Wedding Bells

Soon I will be a Mother in Law! yes, a very lucky one indeed! 

My son, my only child,  Doyle

 asked his lovely girlfriend  Ivy

for her hand in marriage last year and the wedding is 8 months soon!

everyone says how fast it goes by, how quickly they grow,

it is so very true

loved every moment and now even more wonderful times...

such blessings to treasure...

wishing you all your dreams come true

and always

MAKE MEMORIES...

 Doyle and Ivy

Linking with:

KNICK OF TIME

and

FADED CHARM

Karen

WEDDING ROYALTY: Ralph Lauren

One an only imagine how beautiful a wedding dress 

designed by the great designer

RALPH LAUREN 

could be?

Have I mentioned that my handsome son, Doyle, and Ivy's wedding is next October, 

one thrilled Mom!

Ralph Lauren's handsome son recently married niece of President G.W. Bush.

The Lauren's wedding photos will be featured in Vogue magazine. This BARN CHICK cannot wait to the photographs. A Ralph Lauren wedding dress and cowboy boots, heaven...

Did you know he has a store in PARIS? click here.

Linking with the beautiful blog

FADED CHARM

IMAGE: Vogue magazine and Ralph Lauren

Sepia Sisters

TWO sisters TWO real live angels!

angels sold, sorry

Who watches out for you? I have already posted that for me it is my two older sisters,

AGGIE & COLLEEN

Sister Colleen is on the far left~ Aggie is the middle
beautiful aren't they?
I am still years from being born yet.

When I was a young girl, my sisters 15 & 16 years older than me, I went to see this movie
WHERE ANGELS GO.. TROUBLE FOLLOWS
and
there were my two sisters on the screen, well not really...

You see my sister Colleen, shown here with her husband Richie,
were married when I was three.

Colleen always has a smile and beautiful oval face with curly dark hair.

Yet, she reminds me of the blond in the movie. Yes, blonde.

Colleen & Richie just celebrated their
50th Wedding Anniversary!

To the right is my sister Aggie, who was the maid of honor. She has on the original
veil from the wedding. Colleen's I made for the party. Will share more of the celebration later...

Aggie was once a nun
a wonderful school teacher
and always is a great sis...

she has quite a sense of humor
a bit mischievous even

and still wears her hair short...

I remember when I was about 6 my parents brought
my twin brother and I to see Aggie at college in New York,
UNEXPECTED!
Ag and the girls where having a party for a girl just engaged in her dorm
toilet paper was strewn everywhere the eye could see
a white cloud that I will never forget!

So fitting that when my sister Aggie got up to give the toast at
Colleen and Richie's anniversary party
she rolled out a roll of toilet paper and said

" let me list all the many reasons that makes
C & R's relationship so special..."


AM I LUCKY , for sure.

IMAGES: Brayton Homestead Interiors

BARN CHICK PARTY!!!

Take my hand, come with me to a world of pure imagination. Don't be scared- but beware- there are thrills and chills and lots of barn pics. (Above is a illustration that I drew and was published )

It all began, my love for barns, when I moved into the Brayton Homestead, circa 1796, shown here in an old photo I found on ebay. If you look closely you can see the barn that used to be in back of the house. Sadly, it was torn down along time ago. But I want to someday to put one back.

Barns can have a profound eeeeefect on people...

What else would have taken beautiful Julie Marie from Idyllhours,
this month's quest host of this
Barn Chick Party...

to Bootiful Julie Marie?
You must visit her wonderful blog...

As I walk up a hill with just a glimpse of an old barn

I must go closer and closer...

up really close this barns is just waiting to be rescued...

others barns are for rocking....

and some are for weddings.

You may remember that my twin brother was married

in a barn turned restaurant and few Octobers past.

what a grand and great wedding it was.

then last year my twin, Kevin's (right)

son Korey (on left)

actually married on Halloween!

my what fun and so beautiful...

could not resist to make a bridal card...

can you imagine that crusty BARN hardware like this

can be transformed into

gorgeous hardware for lovely barn doors inside?

This is our 3rd Barn Chick Party- it started here..

always keep in mind,

that some places

look haunted but may not be...

and others seem safe

but may not be!

but wherever you call home

A BARN CHICK PARTY

will never be far away

please come on back to my blog on November 10th for the next party.

and THANKS JULIE MARIE!

IMAGES: Brayton Homestead Interiors 1,2, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 19, 21
Idyllhours 3 & 4 , Ties to the Past 8 , Country Living Magazine 17 & 20

vintage barns~ White Wednesday

I love vintage barns and I love weddings.

What it is about an old crumbly barn

and new vows of a wedding that go so well together?

Crackling paint mixed with the perfect amount of rust create a

wonderful barn door in my town of Somerset, Massachusetts.

You may remember a post where my twin brother was married

in a gorgeous barn converted into a restaurant.

I always loved barns but more so with the Brayton Homestead,
circa 1796, that had a barn~ long since gone...

and thank you FabricatedFamily

for including my Moroccan slippers in your etsy treasury.

and this is my first time participating in Faded Charm's White Wednesday.

Images: 1 google, Brayton Homestead Interiors 2-4

Front page on etsy

I am so excited to have the vintage Barbie doll dress from my new shop

on Etsy's

Front Page!

Brayton Cottage

features wondrous treasures

in all shades of white

enjoy...

IMAGES: etsy, Brayton Cottage (me)

A Wedding...

My nephew Korey and Cheryl

were married on 10/31/09

so wonderful...

It was a perfectly magical wedding

for a perfectly lovely couple...
My sister & I had fun making masks

for the guests to wear when the couple were

announced

and entered the room..
My Wedding card I made for them, hehe...
~~~
Everyone had the greatest time
as reflected by the very beautiful bride...

Was so glad my beautiful Mom, Olive, now 87
was able to attend,
here with my handsome Son...

Here I am with the couple

wearing their masks...

The decorations were elegant~ the food superb

everything was perfect~ especially the LOVE

certainly the best wedding ever!

IMAGES: Brayton Homestead Interiors