French Dreams....

"Dream Catcher Lore"

"Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams both good and bad.  

The dream catcher when hung over or near your bed swinging freely in the air, catches the dreams as they flow by. 

The good dreams know how to pass through the dream catcher... 

...slipping through the outer holes and sliding down the ribbons so gently that many times the sleeper does not know that he/she is dreaming. 

Not knowing the way, the bad dreams get tangled in the dream catcher and perish with the first light of the new day."

~Dream-Catchers.org~

I was inspired to create some "French" dream catchers because I sometimes dream in French (it's true!)

I hand stitched a vintage scapular onto an old tatted doily....

...added a vintage Mother Mary medal....

...yards and yards of soft ribbon...

....delicate lace....

....and hand strung pearl beads.

"Receveur des Reves"

("Catcher of Dreams")

 Soon for sale in my ETSY shop....
a line of "French Dream Catchers."
Happy Blissful Whites Wednesday mes amies!

I Miss You...

I wrote this Post several years ago and thought it would be appropriate to share it again today,

Father' s day......

"I dedicate this post to "my dad" whose 10th anniversary is this coming August. Even though i feel his spirit and "see" him in so many ways, places and faces.....not a day goes by that I don't miss his "physical presence" in my life. He was the calm at the center of the storm for me. A priest once said that the nicest words one could use to describe a person are: "He is kind." My father was kind. He was kind-hearted. He had a kind smile. He always had kind words for those who needed to hear them. He had a kind soul. He was  a man of few words but when he spoke them...they were abundant in meaning. Small in stature...he was larger than life in my eyes. He was my idol, my hero, my mentor, my friend.

Happy Father's Day Dad.

I miss you more than words can say...."

"Life is eternal,

and love is immortal,

and death is only a horizon;

and a horizon is nothing

save the limit of our sight."

Avec Amour,

"Mickey"

Catching Dreams...

My son's girlfriend celebrated a birthday recently and she just loves dream catchers so.....

...I decided to try my hand at making one for her.

I knew she'd love those shabby chic ones we've seen all over Pinterest and Blogland.

The best part was...

...I found everything I needed right here in my studio!

I spray painted a vintage metal embroidery hoop.... 

...and then got busy adding vintage lace, ribbon, fabric strips.....

...and beads.

A vintage crocheted doily made for the perfect "catcher" of dreams.

It was fun and easy to make and, best of all, she LOVED it!
Happy day Mes Amies!

The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary....

Today is the feast day of The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

I am especially fond of The Blessed Mary.....

...she has always given me great comfort when I've needed it the most. I believe this picture was taken at The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania (on my bucket list for sure!).

Happy day Mes Amies!

Happy Memorial Day mes amies!

~*~Boston Common~*~

May we never forget the sacrifices made by so many so that we might live in freedom.

Blessings....

Made a quick stop into my local church thrift shop yesterday. They are only open once a week so I had to get my "fix." They always have the loveliest religious items for sale. Here's what I walked away with....

Ste. Anne de Beaupre... I just adore her.

I hope you all have a lovely week-end mes amies!

Flea Market Finds, A Graduation and a Sneak Peek At My Jewelry Affaire Feature........

Hello Mes Amies...

I have been away for a bit for a very good reason....our son graduated from college this past Saturday! It was a proud and special moment seeing him walk across that stage. There were many tears  to be sure. 

Here are a few pictures from the day.... 

Tim ~ Assumption College

Mark, Tim and "Moi"

A proud Maman!

 "Family"

A beautiful day enjoyed by all. Now comes the party planning....

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Sharing some flea market finds from my Sunday jaunt several week-ends ago....

It was a glorious "Opening Day" and I ran walked away with quite a stash of tresors. STILL doing the happy dance!

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~Jewelry Affaire~

The Editor In Chief of Jewelry Affaire magazine sent me the draft of my upcoming feature. I've never seen any of my past features until I receive my "artist copy" of the magazine so I was thrilled to get a peek at it. Here's a glimpse of the July Issue that will hit the newsstands July 1st!

Oh Happy Day!
Now I have loads of catching up to do with all of you so I appreciate your patience as I make my way around to your beautiful and inspiring blogs and shops!