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posted by: sweetpeas at June 20, 2006 21:41 | link | comments (17) |
junque revival news, artsy fartsy

Father's day and Lobster boats

First I want to say Happy BELATED Father's day to my Super Sweet Dad!!!! I wanted to post it yesterday....but was laid up in bed sick all day! What a bummer....finally nice weather, and I'm watching Jon through the window doing yard work & playing with the dogs...BAH! (YES Dad....OF COURSE Jon took good care of me...he babies me just like you used to do when I was sick!)

And I want to thank you again for coming over and helping us put that vanity top in...Jon kept saying over and over again how lucky he was you came to the rescue!! We appreciate all of the little things you do!

Hmmmm....A special memory for Father's Day....There are so many that pop in to my head!! One would be teaching me how to play softball, riding my new bike you bought me, and OH...teaching me how to skateboard!

Reading to us until YOU fell asleep....hehehe...

I wont say a word about the peas.....

GOING CAMPING!!!

Buying me a dirt bike...HUH?

Making breakfast for us on the weekends...even when I came to live with you in my early 20's...you still did this!! (Jon does it too!)

I remember going to the mall every Friday night when we were young teens. This BIG HUGE Bully girl started to shove me around, so I made a fist, closed my eyes and popped her right in the nose...down to the ground she went...blood and all! I was the hero for about all of 2 hours....but my thumb was swollen, blue and in serious pain! You came to pick us girls up that night, and I can only imagine what you were thinking as a bunch of girls started screaming to you this crazy story!! You very calmly taught all of girls in the car, at that very minute, how to hold your hand and thumb to throw a proper punch!! (They thought you were so cool and couldn't believe you weren't mad!)

anyhoo....

Hope you had a good day, and will see you next week over at your place!! 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxo

 Saturday, Jon and I took our little boat to the Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat races. We are lobster Boat fans....just like his Dad...(HAPPY FATHER'S DAY ANDREW!!) or BECAUSE of his Dad really. It was a beautiful day...you can see some more shots here.

a very fine boat.

how cool is this jelly fish? They were all around the boat.

Have a great week...I'm finishing up on some new pieces today, can't wait to show you!

 

posted by: sweetpeas at June 19, 2006 12:58 | link | comments (11) |
travelin in maine

Say it with me slowly....

"FAAAAABULOUUUUUUSSSSS"

Honestly....where do I start?? As you all know, because I've only mentioned it like 500 times, my friends Dawn & Hope came to Maine for a 4 day weekend.

It was awesome.

We had more fun then most people should legally be allowed to have.

We shopped, we ate lobster, we shopped, we crafted, took fun photos, we shopped, Hope fixed my computer, we shopped, we bugged Big Daddy, we socialized, we shopped & shopped some more!

Seriously, it was too much fun! I'm going to show you a couple of my favorite photos, but you can see the whole set here.

Hope took ALL of the photos, the girl is ON IT!

Me, Hope & Dawn at a restaurant called "Sara's Cafe" in Wiscasset

We are not sure why Hope looked like she was hanging on for dear life...but I still love this photo!

OK...this really is my fave! We had been walking around the Old Port the day they got in and some nice stranger snapped a photo for us. You can just tell how happy we all were to be hooking up!!

We decided to stick around the farm on Sunday, so we had a crafting session. The girls made their own pendants using my secret techniques. (secrets are for sharing with your favorite gal pals!)

A fabulous weekend with "away" friends wouldn't seem right unless my bestest friend Judy was included!!

This is our last lunch together at a place called Mims in the Old Port.

Just a word about these two gals....get the tissues out folks.

Hope as MOST of you know is a fabulous collage artist and is selling her paper products all over the country. Hope is such a loving and caring person. She has done so much to help me out, and has been a huge support system for me. She wants to see her friends succeed, and she does everything she can to help, so unselfishly! She is extremely modest & so unpretentious! She was one of my very first blogging friends 2 years ago, and we knew we had a kindred spirit connection from the get go. If you ever hook up with Hope...be careful...her enthusiasm can be catchy!

Dawn....*sigh....lovely Dawn. A true blue, down to the core wonderful soul. Dawn has many goals, and I see her accomplishing everything she wants in life. She is always so upbeat and positive....I wished she lived down the street just so we could "power walk" together everyday! She is so poised and put together and most importantly always smiling! She is bright and caring...keep your eye on this girl, she's going places.

I'm so glad the two of them came, and we plan on making it a yearly tradition!

Thank you girls...can't wait till next year!

xoxoxxo

posted by: sweetpeas at June 15, 2006 15:43 | link | comments (20) |
bloggy projects n such

art, music & friends

This may be the last time you hear from me this week as there is still lots to do before Hope and Dawn get here on Friday! We have got a lot planned for just a few days, and I believe most of it will compile of shopping, photo taking, lobster, chatting & giggling, flea marketing, beer, and artsy stuff.

I know how to entertain.

Getting on to what's been going on, I'll start you off with a FAB IDEA this sweet gal has. She still has a few spots left, so HURRY! Mindy is hosting a fun take on a CD swap, but with a twist! I am so blown away by the idea...it's going to be wonderful...check it out!

xoxoxox

I have been making more pendants for the shop, and I can't tell you how much fun I've been having! Being in the antique business for 20 years has provided me with many interesting items to use in my art over the years. I am thrilled that I can still find ways to use some of the few things I had kept. I have boxes and boxes of broken pottery & china that I have collected over the years. I think this has happened to anyone who is a big thrift shopper...you are at a lawn sale, and you spot a box of fabulous dinner ware...in your excitement, you grab the box of goods before anyone else can. When you get home and start insepecting your pieces, you notice cracks and chips on some of them! Well if you're like me, you think...."I'll do something with these one day", and throw them in a box, only to be stashed in a closet someplace. I have created some mosaic pieces over the years, but that has not made a dent in my collection. So I've tried to incorporate my new found love of jewelry making with some old time pieces.....hope you like!

This was made for Leslie's birthday!

Brown Seaglass

transferware shard

transferware shard

transferware shard

green seaglass

Let me know what you think!

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Please note...all designs are original ideas & much time & energy has been spent  to come up with something unique & one of a kind.

Do not steal or copy, karma will get you!

(I really hate to write this, but I've been hearing some horror stories as of late!)

posted by: sweetpeas at June 07, 2006 15:31 | link | comments (14) |
artsy fartsy, bloggy projects n such

Special wishes for my Sweet West Coast Galpal...thanks so much for being such a good friend.

You are appreciated by all.....

xoxox

posted by: sweetpeas at June 05, 2006 12:11 | link | comments (4) |

hmmmmm....it seems as though this has become a blog of pictures. Big Daddy has the camera with him as he is volunteering some guiding time to "Casting for Recovery" this weekend. I was going to show you pictures of the new pendants I made.

So I guess I'll have to come up with some kind of ingenious way to keep you amused with my witty and charming words.

Yeah right.

SUCKY...I came back in to post the "casting for recovery" link...and lost almost the whole post! What a total bummer! I am so mad because I gave some of you lovely ladies credit for your terrific writing.... Thea, BP, Bridget & Amanda. I also mentioned Mindy's wonderful take on a CD swap. I even posted the lyrics to one of my favorite Wilco songs.

GRRRRRRRR

Just don't have the time to redo it, so it's going to be one of those lost ones.

 Doesn't that PISS me off!

posted by: sweetpeas at June 03, 2006 13:52 | link | comments (9) |
nothing much, bloggy projects n such