Signed Up for New Swap

It's being hosted by Tamy over at GaGaforGarlands. We'll be assigned a partner, and using our

partner's two chosen color combos, we'll create a rectangular banner with the word "celebrate"
incorporated somewhere on it. I love banners, so I'm looking forward to getting started!

This is our youngest son, Jason. He keeps mommy on the go all day long, so when he naps, it's like winning the lottery!. We were getting ready to go to the post office, so I said to him, "let me take a couple of pictures of mommy's little helper", I must say he's very cooperative when it comes to letting me take pictures of him. I adore this little guy!

Till next time,

Hugs, Rosa

Daffodils For Moi

On Monday, my hubby comes home from work and I see him pulling out a bouquet out of his backpack. Suspiciously I asked: " You got me flowers?", he had this little smirck on his face, so I immediately said, "A student gave you those, right?!, to which he nodded and then exclaimed,

"I don't know why..." Nonetheless, I thanked him for being "so thoughtful". What's a wife to do?... I grabbed one of my vases, filled it water, added some sugar and voila', they haven't withered!. I love Spring so it's nice to have a small part of it inside the house, before it's officially here.

Stripes Here...Stripes There

Everywhere Stripes... This is one of my favorite wall treatments. The first stripes I painted were in my daughter's former bedroom. I changed it from pink, to white and yellow stripes; she was going to be sharing her room with a baby brother, and I wanted the room to be gender neutral. I painted this room about 7 years ago, and I still love it to this day. It's going to be my crafts/scrapbooking room now. I'll post pictures of it when I finish setting it up.

This is how our living room looks now. It used to be painted yellow, I had a French Country look for a while but I grew tired of it

This is our daughter's present bedroom. Our princess is growing up so she needs a room of her

own. The mermaid on the wall was painted by her, when she was 9 years old ( she's turning 11 on March 27th)

Our only bathroom also gets the stripes treatment!

To sum it up, I paint stripes all over the place: my sister's apartment, my mother's apartment, my brother's house, and at a friend's also.

So I guess you can call me stripes happy!

Untill next time,

Hugs, Rosa

A Rose...Is A Rose

I love roses, all kinds and all colors. I'm in awe of artists who capture their beauty. One such artist is Jill Serrao (talk about talent!). For the last couple of years I've acquired a few of her rose paintings. She paints her roses on wooden plaques, old windows, cabinet panels, and furniture to name a few. So go check out her website www.rosecottagechic.com, you won't be dissapointed. And above all, she is as lovely as can be. These are some of the pieces of her art I have in my home, enjoy!

The following piece I bought from Jo-Anne Coletti, about 2 or 3 years ago. I cherish this piece very much.

Another love of mine are rose plates. I'm hoping to get some more in the future.

Till next time, Rosa

My First Swap Ever

These are the items I created for Sarah's Hanging Up Springtime Swap. I had so much fun creating them, and I hope whoever ends up receiving these will really like them. I had them on display in my daughter's room, so now I'm going to create one for her to keep. So, thanks Sarah for hosting such a fun swap!

Take care, Rosa

Testing ...Testing

This is my very first post. It took me an eternity to choose a name for my blog, but the one I chose pretty much reflects a little bit of me. As I get better at this, I'll write about my home, my family, and the things that I enjoy. So will you join me on this adventure?. I hope so!

Be well,

Rosa