Happy Mother's Day

To all the mothers of the world, I salute you!

My Mom is my biggest fan & has been a huge part of my life &

support system. She is always ready to help with whatever I need.

She is there to offer advise, to pitch in with a family dinner,

or just talk me through anything on the phone.

She has travelled the world & reads insatiably all kinds of books & the newspaper.

She watches the news every day & stays current on what's happening

in the world. She is always dressed impeccably with matching accessories,

in styles & colours that suit her.

She went to University against her doctor's advise & graduated with an honours BA 

from U of T, Victoria College. I followed in her foot steps & did the same.

She is 85 years old & still drives her own car. 

Even though we don't always see eye to eye on things, she is always

ready to discuss & put her point across, as am I.

She is a class act all the way, & I am proud to call her Mom.

Love you Mom! xo  : )

Grandma's Jewels

I am cleaning out the basement which includes boxes of stuff from

my parents' house when they moved to a condo.

I opened one box & found my Grandma's jewellery box.

All her good stuff either my Mom has or I have so this stuff was her

costume jewellery. I found 2 necklaces of crystals that

I remember her wearing on a daily basis! 

Plus a big pin that she used to wear on her dresses. 

Yes she wore dresses every day!

Not only do these remind me of her, they are very retro chic.

 I plan to wear them myself, but maybe not every day! : )

New Lamp

Got this lamp at HomeSense the other night. 

It looks like faux bois & is a little different, it just appealed to me.

It actually gives off more light than the lamp I had there before.

I love the little twig finial. : )

Waiting for the mail...

Looked out the window this morning & this little fellow was

clinging to the wall beside the mail box.

Don't know what kind of bird he is.

Might be a Chickadee? : )

My New Favourite Colour.

I love to wear purple but my new favourite colour for decor accents is turquoise.

I have varying shades of it in my living room. 

No two are the same shade yet they all go together to make an

over all cohesive look. It seems to compliment every colour.   : )

The perfect little watering can.

I just received this little antique french watering can in the mail.

I ordered it from Etsy. It is just the right size & has a tiny spout that is

perfect for watering my little window herb garden.

  

It also looks very sweet.  : )

Project #6: Rocking Horse Refresh.

Well I finally finished this project. It took a long time to start it & I nearly

chickened out a few times. I have not earned my title

of Master Procrastinator for nothing you know.

Anyway, I rescued this rocking horse from my neighbour's 

garbage & had it in my basement awaiting a refresh for a few months.

Before.

He was very dark & was missing his tail.

During.

In my defense, I did have to wait for the paint I ordered to arrive.

I painted the base with Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Duck Egg Blue.

The main & hooves are Coco. The saddle is Provence. 

Then I decided to paint the horse Paris Grey instead of Old White.

I also decided to remove the handles in the neck, so I sawed them off,

filled the holes with wood filler & sanded it to finish.

After.

I applied clear wax & then dark wax, sanding in spots to create 

a patina in order to make it look old. I cut some hair off an old

Halloween mask to make the tail.

I really like the way he turned out & all it cost me was about $40 for all the paint! : )