Just Some Pretty Pics For You...

It's a relaxing Sunday afternoon around here so I thought I would snap

a few pics for you to enjoy.  These are pictures of one of my favorite

pieces of furniture, my secretary in our bedroom.  It's all hand painted

and has tons of gorgeous shabby wear.  Love the roses too...the real

ones!  They came from Costco yesterday and they just look so 

spring-like to me.  I hope you are enjoying your day!

Thanks for stopping by...

~Stacy~

A Dash Of This And A Dash Of PINK!!!

Well the hub-bub of Christmas is over and a new year has begun.  I

enjoyed the holidays, but now it's time to get down to business!  I

have so many things I want to do in the new year and one of them

is to blog more.  We'll see if that happens.  I'm a sporadic blogger at

best.  I don't blog for popularity or for anyone else, I blog for me so

when the inspiration strikes me, I blog.  When it doesn't, well...you

can tell because my posts are abit spread out!  I hope that doesn't

stop you from coming back and reading my blog and enjoying a story

and a picture or two along the way.

One thing that I am still in love with is the color PINK.  I love it and

won't ever eliminate it from my decor.  I see the pictures of these

gals with their all white decor and think it's just so stunning and

beautiful, but it's just not for me.  I just couldn't do it!  Don't you

just love these pics of Betsy Johnson's pink apartment in New York?

I think they're fabulous.  I don't go that far, but I think it's truly

amazing and glorious!  Unfortunately, my husband would not think so

even though he is comfortable in our fairly feminine and pink home.

I have actually eliminated some of the pink over the past few years

and he has definitely noticed...there must have been a LOT to start with!

One thing that I love about Betsy's home is that there is alot of pink, but

she doesn't have alot of little knicknacks and stuff hanging around.  Also,

I love the pink with that mustard color...never thought I would, but I do!

This is Betsy's living room.  Pretty spectacular I'd say!

Here is another view of her bedroom and fabulous pink kitchen.  WOW!

What I'm trying to get at is this...don't let others influence you one way

or the other.  Do what makes YOU happy in your decor.  Not everyone

is going to agree with your choices, but hey, they don't have to because

they don't live with you!  Just try to get along with the people who do!

And with that being said, I going to go make myself a cup of tea

and found a pink teacup to put it in...and YOU have a great day!

(*_*)

~Stacy~

An "Early" Christmas Tree

This is kind of a funny little post...

Some of you may recall that I spent five wonderful weeks at my Mom's

house back in Canada this fall.  We haven't spent a Christmas together

for 14 years now and when we get together we always seem to get up

to a caper or two.  (*_*)  Seeing as how we were going to be miles apart

at Christmas, we decided to decorate one of her trees together while I was

still there.  Yes, it was the middle of October, but so what!  LOL!   We did

up her little white tree in her bedroom...it's away from prying eyes and from

people who might overwise think we were totally insane to have a tree up at

that time of the year.  As it was, my brother walked up the stairs while we

were trying to put it up incognito...he thought we were really ridiculous I'm sure!

My Mom's bedroom set is beautiful and it involves probably the caper of all time.

I purchased it for her at JCPenney here in Utah, stored it for awhile and then

my husband and I loaded it all up in the back of our truck (bed, two night

stands, a huge dresser and a matching mirror) and hauled it all the way to her

house 1000 miles away across the border into Canada.  I must tell you that I

think the border guard thought we were insane at this point.  But it was worth

it, it's so lovely and she had been looking for something special for a long time.

My Mom's house is so pretty and rather Victorian in her decor.

I love her Victorian settee by her window...so comfy and pretty!

It helps to have a cosy fireplace to curl up beside in the winter!

So there you have it, a tree in October, decorated with love by a

Mother and daughter who are miles apart at Christmas...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

~Stacy~

Merry Christmas To You!

Here is our front entry table all decked out and waiting to

greet friends and family as they come through the door.

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here!

Where has the time gone?

The sofa table decorated with a simple Christmas display.

Oh how I love my statues!

And yes, there is a tv in the background.  This is a real house

with real stuff hanging around...no hiding it!

This little sleigh came from the thrift store and so did the ornaments.

Not too bad if I don't say so myself!  (*_*)

A view of our family/dining room.

I adore our china cabinet...it has a matching table and chairs too!

Another view...as you can see I have my classic Christmas movies

sitting in the background waiting to be watched and my crochet

work waiting to be worked on.  It's just a day in the life around here.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thank you all for being a part of my blog this year.  I hope to be a

little bit better blogger in the new year, as in blogging more often.

We'll see how that plays out!

Happy Holidays!

~Stacy~

Oh Christmas Tree!

Here is a little glimpse of my tree this year.  I was going to try and go

simple this time, but it didn't quite work out.  I actually really love all

of my decorations and didn't feel like buying new ones so all of the "old"

ones got thrown on.  I like to put things on the tree from around the

house too...just little items that I love and that will "go" with all of my

pinkness.  I hope you enjoy...

My angel never wants to stay on top without falling over so I use this

pretty pink venetian mask instead flanked with flowers and feathers.

I have several of these pretty pink feathery birds around my home.  I

found them at Michael's a few years back and I love them because they

have little clips on the bottom.  I love their long tails!

More pretty pink and white ornaments.

A sweet little vintage drum with silver glitter.

Marie Antoinette's settee...

A sweet vintage pink safety pin basket.

Dream a little dream...

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas

and a happy New Year!

~Stacy~

My Angelina Wrona Artwork Collecton ~ Last Picture

For some reason my first post on Angelina's artwork cut off this picture.  Can

a post be too large?  Who knows!  Anyway...this is my last picture and this

one is called "Remembrance" and I feel sorry for this poor girl.  I wasn't going

to purchase it, but there is something so sweet and melancholy about it. 

Notice the teeny spider on the tree branch...

If this artwork is too creepy for you, hey, I hear you!  But if you are interested

in her artwork, her web site is http://www.angelinawrona.ca/.  You can purchase her

work there.  My prints were quite expensive as they are gallery originals and

are mounted on hardboard and professionally framed etc.  If you are looking for

a less expensive way to go, you can find her work at http://www.allposters.com/.  I

actually  just purchased another one and just got the poster this time.  It

arrived today!  It is of a dark haired little girl holding a lamb and it is entitled

"Clarice"...very interesting....

I hope you have enjoyed my little collection and seeing something new.

Have a great day!

~Stacy~

My Angelina Wrona Artwork Collection

While most of you are blogging about Christmas, I am going to venture

a little bit over to the "dark" side and share with you my growing collection

of Angelina Wrona artwork.  Angelina Wrona is a Canadian artist from Ontario

who is growing in popularity and I can see why.  Her images are whimsical and

haunting and even a little bit macabre and they suit my personality just fine!

I hauled these originals all the way back from Canada.  I found them in an art

gallery there and I knew I was hooked!  My decor is so "antique and vintage"

and I am looking for a way to add more modern pieces so everything doesn't

look so "old".  I love these because they are sweet and slightly "dark", but

they don't stray too far from my love of romantic decor.    This lovely gal is

named "Eloise".  I just love her pink hair and the huge flower in it!

This print is entitled "Timide Lapin" which means "Shy Rabbit" in French.

See her adorable bunny ears on the top of her head...love it.  This one

is my absolute favorite!  I love her!

This is a smaller print entitled "Resurrection".  Notice that the girl is wearing a

blue dress and is holding a white rabbit.  She looks pretty demonic with those

crazy eyes and she looks like a resurrected Alice In Wonderland to me!

In her biography, the artists says that she gets her inspiration from her

daughters and she began to realize and combine her delicate, dark subjects

with surreal twists and ideas. Blending Japanese anime, folk art and

representational styles to bring them to life, Angelina has created her

collection, which she affectionately calls the "Senta-Mental Dolls.  It

should also be known that Angelina used to work at a mental institution.

Hmmm...thus the word "Senta-Mental Dolls" perhaps?  Who knows...

~Stacy~