Introducing Donatella Style and DustyLu-2 Fun Blogging Sisters

This post is about 2 fabulous sisters that are wayyy fun.  Everytime I visit one of their blogs I picture these 2 charachters laughing and enjoying each others company as they search through antique shops and second-hand stores.  They truely seem to have a great time together. 

The first sister is Donna.  She lives in southern California now, but was originally born in Italy.  That is her picture on the right, with the flower in her hair.  She writes a blog called Donatella Style.   It is about Home Decor, Recipes, and Family Living.  Her recent post about garden beauty and bringing a little bit of "indoors", "outdoors",  is one you should read.  Here is her link.    http://donatellastyle.blogspot.com/  

 The second sister is Lu.  She is in the picture on the left with her family.  Looks like it was a pretty fun dinner by looking at them.  Lu's blog is called DustyLu.  I love the clean fresh look of it and her great eye for photography.  Her passions are Decorating, Styling, and Cooking.  Her current post showing a recipe for fresh red bell peppers is nothing short of mouth watering.  Give her a visit.  Her is her link.  http://dustyluinteriors.blogspot.com/

Donna and Lu are 2 of those special kinds of bloggers that make you feel like one of the family.  They are a pleasure to be around.  I love this old pic of their mother in Italy, from 1958.

Isn't she fabulous?  I could not resist posting it.  Makes me want to buy a plane ticket back in time, to Italy.


Make sure you visit Donna and Lu.  They are the kinds of bloggers that will become your friends.



Rory

Meet My Friend - Cozy Little House

This post is about one of my recently found blogs, Cozy Little House.  I am not sure how we happened upon each other, but I am really glad we did.  This is truely a very kind and talented lady, with a love for flowers, poetry, quilting, photography and her beloved pets.


Her dogs names are Charlie and Abi, and these are a couple of real cuties.  Poor Charlie though has not been feeling well lately, so you might want to send him a little Get Well Soon coment.


I love the photography in this blog!  She has quite the eye for it.  Her nature shots are stunning.  Her blog gives you the feel of Easter and Springtime.  It is clean, uncluttered, and a piece pf little eye candy.  Please take the time to stop by and enjoy Cozy Little House. 
 
Here is the link.

http://cozylittlehouse.blogspot.com/


Rory

The Artistry of Tamara Warren - Horses On Canvas

If any of you happened to read my blog my posts about the International Collectibles and Antiques Show in Charlotte, North Carolina this month you probably noticed in my booths that I have a large number of antique picture frames that I restore and sell.  This is how I met a budding artist by the name of Tamara Warren.  Tamara came to me looking for antique picture frames to put her paintings in.  She bought a couple of real nice ones that date back to the 1880s or so.  I cannot wait to see her paintings in my frames!

Tamara had little experience painting until recently, and she appears to have uncovered a hidden talent.  The painting above is called "Beating The Storm" and it is a work inprogress that is almost finished.  The second painting is called "Yellow Baby".  Both paintings are oils on canvas.  Tamara Warren does not yet have a blog, but I encouraged her to get one, so she can show off some more her work.  Meanwhile, I thought I might post a couple pictures for her so that some of my followers could enjoy them too.  -Rory-

Introducing Cindy Caraway - Artful Living On The Bluff

I wanted pass along to everyone a terrific blog I found written by Cindy Caraway called Artful Living On The Bluff. Cindy's specialty is making custom handcrafted jewelry from vintage beads and treasures she has found. She sells her work on Etsy. Beautiful stuff! I love hearing about people like Cindy who are upcycling and and doing their part to help save the earth. Cindy's motto......Live Simply - Make Stuff - Play Music - Save the Planet. Go Cindy! Here is her link.

http://artfullivingonthebluff.blogspot.com/

Please visit her.

Introducing Scroll Saw Bowls by Carole Rothman

I would like to introduce everyone to a fellow craftsperson who takes her artistry to a whole new level. Her name is Carole Rothman. Carole and I crossed paths in a woodworking forum and I invited her to stop by The Greentiques Solution. Carol's specialty is making handmade wooden bowls with the her scrollsaw. She has written a book about it that is available at amazon.com and Fox Chapel Publishing. She also offers video tutorials which can be viewed on her blog http://scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com/ Stop by and see her.