rain rain go away...

All of the dreariness of the day has me wishing for more motivation than just trying out different settings on my camera... but there you have it.

along with the rain, John has just left to go back to school and I'm not going to mince words here people, as I watched him and Cam pull away the tears flowed like the rain outside.

I think the idea that he graduates on Sat. and then will be moving across the country has hit home and hit home hard.  :(

that is life and I want nothing more than to see my birds spread their wings but it doesn't make it any less painful when they do.

(sorry just keeping it real.)

back to the collage...

All four of these shots were done with the manual setting.

I am ashamed to say it (but I will anyway) but I didn't even know my camera could take a sepia or B&W shot without editing on the computer!

I bought some dill from Aldis and thought I would use it for Easter dinner. I was unsure what I was going to make with it at the time but it just smelled so good!  Then wouldn't you know it,  I made my "moms famous dilled carrots" but used the dried dill I always use in the recipe because I FORGOT that I had bought fresh dill.   ugh.

I should be ashamed to say that too, but there you are... apparently I have no shame! LOL
so now I have a little pitcher of it to use as a photo prop!

(the carrots were delicious by the way)

you are welcome Boo! xoxo

While I was playing on Picnik I made a couple of thank you cards to go in my packages from

the old white house

I actually turned them into collages so that I could print off more than one at a time.

For some reason (the reason being that I need MY computer fixed because I had that one figured out when dealing with the printer and I don't have Cam's figured out at all!) I can only get Cam's computer to print one at a time so the collage worked great for the cards.  I will just cut them apart to add to the package.

There are a few things I would change about them and I could dr. them up a bit but I can only justify so much play time on the computer.  And I NEEDED to talk to all of you today, it has been a week since I posted last!  Where oh where does the time go?

So do you all PICNIK? 

I still haven't upgraded to premium but have been tempted on more than one occasion. For now the free version works just fine.   (I like anything that is labeled FREE)... just saying.

 and just in case you thought that maybe I haven't had my hand in any creating... I did manage to make a couple of market totes.   I had an order to take care of and while I was printing on that miracle transfer paper I thought I would make something new.  Love the bees, of course not really fond of them when I'm relaxing outside, but they are cute with crowns, are they not?

Then I went crazy big with one of my flowers.  

That's how I roll, once I make enough of something I have to play around with all of the sizes it could be!

So this one is enormous!

Guess what?  While we were visiting. the rain stopped!

thank you. I needed that!

Come by and work your magic anytime!   ;)

love, Theresa xoxo

I am linking up to , White Wednesday,  Wow us Wednesday, Link Love, Running With Glitter,

Transformation Thursday

can't. stop. soldering....

really. truly.

I have more ideas in my head than I can keep up with.

really. truly.

I think this time I will just fill you up with pictures and save you from the rattle that is going on inside my noggin...

old blue bottle, hello dolly china doll head, rhinestones... uh yeah.

 you know this girls deserves that and more!  Look at how sweet she is with her demure little smile. I think she looks remarkably like the doll head. 

The french postmark tag is where she always wanted to go.

I hope she got there.

oh yeah, it's my story... she got there and filled herself on croissants, wine and cheese!

and wore rhinestones ofcourse!

 

 on to my gypsy girl...

 swimming in pearls...

 

 bringing her bling...

cuz you know she's got some bling!

 

The back of the photo says '28

love that! 

I know you do too, we are made of the same cloth.

it's one of my favorite things about you.

 

 Her photo is actually inside of the bottle so the pearls can shake around her like a gypsy snow globe!

 you know I love my birds...

 unless they're pooping on my windshield.

 this one would never do that, certainly not after I gave him some rhinestones and a soldered charm.

a charm with his daily duties... his ta~da list so to speak!

 He is a plastic light from a vintage strand I think, I have a red one too, but they didn't come with a set or anything, so they. must. be. soldered.

 : O

 here you can see the jewels inside his bottle.

this is why the soldered bird sings!

 I love them all but I have saved my favorite for last...

I love this lady, I don't know who she is but I just love her gentle nature that shows up in this photo.

 Oh my gosh, I want to be her when I am old.

I might even wear that fabulous dress with the ruffle going down to the bottom.

did you hear me?

a ruffle all the way to the floor!!!

She has our style girls!

She had to have the crown. and this fabulous finial.

 

 She is standing in front of what I am assuming is her prize plant in her garden.

So I put dried rose petals in her bottle and hung a monopoly wheelbarrow game piece from a jump ring that I soldered to it, and a religious medal and her soldered charm that says garden queen.

 I left plenty of room so that you could see the writing on the back of the photo.

WHEW!!!!

o.k. so much for saving you from the rattle...

I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF!!!!!!!

So with all of this soldering you can probably imagine that I have a bit of house~tending to do!

I better get to folding some laundry because this morning Max went to school with mismatched socks.

just keeping it real people.

Thanks for the visit!

love, 

Theresa xoxo

I'm linking up to a few parties right now because I'm not sure how long this house~tending is going to take! Because these are all listed in my etsy... The Old White House
I'm linking up first to the Bloggers Bodega

White Wednesday, Wow Us Wednesday, Link Love, Running With Glitter Tuesday Party,

Transformation Thursday, Vintage Inspiration Friday
oh la la link party

WHEW!!!

that's a whole lotta partying going on at 612!

how does your garden grow...

I have been making some new flowers and thought I'd show you a few of them, the flower bug has hit hard over here and so as I am making the etsy orders I am thinking of how I can mix it up a bit...

This one has a stiff linen type of fabric for the bottom petals and then some lace that a friend from work gave to me and a ribbon rosette and glass bead in the center. 

I have to address the lace fabric,  I am able to work on my flowers while I am at work during the quiet time (yup it's a really stressful job...not) and whenever she comes in, her standard question is "so what are you making now?" and she has started bringing me in things to check out and some to share.  I love it!  She is 78 years old and I love that crafts and junk bring us together, our common bond so to speak.

This one has more of her lace and some chiffon added with a gorgeous old beaded earring in the center.

I know this one doesn't qualify for WW but I am in love with this lavender fabric, it is just so delicate in both color and weight so I made it into a pom flower.

Can you pass up polka dots?  Nope, me either!

A lavender dahlia.  Help me out, lavender or lilac?  It's just the palest purple ever.

This was a special order of my ivory ones, the order was for 4 flowers that were 3"  instead of 6" so she can have her bridesmaids wear them!  I get so excited when someone uses something of mine for such a special occasion!

Yup, it's like a fabric gardening center over here @ 612... So unlike the planting, watering, and waiting like a  true gardener, think Carole or June,   instead  I sew, glue and fluff!

You can find all of these in my etsy,  The Old White House. 

It's Wednesday, so you know what that means, I'm linking up to White Wednesday over at Faded Charm, Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style  and Link Love with Tea Rose Home.

Thanks for the parties girls, I always come away with so much inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

Theresa xoxo