Face Lifts~

While I may not be a fan of face lifts, I certainly enjoy giving them... at least to some of my older themes, in much need of an updated look.  Joining this group are "A Fondness" and "A Heart for You".

A Fondness

A Heart for You

Both don brighter colors with more exquisite elements to help add even more whimsy. You can view them by clicking the titles or images above.

Enjoy~

Cool Summer Garden

Funny I haven't created a Treasury in ages and wound up making 2 just in the past week . I imagine it's because I've been spending so much time revamping my shop listings that it's just come with the territory, literally.  Whatever the case I created this new one today titled Cool Summer Garden~ it was a fitting delight from the early summer heat of the day.

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/ODU2NDczN3wyNzIzNzk0MDY1/cool-summer-garden

New Themes ~ Nuptials & Garden Party

With all the extra work I've been doing lately; revamping blog themes, keeping up on custom orders, and working on challenges, it's been a struggle to get in here and post as much as I should.  So I'm happy when I do have something completed and ready to place in the spotlight. Today I'm focusing on a couple of new themes I recently created ~ Nuptials and Garden Party.

Nuptials

Nuptials just kind of fell in place with it's soft hues boasting an elegant yet natural wedding theme.  I love this color combination, they blend so beautifully together ~ I can't help but think of a beautiful afternoon in the countryside with flowing white chiffon.  And it's nice to finally have an addition to stand along side my Cherish theme which up until now was the only marriage theme I offered.

Garden Party

Garden Party was a different story in that I've had this theme in my mind's eye for quite awhile now.  I knew I wanted to create a theme that set a stage for some enchanted yet cozy event, filled with whimsical elements and adorned with glowing lanterns.  I'm really please with how these sets cam out and I hope you enjoy them too.

You can view all of the elements for each set by clicking on the titles or images above.

Enjoy~

Around My House ~ week 2

Last week I was grasping for new material to post about and this little summer series "Around my House" was born. This week I've added a Mr Linky gadget so you can join in and share your own images from around the house.

This past week has been so hot that I wanted to share one of my favorite places to escape the sun. When we first moved into our home a little over a year ago there wasn't a railing around the front porch and so we came up with this natural barrier to block out our urban neighbors that seemed to be right on top of us.

My husband built the trellises and we planted Morning Glories and Sweet Peas from seeds his mom had gifted us before moving. The end result was a wonderfully lush spot to sit and admire a passing hummingbird or bees. I simply couldn't be happier with how it provided a nature barrier between us and... well a block of about 25 screaming children. *sigh*

So how about you? Do have a special place you like to sit and admire nature's beauty (or hide from the neighbors)? I'd love to see what you have to share so go ahead and post something on your own blog and then return here to leave the link ~ Can't wait to see what you share!

Update: We had a few issues with Mr Linky (poor guy) but he's all fixed now so go ahead and join in if you'd like. If you have any trouble just contact me and I'll get your link posted.

Enjoy~

Around My House ~

I don't know about you but I'm always trying to come up with new things to blog about. School is one of my go-to subjects but it's been simply boring lately with the "Strategies for Online Learning" class I'm taking. *yawn* So I thought it might be nice to do a summer series called "Around My House".

Summer is a great time for sharing ~ the sunshine makes everything look and feel more alive and I love all the different activity in our yard; from new blooms to colorful birds and fresh veggies growing, there's loads of playful beauty to admire.

To kick things off I'm sharing... my front door. I know, it's not the most exciting part of the house but it does hold one of my favorite pieces. I picked up this twig star in a quaint country shop a few years back and added some "Paper Daisies" grown in my garden. Originally I tried tying the flowers on with wire but found that using a hot glue gun worked best.

Each week I'll add something new, a sort of "peek into" the world that surrounds me. I'd love for you to join me so let me know if you're interested. Do you have anything dressing up your front door? A favorite symbol or wreath with some home grown touches? Leave a comment if you post about it and I'll visit ~ or maybe we all will, whoot!

Update:
Oh and I'm so excited... other bloggers have decide to join in so here are some other wonderful participants to visit!

An Artful Mom

Bon's Front Porch

If you'd like to join in just leave me a comment with a link to your posting!

Enjoy~