up early!

i actually beat the birds up this morning! and now i am heading for the porch with a cup of coffee to watch the sun come up! hope everyone has a fab day!!!

meet pinky...

...she is an old girl now, but when she was rescued from the hardee's parking lot by my teenage daughter, she was but a wee kitten. she came to our house, along with her sister (the brain). they were both in the advanced stages of starvation and the vet said if they lived, there would be permanent organ damage and they would live a short life.

well, it has been about 13 years now and pinky is still ticking - her back legs are a bit deformed (but she gets around okay) and she is extremely emotionally insecure. sometimes i get aggravated at how she meanders in front of me when i first get out of bed in the morning as i am stumbling for the coffee pot... i feel like a cat herder.

i once thought my tombstone should say "she laughs a lot", but now i think it needs to say "herder of cats" or atleast one cat! lol! i have never seen a kitten that would not play - it took the girls about three weeks to even chase a ball or piece of string, but with much loving care, they finally learned to eat - they had actually quit eating. pinky would just walk in circles, it was sad. i will never forget how happy i was when she first chased a ball and batted at a string. we found homes for both the girls, but pinky soon came back because one of my daughters begged and begged! you know what i mean!! lol!!

many years have passed and these days this old girl hangs out in my studio and pretty much follows me wherever i go - she is one lucky kitty...she hit the lotto that day in the hardee's parking lot! she's my girl!

vintage grainsack pillows

just a few more that my singer and i put together - hope you enjoy them and have a wonderful week!

peonies for mom...

...i made a little treasury on etsy for my mom - hope y'all enjoy it and i wish you all a happy mother's day!! xxx c

what's up??

i am going to start packing up lots of my vintage decor and moving it to my new booth at the antique mall this week, what have y'all got going on?? hope a fab week is in store for everyone! xxx

luna moth

this beautiful luna moth (i believe it to be a male) is on the side of our garage door today - it is hard to believe that his life as a moth is only about 5 days - spent most of his time as a caterpillar. truly amazing!

textile cuff bracelets

i am itchin' to make a few more of these - maybe i will get to it over the summer - if i could only move as fast as my thoughts! lol! hope y'all have a fab week!!

He is risen!

(by OliveRue on etsy)

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)

Happy Easter Everyone! Enjoy this wonderful day!

happy earth day!

some of my pillows ended up on the front page of etsy today in this wonderful earth day treasury created by promopocket. and thank you, cottage in the sun, for the heads up - so happy i got to see it! hope everyone has a great week!!

chenille pillows

i was so happy to get back into the studio this weekend! the vintage chenille pillows i made for mariclair turned out wonderfully and she loves them! looking forward to many more days! i have really missed crafting pillows!

...but first i have to get my studio organized again. all the grainsacks i have purchased during tax season are piled everywhere - guess this southern chick needs to get busy! thanks for popping in and hope y'all have a fab week!

xoxo