After Christmas....

The days after Christmas

always seem to move so slowly...

 

life becomes much more simple,

I feel quiet and content...

 

Christmas Roses hung to dry
 on the kitchen chandelier...

 

simple,

perfection...

 



I bought these blooms

the same time as the roses,

they are still holding up well...

 

they are

 Moon Glow Carnations,

 in an amazing color...

 



 

quilts on laundry day,

it's hard not to just climb under them

while they are still warm from the drier...

 

the dogs agree...

 

 

a candle seems to always to burning...

 

a bright point of light

on a gloomy day...

 



 

right after Christmas...

 

I kept out only clear glass

and Mercury Glass,

enjoying the stark wintry feel...

 

today, I stared tucking in dry blooms,

from last years garden...

 

craving a pop of color...

 

 

a dried Lavender Peony,

faded...

 

my Pink Peonies...

 



dried vivid...

 



 

I was surprised last week

to see these bulbs

already popping up in my Dresser Planter...

 

but, more surprises today

to find my early Crocus are poking

their heads out from beneath their blanket of leaves...

 

so early,

 



 

the Camellia

dripping wet and loaded with maturing buds...

 

the small stirring of the garden,

keep my heart happy...

 

nothing in the garden

will move fast,

we have yet to have snow...

 

I am linking up to...

 

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                                                          Home and Garden Thursday
                                                           Open House Party Thursday

 

Show and Tell Friday

Shabbilicious Friday

Home Sweet Home 

 

keep cozy my friends!

Diamond Dust Candle Jar Tutorial...

 

Last year

I made one of these

Diamond Dust Candles...

 

I loved it so much

I made four more this year...

 

and thought maybe

you would like to make some too...

 





a perfect way

to add a little sparkle

to cozy winter nights...

 



 

they are beyond easy...

 

a perfect way to recycle

those candle jars

we all have tucked away...

 

I first saw this idea on Pinterest,

I have seen it done with glitter,

and it looked lovely also...

 

but I chose to use Diamond Dust,

which is amazingly sparkly...

 

the small jar of Diamond Dust

is around six dollars

and I had half left over

after making four jars...

 



 

all you need is white glue

and a paint brush...

 

cover all sides of the jar

 with a nice thick coat of glue,

and sprinkle / pour

the Diamond Dust On...

 

catch the extra on a paper plate

and reuse on the next one...

 

I tried rolling the jar

 in the Diamond Dust

and the glue will coat the Diamond Dust

and take the sparkle right out of it...

so sprinkle...

 

at first they are opaque...

 

when the glue dries

all that sparkle will look gorgeous!

 



now just drop in a tea light,

and your all set...

 



 

we could all use a little after Christmas Sparkle...

 



 

 I am linking up to...

Motivate Me Monday

Metamorphosis Monday

Masterpiece Monday

 

 Tweak it Tuesday

Inspire Me Tuesday

 

Wow us Wednesday

 

Under $100 Link Party

Open House Party Thursday

 

Show and Tell Friday

Shabbilicious Friday

Home Sweet Home

Feathered Nest Friday

Be Inspired

 

I Love it when You stop by...

4th Annual Rose Parade....

Happy New Year!!

 

Wow,  Really...

where did last year go?

 

as is my tradition

after Pasadena shares their

Rose Parade,

I share mine...

 

a look back at this last years

Rose Garden Favorites...

 

if you are like me and longing for a little garden stroll

on this winters day,

here are links to my last three years also...

2013 * 2012 * 2011

 

 

Rainy Spring Days....

 

Neptune Under Glass...

 

Welcoming Eden...

 

a basket full...

 

a  lazy summer day...

 



 

 

 

 

juicy peaches

and Roses,

Mmmm...

 

 

Ballerina Roses

and Toe Shoes,

all in a row...

 



Wild Eve...

 



 

Oh,  Sunny Day!

 

Smiling at You...

 

 

Eden in Full Bloom...

 

Angel Face...

 



 

Faithful and always Abundant

Bonica in a Row...

spilling over...

 



 

 so lovely,

the biter sweet first frost...

 

the seed catalogs are already

starting to arrive...

 

a whole year of garden dreams

already sprouting in my imagination...

 

 

Wishing you the very best of everything

in the New Year!!

 

I will be joining the party at...

Be Inspired

Shabbilicious Friday

Show and Tell Friday

Home Sweet Home

Feathered Nest Friday

 Pink Saturday

Saturday Show Off

 

Happy New Year!