Decisions

Sometimes I wonder if I have time to do everything.

I want to do everything but when I let something go these days

it is more of a relief than grief.

But my blog?????

No I don't want to go but I am hardly ever here and I am 

not able to visit others much either. 

New career, New priorities have kept me away from the computer

except for work. 

My new partner may want to continue the blog and 

I have seen that done before. That would be fun because I could visit from time to time but then the blog becomes hers

and very different. 

Any ideas?

Love to everyone I am missing. I know I am missing so much 

love and beauty. I truly care about each of you 

and this is breaking my heart!

                                                              

New Designs

It has been awhile but I am still here. 

Focusing on my new job, and getting in better shape. I have really not addressed that in my life for a long time and I know now that this is something I have to do! So those two things are my top priority for now.  But........

I will still be working on the next Glitterfest but with a new partner. She is a stay at home mom who is really talented and wanted something she could do at home. So between the two of us we should be able to keep the Fleurs coming. Here are some of our new designs.......

Kara is our Lovely model here. 

She is such a special person and so sweet. 

She was helping me with the flowers but now is going 

to go away to college and I will miss her! 

Keishia who is my new partner and I will be working on more designs and we will be loading up the Etsy store soon. 

Hope all is well with all of you I will be around today visiting. I am so out of the loop!

                                                                 

More Glitter love!

I did these magnets and put them in a weird spot so they 

did not sell well. (that is what I am telling myself)

I will now put them in 

my Etsy shop!

I so wish I would have had more time to take pictures as

it was such a wonderful day and meeting all

the other artists was SO much fun!

October 2nd (Glitterfest Fall)

will sneak up fast so I need to clean out my

studio for Where Bloggers create, 

And then get busy messing it up again!

Be sure to visit Amies de Fleur to see some new blogs I have found!

                                                           

Glitter Love

 Well the glitter has settled and I am  still recovering from the 

wonderful time I had with all of you who 

attended or were a part of Glitterfest 2010 Spring!

Wow what a fun filled, whirlwind of a day. I met so many really nice people and 

I wish I would have had more time to shop and chat because 

I really enjoyed looking at all the gorgeous wares that were brought in by all 

these talented artists. 

Below are a few pictures.........

 Sheryl and Dianne are really the best!

Thanks Girls!

They make it happen!

Stay tuned for details on Glitterfest Fall. 

I will post some more pictures soon.

New Projects

I love this project! 

I had my friends Patti and Sharon over a couple of

weeks ago because we decided to make 

time whenever we could to get some fun projects created. 

It just gives you a little kick in the butt to get 

something you have wanted to do done!

I saw this first in the Pottery Barn catalog. 

It looked a little different than this but I really liked it. 

It never occurred to me that I could make it 

until I saw someone on another blog had made one. 

I knew the girls would love it as much as I did and boy was 

I right! We had so much fun making them and they 

all turned out completely different. 

Of course I did not have my camera that day I have misplaced 

it for more than a month! I just found it and am thrilled to 

show you this. It is easy to make and I will be making more!

I also embellished this cute little clock. 

I collect clocks and I can not seem to resist them when I 

come upon them either on e-bay or at 

a Flea. The one in the back I just got at Remnants of the past!

This little clock was not all that exciting until I added these 

favorite, tiny, vintage flowers. 

The leaves are from an old project that I ripped apart and the 

little bauble on top was from a stem of Christmas berries. 

I was so happy with the way it came out I may 

make more for Glitterfest!

Then lastly I wanted to use this great glass vessel that I found at 

Home Goods. I am not used to having a tropical garden and 

we don't have much out there to go and pick to bring 

inside. When I was living in my little cottage flowers were 

Plentiful and I had fresh ones to choose from each and every day!

So I decided to use some succulents, Sea Shells and a cute

little fish to create a scene. 

What do you think?

I just did the flowers for a friends daughters wedding and will be sharing pictures in the future. The Bride wore one of my 

Organza flowers

in her hair and I was so happy with the way it turned out. 

I will be making more soon!

Sorry it has been so long since I have been here, the camera

being gone really did not help! Then the wedding, work, 

you all know because you all do it too!

Thanks for coming back to visit and for not giving up on me!

                                                                                 
                                                         
  

Looking Back

Taking a look back 

I bought this house in 2005

It was a terrible mess and 

I remember thinking 

                                                                 What have I done!!!!!

After gutting the kitchen, 

refinishing the floors, 

painting every surface 

I moved in two months later to live 

happily ever after......

These pictures were taken a couple of 

weeks before I moved out. I was selling most all of what is pictured here.

I had to downsize because I was renting out my darling cottage 

and moving in with my sister and her family. 

I made the decision to do this after almost two years of being unemployed.

I did not want to go and I really did not want to give up all of my "things"

I thought my heart would be broken and that everything 

would be hard and painful.

I have not regretted it ..........ever!

Yes I loved my little cottage and all of my STUFF

and I thought I would live out the end of my days there.

God had other plans for me and he has blessed me beyond measure.

It was such a good move for me and one that never would 

have happened if not for the downturn

in the economy. 

What I thought would destroy me and my financial future did not. 

I now live in a beautiful home, very close to the beach, with family.

This has been really good for me and living with Kerri, Lowell, Nick, 

and Michael (my son) helps me to be more giving and

to think of others more. 

Lots of people ask me if it is hard to share space with

family and it really hasn't been in our case. It is not perfect.

But it is really close to being perfect.

My little cottage was once featured on the cover of Romantic Homes. 

I thought that was the best thing that ever happened to me, 

that I would live there forever and continue to 

collect all the little treasures that I loved. God has other plans for me, 

I hope they are all as good as this plan was,

but if not I hope I choose to go where he leads..............

                                                          

Forget-Me-Not

I

Forget-Me-Not Flowers. 

They are so cute and 

colorful.

I have quite a collection of the little 

bunches

and  two hats just

covered in them.

                                                         

When I see them 

all I can think about is spring.

I put them everywhere

and I have been decorating with them.

I will show you a cute project 

that I am working on 

as soon as I am finished with it.

They just make me so 

happy!!!!!

I was able to spend yesterday with one of my two new business partners. 

She will be helping me make my fleurs 

since the new job is keeping me too busy to work on them as much as I need to. 

I could have hired people to just make them but 

I wanted to get other women involved in being able to make money creating.

Stay tuned for more of our adventure. 

Lydia and Kara will both bring so much to Fille de Fleur. 

I am really excited!

As you may of noticed I have a new look. Really plain and simple and I just LOVE it!

If I want to add more later I can. I loved working with 

Karen Valentine of Valentine Designs.

She really listens and she is so patient and kind. You should go visit her 

and see if she can do something for you too. 

Just click on my favorites to the right, her blog My desert Cottage will take 

you right to her studio. 

Thanks for being here and I will be back soon with my little project.