My name is Joy, and I am a woman who enjoys the simple things. I love my family. I love my friends and their families.
I enjoy a unique idea and sharing a meal with family and friends.
I love to garden, sew and almost everything else. I love old things and I particularly enjoy reusing them in my home and craft projects.
Precious Angels!! What an awesome visit!! No wonder you were waiting! How did you put that baby down? (Either of them, actually)? So darling and Mama and Auntie Em, and everyone!
A few more ornaments
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First I wanted to show you this windmill that my dad built years ago. It was
a landmark. I am making a point to be more aware of what is around me. You
kno...
I didn't forget you...
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And I hope that you haven't forgotten about me! I know I haven't posted for awhile...but I have been making jewelery like a crazy person. Trying to finish al...
Bailing and sorting
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After the trees are flown to the landing area they are carried to the
shaker. The shaker is behind the little tractor.
The guys put the stump into the...
A Fabulous Soiree
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our little soiree on Friday night. I
had such a great time...it was fun to have an evening event with all the
twinkly...
Oh Anthropologie, How I Love Thee...
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"Let me count the ways..."
"I love thee to the depth and breadth and height" of this darling ruffled
coat! (Luckily for my husband, you don't make it in r...
Dreaming of Paris-Part Trois
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This is part three in a series of posts from my trip to Paris three years
ago with my Dad. Each night I wrote down what we did that day so I could
remember...
A Word to the Wise
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[image: tan3]If you’re a fair-skinned redhead…
[image: tan1]And you painstakingly and meticulously exfoliate and apply a
high quality self-tanning cr...
Layers…
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the ‘girls’ have really been crankin’ out the booty ~ I have 7 layers and
I’m getting 4-5 eggs a day right now…all different sizes and colors Yay!
Porch Magazine
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With so many of my favorite magazines disappearing, I am happy that there is
a new selection of them arriving lately.
Porch Magazine is one of those t...
Vintage Gathering's Christmas Emporium
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This snowman is great and the sled that stands near it as well. Vintage
Gathering's Christmas Emporium is in full swing with items added daily, so
you almo...
Burlap Christmas
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So, here's some of what I've been making lately....
I finally have them listed in my etsy store too!
As I've been working with burlap and adding black accen...
They know me well . . .
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The other day Brad took Noah (middle son & youngest son)to a state park nearby just to enjoy the beautifulfall weather and get out of the house.I always ment...
Remembering how to relax.
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I'm a little (okay, a lot) tardy in publishing today's post, I know. I spent today in a slight state of slow motion, savoring the residue of the most relaxin...
power of five...
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*Do you have a hard time focusing?*
I do.
*Do you get overwhelmed with all that there is to do?*
I do.
*Do you play little motivational games?*
I do.
I hav...
Brocante Carnival Highlights
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To sum it all up...We had a seriously fun day together! Such an incredible group of ladies (and one gentleman) came to conquer the Rose Bowl and spend the da...
past and present
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So this last weekend I was at the Puyallup antique show. Set up next to
Betty the button lady because her friend Jennifer had strained her back.
I had ...
fun day sunday
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As seems to be becoming my standard M.O. , I took not one photo to share. Bad blogger. Thankfully, Jenny took these, and Heather took tons too. Heather's a p...
Tiny Party!
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I had a tiny party with my nieces, Chloe and Annie and their mom (my
sis-in-law) Alison this weekend. Everything was tiny - except the fun. We
made tiny ap...
THE MOTHER LOAD
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Once in a while you get really lucky and get to go to an estate sale that
has wonderful old, things that you love. Well yesterday iIgot lucky,-dead
tired ...
Charlotte's Brocante
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When I read on Corey's blog that her friend Amy Doll was opening her own
store in Oregon after a buying trip to France, and that her store was only a
half ...
Confessions of a Soap~a~holic
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Last evening the girls and I headed to TJ Maxx....
What is it that I love about TJ Maxx you might ask???
The soap isle!!!
Yes, I truly am addicted to good s...
Happy Birthday, Our Sweet Jordy Boy.....
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...today you are 26...
26 years ago God blessed us with you ~ a fuzzy headed little bundle of pure
joy. You gave us 25 years of laughter, joy, pride and l...
I Found What Appears To Be Another Collection!
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Ok, I think it's another obsession or maybe I should say collection!
I went into my studio today to find a pattern, just one pattern, that didn't
seem t...
HOLIDAY TREASURES SHOW!
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A magical start to the Christmas season at Molly Mo's & Vintage Trifles!
We had so many friends come to the show on Friday night and Saturday -
restockin...
Portland....Here I come!
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It's official.....my tickets are bought! I will be heading there soon! I
can't wait to see Isabel, Julie, Joy, and Joyce again.....plus get to meet
so man...
A Flurry of Fun at Molly Mo's !
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What a perfect weekend! We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. The
only thing I can say is ... I think we are going to need more treats and
wine nex...
~Give a way~
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This is going to be my last post while I am away at Silver Bella. So, I thought I would give a way one paper prize ribbon to a lucky winner....Just for the g...
"Treasure Houses"
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Thanks for all the kind comments on my "Kaleidascope Series" on my website. I have more I have been working on but haven't yet added yet. Here's another one ...
A New Look
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Yes, you've come to the right place! My most talented sister-in-law, Tami,
gave A View From the Coop a fancy little face lift just in time for the
holidays...
Day 273 November is for Gratitude & Girlfriends
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My friend Jeanie is using the month of November to remind herself and her readers of what she is grateful for in life. I think that is the most perfect idea!...
Glitter the World
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My factory assembly line isn't in a dilapidated warehouse on the docks, or in a third world country with underpaid laborers, but fortunately in my shabby stu...
Pink Saturday -- Yummy Pink Inspiration
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One my
favorite
SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
Handy
and FULL of
PINK!
BUT ...
Not everything pink
and cute
works for me.
I am owned by a cat
and he cat would
...
I’m Back!
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So I'm back!!! With that said...................So is my Jesus Loves
Casseroles portion of the blog.
Thank you everyone for sending me recipes ove...
Macey, Bears, Halloween and things that go bump!
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Our sweetest princess on the planet, Macey, is 6 months old already!! Can
you believe it?!! She certainly keeps this Nana busy as she crawls, pulls
hersel...
Missed you!
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Hi , my name is Sue and I am a blogger slacker. Yikes! Where is the Time going? Its been 3 weeks since I last did a post. I know there is a countdown to Chr...
Houston Urban Market
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Ludmil and I love this market… Jackie the promoter is wonderful, the
customers are always excited and fun to work with, we have great fun with
all our f...
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Spooky Halloween recap....
We had two full days of candy, 5 wild and excited kids,PLEASE dont get me
wrong it was fun and exciting to see the kids get ...
My Voit Doll, Abigail
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This doll is right now being offered on eBay. There are only four hours to
go at this writing which is 9:09, Pacific. There are no bids so far and I
have ...
Some new finds
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Come celebrate with us!
Yesterday I found a few fun items and thought I'd post some pictures. We'll
be bringing in lots of Christmas items in the next f...
I'm off to Norway!
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On my way, pretty quick here:
2 weeks to look forward to with my close family!
This is not a very planned trip, but more of an emergency,
because my Dad go...
Bucket List (Jack Nicholson & Morgan Freeman)
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There is truly much to write of the past few weeks events.
[image: SantaMonicaStore]
New York opening party and book launch, hosted by Target.
[image: NY...
Room Re-Do...A long time coming
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Vintage style decor cannot be *hurried.* You cannot run out and "buy" in a
day, a look that has to be "found." These are my excuses-I started taking my
dec...
Barn House - The Big Cleanse
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Me and my very best friend & favorite person, Joe, have spent the last month
or so reflecting on all of the things that are most important to us. Our
life ...
Break out the bins
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It takes a colossal act of congress to get my husband to bring down the
holiday bins.
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And with two kids and a husband finally getting over the flu (I am a...
Favorite Thing About School = LUNCH!
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This little bag definitely adds to the excitement of lunch...who doesn't
like a cute handmade bag to accompany good food?
This is the outside
and for the...
Items in "A Dose of Alchemy" Shop
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Thank you, for those of you that have inquired or left comments wondering about the items I am listing in my blog shop. They are being posted as I have them ...
Etsy
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I finally have my Etsy Shop up and running! I will also be listing some of
my soldered charms and shadowboxes soon! Click on one of the items on the
top r...
The Path
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Have you ever noticed that life sometimes takes you down a different path
than you expected? Sometimes you just have to ponder where it is all going.
K...
Louis Made Staff Sergeant
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This weekend Louis will wear his blues for a ceremony for making Staff
Sergeant. I am so proud of him and wanted to share two of my favorite
pictures of ...
11 comments:
those are adorable photos....the hand photographs would look fantastic Black and White!
Love ... at its best ... TTFN ~Marydon
What great pics, I love the hands! Family is wonderful and babies are fabulous...
Have a great Sunday,
Laurie
Precious! I love that last picture!
Precious Angels!! What an awesome visit!! No wonder you were waiting! How did you put that baby down? (Either of them, actually)? So darling and Mama and Auntie Em, and everyone!
Love you,
Sheila
Hi Joy, are you coming to Vashon Island with us??? huh huh
Looks like Farm Chicks was a huge success!!!
Julie, Kindred Roses
so fun to see you at the funky junk show this weekend! Hope you had fun!
xoxo, Tiffany
Awww~ So Sweet!! What a wonderful time you must have had!
Blessings~LillySue
I love the hands photo, it will be such a memory down the road to look back at. Sorry I missed you at The Funky Junk Sisters Sale.
Precious!
m ^..^
Aww, how sweet is this? It just made me smile...
Rene'
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