2 year blogiversary giveaway...

I have been rambling on now for two years, today.
Before that I was what is referred to in Blogland as


a lurker.


I couldn't help myself...
there were so many incredibly talented people
that willingly shared their ideas with me, that I just had to visit them regularly.

 Then one day I got up the courage to hit 'publish'.
and that changed everything for me.

You all helped me to see things differently,
kinda like this light on the porch does for our visitors at night.

I have made some marvelous friends in Blogland and am ever grateful for all of you.
Some I have been able to meet this past weekend,
like Maggie and Barb.
Barb's story is kinda funny.
After she read my post about getting ready for the show,
she emailed me to say that she follows my blog and had in fact gone to the show last year,
and had shopped my booth!
She asked how to contact Jill so that she could get a booth
and there she was on Saturday morning setting up her fabulous artwork!
Barb needs a blog.
c'mon in Barb the water is fine!

I would love to meet all of you,
wow, that's quite a bucket list isn't it!

We could have a big party where we solved all of the worlds problems.

Sometimes a phone call between girlfriends can do the same thing...

thanks, Z!

We would eat delicious food that all of you wonderful cooks create,

and talk home decor like there's no tomorrow,

and well, we would have fancy table settings...

no paper plates allowed,

and repurpose all of the treasures that we picked up on the way to the party,

then we would take lots of photos of everything and everyone!

lots of photos...

we like our photos... :)

If you have made it to the end of this long post,

then you know the best is yet to come...

I'm having a 

"happy blogiversary to me giveaway"

It's my thank you to all of you who stop by

to lift me up and bring a smile to my face with your comments.

I do love me some comments!

If you are a follower of 612 then leave me a comment on this post

and I will throw your name in the hat,

if not, then join in the fun and hit the follow button.

and I will throw your name in too!

.

(o.k. it will probably be a rusty bucket, but your name will be in there none the less)

I haven't decided on the surprise yet,

but I will make sure that it's extra special!

The winner's name will be drawn on Sunday.

Thank you all for reading, for commenting, for raising me up, for the amazing amount of inspiration

that you all generously dole out on a daily basis,

but most of all thank you for your friendship.

love,
Theresa xoxoxoxo

linking to:

Vintage Inspiration Friday

white wednesday...

You know how when you make something

 and you step back and do the happy dance?

It doesn't always have to be elaborate

or excessive

sometimes simple is best.

This little happy dance is called the crafty four step...

step one:

find a beautiful old bakelite brush

step two:

glue a gorgeous vintage jewel to the brush

step three:

place a very special family picture gently into bristles of brush

step four:

step back and admire your 5 minute transformation!

easy peasy.

love,

Theresa xoxo

linking to 

White Wednesday

it's show time...

come on in!

I'm going to try to not say too much here and let the photos do the talking...

and let me warn you, there are a LOT of photos!

reminder, you know who I am and I did say try.

I want to find a place at home to hang this banner that I made with help from my 

friend Julie.  Thanks Julie!

Hannah found a little time to crochet a potholder for Jill

I love that girl so much <3

Do you think Jill would notice if I moved into one of her outbuildings?

The Granary

This is Nancy and Sharon they had the granary stocked with beautiful things!

Nancy has a local decorating business called The Garden Gallery in a near by town, St. Johns,  and holds annual sales at her place as well.

see? gorgeous!

This is Dorothy's space, she had some amazing finds as well, along with some creations/ marriages

of her own... check out the sweet "junk pumpkin" in the little wheelbarrow!

This is Jill's space (the creator of the show)

here it is from upstairs, she has 1/2 the barn full of gorgeous finds!

I wish that I had more photos of the other vendors outdoor booths, but as you can see I took 

these when nobody was around, once the show started it was impossible

to get any pictures as we were all too busy.

I wish I had gotten pictures before they broke down their booths!

It was a fabulous show full of lots of great treasures, one of the best around!

I had some great 'blogging' moments as well...

I had one lady walk into my space and pick up my card and announce

"I know you,  I read your blog!"

I was recognized people!  My family got a big kick out of that!

A couple of the girls that have taken my art classes in the past came by,

Sharon was one of them!

and to top it all off

Maggie, from The White Farmhouse came so that we could meet!

What fun to meet someone that I visit on a regular basis!

Thanks for coming Maggie!

I can hear you now...

"hey you're supposed to be blonde!"

Well girls, I have found that when the hormones go all wack so does 

coloring the hair!  So now you know, this is 'closer' to my actual

hair color and when we tried to color the blonde last time

it went all wack.  no other word for it. 

The color is different everytime even when we do the same thing! ugh.

When Maggie showed up,

she was looking for me and I was right in front of her!

So if any of you have any good tips on coloring menopausal hair and 

making it 'sparkly' again, I'm all ears!

I'm missing being all sparkly!

Hannah was a huge help both days, but by the end of the show days, this is where

I found her... all curled up with Dickens the barn cat!

Thanks for all of your help BOO!
I really have to say THANK YOU to my friend Val also, she stayed
all day Saturday and her and Hannah took care of people while I visited
with everyone!
(man I did a lot of talking!)

just added... one of my favorite fashion/design blogs
Pretty Little World
was also at the show and she has some great photos to share.
and the bonus?  she always has some gorgeous vintage fashion for sale
and I do mean GORGEOUS
so do yourself a favor and give her a visit!

So there you have it... it was a great weekend and so far the past couple of days

have been pretty uneventful and so I better get some dishes washed

so that we can eat dinner on clean plates tonight!

love,

Theresa xoxo

chalkboard love...

I'm still going through the photos that I took at the show and can't 

wait to share them with you!

In the meantime I had so much fun making

vignettes at the show that as I have

been putting things away I can't resist doing a little redecorating...

Jill, the show's creator, cut a couple of  branches from her crab apple tree for 

me to take home for some gorgeous fall decorating.

Thank you for everything Jill!

 after moving the dresser into the living room and putting it in front of the 

chalkboard, this little spot was too bare.  I like the bench in place of the 

dresser so much better.  Above it is one of my favorite pictures, 

The colors are extremely dark, but I just love that about it.

So, while I gather my thoughts,

(which is code for I am mentally exhausted)

I will finish cleaning the messes that I made around the house

before the show, and then share pictures of all of the fun we had at the show.

I even met a blog buddy!

fun! fun! fun!

see you soon!

love,

Theresa xoxo