FREE Canvas print GIVEAWAY!

When Sarah from Canvas Factory contacted me about having a giveaway on my blog, I
was quick to say yes. I love canvas prints and I am betting that you do also.  I also received a free
 print of my choosing and I chose a photo of our beautiful little rainbow baby grandson Liam to be
printed on a wrap around canvas. 

Isn't he just the sweetest? I swiped this photo from his mommy's facebook page and had it made
into this canvas piece and I love it. I moved it here and there in the house before I finally chose
to hang it in the living room for now. {first photo}

I am so sorry the quality isn't better in my pics, but rest assured that the quality
of the canvas is spot on. These photos were shot with my I phone and
obviously I needed to use  my camera, but I have put this off for far too long, so
it is what it is.

I still absolutely love the photo and the Canvas Factory did a great
job! It was also shipped out pretty fast and I highly recommend them for any
of your photography needs for that special piece.  

Now, for the fun part. I get to GIVE ONE AWAY!! Woo hoo!!

To be entered in the drawing , please leave me a comment telling me what picture
you would choose to have printed. A family member? A beloved pet? A nature scene? 
(or just comment on anything lol)
I believe the sky is the limit, but whatever the winner chooses I am sure it will be
awesome.

This giveaway will run for a week and I will choose a winner on January 15.
(Please note that this giveaway is for US residents only)

Please share this on facebook or other social media to help get the word out.

In other news...My oldest son informed me that I have really been slacking on my blog posts
and he is so right!Good grief! I still have a SPRING header up from last year!
I am so embarrassed. It has been almost a YEAR since I last posted. I hope to remedy
that this year and post more frequent and with better photos...hopefully.

Thank you and blessings,

New year...new calendar...Jeanne d Arc style

With a new year comes the need for a new calendar. I usually purchase a Paris or Italian themed one, but
wasn't finding any that I liked so I looked on Pinterest for free printable calendars.

and made my own!

I found this free printable calendar from Lemon Thistle. All I had to do was download and print it and wala.

A calendar in the making.

I love the simplicity of it, but I wanted to take it a bit farther.

I got out a gray cardstock and glued some lace to the bottom of it.

Along with some words that are "calendar appropriate".

I have had this quart mason jar just sitting around with hundreds of sayings to use
and they are even double sided!

So out they came and I sorted some ones out that would work on a calendar.

I can use a glue stick and add a word or two to a date anytime I want to. Yes, the words are a tad
bigger than what they should be , but who's looking?? lol

I added some lace and a vintage pants hanger and my Jeanne D Arc style calendar was born.

I have a lot of this lace that I found at the Goodwill on the original spool several months ago. I thought
it was perfect for this project.

This photo was my inspiration for my calendar , but I tweaked it a little.
You can make it your own with special little touches.

I love this book that I found the inspiration calendar in.

It is a Jeanne D' Arc Living book.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

How is your new year going thus far?

 So far we have had to put two new tires on the jeep (unexpected expense
and with the last two weeks being three day pay check weeks...ugh) and hubby
just went out to leave for work and he has a flat tire on his vehicle so he has to use
the jeep...always something...but we are blessed!

Grey Dey Thursdey ~

I am popping in quick today to leave a pic or two for
Grey Dey Thursdey.

Isn't this holder the sweetest?
I found it a few months ago at Hobby Lobby.

There is a flurry of activity at this house today. I am trying to get ready for a garage sale
on Saturday and I have so much to do. Whoever thinks that garage sales are a piece of
cake hasn't had one. ha! SO MUCH WORK and I am exhausted already.

Happy weekend ahead!!

So blessed to win!

{This is not my photo...I borrowed it from the web }

I am so excited to announce that I was one of the lucky winners of this
gorgeous book in a contest that Jeanne d'Arc living had on facebook.

I can't wait for it to arrive in my mailbox...just had to share!! :)

THANK YOU...THANK Y OU...THANK YOU to all who voted for my photo!

You can check out the other two winners by clicking here if you would like to.

Happy Sunday!!

Too many pumpkins??

Can a person have too many pumpkins for fall decorating?  I have purchased a few different kinds this year and will be showing them in an upcoming blog post, but for now...white mini boos again for White Wednesday.
They look right at home with my Peacock Park goodies and some vintage flower frogs don't they?

This little cement bird is watching carefully over the little boos.

A little wooden fence even looks right at home with them.

I puchased this french pumpkin from Cloth and Patina. Love it!

Photo of yours truly. Was playing around with my camera today and taking photos in a mirror reflection so I thought I would add one. lol.


Have a beautiful White Wednesday this week and be sure and visit all the other lovely blogs that Kathleen over at Faded Charm links up every week.

Sweet gifts from the postman

Don't you just love it when you receive an

unexpected package

in the mail...and it happens to arrive just

when you need a

pick-me-up?

This happened to me recently. Susie told me

she was going to be sending me a package, but

I forgot all about it. Several days later I drove

into our driveway and saw a pkg. sitting by

the door. I knew I hadn't ordered anything and

whenI saw her return address it hit me...

ahh from Susie.

She packed that box full I tell you. Not much

space left over where there wasn't something

included. These candleholders will fit right in

with my decor.

{I added one of Rosemary's tags}

I was in photo taking mode this day and so I took

all kinds of pictures.

This little light of mine...I'm gonna let it shine... This little light of mine... I know I am getting off course here. I get distracted so easily! :)

Susie also included these neat old bottles. Was uber happy when I unwrapped each one of these.

She included many more goodies, but this is all I have pictures of right now.

{A cloche with a white wooden base, a frenchy hanging heart, a friends tag to put on a bottle, cute little chandelier notecards that were hand stamped and a sparkly tablet}

I hope I didn't leave anything out. We wanted to meet up at Tipton French Flea this year , but she had jeep trouble and had to leave before I arrived. Hopefully next time.

Thank you so much Susie for all the goodies that you bestowed upon little ole' me and I pray God's blessings on you each and every day!! Blessings~

Playing with *soft focus* in Picnik

I've been playing around the past few days in

Picnik with the soft focus and I am curious

what you think.

{photo above regular photo}

{photo above soft focus}

again photo above regular photo... and photo below soft focus.

Love this lilac photo in regular...

even more in soft focus.

Now realize that I am still on dial-up internet

and it takes awhile for Picnik to load so once

I get it loaded I leave the page up for

several days so I can play around with it.

I love their loading platform...these words scroll while it

is loading:

laying blanket...sprinkling dew, warming breeze, coloring flowers,

picking blackberries...planting trees, growing grass,

fluffing clouds, cueing bird songs, painting sky, stealing picnik

basket, floating kites, buttering sandwiches, applying sunscreen,

blooming blossoms...

Wishing you all these things and more...

blessings~

Dawn is having a giveaway ~

Sweet Dawn over at The Feathered Nest is having

a giveaway celebrating three years of blogging.

I am constantly amazed at the goodness she creates!

Just click here to enter.

Have a beautiful Monday.

Blessings~