Patina Moon

Living Green, what does that mean to you? Is your first thought,  protecting our environment, reducing waste, funny looking light bulbs?  All important things pertaining to our earth, but today I was thinking of something different, a more personal meaning.  While doing laundry, cleaning, and checking my email, I got side tracked by some photographs I took during a visit to one of my most favorite places...   Oregon. You see, I grew up in the Nevada desert, of Las Vegas.  While I have a lot to be thankful for here, the older I get, the more "green" I want to see.  It's not that the desert can't be beautiful, we have some amazing sunsets, and I'm always trying to appreciate the beauty here, at home, like this... But, this is what I see on my drive to work... So I guess it's more about the need for change. The desert is where I grew up, but as I get older, the city gets bigger, the summer get hotter, and so a little more green   speaks to me! Somed

It's a beautiful day today, and I have the day off so I wanted to share some photographs with you.  This is an antique ink well.   A small cold cream jar.  It was this lid that sold me.  Look at all of the wonderful rusted colors! I haven't decided what to "use" these 2 items for, but I look forward to displaying them somewhere in my home.  I covered a lumbar pillow in burlap.  I like how it turned out, but wanted to embellish it with something, maybe some lace?  I use this pillow on my chair in the craft room, so I don't want to get too crazy with the embellishments, but felt it needed something else.  What do you think?  Finally, I thought I'd share a couple of photographs taken by my brother-in-law at their home in Arizona.  This is a bloom from a Cholla Cactus in their yard.  Baby golden finches in the nest in an oak tree also at their home.  *** I'm feeling much better and wanted to say thank you for all your well wishes.  It's going t

Hi all, thank you for stopping by! *** This weekend I was hoping to accomplish a bit more creativeness than I did, but today I'm feeling a bit under the weather, however... ...I will share with you what I did accomplish.  A friend of mine gave me her mirrored compact that was just one of those "cheap-y" kind you get at the dollar store.  It had a silver type coating on the outside that was starting to chip off, so she thought I could come up with something to spruce it up a bit so this is what I did for her. This is the other side, and this image is from the  Graphics Fairy . I get a lot of my images  there, however,  I'm sorry I don't  remember where the image of the vintage lady is from.  Then, I did a bit of sanding and painting some old frames I had.  I printed out some nautical photographs that I've taken over the years, and put them into the frames. I was pleased with how they turned out, and it didn't cost a dime, so what do you think? So, t

What is it about a song that makes us remember the past?   You've heard the saying "music is the universal language" right? I've spent some time  today listening to different "styles" of music and I was taken " back in time" to some wonderful feelings and special memories. I'm not saying that music is a cure all, but have you ever had a bad day and then heard a song that boosted your spirits? I like some hawaiian music, it  brings back memories of my wedding on the beach.  A Chopin piece inspires me to sit down and play my piano.  Some jazz artists and songs make me want to sing.  I'm a big fan of Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang, so listening to Vince Guaraldi music makes me happy!     If I'm ever in LA,  I love to drive down Sunset Blvd,  at sunset,  while listening to Steely Dan. Sometimes when I'm in my craft room sewing or collaging I just want to "hear" the ocean or rain. I'm writing this post because a f

Dear blogging friends, hope everyone has had a nice weekend and was able to enjoy some beautiful weather where you live! I was so happy that the wind finally subsided for the weekend so I could get outdoors and take some photographs.  Here are a few photographs in my courtyard.  I've had these lights up in the courtyard forever, and occasionally a strand will go out, so when I purchase a new strand I just take the "balls" from the old strand and throw them into this old terra cotta pot and now I really like the look of the rusted decorations!  Finally, I did some rearranging in my craft room today.  The hubby put up a new shelf for me and I spent some time styling some of my favorite things and photographs.  So what did you do this weekend?  I need to spend the next few days getting caught up on all of your blogs and happenings! As always...thank you so much for visiting! See you soon, Becca