ruffled shower curtain tutorial & other HGTV.com articles

I just had a whole round of HGTV.com tutorials published, so I thought I would share the beauty shots and a link to each tutorial. 

Ruffled Shower Curtain

Peace Keepers

I haven't posted a recent class that I took from Debbie Schuh when she was in the area. Debbie is from New York and was in Texas before going to Paris to teach this same class. An no...that isn't Paris, Texas. She used products from 7 gypsies, Ti Holtz-Idea-ology and May Arts. 
I loved her description from her blog about these projects...
Peace in my heart and peace in this world is my prayer for this year, and one of the tools I'm going to use to help me achieve that is by tucking my cares and my prayers into this enchanting 7gypsies receipt holder. Once my prayer is written down and tucked away, I can rest in giving it to God. Filled with reminders to believe and be brave and to have hope, this display board can hang or stand on an easel and hold pictures and thoughts to encourage you along the way.  A separate mini album can hang on a clip or be tucked in your bag to carry with you. That's my inspiration, but, of course, you can use this beautiful project for anything you can imagine!

I Won!

I am so totally thrilled to find out late this evening that I was the winner of the Brave Girls Club Soul Restoration Workshop. What a thrill this was for me. I posted on the Guilded Life Blog a few weeks ago for a chance in their give-a-way to this workshop. And after receiving an email that I was enrolled, I couldn't figure out why I got that email. Was it a mistake? So, I went to check it out and the next thing I see the posting of the latest winners. I will keep you updated with what I am learning...

Here They Are...

Some friends have ask me to post the girls I have done in the She Art Class. Here they are, in the order that I have done them in class.

Pinterest

Have you been to Pinterest? It's a place to catalog the things you love.

The She Art Workshop

Not long ago, I discovered a wonderful artist, Christy Tomlinson. that makes art that I love.
She definately has a style of her own that makes it distinctive. Join me and others in her 3 week ecourse where she teaches you her style. I am so excited about this and know I will love it.

Soul Restoration ~ Inspiration and a Giveaway!!

Today is a very special day in the Guilded World!! In celebration of Shea's birthday they are giving away a wonderful, life-affirming, Soul Restoration class taught by Melody Ross. So go over to their site and sign up for a chance to win this rare opportunity. And then take time to go over to Melody's site and see some of the fantastic things she is doing.

just imagine design: Real Estate Dreams.........

just imagine design: Real Estate Dreams.........

I would love to imagine going home to this place every evening. Check out the inside....

got this quote in my email from Compendium...

thought it summed it all up!  *love it*

Key West

A wonderful way to start out the year was a week in Key West....leaving Oklahoma's 20 degrees freezing sleet and snow, and enjoying the refreshing upper 70 degrees sunny weath in the Key's. Key West is a charming four-mile island located 150 miles out in the ocean where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. Clear Caribbean waters and lifestyle, yet still America.


Key West, now known as a tourist aspect, The Conch Republic is a micronation of the Florida Keys, created after some residents of Key West staged a secession from the United States of America as a "tongue-in-cheek" protest. in the early 1980's.

Visitors may be surprised to find chickens roaming the streets of Key West. Many consider the birds a part of Key West's history and character.

Every house in Key West is truly unique. This is because like everything in Key West, diversity reigns

Restored cigar-makers' cottages and gingerbread-trimmed Victorian mansions stand side by side on Key West's narrow streets, creating an intriguing architectural fusion in the historic Old Town district.

A ritual on Key West: everyday at dusk visitors gather at this seaside spot to watch the spectacular sunset and enjoy lively street performances.

Of course, my favorite is the Cat Man
 

a beautiful sunset with music playing and all merry people around... what a vacation.