Pastel Napkins

The softest colors of summer on the table.

I've always wanted to add a soft teal

to our home somewhere

and here it is in the form

of candy teal cotton napkins
that I made myself 

Sweet and light.

My oldest son went to the
emergency room Friday and
just got out of the hospital yesterday.
I'm glad he is back home and
feeling better after surgery! 

Linking up with French Country Cottage.

Shabby Roses Pink Dreams Digital Art

We've had a great weekend with family. Cooking and more cooking. Taking pictures. I did a little planting outside with some peony roots that I had and didn't want them to die before they got in the ground. The color of the peonies? PINK.

I've always wanted to play with my photographs and make them more artistic. Tonight I took an old photograph of my silver vases with white roses and merged it with a photograph of my vintage silver platter for texture. Instant charm. These were merged on photoshop and then I went to the channel mixer and made the colors more red and I couldn't believe how dreamy the photo looks now. Digital art. I think I am hooked! It's faded, pink and textured...plus it's of roses. It's a win win!

Sharing with The House in Roses

Pink Rose and Flower Petals

Pink is still fresh here. This rose I took to photographing.

It looks so lovely.

As I moved it around on the vintage silver platter the

most amazing coincidence happened.

I saw it's gorgeous inner reflection on the silver rim.

The learning process is beautiful too.

I should list the new things I learn everyday.

I wanted to toss these fragrant petals into the bath.

Who has time for leisurely baths?

Their aromatherapy on my fingers was enough for me today.

We are scattering petals about like sugar and spice.

It is quite nice!

This vintage silver spoon's design is elaborate.

Little details speak directly to the heart through the eye.

Fragrance speaks to the heart when you inhale it.

To be alert to these things...

The calm it brings to a busy life.

Pretty soon we will have peonies the same soft sweet pink color!

I will have to look for a silver ladle

to photograph the pom pom's with.

Connecting up with these friends:

Feathered Nest Friday

Common Ground

Pink Saturday



My Romantic Home

Saturday Show Off

English Style Cottage Garden at My Fingertips

Pop up gardening book!

I feel like Cinderella when I open it.

From above they are just as pretty!

When you open the pages they spring to life

which is what we are waiting for outside.

Books like this were first made in the 1800's

but this one is fairly recent

I picked it up at Goodwill

It has provided lots of inspiration and dreaming

The soft colors of roses, delphiniums and other

cottage flowers make my heart pitter patter faster

Isn't this just dreamy?

Someone has already cut flowers for me!

No deer or groundhogs in this garden

Just flowers and sunshine.

I've collected a few of these books

from the outside you can't tell

what suprises will justle about when

you open the book.

I am still a kid at heart

With a drawer full of seeds to plant

and some in the refrigerator too!

Connecting with Pink Saturday

and Maleviks Rose Garden

Victorian Edwardian Dress Aceo Painting

I've painted a few victorian and edwardian clothed ladies on aceos. The soft colors with roses and lace have me wanting to plant as many old-fashioned roses as I can this spring. The lawn dresses these ladies wore were delicate and had yards and yards of lace on the cotton. The bodice, the sleeves and the skirt. How did they not tear it when walking through gardens? You definitely had to be a lady and not race your male friend through the rose paths.

I've got some soft, soft white cotton about 5 yards. Now to assemble enough vintage or vintage looking laces to sew up my own. I can't wait.

Original Watercolor Aceo painting is for sale here.

ACEO Frida Kahlo Red Fox Art Painting

Red foxes are fluffy and cute. Sly and swift! Frida mothers this red fox. Fox feels he's never been loved like this before!

This painting measures 2.5 by 3.5-inches. I use my bigger brushes and it gives it that folky look. If I thought small stitches were hard on the eyes so are small paintings. So today I'm getting out my needle and threads. My eyes are used to very small things, I do believe, now.

For sale on ebay.

white wednesday white rabbit white slip

Our gardening world has many gardeners. My newest painting of a little gardening bunny

who rises early to water her little paradise. It is also the little bird's home and paradise. We share our world. Little

bird sings to her eggs, to the seedlings and to miss bunny. We all respond to love; do we not?

I love how little bunny is in her white slip. I have never done this, but I know of one person who pulls weeds in pajamas! I made the colors dreamy because in the morning

there is so much hope and many dreams for the new day.

Hop on over to Faded Charm to see more lovely white wednesday photographs.

Westie and Girl Art Collage Painting

Soft romantic linens that have that washed slightly faded look...well I am in love with them. They say, summer in the country, in such a sophisticated-romantic way. So if my clothes are like that so are my girls in my paintings this week. When you live in the country, are a gardener and raise sheep, have quite a few linen dresses lined up for a day so you can change when:

the lambs jump up to say hi and soil the front

puppy jumps up to say hi and soils the front

you spill coffee

you spill orange juice

you start painting and forget to change

you snag it on a rose bush

you get the idea... ironically sometimes all three happen at once when you are carrying orange juice and coffee

The title of this painting is "Sharing a Walk." It looks like she is sharing her hair bows, too! Walking with a dog is like having a listening friend who never questions or berates what you are saying. I remember reading about Robert Pattinson practicing, telling his westie what he was going to say to his girlfriend the next day....and Patti, his westie, was very patient and a good listener.

For sale on ebay.

Alice in Wonderland Loves Rabbits Aceo Art Painting

Alice in her pink dress adores rabbits. Here she is at home with her brother and their baby bunnies which they are keeping close to their hearts. (Who does not love baby bunnies?) A little curious red cardinal casts his tweet tweet vote in favor of rabbits as pets, too. Ahh, barefeet means the earth is warm!

This little painting is an aceo which measures 2.5 by 3.5-inches. A little treasure just like the baby bunnies. I used a large brush so there isn't much detail and it makes for a very folky style and CUTE faces.

For sale on ebay.