My Bella Colle My Beautiful Life

BBQ and some nonsense!

Well..we just had our first BBQ of the 2008 season.. yummm..A very much needed distraction from the chaotic life that has become mine. I don't know what happened, things were truckin' along smoothly till what? Till we said we were going to put our house on the market...? And now, I haven't been able to catch my breath! Painting, sanding... school work..appointments.. And now TAX time... DH and I have another business that we are responsible for and tax time is apon us. I have spent the last few days making sure receipt after receipt has been tallied and have one more day to compile Bella Colle receipts and get the agony over with! I love being self employed the majority of the year...but this time of year I really hate! Tax time...sorry! So we took a bit to have a BBQ (even though it was only 4o degrees F. ) I have been soo out of the loop with Bella Colle and it is killin' me!! I miss visiting such lovely folks and lingering and learning so much about everyone....I hope after this Monday.. (They should be all done) I can get back in the saddle again!! Happy Sat. everyone. Miss ya! XO

wonderful ellebee

Boy! busy busy day... whew! One thing to brighten up the day I received a little prize from the talented Lindsey of ellebee!

You really should visit this wonderful blog and there is even an etsy shop you can find lots of treasures in!!!

These are pretty hand made coasters with a lovely stitched pattern on them... everything is beautiful and delicate!! Thank you Lindsey.

Happy Friday everyone! Thank goodness it's the weekend, maybe now I can catch up on some much needed blogging and creating.

XO

Hangin' Up Spring Time Swap

I just received my "Hangin' Up Spring Time Swap" from GypsyMermaidLife and I think they are soo fun!! I just wish I took abit more time on my items... These Items are from 6 different talented ladies.

These gloves are from Kecia

This fun butterfly is from Sandy

Gosh, look at these bloomers!! They are from Kelley

This cute dress is from Tammi

This fun bird is from Leslie and a hat not pictured (oops sorry!) from Lori

I put this fun garland on my head board to my bed... Yay for Spring! I'm gonna have to find some more swaps to join. This was really fun.

Happy Wed. everyone! XO

Oh what fun!

PSST!! Guess what came today in the mail?...Can you find me in there? XO BellaColle

Thank you

Hi! Hope your Easter Sunday was blessed..Thank you to everyone.. no more posts for the giveaway please..you lovely folks who have posted on mybellacolle.blogspot for my digi giveaway You ALL WON.....all4..I will contact soon...

XO

Easter 2008

John 3 :16 "For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son, that who so ever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." Happiest of Easter to all.. Peace to everyone... Amen.

Digi collage delicious!

I found some new stuff for making 'digi' collages... Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Spring!! You know.. I would love to make a blog banner for someone.. or a blog button.. logo... I want to eventually incorporate this service into BellaColle my dream is to offer web design services as well. I have a few on my EtsyStore of some Etsy banners for sale... simple... but fun. Hey, how about this.. a little give away.. go and visit my blogger blog... mybellacolle.blogspot and tell me why you are so excited for Spring and I will pick one on Easter Sunday for a free blog banner or button. Something you might have been wanting to spruce up. Hey, I'd be honored if you'd let me try. Free of charge! What do you have to lose?! Hope your week has been going well. XO

It is Coming! It is Coming! Yay!

Can ya see it?!! Look real close... grass!! Yup! That's right ladies and gentlemen..Spring is coming slowly but surely to the WI.. Tomorrow marks the official seasonal change here into Spring.. you can't really tell with the snow still here but it is finally starting to melt. Unfortunately we are seeing some flooding in areas. (This is my back yard)

Here is the view from the front door. More grass visible and you can even see the road! I promise you that for the whole month of Dec..Jan.. and Feb..we could not tell where the road was. If the rabbits haven't done too much damage, things will start blooming soon. The Hydrangeas look like withered sticks, but they will soon blossom into wonderful snowballs of Spring and Summer beauty.

Well, unlike my family down South..Where you can walk out on your way to church on Easter Sunday and enjoy the beautiful flowers all around.. we have to enjoy wonderful bulbs here for Easter forced in pots...That's okay...Ahhh... they smell so wonderful...

How is Spring looking in your neck of the woods?

Happy Wed. everyone!

XO

Yay! New charms

Yay! I was actually able to get some charms made today!! The two charms on the right are 1/2" inch. beveled glass and the one on top is a bigger 1"inch beveled glass and the glass button on the bottom is 1/2".

This charm has a vintage stamp of Queen Elizabeth on the opposite side.

This is a piece of wonderful Cavallini & Co. paper... gotta love it.. all their papers and items are so eclectic and vintage inspired.

This is the opposite of the little blue flower...

And a lovely for Mom..

This is the larger 1" inch charm... Kinda looks like a superhero emblem..lol

New items for the store BellaColle

Happy Monday everyone!

XO

My Saturday

This is how I spent my Saturday... spackling and painting and sanding and some more painting. I haven't been able to sit down and create for awhile.... I am longing to do so. Some folks have probably grown quite bored, I am so sorry... but this is my life... and I think it is beautiful. We are readying our home to sell and take the next big step God has for us..He only knows and that is okay.

It is amazing all the little holes and cracks I have found today! lol! One wall in particular was kinda hard to paint over.... it is the wall that we measured the boys every so often on. We would measure them and write a little something important by the date.."#1 almost as tall as dad"..."#2 first time riding a bike"... "#3... potty trained..." So many more entries on that wall... we all took a moment today remembering each time.. 7 years seem to have slipped by in an instant gazing up at the wall...But you know, it's okay. The paint may be able to cover it up on the wall, but it will never cover up the wonderful memories we have had here.

We are looking forward to the next step..the new place God has for us. Dh has actually finished quite a few classes and is doing well in college.. School for the boys will be ending in a few months.. Spring is coming.. I was able to look out as I was painting the hall window today and saw some grass!! lol... not a big patch.. but it's there and as each day I can see more and more of it, I will embrace the wonderful rebirth.. of the land and our family.

Happy Saturday.

Xo