Tiara Tuesday #2

The queen of 2014 here....
Check out this cute picture with me, my twin and my mom.  Happy birthday to my mom TODAY!

I made my mom a really cute card for her birthday and then forgot to take a picture of it!
arrgh, don't you hate when you do stuff like that?
I've got another card in the making-maybe I can remember to take a photo this time?
Wish me luck!

Wacky Doodle Wednesday!

I love Wednesdays!  I get to comb through my family photos to find the most wackiest of photos.  One of the best places to visit is my twin sister's Flickr or Facebook.  She loves to create these characters that just make you laugh out loud.  Love you sissy!

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Her caption to this photo was
Buy one Get one Free Cosmetic Surgery is NOT necessarily a good thing. 

My Friend Mr. Jack O'Lantern needed a nose job and I wanted a LITTLE collagen.

See you Thursday for our time travel day...where should we go?

Wacky Wednesday

this is a repeat, but worth it...AND appropriate since the little brown eyed girl lives in OHIO and that's where this picture was taken...AND I'm going to visit her a week from now.  Make sense.

Favorite Quote of the Week

Happy Saturday Ya'll,
I'm spending my day inside making several tags and cards today, I wish it would be cool enough for a bike ride, but... 104 degrees is not my kinda heat.  I love to close out the week with some fun quote I heard through the week.

Here's the story!

This is my twinny with her famous red nose and her friend Monchichi.  Monchichi was her son, Michael's baby from the time he was  one year old.  You can see this cute little monkey is much loved!  My sister posted this picture on facebook with a Happy Birthday wish. Here are the comments that went along with picture--read through them, I promise you'll laugh.

Mom: There's a special monkey in my life having a birthday soon. oh yeah and Michael too!

Michael: he's looking so rough!
Mom:He looks well loved Michael. See that bare spot on his chest? That is where you tucked him under your arm.
Michael: hmm. i don't think so. i distinctly remembering giving him a haircut.
Mom: Haha! The truth comes out
Michael:i really regret covering his eyes with fingernail polish that one time!


Well, maybe you had to be there and know the two of them. I love the truth coming out that Michael gave the monkey a haircut and nail polish on his eyes.  Funny!  The things we find out as our kids grow up!


Remember to stop by this posting for this week's giveaway in honor of my grandma Lila! It's better to give than receive, hope you enjoy!

Wacky Doodle Wednesday!

Welcome to Wacky Doodle Wednesday!

The fun day of the week where I dig through the family photos to amuse and delight you...

What shall I dig out today?

My friend Eartha Kitsch at Ranch Dressing has a little friend named Jack...

Jack came to visit me one day...

 Here's Jack and his mom visiting....

 We were painting that day and well..
Jack has some paint on his cheek.

Here's what we made that day...this is my twin with her life mask...

What  a fun day, we need to do this again!

I'm Thankful for!

Just a FEW of the things I'm thankful for!





Someone passed gas...wonder who?



my twin and I, Nov 2011



the MR and I on the Bicentennial Trial in Ashland City.  I love our hikes/bike rides



Mom and Pop!

My sisters!



sookie the kitten...pure joy









Slow down Sunday! I ain't ready for Monday yet!

What a week I've had!  Everhadoneofthoseweekswherethedaysaresofilledwithbusinessthatyoucantellonedayfromanother!?
Thats the week I've had!
I really want to rest and relax today!

The twins with little sister, nancy, circa 1970

It's getting kind of chilly around TN these days.  I guess I'll need to break out the hand muff and matching hat.  Poor little sister, Nancy, didn't get a muff to wear with her hat! Today she still wishes for a muff.  Maybe I should find one for her!?  Would that be fun if I could find a vintage muff on ebay! I guess I have a project now!  Good thing my little sister doesn't follow this blog--otherwise she might know what her xmas gift is! 

Soo, what's on your plates today? Not literally--or maybe so--leave me a comment--tell me what's going on with you.  Tomorrow I'll leave you a posting about all the work I'm doing today! 

Remember to stop here...for a giveaway! You have until Monday evening to get your comment in or to become a new follower!

Wacky Doodle Wednesday! (and a Giveaway)

Welcome to Wacky doo Wednesday.  A pause in our busy week to laugh and enjoy life.  Here's a little bit of Halloween layover from my twinny!  She's silly that way! 

Remember yesterday I promised a picture of the winner's gift from last week and here it is.  I'm not going to apologize for the not so good quality picture...because...well....as you can see, it's just fuzzy and there ain't a thing to do about it while I'm sitting in my office.  (don't tell my boss I'm blogging while on the clock)

The little banner says "let your light shine" and it's a magnet.  I just loved the way these turned out! 
Now...remember to go to go to this link to win a card like this.  It might not be the same color or word....but I guarantee it will be beautiful!

Right now, there are only a few entries for this lovely handmade card.  Don't you want a chance to win?  Come on and leave me a comment here.

Monday is a lame way to spend 1/7 of your life.

Since I had such a busy weekend wrangling Zombies...

I thought I needed a little break from all that blood and guts and decided to give you a little less scary  Halloween picture...

Me and my twinny as twin clowns...what else, way back in 1975!
Remember, go here and leave a comment to enter to win one of these lovelies!

uncomplete little somethings!

Happy Monday and Happy Halloween! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Wacky Doodle Wednesday! (and a Giveaway)

Every Wednesday we stop our busy week to pause and laugh!  

I love to find some silly picture and share it with you.  This week there are several pics so be patient....and maybe you'll get a laugh.  Or, maybe it's one of those, "You had to be there" moments. ha

Me and twinny playing, circa 1966.  That's me with the Woody Woodpecker doll. I loved that doll! 
Note mouth.

we had a ballerina cake!  Thanks mom!

circa 1970.  I'm on the LEFT...note mouth.  My twin, Jaymie says she was the "poised" one in this photo and I am the dork!

Next, 2010. Me and a pony from one of our Girl Scout camps...note mouth...

me and Little Bit, a pony from one of our Girl Scout camps.



 And one last one!  Me and the Twinny getting ready to walk the annual "Rudolph Run." hence red nose.  Note mouths. 
I think there is a trend here!
Fun game...gues which one is me!  I think I forgot which one I am too!

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Tea time among the gravestones

Annual Confederate Cemetery Tour in Nashville's historical Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

This looks like a scene out of a movie.  But, really, this was taken by me with a point and click camera. I'm soooo proud.  These were tour guides hanging out before it was time for their tour to begin.  Pretty neat huh?

Mausolem of  adelicia acklen THE richest woman of her time. Plus the historian told us she was the first woman to make her soon to be hubby sign a prenuptial agreement.  She was a very smart woman!!

 Actor portraying Adelicia Acklen.

My twinny and little sister, Nancy.

 Another set of sisters: Sphinx sisters

 The MR looking handsome, as usual!

A wingless angel watching over the dearly departed.

You have one more day to get your name in the hat for the this week's tags!  Remember Sookie Horn will pick a winner on Tuesday:

Getcha Some,
Puddin n Pie

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run

Welcome to what song's in your head day.  I told ya'll I wake up every morning with a song in my head.  Sometimes it's an 80s tune from my youth or a brand new tune I've just heard.  I never know what song it's gonna be and I love that about my brain!!

Today is a song in the top 10 on the Billboards chart.  I see the video every morning at the gym, and think, "those guys are so cute...I can see why the young 'uns like them." 

I couldn't figure out what kind of picture to put with this video...until I remember that my twinny sent me this picture yesterday.  We really had to kick it up to complete this 1/2 marathon.  I was THE LAST person(my twin being a close 2nd to the last) to complete the marathon--there wasn't even any snacks left for us--damn fast runners--**fist pump**  ---eating up all the pasta before the walkers could get there. 


Georgie on the LEFT, Jaymie on the RIGHT --posing!

 Enjoy this little song in my head--hope you share your song today.  Don't forget you can enter to win the cutiest tags in the world--and your chances to win are high since there are few entries!

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Getcha Some,
Puddin N Pie

Feeling a little fussy?

Fussy, on a friday!?  What's the matter with me? 
If you had to share your pop's lap with a twin, you'd be fussy too!  Move over Jaymie...I need more space!

But, I'm also feeling fussy because I've entered into a "Fabulous Friday Fussy Cut" challenge over at Frosted Designs.  I'm showing off one of my first cards I made. 

I've learned many new techniques since this I made these cards and have been inspired to pull Marie out of hiding for some new cards.  The cards not only feature a Marie Antionette image, but also a BEE image.  The bee is the mascot of my women's club and these cards were made as thank you cards. 

unfortunately I didn't have the right setting on my camera and this card looks a little greenish.  It was yellow.

She's floating in the air!

Be easy on your critiques, remember these are my first cards!  I am excited to try again and make some other techniques.

TGIF,
Getcha Some,
Puddin N Pie

Slow Down Sunday, I ain't ready to go back to work...

Durn if it ain't Sunday evening again and I'm gearing up for the work week.  What is your normal Sunday night routine?  Do you pull your clothes out for the day, iron anything and shine your shoes?  Funny story for you...my twin, ya'll remember her, right?

Georgie Porgy, puddin N pie and her twinny: Jaymie

Jaymie makes fun of me cause I'm a little bit over the edge when it comes to organizing.  Maybe not so much now...I've relaxed a little bit--really--really I have.  Her actual comment to me was that I was anal retentive. Welllll...I just don't like the way that sounds, so we'll just say that I'm a good organizer.  

When I was a young girl in high school I was very particular about my clothes.  I would take Sunday and pick out my clothes for the week.  I would organize the clothes in my closet.  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.  All laid out and ready to go.

I just loved looking in my

closet during the week and seeing my clothes all lined up and ready to go.  Of course there were days when that particular outfit just didn't work for my mood.  We all have those days, right? 

Or, remember when you were in high school and your bff would call and say she was wearing a dress that day and you HAD to wear one too? 

Facebook is a wonderful thing, isn't it? After so many years out of contact with my best friends from high school, I've reconnected with some of my best friends on the planet.  It's so nice to have friends that knew you when you were just a young person with no problems.  I'm gonna give them a shout out before we move forward. 



Cheryl and boo from high school.  Why am I the only one that has her mouth open?

Today I was working a little on canvas I'd like to sell at the Mistletoe Market Place    this November.  By the way, if you're near Nashville TN and want to be a vendor at this, sign up and come on down.  If you spend a couple of days, I 'll give you a tour of Music City.  Here's the beginning of a canvas, I was planning on the lay out. What do you thnk of the cool bird? It's  a vintage image from a bird book from my mother. 

I'm going to color the canvas with light blue acrylic paint, then stamp and then paint again.  A few pieces of collaged papers, covered again with paint.  More stamps, more paint and an inspirational saying--I'm not going to tell you yet. It will be a surprise! 




Tell me what you think of the vintage bird.  I was so intrigued by her and I'll be wrapping her long colorful tail around the canvas.  Yummers! 



sookie giving her 2cents



Taking the plunge!

This week I signed up for my first booth to peddle my wares.  I'm nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof--as the saying goes.  How many of my followers have sold their stuff in a market setting?  Ya'll comment below and tell me your first experiences.  So for me.....this is what it feels like

But, I'm not near as svelt or elegant as this diver. I bet she'll go into the pool without a splash.  You know, that's what they always say during the Olympics..."oh boy!  that dive was perfect, hardly any splash."  Not me, ladies and gent, nope. nada. me. I'm gonna make a big splash...sorta like this fella.

And, I'll look about like he does in a swim suit...just saying. We've had conversations about my girlish figure...remember?  To remind you of my girlish figure, here I am on our wedding day.  The MR and I kept tossing around the idea of getting hitched, but....everytime we talked about it, both of us back pedaled really quick.  We both wanted to take the plunge(you like how I tied that into the title of this post?), but we were skerred of that commitment. 

One May day in 2009, when the the little brown eyed girl was coming for  a visit to TN  I said to the future MR.  "Hey, you wanna get married while the girl's in town?"  And he said yes.  So, on May 19 we went down to the County Mayor"s office and said "I do."  It was funny, I had worked that morning and my sweet friends from work, (who by the way, thought I was nuts for working on my wedding day) came along as my bridesmaids, along with  my sweet little girl and my twinny.  Again, that day I was nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof---someone gimme another saying that relates to nervousness!  help a new blogger out.  I know, my friend Eartha Kitsch at Ranch Dressing Blog will have a hum-dinger for me.  Help me out Eartha....

So before we get to the REAL plunge I started talking about. Let's visit this stunning picture.  After my wedding my new inlaws hosted a wonderful reception for the new Horn family.  It was a quaint, wonderful day.  I was welcomed into the arms of the MR's. family like I was a new wife or something. (haha)  My sisters and came to the reception too.  And someone snapped this shot of me, my twin and our baby sister, Nancy.  Nancy doesn't like anyone touching her.  Hands off!  You only get one hug a year--on her birthday.  And, that's it.  So, we were giving her a little ribbing about it ...and....this is the moment caught forever....

one of my favorite of the three of us, really.

mom and dad have this over their mantle (if we they had a mantle)


we made this our xmas photos for that year.....

it is the most stunning visual capture of three sisters ever....


are you ready?


are you sure?


maybe I shouldn't show you?  Maybe you'll fall in love with the three of us and start stalking us?


you wouldn't do that, would you?


ok


here you go

Stunning isn't it!?


Ok. so, back to the plunge I was originally talking about.  The local women's club is hosting a Mistletoe Marketplace in November and offered members a good deal on a table.  I decided I would try it, what could it hurt?  If I don't sell a thing, then I know what everyone is getting for their xmas gifts....ya'll know what I'm talking about. 

Here's where I need your advice....I'm thinking about doing these types of things:

3.5 x 3.5 magnets with inspirational sayings. 
And these:

These are 2x2 memory glass with alcohol inks and stamps magnets.  I was especially excited about these because I'm thinking I'm going to just make a bunch of letters and let shoppers make their own words.  Like:  LOVE
HOPE
PEACE
JOY
or they could make names like
PAIGE
LISA
DIANE
etc.

Followers, I need your advice, what do you think of this idea?  Would you purchase them?  I'm all kinds of excited...kinda like a cat on a hot tin roof. oh.wait. that cat is nervous...not excited. 

My twin says I should make a few of these:

But, I wasn't sure. So ya'll tell me the truth I can take it.  I promise.  I could use guidance from other people selling stuff on how to merchandise the items for best selling opportunities.  If you know a fellow blogger that does this on a regular basis , please share this posting and ask them to give me some good advice.

I'll end with this photo..cause that's what I feel like inside right now: