MRS.WHITNEY RYAN CAVUOTI

I will have to say that the best happening of 2009 and close to the best happening ever in my life was McKinsey's wedding May 16,2009..lots of hard planning turned out the most perfect night ever for her and her happily ever after...Whitney

GOOD GOLLY , MISS MOLLY

DEAR MISS MOLLY,

THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY AUNT AMY CUPCAKES....THEY WERE SCRUMPDELICIOUS...HOPE YOU HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS..AND MY UNCLE (mister B) REQUESTS A WHOLE CAKE IN EVERY FLAVOR !!!

CARSON

MORE BLING

MY FAVORITE...SNOW PEOPLE

A LITTLE TABLE BLING

hoping elves would come and place a little festivity around here...they never showed up ....so trying to make the old look new again I decorating my dining room with a little bling...more to come later...

OUT WITH THE OLD

After much decision making and anticipation the day finally came....My 25 year old tired kitchen appliances finally found a new home...at the dump...no they were not broken ...they were kind of like the energizer bunny they kept on going and going and going...so after a couple of years of wanting and dreaming , Saturday the Lowes truck drove up and unloaded my new kitchen.....I had no idea how water and ice on the door of the refrigerator would change my life...so I am sharing the bling of my new stainless kitchen....

Neutral Territory

Got up early this morning hoping to accomplish something creative....browsed through my collections of magazines that are stacked high on my coffee table...found a few pictures from Country Living and Victoria magazine... and came to the conclusion that I am tired of color.....so I am looking for ways to slowly change my ways... and actually if you read my last post I am tired of my kitchen too...so maybe I am tired of stuff in general...I am ready for cooler weather and pumpkins and fall and autumn moons...so I am hoping for motivation and success as I perform the task of editing my house today to look more neutral.

In the midst of our daily lives, we must find the juice to nourish our creative souls...

~sark~

PANIC IN HIS EYES

I guess its a good thing I work full time...because it seems when I am home I look around and dream up all kinds of things I want to do around the house...the key words there are DREAM and WANT....I really dont need a thing....

so when Allen came home from work Saturday he walked in to the kitchen where the table was cluttered with magazine clippings, paint chips, fabric swatches....and with that not wanting to know the answer look , he asked "what is all this?" and I quickly responded just getting ideas and than those 5 dreaded words came out of my mouth... "I am tired of my Kitchen" ....ok 6 words but at this point it didnt matter how many words I used...he just shook his had and responded the same way he always does..."Ohhhhh K"..

So here are a few pictures form English Home and Country home magazines to share....to inspire...to tempt you...

A LITTLE WEEKEND PROJECT

A couple of months ago I was flipping through some european country inspired decorating books and came across some book shelves decorated with some quite weathered books...and I thought I think I can do that...so with a little bit of extra time this weekend I tried....

I went to my local good will store and bought 8 paperback books different thickness'es and sizes for the bargain price 8 for a dollar.....cant beat that...I brought them home and dunked them in the sink with my mornings leftover coffee... set them out to dry in the sun....tied them with twine and wa-lah!!! there I have vintage looking books for my shelves...I am hoping for more inspiration in the near future as my brain has finally rested from Mckinsey and Whitney's May 16 wedding . Fall is my favorite time of year and I can see it coming quickly...so hopefully with cooler days my creative juices will begin to flow more frequently....Hope all has a good week...

Blinded by Gods Presence

This time last year my sister in law Melinda lost the fight with the monster that had invaded her body and turned in her earthly body for her everlasting body with her Savior Jesus Christ..kind of like a caterpillar sheds its cocoon and becomes new life as a butterfly....
Butterflies have always been just another flying object to me until last June 12...the day Melinda died...as we celebrated the life she lived so sweetly and passionately with the friends and family , we released several hundred butterflies to honor her and her new heavenly body...you see to me butterflies are her...whether they are flying around the flowers in my yard...on my stationary or in the wallpaper in my bathroom...they are just Melinda..pure, sweet graceful and one of Gods most beautiful gifts...we miss her everyday and what she stood for and what she meant to her family and friends...
Last Friday, which was the year anniversary of her death, her daughter Ali picked up her little boy up at daycare...as she was gathering up his backpack and other things and was walking out the door, the teacher handed her his artwork for the day...he had colored a butterfly.!!!!So dont even try to tell me her spirtit and Gods presence are not here with us every single day...sometimes our eyes are closed and sometimes we are blinded...open your eyes...

SNEAK PEAKS

beautiful shoes

beautiful bride

beautiful bridal bouquet....to be continued May 17, 2009 no more sneak peaks til then...it is going to be a beautiful marriage celebration...I texted Whitney the day of the bridal portait and told him just in case he was wondering he is going to have a beautiful bride ....and his response back to me was..."well I wasnt wondering, i knew that a long time ago" how sweet is that!!!!!

HOPPY EASTER

just a little Easter cheer from me to you....have a blessed day and celebrate life !!!!!

CHAMPAGNE, CUPCAKES AND CHOCOLATE

last weekend all of my best girlfriends totally went out of their way and hosted an unbelievable dream bridal shower for Mckinsey...I mean really..what more could a girl want besides champagne, cupcakes and chocolate...of course there is one more thing ....diamonds ...but she allready has that and is eagerly waiting her big day to get here....May 16 is getting closer by the minute....

beautiful table setting done by the girls....

Beautifully decorating and I must say tasty as well cupcakes

flower arrangement straight from mollys creative brain and yard....you know you have a friend when she picks a hydrangea out of her yard to put in the bouquet...for those of you who dont live around here it is a miracle if we can get one bloom off of a hydrangea plant here in texas so for her to pick one out of her yard is super special...you wont understand this if you are not a gardner!!!!

favors for the hostesses with the mostesses !!!!! thank you girls for making her day a dream..it was perfect .....

A LITTLE ROADTRIP

a couple of weeks ago my much older sister Paula and much older brother Jeff and I took a little road trip...not a quick trip...a nine hour road trip ...all in one day.. off to Alburquerque to celebrate with an aunt and uncle on their 50th wedding anniversary.....we left bright and early ..of course I was up most of the night before, reveling in the excitement of this little adventure ( really I was up because the wind was blowing 40 mph outside my bedroom window ) so when my doorbell finally rang and it was time to go I sang my brother a little tune:(sing to the tune of leaving on a jet plane)

OH MY BAGS ARE PACKED I'M READY TO GO
I'M STANDING HERE OUTSIDE MY DOOR
HOPING TO NOT GET BLOWN AWAY.
I'VE BEEN UP SINCE FOUR IN ANTICIPATION
OF THE LITTLE JOURNEY WITH MY FAVORITE REALATIONS.......

at that moment I got the stare and shaking of his head like oh boy ... what have I gotten myself into....this is gonna be a long weekend....

being the baby, literally and literally, of course I called "shotgun" and got to ride in the front seat the whole time...I think I made an excellent co-pilot as part of my job was to try to figure out how to get "mrs. Dash" the GPS system person to shut up....as Jeff would take his known shortcuts she voiced her disapproval quite loudly...we had lots of fun, ate at lots of hole in the wall mexican food restaurants..and spent lots of time with family, seeing the sights of Alburquerque and sharing time together.....

eye candy

Shabby Chic
Originally uploaded by Gigi & Big Red

PICTURES TO INSPIRE,,,VALENTINES IS COMING UP...TIME TO GET SOME CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING

pink bling

Jewelled Heart! Fun to create!!
Originally uploaded by vintagedragonfly

O.K who knows how to post more than one flickr picture in one post...help...

MIRACLES

I believe in Manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing; kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles... ~ Audrey Hepburn