Just Silence, Tears and God

those are not my words.

i  found them in a blog post done by

 Hannah, The Rustic Chick.

i love her blog!!!

love it, love it, love it!

she is my go to person for cowgirl stuff.......

fashion, cowboy wisdom.

i even found one of my favorite devotional sites from her,

Campfire Cowboy Ministries.

Hannah is actually closer to my girls age than mine.

but that's ok.

it just means they can relate to the Rustic Chick when they visit.

and if i see something i think they should see (like dating wisdom:)

you can bet i share it:)

before i get to that (cause there are some cool quotes i want to share),

i have to explain the title to this post........

silence, tears and God.

Hannah sent out a prayer request this weekend.

her mom was having problems and undergoing tests.

moms are special, right?

just hearing this is enough to make one drop to their knees.

i found out this morning her sweet mom has a brain tumor

and is facing surgery tomorrow morning.

please, please please PRAY!

i remember last year 

when my dad was having surgery, 

i had people from all over the world praying.

it was such a comfort!

and God saw him through that surgery.  

In the end, he did not make it.  

he had fulfilled the purpose God had for him here on earth,

so he brought him home.

making him whole again yet breaking our hearts.

even though we knew he was in Heaven, still heartbreaking.

it's hard for me to even think about still.

i am blessed to know where he is right now

and that i will see him again.

how do people cope without that?

i can't imagine.

i had my own MRI a few years back........

to R/O (rule out) a brain tumor and MS.

not fun, waiting for those results.

they ruled out the brain tumor.

but not MS.

 i'm okay..........

and this isn't about me.

it's about Hannah's mom.

Hannah has such a strong faith in God,

which is the other reason i'm crazy about this young lady.

she knows he is holding her hand.......and her mom's.

but she still needs our prayers, so please pray.

and maybe you can visit her blog at this link and get to know my

 cowgirl "friend" for yourself:)

either way, thank you for taking the time to read this

 and for praying for Hannah and her family.

now for those cool dating quotes i found on her blog,

the Rustic Chick,

 and i shared them

IMMEDIATELY

with my own shabby chicks:)

now, don't you just love these?

and they came from the blog of a young girl determined to live a 

fun, happy, carefree, cowgirl kind of life.

a young lady whose head and heart are in the right place.

whose Faith is a wake up call for the rest of us.

Praying for your mama Hannah!

xoxo

Suzanne

Pink Christmas 2012

ho ho ho!

did you know.........

yes he does!

and he's not the only one.

a lot of people love pink.........especially a pink themed Christmas!

let's get started and try to get some "pinkspiration"!  (ugghh...i know.  bad joke:)


come in through the pretty pink door.......

(notice the ice skates on the door?:)

next, we have two totally different wreaths.
One is a gorgeous wreath made of pink ornaments.
and the other wreath is a floral that has an angel to bring it into the Holidays.
take off the angel and hello spring!

personally, i think the quickest, and easiest way to add color is through ornaments.
and can you believe that Michael's has theirs 50-60% off ALREADY?????

this next photo is just plain lovely!

here is my gift wrap for this year.
Home goods has this gorgeous pink tree paper for $3.99 for a large roll.
i made the tags by cutting up cards.
i think they'll look pretty under my white tree this year, don't you?

or you could go with bright pink........

and don't you love this look?
white, textured paper and soft pink patterned ribbon.
looks like Rachel Ashwell wrapped it herself:)

these flowers are actually soap.

Amazing, aren't they?

you can buy them at pink parchment soaps.

cute idea for a diy gift..........
a mason jar filled with pink mani and pedi goodies:)

but my favorite gift, and one i am on the hunt for, is for my dogs...........
pink lips dog toys:)
hahahaha

a gift for you from shabby blogs.........
free PINK printable gift tags.

just download HERE and print on white cardstock.

CUTE tags!

to wind up our little pink christmas,

look at this super sweet button tree with scrabble letters.

oh that i had as much time and talent as sweet tammy to craft:)

wishing you pink dreams and great JOY this holiday season!

xoxo

Suzanne

joining in on pink saturday with the other pink ladies:)

Dollar Store Christmas Decorating.........

okay, who doesn't LOVE the dollar store?

come on, admit it.......

you go there for SOMETHING every once in awhile,

right????

either way, you are gonna be AMAZED at what crafty projects

you can create from goodies found at the dollar store.

i mean it!

you'll SERIOUSLY think some of these are really COOL!

so sit back and check out THESE festive pretties!

GLITTER............

glitter goes with everything, especially at the Holidays.

here we have miniature Christmas village houses from the dollar store, 

spray painted and glittered.

love em!

(visit mrspollyrogers.com for her tutorial:)

also, thanks to Martha Stewart,

crafty people everywhere are snatching up little deer, snowmen, fruit

and anything else you can think of,

painting on a bit of glue and glittering them up!

just think of what you could GLITTER!

SNOWFLAKES................

create your own little winter wonderland with the GORGEOUS,

oversized snowflakes at our favorite store!

hang them in the window, on the front door, outside with twinkle lights........

glue them together to make a wreath or, for the MOST clever idea........

glue them on vintage paper, sheet music, stationery or whatever,

 slide them in a frame and VOILA.........instant art!

i use these all the time!

we decorated a winter nutcracker themed float for a

 Christmas parade last year and this year,

i spray painted them pink and added glitter, of course,

for a whimsical pink Christmas theme at the store.

ORNAMENTS...............

don't ya just love ornaments?

so pretty, colorful and festive...........

and the dollar store has sleeves of them for.......you guessed it, a dollar!  

(once, when these store first opened, i was shopping with my mom

 and she made the mistake of asking the clerk how much something cost. 

 apparently this is the funniest question they get,

 so they yelled at the top of their lungs

  "everything's a DOLLAR":)  hahaha

so, if you have a clear vase or jar,

 grab some faux berries, some pinecones and ornaments and you're good to go!

this wreath can be made with $$$$$ store plastic ornaments a number of ways.

you can also glue ball ornaments on a regular wreath, on styrofoam, or the latest way to make them

is to thread them on a hanger.

lots of people have tutorials out there so go for it:)

possible my FAVORITE way to use them is to make a curtain of ornaments!!!

pick out your favorite cheapo ornaments, 

take them home, thread them on fishing wire, 

knotting around the loop on each one and attach to a tension rod to hang in the window.

is it just me, or is this REALLY cool?

CANDLES............

candles are just plain festive, no matter how you like your decorations.

even unlit, they look so pretty!

and these are pretty incredible!

oh. my. gosh.   

just look at the candles in the hurricane vases.

looks like pottery barn or something,

but nope, they are made from dollar store candle sticks and vases, 

glued together with silicone and there you have your lovely candle holder display!

(visit momtastic for instructions:)

i love the tall candle holders too!

i've seen them there all the time but never would have thought of this.

simply apply words  or sayings from your scrapbook stash, embellish and you're done.

love it!!!!!

finally, if you put a bit of mod podge or white glue mixed with water

onto a candle and roll it in epsom salts,

you get a snowy, sugary candle!

EPSOM SALTS!

who knew???:)

CANDY and TREES.............

okay, last we have some traditional, festive looking decorations in red and green.
fill those clear jars with candy canes and peppermints for instant decorating.
and using glue, spray paint, dollar store candle holders, glitter and styro cones,
you can make the cute trees.
SWEET and SIMPLE!

so, there you have it!
no excuse for having an un-festive home now!
just head to your nearest dollar store and have at it:)
and remember to have FUN while you're at it!

i'm HOPING to do a PINK Christmas post on Saturday, so stay tuned.
(hope being the key word there:)

hohoho.....
Suzanne