Happy Mother's Day!

A little change from the norm. This is the lovely curator's daughter wishing her mom a very happy Mother's Day (even though she is busy working at the hospital today.....). Either way, I felt like photographing a few of my mom's special vignettes and goodies around the house this morning. Happy Mother's Day Mom! I Love You!    

~ Not So Swedish.....~

                                                                       ~ After~

~ Before~

Was fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time the other day.....Stopped by a local thrift shop and found this nice, but new, Grand father clock. It is a little cock eyed at the top, but I knew the round top is what I was looking for. I am really fond of the old Swedish standing clocks, but if you price them you will  see quickly why they are not in my budget. So the next best thing was to find a comparable clock with good bones and paint it! Voila!

~ Life Size Surprise...~

Being very fond of old religious collectibles, I was so excited when my daughter took a little trip to Dallas and found this wonderful old Nativity set. Mary is about 4 ft tall so that will give you some idea of the size of these pieces. Were they a part of a Church set up? Who made them? They seem to be made of paper mache covering old spray foam insulation. Cracked and crazed and shabbily painted-just the way we like them...

~ Oh Deer...~

Well, I had a moment before retirng to the bedroom. Have to work tomorrow so I thought I would show a little snapshot of my newest project. I hope all the animal lovers will not hate me. I have had a fascination with the beauty of a deer's face. Lately there are alot of magazines using taxidermy animals as decorating objects. I love animals and never thought in my wildest dreams I would purchase a Deer head and actually want to embellish it in my style. So I went for it! I wanted to be able to redress her for the seasons. The head piece is removable, and the lace is simply tied around her antler....

~ Merry Christmas...~

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!!

~ I'll Be Home For Christmas ~

December is here and it's time to get into the Spirit. Bringing down the attic boxes full of glittery goods and silver balls...

~ Christmas Surprise...~

While in the midst of working long, long hours at the hospital, it is very refreshing to come home to a GOOD surprise. My oldest daughter had a creative moment and got busy. Here is the result.....I have always thought that old mannequin's would be a wonderful base for new ideas. Nina and I have talked about decking one out for Christmas for years. And as usual, time flies and before you know it several of those moments come and go...Wishing everyone a Wonderful Simple Thanksgiving and to appreciate all the things life has to offer,

especially the simple things...