~BLOGGER WINS FROM TWO AMAZING GALS~

I do think I may have won the prize for winning the most Blogland Giveaways!  I'm starting to feel a tad bit guilty over the great menagerie of fabulous gifts I've received since I first began blogging about 20 months ago...

So...please permit me to brag a bit about my most recent benefactors and share with you the 2die4 treasures they have sent my way!

 I'll start first with Miss Stephanie from Stephanie's Cottage!  Stef is an amazingly talented gal and I know you are going to just love her sweet Bloggie!  She loves to create and I was over-the-moon excited to receive several things created by her own two hands!  I won her recent Giveaway and being true to her word Stef sent me lots of lovely little treasures that arrived on my doorstep about ten days ago.

In a beautifully wrapped box  I found so many sweet presents!  First...there was this vintage beaded purse that just about left me speechless.  I'm NEVER at a loss for words so this was really something!  It's already hanging in a place of honor in my studio!

Next was this flirty, lacy, pink rose fan (made with one of my all time favorite discontinued cottons) that took my breath away...  So much work and detail!  LOVE IT!

Next came these two darling handmade roses and a lovely vintage crochet doily...Yum!

Then...tucked inside nestled within lots of colorful shreds was this tiny pair of WHITE DOVES.  I immediately fell in love with them...I love birdie figurines of all kinds...but white ones are my favorite!  Along with them came a precious handwritten note on a pink rose tea card.

Thank you so much Stephanie for all the beautiful gifts, for the wrappings, the note and for your very generous ways!  Thank you so much for sharing your gifted heart with mine!

I hope those of you visiting me today will hop on over and give Stephanie a little SHOUT OUT and tell her you think she's wonderful, too!

OK...now if winning Steph's Giveaway wasn't fabulous enough I recently won another giveaway from Miss Shelia from The Quintessential Magpie.  Now...SheilaGirl is a hoot and she's been around for awhile (not an old gal, mind you...just bloggin for a bit!) so many of you already know of her!  Still...I hope you'll stop in for a visit to her sweet little blog.  She's been down for the count for a spell and I'm sure she'd love to hear from lots and lots of you bloggin' gals.

 Now Miss Sheila is a true giver just like Stephanie!  Inside her box were packages that were all individually wrapped and the loveliest handwritten note.  You can see above the amazing bath products she sent me that are all PINK (squeal) and the six precious starfish I've wanted for sooo very long now.

Being a transplanted Southern Cali girl I love anything from the ocean and I can assure you there are NO STARFISH in the state of Oklahoma (OK..maybe a fossil or something SOMEWHERE...but prob'ly NOT!).

Next came this gorgeous vintage handkerchief that I absolutely adore!  I'm crazy-nutso about vintage linens of any kind and I can promise you that this one is simply amazing!  I just love it!

Now...see this sweet pink rose EGG?  It is HAND PAINTED and just the tiniest little thing ever!  Here is another shot of it to give your the size...

 This little cutie was wrapped inside a box all it's own and I think it took me five minutes just to find it amidst all the pretty wrappings!  By golly I got her out though and she now proudly sits on my china cabinet right where you see her in the top photo!  This little beauty once belonged to Sheila's Momma and I absolutely LOVE IT and her for sending it to me.

Now...last but not least are two little presents Sheila sent for my Miss K.  I re-wrapped them (Yes!  Of course I knew they were for her and YES I peeked)!  See the little PINK PIGGY Spatula and the PINK PIGGY WHISK you see in the lower right corner?  Well...those are for my grand-girl for when we bake together on her next visit!  I'll share pictures of our favorite little girl and her piggies very soon!

If you aren't familiar with The Quintessential Magpie, Miss Sheila herself, I hope you'll make time for at least a quick visit!  You'll love her and you will adore her sweet site.

Thank you Shelia for sharing such lovelies with me!  I can't thank you enough for your friendship and for being so incredibly generous and kind!

Now..since I've won soooo many neat things of late I just MIGHT have to disqualify myself for a time so some other sweet bloggin' peeps can have a chance to win as well (unless of course someone is giving away a refrigerator...I really NEED a new one!).

Blessings for a fabulous Friday!

Love to you~

~VISITING SARA SARA CUPCAKES and Miss Mary B~

~SARA SARA CUPCAKES~

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 (left click pics to enlarge)

I've had the most wonderful week of "laying low" and even though I've gotten a whole lotta stuff done I sure have missed you all!  I've taken a few tiny peeks to see what many of you have been up to... but, pretty much kept my little comments to myself!  Betcha didn't know I was lurking about, huh?  I promise to stop in and say hello soon!

 ~My Miss K~

I've been really busy working in my studio, the place where I find pure creative joy.  I love transforming both vintage finds and the menagerie of fabric I've collected over the years into keepsakes for the home.

 ~Miss C, Miss M and My Miss K~

(Friends for life?  Maybe!)

If the truth be known there are times when closing my workshop door behind me and calling it 'a day' is difficult.  I'm not sure even wild horses could keep me from my passion.  By some miracle (Thank you, God!) I've figured out how to get paid while doing exactly what I love...

~Me, Miss K, Miss C, Miss Mary and Miss M~

When I tiptoed into the world of Blogging in January '09 I had no idea what was in store of me.  I've met the most amazing women (and some men, too!) and been introduced to more talent than my mind can sometimes take in.  What a world!  WHAT A WORLD!

~What To Choose?~

Additionally I discovered there is more generosity in Blogland than I ever thought possible.  Tomorrow I will be sharing with you two lovely Blogging Gals who have blessed me by their incredible selfless giving.  Can't wait to tell you more...

 ~Snicker Bliss~

See the pictures above?

Well...they tell a bit of a story.  Not too terribly long ago I received a blog comment from Miss Mary B from Texas (Mary loves visiting her favorite Blogs but hasn't as YET started one of her own!).  She has family here in Oklahoma and was planning a July vacation.  Earlier this summer she stopped to visit the booth space I once had at French Quarter Antiques in Oklahoma City.

 ~Did Anyone Choose This One?~

I didn't have the pleasure of meeting her then but when she shared her plan for returning before summer's end we agreed to meet up at Sara Sara Cupcakes.  SSC is a sweet cupcake shoppe/bakery located near downtown Oklahoma City.  It is housed in a turn of the century, two story home that has been transformed into a quaint little eatery.  I loved it!

~Squeal!~

Miss Mary brought two of her grand-girls, Miss C and Miss M and YOU KNOW I had to bring my Miss K with me as well...  We had the best time visiting and gobbling up some truly divine cupcakes.  This was a real treat for me as I'm still doing my Weight Watchers thingy (yippeeee...down 22 pounds!).

~Nuts Anyone?~

~Tough Choices!~

It was wonderful meeting up with Mary and two of her favorite girls.  We sat and chatted a couple of hours and enjoyed watching our grand-girls gobble up their treats before snapping a ton of photos as they visited and played together.  Childhood is fleeting.  My Miss K started 2nd grade today...sniff.

~Frosting on Chin!~

~ Darling Miss M~

~Beautiful Miss C~

~Sweet New Friends~

Blogging has taken me to places I never dreamed I'd go and introduced me to so many lovely people.  I'm so grateful for the chance to have met several of you face to face (blessings to you Mary B...loved our visit).

As I shared this latest experience with my computer-genius son, Brandon, he reminded me of something I said to him several years ago when he (and my Mr. AGPMan) were wanting me to sign off on spending those enormously BIG BUCKS on a home computer...

I only had one question...

"What does it do?"

Blessings for a lovely day!  Thanks for the much needed break!

Love to you~

~I'LL BE SEEING YOU....BEFORE TOO TERRIBLY LONG~

Good Morning, Peeps...

If you are a follower of my blog then no doubt you read about me shuttering my booth space a couple of weeks ago.  I continue to be VERY happy about my choice and feel more clear-headed than ever about what I'm doing with my life!  Since that time I've finished up a slew of special orders and it feels GREAT to finally get caught up!  After a week of caring for my Miss K (while her Momma and Daddy moved/closed on their very first home...yeah!) it's time to refocus my attention on my WEBSITE and ready myself for Fall and (don't faint) Christmas business.

I'll be taking the next few days off but I promise to be back soon , hopefully with some fresh ideas and inspiration

I'll be missing you for sure...

Love to you~