The box is full...

Hi Everyone!  Just stopping in to show you a little peek at one of the things that happened here this past week.

Now I'm off to work...Have a Happy Friday!  Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Valentine's Day....

Hi Everyone!  Happy Valentine's Day!  I love cut flowers.  I love the aroma.  I love how they make me smile....

...I normally don't get flowers on Valentine's Day...but look what was delivered to me at work today.

...I love the green daisy's....

...and the yellow ones with green center the best...

...and is this not the cutest vase...

Thanks Mom and Dad for caring enough about me to send me flowers today!

...and Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!  Thanks for always stopping by.

Changes are happening...

Hi Everyone!  I hope you all having a great week.  I was busy working on a bunch of things the last couple of weeks, things I'm not ready to share yet, but I promise, I'll be sharing them soon.

I spent Saturday out in the garage that hasn't housed a vehicle in it since I moved here.  I've been using it as storage.   And Saturday I began cleaning and organizing it.

Sunday was super windy, cold and rainy so I worked inside.  I decided after using my studio for about six months, that I needed more storage.  I drew up some plans on storage to build and then decided to move a large armoire into the space, reconfigure it for my needs and paint it.  I haven't painted it yet, but I did get it moved but I had to remove part of the trim from the side of the top.  It's very large and very heavy.  For a few minutes I thought it wasn't going to win the battle, but I managed to muscle it into place.

And of course moving this means several other pieces of furniture (a table and rolling cart) had to be moved.  I also had to move the antique hanging scale in the studio to the west window since the armoire is now where the scale had been.

I dismantled the couch that I built about five or six years ago.  I needed a couch so I built it.  But since moving the living room to the smaller room and setting up the studio in the large addition, I no longer had a need or room for the couch.  I've been planning to dismantle it for a while, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it, until Saturday night.  It came apart a lot faster than it went together.  But I recycled every piece of it (minus the fabric and batting) for use in other projects.

I also removed my grandparents old stereo.  I forgot to take a picture of it.  It was a very large piece of furniture that was really heavy.  When I first moved into the farmhouse after my grandparents passed away, I wanted to keep as much of their things around and incorporate as much of it as I could into my decor.  But as time has passed, I've been slowly removing most of it except for things that hold a lot of meaning to me.

There are other changes happening here and I promise to share them with you just as soon as I can.  Thanks for stopping by!

All Star Block Party Features...

Hi Everyone!  If you're here looking for the All Star Block Party, I'm sorry to say the party has ended.  As it turns out, last week was the last party.  I didn't know it at the time or else I would have given you some notice.

So here at my favorites from our last party!  

I love the way this stand turned out!  That green is so fresh and spring-like!  And the knobs are wonderful.  Lisa did a great job on it.

Lisa @ Create inspire me

I adore this pallet art of Texas.  It turned out great.  I love how Rachelle put a heart where Houston would be.

Rachelle @ Adventures In Creating

I adore what Denise did with everyday common items found at your hardware store.  It's a perfect gift on Valentine's Day!

Denise @ Denise...On A Whim

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Well, it's certainly been fun.  I'm going to miss these weekly parties.  And as always, thanks for stopping by!

All Star Block Party #35 and Features....

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to the All Star Block Party!  Thank you so much for making our 34th party a great success.  You guys have been busy and I loved checking out what you've been up to.  So on to last week's features....

I adore this Empire Dresser.  Susan did an amazing job on it.  It has just the right amount of distressing and the two green knobs at the top are a nice touch.

Susan @ Sunflower Hugs

Catherine did an amazing job transforming this from a dresser into a bench!  I just love how this turned out!

Catherine @ Freddy and Petunia

I love this fleece and denim blanket that Crystelle made for her son.  And Crystelle has a great tutorial that I think I could even follow and I don't sew very much!

Crystelle @ Crystelle Boutique 

 I love these button sugar cookies.  How fun would they be to receive on Valentine's Day...or any day!

Jody and Stan @ Rooted in Thyme

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Wedding dress...

 Hi Everyone!  I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  I want to show you one of things I was working on over the last couple weeks.  I finally finished it last night.

 I started it a few weeks ago and then set it a side to work on orders that I had gotten and finally had time on Wednesday on my snow day.  And last night I was able to get the frame completed.

 Have you seen the movie "The Holiday" that stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz?  Do you remember the large painting of the dress in the LA house?  That was my inspiration for this.  The movie was playing on TV one day and I happened to flip to it right at that scene and I decided right then that I needed to paint.

 I knew I wanted the ribbon and bow when I first started painting but I wasn't sure about the color and just went with it.  And I'm really happy that I did.  It's a bold pop of color.  I wasn't sure what color to paint the frame so I picked a distressed black because I wanted the frame to disappear and the dress to be the focus.

I'm really happy with how it turned out.  Thanks for stopping by.

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A birthday gift...

Hi Everyone!  One of the things I made this past week is a birthday present for my niece.  I'm pretty sure that she doesn't read my blog so I don't think I'll be spoiling the surprise.  Vicki's birthday is Saturday and I'm hoping that her package makes it on time.

I thought it was an appropriate sign for a girl that is turning 16 on Saturday.  I had fun making this one.  But I almost forgot to take a picture of it before I packed it up.  I hope she likes it!  Happy Birthday Vicki!  Thanks for stopping by.

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