Living Life Beautifully

I went online last night and looked at a couple of blogs that have the shabby chic look I like. I was impressed with some of the designs. I'm going to try to post pictures, of the things I make, a bit more often. It might encourage me to work harder I started making angels quite a few years ago. Each year I would think up another design and make them as gifts, always keeping one for myself. This is a shelf sitter angel. I bet I made her 16 years ago. This angel design is one of the first ones I came up with. It was made from a handkerchief, scrap fabric and grapevine wings. Simple and cute at the time. This bunny angel was created many Christmas ago. I sat her in my tree each year. Now she sits in my bathroom. About a year ago I ran across a wreath someone made from heart pillows made from an old quilt. I bought it, took the stuffing out of the hearts and I'm making these gift tag/ornaments. You can write on the backside. I made these a couple of days ago. I have this bracelet ...

Today was a fun day for me. I get to lose myself for hours and spend very little. I think it's much cheaper than therapy. :) I like to go by myself and I always get to meet new people. Today I got to talk and laugh with several really sweet ladies and one really funny older man who runs the Sr Citizens thrift store. This chandelier hangs in my bathroom and only cost me $50.00 This hangs on my bathroom door. The door itself is recycled. This is one of my favorite finds. It was a whopping $150.00. I love to shop thrift stores. It's kinda like looking for treasure. I might find something new or maybe something very old. I really love when it tells a story. I love things that are handmade. I took a picture of a few of the things I found this morning. I like to find things that look good together, almost as if I'm shopping with a theme. You might be asking yourself, "but what does she need with all that junk"? And my answer would be....I don't need any of it...but ...