I'm playin' again...I'm just sayin'...

 

Gosh it's been a long time since I "played" in my studio...like almost a year? Yep...it's been about a year.

Wait a cotton pickin' minute...That's not true!

I spend every waking hour in my pj's in there...but I'm always working. I'm always working on a swap or a gift or a project, but never nothing for me or for you!

Since Dad fell sick and passed away last year...I haven't really had the time to "play" just for fun. You know, the type of "play" without a real project or deadline in mind?

Well, let me tell you that after that horrible yard sale last weekend, I played...

 

 

and played...

 

 

and played...

 

 

 

and OH did it feel SO good!

Good quality therapy!

{you can find these here}

So while I have you here and I have your full attention, I want to thank you for your sweet comments from the last post. I tried to make light (I mean black) of that pitiful 7 mile yard sale.

Didn't you just love those black boxes? I thought it was quite funny myself!

I thought by making a "funny" out of my day, it would relieve my stroke symptoms...{and it did!}

But on the other hand, I hope I didn't give you a stroke or owe you a new computer because you threw it out the window when you thought it wasn't downloading the photos ;)

But instead of being funny, I guess I should have showed you the sweet things that I did come home with...

Sandy (from California) made me this beautiful necklace below, complete with So Cal sand from the beach!!!  Love it!!!

And while at the yard sale, Sarah found this awesome bracelet for me. She has such a good eye and beats me to all the good stuff. She found herself some great zebra print luggage for her trip to Kim's event in California this summer. So be on the look out for a mermaid that's headed toward the beach with LOTS of zebra luggage!!!! Get out of her way!!!! ;)

Sandi surprised me with a jar full of these dominoes...

and this wonderful "J" full of bling!!!!

Then UPS delivered a little box for me from sweet Rosalyn~Sue. I cannot wait to meet her in Savannah next month. She has organized so much fun stuff for Jenn's event so far and we've already been having such a wonderful pre-party time!!! Like for example, we had a little secret quiz on the message board and she sent out a book (of our choice) JUST for participating! I chose The Flea Markets of France and I've had my nose stuck in it ever since I unwrapped it!

The illustrations and the photography are just SO beautiful!

Thank you Rosalyn~Sue!

 

    Then Monday came around...which led my beloved mailman to me once again.

(I love him ONLY when he brings me packages)

He brought me TWO packages! Oh if I weren't married, I'd...

JUST KIDDING!  ;)

One is from Julie~Ann and the other is from Ester. I haven't opened them yet, but those who know me know that I'm waiting for the moment when I can sit and ENJOY the moment of opening them up without being rushed!

To Julie~Ann and Ester:

Thank you in advance!!!!! I'm so excited!!!!! I'll be posting about the surprises soon, I promise!!!!!

And to all of you, I hope this post was more eye candy than the last post. I tried to make up for the black box joke although what more eye candy can be better than three of the most beautiful girls out there in blog land?

Well, at least Sandy and Sarah are!     tee hee!

Don't you just wish you were at the flea markets in France?

I do. {sigh}