Sweet Finds

Pink Eye Candy

I'm in the middle of a studio re-do.

Fun! Fun!  :)

I'll show the entire room soon.

But for now,

I thought you might enjoy seeing

some of the pink eye candy

I have "sprinkled" about.

 

 

 

 

 

See anything you like?   tee-hee

My "non-artsy" sister came over the other day.

(my brother-in-law was hanging the new chandi I got for my studio). 

She looked around my room

for a second &  said..   

"What the hell do you do with all this stuff?

Someone could go shopping in here!

It looks like an antique mall!"

LOL

I'm sure that was a compliment!!!

hugs, Joanna

for more pink goodness,  go to Beverly's

Christmas Toys

Guess what I picked up today?

I've been wanting one forever!

It will fit in perfectly with the other

Christmas toys...

Give up???   : )

LOL

Today, I found this wonderful, vintage sled!

... and it was only $23.

Can you believe it?

I just wish I had had it yesterday

or on Christmas Eve...

When it was actually SNOWING!

(could of taken some cute pics)

Have a great New Years!

**I'll be back soon to share my Christmas sampler...

It's finally finished!

Newest purchase!

Hi Dolls!

I wanted to share with you,

 my newest purchase!

This Hollywood Glamour Vanity & Highboy.

 

At least,  that's what the Red Shed Girls,

Val & Michelle call it...  "Hollywood Glamour".

 

I simply refer to it as M-I-N-E!  :)

 

On Monday,  I scrolled around in blog land

& came across this post,

or "call for help" as I like to say!  LOL

According to the post,  they [the R.S. Girls]

desperately needed space in their showroom.

(Too showcase new lovelies for their

upcoming sale on Aug. 29th)

So,   I did what any true friend would...

I called & bought the furniture via telephone!

Yes, I purchased it before seeing it in person.  :) 

Special thanks to my sweet friend

shopping assistant, Bryanna.

She helped me spend my $$$

by convincing me that the pair

was worth every penny.  :)  

 

And she was absolutely right!

Don't you agree?

My craft room will be "home" to my new furniture.

It going to be divine!

I'm hoping to get everything set up

 this weekend, so be sure to

check back in.

xoxo, Joanna

Where Bloggers Create~

 

Hello!

Today, I am participating in

Karen's blog party!

"Where Bloggers Create"

I like to think of my "creative" room

as a huge treasure chest...

well, actually, maybe a

vintage trunk!

That sounds more appropriate,

doesn't  it?

My trunk [creative room] houses

all of my precious belongings!

Beautiful things I adore

and collect...

as well as the materials

I use to create with.

Please, Be my guest!

Take a peek at my

"happy place".

My "inspiration" room.

My "vintage trunk".

Hope you like it as much as I do!

hugs, Joanna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-purpose table

Hello!

Thanks for joining me.  :)

Are you familiar with Tracey of

A Cottage Industry or

Rhondi, Rose Colored Glasses?

They both have great, little blog that I love!

 And I wanted to partake in both,

Tracey's  garden tour and Rhondi's porch party. 

 

This year, Tracey thought it would be fun

to focus on one specific idea or area...

So, today, I'd like to share

a little corner of my patio!

 

It's "home" to my potting table.

 

 

 

 

I love my little table!

It fits perfectly in the corner,

it's functional & multi- purpose.

In a snap, it doubles as an snack/beverage bar

when I'm entertaining guest...

or the kids have their friends over.

 (which is most helpful because it keeps

them from coming in & out of the house a 1000x).

 

 

 

I just LoVe my lil' table!

It definitely makes being outdoors

more enjoyable.  :)

Have a great day!

Joanna

Christmas Garland

The Nester is hosting a
"Holiday Garland" Show & Tell.

And although, I'm a couple of hours late,
I wanted to participate.

So, I ran to Michael's Craft Store,
picked up a couple of items...
rushed home & threw this together:



 
 
 
 

 
I made the comment to the hubby,
that I was pleased with the turn out...
Although it is rather "plain"
compared to some of the others
I have seen.

He was rather quick to correct me,
saying it was
"Simple yet Elegant".

Isn't he sweet?  tee-hee

xoxo, Joanna

Inspired to decorate

I have been busy in the kitchen...

Re-decorating.

Not too long ago my hubby complained
suggested I change "the look" of the kitchen.
It was more of a Chef theme then.

Caught off guard, I came up with this:


Somewhat of a "vintage" kitchen.
And I really liked it, esp. since I already
had everything.  (These are items that
were originally purchased for my booth).

The only problem...  everything was Red & White.

My kitchen opens up to my living room where
everything is Maroon & Green.

I liked the items, but hated that the
color schemes no longer matched.

So, I finally got around to changing everything.
Well, ONLY after discovering this blog:
Bless Our Nest

I was completely inspired to do this:
 

and this...

Then:


Now:



This space below use to be bare.
It was home to the dish strainer.
But I like this little arrangement much better.


And the kitchen table,
that use to be naked is now 

ready for any meal.

  

I just love the place settings.

 The only items purchased
to complete my new look were the place mats, napkins, and leaf dishes.

 The mats & napkins were on clearance at Dillard's

and the leaf dishes was only$1.50 ea. at Walmart.
 
I still have a few more things
that I would like to do,
but I think I am off to a great start.

So, what blogs inspire you?
xoxo, Joanna

My Studio ~

Hello!

Finally, my big reveal...
I was trying to hold out for my 100th post,
but many of you have written me
in regards to my new studio.

So, here it is.

The desk.
Originally, my desk was on the other side of the room.
Because of it's positioning, I faced the wall.
The door was to the left of me & I could easily see into the hallway,
but that was it.  All of the items that I treasured and
my "inspirational" type items were behind me.



In the new position, I have access to all of my favorite things.

In front of me, I can see the bookshelf my dad built for me.




To my right side, sits the patio table that I found by the curb


And to my left are my girls


and the shelf above them


Closer to my desk, there is another bookshelf that holds supplies


from my desk, I can also see the vintage typewriter
that I shared with you in another post.

My workspace today is fairly decent.  I am working on a couple
of Silver Bella swaps at the moment.


Behind my desk is a cute, white night stand that I use
to hold my cutting utensils.


and above the white night stand is a little shelf that
holds some of my favorites.


Even though it's not 100% complete, I just love my new space...
 
 I hope you enjoyed the tour!

Join me tomorrow for Pink Saturday!

xoxo, Joanna

A quick peek...

Since I am so excited about my studio reveal tomorrow,
I thought I'd give ya yet another quick glance at
one of the small vignettes I've put together.

For the most part, it could be one of the first
and last things you see when entering
and leaving the room.

I'm using these delicious hat boxes as my
door stopper.  :)



The one covered in lace was given to me by my
girlfriend Angela.   She's a doll!

She said it was too dirty for her.   Hello, it's vintage!!!! :)

Here's a closer look:


It has a marking (sticker) of some sort.  But,
I have left it alone in fear of damaging it even further.


And a close up of the items that are gently resting on
top of the hat boxes:

 

I am hoping my "creative" little door stop will serve
as a reminder (Yes, to me!) that my studio
should be, needs to be in decent order all of the time!

... well, MOST of the time.  :)

Please join me tomorrow for additional photos.

xoxo, Joanna

Studio Sneak Peek

I finally did it!

For weeks, I have been gathering items & making plans
for my studio "make over".

Being that I had an extra day off (due to the holiday),
I figured this was a great weekend to get busy.

All of the old red & black furniture has made it way into my
booth at the antique mall.

And I've decided to decorate a little more "girlie".





The entire room is now "cookie crumb" (tan) and I covered
my desk with floral fabric to give it a more shabby feel.

More pics to come soon!

xoxo, Joanna