Join the Bloggerettes!

What fun to be in an official group to celebrate the sisterhood of Blogging!

Our lovely Founder Karen has been so kind to get us all together and give us a spot to start! 

Our logo is way cool!

So here is my rush project!

We were challenged to use our logo to make a project!

I was thinking for the last few weeks with no real plan until last night (yes last minute) and thought about decorating a journal.

What a better place to save memories of my friends and the times we share :)

I made it with fun items I was given by blog friends!!

I love the shiny paper I printed it on really helps the Diamonds shine!

 

Back cover, I liked the different papers but had trouble with my edges, well it is mine ;)

Inside front cover to be filled in, I have learned a lot so it will be more than 10 when I write them down.

I thought this was a great “ending” to my journal!

“Getting to know you

has helped me

discover what is important”

How lucky I am to have such a wonderful growing group of lovely ladies to visit with  everyday.

You are each diamonds to me♥

Happy Rush♥

I am linking to Pink Saturday as I am in a sisterhood there too and my journal is Pink!!

See Beverly for a whole list of Pinkies!

 

Hugs, Lisa
 PS I forgot the thing about me being in the picture!! I will get a post up next week with me! I need to get my sister the photographer to take one ;), Sorry been a long week at work!
♥

Woo-Hoo 300th Post!

I cannot believe I have 300 posts!

I have been slowing down but still got here!

Before I get to my post I would like to once again gush about all you great  ladies that share yourselves with me daily here in blogland.

Over my 300 posts the neighborhood has changed, people in, people out, our lives change, we move, we have new family  members, we have lost family members. It has been happy, exciting, scary and sad at times but we are still here and all getting to be better friends because of these events we all have in our lives.

Thanks guys, this has been my best project I have ever endeavored to do.

Now a real post as I know you hate it when I gush too much;)

I have several projects/challenges for myself lately and one is reading these books

They are really fun. Written like a television episode where you start with the mystery and go on to find the clues with the great leading Character. I can identify with her somewhat and they are set in Scotland♥ so I am really enjoying them. I have to get through them as I want to read them before they are due back to the library!

I hope to have another Woo-Hoo Wednesday post when I get them finished!

Happy Wednesday!

Hugs, Lisa

DIY Help

I am going to change my furniture in my room to the set that I got for free last fall.

My set is marked 1970’s but the style goes back to the ‘50s.

Here is the bed

This shows the best overall view of the style.

I  like the style, and the white. But I am wondering if I would like it painted a different color.

This is the back so not in as bad of shape as it looks. I would paint this side too.

Some of the “damage”. The worst part that you can almost see here is the yellowing if the paint. Real reason I would paint at all.

  I have a long dresser with 6 drawers 3x3.

A tall dresser, and a nightstand.

Not all of the pieces match exactly so painting may work well. The hardware is also different.  Rebecca @ A Gathering of Thoughts did a great redo on a set recently back to all white and it is great.

I just had the thought to do the pieces different colors.

A light green for the bed, Pink dressers, and the night stand white?

(wanted to show sample colors but between the internet turning off on me and the paint company sites wanting your life history and a photo scanned in??? NOT HELPFUL. I couldn’t find examples)

Also if you painted them would you get rid of the detail

This is a part I love of the style. Should I paint it back in, if I use different colors should I use the coordinating color to outline it?

I will just finally jump in and do it I was just wondering what you guys think since you are great with these things ;)

So if you have any great ideas please share, I could use more inspiration. Any good light pastel, pink, green, good whites please share!

Thanks ♥

Hugs, Lisa

Where Bloggers Create/Pink Saturday

Today I have a two-for

My space!!

Here is the big picture.

The desk, an antique Enamel top table

My laptop!

What it hides

More hiding ;)

I love my $40 Cannon printer/copier/scanner!

 

The bookshelf. If you have been following I am in the transition of adding this to the mix. All my cute goodies and books are on it but still needs some work.

Molly’s spot. As I type a sweet little poodle mix is at my feet. I love the puppies!

My views when I work

My supplies hide here under the bed ;)

And Pink goodies are here too♥

Love my Boxes! They hide so much :)

This one holds Pink  goodies from a Valentine swap. They inspire and help me create in my space! I was Lucky to have Jacalyn @ RME Boutique

She’s a Pinkie go visit!

Please go see Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound for more pink!

And Karen @ My Desert Cottage for more creative spaces! They are better than mine I promise ;) I ♥ my Space

Hugs, Lisa

Happy Birthday!!!!

Today we celebrate our sweet friend Sares Birthday!!

Here is a Lovely Card!!

She will need Flowers!

I think she will like the Pink!

And I need a dress this is a fancy affair.

So I looked and tried to come up with a dress a style , a color

I picked a Lady

A Princess actually,

Grace Kelly

I love her style

Looking through all the dresses I really wanted something formal but not her wedding gown,

I picked this even if it isn’t something she actually wore

Complete with necklace

so here are my earrings

Nice huh?

And my shoes

REALLY like these♥

The gown is long but I think the shoes will still be a hit.

and a bag

the one on the left or in the middle, I bought them all you can never have too many bags ;)

This will be the best place for it and there is room to dance!

Sure hope my Prince shows up,

and I hope he looks like

That will do!

Most important I do so hope sweet miss Sares has the best Birthday Party yet! Please go wish her a happy one!

Hugs, Lisa

In my next life

In my next life I will live some where I can walk to everywhere I need to go.

A brownstone in a big city would be fun,

But

a small English village would really suite me best

I could walk or ride my bike

to the Bakery

There would need to be a Butcher too

meat pies, yummmm

A produce stand

Fun specialty shops with local flare

and no doubt a book store

I would be in heaven♥

Even in the winter I would be happy here♥

Do you have an alternate life you would enjoy living?

Happy Dreams,

Hugs, Lisa

Blogging Fun!!

Happy Pink Saturday!

Please visit Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound for a whole list of Pinkies!!!

I have to confess I have been a bad blog friend!

I have been so lucky to get the best gifts from my blog friends and I did not share in a timely manner.

Sorry

I am not sure which was actually first but I think this one was

This very pretty box was from Lori @ Ruffles, ribbons and roses!

It was a huge box of vintage baby goodies!!

Lovely doily and bunny

sweet blocks!!

bunny goodies!

The whole box was full! It was such a treat! After I won this and stayed in touch with Lori I was lucky enough to meet her sweet daughter Noelle @ Little bits and pieces of me! I am proud to have them in my circle of friends♥

I got this one from my sweet friend Gen @ Gen’s Scrapbook Kitchen

She sent a box full of wonderful goodies to make treasures!! She makes great cards and has shops all over! She is a busy lady and a dear sweet friend♥

I was very lucky to get a sweet surprise from Christina @ icandy…

She was making fun little Easter baskets and I joked I would give one a good home and she sent me one. Ok I didn’t blog about this because it came in the mail the day after my sweet Casey died. I so needed this love but was too emotional to share with everyone.

She had sent it way before and it was on my door step just when I needed it♥

Then I was a lucky winner of a Royal giveaway!

Debra @ Common Ground had a giveaway and had a glitch so two Lisa’s won!

I was lucky to share with Lisa from Tarnished and Tattered

We got very lovely Crowns

Soap, and lovely note cards! With a sweet note and butterfly to top it all♥

I am very lucky to have all of my sweet blog friends and even more lucky when I can win a contest or two, or three,

well you get the picture ;)

Happy Pinks!!

Hugs, Lisa