"V" is for Ricci's "Vision" and for Viet...Our Future son-in-law!

My sweet daughter-in-law, Ricci, had a vision to transform our home into an Old Hollywood supper club for our daughter, Coral's, bridal shower/party. The theme for the wedding is "Old HollyWood Glam" and we wanted to carry it thru for the party. Ricci is the kind of gal that has decorating magic in her fingertips......we used alot of what I already had. Here she is around 11pm the night before the party putting up the "chandelier"...actually feathered disco ball Christmas ornies! We tuelled the ceiling and sprinkled in the dollar store rose petals.

My son and I created this sign that we had at the entrance....

We thought putting the old glam stars and rat pack pictures up would add to the fun...they even "autographed" them to Coral and Viet!

This is the top of the stairs leading from the front door. We hung a curtain up to give the feeling of entering a club. The frame at the top of the stairs has the movie title "From Here to Eternity" Starring Coral and Viet......battery operated candles light the way on the stairs....

Peeking in thru the archway.... notice the heart that my hubby made!

bar and window seating.... food table is to the right...it was loaded with goodies and heart shaped sandwiches. We twirled black chiffon around the dishes with a string of lights underneath...very festive! Can you see Corals wee doggie..Taj...?

this is the "Lounge" area where we held the shower part of the party..later on the guys arrived and we opened up the bar....this is usually our dining room! We flipped the rooms around.....

Bar area......long table with glasses.....serve yourself!

cozy seating for two in front of the fireplace.......love this shot....Ricci also takes very artistic photo's! We also had a few other "bistro" type tables set up around the room....

another view of the bar area....and tuelle

cutting the cake...good practice!

Viet is laughing cause I told him to put his hand on top of Corals cause that is the very last time he will have the "upper hand"...notice in the above picture that Corals hand is on top!

This was during the shower (pics are a lil out of order!) Coral is wearing the feather wrap that Ricci and I bought for her to wear at the wedding for outdoor pictures......

Me and my darling daughter.......sigh! We had the TV on in the background tuned into old 50 movies........we had the sound to the TV turned off as we had music from that era playing on the stereo...

The ladies!

The happy couple toasting to their future!

I recieved this in my email from my former minister...its on Visioning.......

I invite you to notice what it is you’re thinking about today. Where's your attention? Where's your focus? That's where your vision is.

You have a very powerful visioning capacity.

James Allen wrote a ground breaking book around the turn of the Twentieth Century entitled, "As A Man Thinketh." James Allen said, the vision that you glorify in your mind, either you revere or you fear. That's how you glorify something. You put a lot of energy on it. The vision that you glorify in your mind; the ideal that you enthrone in your heart, this you will build in your life. This you will become. Any thought that is either feared or revered gathers a whole lot of energy around it and becomes the life we build. So today, let's fill our mind and our vision with thoughts that we love, visions of possibility and the life we are meant to live.

I vision my daughter having a very bright future filled with Love! So it is!

Heart Hugs,

"U" is for Unusually Bizzy!"

November was an Unusually bizzy month! But, my heart is so happy!!! The picture above is a steel heart that my sweet Motorcycle Man created for our 30th wedding anniversary. I will cherish it forever. He took a welding class and designed this as a surprise! He will also have some for sale soon,too! ( with my encouragement!) I will post more pics soon!

But, I am getting ahead of myself....the whirlwind began the first weekend in November when I did my first show in Portland at the Convention Center...this was the entrance to my booth.

I had it loaded with faeries and stockings and wee cottages, oh my!

this cutie is off to her new home.....

a vintage wedding couple in a collaged flower pot has many tales to tell.......

This faerie named "Soliel" proclaims "Magic Awaits You"...little did I know, that this was a message for me, too!

I was about to embark on a "Soul Journey"....... finding an inner strength I did not know I had. We all do, sometimes it just waits just at the right moment to appear...

My booth in Portland was pretty bare by the end of the show and i just had 10 days to create before my next show....and in those 10 days we had a birthday to celebrate..(our youngest child turned 19!)...and moved out...well, just down the street...but, still...we had an empty room....to fill!! yippeee......more room for my "stuff"... I also was helping my dear daughter with wedding preparations and dress fittings........so fun!...My feet hit the ground running every morning!.....

We took off for Spokane on the 18th...and as soon a we parked the trailer (after 7 hours of driving) we hit the vintage shops looking for "bling" for our daughters wedding...her theme is Old HollyWood Glam...we scored at a sweet shop named "Finders Keepers"...they were at Farm Chicks,too.....such nice ladies!

The picture below is the entrance to my booth in Spokane, Washington.....

This booth is a bigger one and took us 8 hours to set up.....

The customers came and shopped by the droves......

We were all very happy and very tired.

We got home on the 23rd and the next day was our 30th anniversary...then we had Thanksgiving.....its a blur.....then we started preparing for our daughters bridal shower...it took me a week to shop and shop and shop (I also found my dress to wear for the wedding! Yahooo!!) and decorate the house. I am so glad that my daughter-in-law was helping me..she is a real treasure and super talented. I will share pictures of the "event" soon...it was this past weekend.....

Now on the the next adventure!

What Magic Awaits Us?

Heart Hugs,

Look what my Muse gave me!

A new Faerie/Angel! I painted her body and wings ... she is made of my new fav material, CANVAS! I added vintage text and painted some vintage lace, too.....click on my flickr badge for more pictures sorry for the glare...it reads..."Why do You believe in Miracles?"

"I say, because I have seen them"

vintage lace painted with various colors.......yum!

Here she is in all her glory....I was talking to Marcie, and told her the body was painted with a color called Halo blue...and Marcie says, "that should be her name!" And so it is!

"Halo" is really helping me to keep ahold of my faith and know that "With God, All things are Possible"

Heart Hugs,

*T* is for *Thankful* and my new fav color ...*Teal*

I have sooooo much to be Thankful for....this past weekend was full of love and fun! First off, on Sunday we were at the faire and my booth was a Fairy Garden....Party!...This was my very first outdoor show ever!




I have to tell you that Martha did an outstanding job of putting this event on...Her booth was fabulous and very busy!!!I had the honor of being right next to her and her awesome "Elf" Patty....it turns out that Patty and I had met a few years before when I did the Greens Show in Salem! Patty is a dear,dear gal...so authentic and a kind soul! Some of my faeries have the privilege to live with her!

I got to meet so many new friends...Laurie, Molly Mo's, Sammy Girl, Adrienne and more whose names have slipped my mind! Also spoke with some of my collectors that I have not seen in awhile...one even told me that she submitted my name to Mary Englibrite (before her magazine folded.).how sweet was that!


This wee faerie , whom I named "Soliel" (after Cique de Soliel) greeted all that entered the party...she wants to join the circus!

This is what my booth looked like...it sure was nice that we could do a partial set up on Saturday as we had plans to go........

HERE!!!.........This is the Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, Oregon...they had an antique car show going on!

I just had to take a picture of this car...for the color!..TEAL!!! Love it!!! The car is pretty awesome, too....so is the Motorcycle man peeking in the window! (wink, wink!)

And this car was just to appropriate for what we got to see and experience next!!!

The Beach Boys!!!! I boogied in my seat and clapped til my hands ached!

But, before all the fun,fun, fun ("Til my daddy took my beach board away!."..sorry, couldn't help myself..."Help me Rhonda...help,help me Rhonda!"...dang...their music is still in my head!!!!) now where was I? Oh yeah....before all the excitement of the Beach Boys, we sat on the deck of our hotel room, sipped some wine and looked at this awesome view...and watched a whale swim around and around...

Yuppers.......Life is good..........I have alot to be Thankful for!

Heart Hugs,

*S* is for *ShowTime*!!!! http://historicdeepwoodestate.org/

OMGoodness!!! What was I thinking!!!.......I have never done an outdoor show before and I am a tad nervous about it!!! My MotorCycle man tackled it head on...this is an inside joke, but, i'll tell ya...he sliced his head open a little bit getting stuff out of the trailer...he's ok,tho...I had to make him sit down for a bit with a bag of ice on his head...i told him I might insist he wear his motorcycle helmet when we unload!

Anyway, the above picture is our "mockup"..i will hang stuff from the fencing and the display board..I will be sitting in the back at the gold cloth covered table...

this is one side..i am thinking of putting the cottages on here..make a wee faerie village!

this is a back table...i have since ironed the cloth!!!...i think faeries will be on this table

this cottage will not be there...it has sold and off to a new land...Maryland!!.......

this wee cottage will make an appearance tho..i love how colorful it is...i painted canvas to create this one...I am loving working with paint...and falling in love with colors that I never thought would interest me...go figure!...like turquoise!

This prayer flag says it all.......I will go forth and have a wonder-filled time!!! If you are in the area, hope you will stop by and say hi!!..oh, yeah, its in Salem, Oregon at the DeepWoods Estate...http://historicdeepwoodestate.org/

Heart Hugs,

*R* is for *Radiant* *Reflection* and a "Rock*

*Radiant*..............such a beautiful word......used alot to describe a bride...we will have a Radiant Bride (our only daughter) going down the isle in December....I am sooooo excited!!!! This is one of a series of *Prayer Flags* that I have been making...I have discovered that in creating my art, that the act itself strengthens my soul...there is something very healing in the creating process...brings me alot of peace.

I love this quote "There are two ways of spreading Light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it" (E. Warton)

Can you see me?...(in the pic below)....click to make larger....I was on the phone with Marcie ...see the lil picture frame on the table (in the above pic)...that was a gift from her and I treasure it...its a Faerie Queen...she calls me "Queenie".... love her!

interesting, if I take a step or two in another direction, I get another "view" of what is reflected in the mirror.....just like life...we get to choose our "views"...it all depends what path we choose to take or even where we are on the path to begin with! you get a different view with each twist and turn along the journey of life. I heard this quote once that resonated with me...not sure if I am quoting it exactly, but, its something like this..."God is like a mirror...the mirror never changes but the Reflection does."...I like that....we all have our own personal beliefs and Relationship with our Creator and I honor that.....

How are you shining your Light?

I made this Prayer Flag with my "Motorcycle Man" (Larry) in mind.....he is my *Rock,* my Life, my Love.

God is Good...All the Time!!!!

Heart Hugs,