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Fairy Stepping Stones

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Today my kids and I took great pleasure in painting a set of twelves Lily and fairy stepping stones.

These stepping stones were purchased over twelve years ago and as time went by, their colors faded. Last Friday, we collected and cleaned them up, then we proceeded to give them a new life.

Fairy Stepping Stone. When fairies sing … flowers blossom.

– Fairies dance … among the butterflies
– When fairies sing … flowers blossom
– Fairies dream in the morning dew.

Fairy Stepping Stones.

The Lily stepping stones were the easiest to paint. We spray painted each stone a different color and concentrated on the filaments and anthers.

Lily Stepping Stones.

These stepping stones all have a metal tooth hanger attached to the back so they can easily be hung or displayed on any wall. For our project however, we used screws to hold the stepping stones in place since we wanted to angle them rather than hang them straight.

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Mother's Day Simple Pleasures Parenting Love Inspire Family Gratitude People

Happy Mother’s Day

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“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” ― Robert Browning

Mother’s Day Flowers (Pink Tulip Bouquet).

WONDERFUL MOTHER
by Pat O’Reilly

God made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He molded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms out there!

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Vintage Dolls Simple Pleasures Home Decor

Fernando, the Llama

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Hooray! I am 99% done assembling the South American Premiere Porcelain doll Fernando, the llama.

This porcelain doll is yet another gift I received from a beloved neighbor a couple of years ago. She bought the mold of the Llama’s head and legs and fired it up herself. That lady was incredibly good with her hand.
Unfortunately, the improper storage of the fur pieces  for over twenty years resulted in damage. I just need to purchase a few pieces to cover the legs area and it will be complete at last.

Porcelain doll Fernando, the llama.

It is one of the many unfinished porcelain dolls I received from a neighbor who moved away a couple of years ago. I connected the face and legs unto the soft body, glued and sew in the wool into place and attached the eyelashes (Yes, I know, those eyelashes need to be trimmed).

Porcelain doll Fernando, the llama.

Fernando has porcelain face and legs with a soft body and a wool blanket. He is from the Premiere Artist Collection from Wendy Crawford and Barbara Miller, of California. It measures 17”H x 11”L x 6”W.

Porcelain doll Fernando, the llama.

I have a couple more projects lined up, to keep ourselves busy as we are expecting heavy rain and possible snow all of next week.

I hope you are all healthy and safe.

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