Costumes and a Handmade Vine Wreath!

Isn't this little Cactus girl the Sweetest?! I think she is my

fave what a Darling!

Pie ala mode anyone? Blueberry Mmmm...

Vanilla ice cream!

My fave Cracker! Awww

Look at these pooches...

My Wreath..

My patio you can see is really something..

as this Jasmine Vine has really shaded the whole top of the veranda.

In Springtime is looks like Snow the whole thing awash with small white

flowers covering the whole thing..really a sight!

And the fragrance is just sublime..

Here is the wreath I made..a Jasmine Wreath

A Vine gone wild but beautiful..

here is the side of my patio with this

Magnificent Vine!

I sent my Son to cut if off the chimney and this is a small part of the Vine..

The Vine had really Covered the chimney. These vines get under the wood and must

really be kept in check!

Vine wreaths can be made out of ANY vine that is long and green..

just cut and wrap. This vine when dried out will sit on my hearth!

I hope your day Is lovely!

**For This is the day which the Lord hath made..let us be glad and Rejoice in it!**

I have found such a Wonderful Blog..a Birthday Boy and Beads I Won!

Some Blogs are just Wonderful and they speak for themselves..

And in the blog world as many of us do we look at this blog and that one and so thru anther's blog I have found this Wonderful Blog. This woman is so talented..she home schools (how many would or could do that?!) cans many a fruit and vegetable in massive amounts as well as raise some of their livestock for food. So I admire this Woman alot. The best thing is that she is a Godly Woman after the Lords heart! And maybe because Ive always leaned that way..raising livestock years ago, canned and had massive gardens. And of course there IS NOTHING like the country!

"For Surely Heaven will be filled with so much Countryside and Beauty"!

Thy Hand hath Provided..it even sounds beautiful~she has so many wonderful Recipes of which I finally tried today. Here below is the Pumpkin bread I made from her Blog...and let me tell you it turned out just Devine. Bit by bit and as you can see the bread just popped out of the little loaf pan so readily. Theres not one thing you would have to change!

For the Recipe for this really wonderful Perfect Pumpkin Bread you can

go to her Blog RECIPE here. As I would not want to take any glory

or credit from her..

So this is the bread I made today and

my Scottish husband did a jig!

****IMPORTANT NOTE:

This Recipe on Thy Hand Hath Provided..calls for 6 small pans. I used FIVE (5)! This is why my loaves are way high. I did this by accident and love the result.

I did add a bunch of chopped pecans on top..

See how clean it came out? No probs coming right out. But I did grease the pan first...

I'm so Pleased Ive Won these from Halcraft Beads! Wonderful for fall Fiery Nights and a winters theme..You can find Halcraft beads at Michael's and on Facebook HERE..

We Celebrated my youngest Sons 22 Birthday the other Night and had a great time at Cracker Barrel..Happy Birthday Adam!

So that's about it! Texas is finally cooling off thank God! I envy many a person Up North with the cold to cooler weather!

***There are a number of Jewellery Designers right now who are having Auctions to benefit a friend of ours Andrew Thornton's hospital stay. I would like to THANK them for what they are doing! I have chosen to add some monies into his Pay pal account...

Thank you Andrew for being YOU!***

Another Necklace in a TREASURY! Problems and Blessings..

Today was a Hard day..

a day of problems problems that swirl and are like Arrows!

But there was Indeed a Light thru the Clouds.

I was featured in a Treasury of rainy

things..

Thank you for featuring my

Singingwoods *Cloud Necklace*

on your Treasury Lizabeth!

**Lizabeth who has a very beautiful shop has featured my Cloud Necklace "Follow the Wind"

in her Treasury of RAINY DAYS. All things rainy are featured. Thank you Lizabeth you have made my day bright and Sunny! My Necklace has not sold yet..but it quite Beautiful when it hangs around the neck!

**Along the lines of Water, we had a blockage with our washing machine line. Ive been without the use of a washer for one month but we improvised draining the line to a big washtub on wheels. Thank God for those wheels by golly! The Plumming Company could not get it fixed and had to resort to running a Camera down the line. The CAMERA use ALONE was $400.00 charged to us! But it still made me think of people in country's who wash in the river a river polluted. So I have been thankful..things might break down ..we still have a good great life. Life is HOW we look at the picture and HOW we handle it all the Sorrows..all the Blessings. When I find myself complaining I stop and say No I have so much and The Good Lord has been so good to me and my family. You know my husband had a 99.9% blockage found in the MAIN artery in his heart. I am SOooo thankful that thru what I would say is yes Divine providence a change in Dr's quite by accident a glitch of an accident he would not be alive today..a direct quote from the Doctor. This happened last year. The line was paper thin that the cardiologist showed me. I was humbled so HUMBLED and the tears welled up. So close to death! So I am thankful even in the hard times and when I struggle. And struggle when my kids grown kids..adults are blind to the issues of life as well. And when it all seems to be falling is when I catch myself and say Lord I CANT do it..Help me! And things seem to work out in time time time. Will something bad happen to someone I Love or me or just Something..I put my TRUST in the One "WHO NEVER slumbers nor does HE SLEEP!

I'm so thankful for this day for my family our home and all of the family...I will Trust in the Lord Forever!

I got to meet my friend Helen and Beautiful Jewells..

My visit to Helen's!

So this was our journey out of Houston several weeks ago, and it was marvelous to get away! I was finally able to meet my friend Helen Simon (!!) who Ive spoken to for three years now. She is a Lampwork artist who lives in Louisiana. Ive bought much lampwork from her and finally we were able to meet. That's really an exciting thing to do thru the world of the Internet. I was so as my British husband would say *chuffed to bits! We drove out of Houston in a torrential rain downpour which was on the scary side, the driving was dangerous. Ron wanted to turn back but I said well we should be out of this soon. A half an our later we were finally out of it and were exceedingly thankful. Almost three hours later we arrived at Helen's home in Louisiana where Helen and her husband own 6 acres. Her husband keeps the place so manicured and very prim as you can see. Here is the great arbour he built. She grows roses and all kinds of herbs..

So here is Helen with Tasha the beauty who shows off all of Helen's creations. It was neat seeing "Tasha" in person! Funny how things go round as I painted mannequins at one point in my life for a living. I wish I had that ageless mannequin beauty! Ron and I brought Subway for everyone which all promptly ate heartily. Helen's Son who's been home schooled joined us and a nicer young man you couldn't meet. He showed us the wire rings he had made (wonders why didn't I take pictures grrrr).

Helen has a lovely mobile home and has a small room for Lampworking. A super tight fit and you couldn't ask for better. Isnt she pretty?!

Here is my husband. Where is Janet? Always taking the pictures!

Helen showed us some things to do with lampwork. Some things which were ahhh yes that's how you do that. She showed us one thing to make but she asked us not to tell anyone so my lips are sealed. That was neat to learn something Special. How generous. Helen is a Christan like myself. I love my friend Helen she is so beautiful inside and out!

All of her lovely treasures in her china cabinet..

This is the *Other china cabinet that holds many Treasures..

Here is a cuff Helen designed isn't it lovely it is in her shop for one hundred and ninety~ seven dollars. No it isn't cheap but I admire my friend because she has worked hard and with her talent she does not give her things away. The economy may be not very good but a skill well honed is worth its weight..

Rings made by my friend!

This is a really beautiful handmade handbag with lampwork sewn onto it. The price of this handbag is one hundred and ninety~seven dollars. Just precious.

This lampwork above was a gift from Helen. I was so over the moon to of gotten it! But my husband paid her a handsome price for it. When we came home my Son said why Mom did he do that.. it was a gift. My answer was "True but my friend showed us lampwork techniques that you would of taken sometime to of figured out". And we really respect that..

Here is part of the finished necklace and it is surely Heavens Bounty!

I went out the next day to the post office and to the bank and the clerks who worked there asked if I made jewellery. Its is a beauty and will never be for sale!

It was hard leaving the peacefulness. Helen neighbor has a pond on the side of her house and Helen has one in her backyard..

Getting ready to leave..

And so we drove home wearily happy.

It was wonderful meeting my friend after three years!

Life is a gift isn't it!?

Im Thankful to the Lord for All of His Blessings..

Have a great day!

Featured in Another Treasury!

Featured in another Treasury!

Thank you LewisCooper for including my

*fruity buttons*!

Missficklemedia, Gaea and Jenny came to Tea today!! And some Jewellery!

How I wish they would of come to Tea today!

We would of had small little..

Sarnies as my husband would say..

Small salmon sandwiches..cucumber

sandwiches..cheddar crumpets

Tea and Coffee..

I would of had my daughter too how

Precious she is to me.. She

is feeling down today. I told her how lovely

she is and in the eyes of the Lord!

There is Always Hope for Tomorrow and tomorrow

is Another day. Life IS a Gift!

Here is my Jenny she and

I look So alike. Maybe I like.. love

Faeries but really My faith is in The Lord!

"For with God All things are possible.."

Matthew 19:26

I love my girl Jenny

xox

Our Lunch..

But instead Missficklemedia and Gaea they

were here in Spirit today!

as I fashioned some Jewellery from

Missficklemedia and Gaeas findings..

Here is My Latest Jewellery!

(Will be available in My shop soon!)

*Chain and patina rounds by Missficklemedia

*Gaea Ceramics

*A found Key!

"The Secret Key"

"The Snow is Coming"

*Jubilee house

*Green Girl Studio Leaf

*Light blue Sapphire beads

*Faceted czech faceted rounds

*Sterling wire and findings

"A Touch of Class"

*Gaeas ceramic crackle rounds..

WHO needs pearls when you have crackle?!

I hope You all have a great day!

Put your faith in The One who Never Slumbers Nor does He Sleep!

**Psalm 121:3**

Ive been featured on Etsys Treasury!! Please pray or send warm Thoughts for this little pup!

Ive been featured on an Etsy Treasury!

thank you

PeppyandBellex!

My "Last Light of Summer"!

People are aleways so wonderful doing goodly things arent they?!

Please Pray for this precious pup or send warm thoughts?!

My friend Juls pup is having a terrible time..please read what she has written..

Chelsea has recently developed sebacious cysts, both on the surface of her skin and below it.

Her lower back and hind legs look like a road map of knots and bruising.

She can't lay still for even 5 minutes between itching attacks now,

and she whimpers every time she has to scratch.

The only cure for her condition is removal of ALL of the glands.

Her surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday, Sept 21st

Please pray for this Little on that the Surgeons hand is skillful and that she is fine!?!

Thank you!!

Woodsey Jewellery!

Some Woodsy Jewellery!

This week we went on a wonderful

Journey

but I will tell you about that in my Next Blog!

***

My lovely husband has been home all week

on Holiday that was great! Not much

PC time for me as he played golf all week

online with his Uncles from New Zealand

and England. But a happy man is a good man!

Hopefully Missficklemedia will have her

Giveaway parcel tomorrow. I am

hoping she is as pleased with it as I was

creating and sending it..

I am patiently waiting for this hot weather to end!

Surely I moved to the wrong

place leaving the Mts of Virginia!

But I will Bloom where I am planted..

Texas to say the least is a challenge.

Great IF you like Summer forever.

Ach well onward to the higher calling!

Here are two Woodsy Necklaces I have

made. One quite Woodsey! Laurel

Stevens focal on this flowered Lovely

with smoldering green and ruby red rondelles.

Various lampwork on the Green leaf

necklace below.

Both can be found in my Etsy Shop on this page!

"Everlasting Beauty"

"Last Light of Summer"

Have a lovely!

My friend Author Jean Yates is having a Lovely Sale!

You know I have Never met my friend Jean Yates.

But I would love to meet her because yes she is an Author

of this great Jewellery book. But because she is

such a lovely person. You just get a vibe with

some people and Jeans one of those people.

Two years ago Jean and her husband grew pumpkins

and measured them daily. I looked forward every

week to see how big these pumpkins grew!

Everyone was on their toes to as how big they would get.

Great post I hope she grows some more of them!

She has a great Blog but besides that Jean is always

doing something intresting. This doll I believe

was a design Challenge she entered for fun.

Something like this will crack you a smile and

brighten up you day!

Is this kewpie cute or what? lol.

I hope Jean didn't start the dollies

rebelling! lol

Here is Jeans Book

Please check her Blog out about this wonderful

Bracelet on Sale! Jeans Blog is here!

My Give~Away Winner!

My Give~Away Winner!

MY NEXT GIVEAWAY

will have 3 Winners..

So please don't take heart if you did not Win!

Firstly..

I want to THANK everyone who so kindly entered,

blogged, Followed Me

and facebooked this Give~away!

THANK YOU!

I really appreciate all of your efforts!

There were so many W

onderful Comments amounting

to over 100

and that counts the ones that were mistakenly

put on to my previous blog entry. This was alot of fun!

This was a Random draw!

I am happy to announce the Winner being

Missficklemedia!

Miss Fickle please send me your e~mail to

me at bubblingbrooks@yahoo.com

and I will get all of these lovelies + off to YOU!

CONGRATS!