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Wanderlust! Do you get it? Do you travel to different towns, states or countries and then come home and dream about living there? I know in my soul I am a gypsy. I could move every few years and love it. I would miss my friends but I also love meeting new people. I have […]

   Sometimes you know that doors will begin to open and you just don't know what those doors will look like. Sometimes you wonder if you will recognize these opportunities and especially if you will be ready for them. Will you be brave? ********************************* About four months ago I was checking my email in bed…like […]

      “I bought my bag!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!! I can’t wait for it to arrive. Since I love it (and you) so much, I posted your store to my blog and Facebook!!! I want more!!!!!“ So Miss Maija Lepore…you are the winner of the $200 gift certificate to my shop. Maija…just go ahead and start […]

I wanted to remind you that you have a FEW MORE days to enter HERE for the $200 gift certificate to my shop. Thank you for the wonderful response to my new collection. It is so fun to work so hard on something and then have so many of you love it too! I have […]

Drum roll….it is HERE!! Well…almost here. At midnight my shop will have my new collection (ok..I put it up a little early because this girl is tired). I am so excited to show you all that I have been working on. If you have followed my shop for awhile you know that I just have […]

One of my favorite things to do when a new Artful Blogging comes out is to literally lock myself in our bedroom and read the whole thing cover to cover. I think it is such a stunning magazine and I love to read the articles by my friends and meet new bloggers. I was so […]

Hello girlies! I am back from my speaking engagement in Louisiana (and I can't wait to tell you all about it). I am busy, busy, busy trying to finish up the spring/summer collection and I can't wait to reveal it all to you on Saturday, May 1 . Mark your calendars. Set your alarm clocks. […]

I have known for years that I have been very lucky that Madolyn has always worn whatever I have bought for her. She didn't complain. She oohed and aahed over everything. It seems that things are changing a bit around here. Maddy needed a few dresses for piano events recently so we went to Target…because […]

I live in Colorado. This means that all my wonderful flea market shopping stops for the winter. No garage sales. No flea markets. We don’t even have a great Goodwill. So….I have been EXTREMELY anxious for one of my favorite flea markets..A Paris Street Market… to start back up on May 1. 15 more days. […]

I understand that Easter was over a week ago….I just like to be fashionably late! Kelly took our photo when we got home from church. Sure..the first one was nice…it quickly turned into THIS….. Once we regained our composure we set the table and got ready for my sister and her family to come over […]

I have a little girl that is constantly coming up with different projects and telling me that she is going to sell them in her own shop. The name of her shop (to be) will be Bluebird. She wants to sell bracelets, necklaces, headbands, eye shades and pretty much anything else she can come up […]

(I realize that this photo is blurry…it just makes me smile so I put it in anyways) Your last child will always be your baby. You let them get away with more. You laugh at more and punish less. You let them come into bed with you at any time. You are also really sad […]

I know I am a little bias…but my nephew is the cutest little baby! This sweet little boy had blown out of two outfits while he was at our house on Easter:-) My sister had just finished nursing him and had been trying to keep him warm with a blanket. He looked so cute and […]

The wonderful weekend continued the next day with creating. Terri Brush and her assistant Donna (the sweetest) set up the most gorgeous table with extra special gifts for all of us. There were also gifts from Tiffany and Maija on the table. I had the best time learning to solder and have since ordered tons […]

Have you ever met someone and immediately adored them and wished you lived closer to them? That is how I felt when I met Tiffany last year at Farm Chicks. We were both at an amazing party hosted by Joe, Jermonne and Cindy. Tiffany caught my eye because she was wearing white, ruffled leggings…how cute […]

As I am busy going through all my photos of my incredible weekend at Tiffany’s….I thought I would re post a few things that we did last year leading up to Easter. I hope you enjoy them and photos are coming VERY soon:-) ************************************************ We have so many beautiful books that tell the story of […]

Yesterday Madolyn and I had a neighbor friend over and her mom…and we played a little with Melody Ross' new chip art. We used the chipboard to make necklaces and other creations. We had fun playing and learning how to use the tools. These are such cool tools! Seriously fun!!! I was also so impressed […]

(photo taken this morning) Last night a friend of mine was able to get three tickets to see John Mayer. This was all very last minute and very spontaneous…for a not so spontaneous ME. It started to snow. Really snow. Snow so much that you could not see. The one that got the tickets wanted […]

A few months ago I was approached by one of the editors of the magazine Haute Handbags. This is one of the magazines published by Stampington & Company. They wanted to feature one of my purses and have me write a tutorial. I was thrilled. I got my copy in the mail last week..but you […]

First of all I want to thank so many of you that left me the sweetest comments and sent me the most amazing emails!! As women it is so easy for us to relate to one another. We don't have to be going through it to feel so deeply for another that is! ******************************************************** I […]

On Friday I went in for a routine yearly check up. During my breast exam the doctor said she found two lumps. One in each breast. It is amazing how the mind can go to so many scary places so quickly. Within seconds I had this imagine in my mind of what cancer looks like. […]

One is silver and the other is gold. Do you remember that song from Brownies or Girl Scouts? I just had a horrible flashback of me…in a green jumper…with a sash full of badges…shudder! I just have to say that I like getting older. Not the crows feet and dimples on my thighs….the sweet contentment […]

Dear Summer, I know you are still a little ways off..but… Last year you let me down. I don't want to be a complainer…but…I had plans. Big plans…entertaining plans…summer night party plans…and you rained. A lot! Many parties were canceled last minute because of your fickle behavior. Come on..this is Colorado.  We are used to […]

(new lampshades that will be in my spring collection) We take a long time to get things done around here…. A LONG TIME! In fact, the room I will be showing you still has tons of paint to touch up…but I decided that you can not really see it so lets go ahead and show […]