Ribbon Embroidery

What could make a BLUE pillow even better?
Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Decisions...Decisions...

YELLOWS or BLUES

And if ya just think you might want to try,
that is if you haven't already.

Here's a few HOW TO's

Also found a great tutorial from

The Scientific Seamstress

Don't forget to visit my featured memes...

BLUE MONDAY * Smiling Sally

MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY

MOSAIC MONDAY * Little Red House

Hope I've given you some inspiration today.

~Candy~

Added some of my own bits and pieces
to the ones in the
French bundles I recently won
and made...

Praise Him Praise Him
Jesus our Blessed Redeemer!

casting crowns at His feet...BLUE MONDAY with Smiling Sally
and
MOSAIC MONDAY at the
Little Red House

Here's a collage of my other tag.
Using the back of a little Bible
(it was coming apart anyway)
gave this vintage seed packet a
3-D effect on the flowers.
Ready to adorn a basket of
Springtime goodies for a friend.

Little late on my Monday posting but playing catch up after a weekend of travel. So now with laundry in the machine (wouldn't our ancestors love these little boxes that do all the scrubbing!) I can play in blogland.

Happy Sunshine Monday in Texas today
but snow is in the forecast for tomorrow.
I'll believe it when I see it!!!

~Candy~

TIME TO SHARE...

...a DIY from Alchemy Junk
If you can't afford one like this from
Pottery Barn
Stephanie will show you how to
make your own.
Please let her know I sent you over

And while we're thinking about time,
how 'bout a mosaic to celebrate
feathering your nest.Mary at the
LITTLE RED HOUSE
is sharing about missing life on the deck.
She is also the hostess with a list
of others putting their own spin
on making mosaics.

Life on the deck...makes me think of flowers
like these on a recent thrift store find.
YELLOW sunflowers on a BLUE
cream & sugar set
just $2.50 for the pair
WOO-HOO!

More visiting awaits at

MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY

and

Sally's
BLUE MONDAY

Lots of visiting to be done but
maybe you're still on a sugar rush
from all that Valentine candy.

~Candy~

Picked up this cute little cork board for a song-$1.25-and really wasn't too bad as is but...

this is more to my liking. From my stash of pillow shams I chose a ruffled rose print, took it all apart and reassembled as a wall pocket organizer. I'm still adding embellishments so the morphing will continue.

To see what others are changing
from frumpy to fabulous
check out
Between Naps on the Porch

And of course I have to share some blue.

Smiling Sally
is the place to chase the
MONDAY BLUES away.

Coming from gray and rainy skies
in Texas

~Candy~

Idea #19

(click for delicious detail)

300 Cottage Style Decorating Ideas
Better Homes and Gardens

Over the coming weeks I'll be sharing
some pictures that tug at my
vintage soul.

On this Smiling Sally BLUE
&
MELLOW YELLOW
MONDAY
this one has shades of
golden sunshine
and a touch of
blue crystal
for a fresh rose.

Just perfect to...

Nurture your Vintage Soul

~Candy~

Looks like someone's in the

cookies again!

"Sue" is a cute little NAPCO 1958 figurine that caught my eye last week on my 'GIRLS DAY OUT' junkin' through the country side. She has just the sweetest sparkle in her eye above those freckles and she is almost as old as me but still has her girlish figure after all those years of eating cookies. Well, just the perfect BLUE MONDAY gal in a MOSAIC MONDAY collage with a MELLOW YELLOW background. If you're a collector or just want her cause she's cute, I'll be putting her in my ROCK CANDY SHOP.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Finally had a sunny day that lined up

with time for painting a stack of stuff
so I can play
METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY
Before & After projects

Hangin' out in the garage all day with
the tunes blasting on my boom box

kept me out of the cookies ;-)Still need to sand the chairs for a shabby look and make some ruffled something cushions. And I think I'm going to glue tea stained sheets of music on the bottom of the crib but the large shelf is already in my booth here in Wimberley at Jean's Antique Mall for extra display space.

Monday is a busy day of the week
with so many memes to play along with.

So grab your camera and share something
or just visit all the others who
always have a variety of things to
show & tell about.

BLUE MONDAY * Smiling Sally
MOSAIC MONDAY * Little Red House
MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY
MET MONDAY * Between Naps on the Porch

Wishing you all a wacky week of fun!

~CANDY~

p.s. just found out about a blue plate special!
GIVEAWAY
at
Low Tide High Style

tell her I sent ya!

Mingle Monday~~~

mingle-mix, combine, blend, merge, join in.

Joining in to play along with three memes today...
BLUE MONDAY MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY MOSAIC MONDAY

Combining a sea shell, some pearls, and a
blending of ribbon with trim I created
Pearls of Wisdom
with a blushing blue label which is now
in my booth at
Jean's Antique Mall here in Wimberley.

And for yellow I find this to be a perfect fit!
Taken to the booth today,
but also posted on my RockCandyStore.

Each are a mixture of interest and you will notice I
also merged the meme stamps together.
Hope you have time to visit them all.

BLUE MONDAY ~ Smiling Sally
Mellow Yellow Monday
Mosaic Monday ~ Dear Little Red House

~Candy~

Let's play Antique Road Show!

I missed Blue Monday yesterday

at Smiling Sally's with this
valuable vase.

At least I think it is...

Have any of you guys
ever seen anything like this?

She is 8 1/2" tall and there are no
markings on her bottom.

See the lovely little bow on her neck
and the bright gold accents?

Well, does anyone have a clue
about this blue beauty?

And speaking of playing... some clever gal out there in blogland made some flowers from recycled coffee filters. So I started saving mine. Just a little rinse in the sink and laid them out to dry. And this morning while having my second cup I grabbed the stack and started twisting and tweaking. Then attached them to an an abandoned wire flower thingy with some floral tape. Six blooms in all. Now that can't be right, I seem to remember some rule about uneven numbers. I better recount...1-2-3-4-5-6-7. Lucky me!

Now that's what I call goin' green!

And 7 recycled roses allows me to play
3 or More Tuesday with

The Gypsy's Corner

~Candy~

My Christmas Blues

Smiling Sally is where all the
BLUEbirds gather...fly over and see!


Thinking of you on this busy day,
hoping you are happy and surrounded
by those you love.

And of course sweet Mary at
Little Red House
has the most dazzling mosaics
that you really must see.


Today I am sharing
Blue Santa.

Blessings to ALL!

~Candy~

As boxes come down from the attic...

Hope all is cheery in your nest!

BLUE MONDAY Thanks Smiling Sally
and
MOSAIC MONDAY Thanks Little Red House
~Candy~