Puppy Love--Winston

After looking for months, I finally found the puppy I'd been looking for!

Winston is his name! Or as dad officially named him...Linus Baxter Winston Pate! Whoa...what a mouth full! Hehe...

He's a little butterball, all 2.4 pounds of him, and he's a fireball! I can't believe how active he is and well he can jump and climb for being so little :)

He sure is cute when he's sleeping!!

But be in the lookout when he's awake!

He's keeping Wade and me on our toes! I'm sure he'll be up to new tricks soon!

Has it been a year??

It's hard to believe that our niece is about to turn a year old!

She is the cutest little girl ever!

She's grown and changed so much in a year's time!

I love Wade and Alexis' faces in this pic!

Me and the Hubby!

Sloan loves sitting in the grass and pulling it out :)

Wes was sneaking a little nap in in the background here...

She loves that tv remote!

She's so close to walking!!

Bye everybody!!



Creating continues!

I was walking through the airport recently and saw a lady carrying a bag with a color palette that I thought would be great on a pillow! I used different grays and greens and then used brightly colored thread for the embroidery.

Chelsea's Graduation

Wade and I went to Arkansas toward the end of May for my cousin Chelsea's graduation. We are so proud of her!
It was great to finally see my Aunt's new house and spend time with my cousins. We always have so much fun when we're together!

Chelsea is on the left, holding Toby :) and Sarah is on the right

Uncle Jimmy made the BEST fajitas!! Just thinking about them makes my mouth water!!

Here's Mom and Linda :)

I don't have the video uploaded, but you should've seen everyone playing the dance game on the Wii...lol, it was hilarious!
All of my cousins and aunts have great rhythm.. but I wouldn't add myself in that category, lol...

It was a quick trip but we're so glad we went! Look forward to going to see them again!

Enid Collins Vintage Box Purse

I found this awesome little purse at a shop yesterday! It is just too cute! I started researching Enid Collins and she has a cool story! Check out these pics!

She was a rancher's wife and started making purses to help make ends meet, but they became so popular that she even landed a deal with Neiman Marcus! She had several different themes and this is from the Money Tree III collection. She hand painted and designed each purse. This one is made of mahogany and has gold coins and amber colored rhinestones as embellishments.

The inside of e lid is signed and shows that is was made in 1965. The mirror is a little foggy in places, but the rest of the box is in great condition

The original tag is even still with the box!

Our little oasis

So far our flowers are growing like crazy! With highs in the upper 90s to 100 each day lately We do have to water them a lot because the liners in the hanging baskets let the water run right through, but so far...so good!

I loved planting flowers growing up, but it just never failed that as soon as they started looking really nice....a big hail storm would come and wipe them out! Or the sun would just scorch them to death!

Even on these hot days, sitting in the shade with the little fan going isn't too bad at all. The flowers are cheery and the colors are lovely. We love sittin out there and watching the hummingbirds battle it out :) we have at least six right now, but as fast as they're starting to drain the feeders I think we might even have a few more than that! (that's another thing we don't see in the panhandle)

Ring bearer pillow

It is definitely the season of weddings...summertime!

Being off work has been great! I am getting work on projects I've had going :) our friend Colleen is getting married and this is for her ceremony. I finished this ring bearer pillow last night. It turned out so great!

This is my first monochromatic pillow and I love it! With more time off, I am looking forward to making more pillows and seeing what else I can come up with...

Toby

This little guy rolled into our lives and stole our hearts! He is just too cute!!

Mom has wanted a Yorkie for at least the past ten years....it was a spur of the moment decision, I bought him for my mom--then I ended up falling in love with him myself!

He is now is the Panhandle with mom and dad enjoying the great planes....but not the Great Dane, lol....since arriving in west Texas Toby has had to be a survivor, but he's hanging in there with help from the fam!
I'm on the hunt for a Yorkie of my own now, hehe, I figured out they eat a little less than Domino....

Mom & Dad now have two extremes, lol, and love each of them! Hopefully Domino and Toby can be friends one day.... :)

Dad had to save Toby from the jaws and paws of Domino one night...after a dropped phone and beer, much screaming from Toby (and mom) Toby escaped unharmed, only shaking and scared....everyone is on full alert now!

Sterling Silver Necklaces

These pieces from sterling silver turned out so beautifully!! Remember mother's day and graduation is right around the corner so let me know if there's anything I can make for you!  :)

One of the mom's at the school I work at told me she says this to her son a lot and expresses her love for him