It's here!

The second issue of Jeanne d' Arc Living magazine! Very limited number, on sale here. I cannot say enough about the images in this magazine...they are so beautiful and inspiring. They are filled with light! All of your favorite things on every page; ironstone, urns, baskets, bottles, mercury glass, painted furniture, garden items inside, statuary, raw wood boxes, old white enamelware, burlap, lavender, wire, linen..ahhh. Okay, I have to go now...back to the one copy I am keeping for myself. (not available in my shop, so I am offering free shipping)

Candlelit Gathering to Welcome Spring

There is SO much more, just a few photos while there is time, more finds soon, some left before I got pictures...enjoy! Oh yes...it's going to be a beautiful Friday and Saturday, perfect for a trip to Thornville with family and friends, the shop looks so fresh and new, you'll enjoy every step...see you soon!!!
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Fantastic live ivy ball topiaries in clay pots! It's so wonderful to have live plants back in the shop again...it's been a long time. These classic topiaries are ready to grace the rooms of your home.
Darling pink jasmine ring topiaries, light, airy, delicate.
vintage chandelier dressed for a garden party
fresh lavender plants
vintage glider, chair and table Nantucket bike basket, my German goat cart(NFS, sorry, it's falling apart) is full of faux cabbages that are fun tucked into cupboards, urns, or the corner of benches, tuck in a scratching bunny
old leaded glass windows, architectural porch fragments, faux and real purple hyacinth
Seek & Find...do you see a pair of vintage ironstone egg cups? Velvet covered bunnies? Old egg crates? Leaded glass salvaged from a now closed Columbus restaurant?
chippy paint flatwall with crusty urns, chartreuse garden gloves, rolls of moss ribbon, string bags full of faux bulbs, willow gardener's basket (wonderful Mother's Day gift!!), wicker wrapped candle cups, old berry basket, architectural corbels

a flock of bird houses (every spring a pair of Carolina Wrens make their home in one of these in my backyard)
Gorgeous large egg wreath
more egg wreaths, medium sized
very tall green cupboard, picture taken late, lots of goodies going home with shoppers
My friend Kimberly had this cupboard looking like she raided Mr. MacGregor's garden! Customers snacked while they shopped and I didn't get this picture snapped until the evening was over.
My girlfriend Kim graciously made these wonderful cucumber sandwiches, yum!

I'm late, I'm late!

I'm sorry! I know I promised you this would be posted yesterday, my apologies. Burning the candle at both ends caught up with me and knocked me out for the day. So as promised here are the photos of the BEAUTIFUL hand made felted Easter sheep from Kentucky artisan Sara Dunham (and from Miss Ewenice too!).
Aren't they beautiful? I am so in love with the serenity and peacefulness they exude. Absolutely stunning for your Easter table. I love that they are all white symbolizing the purity of the Lamb of God(although I bet Sara has to wash Miss Ewenice's sheared curls A LOT to get them this creamy white! By the way, Miss Ewenice is a beautiful Border Leicester sheep, the same as in the movie Babe).
I put them out on white ruffled cake stands, some with cloches and some without, hugged by clay pots of fresh lavender plants and my new 'farm fresh' candles.
A small flock of beauties.
There's another snuggled up to some sachets of dried lavender my daughter Grace made.
A ewe and lamb under a cloche.

This one is my absolute favorite with the lamb climbing up and onto mommy, so sweet! Remember, these creations are handmade with homegrown curls from Miss Ewenice, they are not "stuffed animals", they are works of art and are not intended for small children. (((If you would like to purchase any of these please call my shop between 10AM and 5PM Eastern time at 740-246-BARN or you can email me at
CEO-mom@columbus.rr.com. There will be a flat rate shipping charge of $5 for each one, and $3.00 for each additional one you would like to add to your flock.))))

Sara, a self described shepherd and fiber artist, along with her husband maintain a 26 acre farm in north central Kentucky. Their farm is currently home to 25 sheep, 5 horses, 2 dogs, 5 cats, a small flock of chickens, 60,000 or so bees and untold numbers of wild critters. In 2007 they were certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Backyard Habitat, something they are quite proud of and encourage everyone to look into.

Sara has a fun farm blog here and I encourage you to visit! The animals are quite entertaining.

Thank you Sara for sharing your wonderful talent with us!