INTRODUCING; CAROL'S CURLY GIRLIE'S!

I have the most creative sister! Carol has been making these button dolls for years now. She stopped a while ago because the place where she sold them closed their business. Well, anyway, she was giving me some fabric the other day, when I noticed that she still had some of her "Curlie Girlies" left! So I suggested that maybe I could put them in my Etsy Shop for her and see how they sell. The picture above is some of the dolls she has left. They all have a theme, gardening, birthday, tennis, scarecrow, angel, etc. So I have added four to my Etsy shop and will add more later!

Hope you all had a great Independance day. We went to a car show in Fossil, Oregon and boy was it HOT! It was a great show, but I'm talking about the weather - no air conditioning in the T-Bird, I had to use a water mister all the way home!!! I guess I am a wilting flower as my honey says!


I loved this! You can double click on the picture to get a better view!
Better get going, so you all have a great week!

xxxooo
Marilyn

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

This is one of my favorite holidays, after Christmas and Easter!! So much is going on right now that is disintegrating our freedoms as we have known them. We are all very busy people with our own problems and so involved in our daily lives that we sometimes do not want to get involved in what is going on around us. (Let's not keep our heads in the sand to avoid seeing it.) Below is a prayer by Billy Graham and a comment from President John F. Kennedy. They say it all, and in a much better way than I could. And I love the marching music at a July Fourth Parade, so here it is for you all to enjoy too!

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' by Rev. Billy Graham

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of LIBERTY" by John F. Kennedy

This weekend as we go to barbeques and see the fireworks, please take a moment to honor those who have died for our freedom and also say a little prayor for our president, and politicians to guide them in keeping our country the free nation that it has always been!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Have a happy and safe Independance Day!
xxxooo
Marilyn

WINGS AND WHEELS!

We have been doing a lot of cruising and going to car shows lately. In fact our own car club is hosting our "High Lakes Show and Shine" next weekend (June 27th). But the pictures here are from the WINGS AND WHEELS SHOW in Florence, Oregon...it was a kick, lots of neat vintage cars, planes and motorcycles. A picture of my dad and his bride, and another one of Roger too. One neat pic of the pinstriping on a '35 Ford.

Next are some pictures from the OAKRIDGE CAR SHOW yesterday, June 20th. And some of our friends who won an award, and their cars. It was a cloudy, cold day!




I've also been working on some lamp shades for a few customers, and also tending our gardens too. Finally we are starting to get some flowers and buds! But today Summer begins, and we are expecting a little rain! Wishing you all a "Happy Fathers Day" to all of your husbands, etc! Hope you have had a wonderful week, take good care!
xxxooo
Marilyn