Guest Posting at Pretties and Posies

Happy Monday!

The beautiful and talented Melanie from

Pretties and Posies

graciously asked me to guest post for her on her lovely blog,
so that's where you will be able to find me today.
Click HERE to read.

Do you know Melanie?

Her heart is every bit as big as her talent,
that girl can paint like nobody's business...

If I only hadn't dragged my feet,
this gorgeous work could have been mine!

But her creative gifts extend beyond the canvas...

Have you seen her bedroom?

Hello, Gorgeous!

For my guest post, I'm talking about the wonderful world
of photo editing ( my passion! ), so here's a little peek at what you can expect...

Straight out of the camera shot:

and through the magic of photo editing:

I hope you'll pop on over and take a peek,
and while you're there, be sure to look back over Melanie's previous posts...
I guarantee that you will become a fan and a follower just like I did!

Have a beautiful week!

Have you Entered Yet???

Word on the street is that I'm having an anniversary

or

to adopt blogger lingo, 

a 

blogiversary!

A few HUNDRED of you have already entered my  

BIG

One Year Anniversary Giveaway 

but time is running out!!!

If you can't use a $125 CSN Stores Shopping Spree

then keep on walkin', nothing to see here.

but...

if you could, then click HERE to enter.

Giveaway ends this Tuesday, August 17th....my blogiversary!

 

Good luck!

So Close....

And yet so far.

We won't be walking through this gorgeous front door this weekend after all.

Because the bank couldn't get their ish together this week,
our closing on our new house isn't until next week.

{sigh}

Color me not surprised.

However....

a view such from my living room window such as this...

{our new backyard...click twice to enlarge, it's gorgeous!}

is sooooooo worth waiting for!

Click
HERE
for a tour of the whole house!

Happy Weekend!

P.S.
Be sure to enter my BIG 

One Year Anniversary Giveaway 

for a

$125 CSN Shopping Spree!!!

Giveaway ends Tuesday, August 17th

Calmness

It's what I am craving right now.

We're hitting some
roadbumps
as our closing date for the new house approaches.

Nothing terribly serious...
I don't think.
Gosh, I hope not.

But still....

it has me a bit out of sorts this afternoon, and craving peace.

quiet

calmness.

You know?

Of course you do.

We've all been there.

and so I rest now

secure in the knowledge

that God is in control, not me.

Thank goodness, right?!

This too shall pass.

:-)

Have a beautiful evening!

{all images by me}

P.S.

Be sure to enter my

One Year Anniversary Giveaway

for a $125 CSN Shopping Spree!

Fiona and Twig ONE YEAR Anniversary Giveaway!

~GIVEAWAY CLOSED~

It's hard for me to believe, but this time last year,
I had barely even ever read a blog,
let alone had one to call my very own.

What a wonderful year it's been!

On August 17th 2010, I will celebrate
 ONE YEAR OF BLOGGING
 and I want to give something back to all of you,
my friends and faithful readers.

And now, thanks to my buddies at CSN Stores,
I'm able to offer you my biggest giveaway yet!

This will be my third giveaway with CSN Stores,
and as you may or may not know, you can find
pretty much anything you need for the home and garden
in any of their over 200 online stores...

They've got luxurious bedding, fabulous cookware, rugs, window treatments, table lamps...

If you need it, CSN Stores has it!

And now...

for you...

they are offering one lucky

Fiona and Twig follower

a

$125 CSN Stores Shopping Spree!!!

Just look at what $125 can get ya at CSN Stores...

Banker Desk Lamp in Antique Bronze

$74.70

Dale Tiffany Classic Rooster Table Lamp

$84.62

Thomas Paul Aviaire Blancs Doves Burlap Pillow in Cream

$80

Snowy Owl Burlap Pillow in Cream

$80

Five Tier Leaning Wall Shelf

$75

 French Country Ladder Bookshelf

$87

Cotton Duck Ottoman Slipcover

$29

Cotton Full Length Dining Room Chair Slipcover

$19.99

You can buy an entire set!

Mini Chandelier in Westport Silver

$104.31

Three Light Mini Chandelier in Walnut

$107.91

Ruffle Curtain Panel in White

$29.99

and SO much more!

Looks good, right?

Mmmm hmmm, I think so, too!

Want to win?

Here's what ya do...

1. Leave a comment letting me know if you are a follower.

2.  Grab the giveaway button or blog about this for a second entry.

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry.

Giveaway ends on Tuesday, August 17th.

Good Luck!
And thank you from the bottom of my heart
for making my first year of blogging so magical!

Coming Soon...

This one is gonna be
BIG.

Details coming soon!

Shop Talk

Can you stand a few more pics of my booth?

Hope so!

Like I told y'all on Monday's post, I had a red-letter day
and sold an obscene amount of merchandise
to one very spendy Austin dealer. Thank you, spendy dealer! :-)

So yesterday, me and the hardworking Mr. headed down
to my booth to re-stock and re-arrange a bit.
No big changes here, just a few new things.
And a roadside desk I found last year, re-painted and
re-knobbed and set in a place of honor in my booth yesterday afternoon.

Just a quick disclaimer first...due to the über busy nature of my life right now,
I cannot ship things from my booth.
I so appreciate when someone shows interest
and makes an inquiry, but it just isn't possible now.
But if you like what you see, check back in the Fall when my
Etsy Shop re-opens. There will LOTS more of the same,
and you'll be able to grab a little piece of F&T for yourself.

Here we go!

Here's the rescued desk, which takes the place
of the antique crib I sold last week.
This was one my very first painting jobs,
I don't think it turned out too shabby!

I'm going to bring this sweet little wicker shelf back home
and paper it with old sheet music or ledger paper.
Why didn't I think of that before???

I'm so glad I grabbed a handful {groan!} of these industrial glove molds
when I was in Warrenton in the Spring,
as I've already sold several.

So that's it.

I think it looks pretty good, but I always feel it could look way better.

If I only had the time.

All things considered, it'll do for now.

I have some big decisions coming up regarding this booth...
along the lines of, do I keep it or let it go?

I already tried doing the booth and the Etsy Shop simultaneously,
and it's just too much work, especially when you factor in
that I have a full-time job, too.

Lots to think and pray about.

Thanks for taking the tour.

Have a wonderful Thursday!