Pink & Blue Cupcake Paintings

Afternoon updaaaaate! Tra la la la....... I added some little roses to them and did a few more in different paper cup colors. Hey, they ain't perfect but they're cute. Well, hubby and I think so anyway. When you can't be great, you be cute!! ;-)

Here we go again! Hah..... Now I'm going to try shabby pastry painting, and trust me, mine are definitely "shabby." I've seen these and love them but thought I'd try them myself instead of paying others! I don't think I have the paper cups quite right but I'm practicing more today to get it "right." What do ya think, chicks???

One practice sheet from this morning.

This is a closeup of the two on the left - pink and blue ones.

Roses & Easter Chick Box

And the winner is:

Vickie!




And I was wondering what in the world I was going to do with all the ruffles I had left over from my aprons!!!! I found a place for them. Maybe more will come. We'll see, chicks! Surprise!!!!!

I made this little box, actually it's a medium box, painted it white and added polka dots and then a bareroot roses fabric ruffle around the bottom. The middle has a paper garland with grass and a ribbon rose and 2 little pink chicks with a mama chick!! It 's not only cute but it would look darling in a romantic cottage!!

Now, what do you have to do to obtain this little cutie? Well, I'm gonna tell ya, chicks. This is a giveaway for spring! All you have to do is post your name on THIS post and I'll draw a name tomorrow morning and that's the winner. What could be easier?! I'm just on a giveaway mood today and this is what I've been working on the last few days.

Now, don't be shy. Just comment on here. You might wanna tell your friends also! We need more than 2 names, chickadees!! Be good to your friend and you may help her win something and then they'll be eternally grateful and maybe they'll even buy you a Dove chocolate bar!! Yummmmmmm...... Good luck, my little chickadees and bunnies!

Oh, you might have noticed that there are 2 signs on the box. Well, actually, my group of PRH chicks are going to enter but it might be won by someone "just passing by"! So if you're not a PRH chick the Chickadee sign will be on there.

My 2nd Attempt at Bird's Nest and Roses!

This is my 2nd painting of my bird's nest with the roses. This painting business must have driven Monet and Van Gogh absolutely nutsy!! Anyway, I may give this one away since I haven't been able to sell anything on ebay yet. I wonder if I cut off my left ear would it help to become famous. Or maybe I should wear a silly little hat while painting. Of course, I'd look a bit silly since I'm indoors! Any suggestions??? I think I like this one better than the last one though. Next one coming up is chicks and roses! Hah, I'll bet you just can't wait, right?!?!?! Riiiiight?!?!?!?

I Been Tagged, Chickadees!!

Happy Easter early, ladies! I love this graphic because of the roses.

Miss Rhea, our Ray Ray, has tagged me. Here are the rules:

1. When tagged, place the "tagger" URL and name on your blog.

2. Post rules on your blog.

3. Post 7 different things about yourself.

4. Name 7 of your favorite blogs.

5. E-mail or leave a comment for those 7 people so they know they've been tagged.

Oh my gosh, where do I start???
1. I love beans, coleslaw and cornbread together. One of my favorite meals.

2. I knew Jack only about 2 months before we became engaged. Married after only knowing him for 4 months. It's been over 46 years so far.

3. I once put salt in my sister's iced tea and never told her. The look on her face when she drank it was so funny and she asked if anyone else's tea tasted funny, but I kept a straight face and have never told her to this very day!

4. In Mexico once I threw up in the plate at the restaurant and emptied the closest tables around us. It was totally embarrassing but I've gotten over it. Things happen!! I got over it........

5. I once owned a little convertible Italian sport car called Pininfarina. I loved it for the looks and comfort but it was a dud "electrically"! It was always stopping on me. I'll never ever own another Italian sport car.

6. I once slept with my boss on a business trip. Hah. Gotcha on that one. It was a woman and we could only get a single room in a small town and we slept in the same bed. Boy, did I hug the edge of the bed that night!! Nooooooo, nothing exciting happened!!

7. I didn't get my driver's license until I was married and had 2 kids. I kept failing the driving test and could walk to everything I needed anyway and we only had one car so it wasn't a necessity. But try telling that to your kids when they passed the tests the very first time! Not a pretty story I tell ya!

Seven different blogs I love???!!! I love many of them. Hmmm..... let's see. I love Natasha's, Katie's (because she can grow anything), Esther's (because we've become I-dee-ho buddies), Jennifer's, Ele's, Karla's, and Vickie's because I love Vickie and her house is something else to view. Love her sofa! Actually I love all my PRH sister's blogs. ALL OF THEM! You need to check them all out.

More Romantic Cottage Vignettes!

I've talked many times about vignettes, but they can be just about anything you want them to be. I'll explain about them below each picture.

Above are some of the aprons I've made. I use them as eye candy around my kitchen. Most of the aprons above have been sold on ebay but I plan on making more from the gorgeous fabrics I have on hand. Besides I use them! Try this in your own kitchen, dining area or even a boring hallway.

This is one corner of our family room, which is small by many standards but there is only me and hubby so it suffices. I probably break all the rules when it comes to pictures. Most decorators say to group them together according to subject, artist, colors, frames, etc. I say to heck with that! If I love to look at it then it goes where I want it to go. Of course, I want them pleasing to my eye, but I want to see all I can see when sitting in my favorite chair. I know I'm quirky but hey, that's just me! Here we can see things I've made, gifts of painting that have been given to me, favorite books and boxes I use for storing LOTS of things.

Same thing on the other corner of this room. More books, gifts from friends and souvenirs of our travels.

This little table "hides" in plain sight my brushes I use to paint. I do NOT have room for everything to be hidden in this house so I've used space creatively by sticking things in cups, pots or beautiful containers to make a home romantic, which is the style I love. Throwing in a little life-like fern to add a garden like feel to that tiny area.

Go ahead and experiment with your own things and style.