Friday Finds . . .

 

A few of the things I find each week which strike my fancy and I hope that they strike yours also!


 

I love LOVE paper Dolls and I found this printable one on  Cool Mom Picks.

 

Stitch Books.  How I make My Fibre Books, a complete tutorial on A Million Little Stitches.

 

Mediterranean Diet, a meal plan which can save your life.   From Authority Nutrition. This is a detailed meal plan for the Mediterranean diet. Foods to eat, foods to avoid and a sample Mediterranean menu for one week.   Every little helps!

 

I love this Valentine Wreath on Etsy by Judy Blank.  I think it is breathtakingly beautiful.   Her work is just gorgeous.




A Love Banner for Valentines Day.  From A Pretty Life In The Suburbs.  There are also a lot of other  Valentines Ideas there as well!  

 

This one is for Tatiana and I love it too.  A wooden spool wreath that you can use a lot of your paper scraps on.  How very pretty and unique!  From The Darice Craft Blog.

 

Washi Tape Light Switch Covers.  I love this idea!  (Especially for my craft room!)  Found on Tinker With This.

 

Wire Edged Fabric Flowers.  I used to make a lot of these in days gone by.  I had whole arrangements of them.   A complete tutorial on Polka Dot Pineapple.

  

 Painting a Porcelain Tea Pot.  How very beautiful.  From Invisibly. 

  

Painted Dishtowels no sew.  From Hello Glow.  I love these.  Look at that cute pom pom edging.  I Love pom poms.



10 easy ways you can add cottage style to create a home you love! Cottage living provides a casual, comfortable style that's truly fuss-free.  From Town N Country Living.

And that's it for this week.  I hope you found something useful there!


A friend of mine is in the process at the moment of adopting a little Chinese Girl.  She wanted me to do a picture for her to hang in her new daughter's bedroom which would convey how very much they wanted her.   This is what I came up with.  It took me several days to do from the initial sketch to the finished painting.  She is very happy with it.  I love doing commission work when my vision actually matches the vision of the person I am doing it for.   Because I do everything by hand, even the lettering, it can be a bit of a pain when they want something changed.  That usually means having to completely redo everything from the start.  I wish I knew an easier way of doing it, but I'm a dinosaur.  The only way I know how to do these things is by hand and by scratch.  Nothing digital here!

This is my first piece of the year!

A thought to carry with you through today  . . .

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Catch a fire with enthusiasm
and people will come for miles
to watch you burn.
~John Wesley
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Cooking in The English Kitchen today . . . Hot Ham and Cheese Rolls.  Delicious!


Have a fabulous Friday.   Wherever you go, whatever you do, don't forget!

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And I do too!