What I've Been Up To

Last weekend I didn't post on my blog because we had a family reunion and didn't have time so I am showing you what I've been up to lately.
The beautiful sugar bowl above was a gift from my 95 year old beautiful aunt. She knows how I love dishes and she wanted me to have it. It belonged to her mother. I am so blown away she gave this to me and it means so much, I will treasure it forever.

Isn't it beautiful and so unusual.

I found this beauty at my local thrift store for $3.00. Just lovely, I collect creamers.

And I found this awesome piece yesterday at the antique store where I have a booth. It is soooo beautiful and I've wanted one of these forever!!!

She will have a place in my little craft room after I get it back together and straightened out. I say that because I moved a new piece of furniture into the room last night.

I have been crafting, just can't help myself. These were tea containers that I recovered and added some embellishments. These are good for pens and pencils, etc.

And this is a little book I am working on, each page is a pocket and you can put pictures in the pockets and on the fronts and backs of the pages, I will show the finished product later.

Last night I spent some time making bows for my future card making. My daughter Tammy and I are planning a card making day next weekend. Should be fun, it always is when I get to be with my BUSY daughter. She has to schedule me in, LOL. Be sure to check out her sweet blog here, she made some awesome faux cakes and did a great job decorating them.

This is my new desk and hutch I moved in last night. The cosmetic case I painted roses on found a new home on one of the shelves. This case contains all the sweet notes from all my blogger friends I have collected over these past two years and I cherish each and every one.

I do not have the room back together yet, need to sort and arrange and organize but I will welcome the extra drawers and will have a place to use my computer here.

This was a garage sale find and think I will enjoy it. I am linking up with the following parties, please check them out.

Pink Saturday

Show and Tell Friday

Hugs

Ginger

My Creative Space

Isn't it fun to have a place to create the things you love like this little fabric tag I made for a swap. I just enjoy creating things, no matter whether it be fabric, paper or wood. I love to be creative and it helps to have a place to call your own to go into your own little world and forget the worries and woes you have.

By the time I realized it was time for Karens Where Bloggers Create for 2011 it was too late to do much fluffing and primping to my creative space and it doesn't look any different than it did last year, lol, so I am giving you this link from last years post of my craft room to look at. Please go here to see where I do my creating. So sorry I didn't get myself in gear this year and show something new!!! Please go see the rest of the up to date creative spaces that Karen has to show you. Have fun!

I am also linking with Pink Saturday. Thanks Bev.


Hugs,

Ginger

Rosey Pink Saturday

Good weekend my bloggy friends, I wanted to show you some of my favorite hand painted rosey pieces I have around the house. A couple of years ago I was on the roll to paint roses all over everything I could get my paint brush on and I love them to this day. Suitcases are some of my favorites. I use these beauties to store my extra dishes.

I bought this little table at a garage sale for $1.00, it was natural wood, but kind of in bad shape so I used a crackle paint on it and then painted my roses on it and I must say it is probably one of my favorites.

I don't know why I haven't painted roses lately, this post is inspiring me to get back in it.

I keep this little beauty in my bathroom with a vase of silk roses on it.

And this is another suitcase, or travel case I guess is the proper name. This was my first attempt at painting one. This case holds some of my Old Country Rose china I have. Perfect place for nice china, no chance of getting broken.

And the top of it. LOVE ROSES, can you tell?

And this is just a vignette I have on top of a hutch I thought was cute.

Hope everyone has a wonderful, COOL, weekend. It is suppose to be 104 here today.

I am linking with:

Pink Saturday

Show and Tell Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

Hugs

Ginger

Paper flowers

Recently I was blog hopping and ran onto a great blog (which I can not remember the name of, I am sorry about that), any how...... this lovely lady was making paper flowers. I thought "I can do that" so here is my attempt which I think turned out pretty well.

It started with pages out of an old dictionary I purchased at the thrift store for $.65. I sprayed the pages the colors I wanted with spray ink or you could water down acrylic paint and paint or spray over the paper. Let dry and cut out petals to your liking. I also cut some dryer sheets into petal shapes. I cut a circle of stiffer paper for a base and glued each petal to that going in a circle and layering as I went. Then after that dried I edged with silver glitter each petal and placed pearl beads in the center.

I glued tiny clothes pins on the back or your could use a hair clip. These will be great for gifts, or just to decorate something like a book or anything, even your sack lunch!!!!!

I like the one with the dryer sheets the best. You could add tulle, or any kind of fabric or paper. Fun project!!

Hope everyone has a safe and patriotic 4th of July.

Thanks Beverly for hosting this Pink Saturday again this week. Be sure to check out her blog for more pinkies!!!

Hugs, Ginger