Mammabellarte : December 2012

Dec 29, 2012

It's my birthday and A giveaway!

Every year on my Birthday I have a GIVEAWAY!

I will be GIVING AWAY three bubble charms.

Leave me a comment on this blog post with the "word" that you wish to have on the bubble charm.

You are welcome to follow my blog or not. You will be still entered on the GIVEAWAY!

Short and Sweet, no extra work.

Ciao for now

Rita

Giveaway ends January 5th, 2012 at midnight.

Dec 28, 2012

Thank you-Grazie

Domani e' il mio compleanno ed ogni anno ho lo stesso pensiero....dovrei festeggiare la Mamma. Lei e' la donna che si e' sacrificata per me.....e la mamma che mi ha lasciato scegliere di andare a vivere dall'altra parte del mondo!

Mamma, ti voglio bene!

Tomorrow is my birthday and every year I get the same feeling...that I should be celebrating my Mamma. She is the one that almost died while giving birth to me.....

She is the one that gave me away not only to the most wonderful man but also letting me move away to the other side of the world!

Mamma, I love you!

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Yesterday Christie and I spent the day with our friend Lisa Loria. A much needed relaxing day....Lisa is an extraordinary artist and her home is full of inspirations. As soon as I walked into her home I was inspired...we talked, shared ideas. We also went to two local thrift stores, fabric stores and then back home were Lisa made us a wonderful lunch and dessert!

I found the perfect quote to summarize our day spent at Lisa's:
"Throw your Heart over the fence, and the rest will follow"

We came home with our hearts full of friendship, inspirations and gifts. Roses from her garden, a special glass cup, a bottle of vino for me and champagne for Christie. While there Christie surprised me with my b-day gift...this beautiful jar. I wanted this jar since the last sale....I love it!

Thank you Principessa & my SIL!

Ciao for now

Rita

Dec 27, 2012

New Blog!

Christie and I have been working on a new blog just for The Marketplace at the Oaks!

Check it out!

HERE

Dec 21, 2012

red, white,green

I love jadeite!

What a perfect way to combine red, white and jadeite.

I had so much fun today with candy canes, hot cocoa, and whipped cream.

One thing I can say is....how hard it is to shoot whipped cream. It just doesn't stay fluffy for long!

so I had to add more and more.

While taking pictures I was eating mini candy canes...I think I ate about 6!

That is the price you pay for trying to get the perfect image and still I am not happy.

I think this is it!

We have baking to do, cooking and getting together with family and friends.

So.....

Wishing you all....a

BUON NATALE e FELICE ANNO NUOVO

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR
Ciao for now

Rita

Dec 20, 2012

Paper Whites

Don't you feel sad in the winter when nothing is in bloom?
This year my paper white bloomed at the right time.
How do you display your paper whites?

Ciao for now

Rita

Dec 18, 2012

Published!

I am so happy to be able to inspire people. Thank you to Beth Livesay, editor of Romantic Homes Magazine for believing in me. The January 2013 issue of Romantic Homes features one of the rooms in home. Fresh coat of paint, colors and patterns.

Ciao for now

Rita

Mes Amis Vintage Antique

Dean and I stopped in Roseville to see our friend Sandy. We spent an hour there and of course I had to take photos of her adorable, warm house.

Sandy is the owner and producer of Mes Amis Vintage Antique Show

in Roseville.

We were so excited to also find out that Sandy's Home was published in the Spring issue of Romantic Country Magazine!!!!

Congratulations my friend!

Ciao for now

Rita

Dec 17, 2012

"The Trip"

What a trip! We could call it a Vacation.....and somehow it was. I am grateful to have spent 4 days with my Deano.....24 hours x 4.

Deano works for CPR (California Porsche Restoration) and does all the pick ups and drop off of beautiful vintage Porsche. He drives all over the place. This is my first time joining him and I am glad I did. It was the perfect timing.

You see, it was a TRIP! 1,000 miles to get to Bend, Oregon and 1,000 mile to get back home all in 4 days.

Stopping only every 4 hours for gas and a bite to eat. I do appreciate my husband more and more. Timing is everything with his job. Customers are expecting their cars to be delivered at a certain time or picked up at a certain time. Almost all the photos that I took were taken from the truck while Dean was driving. Oregon is certainly a wonderful place to visit.....the cold not so much.

Day three we shopped....and since we could not buy anything in the antique stores that we visited in the area...we decided to find thrift stores and we had a blast!

Day four we headed home but half way home I had a chance to visit with a good friend for an hour. I will share it with you on another post. Enjoy the photos...