Canton was Hot!

I'm back! Great 4th of July weekend!

Yes, I did go to First Monday Trade Days

in Canton.

Yes, it was over 100 degrees.

Yes, I was very hot.

Yes, it was worth it.

We bought some trim and ribbon right off and then made our way to the back

to the big air conditioned barn! And after buying the wee little doll

pictured further down, I rounded a corner to see "my kind of booth" and thought

this looks like Willow Nest! And...sure enough - it was!

Please know that the bird fan I'm holding is NOT from Linda/Willow Nest, nor did I buy it anywhere.... Linda's husband handed it to me and I said I'd just hold it for the picture...looks pretty! I did see the booth that was selling it later... should've taken a picture of them.

I visited Willow Nest's booth at Zapp Hall in Warrenton last October and her friend that was managing it didn't want me to put any pictures of it on my blog....

so that's why you haven't seen it before on here.

Anyway..... I mentioned Silver Bella to her....and guess what!

She's going to be a vendor!

How exciting is that!

Seems Carol of Raised in Cotton has told her all about it and got her to come.

Anna .... see I do use that bag you gave me!

I didn't buy much.... it reallllllly was hot!!

Below is all I got, but you and

I know that the joy is in the hunt!

We got these glasses in Canton, too.

Did you love these vintage pictures at the top?

You should visit
Full Table.

Be prepared to spend some time there.

HOT

It's hot in Texas!

I never did take a new photo of the recent stitching below...without the blue lines...

You can only see a little blue.

Think I need to go back and add

some stitching to separate the

house and the heart!

Or not?

And I can't decide if

I should put

berries on

the vine?

As in

french knots.

...and why are my scheduled posts not uploading?

Happy 4th of JULY! I've gone to the lake! Enjoy!

Journal Wannabe

I don't think there is any better way to show up naked on your blog

than to post pictures of your journal.

So be kind.

I drool over Pam Garrison's..... see the bird below....it's a Pam Garrison wannabe, too.

I think my birds are too long...

they need to be shorter in width.

I've kept a journal of some kind most of my life. I have the diary from my elementary years.... first entry I was about 8 years old...told what I got for Christmas.

These days I keep an "art journal"!!!

Yeah.... I do...

Mine often becomes a bit of a scrapbook.

If you look on the page above on the right...you can see

the little slip of paper from Early Voting in the last

Presidential Election....that will

be valuable one day!

I usually put those little silver tape things that

they put on you for your mammogram in here, too.

Nothing is insignificant.

I like to print out pictures of my blog and put in

my journal!

I like to play with different mediums...

writing with paint.

Do you keep a journal?

Monday

I won that pendant at Cindy Leader's blog.... Useful Books (for putting things in).

She makes wonderful things!!

She's a longtime internet friend from Christian Paper Artists.

Go see her.

I hung the pendant and then I left the chain out of the picture...

but knew you'd enjoy what else was "sitting around". ha!

I'm such a follower....

Amy at Inspireco

posted her sampler update

and so I pulled mine out

and worked on it Saturday night.

I'll post the whole thing in a day or two...

need to wash it...get the blue lines out of it.

I showed someone how to schedule your posts to automatically

upload - and now I can't get mine to do that. What am I

suddenly doing wrong? Maybe it's Blogger's problem?

Birdcage halves!

I fell in love as soon as I saw this!

Do you not LOVE this!!!!

I saw it on Janet's blog.... It's an Evolution.

Janet will be at Silver Bella in November.

Silver Bella brings so much good to my life..... in so many ways!

Janet told me to contact Nell Hills in Kansas City...which I did.

They said they have gotten a lot of orders based on this blog!

Janet, they should be sending you some kind of gift...don't you think?

I never heard of Nell Hills.

But their online store opens July 1...

this piece isn't on it right now tho...they told me.

But you can call the store and order it!

Mine ships Monday!

Woo Hoo!

P.S. Due to public demand.... here is a link to Nell Hills in Atchison. This store called me after I emailed them...and they are sending my "cage" to me!

It's not just me....

Found here!

I just love the above!

Anyway....

about Michael and Farrah...

go read my Silver Bella Friend

and fellow Texan...

Miz Juney or as I call it...Julia's blog

She said it all so well....

Current Events..... of a sort

I know

you've probably already made your 4th of July decorations

if you are in the U.S. - but thought

I'd point you in this direction.

Go over to Country Living for all the directions and

MORE stuff to make!

Not that Teresa needs my help......
at allllllll .....
but there is a new E-Zine opening up.
It starts THIS Monday.....
and since I usually do these things,
I thought you might want to also....
Click on Teresa to go see how to sign up.


and one more thing....

Go visit Andrea's blog...she has a wonderful giveaway to celebrate her 100th post!

You are going to WANT to win this!