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~

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.

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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!

Spining more ARTWORK!

Hot off the press for
METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY
at Susan's Between Naps on the Porch.

Posted in my
RockCandy Shop and will be taking to
the booth here in town.

Hope your Monday is measuring up!

~Crafting CANDY~

Talking Scarecrows?

"Don't be silly...scarecrows don't talk."
remember which movie that's from?

I am so happy to play with
Susan of Between Naps on the Porch.
This is what I did on my rainy weather
birthday yesterday.

If you read my post yesterday, I mentioned Terry had several cornucopias tucked in her goody basket. That was all I needed to complete my Harvest Tower. Last year there was one at Market Days, so pretty, and I set about hunting for a variety of sizes. Hum...I need a stand...remnants of a floor lamp, the three lite fixtures long since removed...perfect. Just had to pull the weaving to make room for the pole.

1--2--3--4--5, thanks Terry for 4 & 5.

Then loaded them with fall fruit, pine cones, & foliage.

3 little scarecrows and if they could talk
they would tell you, "Dollar Store after
Thanksgiving sale last year...10c.

Green and red and...

blue, oh my! "Hello BLUE MONDAY folks!"

More birthday fun. I tried to edit my post yesterday to add this pillow but my computer wouldn't let me. Didn't it know it was my birthday! But I wasn't scared and didn't crow about it...the little yellow flowers will be quite nice for Mellow Yellow Monday over at the Drowsey Monkey.

From my Spring, Texas friend...Leonha, thanks!

My harvest tower went together so quickly that I wasn't scared to start on my next project. Having sold the last pillow wall hanging I thought...how 'bout another one! It isn't finished yet but since he has a BLUE hat and a little YELLOW bird on his shoulder, I just had to share today.

He looks rather scared that Ms. Birdie
has come to pluck
some straw to fluff her nest.

"I'm not afraid of her.
I'm not afraid of anything -
except a lighted match. "
-Scarecrow


That's all folks...signing off from the land of OZ!
Follow the yellow brick road to visit these
Monday memes and remember...

There's no place like home!

Met Monday
Mellow Yellow Monday
Mosaic Monday
Blue Monday

~Candy~

'In Your Nest'

Smiling Sally's blue jay is happy to introduce these cute little bluebirds. They are part of my latest creation. The inspiration came from a recent visit to My Desert Cottage where Karen was sharing a wonderful local shop, The French Nest. A little cheese dish...I have one. Some sweet little birds...I have the perfect volunteers. A nest...an abandoned Texas cedar bark nest from my woods. And the last piece...found a sheet of music with the ideal title. Oh, and a little craft paint. Had to mix white with Too Blue to get the exact shade to match the bluebirds.

I was quite pleased with the result. But am thinking it might look nice on a pedestal. I am playing around with several glass ones or maybe a painted wooden one to match. Uhmmmm......

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Well, while I'm thinking please enjoy
another Monday favorite of mine...

...hosted by The Drowsey Monkey.
Yellow is such a cheery color don't you think?

I hope those aren't bluebird eggs!

I am going to do a bit of juggling myself with Met and Mosaic Monday. As usual I started on my project before taking pictures of the BEFORE stuff. But I did happen to have another cheese dish to help with my mosaic of the bluebird project pieces. Thanks for stopping by and for more Monday musings please visit Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis--Before and After projects and The Little Red House for creative collages and mosaics.

~Candy~

The BLUE Lady Bug asks...

Who is our favorite BLUE MONDAY gal? Smiling Sally of course! Cause she gathers us together so we can share blue...any shade or shape. Today it's all about MASON JARS...yep...any shade and any shape!

Filled with candles at night
they give off a romantic glow
just the perfect shade of...mellow yellow.

And when you put all those shapes
and all those shades together
it's marvelous for Mosaic Monday.

I would also like to take this opportunity to share a project that's been in the making for a while now. I don't have any before or during photos, so just like the Met Monday butterfly turned into a beauty in the secret of a cocoon, you will have to imagine...

me gathering buttons, scraps of tea-stained muslin, a piece of grapevine, and then tying it all together with wire and thread. And out comes a wonder...some may wonder what it is.
I will call it my Wild Plum Wall Hanging! I have it posted in my RockCandyShop for a little more detail. I went in search for a quote about plums and was so happy when I found this one.

"What is more mortifying than to feel
that you have missed the plum for want
of courage to shake the tree."
--LOGAN PEARSALL SMITH

As one panders this quote...I think it just might be speaking
of more than plums and trees.

Don't miss the tiny BLUE Lady Bug and her wishes that
your Monday be filled with courage for whatever
lies in your path.

~Candy~

BOY SCOUTS~~Sea Base

Hubby & son spent last week in Florida for
adventure on the high seas.
Sailing~~snorkling~~fishin'

Stopping off for some local cuisine
at a 'mom & pop' colorful cafe.

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For a little BEFORE & AFTER~~
One of the dads caught a 15 pound mahi mahi, a beautiful green fish with blue spots on the outside and...

nice pink insides for some yummy steaks. My son, Samuel's turn to cook.

And finally a mosaic of underwater wild life.
Swimming and snorkling among the reefs in the
Florida Keys.

For more visiting the memes of Monday...

BLUE MONDAY
Smiling Sally

Metamorphosis-BEFORE & AFTER projects
Susan Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday
Mary Little Red House


Enjoy a special moment today!

~Candy~