Best Wishes...

Wishing you all a great day to start
off a restful, peaceful weekend.

A friend gave me several small boxes and here is how I transformed one of them using a vintage postcard. First covered the box with some pretty paper. Printed out two copies of the vintage Birthday postcard. Glued one copy on the outside, cut out the oval picture of the girls, then glued the second copy inside the box for a 3-D effect. Embellished with a bit of muslin scrap and tiny dried blue baby's breath. (click to enlarge for a detailed image)

Tuck in a few dried rose petals and
this would be one card sure to be
treasured for some time to come.

To enjoy more postcards
visit Marie,
The French Factrice

~Candy~

TODAY I WILL...

Sometimes it's the little things in life that
bring the most joy!

Today may be REDnesday at
It's A Very Cherry World!
but
we are entering a celebration of
~CHERRY RED~RUBY REDS~MAROONS~
~LIGHT PINK~MAUVE~FUSHIA~


And the perfect background is
Victorian & vintage whites.
WHITE WEDNESDAY at
Faded Charm
Victoria February 1996

Sending you all
hearts and roses
and a wish that...

You will be happier today
than a bird with a french fry!

~Candy~

Bon Voyage

With a RED magical umbrella,
one can travel the world.
One can go to Three or More places,
whatever your fancy.

RUBY TUESDAY with Work of the Poet

Three or More with The Gypsy's Corner

Each cup of tea
represents an
imaginary voyage.
~Catherine Douzel

These elegant hand painted porcelain Tea Sets
could be yours
because they are available at
Starboard Trading Company
the work of artist Jean Forney.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Enjoy the voyage on these Tuesday memes

RUBY TUESDAY with Work of the Poet

Three or More with The Gypsy's Corner

~Candy~

What to do?

...when you lose the internet? Well, even though I missed Silver Sunday and all my favorite Monday memes I did get some much needed house cleaning done.

And I also had to pull some decorating books and magazines out since I couldn't surf the web for inspiration.

The picture above came form a
Victoria Feb 1996.

I also scanned a few more photos to share as we get closer to the month of hearts and roses.

Happy to be back in touch!

~Candy~

You're Invited!

Ready for a PINK SATURDAY party?

Cake is always a good place to begin...
yum!
Would you like one ruffle or two?


My first guest comes from
drum roll please while I present...

and she, MaryJane is sharing about her
latest do. A pillowcase chair cover with just
the most perfect pink accents.
Now I hope you go see her whole post and
read all about it.

~*~*~*~*~

And what's a party without presents?

Sherry of Creations from my heart

has two pin cushions waiting for a
new home. Go by and let her know
which one you hope to win.

And the rest of the pink participants are over
at our faithful hostess Beverly's
How Sweet The Sound

O.K.
I luv ya!
Bye-Bye!

~Pink Cotton Candy~

Hello! Anyone out there?

Hope you don't think me a bit nosey,
Just popping in to say HI!
on...

and...

...that will
spill over into
your whole weekend.

To view more postcards,
well you know the drill.
The French Factrice

Cheers from my rainy woods
here in Texas.

~Candy~

Midweek Charm

If you know all about it,
you already enjoy the show.
But for those that don't know!
You are in for a treat...
FADED CHARM
celebrates everything
faded, chipped, worn or torn at~

WHITE WEDNESDAY

is wonderful and sometimes
your head will spin. But in
case you totally lose it...
be sure to land on
something soft with
lots of
Faded Charm.

~*~*~*~

And remember that...
at
It's A Very Cherry World!

This was how I made it through
the Holidays!

~*~Candy~*~

Pillow Power!

You never know what's around the corner here in blogland. Working on my post for the Monday memes, I popped over to Mosaic Monday at The Dear Little Red House and discovered there was a PILLOW PARTY in the works at Rose Colored Glasses. Now what girl doesn't like a good old fashion pillow party? Whether lined up along the sofa in the cottage of her dreams or...

(click to see every delicious detail)

stacked up high with yo-yos on the top.

Here is a wall-hanging pillow I made and
sold on my Rock Candy Shop.

Or this one on my bed. I love the cluster of button grapes.

And another one I made for my Mother. A hat pillow just tossed on the bed. Now I think Martha would say, It's a good thing! With the case of a pocket watch holding the photo of Mother & Daddy...young and in love.

Thanks Rhondi of the Rose Colored Glasses
Now come on girls,
grab a pillow and show it off!

~Candy~

PS... Please check out my other Monday post for Mellow Yellow, Mosaic, & Blue Monday

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~

New MEME!

Discovered SILVER SUNDAY just this morning
and am finally getting time to play.

How about a little sampling of
thrift store finds.

A vase loaded with lost silver.

During a visit to Sweet Up-North Mornings, she used the phrase silver orphanage to describe some of her collection, I loved the expression and asked if I could use it. I made a tiny padded pillow from some taffeta ribbon to hang on my assortment of knives.

If silver is your thang!
Bop on over to the
Gypsy Fish Journal
and say HI to Beth.

The sun is shining today in a
shimmering shade of silver.

~Candy~

Missed it again...

...PINK SATURDAY that is.
I just couldn't decide what to wear.
Now where is that Fairy Godmother
when you need her?

Oh well, hope all you other
pink chicks have a
wonderful day.

It you're new and haven't heard
about PINK SATURDAY
hop over to Beverly's and
read all about it.

Stay warm!

~Candy~

Thinking of you today...

...all the dear sweet ladies I have met over the
past year of this adventure.

Wouldn't it be great to have a
BLOGLAND CONVENTION.

Booths with all the wonderful creations
we only get to see...
How-to classes...
my mind is running wild with the
thought of it all.

Are there any event planners out there?

Hope you have time to stop by
The French Factrice
for Postcard Friendship Friday
and say HI! to Marie.

~Candy~

Traveling the world or...

just staying home, this is a room for
imagination.

Faded Charm celebrating
WHITE WEDNESDAY with
white, chipped, faded pieces
from the past.

~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~