~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 Gl♥ria

~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 Gl♥ria

~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

~REFLECTIONS~

Hello Guys....As I sit here drinking my morning cup of coffee I have been reflecting back on this past year in this wonderful world we call Blogland...And all the things I had learned....This picture below was my first header picture...and I was really like a puzzle trying to see where each piece of me fit in blogland...And as you can see I still have many pieces still missing...

I started blogging because so many of my friends I had made from "Rate my Space" HGTV Show had moved into bloggerville and I wanted to also be in the neighborhood...ha ha!!! So I hitched up my Antique wagon loaded up my Antique wares got me a piece of blogland and hung out my shingle... But what did I have to offer...I mean we all have to bring something to the table...Oh What can I bring ?? Oh I know I'll talk about Antiques and my passion for them and give everyone a little history lesson along the way ha ha!! Well I did start that way...but some how I became a variety blog....It's so funny I was not going to talk about my personal life, my family or friends....But here I sit with only 2 more days until my 1 year Anniversary and I have spilled my guts on everything ha ha!!

I have learned how to take my Little pictures and make them into BIG ones you can see without your glasses and your morning coffee...

I have learned I like changes...I keep changing my header picture all the time...My blog like my house I'm constantly changing it....I also learned how to do Mosaic's....I have learned that every time I take a picture and I think it looks great I put my camera card into the computer and see things I didn't know were there...Like a BIG old cob web, Len's tennis shoe, yesterday mail's still sitting on the counter... Oh you get the picture...I then have to go back and clean up all the stuff that I didn't notice, because it's every day life here and retake photos ha ha!! I have learned to turn off my flash when taking pictures of shining objects...I have learned it's hard to be a "Bathroom Diva" For Shelia at "Note Songs" as I don't look any better in a mirror ha ha!! I have learned to watch what items I buy and show...because my Daughter Dawna see's them and send me an email right away telling me how GREAT that would look in her home and I'm just the keeper of the stuff until she picks it up on her next visit ha ha!! I have learned I can't leave home without my camera.... I also have learned that every time I get my Daughters together and they are acting silly if I get out my camera they stop...Their so afraid they might end up on my blog ha ha!! (evil grin here)

I have learned the best way to meet my neighbors is to join in the blog party's....I have also learned this can be very time consuming to go and meet them all, as this is a BIG Block in Bloggerville. I have learned that when you do the Block parties...That Met Monday is really Sunday night and Pink Saturday is really Friday night...well you get it...If you come the day of your late to the party ha ha!!

I have learned that my idea of a well dressed table wasn't really proper here in this neighborhood...So I have learned to be more proper...ha ha!! Boy I miss my paper plates and solo cups ha ha!! Just kidding !!! But really the first Table scape I did here...Len thought we were having company for dinner and wanted me to go get out his clothes he should wear ha ha!! He was afraid he would have to actually sit at that table instead of in front of the TV in his chair...Men sometimes don't get it ha ha!! now he pays no attention when I play with the dishes...Oh YES since I moved into Bloggerville I also found out I'm a Dish-O-Holic and there NOT 12 step program for it ha ha!! I also learned that every time I buy more dishes my daughter Dawna shakes in her boots, and ask me "Mom whats going to happen with all these dishes when you die" ??? I have learned it's so great to give her an evil grin and tell her "it's not my problem"

I have learned that when you have a need in this neighborhood you can call on your neighbors and ask them to pray...This is a very BIG group of Prayers Warriors on this block...

I have learn you can love people you have never met....I have learned I love all the caring and sharing I have found in this neighborhood....I have learned I can't keep my house as clean as I use to because I'm always out playing in Bloggerville...I have learned that no one in this neighborhood cares so long as your having fun and being yourself...I have learned to always be kind when I go to my neighbors house...as maybe just one kind word is throwing them a life line they need that day...I have learned that almost after a year my Shingle is still dusty and all my pieces still don't fit...but then maybe if they did I wouldn't be here in the neighborhood...

I also have learned that if I did it wrong the first time...Chari at "Happy to Design" will let me have a Do over...Now Please stop back on Monday the 19th and see what I have for one of my followers for putting up with me in this Neighborhood...Oh No !! does this means I'm no longer the new kid on the block...I learned that I feel like "Mr. Rogers" here singing " it's a Beautiful day in the neigborhood".

May all of you have a GREAT weekend...I'm sending each of you a BIG ole HUG and a SMILE....Thanks for Welcoming me to the neighborhood...

Gl♥ria