smile!

Have some fun tonight!
Relax.
Spend time with family and friends.
Eat a hot fudge sundae.
Read a good book!
Watch a great movie.
Above all - get ready...


Thank GOODNESS tomorrow IS FRIDAY!!!

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide... hee-hee
;-) robelyn

red.neck Chic Taj Mahal

Ladies and gentlemen,

boys and girls,

welcome to the big-top,

to the greatest show on earth –

welcome to the

red.neck Chic Taj Mahal!

 

You are about to witness scenes both thrilling and
dangerous.

Never before has such tremendous talent been
presented on the same programme.

Exciting, terrifying, fantastic feats -
all on display before your very eyes – right now!

From the far corners of your municipality

[or shire or county or region or territory or state or whatever]

the ORIGINAL - THE ONE AND ONLY -

THE FANTASTICAL and GROWING (whoo hoo I get to be a part of that!)

Hillsboro Antique Mall in

Hillsboro, TX

brings you LIVE and IN PERSON

red.neck Chic!

You must see it to believe it (and you can't miss me in there... heeeeee HAW!  Bigger space - color explosion such as you've never seen - Fun and Funky finds for Fashion. Home. Life.

I'm out to duct tape the sophisticated!!!

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide (where I'm all tuckered out - THIS is what I did for Mother's Day!!!)...hee-hee

;-) robelyn

here's the slideshow

The Mama

Happy MONDAY!!!

It's official.  "The Mama" is the hostess with the mostest here in this neck 'o the woods!

I am happy to report that I indeed had tea with "The Mama" and her church ladies - and my Aunt and Cousin, and my Three Nieces and Sister 'n Law, and my Step-Sister and her daughters - instead of the local Fire Department!  AND!

The birds nest cookies were pretty tasty!!!  I highly recommend you potentially burning your house down with a double boiler for the little nests of chocolaty goodness!  Oh wait - no I don't!!!  They were good though!

"The Mama" had each table with a different color combo and/or theme - all centered around birds and gardening!  Bird Houses... bird cages... cats in bird cages...

She had it ALL!!!  Table cloths and table toppers - pretty sugar bowls and salt 'n pepper shakers - different plates and napkins for each table - ALL I tell ya!

There were some DEEEEElicious finger sandwiches, (I was introduced to egg salad on pumpernickel bread - I'm making the switch from Peanut Butter and Jelly official today.) fruits and vegetables (I'm such a sucka for green olives!!!) and little tiny cupcakes with SPARKLES on them!!!  Yummmm... yeah!

The ceramic rooster was my Grandmothers and the wooden one on the other end was from the mind and hands of my Grandfather - then my Grandmother painted it!

Oh - and of course - we had tea!  Not hot tea but raspberry tea (with raspberries in it!) and lemonade! Again... Yummmmmmm!

"The Step-Daddy" made this bird house!  He made each of us one a few years ago for Christmas! Oh come on... you knew I got the whole "red.neck / car parts" gene from somewhere - and there ain't no tea party complete without a license plate in there SOMEWHERE!!!

And fun was had by all! Even "The Mama"... but she was pretty worn out by the end of the day!!!  She SAYS no more parties... but she said that last year after the Mother's Day tea... and I'm fairly certain she has plans already for next May... we'll see!!!

Did you have a Happy/Wonderful/Relaxing - FUN - Mother's Day?  I sho 'nuff hope so!!!  I worked my duct tape roll to the very core for Mother's Day... details to follow...

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide... hee-hee
;-)  robelyn

Bird Brain.

So... "the Mama" is hostessing a Mother/Daughter (or anyone that you might have duct taped and labeled as your Mother/Daughter) tea party at her church tomorrow!  Fun, right?  It was last year!!!

Last year each table was decorated in different color combos/patterns - with purses and flowers and total GIRLY things as the centerpieces!  We broke out the best china - the best silver (she counts her silver after I've been around in a 100 mile radius) - cupcakes, tea... all the fun girly/frilly/sparkley stuff you can think of!

This year she has a garden theme (or is it bird theme?) going on!  I have a list (actually - my email just popped up and the subject is "list 2") a mile long of things I have that she needs (they could - or could NOT - be hers in the first place... we won't discuss that though) - bird cages, glass pitchers, chicken feeder... the resident teen for loading and unloading... and so on!

One of the things I got hoodwinked into... are you ready for this?

COOKING!!!  I know, right?  What the heck is "the Mama" thinkin'!!!

So I'm gonna make these:

2 c. chow mein noodles

2 c. coarsely crushed corn flakes cereal

1 lb. white or brown chocolate

(I know this guy that says no "real" chocolate is white.. I beg to differ - but I thought you should be aware of the great "chocolate" debate... and he reads this - so feel free to chime in on the debate!)

In large bowl combine noodles and cereal; set aside.  In double boiler over hot water melt chocolate.  Remove from heat; pour over noodles and cereal.  To form nests, mound 2 tablespoons of mixture onto cookie sheet covered with waxed paper.  Make an indentation in the center of each mound.  Place 3 candies in center.  (M&M's can be used, raisins, jelly beans or candy coated pieces.)  Allow to set at room temperature until firm.  Makes 18 cookies.

There are ALL kinds of other recipes out there for these "birds nest cookies" that call for various things - but when they start saying things like "cream this together" and "blend" etc. - they lose me. I had to ask what a double boiler is.

Anyhow - keep your fingers crossed!!!  I'm hoping to BE at the tea party - not fanning flames with a fire extinguisher and having tea with the local fire dept. at the single-wide. I'll keep you posted on the whole nesting thing. Are you making great plans for Mother's Day?

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide (where - yeah - "the Mama" sometimes dubs me "bird brain")... hee-hee

;-) robelyn

PRADA!

Sparkles!!!

Now - ya'll are know'n me enuff by now to know that I LOOOOOOOVE me some bling!

Show me some bling and you'll see my jaw hit the floor, my eyeballs get all sparkley and then I start droolin'... oh... that wasn't a great mental picture, was it.  Sorry - oops!

But - does this not call for a moment of silence?

I might have to start crystalin' the world - get your sunglasses ready...

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide...hee-hee
;-) robelyn

P.S. I fixed the eye chart!  Whatcha' think?  Kinda has an 80's/retro/cheesy artwork vibe... heeeeeeeeeee HA!

P.S.S. Can you imagine WEARING one of those dresses or skirts?  Oh my...

I learnt somethin'

I learnt myself somethin' today...

well, yesterday too. And Monday.

Never put on your blog "wait 'til you see what I did with..."

unless the "did with" you are referring to is complete - in hand - and absolutely blog worthy.

See (for example) the big canvas I said, "wait 'til you see what I did with..."?  Well...

I primed it - then I painted it.

Then - because I'm a sign girl by day - I cut myself a vinyl stencil... a knock-off of a vintage eye chart.

Applied it - then stenciled it.  Didn't work - so more black paint was applied - another stencil was cut...

and - unless you're slightly INEBRIATED - this here eye chart is just a wee bit blurry... if not blurriererererer than the first one!!! Now... I've stenciled before with great success - so I'm not sure what the heck my problem is - but I'm foldin' on this one and admitting temporary defeat due to the fact that every freckle on my face is standing out and I'm feeling mighty stressed - so stressed I can't SEE straight!  Okay - maybe that's some exaggeration... but I am disgruntled - my whole "how to" post that I had planned had things like, "look" and "see" peppered all through it - totally fun... now - nothing but a blur.

There's a very real chance that I might just duct tape the whole stinkin' thing and call it red.neck artwork.

Any suggestions for me?  I'm on plan - uhmmmm.... C.

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide... where I have learnt myself a valuable lesson - just wait and SEE!!!... hee-hee
;-) robelyn