meet violet...

All of the planets lined up and I was able to collage this morning!

Last night I dyed the ribbon and could not wait to use it on something.

 I laid the gauze over the photo and sewed and sewed,

then I snipped around the photo so she could peek through.

Then as I looked over the table to find something for the bottom of the piece

my eyes wandered over to the wax paper that I used for the ribbon dyeing.

WAALAA  a pocket, I stitched it to a doily that I sprayed with a little

glimmer mist and then I tucked a few special items into the pocket.

A vintage monopoly card-Indiana Avenue, a snippet of receipt paper, 

the definition of lady and a metal V... 

I'm naming her Violet.

A scrap of blue fabric tape measure topped with an old key and a 

silver bird hanging from a little hook that I fashioned from a bit of wire.

WOW that felt good!  

I have also made us a batch of body wash...

thank you Pinterest

Source: familyoffarmers.blogspot.com via Theresa on Pinterest

So now we have a whole lot of wonderful smelling soap!

I didn't use Mrs. Meyers, I used a vegetable based lavender soap

and then I added a little lavender essential oil to it.

It is marvelous and just look how much money I'm saving!

I just love that part! ;)

So if you too would like to save some of your hard earned dollarinoes

then go check this out!  It really is very easy to make, I promise!

I took a ton of pictures this morning while the sun was shining, of all of the goodness

that I am listing in my etsy tonight. I will be having a Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Extravaganza at The Old White House and I would love it if you stopped by!

Lots of deals to be had... take that Wally World!

One last photo ~
at the show last week I traded with my friend Debby ~ a beautiful poinsettia for a couple of

my Santa ornaments. I'm hoping she will enjoy the ornaments as much as I am enjoying my

beautiful flower!

O.k. back to getting ready for tomorrow...

Have a wonderful night!

love,

Theresa xoxo

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advent candles...

please excuse the quality of the photos,

it is a very overcast day with the tiniest of snowfall,

but I wanted to share something with you before it gets packed up for the show.

I just knew those wooden boxes that I bought last year at a garage sale 

would come in handy!

One candle for each week of Advent,

not your typical Advent wreath but

I'm not that typical either!

(or at least I like to think I'm not!)

Happy Wednesday... 

I need to get ready for work now, 

gotta see if I can shake all of the glitter off of me!

love,

Theresa xoxo

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joy...

joyful heart.

This was the theme of my crafting today.

I really didn't give it any thought,

it just came naturally to me.

lucky me

I'm hoping your heart is also full of joy today!

love,

Theresa xoxo

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is it just me?

I have a soft spot for the old stern St. Nick photos of the past...

(imagine being a small child and wanting THIS guy to show up in the middle of the night!)

...and he is the kinder gentler version!

If you were on the naughty list, this might be who showed up...

I know, right?  

not scary at all!

guess what?

I have some exciting news for all of us burlap and typography lovers...

see that burlap behind the scary Santa?

I found it at Joann's the other day while I was gathering supplies for my upcoming show

and stopped. right. in. my. tracks.

whaaaaat?  printed burlap?

gaaaaaaaa!

(insert another version of the happy dance)

the one that come to think of it, probably looked like I needed to use the bathroom!

(man I hope their security camera is fake)

The clerk told me that they just got it in, so run... don't walk, to your nearest joanns for your share!

I just bought a small amount of it so as not to go crazy and wrap my whole house in it!

Some of the print is quite heavy but the possibilities are enormous!

no. really. enormous!

So back to the stern Santa...

Is it just me or do you have a love/fear relationship with him too?

As you can see, I have been rufflin and glueing and sewing over here.

I have more to show you but honestly, if my tired brain spells one more word

wrong I might do something to put myself on the naughty list.

and I don't think we want that to happen, do we?

Sweet Dreams,

love,

Theresa xoxo

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