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We all like a little thanks now and then....don't we?"Thanks for dinner, Mom" "Thanks for picking me up, Mom" Thanks for bringing a drink to someone;  thanks for holding the door for someone,  thanks to the cashier before you walk away,  thanks to the weary UPS guy who says "what is all this stuff anyway?"  (LOL.....I sell paint, I … [Read more...]

This has certainly been a stressful couple of weeks!I found out I was hosting Easter so had to remove some of the Christmas decor early and start decorating for Spring!I had to share all my secrets of junk/crap Treasure hoarding aging!And had a near death Heat Transfer experience!Thank goodness I had something to fall back on...other than wine that … [Read more...]

What inspires you? What color just makes you happy? I am inspired by many things but a big inspiration for me is color... I love shades of blue....always have.. aqua turquoise aquamarine cobalt robin's egg sky ocean teal and almost any combination of those colors that will make me go "aahhh..." I even have a Pinterest Board that is titled … [Read more...]

Today is the first day of the Mantle portion of our Home For The Holidays Party!!! So, get that mantel done!!! This is a case of "do as I say, not as I do"....because mine isn't finished!!! But, as I've said already...if these gals hadn't invited me to co-host this party.... we'd be still sitting in a house with pumpkins on the porch  and … [Read more...]

I tend to be a renegade...... I know, you find that hard to believe.... I can be terribly resistant to things that go against my grain.... One is this incessant RUSHING of holidays!!  Driven by retail competition (Please know that I am not anti-retail nor am I ranting against Wal-Mart et al so don't write me) I must now buy my swimsuit in … [Read more...]

First off...let's start with the fact that my dining room table is covered with boxes......Brown cardboard boxes.....From Canada.......With words and numbers on the outside....Like "10 Flow Blue", 7 Lucketts, 6 Typewriter.........Did you guess? You're right...MISS MUSTARD SEED MILK PAINT is here!!!Now the sorting and packing up begins! The button … [Read more...]

Yesterday was beautiful compared to the intense heat we've had. It was in the upper 80's - low 90's and there was a breeze..... practically Autumn in comparison! It was a good day to get some of the garden beaten into submission.... speaking of beating into submission....I forced three of the children to help me..... I know, I know in this day and … [Read more...]