Play it again Sam...

 

The desire to own an instrument you

can't even play (or lift)...sigh...!

Inspire me...

 Inspire me...

...and a special birthday wish for me Mum...

Happy B-day Mom!!!

I heart clutter...and imperfection...

How 'bout you...

is it here yet...

 March will soon be upon us...

 and I don't know about you,

but I'm gettin' itchy garden fingers...

 I'm dieing to start planting my medicinal herb garden

over by my studio...

 my most favoritest new toy is my post hole digger...

I'm planning a picket fence around my shop

to keep my girls outta the gardens...

 more birdhouses on porch posts...

 I'm also planning a rocky stream

to attract frogs...and me for a quiet moment...

 a front porch makeover...

many hours of summer fun

 to play again in my new studio slash shop...

and wander the lush gardens of

the 'lil' pink shack'...

IS IT SPRING YET!!!

Odd Fellows...you got that right...

 Visited my antiquing buds, Manleys

and found some great stuff...

this Odd Fellow flag, probably for a vehicle

in a funeral...

 What is it about funeral pics that draw us to them?

 Memories and one last glance of the beloved...

 More Odd Fellows goodies...

 I spotted this baby when I first walked in,

told Dave it had my name written all over it.

A sweet lil' footstool,

what is it about them that I love,

the fabric perhaps or it's worn state...

MINE!!!

 And it'll work perfectly fine right next

to my new chair

 that has won it's place in my heart!

 My newest skull incense burner...

more in the works for today, a blue bottle...

GOT BRAINS...

Zombie brains that is, I found this great

glass pendant on etsy, gonna make a necklace

with it...

SWEET, huh!!!

New stuff and experimenting...

 Talk about Gothic...

this is that old chair that me dad and I

dragged out of his friend's basement...

I was gonna take it to the shop, but...

looking at it here, I think I may work it

in at home...of course, you'll be the

first to know...

 My prototype...

I'm recycling old wine bottles into

cool incense burners.

You drill a quarter inch hole in the back

for air draw, put a key ring on the top

to hold the incense stick, the ash falls

to the bottom and the smoke swirls inside...

cool huh, then I add my personal touch

to the outside,

hand-painted skulls, my first attempt...

the BONE series...

Happy V-day...

 Oh yes and cake...

and attitude...LOL!

Lories' been playin'...

 This is what happens when a girl plays in her store...

a whole new effect takes over.

Transitions are made style is shaped...

I remember well when I was Lorie's age,

staying at the shop into the wee hours redoing

the rooms, the next morning was simply magical!

Great job kid, now I'm in the mood...

see ya soon!!!

The Junk Asylum

Eldredge, Iowa

Delivery day...

 A trip to Sisters' is always a welcome day trip...
new white frames, a newly painted potting table
and of course new soaps.

 Honeysuckle, Freesia and...

 Fiddle Fern...ahhh, the fresh green scent of Nature.

 More Spring greens...yummm, farm style!

 What is it about great old Victorian dressers...

 Now that's a wall of bubbles...

Architectural...mmmm and cupcakes,
thanks Barb, the wine was yummmy too...
a 13 year celebration since Bloom was built, I
can't believe it's been that long, I remember when
Barb first told me about it and now 13 years later
and I'm still dragging stuff in
and out and up and down!

Is this not the coolest, whatever it is...
TO DIE FOR!!!

Sparkling with white, white paint and
prisms galore, just try to take it all in...

and then you spot another jem...why do I love those
cute lil' chests and that fireplace surround...sigh...

Sister's Garden and Bloom

IOWA