this is my kind of garden. since i don't have a great track record with live plants, i've been thinking more and more about creating my own personal garden that never fades.
hope these pretty fleurs delight you today.
paper artistry from lyndie dourthe
Is it Friday already? Another week past! Wow. This one has been a whirlwind for me. Some ups and downs but ending on a rosy note. :)
Thank you for your amazing love and support with me and for me on this road toward physical healing. Your warm embrace this week has buoyed my spirits , uplifted my heart and brought new hope for tomorrow. ...
(was that a tear?.... i am so moved by our fellowship here)
So speaking of tomorrow, you will find me in the GS booth at the Antique and Artisan Market here in Nashville where a local antique store has invited artists into their space for a new kind of collaboration. Hopefully I will take plenty of pics of my booth... im mostly excited to be styling my little corner. You can see a sneak peak above..
Inspired by a British Country Living spread from my magazine collection.
How is your weekend looking??
Here is to a Rosy Outlook this weekend and the abundance of Spring!
Hugs,
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images: heather spriggs thompson
Sunshine filled my weekend but now gray skies return. I know Spring is still spreading her wings and learning to fly so in the meantime I have found happiness from the beautiful images in the Gathering Spriggs flickr group. Thanks to you I can start the week with visual sunbeams.
How about you? How are you starting your week?
trisha brink, kootut murut, bee vintage redux, zinna salvaged goods, havin fun with photos
Some ideas...
I started with a cup of tea and homemade (gluten free) waffles. Will see where I go from there.
What will you do with Sunday? (or what have you done?) .....
all images from Searching for Beauty Tumblr (please refer to them there for original sources)
Spring abounds.
Petals all around.
Some new, some old
All with a story to be told.
Here is to you and yours,
May you find all that is in store
this weekend and forever more.
* visit my shops to discover.... new hair adornments in gathering spriggs and fresh spring finds at gathering vintage (and next week there is more to come!)
all images taken with my iphone by me for gathering spriggs
Sometimes we just need a little rainbow in our lives after the rain...
Hope your week is bright and color filled as we live, breathe and learn to hope.
Hugs to you all!
images: such pretty things, apartment therapy, necklace: AutMandata flowers in pail: Johner, kitchen: nest pretty things tumblr, chairs: red online, flowers: irideeen via gathering spriggs flickr group
Looking for a spot of sunshine? How about introducing a touch of yellow in your life? I know its St. Patricks Day this week but I cant stop imagining golden hues. Maybe it is the touches of blooming forsythia against the gray hillsides that has me inspired. I don't typically wear yellow but do like touches of it in accessories. Little rays of light.
How do you do yellow in your life?
images: gathering spriggs, which goose, elizabeth wren vintage, IS LY blog , sarah richardson design
Happy Weekend friends! Here's a few good pins to keep you company and a few links of love.
Thank you for another amazing week here at GS for your continued support for my health, this little ole blog, and my spirit. Sure I have had some Debbie Downer moments over the past few weeks but the sun is shining again and a new day has dawned. Fresh ! I am glad to know I have you here with me through thick and thin! You are the sunshine of my life!!
Enjoy these links:
The Creative Diarist: A little interview I gave about my blogging history, the spaces I create in and the people who have helped me along the way.
Unfettered Ink: The sparkling new website/blog from my friend and writer, Brigitte Lyons (formerly Covet Chicago)
Eco Etsy: Great Biz Tips on discovering your Visual Identity!!
Speaking of Visual Identity, I have been working on my shops this week. I have a new line of Hair Accessories (just starting to list) so consider this your sneak peak.
And how do you take your tea?? Here are some great accessories for tea time!
images via pinterest with links to original source provided. Bando Via Max Wanger ,The Alternative Wife, Heart Made Blog, Gathering Spriggs shop, Genine's Art Blog
Hello dearests! How was your weekend? Busy? Relaxing?
Mine was a wonderful mix of both. Staying in on a raining Saturday and Sunday I was out all day at a Alice in Wonderland inspired fashion shoot where I was invited to provide table styling and props. Here are a few snaps of the day I took whilst the real photographer was busy doing his job. Of course those images will be stellar, but wanted to share with you right away my vantage point of the day. Although overcast and very cold, we trudged through (not minding the mud on our boots or in this case 4-inch stilletos) all for the sake of art. In between takes the models would throw on their coats and run to the heated cars waiting nearby.
The shoot was the vision of fashion designer Jennie of Vicious Threads who contacted me a week ago to see if I could join the team along with fellow local Etsian Meran of The Sai-Sai Shoppe who created the mini hats for the models.
Collaborating and trudging through an isolated landscape with plastic totes in hand reminded me of the years in art school schlepping around large art installations and costumes for performance pieces ... all in the name of art. and a shared experience. Priceless moments.
Hopefully I will have the professional images to share soon. I've given up trying to edit mine to perfection. They all seemed to come out kinda grainy today. So thanks for sharing this moment with me even if it is a bit rough around the edges.
That's why I love you so much!
ps. Also a huge thanks to my dear friend Eve Peach for loaning out some of her beloved teacups and butterfly teapot for the shoot.
When Susana contacted me via Etsy with an interest in some of my vintage items, I knew right away that she was a kindred spirit. Then I clicked over on her beautiful blog and was instantly smitten!! Susana is an economist by day, mother of two lovely girls and has a passion for all things pretty. Citrus and Orange is where she shares the beauty in her life, decor, design and party tables.
Her event design is so gorgeous... It is an honor to have one of my Gathering Vintage tablecloths and that Blue Coffee pot(shown above) as some of her props. They are like paints in the hands of a master. (She was featured on the Amy Atlas blog too!)
Thanks Susana for brightening my day... with your sunshine and delightful styling!
ps... check out my vintage shop stocked full with all of my latest finds destined for your table, creative projects, tea time or garden!
all images: citrus and orange
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