A Little Bird Told Me

A Little Blue Bird told me!

Well...truth be told, it was actually a little bluebird teapot  told me...

 " You have GOT to take me home with you!"

 Of course I agreed! After all who could possibly resist the cuteness of this little guy.

See him sitting there in all his glory on top of that gorgeous grey cabbage.

Now ....

you tell me....

could you have said,

 "NO, I won't take you home with me!"

I didn't think so.

Thankfully he didn't cost very much!

Does this ever happen to you? 

Happens to me quite a lot!

So, if you see a short lady having a conversation with a teapot....

or numerous other things I tend to collect.....

it's ok....

don't even bother to try to intervene!

Haha....it's just me talkin' to the bluebird!

Have you tried the CoffeShop Color bar? You can download the template for free here.

Here are some fonts for you. Go to Dafont.com and download...they are free. If you want more fonts or don't know how to download go here.

Yaaay!

 For my Blues post

 Christina at I Gotta Create:Spring Fling made me a star!

Now isn't she sweet!

 Thanks so much Christina, for featuring me.

http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-fling-features-week-2-new-link.html

There is a special party that is being hosted by the lady that has helped many newbie bloggers get their start in blogdom.

 Debbie at Debbiedoos is throwing a Newbie Party Reunion.

I had not a clue about how to blog....just jumped in with all my ignorance.....until Kathleen at Charm Bracelet Diva told me about

Debbie's Newbie Party.

 I still have much to learn, but it helped meeting other folks that were leaning, too!

Thank you, Debbie..... for your amazing help.

May you have a blessed week!

Audrey

 will be linking to these fun parties.

Monday-

Mosaic Monday at dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill

Metamorphosis Monday at betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com
Show It Off Monday at Get Outta My Head Please

Meet Me Monday at youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com

Tuesday-

A Return to Loveliness at Delightsome Life

CowgirlUp Tuesday at CedarHill

Knick of Time Tuesday at knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com

Tablescape Tuesday at astrollthrulife.blogspot.com

Tuesday’s Treasures at www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com

Turning The Daunting Into the Do-able at projectqueen.org 

Wednesday-

Primp Your Stuff at http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/

Wednesday is Rednesday at suelovescherries.blogspot.com

What’s It Wednesday at ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

Wow Us Wednesday atsavvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com

Thursday-

Open House Party at nominimalisthere.blogspot.com

Pearls and Lace Thursday at faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com

Tablescape Thursday at betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com
Time Travel Thursday at The Brambleberry Cottage

Treasurehunt Thursday at frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.

Friday-

Air Your Laundry at www.freckledlaundry.com

Freestyle Friday at www.happyhourprojects.com

Home Sweet Home at thecharmofhome.blogspot.com
Kiss Me I'm Irish at I Gotta Create

Potpouri Friday at twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com

Show and Tell Friday at romantichome.blogspot.com
Simple and Sweet Friday's at Rooted In Thyme

Vintage Inspiration at commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com

Saturday-

Pink Saturday at howsweetthesound.typepad.com

Sunday-

Sunday’s Best at my1929charmerblog.com
Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming

Texture Tuesday Teapot

 On Tuesdays the awesome Kim of Kim Klassen Cafe hosts a link up for you to meet other folks who love playing with textures. Not only does she host, but she generously offers freebie textures. As if that wasn't enough....she even has tutorials that give clear and concise instructions how to use textures!

 How wonderous is that! Sounds like one of those infomercials!

1.I took a picture of my teapot.

2. Edited it in Adobe Photopshop Elements 8.

3, Tweaked it with Pioneer Woman's Boost filter. [free download w/instructions]

4. Then used the kkmusiclovin' texture [below] set on overlay.

5. Then added my text [free fonts from dafont] using blending mode soft light.

Take a look at Kim's Blog. If she can teach me how to play w/ textures she can teach anyone!

I will be linking this to Texture Tuesday at Kim Klassen Cafe                           
I will be linking to these blog parties:

Monday-
DebbieDoo's Newbie Party debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/
Masterpiece Monday at boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com
Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.blogspot
Show Off Your Cottage Monday at http://houseinroses.blogspot.com
http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com

Tuesday-
ClubG.W. at charmbraceletdiva.blogspot.com
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com
projectqueen.org
Tuesdays Treasures at www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com

Wednesday-
Primp Your Stuff at http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
Wednesday is Rednesday athttp://suelovescherries.blogspot.com/

Thursday-
Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here
Treasure Hunt Thursday at F.M.B.P.T.Y.

Friday-
Feathered Nesthttp://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home Friday at thecharmofhome.blogspot.com
Potpouri Friday 2805
Show and Tell Friday at http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
The Shabby Nest:Frugal Fridayhttp://www.shabbynest.blogspot.com/
Vintage Inspiration at Common Ground

Saturday-
How Sweet the Sound http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

In The Pink

           

           I am not a pink person.

A collage of pink dishes.

              I generally lean more towards the 

                     reds, golds, greens,

           with lots of black thrown in for drama.

Little bird perched on a stack of pink plates.

They multiplied.

 

    Every once in a while though a pink plate

                        {cup, saucer, platter}

                   will call my name. 

Pale pink platter with gold scrolls.

           First an item must meet my criteria....

         can't cost more than a Happy Meal......

                    must be really pretty.....

                  then it comes home with me!

Stack of pink plates.

Pink floral edges of platters on pink floral ticking.

Macro view of teapot.

Well those things must be like rabbits {you never can have just two} cause they kind of multiplied.

Started arranging them with some of my fabric stash and took some pictures. 

White teapot with a pink filter.

Close-up of teapot lid.

I must kind of be a pink person after all!

Stay safe every one, an earthquake and a hurricane in one week!

 Did you know there are 365 "Fear Nots" in the Bible?

 One for every single day of the year!

Blessings, Audrey