WE ARE MADE TO DREAM AND TO LIVE THOSE DREAMS."

Monday, February 8, 2010

More Friends To Share With You Today!

As I promised, today,
I am adding a few more of  my "special friends"
to my post to send out a 
Happy Valentine's 
"Sweet Greeting" 
to let them know how much I appreciate them!  



Please refer to the post on
Saturday,  February 6th,
where I left a  poem
for you to Read!


  Marilyn, the Lone Dollier,
can be found here :

She loves making miniature dolls, has a lovely blog,
 is a member of Free Postcard Fridays,



The French Factrice hosts the
 Postcard Friendship Fridays!



and  participates in lots of Give-Aways,
including a really special one called Pay It Forward! 
If you would like to know more about the Give-Away,
 please go to her web site and check it out! 
She has this button on her sidebar!


Click it and you will be directed to  
where she has all of the info posted

 She inspired me to join in on the Give-Away too,
 so I also have a post  of it  here:
http://missannesvintageart.blogspot.com

But that is not the only thing
 about Marilyn that inspires me! 
You see, she lives in constant pain and
 inspite of her health problems,
she blogs everyday and stays
 very busy  making her lovely dolls!
She allows nothing to get in the way of her creativity! 
Today I learned that she had surgery to remove the
2 slipped discs in her neck and so
I am sending out a request for everyone
to pray for this wonderful lady  to have
a speedy recovery from her surgery! 
She has such a positive attitude that is so contagious!
I bet it won't belong before she is up again
 and busy making those precious dolls!
 Here are some pictures of her pretties!

Miss Anabelle



Miss Victoria



Miss Hannah




"French White Cotton Day Dress"
So much love in every  detail!


Aren't they wonderful! 
 Please go visit her blog and see more of
these beauties in her etsy shop!
Thank you Marilyn,  for your inspiration
 and please get well soon!
***********

Tammy Sprinkle




This lady is just about the
sweetest person you'll ever meet! 
She participates in give-aways,
is a member of the
 Inspiration Avenue Team,
which is an Etsy Group that has nothing
but etsy shops and what they have for sell
posted for your shopping pleasure! 
This site alone could  keep you glued
 to the screen for days, 
looking (drooling) at all of the
 beautful craftmanship of these artists.
She also hosts FreeVintage Image Thurdays!
If you visit her on that day, 
she will have  a beautiful vintage image
 posted along with a really nice story
to go along with the image!
  Her blog is gorgeous, and her art is amazing. 
 Her specialty is  Altered  Books and Journals!
 On her sidebar is a wonderful array of journals
that will inspire you to want to make one of your own!
Don't just listen to me...
go visit her for yourself and
 you will see what I am talking about! 
You will find yourself visiting her again
 and again,  for the sweet hospitality! 
Thank you Tammy, for your inspiration and
your generousity in everything that you
share and all that you do for others!
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Theresa In Mississippi



This gal is a real southern "sweetiepie"! 
She is so friendly, just smiles all of the time! 
 She is such a generous person! 
 Her sweet coments always make my day brighter 
 and have meant the world to me!!
She offers free vintage images on her site
and her blog is out of this world gorgeous!
 In my last post, I told you a little about Susie Jefferson,
who designs special  blog packages for anyone who
would like something a bit different from the crowd!!
Well, you must visit Theresa's blog because 
Susie designed the whole package, background,
 banner, buttons, labels, and even a bit of magic dust
when you move the curser around to
click on something you would like to see!  
 And believe me, Theresa has
everything you will want to see!
When I visited her the other day,
I read her latest post about her
 husband's heart surgery and so I
would like to make another request !!
Let's all send out another prayer for


Theresa and her husband, Nelson! 
May God  strengthen him and
bless him with a speedy recovery!
So I want to send out a
"thank you and my appreciation"
 to Theresa for her sunny smile and her
generousity to all those that
she comesin contact with!
Thank you , Theresa,  
for the sweet friendship
that you share with me!
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I know,  it's that time again!
Even though I hate to go!


Valentine's Day is only five days away! 
And I have so much more
I need to say!  


So stop on by and visit me! 
 You might be next in line
to receive a "sweet greeting"

Good Night!

****Credits:

"Mary Vance 1945":

"Mary Margaret in the Garden"

"French Glamour"

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Have I Shared These Sweet People With You???

February
is the month to  share our love and warm thoughts
 by sending out our heartfelt gestures 
to loved ones and dear friends!
  
I  thought this would be the perfect time to share
some of my sweet friends with you
and also send out a
Valentine's
"Sweet Greeting"
to each one!   




I would never have  believed when I first
started blogging 6 months ago, 
that I would meet such
wonderful people to correspond with! 
Isn't it amazing, this era we live in!?! 
Our technology can take us across continents
and span the world in seconds,
 linking all of us together with just one click!  

I have never met these talented women,
but they are very dear to me! 
 They inspire me,
challenge me,
 touch my heart,
 make me smile,
make me laugh,
make me cry,
and
make me sigh... 

They are beautiful!
Their words are spiritual,
compassionate, bold, and  strong!
 And what they create with their
hands and their hearts...,
 there are  no words big
enough to describe the
 height and depth of the
beauty within each image,
in each soul! ! 

Dear Friends,
I want to thank you today for your
sweet comments, encouraging words,
and kind thoughts!

Your  friendship has been such a gift to me!! 
You'll never know, just how much, your presence
in my life has meant to me! You are a blessing!
May God Bless you in all of your days!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Kymberly

Now I present to you...
please, when you read your name,
stand up and take a bow,
clap your hands,
give yourself a pat on the back,
place a huge smile on your face...
because you deserve the praise!!!!
*********************

 Jeanette Waters and Judy MacFarlane

I love these ladies!!!!!!
Jeanette, you have found a place in my heart and
I will forever be grateful to you for all of the
inspiration you have given me!  
Jeanette's kindhearted words and sweet gestures 
combined with June's thoughtfulness and
unselfish genrosity,speaks volumes of their love for
their art and their wonderful  ability to
give back to others what was once given to them!
These two work together as a designer team
 and offer some of the most mouth watering,  
beautiful collage sheets you've ever seen!
They also offer great freebie vintage images
and inspire  Two Weekly Art Challenges
( I have joined both and love to participate in them)!
They  both have beautiful blog sites, a team
of designers, and some of the most amazing
altered art pieces I have ever seen!  
 What else can I say about these two, except,
that I admire them greatly and thank them for
their hard work and  daily inspiration! 
They give so much of  their time and share
so much of their wonderful talent with
everyone they come in contact with!!!
Their  sweet comments have meant the world to
me and make my days so much brighter! 
 They both  have boosted my
 confidence to travel beyond "Time"
 to find the altered artist I want to be!
When I grow up I want to be just like them!! 

You'll find them both at:



http://artonthedarkside.blogspot.com/



http://artfreebies.blogspot.com/



http://dezinaworld.blogspot.com/


http://dezinaworldarchive.blogspot.com/


AND  DEZINAWORLD  FREEBIES!
*********************


SUSIE JEFFERSON

How talented can one woman be? 
She is a powerhouse of knowledge,
creativity, charm, wit, and class!
She designs backgrounds, banners,
buttons, tags, etc...for free and will
design individual blog packages for
a very reasonable price!
My blog site background and banner 
is  one  of her beautiful
(free) background designs! 
In fact, she was one of my first followers! 
When I set up my first vintage
art blog,  it didn't take me but a few
days to find  Susie's blog!  I  immediately 
became a fan of her fantastic designs,
amazing art work,  and beautiful blog sites! 
If you want a personal design,
then she's your girl! 
 In fact...she designed the whole
 blog package for Dezinaworld, 
Art Freebies,  and Theresa In Ms!
 Their beautiful backgrounds,  banners and tags
are just out of this world-dynamic !! 
She also offers free vintage images,
tutorials on every subject from
artful blogging , altered art,
better blogging techniques,  and some
really fabulous altered art projects!
Thank you Susie, for being one of the
first to inspire me to dream
and create what I love most!



You'll find her at:




I love this button!!



Her tutorials have helped me out of many a computer mishap!!
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NANCY DOOREN

When I first began to create altered art,
this TALENTED lady
was an AWE-INSPIRING GIFT to me! 
I remember how delighted I was
when she became one of my first followers!  
I am so glad that she found my web site!
When I first joined  her Bi-Monthly Challenges,
I soon discovered my own vintage style, 
through the exciting themes that quickly
"sparked my imagination"! 
   Now, I  feel confident enough to reach
 beyond any conventional  boundaries and  
create something new and exciting for
the mixed-media arena!
I have become  a fan and admirer of
aka. "Nans"  art techniques and skills
and always look forward to the wonderful
 themes she works so hard to create for
all of her followers.
She, unselfishly,  gives so much of her
time and dedicates her whole heart in
helping others create beautiful altered art!
She offers free vintage images and authors
several wonderful blogs with amazing features! 
 Her imagination is larger than life! 
She can create a piece of art big
enough for the whole world
to admire  but only on
one inch of card stock!
 Her "Small World of Inchies and Twinchies" 
has kept me captivated from the
beginning as her charming sense of
wonderspills out of every
 little inch she makes! 

You'll find her at:









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It's time for me to say goodbye! 
I know, but I'm running out of time!! 


If you didn't find your name here today,
 come back tomorrow or the next day!




It's not that I forgot all about wonderful you!



With all of the sweet thanks I need to say,



 it will take me straight thru to Valentine's Day



to reach each and every dear friend! 


Until then, Adieu!







***Credits for the FreeVintage Images

"Alice In Wonderland" Rabbit and Vintage Calling Card:


Little Drummer:


Little French Song:

Two Little Beauties:


Dancing With Joy



Vintage Valentines

Here are some
Vintage Valentines 
I thought you would like!

















Thank you for stopping by and visiting me!!
I hope you enjoy these images and have a wonderful weekend!

Monday, February 1, 2010

Love and Marriage

                                           

My Special Family Treasures!

These are Two of my old family Marriage Certificates
that were saved and handed down
over the years from my family.


 


The Marriage Certificate of my Great-Grand Parents
on my Grandmother's side of the family.

James W. Dickenson married Viola J. Kinzer
on October 27, 1909.








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The Marriage Certificate of my Grandparents
on my Father's side of the family:

Powell Sluss married Margaret Dickenson
on October 12, 1929.



 


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Saturday, January 30, 2010

It Must Be Love!!!

Since we are getting closer to that
Special Day of Romance,
I found four vintage images that I thought you might
 like to use when making your
Valentines for that Special Someone!!

This couple looks as though they
 are simply "Mad" for each other!












Oh, the Thrills of Young Love!!