My Casa Bella

COME IN THE EVENING, OR COME IN THE MORNING;

COME WHEN YOU'RE LOOK'D FOR,

OR COME WITHOUT WARNING.

KISSES AND WELCOME YOU'LL FIND BEFORE YOU,

AND THE OFTENER YOU COME HERE

THE MORE I'LL ADORE YOU!

-Thomas Osbourne Davis



Welcome To My Casa Bella

My Casa Bella- means-my beautiful home- but it can mean so many other things. How you make your home a home. The sounds of children or pets playing. The aroma of scones in the oven or a lilac candle burning. The flowers blooming in your garden. The home grown vegetables ready to be picked. Grandma's quilt at the foot of the bed. A fire to curl up to with a good book. Or just a family spending time together with love, laughter and a good time.





















Monday, November 29, 2010

Yarn, Tassles, Ribbons, Oh My!!! (Plus Giveaway)

First off, I have not forgotten
about the
GIVEAWAY.
I just don't know what happened
to the month of
November!
It went whooshing by like a
freight
train!
So please, if you have not
left me a comment,
added your name
to the
"Following" list
and maybe even posted
the giveaway on
your blog, do so, and I will
draw up names
in December.
I have to give a deadline though,
so December 16th will be it.
Click here for the
if you leave a comment,
your name goes in once,
if you "follow" as well,
that's twice,
if you post it on your blog
that's three times.
Best wishes!
(By the way, this is my
100th Post, whew)

Now to go onto other great
and exciting things that
I have done
this month.
My dear friend
Valerie and I took a
girls
NYC
trip.
And we saw some eye candy!
We went to
and it was
beautiful!


Here's their Mascot
And the wall of Yarn
The ladies at Lion Brand were so nice
and allowed us to
take pictures of their lovely store
After that we hopped on the Subway
and headed to Union Square
not realizing what was
in store for us when
we came up
from the subway station


and scones the size of a softball
we had to split
a pumpkin scone and was it
delicious!

and there were tent, after
tent, after tent of
crafts, herbs, spices,
teas, handmade items,
baked goods,
things from
other countries, it was overwhelming
and so much fun!
But we were
on our way to this wonderful
place
It was beautiful when we walked
in.
I love the details of the building
inside






The workers in here were also
so helpful and kind,
we spent quite
a bit of time in here,
taking it all in.
Then on our way back to the subway
we were ready to cross
the street and
Valerie looked over and
spotted this
amazing,
colorful,
large,
a crafters paradise



Do you see the beautiful
pink tassels?
They had these I think in
every color
out there!
So yes, we had a blast.
I've lived in NYC, born and raised
and have never
been to these
shops.
How sad, I know, I hear you
crafters out there!
But now that I know where they
are at
I will be back!
Hope you enjoyed the tour,
don't forget to go to
my Giveaway Post!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Organic Make-up Call!

Good morning out there in
blog land.
Today is a beautiful, crisp Fall 
day, 
which if you haven't figured
out already, 
I LOVE FALL!
Anyway, 
I've been having skin issues
lately,
on my face.
Now I know I am getting
older
because I've NEVER had
skin issues.
But I'm dealing with inflamed
redness around
my nose
and it goes from being
tender
to itchy.
Not pleasant!
So it may be time for me
to try
Organic
make-up.
Who would of thought?!
So are any of you
using any
organic products,
mainly make-up
you know,
concealer,
face powder,
blush 
things like these?
There are so many websites
its hard to know which
to trust.
Leave me a comment
and let me know.
Don't forget to 
sign up for 
the

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

A Giveaway!!! 100th POST!

Hello, today is a BEAUTIFUL Fall Day!
Brisk and windy
with the sun shining brightly today.
Well,
I just realized that I am coming up to
my
100th Post!
I can't believe it,
and I just realized I've been blogging
for over a
YEAR now!
Time Flies!
So, this is my 97th Post.
November is a
month where I will be sewing and
playing in my craft room.
So, to be honest, I
have not decided what to give away just
yet, but it will be something
that I made!
HMMMMM, what will it be?
So if you'd like to enter
Here are a few rules:
1- leave a comment
2- share the giveaway
on your blog
with my link
3- if you're already "following" me
then you'll have a double
chance.
(I will check and see if you have posted this on your blog, just to make sure :)
So I wish you the best, and when I know
what I will be giving away,
I will post it.
OK, need to lie down, not feeling well,
darn COLD!!
(This giveaway will last until the middle of November)