Love is....

Well, the One World One Heart...give away is over..and gifts are winging their way all over the world... but, i have been pondering my query of what Love is....

it is many things to many people..family...holding hands...chocolate!...never having to think of what to say...everything....everlasting.......

and Forever.......

Heart Hugs,

Love is...Comforting and is a winner!

At first, I thought,hmmmmm...not everyone played by the "rules"...I guess I am a rule follower....so, I was not going to put anyones name in the pot to draw if the did not answer my "rule"...I asked that people who chose to comment on the One Heart giveaway to finish the sentence..."Love is...." not everyone did...makes me think they just zipped thru posting comments without reading....but, then I thought, at least they took the time to comment...so, I relented and put everyones name in....and I drew...Martha's!.. I just chuckled to myself when I saw her name..you see, I know Martha!!! She lives in Oregon, too.....now here is the interesting thing...I thought, well, let me see who would've won if i just drew from the names that answered Love is...and you guessed it...out came Martha's name again! Love is Comforting.....yes, it sure is!

Heart Hugs,

Heart Messages and faeries, oh my!

Love is in the air....can you feel it??....The heart..the symbol of Love... you can find it here Forever........
Click on pictures for a closer look! update...I am taking part in the I Made It! Blog Party at Everything Etsy

A Love Journey.....now thats a trip I have been on for over 30 yrs!!!... now in my shoppe

I know love, therefore I am truly blessed.....

This is "Sew-Sew".......the soul mender..."Listen to your Heart" is her message you can find her here

And here is "Joy"......she writes down all her Love thoughts in her Journal ..now in my shoppe

And here is the Love of my Life..welding his Heart Lights....You'll be in my Heart, Now and Forever more! (Love that song!)

Heart Hugs,

Mossy Walk

He said "Wanna go for a walk?" She said "Ok, let me grab the camera, I want to take some pictures of Moss!" He just shakes his head and smiles...he knows me so well. So I put on my tennis shoes...... and he grabs my hand.....and we are off on our adventure!

ok, I had to sneek another hand shot in...the picture below is our hands in cement..there is moss in the picture, tho! (we are missing Kyle...he was still a twinkle in our hearts)...Coral was about 2 yrs old when we did this (she is almost 28 now!) She did not like getting dirty! Dales handprint has moss growing in it - he was going thru a phase when he wanted to spell his name Dael...I cherish this lump of cement!

oh my...I love mossy rocks...it seems as tho we are under going a moss explosion here in Oregon. Not good on roofs, tho!!!

Mossy bricks.......I love how it is creeping along the grooves..

Oh, a treasure in the moss!!...hmmm........this would make a great hanger for a project I am working on!!

Buds about to burst open..it feels like spring...and new beginnings!

Heart Hugs,

Look whats new in my Shoppe!

The Pink house is in the Cottages shoppe..and the blue one (featured in Sew Somerset magazine) is in my Esty shop . UPDATE...the blue cottage has been SOLD! Thank You!!

I love this saying!

notice the crooked stovepipe chimney?

every home has a heart!..its the key to everything!

and you are welcome here!

this sweetie is named "Fleur" and she whispers "Faith'...see her in the Faerie Shoppe!

Thanks for visiting!!!

Heart Hugs,

A blogger needs your help and prayers

I just read about this on my friend, Deb Kennedy's, blog, Hummadeedledee. The magnitude of the sorrow the Gina must feel and is going thru is hard to comprehend. Please read on and help if you are moved to. Thank You,
Coleen

Many of you are familiar with Gina Drennon at Feather Your Nest either through her lovely online store & blog (http://www.shopfeatheryournest.com/) or maybe her store's many mentions in some of our favorite magazines & blogs. She has become a close friend of mine, and probably some of yours, and she needs our help.Last week her dear husband died tragically of a heart attack. He was 39 years old & appeared to be in perfect health. They were high school sweethearts, had been together over 20 years and married 16 and spoke of each other like they were newlyweds--true soulmates. They have two beautiful sons as well, I cannot remember their exact ages but I know are middle school & elementary school aged. Michael worked hard for his family so Gina could live her dream of being a shop owner. And their lives have been turned upside down.
She quickly decided that she has must close her store so she can focus on her family & find a job that will provide a steady salary & benefits that they've now lost, & move on with their new life as soon as possible. The problem with doing it now is her store is located in a tourist resort & it currently "off season" which will not begin to even pick up for several months and not fully until late spring/early summer and her store isn't even open in January regardless. Selling as much as possible online as quickly as possible, will certainly help her out.
We've all seen the mountains a group of bloggers can move when we band together. I'm kindly asking that each of you post something on your blog to encourage your readers to shop with her, and/or pass it on to others, tweet it, whatever. Gina does not know I am doing this, she is first very proud and would never ask for help, and dislikes any attention. But she is a generous soul and I have watched her donate goods and money to others in need more often than anyone. I feel helpless watching her struggle from afar & am trying to think of anything I can do to help.
Currently she is trying to get her store back online. She had a friend just delete all the files off the site after his death and when I e-mailed her earlier she was attempting to re-upload all the files and then post notices....hoping to finish within the next 24 hours. She will start out with all merchandise at 25% off site-wide.
http://www.shopfeatheryournest.com/
www.shopfeatheryournest.com/blog
twitter.com/featheryournest
facebook.com/featheryournest
Thank you,Jennifer Bradley


Heart Hugs,

Magic Carpet Ride Give-A-Way!

Comments are now closed for this give away...I will be posting the winner soon~~~ Thank You to all that entered and for your sweet words!!
I had been planning to have a give away on my "Blogversary" which happens to be my birthday (Feb. 9th) and I was going to draw the winner on Larry's B-Day which happens to be Feb. 10th...but, my dear friend, Marcie, (she has a great give away, too!!!...go see!!!) told me about the OWOH (One World One Heart) event, I decided to jump on the magic carpet and go for a ride! Wheeeeeeeeee!!!



I just created this darling wee pin this past week...I wanted to have some hand sewing to work on while sitting in the living room with my Lar... as before the diagnosis, I was always working in my studio and only ventured out to cook dinner, eat, and then back to my studio! Things have changed!

I have her pictured here on top of an old book...she'd make a great journal cover......hmmmmmmm

Her body and wings are made out of an old cutter quilt..vintage trim adorns her head....the turquoise part of her body is hand painted canvas as is the "bar" that she hangs from...a vintage piece of lace dances down from the back.....a standard bar pin is sewed securely on the back of the bar (with the word "Cherish" on it)

Ok, now for the "rules"...to play..........you must leave a comment to be entered. To make it fun, complete this thought: Love is....

(its ok if people leave the same thought) but, remember, you must have a way for me to link back to you or send me your email should you be the winner! I will be choosing the winner on Feb. 15th. Please spread the word!

Heart Hugs,