (Micheal's) and some bowls big enough for cereal (my daughter's request) which I got yesterday (TJ Maxx again) and I love! Then there is the cute little pastel rooster I got at the flea this month. He was my only purchase!
Here is a close-up of the bunny, I added the ribbon and millinery flower:

Last month I got this Mary Engelbreit tea pot at the flea ($2) and this little birdie is also from Micheal's:

I am finally getting back to a little creating! I joined 3 swaps! The little folders below are for Melissa's ephemera swap....the last two on the right are for my etsy...they are filled with pretty ephemera and millinery and buttons.....

Now I have to get busy on Rhea''s Sweet and Shabby easter basket swap and Heather's Inspiration box swap....Whew!

I hope you are getting "springy" I know some of you are being buried in snow again, hopefully some pretty pictures will help inspire you! hugs! karen.....

Vintage Alphabet Party! Woohoo!

Etsy Cottage Style is having a Vintage Alphabet Party and today is the letter B so I decided to play along! I thought this would be a fun way to get back in the groove with my blog so here you go:
Vintage Bottles.....

Vintage Baby Booties..... You are probably wondering why only one of each, no...not a one legged baby.... they came in a lot of vintage doll clothes...why one of each? I don't want to know! hee! hee!

Vintage Books.....

And of course, vintage buttons, belt buckles and bobs....say that 3 times fast!........

I hope you are having a great week so far.... I have a wacky post to share soon! hugs! karen...

If you would like to visit the other participants click here.....

Happy Valentines Day!

I Hope you had or are having a wonderful day! We had a nice one...gave the kids little gifties and mom little gifties and then hubby took the pretty girl and I to Ikea...always an adventure. Then we all went to dinner.

Hubby and I are going away next weekend to celebrate just local to Long Beach, CA on the shoreline but we found out that they are having a big Mardi Gras parade and celebration on Saturday so it should be really fun! I can't wait, we need this!

When I was a teenager, my dad began giving my mom and I both special Valentine gifts just from him.... Snoopy with clothes to dress him (step back build-a-bear!) , flowers, and one that I still specifically love, a large filigree heart....I felt so special that my Daddy was buying me these gifts.... I miss him but still treasure the memories! I hope you have special memories that you can share with your family! Happy Day of Love! karen...

I am still heeerrreee.......!!!

So what is taking me so long to post??? I am a slacker! No other word for it, just a SLACKER!
My life has been good, quiet and I guess a little boring for the onlooker I thought...I am at peace but just nothing to post...or so I thought. But really, I do have things to share. For now...these are my new blue plates added to my cake stand, I have admired them for awhile and love them (please ignore the straight pin on the bottom plate...it must have fallen there when I hung the red and white garland) We gave the lovebird shakers to my mom for christmas...

This picture looks a little wonky but I am trying hard to get this post in before work and there is a window behind which gives a shadow so I took it from an angle, this is my sparkly blue and green vignette...I got the bunny a couple of weeks ago at tj maxx and am in love with him!

Went to see "It's Complicated" I laughed my fanny off, great girlfriend movie! and I posted that Marissa and I went to see "The Proposal" that was funny and cute too!

Well, I better skidattle! I am late for work, but I have some fun things to share in the near future so don't give up on me! hugs! karen....

The last of my faves....

Here is the last of the pictures that I loved...most of them creations by me...I have decided to lessen the amount of family pictures I post because of hurtful criticisms but my family pictures would usually be first.
I love the soft colors of this magnet board and prayer cards:

I had fun with all these halloween creations and loved doing the tutorial for the Year of Color:

Yo-yo garland.....

My millinery bounty on one fun flea market trip with Robin....

Fly Away...... a little boy who needed wings

The original postcard which reads, "how do you like this for gator bait?" See why he needed wings?


A bowl full of buttons and bobs....

And the beautiful little baby we adopted this year...(she is actually quite the rascal but we are all still madly in love!)

Talk to you soon! karen......

Last years favorites.....

Just a little post of mostly pictures...I will probably do this one more time...these are some of my favorites.....

Valentines on the credenza...

May day basket swap...these are the goodies that I gave to a very special friend....Marlene...

A little pocket journal for me....

A banner for a valentines banner swap made for Jerri... I love the blue and red...

a little birdie in an egg cup.....

And a doll my mom made with some pretty pillows....

My sweet girl and I are off to see "Did you hear about the Morgan's?" I'll let you know how it is! Happy Sunday! karen......

Happy! Happy!

I hope you had a wonderful New Year's eve, we saw the new year in quietly...we stayed inside, made yummy food and just watched movies....
On wednesday, I stayed in my jammies the whole day! I don't think I have done that in my adult life unless I was sick.... the result was the above picture...stars, candles and little pretty add-ons for some pretty something....
We are having a postponed holiday party in January and I still want it to seem magical without the Santas and snowmen...so I am going for stars and sparkle with my new mercury glass....
All blues/greens and silver... I really had fun creating again!

I also did some thrifting and flea marketing.... I found the polka dot bread pan and pedestal plate at a new thrift store we discovered...$1.75 for both!
The cherub plate, pretty labels and teeny valentine were from a flea market jaunt and some sparkly ornies from Target after christmas sale...they will decorate at our party...

Well, I hope you are enjoying your start to 2010, wow that sounds weird!
Hugs and well wishes...karen....