sunday sparkle -little dipper

 I sent this little dipping dish to a dear blog friend, Sherri Cassara.  I had so much fun wrapping it up as an early Valentine's gift and little did I know that my package arrived on her actual birthday.  She told me it added so much "sparkle" to her special day.

 Sherri had provided some help to me awhile back and I was grateful for her help.  I merely wanted her to review some of my choices and she was very kind and gave me such positive reinforcement.

I am now considering stocking up on this dish as my go to gift and finding some really good extra virgin olive oil to give with it and small loaves of my home made rosemary foccocia bread.  I love when little things give sparkle to others.

wonderful bling

 

 I hosted Thanksgiving yesterday and it was a wonderful day sharing our new kitchen with dear friends.  My sons are home from college and one of my sons assembled our new table from CB2.

The light was installed two days ago, just in time for Thanksgiving.

 One of the benefits of hosting are receiving lovely hostess gifts that I call "Wonderful Bling!"  Flowers, an aromatic candle,

organic argan oil and a dvd of "It's a Wonderful Life."

 Seated next to my son who is home from University is also very wonderful.
Yes, hard to believe that I have twins in college.

Congrats to Brooke from "Velvet and Linen" - (no. 28 randomly chosen) who won the giveaway.
If you have not met Brooke and Steve, click on over for some simply amazing and inspiring work.

house guest

A client came to me with a special request for artwork of a home where she had been a house guest. What a lovely way to say thank-you. If you have stayed in hotels lately, one quickly finds out just how expensive they can be. If you have had the pleasure of being a guest and need a custom hostess gift, why not thank your family or friends with something they will cherish long after you have left. The gift of art lives on to be admired by the host and future guests for years to come.