We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way.

White Wednesday...

Saturday, while working in the yard...

vintage ceiling tile...

I got  a special delivery...

early birthday gifts!...

netting, which I will use later when we get the deck on...

and this cute key holder...

I have a mission now to find 2 more....

and this picture frame, which is gorgeous!...

and I used to frame 3 of my photos from this summer....

all from Rebecca of Ella Mae's Barn Gathering and It's a Shabby Pink World...

my best friend...

Thank you so much!...

I love it all!...

and thanks for letting me have it early!...

(my birthday is a week away...)

Happy White Wednesday!...

for more whites, click on the link...

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

more altered art...

original without cropping

toned down

antiqued- different than B&W- it is fuzzier

and then the rest are tinted

this one is cleaner- B&W first and then tinted

vintage images are great on their own...

but sometimes you just want something personalized or different...

now it's nap time...

show me your altered art!...

altered art

original image

cropped and softened the edges

toned down colors

brightened

B&W

B&W tinted pink

tinted teal

there are so many different images that you can get from one single image...

try it out...

play around...

have fun on days when you can't play outside...

or you're just plain bored!...

thanks everyone for all the comments and prayers...

I'm feeling much better today and even did lunch!...

and it wasn't 7-up and crackers...

The haze that hangs heavy in the air...

is so thick this morning...

and it's 75F already...

and it's only 6:30 am...

they say there's thunder storms coming in later today...

the locust's wings are too wet to fly this morning...

so change of plans today...

it's too yucky to work outside...

we're all going back to bed...

to start this lazy hazy day off right...