Fences at the Beach

We’ve spent time at the beach this week.

It’s my favorite place to be.

I hope your week is special, too!

I’m joining Tex for the

Good Fences party!

Have FUN!

Prop your Boots up and ‘set aspell’ Pardner! Updated!

Calling all Cowboys AND Cowgirls!

Show off your boots!

My blog buddy, Kim at Snug Harbor Bay showed us her Justin’s HERE!

And then my girlfriend, Diane showed us hers HERE!

Maybe we could start a Cowgirl Club!

My boots are about 25 years old and yes, I wore them a LOT before I moved to Florida.

Living in Horse Country here in Florida I see a lot of boots but maybe not many are this bright red color! haha!

If you do a post on your boots, I’ll add the link or send me a photo of your boots and I’ll add the photo and update my post!

Do you wear cowboy boots?

Show us your boots, Pardner!

Damita is showing off her boots HERE!

You’ll want to see the boot cuffs she’s making to wear with them! Very nice, Damita!

Something on my ‘Wish list’!

I’ve wanted a soft cuddly teddy bear made out of an old quilt for a long time. I’ve spent a lot of time looking for one on Etsy but the few I’ve found were out of my price range.

Well, I had an old quilt and a book of teddy bear patterns. But I had to have the courage to CUT the old quilt.

I don’t know why but it was very difficult to cut it even though it was raggedy and not even good enough to fold and display. (it was in a zipper bag under my bed) So I talked it over with a friend and this is what she said, “That old quilt would have more life as a teddy bear than being stored in a bag. JUST DO IT! Save all the little pieces that are left and I'm sure you'll find new uses for them too.” Sherry from Back 2 Vintage

So I listened…and I CUT!

And now I’m so glad I did!

Thanks Sherry!

Meet my cuddly snuggly teddy bear made out of a quilt I’ve had all of my life.

(he has 2 hearts around his neck now)

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

Ivy and Elephants HERE

Vintage Bliss Tuesdays HERE

and Tweak it Tuesday!

Also Let’s Talk Vintage HERE!

Something I’ve always wanted.

Mark it off the wish list!

Do you want to go to the Dentist with ME?

Oh, come on! It’ll be fun interesting!

What a surprise to walk into the dentist office this week and see it all decorated for Halloween!

So when I had a follow up visit today, I took a black cat to add to the fun! (and my camera!)

Thanks Dr. Strange (my periodontist) and all the sweet ladies at your office for making my visits to the dentist more enjoyable.

Here’s the black cat that lives at the dentist office now! (I made him!)

There’s something scary cute no matter where you sit!

Grab a magazine and wait for me! I’ll be right out!

Wasn’t that FUN? Baawaaahahaha

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday

Amaze me Monday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday.

Have you ever seen holiday decorations at your dentist office?

Photo Challenge “Still Life”

I was wondering what I could do for this month’s challenge, so I went to Donna’s photography blog to find some inspiration.

And this quote brought something to mind. Donna wrote, “Shop around the house for a collection of interesting items that can be used in your compositions. When in doubt, think back to the simplicity challenge. When it comes to composition, less can really be more. Tell a story. Feature an item in a creative and whimsical way. Pay attention to your background and don’t let it distract from your subject matter.”

Awhile back, I walked in the back door with a ‘thrift store treasure’. I placed her on top of a bar of soap. (laundry soap that you grate to wash clothes) This counter is a nice ‘catch all’ and the soap stayed there, and so did the thrift store lady. So later when I walked by with the camera, I thought she looked very pretty sitting there with this background.

So that’s how my cutting board, a thrift store pincushion and a bar of sweet smelling laundry soap came together with a few tweaks on the computer.

Let me back up and show you a little more.

 

(an original photo)

Join us for the challenge HERE!

Thanks Donna for the inspiration and fun!

Fences and bright blue skies!

Well, I had to ‘cheat’ on the blue skies. These were taken last week when we were having ‘monsoon weather’! haha! So I took them to picmonkey and painted the sky blue!

Most of the time Florida is indeed the sunshine state. But it’s nice to have enough rain to keep things nice and green, too.

I’m joining Tex for the

Good Fences party!

Sewing for the holidays

I love having sweet little dolls in all of my holiday décor.

So I decided to make a little Halloween doll.

I even made her cat. I still need to go back and do a little embroidery on her face but I think she looks sweet here.

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

Ivy and Elephants HERE

Vintage Bliss Tuesdays HERE

and Tweak it Tuesday!

Are you having fun decorating this week?

A Florida Fall

Well as you might imagine, we are not having Fall like weather here. We will see some pretty Fall colors at about Christmas time. Now we are seeing changes with the way the light slants in the windows and across the Golf Course behind out house.

This tree even has a few colorful leaves.

It’s beautiful and sunny this weekend and even cooler. (or less hot!) Lots of golfers out today!

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday

Amaze me Monday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday.

Are you enjoying Autumn colors in your part of the world?

The Fence List!

We drove North about 60 miles or so to meet my sweet cousin Cindy this week!

It was a beautiful drive and we had a very nice lunch! We talked and talked and then we walked and walked.

And our drive up there seemed more like a ‘nature drive’. It was raining lightly so excuse the water droplet on the windshield!

I came home and made a list of all that we had seen.

And here it is…

Llamas, Emus, white geese, Canada geese, Egrets (flocks of hundreds flying together and landing in a field), herons, wild turkeys (3 times we saw these), a black horse with a white tail, longhorn cattle, baby horses and burros, several hawks, kestrels, a huge flock of doves, chickens and goats as well as wildflowers and locust trees in bloom.

Can you believe I’ve probably forgotten a few sights along the way?

I’m joining Tex for the

Good Fences party!

Some days are just so very special.

This one was the best!

Little Suzy Homemaker News

Well, first I put it in the dining area of the kitchen.

I had a good spot for it but it just didn’t look right.

And then hubby came along and put a raven in the oven.

But still that didn’t seem quite right. lol

So we both walked into the ‘doll room’ and hubby saw the perfect spot.

(Silvi 31 inches, Kida and Julika both 33 inches tall)

I put some of my favorite Himstedt dolls around it. I think the little redhead, Silvi is just the perfect size for it.

They still don’t have any pots and pans but they are just enjoying not having to cook! heehee! And they have salt and pepper in case they get something ‘to go’! 

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

Ivy and Elephants HERE

Vintage Bliss Tuesdays HERE

and Tweak it Tuesday!

Julika looks sweet, doesn’t she?

Want to come over and play in the doll room? 

Everyone is welcome!

Are you SKEEEERED of the Dark?

We’ll be seeing lots of ‘scary’ things this coming month on all of our favorite blogs!

And it will be so much fun to see how creative everyone is.

But if you go out into our courtyard at dusk, bring your flashlight and be prepared to see a scary creature hiding in the dark.

This little guy wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Well…he might EAT one, come to think of it!

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday

Amaze me Monday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday.

Have a spookeee week!

(Did you notice I’m misspelling words on a regular basis now?)

Don’t be SKEEERED!

The Three C’s…CAUTION in Capital Letters!

Caution, Candles and Colored Lights!

No the candle wasn’t lit.

And I’ve used these colored lights in this wicker basket for years now.

(an old photo of it lit up at night)

But when I brought it to Florida a couple of weeks ago, I put a Fall scented votive candle inside to make it smell even nicer.

(this is with the lights AND candle pulled out)

The colored lights got hot and MELTED the candle.

And this is what the carpet looked like under the basket.

What a mess. But the good news?

It could have been a WHOLE LOT worse! I have silk leaves inside the basket, too and the candles could have ignited the whole thing!

Hubby didn’t like the strong scent of the candle so I reached inside to take it out and that’s when I discovered, a light bulb was on top of the candle and it was a melting mess!

We’ve worked on cleaning the carpet and it looks a lot better now! The pumpkin is in the kitchen now and I’m not sure WHERE the lights are! lol

WHEW! And that’s the cautionary tale I wanted to share! The 3 C’s!