A FUN NEW VENTURE!

Yep, I got roped into selling Avon...........and I am loooooooving it!!!!  Who'd a'thunk it?! 

Products to definitely try are the Mega Effects mascara and the Smooth Minerals powder foundation. I'm buying and trying as many products, as quickly as I can!   I won't sell you anything that I don't think is wonderful!

Avon's End-of-Year sale ends tomorrow, so grab free shipping on a $10 or more order before 2014 arrives!   You can follow this link:  http://bmillernickerson.avonrepresentative.com  and use code SPREE2013 

Wishing you all a very happy, healthy, and safe New Year's!  xx

Think Think Think.....

Ready, Set, Decorate!

Not quite sure how or why the pocket watch got thrown into the mix, but I love it!

Sure, I'll Stuff It!

Gives "stuff it" a whole new meaning!

Dislike selfies, but I absolutely love Mega Effects mascara from Avon! 

I'm diggin' Avon these days.....enough to say "yes" to repping!   You should check out their goods!
http://bcmillernickerson.avonrepresentative.com

SHOP LOCAL!

Okay, I suppose we all need to buzz in and grab some toilet paper at Walmart , or find something pretty cool at Macy's.  But look what you can do if you just shop around locally?  Consignment shops, thrift shops, flea markets, estate sales, lawn sales, gift shops with hand-crafted items, local facebook groups/pages....you would be amazed at what you can find, and more importantly, what you can create!

Create your own Pottery Barn look with things you have around you!  Here we used an old rusty bed spring, an old wine glass, and some sand, and ta daaaa!  A chic pencil/brush holder!  I think this is one of my new faves!

EEEEEK! My new favorite thing!

Love it, and simple to make.  A hanging light using a minnow trap.  Eeeeeeek!  My new fave!

With Seasonal Depression Time Approaching....

I anticipate seasonal depression the minute I see the first leaf turn color!  Fall is just not my favorite because I know what follows.  I guess I just need to learn to be in the moment!  I'd better read Tolle again!  haha  Anyway, here's an interesting article for any of you who might struggle a bit with your brain, and it's ability to make or break our day sometimes!

http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/is-sitting-also-bad-for-your-mental-health

Organizing...outside of the box!

                    

                         Love love love using frogs for makeup brushes and funnels for my rings!

I KNOW! ALREADY TIME TO THINK CHRISTMAS!

Check out this fun new idea!  I'm kinda proud!  I found the records and old (1910's) postcards at a flea market.  Can't wait to make more!

A New Twist, New Purpose!

                                  Old wooden cheese box and an old rusty spring.  Way cool.

Such Care was Taken.....

Such a cool score this weekend in Pittsburgh!  A vintage metal breadbox filled with these--beautiful old (1950's) paint brushes.  Look how beautifully they were kept and maintained.  Someone worked hard on and with those brushes.  Makes me think about what a disposable world we really do live in.  And makes me ashamed I don't take better care of my own things for that very reason.  I highly doubt mine would last 60 years....Time for a change! 

RE-PURPOSE!

Break a shaker?  Don't throw the lone one away!  They make perfect little vases--a stem in each hole--arranges itself!  No stopper in the bottom?  Use silks!  Below is a little Mexican pottery shaker who lost su compañero....

Antique Chic

New Favorite Thing!

Okay, this is my new favorite thing!  I love old glass juicers, but, of course, don't use them!  Check it out....put a flameless candle under one and wa la!  How pretty is that!

This is how all birdcages should be.....bird-less.  Makes me so sad to see any bird caged.  They were made to fly in the open skies, not sit behind bars.  Ugh.

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Here's a fun alternative to the ordinary 'ole picture frame.  DIY instructions at DIY Network.

So very sorry for the pain, loss, and sorrow in Oklahoma.

A Junking SCORE!

Oh how I looooooove a good roadside find!  Old closet door dug out of heap of trash during Town of Chautauqua junk day!  (hubby was thrilled.....)  :/  hahahaha

If you can't laugh about it.....

I recently spoke at a nursing school to a class of future nurses.  The topic was OCD.  I call myself the Queen of the Alphabet (OCD, BDD, ADD...), yeah, I got 'em all.   Thank God I can laugh about it all!

Great DEALS for Facebook fans--

Check out some of the great specials at http://www.facebook.com/pages/CCs-near-the-lake/312004922253069?fref=ts!  Just "like" the page to get them!

Shabby Blogs: Free Digital Paper- Winifred the Fancy Whale

Shabby Blogs: Free Digital Paper- Winifred the Fancy Whale: I love to create things.  Though I'm probably best at making messes, I love to make art- whichever way it comes out.  I'm not one...

Freebie!

Check out these great freebies!  Many thanks to Free Pretty Things for You and SunFlower Studios!  (there are hundreds of designs!)

http://starsunflowerstudio.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-useful-roundup-of-free-calligraphy.html

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True Wisdom

Ah, les œufs !

Okay, they take like 40 years to make (well, maybe only for OCD me....), but are soooo cool!

Philosofme

 

DIY Shabby Ideas

I think I would put on a lampshade!

Save those jars and cans!

I love gussied up lampshades!

I Love Lines