Meet the Bowheads...

Thought I'd give you a sneak peak of things I'll be working on while I'm watching the Survivor finale tonight (now that the "Dragonslayer" is gone- thank goodness- I don't care who wins, but I still have to watch) .

These girls are almost done....Remember back in the 80's when we all used to wear those hair bows on our pony tails?

I suppose it might have just been a Texas thing, but the girls who wore those ribbons were called "bowheads", for obvious reasons...so when I found these sweet baby doll stamps, the first thing I thought: "look, bowheads!"


OK...they don't all have bows.
There's a hat or two and some sort of head dress (feathers?), but they all have some sort of accesory on their noggins...


Every group has its' rebel, though. In this case she's a rebel without a dress as well as a hair bling...

I guess when you're brave enough to go to the party nekkid, you don't need no stinkin' bow...

Wonder if that's why she's my favorite?

Until Next Time,

Something New, Something Blue...

I knew it was coming...I took my chances...

I am officially grounded.

I am not allowed to so much as whisper the words (or even type ever so softly) "beautiful Teenage Girl Child" again until further notice (oops, did I just mention "she who shall not be named"?)...I told her everyone was looking at Molly anyway, but she wasn't buying it....If you have no idea what I am talking about, click here....

So how about some shop talk?

Something that would make every teenager on the planet stick their fingers in their ears and wail "lalalalalalalalalalala- can't hear you!"

I have been working today....working on something new, something blue...something slightly comfortable, but different none the less...


Over the past several months I have had several request for more hand stamped stationery.
Honestly, the idea scares me just a bit. My tags are wee little bits of stamping, a contained field that is very easy to keep simple (which has been part of my stamping mantra from the get-go: soft or faded colors, vintage inspired images and overall simplicity).

They are those little single bites of goodness that the contestants are always making on one of my favorite shows, Top Chef ...they are the amuse-bouche of the stamping world....(thank you Google and Wikipedia for teaching me how to spell amuse-bouche)...


Moving on to cards (to me anyway) is like taking the training wheels off. It's such a big surface to work with...that much empty paper intimidates me...

So how about some baby steps first?

How about post cards?


Perfect for short little notes of encouragement- not so small as a gift tag but not the big, full entree commitment of a note card or invitation (at least in my mind, and in that moment, that was all that counted)...


So what do you think?

Not that hard really...actually kind of fun...

Next (baby) Step: Save the Date cards....
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And what would a post from me be these days if I didn't tell you this:
If you haven't entered my OWOH giveaway, what the heck are you waiting for??

Click here!
Go there and post a reply! When I get to 250 entries, I will be adding another prize...
...and I want to give away more stuff, so help me out!

Only three more days 'til Mr. Sunshine comes home on R&R Leave (almost 9 months to the day since I last saw him)...woohooo! I tried to get through the post without mentioning that but I am so giddy, I just couldn't help myself...

And that makes this a HAPPY, walking on Sunshine kind of Tuesday!
Hope it's been a good one for you too...

Until Next Time,

Etsy Love...

I have been lucky enough to be included in some truly beautiful treasuries this week...

This first was curated by Monarchdancer....

If I were forced to pick a favorite color, I think this shade of blue would be it....so soft and relaxing...
if you'd like to see the live version, just click on the photo...

Thank you Monarchdancer!
Be sure to click on her name- some adorable crocheted goods in her shop....

This one is curated by CottageInTheSun, a fellow San Antonio girl (Thanks AGAIN for the Texas Christmas ornaments, Annette!)...a more subdued color pallette, but I love it as well (and I am a BIG fan of DUDADAZE!).....

Thank you, Cottage!
I need to start curating some treasuries again- I miss it as this is how I usually do my window shopping on Etsy....

In other news, have you entered my OWOH giveaway yet?
If not, what are you waiting for?
Scroll on down (or even easier: click HERE!) and put your name in the hat. If you're not familiar with the caravan, make sure you click on the OWOH link to be taken to the official blog- I think the train is over six hundred blogs long...

Literally, bloggy nirvana!!
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Happy Snowy Wednesday to all!!

Until next time,

Shades of Inspiration....

I have been a member of Sadie Olive's Shades of Inspiration Flickr Group since it's inception, but this is my first post for the weekly challenge (time just is not on my side). If you haven't visited SadieOlive's Blog or the Flickr Group before, make sure you click on the links above and check them out. Each week a new color challenge is issued.

Your assignment: get your camera in hand and start shooting; post the results. There are some absolutely beautiful shots posted in this group, so please don't laugh at my humble first-timer's offerings...

This week's challenge was Pale Blue and Brown...

An oldie but good for me. Never ever get tired of taking photos of my button collection. And when I can sneak in some vintage canning jars, well that's just icing...

A close up...this one is my favorite...

And there are allot of us who chose seashells as a subject (who doesn't think of the beach when you hear these two colors said in the same sentence?)....I just love the way the pale blue glass matches one of the shells...so soft and pretty....

Again, this second shot is my favorite of the two. The way the light makes the blues glass almost glow...picks up all of the bubbles and chips in the great antique canning lid...I can almost feel the saltwater in the air and the sand between my toes....

Hopefully, I will be able to continue to participate in this challenge. It's a great way to learn more about the art of photography...a hobby that helps the business (because it is so true-on Etsy, it's all about the photo!). Sweet!

Until Next Time,

STEPH

FRONT PAGE!!

Look WAAYYY down there in the right hand corner....that's ME! Or my "Nest" tag, to be more specific...

WOO HOO! But I missed it! So this screenshot isn't of the front page...

I came home this afternoon (from a very productive "Barn Sale" shopping adventure, which is what I planned to share with you this afternoon, but that can wait until tomorrow-this is important-lol!) to a couple of orders (been a slow week, so I was excited, can you tell?) and a slew of new hearts...

I can see why this collection made the front page- jenmenkhaus gathered a beautiful variety of one of my favorite colors-robins egg blue.

If you'd like some clickable links, head on over to Etsy and check it out!