Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Pet Parade Party

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My friend, Kelee, is having a blog party today to celebrate all the scarves that were decorated by pet loving bloggers. Enough scarves were decorated to meet her goal of donating $2000.00 to help pets who have been abandoned because of foreclosures. She has made a video that you can view at her blog, KatillacShack. Please join us as we celebrate our beloved pets and all the pets that need homes.

Here is one of the scarves that I decorated while I was in San Diego – I used fabric that I was using in a quilt top I was sewing at the time.

Scoutie in her scarf.

Riley in his scarf.

So many animals need homes. Many have been abandoned in this uncertain time. Please help out. Each link to Kelee’s Pet Parade Party will add $3.00 to the fund and each comment left at Kelee’s will earn an additional $1.00. Can you think of a better way to spend some blogging time?

Happy Birthday, Daddy

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Happy Birthday, Dad! My Dad is 86 years young today. This photo is of Daddy and I on a visit to meet Santa. Look at my Dad’s snappy hat! What a handsome guy my Dad is….I look pretty bundled up, don’t I? Our visits to Santa at our local department store, Muirheads, were always magical and we got to ride on a little train, too. I love this photo.

Wish I could be there with you, Daddy – I love you.

I am Loving Vintage Dress Forms

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I have a serious case of the I Wants. I have wanted one of these vintage dress forms for so long! I see them everywhere in blogland. My fellow bloggers are so creative – they adorn their dress forms in jewelry, hats, clothing, you name it. The one pictured above is from the Barn Sale back in San Diego.

Of course, I have no idea where I am going to put it in tiny little Mockingbird Hill Cottage. But why bother dealing with such a silly worry? I would find a place…I would.

My preference would be vintage, but I have seen a few wonderful tutorials on aging a new dress form. That would certainly cost less and the ‘aged’ forms I have seen are wonderfully vintage looking. There is even a Vintage Dress Forms Flickr group. Such eye candy! (The forms pictured above are from Vignettes.)

A girl can dream….

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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