Mosaic Monday

My husband teaches Drivers Ed. these are a few images he had on his computer. I thought they were fun. . .

Mosaic Monday Got Mail?

Psst. . . I gotta secret. Just because there isn't any mail today doesn't mean your mailbox is empty!

There just might be something really cute inside!

For more Mosaics go over here!

Welcome to Mosaic Monday hosted by Mary . . . Today here's a few images I found on the web that speak Christmas to me. Enjoy!


Merry Christmas

Mosaic Monday

Sharing today a collage I made last year. You can go here to read the post. Just a few photo's I found that spoke fall to me and shared some of my favorite things.
Thanks for visiting and go over and visit Mary at Dear Little Red House for more mosaics.

Blue Monday

All I can say is yuuuuummmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeee!

A little blue table scape I was playing around with the other day. I just love my blue dishes!

And I love Sally and Blue Monday go over and visit her for more fun blue photo's. for some reason my link isn't working...
Blue Monday is at SmilingSally(dot)blogspot.(dot)com.

Decorating Mosaic on a Blue Monday

I had such fun with these images I decided to do a Mosaic too and join in in Mosaic Monday over at Mary's and well of course I had to join Blue Monday too. Enjoy!



I loved this one. I have used this photo before for a Wordfilled Wednesday post. This photo is compliments of Kim at Star Shine Chic. She is one creative girl I love visiting her for inspiration.

I have no idea where this one came from. But I just loved all the different shades of blue not shure I would consider the cubes at least not these but it is fun to look at. And what an amazing window. I dream of a room like this. Can't you just imagine looking at the blue sky from this room.

What a light shade of blue and did you notice all the mixtures of color, texture, styles and fabrics. A dreamy room of Blue.

I dream of a potting bench filled with old chippy blue pots. It might be hard to tell but I think this is an old school desk.

And lastly I thought I would share this and lure you over to my Happy Homemaker post there is a lot of blue in Sandra's button photo!

Hope your day is Happy and filled with Blue that makes you smile. If these images don't make you smile go over to Sally's or well just go over there anyway. And tell her I sent you.

Mosaic Monday

Is it as hot where you are as it is in DFW? Thought I would share something to cool ya down a bit!

Still beautiful. I love to look at snow. Tehehe.

Thanks for coming by. And what a great day to visit because if you leave a comment, sign up to follow and then go over to my new book blog and sign up I will enter you in my giveway.

That's all you have to do come by everyday and enter.

Ok your asking what do I win? Well you win an apron made by me for you. And a cookbook. Once I have randomly chosen a winner I will visit your blog and design the apron just for you.

So hurry sign up!

And come back next Monday for Happy Homemaker Monday. Today my post is here BTW if your not already following My Journey Back sign up there. Don't forget to leave me a comment each time so I can count each entry.

Mosaic Monday

I received these photo's and a few more from a friend on Friday. If you visit here often you'll usually see some horse photo's. I cannot get enough of them. These were actually prettier I think before I put the mosaic together. I love the mare and foal and the top. And then look at that darling foal doing gymnastics!
I hope you enjoyed.
BTW I think I ma be back! We have moved into the new house and trying to settle in. Still have stuff to get out of the old place but we are on the last leg of that journey! Thanks to all my dear sweet friends for the prayers.
Hope your week is Blessed and may your Home be a Sanctuary to you and your family.

Inspiration in Blue/Blue Monday

Today I decided to join Sally for Blue Monday.
Here are a few favorite blue photo's

I love the blue pots! I have a couple old clay pots and I think I want to copy this at our new house.

I just thought this one was interesting. A little too light blue for me but I love all the elements pulled in together. love the almost ticking type fabric on the left.

I loved this! I love the combo of the blue and orange! So pretty and the layers of quilts. My favorite is the dark blue one with the spirals. Love this!

This one I actually saved for the yellow. It is one of the colors I have chosen for my porch rockers. But I love the blue too so thought I would share it today.

Thanks for coming by I'll try to get my mosaic to load soon!

Mosaic Monday

Welcome to Mosaic Monday today I am sharing some inspiration for summer parties.
Since we will be moving into a new house soon I know I'll have plenty of chances for party's. Here's my inspiration.

I think most of these are from magazines. I have not figured out an organized way to save and give credit. So instead of sending out the blogging police tell me how you organize the photo's you find in other places.

I love this candle fire pit looks like a simple way for a an evening fire when you don't have something fancy.

I love the gauzy fabric in the next photo. Next I love the use of all the old chairs, crates and galvanized tub. I would put all this with the gauzy fabric to pretty up the vintage look.

And then aren't the drinks adorable in the wagon and wheelbarrow. I think it would be great for a 4th of July party.

What do you think?

For more Mosaic Monday posts go here.

Mosaic Monday and Simple Thing Challenge

Today I thought I would share a few visions of spring. These are the things that make me thing spring. Flowers, bright Sunday mornings, Easter, rabbits (this is my Rhett Butler),digging in the dirt,rainbows and garage sales!

For more Mosaic's go over and visit here.

The Simple Thing that Rachel suggests today is to do minimum maintenance since it is spring break for most people. What she suggests is just 5 minutes or so in each room.

Here's a couple I am doing:

Hall bath --toilet only the rest can wait

Kitchen --clean counters and wipe down cabinet doors

Living room -- vacumn I can always dust and clean ceiling fans and windows another day when I have more time

Master bath -- just doing the toilet today

That's about all the minimum I am doing today. Along with getting all the laundry done and put away.

I hope your day is Happy remember you only have to do a little to make a difference.

2nd Time Around Tuesday/Mosaic Monday Disclaimer

Welcome to 2nd Time Around Tuesday hosted by Diane. Today I am sharing one of my treasures that is truly a 2nd Time Around. In more ways than one.

• First because I have shown this item before. But this is a fairly new blog and I have a lot of new visitors lately and I thought you would enjoy seeing it.
• Second because it is a treasure.
• Third because it really has been used in lots of different ways. I bet it has some good stories to tell.

So with no further ado here is my treasure.

This first photo shows it's second use after I bought it. This darling little table was used in our daughters wedding. What beautiful memories it holds from that day.

Now here it is just sitting by my reading chair in my living room (in the last house). I did nothing to this table. This is the way I found it at an antique mall. I love the chippy/shabby look.

You'll see it also in the next photo. My Mosaic Monday post.

And now I have to include a disclaimer from my Mosaic Monday post. I got a lot of wonderful comments yesterday about this.

Since we are moving soon we have been packing our stuff. And I have been seeing lots of houses. Yesterday I was doing some dreaming and so I pulled together some dream photo's I have been collecting.

I mentioned my style of decorating is kind of eclectic. Kinda Cowboy Chic I think would be the term. Someone commented 'Early Attic' I guess that kind of fits too.

My disclaimer is there is only one photo in this entire mosaic that is of my real house. Thanks for all the lovely sweet comments on "my house". But I have to admit it is only my "Dream House" so can't I really take credit. I did put all the elements together so if you really like my "Dream House" then I guess I am a decorator at least a wanna be. LOL.

OK here I am dreaming again. I can only imagine what I could come up with if I had an unlimited bank account! Wow.

Below as best I can I give credit to each. Or at least explain what I loved about the photo.

First the Salvaged Drawer cabinet. I am not sure where I found this. I do remember the blogger that posted it said it was from a shop in England. She didn't own it either it was from a magazine I think. Those are actually real drawers salvaged from other pieces. I think the cabinet itself was built around the drawers. I love the different knobs and the different colors.

I could see this in the babies room (grand baby) or possibly in the family room. Oh BTW I drool over the lamp.

I loved the simple fabric bow. Just a piece of gauzy looking fabric. Maybe muslin I am not sure. I stole this photo from another blogger. Please don't send the police. I will use this idea in the next house for Christmas next year. I love the simplicity. I remember she also did this bow on a wreath on the door. If I ever run across it again I'll be sure to add where I found it.

Now this is a magazine photo that I found on another blog. I suspect this is also a magazine shot. This one is truly a dream. I would love my oak table painted white. My Cowboy would never go with it though. He doesn't see the charm in painting good furniture white. Our chairs don't match out table so maybe at least I could paint them white.

But I also dream of painting them different colors too.... hmmm...what to do?

Oh now this one. I got tons of comments on this. No it is not my bed. I really don't even care for the head board and the lamps but I love love Love the linens. The bedspread is just dreamy and I have to copy this. Although I am wondering what it would look like layered.

The candles more wonderful comments on this one. And I have to admit again man someone is going to arrest me. I have no idea where this came from but I can say it is a copy of a Pottery Barn piece so I didn't feel too bad stealing this one. I just love it. It is a shelf extended from the ceiling this smart girl and her hubby made this. I want one!

When I look at new houses I am looking at the dining room and kitchen table areas to make sure this will fit!

This is a simple fall photo from Country Living. I just love the look.

So you see my style is oh so weird. I go from Shabby Romantic to Cowboy Chic to Rustic Cabin to Pottery Barn. There is some Traditional thrown in too.

I will tell you something you probably won't find is Contemporary. At least I don't think so.

I guess you'll find it hard to keep up with me so you'll just have to come back to keep up with my Journey to making my Home a Sanctuary.

Thanks for coming by and don't forget to visit Diane today.

Mosaic Monday

Just a few photo's that inspire. My decorating I think can be described as crazy! I am a little shabby chic. A little Cowboy. A little of this and that. I love all these photo's and the pieces in each. Dreamy, dreamy items.

What are you dreaming of today? Need inspiration go to Mosaic Monday.

Mosaic Monday

Welcome to Mosaic Monday today I am sharing some of the snowmen from my collection.
From left to right top row: Little snowman with green scarf and red backpack form Old Navy
Top row middle:little snowman with the broom hand made by my DIL next to it is a latern given to me by a friend
Top row far right: I think this is meant to be a candle holder. I just think it is cute.
Bottom right: a wire 3d ornament. I love this one. I think it came from Garden Ridge.
Bottom right middle: a hand made wooden ornament my father made. My mother wrote our names on it.
Bottom middle: This is an old one. If you open it and put a tiny candle inside the pipe actually puffs.
Bottom right: I just thought this little guy was cute. I don't even remember where I bought him.

You can go here to see my Winter Wonderland tablescape. And go here to visit Mosaic Monday.

Have a warm and cozy day.

Small Thing and Mosaic Monday

This week Rachel Anne at Home Sanctuary is suggesting setting up a Household Organization system that works, Gloriously. Wow what a concept. I wrote a similar post here yesterday.
I was writing over at my other blog about my posting plans and well it just falls into this same category. Because if my blogging is systematic and organized then I can actually enjoy it more and get more posting down.

It is the same with my house. I need systems and organization. I think Rachel Anne has some great ideas. So I am in. Today we are to make a list of chores or tasks we do and number thier importance. Here is part of her list 1 is something you do everyday. My favorite is her #5 Ain't gonna happen. She always cracks me up.

Anyway today here's what we can log.
POINTS: 50 for making a general task list and assigning a number to each item.
BONUS POINTS: 30 for doing Minimum Maintenance...we're embracing new habits, right? And this minimum maintenance post from last week was my favorite.

Here's my Monday Mosaic. I meant to combine both these posts but ended starting a new one.
So below is my real MM post in case you have time to read it too.

Mosaic Monday and Simple Thing Challenge

Today outside my window I saw the donkeys and the horse laying down in the sunshine. I thought it would be fun to put together some photos. They have been moved to the house yard since the weather has been so frigid. But today it should be in the 50's yea!
Mosaic Monday is over here

Mosaic Monday and somethin else....

Today I joining Mosaic Monday over at at Litte Red House.
Here's my mosaic of some of my favorite things and some things that I wish I had...

Left to right upper left. I love this photo of this mud room. I miss my mudroom I found this in Country Living I think.

Left middle is a photo from my last house. This is actually our bedroom dresser but here it was used in the den because there wasn't room in the bedroom. It made a great sofa table too. I loved the way it looked here.

Right middle is a dream photo. This is what I want the old couch I am redoing to look like. It is dreamy.

Next I just love this red screen door. I want this on the door going from my living into my kitchen.

Bottom Just a dreamy fall photo. In the middle is the house where we live now. This was taken before we moved in.

Right middle is a photo of the fireplace in our old house. I miss the fireplace. I love the old mirror. And last is a photo I found on someones blog along time ago. If it is yours I give you credit now. I am very carefully not to copy photo's from blogs that ask you not to. But if I copy I usually forget where I got. I need to be more organized.

And for somethin else.....Ha you Company Girls thought I forgot. No way I am going after....

And I think Rachel Anne wants me to win because this is going to be so easy. Here's what we are supposed to do.

Today's Small Thing is to get rid of a pesky annoyance. While we try and figure out how to rid ourselves of our deranged, feathered stalker, you can tackle something infinitely more fun. How about: applying WD-40 to a squeaky hinge that's been bugging you for months now? Or removing tags from pillows you've had for a year? You could pull the blue painter's tape from July's paint project, or finally put on the drawer pulls that have been sitting there forever. Hang the picture that's leaning up against the wall, tighten a leaky faucet, super glue that plate back together.

I have a few pesky things I am off to work on and log 50 points! And a few mosaics to visit here

Mosaic Monday Charity Quilts

Welcome to Mosaic Monday hosted by Mary. Today I wanted to share some of the quilts that I have helped make for charities.
You can read more about this ministry at our ministry blog. Or please visit my other blog My Journey Back .

Mosaic Monday Soup Weather

I love Fall. I love the colors of Fall. And I love the wonderful soups, chili's and stews that are so yummy. Here is
a photo collage of a yummy potato soup just perfect for crisp fall weather. Hmm, hmm, good.

For more lovely reminders of Fall and other Mosaic Monday posts go here

Happy Homemaker Monday and Mosaic Monday

This is my favorite photo from last week .....I can't seem to get blogger to let me move it.
Below is my Mosaic Monday entry and My Happy Homemaker entry....Thanks for visiting

A few of my favorite photo's of a few of my favorite things .. crowns (daughter of the King), my kitchen window with tomatoe's from my garden, roses, my white rockers, a lovely photo I borrowed from someone else, my napkins and cowboy hat napkin rings, white roses in my bedroom.
You can visit Mary for more Monday Mosaic's.

The weather in my neck of the woods: Blessedly cool right now but not to last. It will be hot and no hope of rain. pout

One of my simple pleasures: Seeing flowers growing in the bed I just put in outside my kitchen window

On my bedside table: Don't ask (if your curious read my last few HH posts)

On my TV: Cowboy is home laying on loveseat with remote in hand...so that means 2 minutes per station.

On the menu for tonight: I have no idea. Baby sitting all day. I'll have to be thinking about it. Our freezer is getting close to empty.

On my To Do List: We rented a storage building while we re-arrange the furniture and move sewing room to a different room so I will be busy sorting and storing. And then I'll have a new room!

New Recipe I tried last week: Nothing new really but I did try putting things in the crockpot that I normally wouldn't. I love my crockpot.

In my craft basket: Christmas is around the corner. I am doing an embroidery quilt for my grandson. And making felt ornaments for each baby.

Looking forward to: Fall

Homemaking Tip for this week: Sandra and I are thinking washing dishes. My tip is if you have just a few dishes from dinner or lunch. Go ahead and wash and put away. It is easier to put away a few than waiting for full load in the dishwasher and putting away a lot at one time.

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other): I always want to do this and
I figured out I need to write down the link when I find it then loose the piece of paper I wrote it on. Adding to my to do list: Getting organized. But I really loved my Wordfilled Wednesday post. You can see it here.

Favorite photo from last week:

Photo at top of post.

Lesson learned the past few days: Reminded of reinforced. That waiting and having faith in God. That if I trust him and ask him about each step he will be faithful to me as I am faithful to him. I tend to get ahead of God's plans. I need to give him control.

On my Prayer List: All the girls in the halfway house but especially Misty. My family

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry... Psalms 34:15