Winter Bling

We love the beauty of icicles glistening on our Christmas trees every year.........however nothing could possibly compare to the real thing. Be sure to click on each picture to get a better look.

Found Blog and Giveaway...

I just happened across this wonderful blog that is just oozing with yumminess, so much so you are going to want to go check out Patina Soul. O by the way she is having some wonderful giveaways all week long.

Sweet Friends Giveaway.......

Lisa at Tarnished and Tattered is having a gorgeous giveaway!!

Icing...

Great Grandma's Ephemera

First before I get on with my post I would like to send out lots of blog love to all my 50 followers!! I hit 50 today, yahoo......I so enjoy all your sweet comments and look forward to more. Once we hit 100 followers I will have a BIG giveaway....so all you lurkers out there head on over to my sidebar and click that follow button.


OK, on to Great Grandma's Ephemera...........

Great Grandma lived with us for some time after the passing of my Great Grandfather. What a pleasure it was to be able to spend the time I did with her playing cards, crocheting, and looking at her scrapbook talking about times gone by. What a great surprise when she gifted me her scrapbook.....I am sure she knew how much I loved looking at it. As the years have gone by the book fell apart and the pages are deteriorating. In order to preserve the wonderful old ephemera; photos, certificates, ribbons so on, I am scanning the pages then removing the items from the pages. Be sure to click on the pictures so you can get a closer look.

Don't you just love the flower and look at the little girl toothpick!

Folk art charm, do you see it towards the bottom in the middle.

May Day pictures early 1920's!

At some point, once I get all the items removed from the pages, I will scan each individual item to share with you to use in your art work. Until then I hope you have enjoyed Grandma's Ephemera. Have a wonderful weekend!!

Digging For Treasure....

At the edge of the old cow pasture (mind you the cows are long gone) just behind my parents property lies the woods. Oh, what fun we had, hiking and riding our bikes on the trails that seemed as if they had been there hundreds of years before us. In what we deemed as the middle of the woods lied a dump that had been left by farmers long ago. You got it, after all we were kids, we went digging for treasure and treasure we did find, old medicine bottles. We gathered all that were not broken and took them home to Mom, who of course loved anything "old." The bottles that once graced the shelves at my Mom's house now grace my shelves as well as my sister's, and what a story they do tell!

B is for....

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B is for buttons, baby in wash basin image, bees, blue bird, blue balled fringe, blue ruffle, blue glittered clothes pins and Blue Danube Waltz vintage music all of which I used to make this adorable hanging that you can find in shop by clicking here.

The image of the baby in the wash basin is so graciously shared by Karen at The Graphics Fairy, which can be found here.

I am joining the following parties....I am sure you will want to go check out all the other wonderful creations and you can do so by clicking on the buttons below.

Its So Very Cheri Giveaway...

Did you read that a whole month of giveaways!! It just so happens that two of my art pieces are part of the giveaway. This week it is.........

You must go over to Its So Very Cheri's blog to enter to win...while you are there check out all the other awesome items that are being given away this week.

Buttons and Lace

I love vintage music, lace and buttons.......all of which I pulled together to make this hanging. You can find this in my shop here.

I have joined the following parties....do go and check them out....some serious talent going on at each party. Clicking on the buttons below will take you to each blog.

New Blog Buttons

I have new blog buttons that can be found on each of my sites. You can get them in the side bar of each of my blogs.

I mentioned in a prior post that I was going to change my addresses to my blogs, but I have changed my mind....you know how they say that is a girls prerogative! :o) Sorry for any confusion but I thought it to be less cumbersome. So all that to say I have only changed my blog name and not the address. Much thanks to all you lovelies for putting up with me!! ;o)

Straight Stuff...

A little valentine treasure that was passed down from my great-grandma, she received it from a dear friend in the early 1900's.

Tutorial: Changing Your Blog Name and Address

I received a few questions in regards to how to change ones blog name and address. To help those out, who would like to change their name or address, here is how I went about it.

• How to change your Name: Go to Settings click on the Basic tab, two spaces down is your blog Title, clear the space and type in what you want your new name to be. Scroll to bottom of page and click on Save Settings. You now have a new name. ;o)

• How to change your Address: Go to Settings click on the Publishing tab, in the Blog Spot Address area clear your old address and type in your new one. Then go to Word Verification type in the word provided and press Save Settings. You now have a new address. ;o)

• Was there a loss of past posts: No, I did not lose any of my past posts when I did it.

I hope this is clear and helpful to those who want to change their name and address. Have a beautiful day~ Tami

Cha cha changes...

FROM

Aunt Mimi's Creations

To

A Girls Gotta Nest

Here is the scoop.....instead of having two names I now have A Girls Gotta Nest and A Girls Gotta Nest Merchandise.

On Jan. 29th the blog address will no longer be http://www.auntmimiscreations.blogspot.com/ it will be http://www.agirlsgottanest.blogspot.com/

Then my merchandise blog which was http://www.agirlsgottanest.blogspot.com/ will change to http://www.agirlsgottanestmerchandise.blogspot.com/

I hope to get to each of my followers and let them now of the change once it happens.

Update: For the time being I have decided not to change my blog addresses, just the names have changed!! Thanks for putting up with my undecisiveness!! ;o)

Gotta Love Boots, Cinnamon Toast, Hot Chocolate and Grandmas

What was your earliest childhood memory, how old were you?

I was about two years old and we lived across the street from my grandma and grandpa. I would get up in the morning put on those lovely boots that I am wearing in the above picture, open the door, and head to grandmas....mind you it was a dead end street and my dad was not tailing to far behind trying to catch me......I would make it to grandmas just in time for her to open the door and save me, telling dad "now you leave her alone she is just coming to get hot chocolate and cinnamon toast." Gotta love those boots, cinnamon toast, hot chocolate and grandma!!

New Items.....

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New one of a kind items have been posted on

A Girl's Gotta Nest!

UPDATE: "Theres A Song In The Air" has been sold....many thanks to the purchaser!! Be sure not to miss out on the other one of a kind hangings....hurry over to A Girl's Gotta Nest to get a better look-see! ;o)

Fresh Caught Lunch.....

I can hear some of you saying ewww.....I see beauty, you really do not get to see this up close to often. I wish that it was a clearer picture, it was taken out of a bedroom window.

Birthday Card....

This weeks card is part of two challenges; CPS (Card Positioning Sketches) and Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger.

CPS#149

Moxie Fab World; Tuesday TriggerHappy Birthday Card
Card Stock; Dark Purple, Cream
Printed paper
Vintage Music
Unknown Stamp
Water Color Pencils
Gel Pens
Ribbon; Purple/Green Polka Dot

You'll want to go to each of these sites to check the talent....it is wonderful!!

New Site, New Challenge...

I found a "New"ever so wonderful site called Moxie Fab World! Cath is the host and each Tuesday she has a challenge she calls Tuesday Trigger.......the picture below is this past weeks trigger, gorgeous plates from where else Pottery Barn!!

You all know how much I love my birds so I was excited to get started!

Card Stock: green and cream

Stamps: Flourish; See D's Nightingale, Bird/Saying; Studio G

Ink: Distressed Ink; Walnut Stain

Cricut Cut Out: Storybook

Flower: Prima Flowers

Gemstones: Paper Studio

Vintage Music

Pearl Button

Virtual Shopping...

Someone, please, please, please hurry and pass me a napkin to wipe my chin as I drool over the new Pottery Barn spring catalog.......oh, what a shopping spree I went on too, virtual that is. Mr. Wonderful still has yet to find a job and we are at my parents until, so shopping for a house that I do not have is not much sense....but a girl sure can dream. Come along with me as I dream of Spring....oh the birds you will see!!

Ferns, toppiaries, and succulents oh my!

Shhh.....visions of how to replicate this are dancing through my head!!
This one too!!

Smell those fresh spring cotton sheets!!


How about sharing a cup of joe or tea with me!?

Dinner with the birds!?

Oh, the things I could use this three tier tray for!!

Finches...anyone!?

All above pictures found via the Pottery Barn web site.

Paper Sundaes Blog Hop

Head on over to Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for the their very first blog hop.....what wonderful creations you will see......they are having wonderful giveaways too!! Then on January 17th they will be having their first challenge!!