H.E.L.P.

I AM GOING TO DO A REGULAR POST TOMORROW, WITH A GIVE AWAY, BUT FOR NOW I NEED HELP! ONCE IN A WHILE I GET THESE FUNKY COMMENTS ON A POST THAT ARE ALL JUST BOXES AND SOME OTHER STUPID SYMBOLS. I REALLY DON'T GET IT! IT'S SUCH A SMARMY THING TO DO!

MY PROBLEM IS ...HOW DOES ONE DELETE JUST ONE COMMENT, OR BETTER YET, BLOCK THESE IDIOTS FROM EVER READING ANOTHER POST! I KNOW HOW TO DO A LOT OF THINGS, BUT EASILY CRUISING AROUND THE INTERNET IS NOT ONE OF THEM! IF ANY OF YOU ALL HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

MANY, MANY THANKS.

I SAID I WOULD SO............

I've uploaded a few photos of my set-up at the Ice House Mall in Barrington, IL, that runs thru Sunday. I wouldn't say there were record crowds on Thursday, but it was steady all day. For me, cloches, plants, silver plate and my nature pillow covers seemed to be popular. With misc. this and that of course. So......... if anyone lives close by, there is still plenty of time to enjoy the offerings at the Ice House. Also, there are many upscale retail shops there that have great merchandise. Gotta run now....be back in a few!

This is a last minute little thing. I wanted to make a nest wind chime, and I couldn't find my rusty old keys, so I used some rusty old belt buckles instead. Surprisingly, the sound they make is really pleasant!

BACK BY POPULAR REQUEST......

........JUST KIDDING! (though I have had some e-mails from blog friends who wondered if I was o.k.) Anyway, I wasn't going to post these pictures because they were taken quickly and did not turn out to well, but then it occurred to me that my blog friends are used to my lack of camera skills! These are some accordion folders that I altered with music sheet covers and screen printing. If I do say so myself, I liked how they turned out. If you look real close on the right side of this picture, you can see the side of the folder. So, because the folder expands, one can stuff it with lots and lots of notes and ideas that will rarely get looked at, but at least you will know where they are if you can remember where you stored the folder!

This is the top of an old cake pan cover that I screen printed and added chalk board paint to.

Yesterday I set up for the garden show at the Ice House Mall in Barrington, IL. Tonite is the premier opening that will benefit Hospice, and then the show will continue thru Sunday. if I remember to take my camera, I will shoot some photos cause I think the set up is interesting.....So, dear friends, i will see you in a few days.

HARD AT WORK

Sorry I've been away so long. I have two garden and antique shows and one flea market to get ready for. They are all going to happen in the next five weeks, so I have been hard at work preparing, altering, creating, cleaning, buying and packing. Oh, and pricing! ( The thing I hate to do...it takes so long!) Not to mention the attention that the shop needs, and this week I will only have one day off as partner, Mary is going out of town. BOO~HOO!~~~~~~~~~~~But then, after all of this hard work, I get to have a holiday! And guess where? England of course! (Ya'll knew the answer to that one!)...BTW, IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME GORGEOUS SITES OF THE AREA THAT I AM GOING TO IN ENGLAND, JUST GO TO WWW.VIRTUAL-SHROPSHIRE.UK.CO. Or google Shropshire, U.K.~~~~~~~~~So, the following pics are just some of the things I've been working on. I love the fabric flowers on stems! They never need water!

JUST MESSING AROUND

I just love silk screening! I love the texture that is created when the paints are forced through the screen! i also love it that one can create original designs. I'm sure in time I will tire of this new toy, but for now I love messing around with it.........I found this wonderful, really shabby, window over the week-end. I really liked that it had old white paint on the window panes and when I looked at it I knew instantly what I wanted to do with it. The fern and Queen Ann's lace stencils were made from some prints that Dawn, from the Feathered Nest blog site shared with us. They were exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, Dawn! The birds and nest were already in my file of SS. stencils.....I'M GETTING READY FOR A GARDEN & ANTIQUES SHOW AT THE ICE HOUSE IN BARRINGTON, IL. IT BEGINS APRIL 22 ~25, WITH A " PREVIEW NITE " ON APRIL 21. THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS NITE'S EVENT WILL BENEFIT HOSPICE. ...I will be sharing a large greenhouse room with friends and fellow dealers, Janice Kempf and Diane Passi. They are very upscale dealers, so we should have some wonderful, wonderful antique and garden curiosities for customers! If anyone needs more info, please e-mail me.

Here are a few more pillow designs. In the future, (slap my forehead), I will be making just the pillow covers, per standard sizes, to pare down the shipping charges!