Candle Holder Extraordinaire

 It seems that in my evercreating mind I have been dreaming up something to use as a candle holder.  Of course, I want something that has never been done & that is whimsey/wonderful always.

So one morning while in the garage looking for twinkle lights, I saw this forgotten Coke clock stashed in a bucket. Oh, happy day! It hit me!! (not the clock - the idea for the candle holder)

After sanding & deglazing the clock - I painted it black & gave it a face uplift.

The result being the old world whimsey that

I adore.

A creation always calls

 for an extention of the project

so I then embellished the candles -

 dressing them in vintage sheet music

 & old ruffled crape paper

 & accented with a paper flower.

Can't wait to finish the tablescape

Placemats next

Luncheon next week!!

Note to all candles in the castle: 

 watch out!

 you might bee made new & fresh!



As thoughts turn to...

life under the pergola

I moved this Smith & Hawkins garden table

(miss that store)

from the potting shed to the skirts

of the pergola  &

embellishment & layering

 was involved.

this "flower" arrangement can't blow away

& doesn't need watering!!

The spoons, however, are very handy for digging &

making mud pies!

Old rake & other oldness become card holders & fun abound!

Miss Beatrix Potter weighted in yesterday at

 2 lbs 9 oz

since I made this visual aid,

she gets it more!

Thursday

Sweet Friend, "Can you have lunch today?"

Me, "Why don't you just come over for lunch?"

After ordering Amelia's Trio via iphone

Favorites - ready set dial

Yummy food, but in ugly plastic containers

regroup to wonderful spring dishes

(black & white check enameled)

just in case we want to eat outside under the pergola, but too windy

garnish with fresh herbs from my garden

dine at antique barley table with

magic tabletop vingette

say a prayer of thanksgiving for

many blessings & friendships

a perfect visit with a dear friend

Presentation is Everything

girlfriend talk is too!

A friend over for lunch & a sweet gift

to remind me:

Make new friends & keep the old

One is silver &

the other gold.

Isn't it grand that after all these years we love the same things?

Must have been something in the red punch at Vacation Bible School in the 50's!!

What a happy day!

Good friends arrived in black heels & black boots

to be greeted by a toy John Deer Tractor!

The theme was elegance a la wonderful...

After a delightful lunch that ended with

Pioneer Women's Key Lime Pie - YUM

We friends two stepped into the French Salon for book reviewing of

Black Heels to Tractor Wheels

 by Ree Drummond

The delightful read is a sweet love story with some very funny events.

It's a Must Read

We all want to bee friends with Ree - as she is creative, funny, & grounded.

Thank you to my dear friends for putting together the book review extraordinaire.

(that I thought would be a great idea) 

Voila! - good job!

Getting to Know You

Roxanne (Roxy) = 75+lbs.

Beatrix Potter = 2.4 lbs

Lord, help me be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.

 Amen

Ugly plastic puppy crate

-way ugly-

too ugly for

 cute Beatrix Potter Puppy

after an afternoon of painting:

VOILA!!

 looks good in our old world whimsical castle

 has her own chalk board for messages

and above all else-

a magical safe place for BPuppy to nap