New Look For Front Porch

Yesterday, my hubbie and I went to the Buddhist temple to pay respects to his mother who is deceased. As we turned out of the temple's driveway, I asked him to drive in the opposite direction than we normally take b/c I wanted to check out the cute homes in the area. As we were puttering down the street, low and behold, I spotted several totally cute chairs that someone had put out near the sidewalk for bulk pick-up.

Immediately, I asked him to turn the car around b/c I wanted to take a look at the chairs. They were so cute and vintage. My hubbie's trusty old Suzuki Aereo car was able to fit all 3 chairs in the back. It's like Santa's red sack---it can hold a ton of stuff.

Anyway, took them home and found the perfect spot for the adorable light cream chair right on my front porch. I put some pillows that I had picked up from Walmart awhile ago and voila! I spent the day sitting out on my porch reading a book and sipping my bubbly water. I'm in heaven.

My vintage craze comes in handy. I can smell something cute and vintage a mile away.

The other pic shows a cute metal bird atrium thingy that I had spray painted Robin's Birds Blue and put a potted pink spotted plant I got from Home Depot. The other shot shows the other 2 cute low to the ground chairs with lots of paint peeling. LOvE them! ;)

New Designs for Spring--Understated Beauty

I just recently created some jewelry which can be worn everyday and for every occasion. How great is that? I call it my Understated Beauty collection. These charming and pretty pieces are created for those times when you just want to wear something which will be pretty but not bold. I like to wear these when I go to the neighborhood store, have dinner in town, meet friends for lunch, go to work, go to a party...you get the idea. They are that simple, easy, and cute to wear. These would also be perfect for your bridal party to wear at your wedding. It will accentuate your bridesmaids' dresses without overpowering them. Understated Beauty. ;)

From Sheasy's Shop---Little Pink Bunny--New Craft Room Mascot

Newly arrived---just hopped down the lane to my white cottage today...Little Pink Bunny from Sheasy's shop. You have to check out Sheasy's Etsy shop (sheasy.etsy.com)because it has the cutest little handsewn felt creations like cupcakes and little capped mushrooms. So cute! This little bunny is going to be my craft room mascot. She'll be looking down at me when I'm creating my new jewelry.

Ever see the movie "Amelie"? That offbeat Parisian movie about a shy coffee shop (or is it a pattisserie?) waitress who tries to make the lives of the people around her better---like her dad and the garden gnome who keeps traveling to a bunch of different countries and magically sends her dad back photos showing the gnome's latest trip.

Well, here's some photos that Little Pink wanted me to take of her to capture her first day in Hawaii and the new friends that she's made so far. The first photo, Little Pink with her new friend Rocko on the front step. The second photo, Little Pink meeting her new next door neighbor Mr. Woo. And lastly, Little Pink taking some time to smell the flowers. I think she likes it here. ;)

I Love Flowers---My Latest Treasury in Treasury West

I'm at it again! Someone please stop my addiction. Nah! I love doing these.

Now I've been turned on to "Thumbalizr" which takes snapshots of screens for me. Yayyy!

Please check out my new treasury creation by clicking here. I have used several of my CADdy gals creations as well as those from my WeLoveEtsy pals. Enjoy! And stay tuned for my next Treasury----you may be in it. ;)

Treasury Addict---help me!

I'm a Treasury addict...constantly in the right place at the right time. I've made about 5+ different treasuries w/in the last month. Once you start, you can't stop especially when that little box just pops up like "magic". You can't say "no" to it. Luckily, I just go thru all my favorite items that I have hearted and I come up with a theme. Takes me about 1 hour to choose all the items and add it to the treasury. But the results are rewarding.

Here's my latest Treasury West creation called "Birds of a Feather". My inspiration is my little peacock blue lovebird Tobey. Thought these creations by my fellow We Love Etsy, Ning artisans to be just fab and had to be shared with my fellow Etsians.

Just wanted to memoralize it before it expires in 2 hours. Tried the "thumbalizr" to take a snapshot of the screen to place it here in my blog. Neat! Try it---you'll like it.

My New Vintage Charm Necklaces

I just posted my new vintage charm necklaces in my shop. Recently, I received in the mail my newest acquisition---vintage rhinestones! I'm a closet "Cottage Style" wanna be. I don't think they'll let me join :( b/c I don't think I have 75% vintage pieces---which is one qualification for being allowed to join their group. That's why I love my Create A Day group b/c there are no rules!...except trying to create something everyday. Ok, I'm digressing. I love these new charm necklaces b/c that vintage rhinestone adds that touch of bling that I adore. There's also some cute charms on each--a little angel on one and an engagement or wedding ring on the other.

Getting Ready for Impromptu Craft Sale in 2 Days

Call me crazy but I'm getting ready for a craft/beauty sale in just 2 days. My friend---she was my make-up artist who got me all prettified for my wedding last year---just told me recently that she was having another craft/beauty/fashion sale at her shop in Kapahulu area. Of course, it's only now that I really got my patooty in gear and am frantically making card backings and jewelry tags for all my creations. I still have to figure out how I'm going to label each one. Haven't even thought about decorations for my table. The sale is tomorrow--Saturday (March 29th).

If you're on Oahu and want to go to a fab sale, here's the details:

When: SATURDAY, March 29th
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Touch and Beautigoddess Shops
619 Kapahulu Ave. 207 & 208

Ok, gotta go back to creating all my tags and stuff. 
Here's photos of my craft room in chaos!
I have a vintage Garfield the Cat keeping guard over all my goodies. 
Ciao!  ;)