Diamond in the Rough

I'm so over the top excited. This is what the hubby brought me this morning.

Isn't it fabulous!

He was at a friend's farm this morning and it was heading to the burn pile but it was too heavy for him to move. Hubby said I'll move it for you and brought it home!

Can't wait to clean it up a little and admire!

Could this possibly be a new coffee table!!!

xoxo

Lonnie

A Heavenly Day

What started as a Good Friday day of running errands for Easter weekend turned into an amazing stop at an estate sale brimming with treasures for me to take home.

Isn't that little beaded purse amazing. Made in Belgium (my mother-in-laws) home country. It's amazing.
Jewels and more jewels. Steph was with me and just had to have the Glenn Miller cassette tapes. Not that I don't love him either! And check out those little oil containers. I have a thing for those. Don't ask me why but I just love them.

These little treasures were in a bag of scraps the lady told me to take. There's 10 of them and they were all hand stitched. I can't imagine the hours this little lady took to stitch them!

Two lovely quilt tops...score $5 each. And look at that Grandma's cookie jar. It'll probably never be filled. It's so big it would probably take 12 dozen cookies to fill it! :)

And heaven. The lady couldn't believe anyone would want all this religious stuff. I told her I was Catholic but she was still surprised. Amazing chain on those rosaries!

Aren't these the cutest little Avon bottles. I'm thinking these crown bottles are awaiting a creation for Silver Bella. Don't you think so too??

Loving the pictures and the statue is the most beautiful color. And what could be more perfect than the 2 little lambs. Oh and Colleen...if you're reading this, a little piece of that heavenly blue velvet is on its way to you. I know some little dolly is just waiting for it!

One perfect Good Friday!

xoxo

Lonnie

Easter Blessings

Wishing everyone a Blessed Easter!

xoxo

Lonnie

Blessed

I can truly say that I've had a very blessed last few months. From teaching in Texas in February and California in March, attending Kim Caldwell's Alice in Wonderland event in California and being a vendor, and getting to spend some quality time with some of the most amazing artistic women! Friends who have your back and encourage you more than they realize. My life has evolved since these women have entered my life. I've opened up, put myself out there and took some chances. What started 4 years ago on a whim of attending an event in Omaha...flying solo...not knowing a soul has brought these amazing people into my life. I would have never crossed paths with them if it wasn't for Teresa McFayden and her Silver Bella event!

And to them I am thankful and blessed.

Thanks for being my friends and encouraging me!

Colleen Moody, Shea Fragosa, Natalie Hansen, me and Stacy McGinnis

xoxo

Lonnie

17 years....where did the time go?

17 years ago I gave birth to the last baby of the family. Wow time sure flies!

Happy Birthday Chris!!

Love you bunches,

Mom

Happy 1st Birthday Lil' Man

Can't believe it's been a year since this lil' guy came into our lives.

I didn't realize how fun being a Grandma was going to be.

This guy is a keeper!

Happy 1st Birthday Peyton!

Love you Bunches!!

Grammy

So Blessed.....

Wow...isn't this place amazing. I called this lovely Methodist church, aka Debbie and Shea's heavenly home, home away from home for a few days. Talk about feeling like a princess. These two ladies hosted Heart and Communion in Dallas, Texas. What an amazing event and I got the privilege of teaching a fused metal class with Natalie Hansen.

These girls put on one heck of an event.

Friday night we went to dinner and had the most scrumptious food. Even Chef Blythe came and visited with us and posed for a great picture. It was so nice catching up with the Texas girls and Sandy and Cheryl from Cali.

More to share later!

xoxo

Lonnie