I HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED

Oh My Gosh, I just received my copy of Sonia's Creating Vintage Charm new magazine and I have a whole page dedicated to my art. I have always wanted my art to be published, but I never had the nerve to submit my work to any magazines and probably never would, in my mind I was always worried about rejection and that my art just was not good enough. I met Sonia in the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and she contacted me about putting some of my work in her first issue, I said sure, being a little nervous, wow her magazine arrived today. It is the most beautiful magazine I have ever seen. My favorite magazines were always the Somerset magazines, well I want to tell you that this magazine is amazing. The paper used is thick and the photographs are so beautiful. There are amazing tutorials, I can not put this magazine down. I also won one of her giveaways for another copy, which I was just thrilled with. One to keep looking at and one to keep nice. If you have not ordered your copy you really should, you will love it. Thank you so much Sonia for including me in your first issue, it is such an honor and for your wonderful giveaway. Thank you for visiting me and I hope you have a wonderful day. Hugs, Terri

THE BEAUTIFUL MASK I RECEIVED

Hello, thank you for visiting me today, I am sharing with you the beautiful mask that I received in the recent swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group. I was so lucky to receive Kris Dickinson as my partner, in an earlier post I shared the black, white and silver mask that I made for her. I wanted a mask in cream, well she made me the most beautiful cream mask I have ever seen. The details are amazing, she added beautiful trims, ribbons, pearls and really pretty feathers. She is such a talented artist, please click on her name and visit her beautiful blog. She also has a Halloween blog too. I call her the Queen of Halloween, she really loves Halloween. Thank you so much Kris I love your beautiful mask and was so honored to have you as a partner and I will treasure your beautiful mask. Have a wonderful rest of the week. Hugs, Terri

TEA CUP TUESDAY

I'm late, I'm late. I guess better late than never. Today has been pouring rain, we have finally got a break. I could not get a good picture when it was so dark outside. Thank you for joining me today for Martha's & Terri's wonderful Tea Cup Tuesday. The cup and saucer that I am sharing with you today, I just purchased yesterday. I stopped at a local resale shop and found this beautiful cup and saucer, I love the mint green color and all the beautiful gold trim and of course I love the flowers inside the cup and in the middle of the saucer. On the bottom of the cup is the name Taylorskent and it also has Longton, England on it with a horse and it says bone china. I just want to thank Martha and Terri for hosting Tea Cup Tuesday and thank you for visiting me today. I hope you have a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri

CREATING VINTAGE CHARM

My friend Sonia has a wonderful new magazine called Creating Vintage Charm. We are having a blog party to kick off her first issue. I can't wait to receive my copy. I thought I would share with you my sun room. I love this small cozy room on the back of my home. I have so many collections, my husband always says what don't you collect, I love all things vintage. In this room I have decorated it with my vintage aquarium mermaids, vintage aquarium houses, shells and lots of things that I have made. I made the shadow boxes to hold my mermaids, in the one shadow box is a picture of my sister and I when we were little, we were about to go swimming in Lake Huron. I made the shelf on the wall with an old drawer from a chest of drawers that was falling apart. I made the wreath with some of my collected shells and sea glass. I also made the mermaid shadow box a couple of years ago. I also collect vintage wall pockets and vintage flamingo's. Thanks for visiting me today and please check out all the other blogs that signed up for this wonderful party. You can click on Sonia's name to go to the list. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Terri

THE MASK I MADE FOR KRIS

This is a mask that I made for Kris, we are having a wonderful swap at the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group hosted by Holly. Kris wanted a mask done in white, black and silver. I usually don't do black to often so I really enjoyed making this for her. I hope she likes it. Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you are having a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri

MY BOOK PAGES ARE FINISHED

I made these pages for a swap that we are having in the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, hosted by the lovely Rhonda, she is the best book maker ever. The size of the pages are 4 x 4 and I made two pages. The theme was Queen's Hair. I love these sweet little books. I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Terri

NEW SWAPS

Hello, thanks for visiting me today, I have been very busy lately and have not been crafting, but last weekend I sat down and really had fun. I am hosting some Halloween Marie Swaps for the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and we are going to have a great Halloween Gala and three of the swaps that I am hosting are an ATC Swap, a banner swap and also a gothic arch swap. I really love Halloween and it really got me in the spirit. Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri

TEA CUP TUESDAY

Hello, Thank you for visiting me today, I am getting a late start today, I can't believe it's Tea Cup Tuesday again, time sure seems to be going fast for me lately. Today's tea cup is part of a set of dishes that I own, I love vintage dishes and have many different sets. I love the color and the shape of the saucer. I like to use these dishes in the fall. The maker is Johnson Brothers and the name on the bottom is Pareek. I want to thank Martha and Terri for hosting Tea Cup Tuesday's, it has really been fun seeing every one's beautiful tea cups. You can click the button on my sidebar to visit see other's. Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri

TEA CUP TUESDAY

Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog today. Well it's Tea Cup Tuesday already, boy this last week went super fast, I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Weekend. This tea cup I have had for a very long time, I can't remember where I purchased it or when, but I know I have had it for a long time. I thought I would also share a lovely tea pot that I love to use with this cup, it does not match it, but I like the look of them together. It is a Royal Albert tea cup and the tea pot is a ironstone tea pot from England. Please visit the others by clicking on my side bar. Thank you Martha and Terri for hosting Tea Cup Tuesday. I hope everyone has a lovely week. Hugs, Terri

WHAT I FOUND OVER THE WEEKEND

Hello and thanks for visiting me today, I had to share this very unique item that I found this weekend. I found it at the Potatoe Barn Antique Store in West Branch, MI. I have never seen anything like it. It is all made of antique brass, it is an egg holder and it has a wish bone attached. I love wish bones, to me they are a sign of good luck. I picked it up and then put it down, but I just had to buy it, mostly for the fact it is so unique and I love how ornate it is. The only problem is I can't find an egg that fits in it. Regular eggs are too big and I have some quail eggs and they are too small, so now I am on a search for eggs. I also had some fake eggs and they are either too big or too small. I guess I am going to have fun egg hunting. Thanks for visiting me today and I hope everyone is having a great week. Hugs, Terri