pretty pics to take my mind off of the tax task at hand....

It's that time of year and I am sitting here

going through receipts and boring tax stuff.

ugh.

So to take my mind away from it for a bit,

I thought I would post some pretty pictures for you and me!

yes, I am procrastinating generous like that.

This was from one of our first shows of last year's season.

Along with gathering tax stuff I have also been

thinking about booth design and upcoming shows.

Plus making some new baubles for said shows.

yes, I realize I'm really really avoiding dreaded boring business stuff,

but look at this shiny object!

I've been playing with Ice Resin again, it's another way to create with mixed media.

This mother of pearl bead pendant has since been given a beautiful strand of 

semiprecious stone and vintage beads,

and as soon as the sun is just right I will take pics of it.

I have even managed to solder a few more shadowboxes!

I have a table full of projects right now.

Many pieces of jewelry on the way to the shop

and then I made these...

Hearts made from a vintage French linen toile tablecloth,

one that has seen many, many years of love.

It was beyond covering the table any longer, but makes 

the most beautiful hearts filled with organic lavender flowers.

given a little love note stamped onto cotton and 

freestitched onto the heart.

I added winter white seam binding attached with

a large vintage button.

These have been listed in the shop...

The Old White House

Well, I should really quit procrastinating and 

commit my full attention to the task at hand.

If I don't put this computer away, chances are that

Pinterest, or facebook, or instagram might call my name, 

and if I hear the call, well then all hope is lost!

Thank you for stopping by,and have a fabulous day!

love,

t.xoxo

show time...

Hello everyone!

I thought I'd give you a little snippet

of what I've been up to, and that revolves 

mainly around shows and markets.

 Show time is fun time for me,

I love "playing house" in the booth!

'shopping' my house and barn for display pieces,

and then finding awesome fill in pieces at fleas and yard sales.

like this urn...

I've had the table for awhile and painted it last year for the house, 

but it just made it's way out of the barn to do shows this summer.

Because I am thinking right now about long I have had some of these

pieces, I even shocked myself when I remembered that I

found this table about 23 years ago!

I just painted it for the first time this year.

the beauty of taking it to shows, is that it is two pieces.

I love those legs!!!

The china cabinet I have had for almost as long.

I traded my brother and his wife for it

when I stenciled on the walls of their dining room in their first home!

best decoration in the whole booth...

My 15 year old daughter Hannah telling our shoppers about the benefits

of using our natural products!

I just sit back and beam when I listen to her talk to everyone.

I am fortunate to be able to say that this

is a family affair.  When our 10 year old Max is with us,

he gets right out in front and does the same thing!

When Danielle and John are home for a visit they pitch in and 

Cameron has been helping at markets and

Duane does the weekend shows with us after making

phone calls all morning!

love. love. love.

The displays do take a beating though and this girl was looking pretty rough,

let's say more rough than the shabby look I love.

What's a girl to do?

why, paint her with chalkboard paint of course!

She came in quite handy for displaying earrings.

I grabbed the old door at the last minute hoping for

a better way to display the repurposed necklaces...

it's going to be a permanent fixture from now on. 

I am constantly on the hunt for pieces to display my jewelry.

I could keep adding things from around here to bring

with us, but then where in the car and truck would I put them?

I do have to make room for the staff!

:)

Like I said,

I love "playing house" when we set up our booth.

Fluffing and then fluffing some more.

Next time I might think about adding

a chair to take a break in once in a while,

so that my back wasn't hurting today.

(back to the chiropractor I go.)

Thank goodness that Duane and Cameron 

really do all of the heavy lifting these days,

I couldn't bring any of these pieces without them!

love. love. love.

I hope that you are having a lovely summer.

Take in an art show if you have any near by...

the inspiration out there is endless!

Thank you everyone for your visits. I know that 

there are so many blogs to follow and that I am not here

nearly as often as I used to be, so I really

appreciate your stopping by for a visit and your comments!

love,

t.xoxoxoox

next post I will share more of what I've been creating to take to the shows.

here's a peek...