Hello February

 St.Valentines Day is one of my most favorite days!!!!

I have been busy the past few weeks getting my Valentines ready for the VA hospital

down in Los Angeles. I make 300 Valentines by hand for the vets that are in the hospital.

The VA also has a picnic that weekend so I hand out Valentines to the vets that come. There are

many homeless vets and it breaks my heart to meet these men that gave so much for our country.

They are always so surprised, some ask for a hug, some get teary eyed... (Me I get very teary eyed)

I have been doing this for the past 4 years. How I came up with this idea is that I take

my dad Lenny down to the VA for his doctor appointments and saw soooo

many vets that never have visitors:(  I want the vets to know there are people that do care...

I hope you all have a wonderful week... Thanks for stopping by:)

Cheers for now

Juanita

Happy New Year!!!

OH MY GOSH... I love love this picture..

 The colors and  pure sweetness are just so wonderful.

I would like to think that when we sleep we are surrounded

by such sweetness!!!

I want to say Thank You to everyone that has encouraged me on this

adventure in my life. It was been amazing!!!

My online store is filling up with many wonderful treasures...

I will be reopening on January 15th!!! My first show will be in Ventura January 30th

 I am really excited to share the many new yummies I have found.

I am offering anyone that signs up OR recommends a friend to follow my blog

a special little treat!!! I would love to hear your comments...

Cheers for now

Juanita

                                      

Little French Market

This was my last show for the year The Little French Flea Market in Tarzana..

This show is always sooooo much fun!!! It is in a sweet little park... I will miss the

other vendors.. Had great fun meeting new sweet friends and seeing old sweet friends:)

This Saturday in Camarillo there is a "Barn Sale" the address is 1581 Avenida Soltura.. There is suppose

to be some REALLY great stuff!! It's from 9am to 4pm, stop by if you can:)

Cheers for now

Juanita 

Hope Wish Dream

I made this sweet little buckets and I still have the glitter on me, my floor, even my poor Lenny has glitter on him....  Mr Friday my kitty even has glitter on him:)

I love the thought of each of these words...

 Hope, without hope there are no wishes or dreams.. I hope this Holiday Season 

 brings more than just gifts to each and everyone of you..

 Starting with the gift of Hope..........

Cheers

Juanita

Home Safe and Sound

Here Lenny and I are at the Meteor Crater outside of Winslow Arizona... Ole Lenny was trying

to give me bunny ears but because of his bummed shoulder gave a "Rock On" sign:) Good ole

Lenny:) We had a wonderful time and I learned so much about the Native Americans... I will  be

posting the AMAZING beaded jewelery I purchased for my online store, though the items are new

the craftsmanship is ages old and so beautiful... Don't let the sunny skies fool you, it was about 40ish out.. brrr!!!!

I am getting ready for my last show of the year. It is The Little French Flea Market in Tarzana on Dec 4th..

I have found so many wonderful sweet treasures for my darling customers....

Have a happy safe last day of November 2010

Cheers

Juanita

My dad Lenny and I are on our adventure!!! Our first day consisted of 5 hours of driving from Ventura Ca to Laughlin Nevada. He was not to happy because I had him sit in a wheelchair in the hotel loddy to the room.. (which was a very long walk).. The whole time in the wheelchair.. Lenny: honey you treat me like a child.. Me: dad you get tired and then you get unsteady on your feet and then you fall., Lenny: well I can walk, Me: ok dad. ... We went down to the casino... oh and if you have never been to Laughlin.. well it has lets see 6 or 7 casino's/hotels the Colorado River runs between Laughlin and Bull Head City Arizona. Its in the middle of nowhere it is ALWAYS windy and I mean windy like 40 mph winds. In the summer its in the 100's and it feels like a huge blow dryer is on you and in the winter it is freezing cold and a whipping wind!!! It was the half way mark for us to stop:) Plus Lenny got to gamble:) He won $88.50 and I won $150 on the penny machine!! As I wheeled him to the lobby in the morning he said hey this wheelchair isnt so bad.. and that would of been along walk honey:) Your welcome daddyo

Day 2

 consist of us driving and Lenny asking a million times how much longer...:) He says payback from when I was a child:):) Lenny not feeling to well today so I was looking forward to getting to the cabin so he can rest... We are headed to the Cocnino's Mountains by Happy Jack... Hey I am not making up the names... Got to the cabin very cold out it is an amazing cabin.. Friends of ours letting us use it...

Day 3

Well it's still early Lenny still sleeping... We are suppose to go geo and metor hunting.. We'll see how he feels today:) I am hoping to find some wonderful treasures here in Arizona for my shop...

Cheers for now

Juanita

P.S Lenny did fall coming up the stairs at the cabin:( He has a bad habit of falling usually in a parking lot, side walks, front yard, back yard).. actually he is not too picky as to where he falls..

Recycling

Above are 2 sweet children's chairs a before and after picture... It is amazing what a little paint can do to give a little life back to something that was going to be thrown away. They are in great shape and very sturdy. From what I was told they are from a Sunday school room and were used in the late 1950's till recently... Paired up with this little white table I am hoping there will be tea parties and lots of fun..

With just a little bit of effort and a little paint these old chairs have new life. It got me thinking about how much "stuff" we just throw away without really thinking about it. I really try to recycle as much as I can. From donating clothing that is still in good shape to the homeless shelter to taking old batteries into the recycling center. There are so many things one can recycle... Here are a few ideas:

1.Old eye glasses many eye doctors offices take them  put new lenses in for people who can't afford new ones.

2. Cell phones, there are many organizations my favorite one is Komen for the Cure.. This benefits research for breast cancer, to learn more go to www.connecttothecure.com

3. Take old towels, blankets and newspapers to your local animal shelters, they are always needing these.

So before you throw away "stuff" check to see if you can donate, it can help save lives, give the gift of eye sight and help abandon animals and last but not least help our earth by not filling up landfills..

I would to hear from you all on your recycling efforts:)

Cheers for now

Juanita