Glitter, glitter - everywhere!!

We took the day off and went to my dad's in the country today for some outdoor fun.  The weather was just beautiful.  Really, I could live with that kind of weather all year long!  Anyway, usually when we visit my dad, my seven year old son loves to go for a ride on the riding lawn mower - fun, right?  

But my dad called in a favor and asked a buddy of his to bring over a 4-wheeler for us to play with.  It is actually the 4-wheeler he bought from my dad a few years ago.  We even broke out the tractor and riding lawn mower.  Hey, we're city folk and we'll ride whatever we can get away with.  We would have loved to ride the horses just down the road, but since the owner was home (and I don't know him!), he probably wouldn't have appreciated it!  

We also saw some llamas!  "Where are the llama photos?" you ask?  Well, I left the CF card at home.  A little hint - the camera won't STORE photos without the storage card!!

I know my dad was happy to see the kids having so much fun, but he was probably a nervous wreck by the time we left.  He was worried one of them would get hurt.  But, all was good!

Here are a few more photos of the eggs I glittered the other day.  I opted to paint the papier mache eggs and glitter them rather than making sugar eggs this year.  Those are so fun to do, but I wanted to be able to keep these year after year.

Then, as my glitter-fever progressed, I fancied up these little wooden bird houses as well.  They are about 4 inches tall and were so easy to do.  I hope I can find more where these came from.  They would be perfect for just about any time of the year! 

I just LOVE them and they fit so perfectly in my kitchen.  But, I've decided to give these to two lovely ladies this weekend! More on that tomorrow...

See you then,

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I'm a busy, busy bunny!

I've been busy working on the little baskets for Miss Rhea's Easter Basket Swap... and "ta-da"!  They are complete and ready to be shipped!  I had so much fun making these.  The possibilities are endless so I had to just dive in or I would still be in the planning stages!  But, I am happy with the way they came out and hope my swap partners will enjoy them.  I can't wait to see what they send  my way!  I will post pictures after these sweet ladies have received their baskets - so stay tuned!  You can also see some sneak peaks at the Flickr group.  Wow, there are some gorgeous little creations there!

In the meantime, guess who came to visit early?  Yup, Peter Cotton Tail.  He's just hanging out with us, resting over Spring Break, getting ready for the "show".  He has a lot to coordinate, you know.  I thought I saw him texting earlier.  Probably reminders to his assistant, last minute details, etc.  Anyway, I'm glad he's here!

Miss Rhea inspired me so much with her beautiful glittered eggs that I just had to make a few myself.  You know how much I love glitter - I coulda glittered all night!  I'll show more of these in the next post with some other little goodies I had fun glitzing!  The cool faux mossy rocks came from BFF (she's clever, that one) and the "grass" from Lisa.  Don't you just love my pretty platter?  Yeah, Target.  Love that place.

Have a wonderful Spring Break and stay sparkly!

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Pinkalicious Tea Party!

My baby girl turned four years old last weekend and we celebrated like all ladies should - with a Pinkalicious Tea Party!  Lots of love and fun went into the making of this event.  Yes, it was for my daughter and yes, I admit it was for me, too!

First, we had to get that perfect dress - in pink!  (I wish I could just walk in the store, snatch a dress of the rack, take it home and look as beautiful as she did!!)

Don't forget to invite your best friends!

I worked on little party favors over the past few weeks.  What could be better than sewing petit fours whilst waiting on a budding ballerina, a martial-arts master in the making, or stealing a few moments to watch a movie?  I made cookies and truffles, too.  Uh-yummo!  Felt play food is the best!

Next, lets ready the table and chairs, welcome the guests, and set the table.  Chocolate covered marshmallows, cookies, and sweet strawberries.  Mmmmm, tea.... (er pink lemonade).

We can't attend tea unless properly attired and glittered from head to toe!

Yay, time for tea!  One lump, or two?  ... and cake, of course!

A big thank you and hug for my friend, Harriet for serving as the Tea Hostess at the party.  She is the tea queen - and only the best for my baby girl!

It was a fabulous day.  The weather was beautiful and all the little guests were able to come celebrate with us.  My little baby just shined.  Those are such precious moments.  To watch them in that element, that special moment in time when they are just beaming and giggly.  (sigh, sniff)

Excuse me now.  I need to go hug my babies.

Sweetly,

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To shed a little light on the subject...

I just wasn't into paying $500 for a chandelier I found on the internet that "is just perfect for my dining area"!!  So I thought I would try to save a few dollars (because I have NO luck in finding awesome things at garage and estate sales - everrrr) and just transform a  new chandelier into an "old" chandelier.  Well, I guess it worked.  Kind of.  Ish.

I found this chandelier at IKEA for about $48.00.  It was a brushed chrome, but had lots and lots of crystals and pendants.  I thought, "Eh, I'll just take those shiny things off, paint it and slap 'em back on - good to go."  I've done my fair share of spray painting, but this wasn't going well!  I even primed it.  I think it was too cold outside and it just didn't look good.  I gave up and threw it in the garage mumbling something about paying more and calling it good.

A week passed and I changed my mind.  Its just paint, right?  Better weather and determination!  And, those little baubles went back on so easy.  Yee haw!  Just in time for my baby's 4th birthday Pinkalicious Tea Party... more on that soon!

Now, I just need to figure out a way to add some cool metal flowers or something!  Let there be light!

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Mend your speech!

In my previous post, I shared with you many of the goodies that Melissa sent to me.  Of all the lovelies, there was one that just tickled me and for several reasons.  She sent me this neat little book titled Mend Your Speech, published in 1920.

The first thing that caught my eye was the publisher - Funk & Wagnalls Company.  It made me chuckle thinking back to a time when I was driving home with my mom and two older daughters in the car.  One of the girls wanted to know how to spell a particular word and my mom very casually said, "Go look it up in your Funk & Wagnall."  You should have seen the look on the kids faces!  They had never heard of such a thing and thought she was being profane!  After mom explained that it was a dictionary, the girls got a big kick out of it!

Secondly, after thumbing through the pages (and they are so much fun to read), I came upon the word "female" and found it quite interesting.  Take a look:

Thanks Melissa for the chuckles!

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Like a kid in a candy shop....

.... like a child on Christmas morning... well, you get the picture!  In case you hadn't heard, I was the winner of the Vintage Attic 100 Post Giveaway!  Not only did I win once, but Melissa drew my name twice!  Go here to check out the fun story behind that!

Oh my goodness!  She packaged everything up so pretty with bows and ribbons.  I still can't believe all the goodies she packed into both boxes.  And such beautiful boxes, too!  My BFF was admiring them - I'll have to keep my eye on her!!

I just kept pulling things out, oooooh-ing and aaaaaaah-ing the whole way!  Like this sweet little shoe, bird's nest, ballet slipper forms, and bags of candy-colored ribbons!  Oh how I love ribbon!

And these fancy earrings, buttons, and lace!

... sweet photos (I'm going to tell my kids this was Aunt Edna and Uncle Earl and their daughters Beatrice and Buela!)... and this hankie!... and sheet music... and more!

Melissa even put in some of her neat coffee filter roses.  They are gorgeous - can't wait to try some myself!  I have so many ideas running around my head, I don't know where to begin!  I can't wait to share some of this fun stuff!  If you have any ideas, please leave a comment and share them with me!

Thank you so much Melissa for such a generous giveaway.  You're a sweetheart!

Hugs,

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