Suzanne's Birthday Gift

A while ago I came across this vintage swan and knew just who it would go to...

Happy Birthday Suzanne!

 

I placed a darling vintage pixie candle hugger around the swan's neck.

At first glance the swan and pixie have nothing in common.

Until the pixie wrapped around hugging the swan.  

Then they both seem to glow with love and friendship. 

The swan and pixie sit atop a vintage bottle adorned with mod-podged

tissue and velum images, faux pearls, pearls & crystals dangles as well as 

vintage lace and trims. 

 Happy Birthday Dear Sweet Suzanne!

 

Thanksgiving Moments

 Sharing a few precious moments of my Thanksgiving holiday

 
Sweet gifts from my dear friend Suzanne... thanks Suzanne for honoring me with your precious 

handmade pumpkins and the castle button along with its history...they are perfect gifts for me.  
I adore them and YOU!

I've been missing my dear friend and sister - today we spent a few hours together...

miss you & love you Dee!



As many of you know, Belle joined our family in July which made this her first Thanksgiving with us.  We've been working on her "social manners".   She had perfect manners on Thanksgiving and was welcomed by our side all day.

Belle did something so amazing, I wished I had a picture to share with this story, but I do not.  We gathered hand-in-hand, in a circle to share our Thanksgiving meal prayer.  Belle chose to stand by my sister during prayer.  I was saying prayers and heard others snickering, I could tell Miss Belle was doing something, but I kept my head bowed and finished the prayer.  It was then I learned Belle sit between my sister and her husband, reached up with both her front paws, placing a paw on each of their hands, holding their hands in our circle until the prayer was over.  Priceless!

I've tried to upload the video of Belle enjoying her first Thanksgiving meal with us, but Blogger seems to having a loading problem with it.

 

Miss Belle shortly after enjoying her Thanksgiving meal

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Part 2

I only have a PC, no laptop, notebook, smart phone or whatever, so I need to be home and at my PC to share any new post with you.  When it comes to tech stuff, I keep it simple...

hence my delay in recent postings. 

I've been away on a wonderful Girls Rule trip.
I will be sharing about it once I get caught up on some other posts.  

I had planned on catching up with posting early this weekend; however our eldest son was involved in a major car accident.  Thank our good Lord, he was not severely injured!

His car was totaled.  

On with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Part 2...

My last post left Laurie, Suzanne & me getting ready to experience shopping at the
Kansas City West Bottoms Vintage Stores.

Laurie & Suzanne

 Me, Laurie & Suzanne 

 (October: all sorts of odd items.  A vintage hair stylist

teaching mannequin with real human hair)

 I really enjoyed the sunlight shinning through this window display

 Visiting with friend Carol Spinski (Raised in Cotton) at her Bottoms Up booth

(Laurie, Suzanne, Carol & me)

 Delighted to get a photo with friend Sarah (My So Called Junky Life)

Sarah is such a sweetie!  I ADORE her blog, her Bottoms Up booth

and her amazing and creative talents!

 Bits of Sarah's Bottoms Up booth, My So Called Junky Life

(same name as her blog)

Here's a tease of her November Bottoms Up Christmas items from her blog

More of West Bottoms shopping...

 I love this sofa!  It was only $115!  

I absolutely have no where to put it or it would have come home with me!

 Wow! bright lemony yellow 

Window view (I think from the 3rd floor of Bottoms Up)

Amazing old buildings!

The holidays are upon us... smile!

Front entrance display at Bella Patina

 It was October, lots of eerie & odd displays

 Liberty Belle's entrance display

We ran into fellow Bird Song friends Marj & Gail!

Suzanne & Laurie - we had an amazing day!
Be sure and visit Laurie's post, she has lots of great photos.

The last event of their visit was Karla's Romantic Gothic Ghost.  I'll be sharing more about that soon.

 

  

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

The blog 'photo full' flag I received must have been
a fluke as I can now post photos - hopefully it will not return.  

Early October, Laurie & Suzanne came to visit me.
Here they are arriving at the airport.  

As soon as we left the airport we were determined to
squeeze as much as we could into their four day visit.

 Immediately after their arrival, we were off &
shopping at  The Rusty Chandelier

 

 Our Haunting Welcome

Amazing handmade crowns!

 A picture of Friendship!

The next morning we spent a couple of hours in my studio
creating Gothic Ghost banners.

 (photo courtesy of Laurie)

Suzanne working on her banner 

Laurie with her finished banner 

(photo courtesy of Laurie)
 I did not finish my banner as I seem to talk too much.



Our next adventure was to shop the Mission Road Antique Mall and eat lunch at the Bloomsbury Bistro located in the mall.

  
(photo courtesy of Laurie)
 This is my favorite place for lunch!
Their toasted carrot cake is the best ever!

(photo courtesy of Laurie)
 Shopping at Beth's booth.  
Beth always has the coolest treasures at great prices!

We fulfilled Suzanne's dream to shop the brick and mortar store
of Victoria Trading Co.  
 
(photo courtesy of Laurie)  

Later that evening Suzanne surprise us
with darling Ballerina socks and tiaras

 

(Suzanne, Tami, Laurie)

 It's been a long time since I've done a plie.

Two days down, two days left to share of our amazing visit.
 I will soon post about our adventures at the
Kansas City First Weekend West Bottoms vintage stores
(be sure and watch the West Bottoms video on this link!)
and Karla's Romantic Gothic Ghost event. 
 till then... 
Hugs ~ Tami