Artistic Reflection

I won a giveaway from Monica at The White Bench ;  enclosed inside were two
5x7 photos I had chosen. I picked The Gate and Autumn Painterly Palette.  Her photos are gorgeous and remind us how color, so influences our mood!   I'm a nature girl and these photos, will brighten the winter doldrums when they arrive.  Thank you Monica~

                           Abby of Abby's Paperie Garden sent me these, so romantic aren't they~

She made them out of peat pots; they are prettier in person~  I put one on my china cabinet and the other on a tea set. Thank you Abby!  They are stunning and whisper romance and making time for things we love; I'm thinking tea~

 I won this a while ago, thought I would share.  Angela Harris makes lovely creations! she does a lot of wedding favors, lot of name tags, romantic paper roses, and more.   Her creations inspire romance~

                                                              Thank you Angela~

I treated myself to one of Vicki Sheehan's journals. I have admired them for awhile! I rewarded myself for being published. Her paper journals whisper poetry to me~ They are stunning!  I received mine today; Vicki it is gorgeous; it is all I thought it would be and more~

This is how it was wrapped...

 Aren't these pages, dreamy?!  Mainly homemade paper and a few surprises, my favorite
surprise is in the center of the journal.

I love butterflies, how fab~

I also treated myself to this item and ordered a couple for Christmas. I love floral gifts that awaken the senses, as winter makes her debut in her frosty, white gown.   Yeah, you can tell I need to get back to writing a few poems, lol



  Kim from Onederings sells bouquets. I ordered the tiny 4-6" stems. My lavender is all dried up, I have a story about that, but I will save for another time.  The lavender I grew this summer was pale, almost white.  I didn't get as many blooms as I hoped for. I picked and tucked a few away to dry, but they look nothing like these.  She has different sizes and lotion.  If you want to transport yourself to a field of Provence, this would be an inexpensive way to travel.

I will be traveling later this week, when I bake, Apple Tarts from Denmark. Yes, I will share the recipe. One of the benefit of being a military spouse is my taste buds have been able to travel to places I would love to go!

I also will share my doctors appointment visit; I went yesterday. Let's  just say, it has a Halloween element...