~~~~~~~~JUST BECAUSE I'M IRISH~~~~~~~~ Doesn't Mean You Can Kiss Me

 ~ST. PATRICK'S DAY CARDS~

Thursday - March 17th

Let's all think SPRING!

 Maybe if we do our brown and barren lawns and gardens will magically turn a deep, beautiful shade of

~~EMERALD GREEN~~

I'm sooo tired of winter....bah!

Now...in all the years I spent selling on eBay and even now on my A Gathering Place website, I have never once offered anything related to St. Patty's Day.  I'm not really sure why...probably because I was always focused on painting pink roses and making pastel pretties with an Easter theme!

 ~NOTE CARDS, TOO~

Anyway...after years of collecting hundreds of vintage graphics and even more pieces of aging ephemera I've made it my mission to put more of them to use in 2011.

 ~ERIN GO BRAGH~

So...if you're full-on IRISH, claim only a teensy, tiny bit or have a tad more in you like me (or none at all), I hope you'll take a peek at my brand new St. Patrick's Day Greeting Cards and Note Cards.  They will be joining our brand new Easter Cards, Hang Tags and Notes so watch for them to be uploaded onto my website later today!!!  They were such a blast to design and I hope those of you who honor this lovely holiday (and nope, I'm  NOT talkin' green beer here!) will just love them!

Now...don't forget about my EASTER GIVEAWAY that is currently underway.  You can click HERE to read more about it or visit the blog-link at the top left of this page!

Hope you have an awesome day today!!  Tomorrow my Mr. AGPMan and I are going estate sale junking and I'm over the moon excited about getting back to what I love.

Love to you!

WINTER PATIENCE

A Gift from Michele...

Like many of you my heart’s been searching for any sign of fresh life…SPRING! I’ve been trying desperately (honest, I have!) to enjoy the season of winter, but being a California native…well, it’s been hard. I miss the warm, consistent climate of the West Coast and will always long for the gorgeous sunshine! Even so, it isn’t lost on me that without the dying back of the old, new growth can never take place…

Living in Oklahoma certainly has it’s perks though (like LOWER Real Estate Prices)! Still the reddish-brown earth remains stone-cold-hard and at present, it’s refusing to give birth to even a hint of color… Occasionally one might see a patch or two of blooming something-or-other, but truthfully, even the professionally landscaped gardens are looking a bit peaked.

I’m driven indoors on days like today. When it’s impossible to dig in the dirt, I work inside. Today I focused on rearranging my vintage china cabinet; adjusting old linens and handmade lace, dusting pretty cups and saucers and lovely old Creamware…

Pursuing beauty, whether in the garden or within the home, invites us to escape from our hectic and fast-paced world to a place where even the simplest of pleasures leave us rejoicing!

“Only with the winter-patience can we bring the deep-desired, long-awaited spring.”

--Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Blessings for rest and peace on a winter’s day…Rebecca