Easter Greetings

See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Maker rose.
Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winter snows.
Earth with heaven above rejoices... ~Charles Kingsley


Happy Easter to all my blog friends~

Please Vote tonight!!!

I have been enjoying music for many years by a local duo Peter & Harry here in town. Earlier this year I found out that Harry's daughter made it through the first round of American Idol in Milwaukee (that's Harry picking up Haley at the end of the audition video). I started watching when she did her great audition. Making it to Hollywood is no small task, after attending Idols auditions in Chicago the previous year with Drama Darling, I was blown away by how many talented singers were there and the small amount that actually made it through! That was just round one then you have to go through about three more rounds at least to get seen by Randy, Jennifer & Steven!

Well not only did she make it to Hollywood, but HALEY is one of two girls left in the competition!!! If you are reading this and watch tonight, all I can say is...



Here is a duet she did last week with Casey (another great Idol hopeful)! So Good...



Drama Darling came with us a few weeks ago to see Peter & Harry perform and they called her up and let her sing "Let it Be" with Haley's dad, Harry. A thrill for her!!!
Look at this great picture I got of the experience, lol. Can I say that phone cameras in dim lit places are NO good!


Hope you watch and VOTE tonight and help her go all the way ((:
You can vote on American Idol.com up to 50 times (just sayin)
Thanks for listening...xxoo

Look what Joe made me!!!

I must say I do have talented friends! I met Sandy and Joe a few years ago at the flea market and they are two of the most creative people I know. I knew when I had the challenge of coming up with a belt display that Joe was the man to talk too. I showed him my buckles and asked him to create something wonderfully vintage to display them on and walla (is that a word) here it is!!! An old grate that looks like a tooled leather belt and some vintage leather belt straps to slide my buckles on. Absolutely Perfect as always!

As I have said before you can find Sandy & Joe of Rhubarb Reign at many midwestern flea markets~
http://rhubarb-reign.blogspot.com/


“No one can prepare you for what heights you will soar until you spread your wings.”
New listing on www.buckleupbabe.etsy.com

My newest design inspired by the realization that 50 is creeping up on me and I still have a lot to do!!!!

One of the hardest things to believe is that our someday is right now!

Someday I will exercise
Someday I will eat healthier
Someday I will be organized
Someday I will not procrastinate
Someday I will go on a creative retreat with other artists
Someday I will go to Italy (maybe for a creative retreat)
Someday I will make more money then I spend on my jewelry
Someday I will have my own shop/studio
Someday I will live in a warm climate (or have another home in one)
Someday I will get away with my husband for a much needed vacation
Someday I will be visiting my girls in college (back to making more then I spend)
Someday I will accomplish all I want in a day (back to the organized thing)
etc. etc. etc.

Someday I will have the courage to be the person I always knew I could be


Time Flies ~ Live your life to the fullest, the time is NOW ((:

Girls Weekend

A great girls weekend brought on by the chance meeting of two very creative souls that recently came into my life. I met Jeannie at a flea market and she introduced me to Sharon who so generously offered to take us up to her beautiful farm in Door County, WI.


The perfect girls weekend with two very like minded junk loving, treasure hunting, creative, business minded, beautiful, sweet, supportive, FUN new friends. What better way to really get to know each other then a 4 hr. car drive up north with various junking stops, story telling, much laughter, food & WINE. A perfect getaway for a gal like me.


One of our stops along the way was suggested by Jeannine at
http://chippyshabby.blogspot.com/2011/01/chippy-shabby-shops-farm-girl-antiques.html


An eclectic antique shop called "Farm Girl"
http://yourfarmgirl.blogspot.com/.
We met Lisa the owner who went out of her way to offer the best friendly customer service, complete with demonstrating how to pound out a vintage spoon and stamp words on it to hang or use in your flower pots. Can I say I was very envious of her anvil for those of you metal workers out there.

Look at this picture of Lisa isn't she the cutest funky girl, well she has a personality to match. Stop by and see her when you are in the Milwaukee area!


Once up in Door County one of our many adventures was to go to a fund raiser where you picked out a ceramic bowl made by local art students and then enjoy numerous varieties of soups of our choice. We spent about a half hour just looking at all the bowls, it was so hard to choose.


Jeannie chose one with a face and big red lips!


We stopped by a few shops, this gallery had the most beautiful colored glass bulbs and Adirondack chairs in the yard. Who would think something you associate with summer could look this beautiful in the winter. The colors just popped against the snow.


One of the highlights for me was the this beautiful shop named "Viva La Cottage" with such creative display. All soft whites and natural linens, burlaps in a mouth watering shop where you discovered something new around every corner. Unfortunately, my pics did it no justice so I did not post any of them. You will have to stop by and visit yourself or just take my word for it. In the meantime you can check out the owner Angie's blog~
http://www.vivalacottage.blogspot.com/

Angie was not there the day we stopped by so I did not get a chance to meet her, but I had the pleasure of meeting Carol (what a sweetie) and we spent time talking and taking some pictures with her (we are facebook friends now). Rumour has it we have to come back and check out Carols place in Door County, Sharon said it is something to see. Here is a picture of Sharon, Jeannie & Carol.


O.K., I am going to wind this up. Unfortunately, I cannot post all the pictures here of our fabulous weekend. All I can say is it felt good to get away and spend time making and sharing new friendships and taking in the beauty of Door County!
I cannot forget to mention our fourth traveling companion "Jackson", I would say the sweetest dog I have ever spent time with!
This is a true companion dog((:


Thanks Girls, until we meet again ~love you~ xo