Saying Goodbye....

It's never easy is it?  

And yet we somehow manage to do it and go on our merry way, getting wrapped up in the crazy bizzy-ness that life is.  

Today I had to say goodbye.  

It wasn't easy.  

It's not going to be easy.  

This one will be tough because I have been left with a little hole in my heart.  Saying good bye to someone that is such a big part of my life.   

 Gina, myself and Iva the deserter!

Yes...there is the phone/chat/text/email and even Skype.  But it's not the same.  There isn't any more....hey what are you doing at noon...wanna go to lunch?  shopping?  come over and help me on this project???  

sigh....  

No, that's not a simple sigh.  

That is a big 'ol dramatic, sad, over the top, blow the wind out of your sails... sigh. 

I said goodbye with a smile on my face.  I gave a big hug and took a mental picture as I drove away...and I told her I was taking that picture...and we laughed about it...like only we can. 

Then I cried quiet alligator tears the whole way home. 

Tomorrow...I'm staying in bed.  

I'm going to refuse to get up.  

I'm going to be cranky and hard to get along with.

I'm going to make the kids make their own lunch (that won't go over well).

Shoot....they can make their own breakfast too (sounds like I won't be the only cranky in the house)!!

I'm going to lay there and feel sorry for myself....that a little piece of me is gone....

TO FLORIDA !!

OH heck...

Who am I kidding?  I'm going to bury myself in Bizzy-ness and try to be happy and move on with life....because I have to plan a trip to Florida !! 

Holiday Craziness....

 

Won't y'all stop running around like crazy and give me some lovin'?

Pop on in...

for a visit

My Winter blog sale is today at 5pm PST. 

Hope to see you there!

A bit of a tangled mess.....

and isn't it purdy !

Busy getting ready for my web sale.  This Sunday, December 4th at 5pm pst.

Find it here.

Back in the studio!

After my wonderful trip to Gilding the Lily in Southern California I took a couple of days off to get caught up with the laundry and such.  Man does that pile up!!  I am finally back in the studio, getting ready for my December web sale.  I can't believe December is in less than two weeks.  Crazy!! 

Thought I would show you some tree topper girls I made for my sweet friend Marcia at Cottage Jewel.  These girls are making their appearance tonight at the Spirit of Danville event held in our lovely little downtown.  Marcia asked me to make these for her store and I was thrilled to do it for her.  They have a cone base which slips right onto the top of the tree and they are wearing the most gorgeous vintage lace skirts. 

I wish I could make it downtown tonight.  It's so much fun to see it all lit up and to watch the fun little trolley that rolls around giving shoppers rides from one end of town to the other.  Unfortunately....but fortunately...I have a soccer meeting to be at.  That is a good thing as it means my boy made the team!  Yay!  

Road trip!!

The girls and I are packing our bags and heading to Santa Ana, CA.

Hope to see you this Saturday at Glitterfest from 10-4.

These girls were troopers!

Last weekend the 21 sweetest, hardest working gals around came to my home to create.  They came from as far away as Texas and Montana and as close as just a few miles away.

They had their heads down and their creativity ON as we sculpted, painted and sewed.

 They came armed with fabulous fabrics, ribbon and trims...

and a plan of action.

We munched and sipped on all kinds of goodies...

 and chit chatted the weekend away...

 I am so honored to have been able to spend the weekend with these wonderfully creative women.

 What a treat!

A special thanks to Sally and Carol for their yummy baked goodies.  They were incredible!

Here are some snaps of some of the nearly completed pieces.  I love how they are all so different...

When it was all said and done....it was a fantastic weekend with some old friends and lots of new ones.

It felt like a mini vacation...little umbrellas and all!

I was sad to see it end....

But Albert and Lola hope y'all will come back again real soon!

I do too!