SHOW AND TELL MONDAY

A SHOE FIT FOR A QUEEN!
Is that Queen you?

I hope you enjoy the photos of a "Shoe Fit For a Queen".
I designed this lovely over the weekend. Pastel ribbons, vintage lace, fairy glitter, pearls, a birdie, roses, BLING and trims ~ EVERYTHING a girl could ask for. Feminine and oh so pretty. Enjoy!

You can find it for sale on my website here.

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING and some NEW TREASURES

I will be painting my front porch today, but I thought I would make a quick post of some pretties I've just added to my website. I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!


French Flower Buckets



Eiffel Tower Bottle


Beautiful Bisque Cherubs


Adorable Cupcakes with Matching Ice Cream Bowls

PRINCESS GABRIELLA TURNS 3 1/2

Princess Gabriella (my next door neighbor) is a little over 3 1/2 years old and it's high time she moves out of the "Winnie the Pooh" decor and into the "Glamour Girl" bedroom. After painting her bedroom walls a 'high stylin' bright Purple she had Mom paint her toy box Bright Pink (one of my very favorite colors, just in case you didn't know).

Well in her very sweet and tiny voice (sometimes!), Princess Gabriella asked Cathy if she would please paint her toy box something pretty and very girly. I was more than happy to oblige.




Yesterday Gabriella's toy box received lots of beautiful roses which danced over the top, front and sides of her beautiful, 'Big Girl' toy box, then Fairies and Glitter (of course!) were added for the final touch. It was a big hit. She is just "Tickled Pink" with her new toy box from Cathy's "Glitz and Glam" station.

Finis!

ONE OF THE BEST DAYS EVER!

The mailman just came about 15 minutes ago and I heard a light bang on the front porch. I wasn't expecting any packages but I ran to the door anyway. I figured if there was a box there, something good was probably in it (since I usually forget that I've purchased something pretty, then the box arrives and I'm surprised).lol

I looked at the return address and knew something wonderful was going to be inside. Hand made with TLC and sent to me out of the kindness of her heart, Francie of The Scented Cottage shipped me the most amazing faux sweets I've ever seen. The packaging and presentation was gorgeous. I received three cupcakes, three small desserts, cookies, tarts and garden seeds. Each item was individually wrapped in a beautiful box tucked underneath hot pink tissue. The smaller items were wrapped then placed in organza bags and the seeds came in their own separate envelope tucked in a lovely yellow bag just for them.

The pictures will give you a wonderful view of what a corner of my kitchen looks like at the moment. Run, don't walk to Francie's website. Not only is she a lovely person with a wonderful heart, she shares her sense of humor and amazing talent with all of us.

FINALLY CREATING SOME IDEAS THAT I'VE
BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR AGES!

You know how when you are out shopping for that perfect "thing" that you aren't quite sure what you will do with it, but you KNOW that someday it's going to look perfect? Well, I've decided that this is the week to get all those "going to make something pretty with this someday" stuff and actually MAKE something. Money is tight and the attic is filled to the brim with beautiful treasures that I keep telling myself "maybe tomorrow" or "I'll think of something to do with that next week". Today I've begun turning my Trash to Treasures. I hope to continue for the next several weeks until all those "unfinished" projects are "complete". This should be an interesting challenge.

I just adore the "Marie Antoinette" theme, so I've decided to use it in several of my projects. Two of the three items below are 'antique porcelain clocks' that were missing the clock, but I loved the piece so I bought them anyway. I think "Marie" looks just stunning in both of these lovely old clock frames, don't you? The third "Marie" is a wonderful Queen's Chair frame which I lovingly embellished with vintage forget-me-nots, feathers, glitter and cherubs ~ and once again added an image of "Marie" to give it the final look of elegance.

Last but not least is a real ANTIQUE GLASS SHOE. I have been seeing shoes turned into Magical Altered Art creations, so when I saw these actual Glass Shoes at an estate sale, I had to have them. Creating my own version of a Magical Fairy Shoe is the most fun I've had in weeks. I adore this and have two left to create. I hope you enjoy these lovelies as much as I do.

SHOW, TELL AND SELL MONDAY!!

I took a quick trip to some of my favorite shopping spots yesterday. Everyone was celebrating Mother's Day so I was the only one shopping. I had so much fun. Here are just a few of the items I will be posting today on my website for sale. If there is something you see that you are interested in, and I haven't listed it yet, just give me a shout and I will let you know the price.

Have a great day!

BEATRIX POTTER VISITED THE
"PINK FAIRY COTTAGE" TODAY!

Not really, but if she had I'm absolutely certain she would have been having the time of her life giggling and drawing all the wonderful little critters that had made their home there in between the cozy quilts and pillows on the bench, and tucked in the corners of the cottage during the cold winter months.

This was my very first year having the interior of the cottage all dolled up, hence I had no idea what treasures would make it through the brutal New England winter and which treasures would not. I decided to take everything indoors except the rug, the china cupboard, the bench, some small pieces of summer furniture, a beautiful quilt which was on the bench, my favorite pink bunny, and the hammock. The hammock was used to cover up several pretty pillows, and a couple of magazines in an attempt to keep everything safe. Safe from what, I wasn't exactly sure. But I thought for sure, it would work!?!

I knew my first day of spring cleaning in the "cottage" would be an interesting one and maybe even scary to say the least. I expected millions of spiders for sure, and lots leaves which the wind would blow through the cracks and under the door.

Well, much to my surprise, Mr. Tiny Mouse decided to have himself a "happy, happy" time over winter. No fool was he. Wiggling himself through a crack (somewhere!) and then gently crawling up and underneath the hammock ~ which was lovingly covering my gorgeous quilt ~ he made himself a home. A cozy home at that.

In his attempt to stay REALLY, REALLY warm, he dug a hole in the beautiful quilt laying across the pink bench, pulled out just enough batting, then crawled in and kept himself quite warm and dry inside. Oh yes he did, and that's where he lived for the entire winter ~ all curled up in Cathy's quilt, under the hammock, on the bench, surrounded by beautifully ruffled pillows, reading Romantic Homes magazine. It's true! I'm not kidding. And you know what, he's looking for a new place to sleep tonight!

I guess if I were that cold, little mouse, I would have set up home in the "Pink Fairy Cottage" for the winter too. At least someone had fun out there all this time while I watched through the window as the cold wind blew for months and months and months. Oh for the love of New England! I'm ready for an iced tea party. How about you? Or maybe a trip to the English countryside, or the Lakes Region. How about the Cotswolds or Bath. I'm going to all of those places this summer (in my imagination). Join me, won't you?

SHOW AND TELL MONDAY

I decided since I was awake and will probably forget in the morning ~ I am going to post three wreaths I made this weekend. I hope you all enjoy my show and tell on Monday morning.

"Going to the Ball"

"Magnifique"

"Under the Big Top"

Many more fun posts listed below. Lots and lots of show and tell goodies from my recent antiquing trip. Enjoy.

TOO DARN CUTE and SO AMAZING

Look who made themselves a home for their babies while I was on vacation. DH noticed it yesterday. It is literally sitting right on my potting bench directly as you open the door onto our back deck. Now we have to go out the front door, then into the garden so we don't bother Mom while she is keeping her babies warm.

I can't wait for their arrival!

ANTIQUING TREASURES

If you read my blog, then you know that I've been away antiquing with a friend. Here are just a few ~ and I mean a few ~ of the treasures I got my little hands on while I was away. I've also added some treasures I picked up at an auction the night before I left.

In case you think this is IT, don't be so silly.... there is so much more.... I just don't have time to get it all organized and photographed. However, I'm going to do my best (once the sun comes out) to take pictures and upload all the garden treasures to my website within the next week or two.

BACK FROM ANTIQUING TRIP!

So much to blog about and so little time....

I just returned home from a mini-vacation which included tons of shopping for treasures. I am up to my ears in boxes, bubble wrap and goodies galore. I don't know where to begin. There is so much to tell. I will continually be adding pictures and stories throughout the weekend into next week.

First, I would like to thank Jennifer from "The Old Painted Cottage" (one of my favorite shopping spots) for featuring my "Pink Fairy Cottage" in her very first "Gardens of the Month" website feature.

I am honored beyond words to be part of the group of gardeners featured in this amazing article. Please jump over to Jennifer's website and embrace yourself for some of the most beautiful gardens from the east coast to west coast.

Enjoy and don't fret, I'll be back with many more stories to tell in the upcoming days.

Tonight DH and I are going on a date to see "Kathy Griffin" the comedianne. I can't wait. She's so funny.

Be Back Soon........