Crown Night Light

Sorry, bad me....I forgot to take before pictures...I think it was because I wasn't sure what I was going to do until it was done.....I love night lights and have them all over my little cottage....this is my new CROWN NIGHT LIGHT....

we were away a few days at Lake Tahoe last week and you know how they have little summer craft show...we went to one while at the Lake and I found this Fabulous "PINK" crown...$20..I didn't think that was a bad price..I have seen them for over $50 plus....
2 weeks ago I was at The Grove in LA...there is a Farmers Market that has a ton of little stores...I found this pink shell wind chime....I loved the color and my daughter bought it for me...."so sweet"....Thank You Kera... well it fit perfect in the crown.....I attached the wind chime at the top of the crown and put a light in the middle of the chime and like magic ...a cute crown night light.....

I also found this silver tray I put under the crown for $6.25 at the same store I found the cute little doilies.....

as you can see I have changed the look of the table again that is behind my sofa.....

and this is the smallest doily I forgot to take a picture of yesterday......
Hugs,

Mo ;-)

Thrift Store Finds

I do crochet a little bit but nothing like these beautiful doilies......

love ...love...love the ruffle on the edge of this beautiful doily....

just beautiful.......

this came in three sizes......this is the largest one...love the little roses....

this is the medium...and of course I forgot to take a picture of the small one..I will post it tomorrow with another great find....

I loved the layered look on my coffee table....why hide them in a drawer!!!!

all this this beautiful hand work that took days to make I'm sure for only $8.....amazing!!!

have a wonderful Monday!!!

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Mom, Who's Counting !!!

"Happy 90th Birthday Mom" !!!!!!!

we celebrated this special last Sunday the 14th

my Mom turned 90 years young and were were there to CELEBRATE !!!!!!!
my Mom was born and raised in Ireland...she lived and worked in England making BOMBS during WW 2...can you believe my sweet Mom worked in a bomb factory making bombs ....she met and married my Dad who was in the US Army in England in 1946...she was what was known as a war bride......

she came to this country not knowing anyone but my Dad.....how scary it was for her...but my Dads family loved her at once......she made a wonderful home for me and my 2 brothers.... my Father died when I was 14 and she raised us by herself...soon her 3 sisters and a brother followed her to California......

this is my family my 2 daughters and their husbands and my 7 grandchildren and my son and his girlfriend....it just amazes me how my little family has grown......


GG ( great grandmother & my Mom ) and my grand children....
I am so blessed to have my beautiful Mom and my wonderful family....
Have a great day,
Hugs,
Mo :-)

Cute Little Tables

I have wanted a cute little table for the back of my sofa for a while....I never really went out looking for one I just knew someday it would find me...well it did......

it was love at first sight....just the right size and shape and yes it was OLD....someone had painted it years ago and I didn't do one darn thing to it...it fit perfectly in my small space......
so as I moved things around the other day this ended up on the sofa table.....

just the soft romantic look I like.......

and the storage boxes fit great under the table......
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I also found this cute little OLD phone table...remember these...so little and cute and the price was right.....

I also did nothing to this phone table....someone painted this white YEARS ago.....the paint is chipping and kinda grungy....love it...I just added the glass knob.....

I love these little boxes.....

have a great day,

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Three New Looks

If I liked something in a certain place I would leave it there for years.....yes years.......

well.....about 6 years or so ago when I changed my living room around it took me a few weeks to just get over the fact I changed it around......now I change things "OFTEN"....and I mean OFTEN....sometimes when I post something it is changed around before I get the pictures to my post......here are just a few things I have changed around.....

the 3 tiered silver cake stand came from the kitchen bay window...new home is now living room coffee table......
I did add a vintage pearl bow pin .......

silver tray and mercury glass came from living room coffee table and the tea pot and tea cup from my living room mantle......

I like it for a change on my kitchen table..... I added some pink roses in the tea pot...the smell is Fabulous!!!!!!

the three stands with the cloches were on my kitchen table now they are my kitchen bay window...

I like them there...in the morning I love how the sun comes through the lace and shines on the cloche's.....

all for now...

have a great day...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Love This Idea

I brought back a great idea from the wedding !!!!!!

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Cup Cake Wedding Cake!!!!! (not the idea)

This was my niece's wedding cake.....her very good friend make it for her wedding....there was almost 300 people there and what a great idea this was......

there were several flavors of cup cakes to choose from......

they cut the top layer for the bride and groom cake cutting....

this was a evening shot of the cake......
it was quite unique and beautiful.....

This was the grooms cake.....Al...Po'omai's new hubby loves to ocean fish..he caught all the fish for the wedding reception the day before the wedding....now that was some fresh fish....and the taste was Fabulous.....thus the fish grooms cake.....the pictures do not do it justice...very clever.....
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NOW HERE IS THE GREAT IDEA !!!!!!!!
you know how $$$ fancy cup cake liners can be......
well here is a great idea for pennies....take a paper doily......

cut the outer lace part of the doily.........

cut the paper lace to fit your cup cake...
I used my fake cute cup cake.....

you can make the cup cake liners for pennies....
you can buy the paper doilies at the dollar store....I used 10 inch doilies

all of the cup cakes liners on the wedding cake were made this way.....
now how cute is this idea.....
this idea will always remind me of her wedding...
Hugs,
Mo :-)
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just a little side note....I am off again after work today to Lake Tahoe......we will be at the lake for 2 days with my daughter Julie's family and grandchildren and then on to Gardnerville to stay with friends a few days....thank goodness for Post Options....I have a post for every day this week just to catch up a bit.... so next week I should be back on track...will maybe !!!!
Have a wonderful week and don't forget to check back tomorrow for more blog fun!!!!!

Ruffles Anyone

I think I am back to blog land again....I have had the hardest time trying to get back into the swing of things after our trip to Hawaii....this has been a very busy month for me.....so get ready I have some fun things to share with you this week.....

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I found this very cute ruffled pillow at Home Goods 2 weeks ago........I loved the color.... the ruffles and just the whole look....so sweet...so romantic and sooooo cute!!!!!!

I just knew it would look fabulous on my white chair.....

it gave that corner a nice pop of color.......

so glad to be back....

hope you have a wonderful Monday....

Hugs,

Mo ;-)

The Wedding

I have been back a few days and I think I am still on Hawaiian time....I can not seem to get my act together....we had the best time ever !!!!!!!! The time I spent with my family was a true treasure......we made a lot of memories and had sooooo much fun.....The wedding was fabulous !!!!!!

Just a few family pictures to share with you.....

my handsome brother Pat with Po'omai and Lisa, Po's Mom and little Vincent...my nephew......

the vows.....some in Hawaiian and some English.....no matter what language they are married.....

my son David and his Momma.....

hubby..daughter Kera, me, David, Mayra (son's girlfriend) and my little Nevaeh..my grand daughter...

the Bride...Po'omai !!!!!!

hubby, Al the groom, Po'mai, me and David

how sweet....Hubby and I.....

my daughters family....

Kera, hubby David, son Christian and daughter Nevaeh

David & Mayra.....

happy father of the bride my brother...Pat and Po'omai

the beautiful sunset was the ending of a perfect day...the weather was a gift from God that day....just perfect....the day priceless.......

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Aloha From Mika

"Hi" it's me Mika...I thought I would give you an up date on my Mom & Dad......

they are having a fantastic time....they really miss me...they call everyday....I'm staying with my Auntie Sharon and Uncle Joe.....I love them a lot....

I thought I heard the phone.......

Auntie is that my Mom ?????

No...false alarm.....it's not for me...

well anyway....I am having a fun time with Auntie....

we go for walks and she even gives me extra treats...

when my Mom calls...I will let her know I gave her blog friends a big Hug....

my Mom will be home soon she misses me a lot...but she misses you too....

Hugs & Aloha,

Mika :-)