Like a Kid in a Candy Store--Published in Romantic Homes Magazine!

Hi Everyone~

Today I am like "a kid in a candy store"

with great news to share~I just found out

that I am featured in the new October issue

of Romantic Homes magazine~I'm so

excited!

And, to add to my excitement, I am being featured on

White Wednesday with the wonderful Kathleen today!

How awesome is that? Kathleen, thank you so much!

So for this day, I wanted to share some

special treasures....

To me, tartlett tins are like special trinkets--and have

so many possibilities for repurposing.

Here is a vintage Swedish tin from my Etsy store that

has a Joan of Arc medal from Italy and hand-stamped

seam binding...

A vintage bottle with Miraculous Medal and

hand-stamped seam binding available in my

Etsy shop.

Here is a set with 4 different shapes. These would

be perfect to make refrigerator magnets or Christmas

ornaments...

Vintage photo and tins...

Thank you so much for visiting!!!

XO

Cindy

I would also like to thank my friend Diana of

Nana Diana Takes a Break

for featuring my news on her blog today!

I am linking this to White Wednesday!!!

I would like to share this with my friends at Show and Tell Friday too!!

I am linking up to Show and Tell Friday

I am linking this to Potpourri Friday too!!!

Shabby Chic Decor and Vintage-Style Collage

Hi Everyone~

I love to make collages from old book covers. No, it is

not my original idea--I received a beautiful one from my

awesome friend Dore at Burlap Luxe several months

ago...And then, I decided to make some. This one

was for my friend Cyndi in Brazil.

This collage was created with graphics from The

Graphics Fairy, Dezinaworld, and Shabby Cottage

Studio.

Sending hugs to all of you--and to those who are on

the East Coast, I sure hope that you are all alright...

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

XO

Cindy

Merci Beaucoup!

Hi Everyone~

Thank you so much for coming to visit! Here is a

digital piece that I made with images from

Dezinaworld and the Graphics Fairy...

and this is my "Rose of My Heart" bracelet that was

created with images from a special collection from

Madame Tussaud's.

It is available in my Etsy shop!

XO

Cindy

Linking this to The Graphics Fairy!

Linking this to Pink Saturday!

Shabby Chic Decor--Setting a Vintage Mood

Hi Everyone~

If you love vintage style, there are simple ways to add timeless flair to your surroundings. You can tie hand-stamped seam binding around your silverware. (This is actually an old pattern that my husband picked up recently on one of his buying trips.)

A vintage photo with a pair of gloves is always dreamy...

An old doorknob can be placed almost anywhere that you want to add character....

A skeleton key placed next to a photo can be quite effective too.

A wonderful friend of mine named Velma recently sent me a collection of old family photos. Thank you, Velma! If you look closely, you’ll notice that the woman in these pictures had her photographs taken in front of a chicken coop. (Little did she know that chicken wire would be so popular for home decorating in the future!) I will be sharing more of these photos as time goes on.

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

Xo

Cindy

Linking this to White Wednesday!

Linking this to Alphabet Thursday!

Handmade Bracelets!

Hi Everyone~

I hope you're all having a great week. I wanted to

share my newest creations with you~

Alice's Tea Party

Garden Tea Party

These are now available in my Etsy shop and

can be shipped worldwide.

Have a happy day!!

XO

Cindy

Spotlighted Designer

Hi Everyone~

I hope you are all having a good week. I just found out that I am the spotlighted designer on Dezinaworld today--I was so surprised! Thank you, June...I am really touched.

This is one of the pieces that was featured...I hope you'll go over and take a quick look. To see the rest, just go here.

XO

Cindy

Linking this to Blogger's Bodega

Linking this to Alphabet Thursday

I'm Determined!

Hi Everyone~

This weekend I got a stationery bicycle at Academy Sports, as well as 5 lb. weights...So, guess who will be working out!

I only got one set of weights and actually, I hope that 5 lb. ones are not too heavy...What do you think? I realized that maybe I should have gotten 3 lb. ones, but since the store is very far away, it looks like I won't be taking them back.

If you've used them, could you let me know what you think about my choice?

I hope you all have a great week!!!

XO

Cindy

Such Special Treaures

Hi Everyone~

I recently received these beautiful surprises in the mail!

My friend Lynne from Adorn made this precious collage....

And Sherry from Createology sent this wonderful painting!

What wonderful surprises from such special friends~

a true delight, indeed!

Lynne and Sherry, thank you so much for thinking of

me and for making such lovely treasures that put

such a smile on my face.

XO

Cindy

A Little Creativity

I just completed this "Paris Chic" Cigar Box. It was

created with an image from Dezinaworld.

And then other embellishments, including flowers and

vintage buttons were added....

And here are my latest jewelry designs!

I love to create jewelry that is filled

with meaning...

XO

Cindy

Linking this to: Gingersnap Creations!

Shabby Chic Craft Kits!

Paris Apartment Art Kit

Here are 2 art kits that are fun to work with~

The "Paris Apartment" art kit can be used to decorate

a home or create mixed media art. The kit includes:

6 clothespins with French Writing hand stamped by me

3 15" strips of off-white fabric with French Writing

2 Torso Tags

2 Small Tags

French Frosting Art Kit

Here is my “French Frosting” decorating kit that is for creating

mixed media projects or for home decorating. The clothespins can be to stuck in planted pots, hold love notes, or hang garlands.

It includes:

6 glittered clothespins

2 glittered Paris tags

1 yard of coffee-stained cheesecloth

1 strand of faux pearls

10 fleur de lis cut-outs made from French book pages in an organza bag

They are both available in my 2 Market 2 Market section of my Etsy shop!

Linking this to The Graphics Fairy!

Linking this to White Wednesday!

Linking this to Alphabet Thursday!

Linking this to Show and Tell Friday!

Altered Cigar Boxes

I recently created these repurposed cigar boxes.

These 2 were made for friends of mine--

Jesse and David.

Thanks for visiting!

Summertime Fun

Hi Everyone~

I hope you're having an awesome summer!!!

Here is a digital piece that I just created with the

female image from Dezinaworld, shells from

The Graphics Fairy, and background from

Scrapgirls.

And one more thing, I hope you'll be able to see

Jacira's work in my online magazine. To

meet this precious artist, just go here!

XO

Cindy

Welcome to the Garden

Hi Everyone~

Welcome to the garden! I love ball jars

and thought I would create a digital picture

from it using a background from

The Graphics Fairy...

This piece was created with graphics from

Dezinaworld and Shabby Cottage Studio.

If you look closely, you will see little faeries

peering out from the trees.

This piece was created using graphics from Dezinaworld

and Scrapgirls.

This piece was created using graphics from Dezinaworld

and the backgrounds are from Scrapgirls.

And here is a big surprise I received via email this morning from my dear friend June of Junibears Jottings! June used my baby picture and created this precious treasure for me--I can't wait to show it to my mom! June, thank you SO much!!

Thank you all for visiting the garden--may you have a blessed week!!!

XO

Cindy

Linking this to The Graphics Fairy!!

Giveaway Winner and Gifts!

Hi Everyone~

I just picked a random winner of the Boho bracelet. The winner is Cindy Adkins (yes, a different Cindy Adkins!) of Art, Books, Tea!!! Congratulations, Cindy!

I received the most awesome huge surprise package in the mail this week from Daniella of Daniella Hayes~ She made me this beautiful card and enclosed the most fantastic beads and lace--WOW! It was such a wonderful surprise, indeed. I couldn't wait to call her and say how excited I was! Well, of course, then the Girl Talk was so fun too!

And that's not all~Daniella made me this beautiful tag...I adore the crocheted flower--isn't it precious? Thank you, Daniella!

Blessings to all of you for a wonderful Sunday!!!

XO

Cindy

Counting My Blessings

Hi Everyone~

This weekend, a big event is going on!

Beverly of Pink Saturday has teamed up to help raise money for Design Gives Back! This is a wondrous charitable organization with the amazing Kelee that has been featured on Oprah because of all the work that she and her volunteers do.

I hope that you will do me a BIG favor and leave a message on this post and also at Pink Saturday. For each comment that someone writes, money will be donated to this worthwhile cause--how neat is that?

In addition, the theme this week for Pink Saturday is “Counting My Blessings,” so I created this digital art with graphics from Shabby Cottage Studio. Thank you so much for coming to visit me and I’m so grateful for your comments!!

XO

Cindy

Quite a Surprise

Hi Everyone~

My daughter Jenny just returned from California

and brought some of my baby pictures with her

that my mom had~I was so surprised.

So, I thought I would share them with you. I was

about 2 1/2 at the time.

I hope you're all having a good week!

xo

Cindy

Linking this to Alphabet Thursday!

Linking this to Time Travel Thursday!

Also, if you have not entered my giveaway, just scroll down 2 posts to put your name in the hat!