dreaming in color

Things have been a little hectic 'round here....Just when I think I see light at the end of the tunnel, I realize (too late) it's actually a freight train heading straight for me.....

Arghhhh....

This crow has been a little on the crankier-than-usual side....Last week was not good....Lost my ring (no, not my wedding ring, but still....it was 14 kt with diamonds, and was special to me because I got it when I made my huge "career move" decision to quit the law firm I had joined right out of law school.)  Also, my candle from Donna at Donna's Primitive Blessings was inexplicably knocked off the shelf it was on and broken (and no earthquakes of mention here - unless my son counts).....Last, but not least, my dining room table now has a very large, and I'm afraid, very permanent, red stain on it.  (Don't ask....it's not a pretty tale as to how it got there either.....) It was sorta a pretty red, until I tried to remove it....now it's a garish orangish-red.

Lovely.

And last night, we lost power once again for several hours....

All "little" things....but still fuel for the cranky that lurks within....

On the happy side of things....I won a wonderful giveaway from the very talented, and very sweet, Deneen at dreamingincolor.  Deneen has all kinds of talents in the re-do department....She finds things that make most of us say "really?" and makes them into incredible repurposed works of art.

But I digress.....Here's what I won:

First, though, look at how it arrived....Deneen wraps so very lovely!

A set of 6 wonderful placemats and a pestle (pitcher is one of mine....but it just fit!!) Unfortunately, even 6 placemats won't cover that hideous stain on my table....Aha! Time to look for a new table!! :o)

Thank you so, so, much Deneen!! I'm so happy to have a little of "you" gracing my home! Check out Deneen's blog - and her wonderful Etsy shop, Micucci Designs.

Also, I would like to apologize for not responding to the comments on my last post - things just got away from me....But for those of you who inquired, the legend about the round barns is that they ward off evil spirits, as there are no corners for them to dwell in....or, in other words, "the devil can't catch you in a corner..."  This particular round barn is about a mile or two from our house (I'm not good with distances) and I pass it every time I go into town. It used to be a tad closer, but it was moved.....And, regarding the Shrinky Dink bracelet - this was a project included in a recent Country Living magazine....My niece included the link in a comment on the post, but I'll include it here as well:

http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/how-to-make-a-shriky-dink-bracelet?click=main_sr

Finally, for those interested in Cathy's rug patterns, unfortunately, she does not have a web site or blog....(There is a web site called "Red Barn Rugs" but it's not her's....) However, if you are truly interested in one of her patterns, let me know and I will give you her email addy......

Hope all is well in your world!!