how lovely, simply lovely

i adore old photographs

of family & friends

the pose of these

ladies & girls is

graceful & feminine

look how the little girl

has her legs crossed &

her hand placed on her sister

sweet

 guess they couldn't read the label

oops

finally found glass bottles

online & ordered some

to make organic cleaner

antibacterial spray

& room spray

(being sensitive to strong smells)

always have been a fan of lysol

spraying it everywhere &

on everybody!

in reality, it is dangerous

containing formaldehyde,

 hydrochloric acid,

 & phenylphenol

 know as a skin, respiratory

& mucous membrance irritant

(according to the CDC)

perhaps because of the

wide use of lysol

since childhood is why
i'm a wheezy, sneezy girl
(my mom use to buy lysol concentrate)
in a little brown bottle, oh my
so

this castle is going to try

organic antibacterial spray

recipe:

1 cup distilled water

5 drops orange essential oil

3 drops lavender essential oil

2 drops eucalptus essential oil

2 drops tea tree oil

add all ingredients to a spray bottle

shake well before use

i also made same recipe

using 1 cup of witch hazel

nice too

smells so good &

no coughing

www.aromatools.com

has great selection of all

kinds of bottles & they

sent replacement for broken on

the very next day

i ordered some 2oz blue ones

to make lavender mists,

also peppermint mist to

keep away mosquitoes

oh, why glass?
ideally, using glass bottles is best
when working with oils because
oils can break down the plastic
over time
(never been a fan of plastic anything)
((super fan of Pinterest)
where you can find how to
clean everything

i now feel like i need to go to austin to
whole foods
going thursday anyway
to look for dress
for the wedding!

faithbook begins next wednesday

after carting this very large

chalk board to & from

may the ladies want to come

& learn about 

Questions from Jesus

so thankful  Jamie McCallum

is going to lead us each morning

***

also i've been working on the

rehearsal dinner in DC

theme, design, menu,

invitations, favors,

etc.

now, they have it down

on how to do this

it's been wonderful working

with  special events at

Joe Theismann's Restaurant

many thanks to my sister-in-law

she knows everything about the area

it'll be here real soon

anchors aweigh to the sailor

have a safe underway

& come back safely

(you're getting married!)

weekend goal
undecorate the tree
13 strands of glass beads
40 glittered bows
300+ vintage glass ornaments
5 glittered stars on long spikes
(from Nutcracker Market - Houston)
3 heavy glittered swirls
(from Accessory Place - Houston)
large silk black & white
ribbon adornment
&
one vintage sweet tinsel star
on top
thank you whimsey tree
for being a beacon
of light & magic
during our
Christmas Season

ps
when you can't find
the perfect tree to display
vintage ornaments
make one
i did - i love it!

this is just pure magic

kinda what i wore today with a black sweater

keep calm & wear pearls

*****

although the beloved Christmas tree
is still up in the castle....

today's project
see the surface of my desk
office in big need of recovering
from many projects
wedding, faithbook, christmas
& creating beyond
glittered imagination
as to bee preparing
for wedding #2 this year!
coming soon in Washington DC

 

 

desk top still a little full, but
the little vignettes are a
source of inspiration &
love & great joy!
ps - as long as you still light
the Christmas tree, it's ok
that it's still up & twinkling!

a new year's project

 took all the dvds out of the

 cabinet under the tv

took them out of their cases

& put them into stacks

 bagged up

 the empty cases for the trash

wow - two bags full

 file movies in a cd case

voile

 lots more space in the cabinet!

& movies easier to find

what fun to organize

ps - threw away all the VHS movies

nothing to watch them on=more space!

~~~~~

many thanks to the newlyweds for the dvd tip

(& i love your morning room!)