Inspite of Imperfections...

I {heart} vintage postcards and have
one or two...or 300...the exact number
escapes me...but let's not quibble about
details!
And many times, if you've ordered them
on the internet, let's just say...you won't
know of their imperfections until you're
actually holding them. Then you notice
the wrinkle here, the discoloration there
(man! this is what I say first thing in the
morning!).


But even with their faults, I have never
been able to throw away an old
postcard! They all have a little
something that makes them special!
Like these colors!



This holly! I think it's was hand painted!




This little pink church!
HELLO! It's pink!
But since these were "less than
perfect" I allowed myself to use
them for crafting purposes...I had
seen this cute idea at a shop(I'm
sure you have all seen similar!) and
I wanted to give it a whirl!




So...



some glue...



some GGG...




some ribbon (the ribbon I was looking
for when I found my eggs!)




a bow here...



a knot there...



VOILA!




Reborn...over 100 years later!




And prettily perfect in every way!
(if I may be so bold as to take liberties
with a Mary Poppins' quote!)



And I am positively pleased!

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for PFF!!


And Melissa @ THE INSPIRED ROOM

Martha Would Be Spinning In Her Grave!

Seriously!
She would be!
And she's not even dead...
that is how bad this is!
I have out "Oscared" even myself!
(reference key: Felix & Oscar...The Odd Couple...
Oscar was the SLOB!)

So, as I said, I went to Walmart & Michael's
on Nov. 1st in search of pumpkins. Well, at
Michael's I got this super cute ribbon that I
didn't know I how I was going to use...
but I knew I would...eventually...and it was
in those dollar bins that give me an insight
to what a crack addition must be like! So,
I HAD to buy it!





So, on Sunday, the 8th, I found a need for it
and I began to root around...and root....and
root...and came upon a bag with the top tied
so I opened it up....
Gol darnie! It was just the stuff I bought at Walmart!
(uh, yah...another "m" ;)




Ok...there's no ribbon in here...
but there is another bag under this
one...hmmm...




GROSS OUT! Yep! Eggs!
WOW! I must have really needed them
to not even notice that they weren't in the
fridge for a whole week! I laughed so hard
I think I ruptured a disc!

Now that I have shattered any illusions
you may have had about me...have a great
Thursday! And while your at it...have an
omelette!


(File under "Keepin' It Real" or
"TMI"...you decide! ;)

GIVE AWAY ALERT!!!!

A big THX!!! To JULIE ANN
for the "heads up" on this give away!

Look at that bracelet!


Crafty bits!



Artsy cutesy!




Angelic!




More finery!

All from Lynn @ TRASH TO TREASURE ART !
And there's even more to this give away
that I didn't show...PLUS for every 50 comments
she will add another treat!!! Now that is
fun!
BUT HURRY!!!!! IT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!!!

GOOD LUCK!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Ammmmmmmmmm I a little self absorbed? ;}
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaybe...but can one
really have too mmmmmmmmmmmmany "M"s?!!!
Mo! I mean, no! Especially for the mmmmmarvelous
clearance price of 49 cents!




And since I was in the shelling mmmmmmmood
after I mmmmmmmmmmmade
my shell Christmas tree I thought
I'd see if shells would work on
something like this too...




Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...




And as I alternately glued and burned...
glued and burned...I had timmmmmmme
to ponder mmmmmmmy technique; is the
devil-may-care-slap-dash look ok or
would it be better to take the timmmmme
to arrange the shells in a more organized way?




I think I'll try to line them up mmmmmore
evenly on mmmmmmy next shellicious
project since the way these shells ended up...
all facing downward...looks, to me, like
a dinosaur's toenails! ;} Even still, I
like it and I think I will add a ribbon to
it so I can hang it up!!

Mmmmmake your way over to
FADED CHARM COTTAGE
for mmmmmmore White Wednesday!

Poor Fall!

Sunday, November 1st...mere hours after
Halloween and almost an entire MONTH
until Thanksgiving and were there any
pumpkins to be had at Walmart or Michael's?
NO!
Sheesh!
What about Fall???
What about November???
What about Thanksgiving???
I had to dig under a pile of refuse that,
at one point, probably sometime in August,
was Fallish decorations...I think I may have
even found Jimmy Hoffa!

Ok! Enough ranting. And even though I
had to buy damaged pumpkins, that was
not a problem since I intended to take a
knife to them anyway on my way to this...



Some glitter...




Some tiny shells...
hey, they edge was kinda hinky
and it needed a little "something"...




Hmmmm...looks like there's more...




A sweet sentiment...




And a cozy little home!



I had seen this idea a few years ago
and promptly forgot about it! But
Tia's version reminded
me that I wanted to give it a go!!
And just to prove that I have some
semblance of restraint...I used actual
fall colors and not pink!!! (I do have
more pumpkins tho.... ;}

White...

A soothing white scene to get you ready
for the week ahead!

Be sure to stop by MARY'S for more
Mosaic Monday.

An Ooooooh La La Give Away!!!!!

Tracey @ FRENCH LARKSPUR is
having an AMAZING GIVEAWAY!



Fabulous French Finery!!!!



HURRY on over to leave your comment
for a chance to win all these lovelies!!
AND I DO MEAN HURRY!!!!!! Her
give away ends at midnight tonight!!
Good luck!!!

And CONGRATS to Marsha @ MARSHA'S MPRESSIONS
for winning our Fall give away!!!!