" Lessons in Love "

A lesson in love...

I came to know the beauty

of what love truly is...

 Love that will endure all things...

A heart that is and always will be yours...

 I am here

among the beauty of love that God

has given to take me through the valleys of life.

I am so grateful and humbled by 

the love of each of you.

May this New year be filled 

with an abundance of blessings for your lives.

I will be linking up this week with

my favorite lovelies in blog land.

Jann's Share your cup Thursday

Courtney's Feathered Nest Friday

Photos of our home inspired

by a new vision of love...

Have a beautiful and blessed week!

 

{Frank Salas Photography}

My love to each of you

XOXO

" A Perfect Winter Love "

This winter season my heart

is held captive...

  

A simple Farm style holiday...

  This Christmas season 

I have such joy

in my heart for a beautiful new year ahead...

Each time I rescue an unwanted love

 along the road or one that I pulled from the heap

I wonder who missed your true beauty?

Then I realize you were left for me

to find

to love

to adore

as a  precious gift to my soul...

~Wood Star~

made from rescued old wood fence slats

planks 50 inches in length and 4 inches wide

two coats of soft white

80 grit sand paper

jute embellishment from the Dollar Store

Rescued vintage chair missing

her caned back. Painted with Vista Paints

Snowflake Confetti

 distressed with 80 grit sand paper

Linking up with these lovelies

 

Jann's  Share your cup Thursday

Wishing each and every one of my readers

and my fellow bloggers/writers

a very Merry Christmas and

joyous Holiday season.

My love to each of you

XOXO

Bountiful Blessings

This week my heart was so very blessed

with precious gifts of love from others...

"the gift of friendship"

At times I think we do not realize

how much friendships we share touch our lives...

{this week my heart spilled over}

First to arrive was this

gorgeous pillow made by Carolyn

of Sweet Tea and Linen

{Carolyn's Etsy shop is swoon worthy

and quite frankly divine}

It was given to me by the fabulously talented

Kristin of Simply Klassic Home

and the creator of Reclaimed Bliss...

Have you seen her "Junkin Pumpkin"

{made of canning jar lids}

Then one of the most unexpected gifts of all

was given to me by sweet Melinda of Alabaster Rose Lifestyle

She is a wonderful mother, wife, blogger, photographer

and has the most loving spirit.

I have never owned such a beautiful cabinet and it is my first

primitive piece to add to the Dior home.

I have always wanted a lovely cabinet to store our

linens and now I have this one to treasure.

I saw paint peeking out from underneath the ivory

and I asked Mr. Dior to do some of his magic

and when he was finished it revealed

  a gorgeous muted salmon color...

This vintage cabinet is overflowing with aged worn beauty...

I will be scouring the flea market for

more vintage linens to add to my collection...

I started adding grays around the Dior home

to get us in the mood for fall

when I spotted this beautiful old wood

table near the trash can of a home

in the neighborhood...

After a good cleaning I sealed her

with a coat of poly urethane

and decided she would make a lovely

rustic table for fall...

For a touch of whimsy I grabbed an old oil drip pan

from the garage and sprayed it with chalk paint to

have some table top fun...

I was excited and humbled to be asked

to participate in

the Romantic Homes new website

Blogging the Romantic Life part 1

Their new website is

absolutely beautiful and full of inspiration!

I will be linking up with my favorite gals

this week!

Jann's Share your cup Thursday

Debra's Vintage Inspiration

Much love to all of you

XOXO