one ornament at a time...

todays mantra...

I seriously need to get more decorating done around here!

It has been so crazy that although I do have a little more finished than

putting an ornament on Louise here, it's not much, and certainly not photo worthy.

Plus, I absolutely couldn't take a wide shot,

cuz then you would SEE the crazy that is happening in my house!!!

(and in my head)

I just had to stop by and say hello,

I've been missing all of you and our little chats!

fa la la,

Theresa xoxo

linking to

White Wednesday

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

Inspired and challenged...

Have you taken Z's 15 minute timer challenge this week?  I have and can I say, it is liberating... I mean she said it would be, and while I do trust her explicitly, what can I get done in 15 minutes?

See this fabulous pink bread box full of dead flowers?

It used to be full of junk in my kitchen.

what a waste.

So I did it, I set my timer and cleaned it out!  I was in a purging mood and so those two phone adapters that nobody could remember exactly what phones they ever went to...

GONE!

Along with the umpteen papers, and scraps, and really just plain junk, that at one time or another I had convinced myself that if I threw the junk away then what would happen to the axis of the universe?

Would everything come tumbling down?

guess what...

NO!

 

Now look at it on my cleaned up front porch!

remember that house-tending I had to get to?

This porch was desperate for it.

Seriously, I picked up no less than 4 nerf weapons from this thing.

Max and his army have been banned from the front porch,

I'm sure the mail lady will thank me ;)

 Blogland is so inspiring and I just love that. I mean I think I am more inspired everyday!

Yesterday Alicia put a challenge out there for us to turn our cameras off of auto.

I don't have a big fancy schmancy camera, I have a canon powershot.  I love it and not that I think I am much of a photographer but I am really in love with my powershot now that it is set on Manual!

I was doing the happy dance as I started taking pictures, I would take one on manual and then one on auto, and I couldn't believe the difference.

maybe it's just me but the pictures look so much more crisp and clean!

I am a happy girl!

Blogland is a wonderland, a wealth of inspiration.

 

Did you know about dropcloth rosettes before the country of blogland existed?

I didn't.

Did you care about taking pictures of your clean porch and new spring wreath before you blogged?

I didn't.

When these buckets get filled with beautiful plants I will show you them again, promise!

I can't wait to put a beautiful little garden in the pink box.

Thanks Z!

And I can't wait to take more pictures.

Thanks Alicia!

This porch is next.  

Rehang the sheets uhum curtains,

New cushion covers out of dropcloth or something equally fabulous is in the works.

Thanks to all of you who stop by and inspire me.

love,

Theresa xoxo

I thought I would share a picture of this sweet little nerf mess maker and budding artist with his newest creation and his new glasses.

 Notice the details, the berry in the birds mouth and the barbed wire fence! love that!

See how cute this face is?  This is why, even though he is banned from the front porch, I will still share the side porch with him!

:O

I'm linking up to Sherry's party Open House Party Thursdays  and Debra's Vintage Inspiration Friday
and Cindy's Show and Tell Friday