HOPE TO ALL YOU HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN FULL FUN AND EXCITEMENT & TONS OF SWEETS..

XOXO..

SHABBY T

Today is a very special day..

Today is my mom's birthday..

I want to dedicate this post to her today..

Oh mommy I do love you so..

I know how how much you love me too..

Since I'm the only one who knows that at one time our heart beat was one..

I'm so proud to be your daughter and want to thank you for all the wonderful things you've done for me over the years..

For all your wise words and support...

You are such a delightful person someone I hope I'm like..

So kind and full of laughter who brightens every room she enters..

You have such a big heart so full of love which warms our souls like a blanket..

If you ever had any doubt on what kind of person you are just remember all the lives you touch every day and how much you are loved by us all..

So my sweet just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..

xoxo...

Shabby T

CRAFT SALE...

ALL ORDERS PLACED 10/07/10

THRU 10/25/2010...

WILL BE 20% OFF

THIS INCLUDES ANY CUSTOM ORDERS..

XOXO..

SHABBY T

http://shabbycreationsbyt.blogspot.com/

HELLO FALL....

YES SO EXICITED TO SEE THE FALL WEATHER IS FINALLY ARRIVING..

THE COOL CRISP BREEZY AIR FEELS SO GOOD SINCE HERE AT THE JERSEY SHORE ITS BEEN QUITE WARM ACTUALLY ITS BEEN HOT....



WELL I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU CHICKADEES KNOW HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS.. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY ORDERS YET BUT HOPEFULLY SOON..
ALSO WELCOME TO ALL MY NEW FOLLOWERS AND THANK YOU TOO...



I QUESS YOU ARE WAITING VERY PATIENTLY TO SEE WHO WON SO HERE IT GOES...

THE WINNER IS.....

AMY @KEEP'N THE SUNNYSIDE

CONGRATS TO YOU I HOPE YOU ENJOY SO EMAIL ME YOUR INFO SO I CAN GET YOUR BANNER ON ITS WAY SO YOU CAN ENJOY IT SOON...

WELL LIFE IS QUITE HETIC AT THE SHABBY T'S HOUSE SO I MUST BE ON MY WAY..

XOXO..

SHABBY T

PLEASE DON'T LET US FORGET THE TRAGEDY OF 9/11... ALL THE VICTIMS FROM SUCH A HORRIFIC CRIME ..

TODAY I SHED TEARS FOR "YOU" AND MY PRAYERS ARE FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVE ONES..

MAY ALL OUR PRAYERS BE WITH OUR MEN & WOMAN WHO ARE SERVING OUR COUNTRY...

GOD BLESS YOU ALL....

Well I'm trying a new adventure..
You know as a kid how we truly loved adventures?
Well as a kid "we" always had such GREAT adventures plan usually that did'nt go beyond the backyard however in our imagination
it was totally out there a whole "new" world...


A tree was a giant building in the city..
A tent was a beautiful house with tons of treasures inside..
A sandbox was a deserted island with a pirate treasure awaiting to be discovered..

So what is my adventure?
I'm going to start a home base paper garland business and other fun decorative items made from paper..

I love crafting so I figured why not make a few extra $'s doing something I love..
So here it goes..
Take a peek at my new blog and let me know what you think?
http://www.shabbycreationsbyt.blogspot.com/


Also as a kick off to my new adventure I will be hosting a giveaway..
From Sept.9th-Oct.3rd
I'm so excited its my 1st giveaway ever...



Rules..
1) be a follower= 1 chance to win
2)leave a comment on this post= 1 chance to win
3)if you post about my giveaway on your blog you will get an extra chance to win=1 chance to win
4)if you make a purchase you will get 2 chances to win...

Ps. Don't forget to let me know about your posting on your blog
So that means you have a total of 5 chances to win if you meet the above rules
Looking forward from hearing from my blogging pals...
****BONUS...****
To my first customer with Shabby Creations by T you will recieve a bonus gift with your purchase...

Tootles..

Shabby T

What a dreary rainy day it has been here at the Jersey Shore today..
But my hubby called on his way home from work and exclaimed

HURRY GO OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT THE SKY...
Thinkin to myself oh my why its just cloudy outside and its been raining all day..
I open the door and looked up to see one of Gods creations..

What was it your asking?
IT was a perfect RAINBOW of course.. Gleaming through the dull sky..



Of course seeing this gets me thinkin I haven't watch one of my favorite movies since I was a little girl yes indeed its WIZARD OF OZ.. I gotta watch it I'm gonna put this movie on tonite with a big bowl of the yummiest full to the brim with butter filled popcorn and sit back and enjoy..



just above is a picture of the rainbow I saw today..
My rainbow where my dreams come true....

Rebecca from "a Gathering Place" is havin a Christmas in July give away...

Her "pretties" are so sweet and look so vintage..

What a inspiration she is she has such great "shabby chic" decor ideas and what a beautiful online shop she has too..

So visit her on her blog and become a follower to her blog you will simply love reading it..

BONUS she is also givin away some ornaments too with the pillow..

just click on the A Gathering Place button on my sidebar..

Its a GIVEAWAY...


DEE from farmhouse country style is havin a KINDERED SPIRITS GIVEAWAY...





Dee is so full of great tips for decorating making neat projects & best of all she makes the cutest signs on her etsy shop and her merchantile shop..


You have to take a peek at her blog she really has the nack for this bloggin stuff..




I really enjoy reading her blog she shares so many different ideas and stories...


I LOOK FORWARD TO HER POSTS...



Just click on her button on my side bar...
deadline is August 16th

YUCK......

Cleaning what a horrible word....

Just kidding I do adore a tidy house however I would love it even more if someone else was doing it... So I guess its time to bring out that broom,vacuum cleaner,the mop, furniture polish,the glass cleaner, bath cleaner and all purpose cleaner and don't forget febreeze to freshen up the stuff you can't wash like the chair and the sofa.. Then on to steam cleaning the carpets I so can't wait to get hardwood floors.. I'm dreamin about them right now like I have for the past 8years I guess one of these days I will (I hope)...
So I guess I will go and do my chores...

Tootles

Shabby T

What is your Favorite Red White & Blue Song????

Star Spangle Banner....

My Country Ti's Of The...

America The Beautiful...

This Land is your Land...

God Bless America...

Your Grand Old Flag..
Yankee Doodle...

How lucky we are to live in America where so many have given their lives for our freedom..

The brave men and women who have served and who are serving in our military thank you to you and your families.. What is the main important meaning of our country.. I believe it is love,honor,equality and freedom for all... As a child not realizing how important the 4Th really is for us I thought it was just so much fun going to the parade and watching those beautiful fireworks.. Yes I knew it was a celebration but not really what a celebration it was!!!!

Hope you all have a blast!!!

Tootles...

Shabby T

What is on your list for a picnic on the 4th of July?????
Here are a few suggestions:
Fried Chicken
Potato Salad
mac salad
hot dogs with the bun
hamburgers with the bun
with all the fixins
chips
lemonade
sweet tea
watermelon
red/white & blue cake

Hubby and I will be celebrating with my dear SIL and her hubby and the kids also my in laws too.. Wish my parents and Zoe would be there but they will be on the road on vacation to visit my uncle Ken in TEXAS.. but
we will be with love ones enjoying the relaxation
and the pool and the parade will be nice too and
the biggest grandest fan ally of the night is the FIREWORKS....
Hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July....

Howdy!!! Just wanted to give a holler to tell y'all I'm dedicating this post to the very best...

My DADDY of course.. He has always been there for me since I was small holding my hand and guiding me through all life's up's and downs.. I hope he knows how special he is and how irreplaceable he really is.. So happy Father's Day.. Just wanted to share a few pictures with y'all..

Here is a picture of me and my bubba and my daddy...

Boy how the years fly by....

We were all so darn cute back then

Here is another picture of my daddy when he was quite young.. What a hottie!!!
Here is a picture of my favorite uncle..

My uncle Ken he is AWESOME...

he doesn't have any kids but what a great dad he would have been but great for me since HE was my UNCLE...

Here is picture of my mommy and daddy when I was born.. Gee wiz look at them they are so young..

Here is my PAPA what a great grandpa he was me and my bubba were small when he passed but I still have such fond memories of him...

Thanks for stoppin by..

Talk to you soon..

Tootles Shabby T

SUMMERTIME IS HERE...

IT IS HERE.. THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT IN THE BIG OL SKY..
We wished that all those gloomy winter days of frigid weather and snow would pass and we got our wish.. It is quite hot here in South Jersey..
Hubby and I are trying to get our pool clear so we can do some well needed swimming.. Hope everyone is having a good summer so far.. This does get me thinkin now that the warm weather has arrived its time for "cool" recipes. Salads, BBQ, Fresh Jersey Corn, Homemade ice cream OH MY this is makin me hungry.. Please share your fav summertime recipe..
Well gotta be going
Tootles.. Shabby T

MEMORIAL DAY...

A day of remembrance for all those who have lost their lives for our country...

Hubby and I will be with family tomorrow remembering all those soldiers who have passed..

Having several family and friends in the military it is a subject close to heart.. The fear of something to happen..

So please pray for them..

A prayer to all the troops God keep them safe and out of harms way and bring them back home soon....

I wave my flag with great pride and joy...

GO RED WHITE AND BLUE....

OH IT SURELY COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE...

YES IT IS IT IS ....

MY "BLOGS" 1ST BIRTHDAY ....

I'm so excited that I can hardly can sit here and type this post.. Its been a entire year since I started here in blog land.. Oh how I've enjoyed writing posts but mostly reading my favs and the journey of reveling a new one...

I look back to my first experience with this I simply thought oh I can't possibly do this but here I am writing this post..

I do want to take a moment and Thank all my followers I do hope you enjoy reading my posts. I do love reading all of yours... It is such a wonderful way to express your thoughts and visions!!!

I gotta go for now... Hope you all have a splendid weekend!!!

Tootles...

Shabby T

This post is dedicated to the worlds best mom..

And of course that would be my mom..
My mom has always been there for me no matter what even when I didn't think I needed her..
Always there to give me guidance and of course sympathy when I was hurt courage to try something new ..

There is so many stories to tell some of them quite comical now that I'm older but back in the day boy was I upset. I know I drove my mom crazy when I was little around 2 or 3 I never seemed to like to where clothes so my mom even laughed even though she was embarrassed when the whole neighborhood was chuckling as they saw this little girl on her 10ft slide stark naked in her backyard in front of the post office just catching a few sun rays.




Or the time when I was in the family garage telling our neighbors little boy "Robbie you will too marry me and you will like it too"... She also must have almost died of embarrassment when I was just first potty training and she wanted me to look so pretty for church so she wanted to wait to put on my frilly panties right before we left and she was shocked to see she had forgotten to put them on when I leaned over the church pew and continued to lift my dress all the way to the bathroom..




Moms do deserve a medal for all those lovely embarrassing moments they indore. All the bumps and cuts and broken hearts they heal with there sweet kisses and bandages when we are small and as we grow up towards adulthood all the gentle wise words to guide us along our way..

I just want tell my mom I'm so proud to be your daughter and want you to know that I appreciate all the wonderful things you've done for me through my life and I'm a better person for having such a great mom so I hope you enjoy your day.. It is quite deserved it should be MOTHER'S DAY every day!!!!

I also want to dedicated this post to my Nannie my moms mother.. My Nannie was such a great lady.. I do miss her very much!!! What fond and lovely memories I have of spending summer vacations with her. She was always a barrel of laughs I do wish she was still here with us...

I also want to wish all you moms out there a HAPPY MOTHER'S Day hope you all have a wonderful day....

IT'S WHAT TIME

Time to get out there and do something about that "ugly" eye sore you call a yard...

The hubby and I spend so much time working and running around that we really have neglect our yard.. Its really and I mean really looking quite shabby..

For one thing on Easter the hubby had to dig and fix the septic tank the toliets wouldn't flush literally 2 hours before eveyone was comin... So there is a huge dirt pile in the middle of the yard(yuck!!!) So when it rains mudd getS dragged in the house and speaking of that I have very light carpet throughout the house. sO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS...

My rose bushes are outta control my dad cut them back in the winter but the last few weeks they have been growing "like a weed" and have doubled in size.. CAN'T WAIT till they bloom saw a few little buds on one this morning..So well I guess gotta get those hands dirty and start pullin all those weeds out of the flower beds replace the old mulch. Get some pretty annuals to put in my empty pots. Scrub down the patio furniture power wash the deck.. Oh my the list just keeps getting bigger..

In my front flowerbed there is this wicker chair I saw while drivin in town that someone had forgotten its beauty and had put it on the curb.. I thought to myself oh what a shame for that chair to be thrown away so I rescued it and re-purposed it in my flowerbed I love it.. its old peeling paint but I don't care I still see the vision of its beauty. By the way this rose bush was 1/2 this size about 2 months ago..
My hubby surprised me with the old cans he brought them home after helping a friend clean out an old garage.. I was gonna paint them but decided to leave them they are nice just the way they are. Do you agree??? This rose bush is a bit outta control too.. Tese flower beds have seen better days I have to get new mulch to fill theses babies. Also why is it where you want to grow grass it seems it never grows but always where you don't want it to it always does..

Well I'm off to but my garden thumb on so I can rescue my horrible yard and bring her back to her beautiful self.. Well at least tomorrow I will its getting a bit dark right now..

Its so hard to believe its my 1st nieces 16th birthday fastly approaching. She will be turning sixteen in just a few more days. Whew.. boy that really makes me feel OLD... So I'm dedicating this post to my lovely niece and god-daughter Cass..

Cass has always been the center of all our attention and if she wasn't she made sure she was. She was always such a delightful child I loved spending quality time with her. Calling her mom and saying you want a break? Secretly hoping she was ready for one.. Cass has always been so full of excitement always eager to do something new and exciting. This lil one never wanted to sleep afraid she was going to miss something but that was okay even though she was so tired she was always smiling and was such a joy..

I remember all the times we spent going to the park her tiny lil hand in mine as we walked up to the swings. Her saying "Ammy" can you push me in her sweet raspy voice. I expressed to her sure honey as I lifted her into the swing pushing her and her laughing and saying higher pleassse.

She has always been our lil dare devil never afraid of anything. Boy looking back I do miss those days. Having no children of my own Cass and her sister and brother have givin me such joy over the years always being my lil sweet "cups" full of sugar.. Cass has always been so kind always thinkin of others. Thank you my sweet lil dear for being my niece and of course what an honor it has been to be your godmother. As a young lady "boy that is so hard to say I get chocked up just thinkin of it" she is such a remarkable girl she is quite the social lite always busy running here and there driving her mom crazy however she always takes time out to be with her family. We spend Sat evening all together my hubby,sis-law-brother-law and all the kids watching movies and eating pizza usually just talking and having a blast as one happy family.

So HAPPY SWEET SIXTEEN Cass your Aunt T loves you and always will..

Yesterday was such a rewarding day..Volunteered with friends from work at a local children's hospital planting flowers in the court yard..

Enjoyed every moment even being attacked by the bugs.. It really makes you think what "we" take for granted.. The kids both live and some are just there for out patient therapy. However even though the kids have handicaps these children are so happy. The staff is wonderful and they simply love these children. I got the opportunity to spend time with little "JOEY" he was such a cutie. Even though he was unable sit up by himself after putting him in his special seat I pulled him in a wagon around the hospital property and he was so HAPPY.. Smiling and laughing well not out loud not like normal kids do but being with him only a few hours you would be surprised how you learn there way of communication. I was a bit sad when I left leaving, however my heart was full.. Just looking forward to my next visit...

So I suggest if you can give a helping hand.. Whether it be a hospital,school,a library,a nursing home or someone that is in need of a little help it really does the "heart" good. It brings you down to reality to realize all those problems you think you have really are not so bad after all.. It is quite a lesson to learn that others in this world just are happy with the life they have and make the best of it. Thank goodness for the people out there that care....