Shabby, Salvaged Tin Heart : * The Shabby Gypsy *

Now is the perfect time

to tell the people in my life

how much they mean to me.

Family...

Friends...

And there are so many ways to

express the heart of caring.

It can be with a little note tucked

away somewhere.

Our family loves to leave notes

around to surprise another.

 It's often coupled  with a

a small chocolate

or some kind of treat and it doesn't

have to be anything fancy.

Everyone loves to know that they

have been thought of.

  

It could be just taking the time to

ask someone a question about their day.

a hug~

a smile~ 

a warm handshake~

a word of encouragement~

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Here is a little something that

I made from some salvaged tin. It

came from a one hundred year old barn

in the community. Last year, they had the roof

replaced and we were blessed

to be able to purchase some 

for a very good price.

I have many ideas for the tin and this was one.

I drew on it with red pencil and hand cut 

it with my tin snips. It was then painted

with some Antique White acrylic,

craft paint. 

The embellishing is

always so fun using whatever I have. 

I love flowers and almost always

add them. They are made from various 

materials. The tannish flower at the bottom was

made from some very old streamer 

paper that I found at a thrift store.

I love the way it aged.

I hope that you've 

had a peaceful

week. 

I actually just came back from Phoenix

where I met my husband and we celebrated

my second daughter's 28th birthday. We had

a surprise get-together with some

of her friends at the Cheesecake Factory!

It was fun and memorable as we visited, ate

 and as we all spoke a blessing over 

her for the coming year.

Isn't it a happy time when we can celebrate

those that we love and care about?

I'd love to hear about a celebration of yours

and please do tell of some of the

special ways that you show others

how much they mean to you!

It's so fun to share ideas.

I'm very thankful for my 

blogging friends. Your visits and comments 

really brighten my day!

Thank you so much for coming by :)

Tamara xoxo

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Sundays At Home

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