I’ll be working until May 31st but a couple of my coworkers will be on vacation in the next two weeks so the team I work with took me out for lunch this afternoon. The restaurant was fabulous and the food was delicious. In addition to the lovely lunch, my coworkers presented me with a beautiful bouquet…
Random Musings
A Little Bit of Everything
Before our third sleep in our new bed, I went out and bought a new pillow. I don’t know if that’s what did the trick or if it was because I started getting used to the bed but I had a great sleep that night and I’m now fully comfortable on the new mattress. I’m so thankful for that. I…
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you that are moms! I hope you are enjoying your very special day! I can’t phone my mom or be with her today because she’s in heaven but I am sending her virtual hugs. This is a picture of my mom holding me when I was a baby. Happy Mother’s Day, mom. I…
Our New Bed
Our new bed and night tables was delivered yesterday! Ken set everything up last night and I love it with the new color of our bedroom wall! The wood pieces match perfectly – the night tables are not as dark as they appear in my photo. We purchased the mattress and box springs from a different store and they will be…
Old Design Shop Freebies Board on Pinterest
I thought it would be a time-saving convenience for you to be able to see all of my images in one place so I’ve started a board on Pinterest to keep previews of all of my free images. Image is linked to my Old Design Shop Freebies board on Pinterest. When you visit my Pinterest board, simply…
Busy Week and Bedroom Renos
It’s been a busy week. At work, I’m beginning to do a major clean up of my desk, work station, the files I work on and my computer files, since it’s only 4 ½ weeks until my retirement date of June 6th! At home, I’ve been working on restoring pages from a circa 1919 baby…
I Won!
I haven’t bid on anything on ebay for quite some time. Bidding on ebay sets me into a heart-pounding adrenaline rush so when I go ebay shopping for something new (which, in reality, is almost always something old), I prefer to stick to the ‘Buy it now’ offers. However, I was enticed a few days ago by three Delineator magazines dated March…
Handmade Cards by Fran
These lovely handmade cards were created by Fran!The first is a beautiful easel wedding card Fran made for her great niece. The image Fran used for her wedding card is a free vintage postcard available on my blog HERE.The second is a pretty birthday card Fran made for her niece. Thank you Fran for sharing your talent with us! Your cards are beautiful!The Harrison…
Dollhouse Miniatures by Jackie
Jackie’s hobby is dollhouse miniatures. Dollhouse miniatures fascinate me so I was delighted to receive an e-mail from Jackie; an e-mail that included photos of miniatures she created with images she purchased from my shop! Jackie reduced the size of the images and printed them on linen and photo paper to create the cutest miniature cushions and artwork! The cushions are 3 cm (1.2…
Easter and Spring Banners by Joyce
In March, Joyce, along with several of her friends, held a Spring Boutique. All items for sale were handmade. Joyce created several Easter and spring banners for the boutique. These are photos of one of the adorable banners Joyce created: Thank you Joyce for allowing me to share your lovely work on my blog! You can find a ton of creative ideas on…
Milk Bottle Cap Soffit Gallery by Meg
Meg started her vintage milk bottle cap project with digital collage sheets she purchased from my shop. Meg enlarged the milk bottle cap images and decoupaged them onto individual 8″ x 8″ canvases to create a beautiful gallery for her kitchen soffit. I am so impressed! Thank you, Meg, for allowing me to share your creativity!This is one of three vintage bottle cap…
Creative Birthday Card/Mini Albums by Liz
I love getting photos from customers to show me the works of art they’ve created. Liz recently sent me a picture of birthday cards/mini albums she created using some of the vintage floral images from my shop. I thought these cards were made from cardstock but Liz explained that, “they are actually coffee paper filters that I cover, 3 of them…
