Helga was UGLY 364 days of the year

Helga was ugly 364 days of the year, 

But on the night of Halloween 

she became something to fear. 

No husband or Bo was safe on that night because 

Helga transformed into a beautiful sight.

Dark ebony hair and emerald green eyes, 

She could catch a man with the blink and a sigh.

The men would gather and she’d get all sappy,

”I don’t have a man to make me happy”.

They’d promise the moon and buy her riches,

 But that was not enough for this little witchy,

She’d take them to her house in the back of the woods, 

Promising them all, this night would be "good!"

She’d brew them a tea with strange looking leaves, 

Making them all drop to their knees.

By the morning light all the men, oh so bold, 

Were all now turned into stacks of gold.

So for the next 364 days of the very next year,

 Helga would take cruises and drink her malt beer thinking,

”Not a bad way to live, working one day a year”

So next Halloween keep an eye on your men, 

she’ll be out there somewhere to do it again!

Magnolia Pearl, down on the Farm Fall 2012

Thanks to the wonderfully talented Amy Boland, I have some beautiful photos of the Magnolia Pearl Booth! It was so crowded in there I could hardly move around!
So thank you Amy (xoxoxo) for letting me use your photos.

This was Robin Brown's new look this year.
Kind of a "farm life" look?

Robin and I. This is when the hug-fest started!

Kristi Day and I deciding what to buy!

John and I,

Sandy and I,

I wish I had gotten their names! They are sisters and they were the cutest things ever! They make their own beautiful purses and just had that flair about them!

I know I have been in this booth so much I have made friends with all of the girls, this is precious Terry!

And last but certainly not least, beautiful Krista.
Her smile is just contagious!

THE END

The Belt Buckle winner is.................

And the winner is...........Danielle of Blessed Serendipity!

I hope she enjoys her personalized belt buckle when I finish it. Danielle gets to choose what ever color or design she wants! Thank you all for joining my blog and for all your wonderful comments. 

I promise to do more blog posts!

I'm heading down to Round Top tomorrow morning so I'll report back with stories and tons of photos!!! 

I'll also be picking up a few things for Danielle's buckle, 

you can never have too much bling!

IT'S A BELT BUCKLE GIVE AWAY!

It's been a long time coming but it's time for another.......
BELT BUCKLE GIVEAWAY!
The Pink buckle above is one that I did for Breast Cancer Awareness Month two years ago. 
I can't believe that it's been that long!

This is a horrible photo but these are a few of the belt buckles that I saved for myself.
I sold so many to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame and at shows, that I finally decided it was time to keep a couple for me!
The two crazy buckles with the Miller Lite bottle caps were for Junk Gypsy Prom.
I made one for myself and one for the other two girls that were there with me.
The red one was for an AIDS benefit.
The silver and turquoise western one I wore to the 
Cowgirl Hall of Fame Luncheon,
the purple with the huge Horned Toad was for the 
Texas Christian University Rose Bowl Game. 
The buckle with the ballerina was for the 
Texas Shoot Out benefiting the Fort Worth Ballet,
the gold and green was a Bank event,
 and last but not least the pink one because I LOVE pink!

Some people buy new shoes or a new outfit for an event, 
I make a personalized belt buckle!
When you live in Cowtown you wear a lot of boots and jeans so you have to wear something that has some 
B-L-I-N-G!

I recently have had several requests to make belt buckles for brides! Yep you heard me right, brides! Apparently the "in thing" for brides is to go the 
Miranda Lambert 
way and have an outside wedding under the trees and a reception in a so called very fancy barn with neutral burlap colors, multiple chandeliers but with a relaxed atmosphere. The guests are expected to wear western or their version of. 
SO, if you win and you want a bridal belt buckle, you got it!!
How do you win?
Just leave me a comment and pretty please with sugar on top, join my blog and I will announce the winner on my birthday, September 29th!
Please add my button to your sidebar. :)

The heat melted my Mojo!

PicMonkey is so much fun! 
You can take any photo and play to your hearts content!
I seem to be doing everything BUT posting anything on my blog! What is the matter with me! I think I have the heat has melted my Mojo! 
So, for today, this will have to do!
 Thanks for stopping by!

Why do I hear "Jaws" music in my head when I go to the Dentist?

Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist and be put to sleep for 5 hours while he makes me a new mouth full of teeth. I have ground my teeth for so many years I have cracked, crumbled and chipped every tooth! And that's with a night guard! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I'm hoping I don't do anything to embarrassing while I'm out like talk in my sleep, bite someone or heaven forbid pass gas. But, I'll never know it, I hope. I go back in two weeks for the permanent teeth. That's another 5 hours!! Oh man I am so dreading this! Well look at me, it's 1am and I'm writing a post!!! I can't sleep!

I know this photo cracked me up too. My cats are always getting my toothbrush,yuck. Now I keep a supply just in case. My three little fuzzy nurses will be by my side when I get home. I'm sure hubby will be ready to leave, he has to wait in the lobby for me. I'm hoping they let him go somewhere! I'll check in and let you know how it went. Cross your fingers for me!

The Creative mind of Tricia Fountaine

I'd like for you to meet Tricia Fountaine of 
Conversations with the Muses. 
I have loved her blog from the very beginning and have followed her themed weddings. She has a fabulous location on a private ranch in Santa Barbara that grows avocados. The owners soon realized that the success that Tricia brought to the ranch far surpassed the avocado business. I had the wonderful opportunity to actually meet her after over a year and a half of emails and comments on her blog!

You see, I didn't know that my friends Cynthia and Charlene had set this meeting up until I got to California! I was so excited, I could finally see where all the magic happens. I had always wanted to see the outside alter with pews where the wedding ceremonies took place. Seeing it in person was fabulous! The tree that the pews sit under is so huge is spans the length of a gray hound bus and it most likely the oldest tree on the property! The photos you see above are of Tricia's adorable side yard where of course you go through a white picket fence.

Well after seeing the yard, she so kindly invited us into her adorable house where you could see her artistic flair all over the place. It had a Bohemian,Victorian, Gypsy feel to it. It was so light and airy, oh and did I mention it was about 72 degrees outside so the windows were left open for a soft cool breeze. This is Tricia's bedroom. I'm sorry the photos are so blurry, I took them with my iphone.

It was crazy, she had these three wacko women running around her house snapping photos and oogling over the costumes and wings she had made for past events. I was in heaven. The rugs, the colors and all done with such ease and flair.

The green dress is from the fairy wedding that she did and these cute baby dressing gowns were hanging in the bathroom as decoration. Who thinks like that? She does, and it worked perfectly.

Oh, and in her "spare" time she likes to make little fairy houses. Really? OMG it would take a village to help me complete something so amazing. What you can't see is the interior of the houses, fit with furniture and a porch. Please go to her site for better photos.

And of course she drives a British car that she had painted purple and decorated the inside in her own style. SO, is she just the bees knees or what. Even her dang car is cool and Euro chic'.

Yes, those are real Magnolia Pearl bags from the good old days when they still made them. This trunk is standing open in her bedroom, used as a dresser and wonderful addition to the feel of the room. Did you notice there were no TVs? Tricia said that she quit watching TV years ago, too many other things to do.

Our quick visit had to come to an end because she had a wedding the next day. I so wish I could have had more time to see her but we all understood, she had to work. The first photo of this post does not really show how adorable she really is. Poor thing was slaving away and we kidnapped her for a break. She has a personality and a smile that is contagious and left the three of us smiling as we drove away. Before we drove off I had to get one more hug from her, it felt our friendship was complete, concrete in a way, being able to see her and her life. I can't wait to go back to visit. So until then, I'll go to her blog and follow her creativity from here. Love ya Tricia!!
P.S. My friend Charlene took much better photos 
that I'll share later!