Today is THE Day!

Today, my first baby

is getting married!

I know....

What am I doing here???

Had a little time...

waiting...

for the cake...

for the bride and her attendants to arrive...

So I figured I'd take the opportunity

to finally post a couple pictures 

from her shower.

Sorry it took so long!

The set-up

My Baby!

 

My & my girl!

Both my babies! Aren't they beautiful!

I will post some pictures of the wedding after things calm down.

Time to go get dressed!

Have a blessed day!

Hugs!

Lori

Why Did I Wait So Long???

I have always wanted to make

my own jam

but I've been too afraid...

of what?

Messing up, I guess.

So yesterday, my friend, Suzanne,

sent me a link to a blog called

The Hip Girls Guide to Homemaking

A very inspiring site for us Happy Homemaker wanna-be's!

With lots of recipes and helpful hints!

That blog led me to another blog:

Food in Jars

which has all kinds of recipes and helps

for canning and preserving all kinds of stuff.

This is where I found the recipe for

Blueberry Cinnamon Freezer Jam!

She made it sound sooo easy,

so I thought I'd give it a try!

Washed my jars

Mashed my blueberries - the most tedious and time consuming part of the whole thing!

Mixed berries with no-cook pectin and sugar for 3 minutes!

And it was done!!!

Mmmmmmmmm!

Couldn't be much easier than that!

I really have no idea why I waited so long to try this!

But you can bet that I will be making

my own freezer jam more often now!

Do you can???

Do you have any simple recipes to share

with this canning newbie???

Hope you are having a great weekend!
Hugs!
Lori

What's Up?

So, what have I been up to lately?

Making some of these...

...out of Hershey's Nuggets, and putting them in little bags!

LOTS of little bags!

Why?

(you can probably guess!) 

:)

My daughter is getting married next month!

The shower is this weekend,

so I've been busy preparing!

I'm hoping that next week I will have

lots of pictures to share with you.

Have a

WONDERFUL

WHITE

WEDNESDAY!

OH!

Looks like I'm getting close to 150 followers!

Since I missed the 100 mark,

I'll see if I can put together a giveaway for 150!

But it will probably have to wait

until after the wedding...

So keep a' look-out!

The Dress...then and now

This year my husband & I celebrate

22 years of wedded bliss!

 

  When I first saw this dress, I knew it was the one!

 

My daughter tried on my dress last summer...

and it brought tears to my eyes!

She is such a beautiful young lady!

So sweet, so loving!

A treasure!

It is my constant prayer that she will find 

the perfect mate that God

is preparing just for her.

And that they will be as happy

as we are!

And maybe this dress will again be

 a treasured keepsake

of another lifelong adventure!

Please join as we celebrate and share

all things WEDDING!

At Angelic Accents!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Lori

White Wednesday 101

Last weekend was our annual 

neighborhood rummage sale!

I did not have time to put together my own sale,

nor did I have much time to plunder, unfortunately.

But I did manage to find a couple

of white treasures to share for

Faded Charm's

White Wednesday!

I'm always on the look-out for 

crocheted doilies,

tablecloths,

and vintage jewelery

to use in my crafting!

I think this pin would look nice on a journal.

Cameos are ALWAYS a good find!

And isn't she adorable!

Another good journal or

altered canvas piece!

But here is my favorite find!

A crocheted lace and pearl collar!

I don't think I could have too many of these!

Even though I really don't know what

I will do with them.

Do you have any suggestions???

Happy White Wednesday Hugs!

Lori

White Wednesday #100!!!

Kathleen at Faded Charm

is celebrating her

100th White Wednesday post 

with a giveaway!

To celebrate,

I'm posting some of my favorite

Whites of the past...

Sunnin' Bunny

Love Jar

Bathroom Iron

Paper Rose Wreath

Paper Rose Topiary

Animal Heads - HA!

Mud Pie Tea Set

Nest Pin

Vintage Crochet and Notions

Roses, Pearls & Lace - Oh My!

Porch Bunny

Vintage Trellis

Cross

Rosette Pin

Audrey Bag

Happy White Wednesday!

Hugs!

Lori