I'VE BEEN SO BAD....

..........ABOUT BLOGGING! IT HAS JUST BEEN CRAZY BUSY! BETWEEN ALL THE SHOWS AND MAKING THINGS, AND KEEPING THE SHOP FULL, AND.....LIFE! WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS SORRY. AND NOW, IN JUST 29 MINUTES, I LEAVE FOR THE AIRPORT TO BOARD A BIG AIRPLANE THAT IS GOING TO TAKE ME ACROSS THE POND TO HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND FOR THREE WEEKS.IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS GAL, MARY, I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT. SHE IS GREAT, AND WE HAVE VERY SIMILAR TASTES. BTW, THIS IS OUR NEW SHOP SIGN. I BOUGHT AN OLD HEADBOARD AND MARY TRANSFORMED IT INTO THIS WONDERFUL SIGN. SHE WILL ALSO KEEP THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY WHILE I'M GONE. THANKS, MARY.

SINCE I HAVE NOT BEEN BLOGGING LATELY, AND WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO FOR ANOTHER THREE WEEKS, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE GIVE-AWAY UNTIL I GET BACK. SO, ALL YOU LOVELY BLOGGERS, I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO CATCHING UP WITH ALL OF YOU SOON. TOOTLES!

AND NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.........

THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS POST! THESE ARE SOME TEENY, DARLING LITTLE QUAIL EGGS THAT WERE GIFTED TO ME BY CHRIS. SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE NESTS AND BIRDS AND WAS GENEROUS ENOUGH TO SHARE THESE WITH ME! THANK YOU, CHRIS. I LOVE THESE ADORABLE LITTLE THINGS.

KANE FLEA MARKET...ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!!!!!!!!

LAST WEEK-END WAS KANE AND IT WAS SUPER FANTABULOUS!!!!! It just keeps on getting better and better! All of my dealer friends were there and some dealers that I've know for a long time but had lost touch with. One of those dealers that was new to Kane this month was JO MARIE. SHE HAD GREAT STUFF AND WAS BLOWN AWAY BY HER SALES. JOE USED TO SELL OUT OF AN OLD BARN AND A LOT OF HER CUSTOMERS FOUND HER AGAIN AT KANE AND WERE OVER JOYED AND SHOWED IT! My sales were like wise amazing and I also get to visit with customers, some new and some that I've known for a long time, and let me tell you, they are all dear people!.....................I bought this great old tin picnic basket from DIANE P. She said when she bought it she thought of me. it is the greatest piece and, for now a keeper! Someone, years ago, embellished this beauty with crochet thin rope. THANK YOU, DIANE.

Shown here is a beautiful bevy of tiny bottles that once contained essential oils. Mostly rose and florals, and they still retain the most wonderful, faint fragrance that makes you feel happy! These were from my friend, JANICE K. She also was delighted with the response that she received at Kane. Way to go, JANICE, you sweet girl! These will probably be made into necklaces somewhere down the road.

And last, but not least, is this wonderful vintage lace that was gifted to me by the sweet Lynn B. Since she makes such fantastic pillows and adornments, her gift was so generous, because she uses lace like this in her designs! You have to see her talent @ www.teacupstitches.blogspot.com. Thank you Lynn! It was so nice to visit with you

A GIVE-AWAY AND A BIG THANK YOU

First of all, I want to thank all of you sweeties out there that helped me to figure out how to delete comments. The trash can was right there, waiting to be used! how easy is that?! So, thank you for being so kind with your advice.....Then i want to give away this wonderful book by Sandra Evertson. With paper flowers being so popular right now, I thought someone might be interested in learning how to make some of the amazing paper flowers in this book. There are 125 pages full of patterns and instructions. All you have to do is leave comments! the drawing is right after Mothers Day. As usual, for every comment, there is a tag made out with your name on it. And for you sweet gals that pointed out to me how to delete comments, you already have 3 slips with your name on it!AREN'T THESE AMAZING!

THEY'RE PAPER FOR GOODNESS SAKES!

KANE CO. FLEA MARKET WAS BUSY AND BUSTLING TODAY! I'M BRINGING A FEW MORE THINGS FOR TOMORROW AND THEN I WILL START WORKING ON ANOTHER GARDEN SHOW THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN OAKBROOK, IL. ON MAY 22nd. (DETAILS IN ANOTHER UPCOMING POST.) ALSO, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, I JUST HAVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT I BOUGHT FROM 2 OF MY DEALER FRIENDS AND SOMETHING THAT WAS GIFTED TO ME BY A VERY SWEET AND TALENTED LADY! SO, STAYED TUNED AND GET THOSE COMMENTS ROLLIN' IN!