Happy Birthday and Happy Easter

A Birthday and Easter Rejoicing

Let Go and Let God has been my mantra this past year, He has given me strength when I had none, hope when times were bleak, unbelievable joy in life and knowledge of life everlasting.

He Has Risen, Rejoice

A Birthday celebration for my dear hubby, we had his favorties... Potatoe Salad, Ham, Tomatoe Pie, Southern Green Beans

The dish is one from our first year of marriageMy mom's recipie

Heriloom Tomatoes for Tomatoe Pie layered in a homemade pie shell

Sprinkled with Italian Dressing Mix

Topped with Gouda and Cheeder cheese and bake for 30 minutes, YUM

                                                     

I pray your day was filled with joy and peace,

Happy Easter

                                                                       Love, Di

A Winner and a Package

  It has been a busy week, coordinating my flea bag in a swap, co-hosting at Katherine's Corner, announcing a winner and opening up my booth at the store Flat Creek Pickers here in Asheville off Merrimon!  Put that on a full work week and I have been a busy bee.

For my Flea Bag Swap I kept it Simple with a Simplicity WrapAdded a ribbion of Strawberries

Unwrapped here it is a flea bag for all my friends treasures, she loves Burlap as much as I do!  This is from an old feed sack.

A handmade quit and bambo flower and jewel

Do you know how hard it was to give away?  Of course, I left out my treasures...they are sitting on my chair where I took the pictures...so she will have a treat for next week. Rebecca from Rebecca Rose Designs sent me an email and it sounds like our tastes are similar...I can't wait to see it.  Thank you Marsha from Tattered Chick for organizing this swap!

 I also used vintage fabric to line it with and it does reverse for a different look

!With Easter coming I wanted to Share my winner news of the My Memories Software winner  Karen at Bargain-ista.com.  Congrats Karen!
As a special for you that didn't win but would like to have a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value!)  please go to MyMemories.com store and enter this code:  STMMMS89695.

                                                         So sit back and relax and we wish you a happy weekend

                                                  And hope you enjoy this beautiful season
                                                          Love, Di

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine's Corner

Creative Things Thursday at The Vintage Farmhouse

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage

Feathered Nest Friday at The French Country Cottage

Farmhouse Friday at LaurieAnna's Vintage Home

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

The Best of Friends

                                                     Do you have a group of Best of Friends?
                                                                                  I do...I am so excited to co-host Katherine's blog hop

                                              Katherine from Katherine's Corner has encouraged me from the get go.                     Forever friends last forever and are there for you.  I have met several forever friends thru  my blogging adventures.  I encourage you to visit and encourage others as you grow

                                                              My grandboys are forever friends

                                                        This is a mixed media drawing I did of them, they are forever playing and planning their next adventures

                                              I have room in my Easter Basket for lots of goodies

                                                           The promise of a bloom

                                                              The everlasting of a star

 The hand of a child

                The letting go of your worries for the promise of tommorrow

I hope you have a friend and will make new friends by visiting the blogs below

Thursdays Favorite Things Hop is where you can link your favorite post to share with old and new followers, or write a post about your favorite things!
Here are the rules, yes there are rules. But just a few:
You must follow Katherines Corner.
Through Email, Linky Followers, Google Plus, or RSS and my blog ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Cottage Wishes.
If you’re a new follower, please let us know before you start hopping.
 Leave a comment when you follow so we all know you stopped by.
No adult content blogs.Blogs only please.
Follow as many other blogs in the list as you can.
Just click and go.Leave a sincere comment or message on each of the blogs you visit so they know you stopped by.
Now hop on and share your favorites. If you’d like to post this blog hop on your page please just grab the linky code. Or if you would like to be a co-host please contact Katherine *participants who link up will be sent weekly reminders of this wonderful hop

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Di

Basket

When I was little we got bunnies, ducks, big baskets and dressed in cremelins, wore hats and gloves and pattened leather shoes. My mom pin curled my hair and I went to church on Sunday.                          My mixed media project was from a picture from my childhood, I added my elements of Beautiful lace with stiff cremelin.                                                

 

                    Now I still want my Easter basket but filled with treasures from the antique market!


   

 Vintage Door knobs and cabinet knobs as eggs; Porcelain angels as candy and a quilt rabbit as a Chocolate Rabbit...Oh how my tastes have changed

                                                                  This is candy to me!

Vintage Sweetgrass basket, lace and goodies

The cross symbolizes our faith of how Christ scarificed for us


 
I hope you have a wonderful Easter, Rejoice...Di
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Pickin

Do you have Spring Fever?  I sure do, the grandboy and I went out and about yesterday and had a great pickin day

The blooms around here are so beautiful,

My first stop was at this new Collectibles & Antiques Shop call Flat Creek Pickers at 81 Weaverville HWY.

They just opened up this March and are the nicest girls.

                                            There was much to look at and a tailgate party to boot

             That table is divine, if my mama was still alive that would have been in the car she had a thing for tables, epecially marble topped.  Me, I have a chair fetish and my sister has a cabinet thing going on!

It is spring and these birdcages are fab!!

License plates are the best collectiblesNo, I did not buy this but did buy some driftwood from this dealer.  Driftwood only $5

Isn't this vanity sweet

Our next stop was at the Nursery.  The nicest couple own this and the view is beautiful, can't wait to show you what I bought here

 Of course we had to stop at the Screen Door and browse the antiques and bookstore...I could just take all this home with me and put in out in my stone path garden...maybe next time

 The visit here is never complete without a purchase from their bookstore, Ro scored with a book on the Dragon Master complete with a sword, jewels, ring and dragon skin...so much fun with my little Buddy.

I hope your Sunday is filled with Family, Joy and Blessings.

Di