WELCOME to HAPPY TO BE...This is a blog about my love of Antiques, My family, humor, as humor keeps us laughing and my every Day life...I hope you enjoy your visit...Please leave me a comment to let me know you Came by so I can visit with you Thank You !!...Hugs and Smiles, Gl♥ria

October 28, 2009

~TAKING A BREAK~

Hello Girls !!! Between fighting a head cold and headache this week...I can hardly get on the computer and when I do I'm just like that kitten asleep on the job...So I'm going to be taking a little break and try and get some rest...I hope to see all of you next week...May all of you have a safe and great Halloween....Save some candy for the kids ha ha!!

Hugs and smiles Glria

October 25, 2009

~I"M TASSELED OUT & GIVE AWAY WINNER IS~

Hello Girls, I'm joining in with Tam at The Gyspy's Corner for 3 or more Tuesday....




And Susan at Between Naps on the porch for Met Monday... I hope all of you had a great weekend...Mine was super...My grand daughter Candace came and spend the whole day with me on Saturday...She's the light of my life and we have so much fun when we get together...She and I did not one but two tablescapes...Oh Joy Oh Joy!! how much easier it was to have help and she's got such wonderful ideas...Will show you one this Thurday...




Now Candace loves to do crafts with me ever since she was a little girl, Now I have seen all these Beautiful Tassel's all over Blogland...And then Melissa at Heart and Home send me one.... If you like to see it click Here... Well at that point I was hooked THANKS Melissa another fine mess you got me into ha ha!!





I found these little snow men at the Dollar Tree and thought they would be so cute made into tassels...Got me a dow pin at Lowe's and had Len cut it into pieces for me...As I need a base to work off...






I drilled a hole at the top of the hat and put in an eye hook...Painted the eye hook and dow pin to blend in...











Cut my ribbons...Largest ones start at the bottom...then work your way up...











I just kept adding ribbons and trims until I got it the way I wanted it...Now to make the loops just glue the ribbon on the base then loop it and glue again...It's hard for me to take pictures and hold the ribbion at the same time...But you get the idea...






Now this is my little snow man Tassle....So easy and very fun to make...











This one I just made on Friday...I think it's my favorite one because of the Bust and it goes great in my living room with all my other Busty Girls ha ha!!




A sweet Christmas Bell...Candace made one of these yesterday in Mary Engelbreit colors for her kitchen...





I love these goofy legs on these things...I cut them off and then reattached them...














This one I made for Candace for her living room as it's her colors..





Love the feather one...






Now I know all of you didn't come by just to see me do my Tassel happy Dance ha ha!! So lets get to the winner of my 1 year give away... I had 107 people that tossed their names in the hat...however I minus out 2 because one was my Daughter Dawna and another one was my grand son Josh...So I went to Mr. Random Number thingy and put my numbers in....And it Came up number 36....DRUM ROLL PLEASE...that would be Cathy at " Millie Fleur " Congrations my friend..Please email me your Address so I can get your box of Goodies all packed up to you...My Email is on my profile page...
I want to Thank all of you that entered my give away...Now I have only 2 more post's before I hit my 200 post...And I also have my give away all ready for that...It really has been a fun year for me in Bloggerville and getting to meet so many caring and sharing ladies...I have truly enjoyed my time in this neighborhood... I also would like to Thanks through that have watch my journey this year and the new ones that will watch my journey from now on...
May all of you Have a safe and Blessed day on your side of the mountain...
Hugs and smiles Glria

~GIVE AWAY REMINDER~

Happy Sunday to you all...Do I have your Attention now !! ha ha... Just a quick reminder that I am doing my drawing tonight for my 1 year give away....If you have not entered you still have time...I'm closing it down at 8:00 PM PST...

As I need to do my announcement on Monday the 26th...For more details to enter please click Here...And good Luck...I want to THANK ALL OF YOU...That have entered so far...It's been great fun for me...and getting to know some new bloggers along the way was great...May all you you have a Blessed Sunday my friends...From my side of the mountain to yours.


Hugs and smiles Glria

October 23, 2009

~YAHOO~

Oh Girls...I'm so excited...You see this sweet Baby that's my great granddaughter Kyra...I think everyone in Bloggerville knows how Kyra was born with her heart on her right side and her Aorta valve not attached, 3 holes in her heart and her Esophagus valve also not attached...
Therefore she have had 2 open heart surgeries, the first one when she was only 8 hours old...She also has had a feeding tube in her tummy since she was born as she could not swallow because of the Esophagus....Well this little thing is 10 months old now and has like 16 surgeries just on her Esophagus alone...
Well today at Children Hospital in Dallas she had yet another surgery....And guess what they the doctors could put the tube all the way down her Esophagus and she has been eating now on her own since August...So they removed her feeding tube...YAHOO!! that's a BIG step for this little girl...
I got so excited when Josh called me to let me know how she came out from this latest surgery..
Thank you God...This news put me on my knees...Now Kyra still has another hole in her heart but doctors are hoping that with age it will close on it's own...Also she still has many more Esophagus Surgeries to be done...Her next one in January 2010...

I wanted to take the time to THANK ALL OF YOU for your prayers that you have send to this special little girl...I know God knows each and everyone of your names...

Many Hugs and Smiles to each of you!!
Gl♥ria

May all of you have a great weekend....On your side of the mountain

October 21, 2009

~JUST A WEE BIT OF FALL~

Hello Girls...I hope all is well on your side of the mountain today...Fall is indeed in the air up here on my mountain top...I had to finally turn the heater on...I'm not loving that...but my power company will.... I have been adding Fall to my house...now mind you not alot... It's my favorite time of the year...But it seems like I just get the July 4th stuff put away and drag out the fall stuff and it won't stay long before I drag out the Christmas stuff...well you get the picture...I did made this wreath a month ago from one I found at a yard sale...just tore it all apart and put my own stuff on it...



My kitchen table...and girls let me tell you it's not easy doing the colors of fall in a blue kitchen...It looks like a box of crayons tossed up there cookies in their...ha ha!!




Now I loved this sweet little birds I got at Michael's a few months ago....they have little acorns on them...and the best part was they were on SALE my magic word to me...$2.00 each SCORE...of course I had to add a little nest and put it all under a cloche's...Put this in my living room...





Candy corn under glass...oh I love these cloche's and what you can do with them all year...




Took my old crock pitcher and added some fall flowers to it...Flowers of course from where else Dollar Tree...This sit at the end of my Bin Counter in the kitchen....





My fire place mantle which I never show...as I can't stand it...it's a corner unit...I use to have a pellet stove here and when I did the remodel in 99 and put in Ac and central heating I took the stove out and was left with this...Have you ever tried to decorate a corner unit before not easy...





I made the flower arrangement from left overs I had from my Daughter Dawna wedding 2 years ago...Added an Orb to a candle stick and found the glass candle and holder from my all time favorite thrift store Hospice for $2.50 SCORE again....





Plate I also got for 50 cents Hospice and that sweet cupcake holder was my Birthday present from Chari from "Happy To Design" I know I'm so spoiled...But I love it...and if you haven't been to her blog do your self a BIG favor and go see her...Her home is as lovely as she is...Real eye candy in store for you there...She's living my life ha ha!!









Put a couple more orb's under another Cloche sat in on one of my coffee tables...Just thought the browns and cooper looks like fall to me...The Orb's I got from Wal-mart $10.99 for 3 SCORE....





Now this really has nothing to do with fall...but I found this last time I went to Marshall's and it made me remember when I too had an Hour Glass figure....so many years ago ha ha!! Added a tassel to the top that I got from Hospice for a dollar....Don't you just love thrift stores and the great things you can find for a few $$$....I know I do and if I get tired of it I just donate it back ha ha!!






Now for all of you that didn't enter my 1 year give away just click here...as I will be picking the winner on Sunday night...so I can do my Met Monday post and announce....GOOD LUCK...I can't wait to see who wins...Thank you all for you entries so far I have had the best time with this...Thank you to my new followers... I love meeting new people here in Bloggerville...I will be getting back to each and everyone of you...Now I have a new project I'm doing right now...so need to go get all my supplies today...YAHOO!!! I get off this mountain for the day....



May all of you have a Great and Blessed day on your side of the mountain...






Hugs and smiles Glria







October 20, 2009

~Dollar Tree Christmas~

Hey girls, Have you been to Dollar Tree lately?? They have all their Christmas stuff in right now...and let me tell you it's great !!



I got a pack of 6 little silver paper frames....I just think these would make great place card holders....




Love this Silver and Blue together...Got a spool of ribbon...




These snow flakes are big and come 3 to a pack....



Some silver shreds...



Now I love these mirror Christmas trees...


These come in pack of 5...


These I got at my all time favorite Hospice thrift Store $ 4.00 for 4...Score...Now what I'm going to do with all this stuff is a Silver, Aqua and white table for Tablescape Thursday...Don't you think that would be pretty and hey the price is right ha ha!!



If you have a Dollar tree close by you check them out...I also got some other things I have been remaking that I'll show for Met Monday...



Now if you have not entered my 1 year Anniversary give away Please click here to do so...Thank you to all that have entered so far I loved reading your comments...I know I had a great time finding everything to put it together with....I had to shop for almost 3 months...Ooooh the sacrifice's I make for you girls is unreal ha ha!!


Hope all is well on your side of the mountain today my friends...




Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

October 19, 2009

~WHAT TIME IS IT~IT TIME TO CELEBRATE~

What time is it girls !! Isn't this egg just the sweetest thing....I bet it knows what Time it is....Let's open it up...

Why it's a little clock that have been just ticking away waiting for today....What time does it say?? Why it's says it's Gloria's 1 year Anniversary in Bloggerville !!! Wonder where I should put it ???


Maybe I'll sit it on this table runner..... Don't you love what this says....


After doing that I need some refreshments ...how about joining me with a Chocolate Biscotti with almonds and a hot cup of Cinnamon and spice tea.... doesn't that sound Yummy....

Oh maybe I'll put this little silver tray on the table runner....But it looks so naked.... Let's see what I can add to it...

Maybe I'll add some fancy sugar cube for your tea...


Those sugar cubes are so Dainty maybe I should get out the silver sugar tongs and add those...

I know I'll put them in a sweet little sugar bowl that's much better... 1 lump or 2 ?

Would you care for some cream ???

The tea all brewed now just for you....

Yes I like it on the little tray much better...

Now we need something to put this hot tea in ...Oh how about these little silver porcelain tea cups....

Thanks!! But I need a spoon to stir Please....

Much better...

Oh my!! what a mess you are I have 2 battenberg lace napkin's to wipe all those little crumbs off your sweet face....

I really should have put them in these pretty tea pot napkin rings...but I'll let you do that after all it's your tea party....

Please light this sweet smelling Pear pie candle....it's not to eat remember you just had a Biscotti...

I'll plug in the Tea pot night lite while you do that...

Don't you love a good book while your sipping on your tea....Do you want Phyllis Hoffman " Gracious Spaces" to read??

It's beautiful inside and I know you'll enjoy the pictures.... (note to self...find that Blue willow soup tureen)
Or maybe you would rather have Victoria's " The Essential Tea Companion"

I bet you could find some wonderful recipes for your next tea party in here....

Or Maybe you just like to read the" Tea Time " Magazine and see how to set a pretty Christmas Tea table...Or how to make some YUMMY Christmas food...Or look at China...(more dishes girls) ha ha!!

Or maybe you just like to admire this sweet silver tea spoon made into a hook.... That you could hang a Tea towel or Tea apron from....

Or you would just like to sip your tea and think about your Christmas Tree and how cute these little tea cup and pot ornaments would look on your tree to remember our Tea Time today....

Or you could make out your Tea Time wish list and send out a little card's to invite someone over for Tea...You have a shopping list tablet and some gift tags.... you can put all your notes in the file folders....

Oh I'm so glad you enjoyed the Tea Time Magazine...I'll order it for the year for you....

Thank you, all for making a Great year for me in Bloggerville....It's has been so special for me to come into your homes and meet with you each day, to laugh with you, pray with you, to cry with you, and to see all your inspiring decorating and your love of your family and our Country....Even if it is in cyber world...where else I could wear my Old RED robe and not comb my hair have a weeks growth of hair on my upper lip (come on you older ladies know what I mean) and you still like me...

Now the only rules on this give away is you have to be a follower or become a follower and leave me a comment so I can toss your name in my Tea Hat...that's it... (1 other private rule... Dawna, employee family our not eligible= buy your own dang tea pot )

I will announce the winner on Monday October 26, 2009...I will then pack up everything you see on that table and send it your way....GOOD LUCK....

Thank you for coming by and seeing me on my mountain top....I always enjoy the company....Like Tom Cruise said in " Jerry Maguire " You complete Me !!!

Hugs and Smiles, Gl♥ria

ps: to 9405018- Pat....you always come by and leave the sweetest comments to me...But you don't have a blog...So I want to say THANK YOU....Toss your name in the Hat