My Vintage Studios Picked Me ~ See What I Won

I won the most wonderful giveaway! Take a peek at all the goodies that Sharon over at My Vintage Studio sent to me earlier this week. You can click here to go visit her, she has a wonderful site and you'll be happy you did. I would have posted it earlier but I was in bed sick.

Boy did this package of goodies put a smile on my face! Look at the bright colors of the hand towel. You probably know by now that the red, aqua's & blues are fast becoming my favorite colors. And with me you can never go wrong with pink and pastels. I know I'm all over the board. I love earthy tones too.

When Sharon posted this giveaway she showed the plate, towel, pot holder, syrup pitcher ~ isn't that so cute with the bright red lid, and the Betty Crocker cook booklet ~ notice the color is coordinated with the other items. It all made a perfect package but Sharon didn't stop there. Just take a look at all the other fun stuff she included. It was all a surprise and I felt like I'd won not one but two giveaways. Oh' Happy Days.... Oh' Happy Days.... Can you hear me singing that old spiritual. It's probably better if you can't. Ha-ha! She added more than 20 vintage postcards ~ I'm LOVIN' that!!!! There are just so many fun craft pieces, I can't wait to get started.


The milk glass plate with the plums is soooo pretty. I'm crazy about it and the too cute vintage pot holder.

New & Confused

Hi ya'll.

Drum roll please......This is my very first blog. I do however have a problem. I get so excited seeing what everyone else is up to, that I can't stop looking at all the other blogs out there to start blogging myself. Ya'll know how it goes one blog leads to another then another. My heads swimming by the time I look at the clock which is usually around 12:30 am. Of course I go to bed swearing this won't happen again tomorrow but who am I kidding, I feel like someone with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).


I have so much to learn and am completely new to this whole blog world and all I can say is "What the _". To be honest until recently I had no idea what blogs were all about. For the longest time I kept thinking, I just don't get blogging. I don't know what the big deal is. Shoot, this is another reminder that I'm getting older and more out of the loop. Then all of a sudden like a bolt of lighting it hit me! I don't even know where it started but I found blogs on crafting. I first found these blogs: http://anniescupboard.blogspot.com and Eye Candy Creations, Two totally different craft styles and I love both. I've always loved prim (primative) crafts and ornament. Sherry has a great way of repurposing items and her rag dolls or infamous. Eye Candy Creations are sugary sweet and if you love retro pink & blue this is the spot for you. I was immediately hooked when I found these sites. It still took a few days for the lighting bolt shock to wear off and to realize the wonder of blog world. There are millions of people out there that like the things I like and think the way I think. Amazing just because they haven't been it my neighborhood or city for that matter doesn't mean I'm the only one like this on the Planet. What an awaking! This is great - the flow of creativity I'm feeling - WOW (even if it is in my head more than anywhere else at this point)!!!


Imagine finding all these subjects that have real people attached. Other's who have a love of vintage and art and a belief in a higher more important entity than one's self. For myself there is Christ, The Lord, God, Our Savior. I just have a little bit of Polly Anne syndrome. Can't help it - it must have been from those five few months of the 50's that I was still in my Mothers womb. I've always thought I belonged more to the Leave It To Beaver generation, me being June Cleaver. But Cary Grant always got me too. Ever notice that most of the films from those days were all very fairy tale, clean cut and idealistic. I don't care - love 'em, love 'em, love 'em!!!


So who am I, you ask. Good way to start off this relationship with this new world. Very good question, I ask myself that same question, actually I have been asking it for quite some time. Apparently it took awhile for me to buck up and face the prospect of finding out. I think this is going to be an ongoing project/learning lesson. I know who I was and who I always wanted to be but really who am I now?

Well I probably need to stop here because this blog is supposed to be more about my love of vintage, altered art, mixed media and plain old craftiness. I have a feeling you're going to have to wade thorough more of these little digressions in the future, as I seem to get off track.

Just remember this is my first post and it will continue to improve. I have so much to learn, linking, posting, layouts and so much more... Please be patient and come back again. I'm going to try to get some photos up and post a little more about me and my life this week. Just for a peek look at some of the varied items I have in my store called north-florida on ebay.