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Needlework and Fiber ♥ Vintage Painting

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:29:00 +0000

Isn't this a pretty antique painting?

I think all of us that do needlework, knit or crochet will love it. ♥

Look at the Swift Yarn Winder and

she is holding her needlework frame with work in progress.

Besides that I LOVE, LOVE her "fingerless gloves" and cap.

The gloves look like they are made from sheer fabric and lace.

Swoon!

The lacework of yesteryear is so special

and such an important part of our needlework history in the United States.

This image is in the public domain so feel free to save her if you like.

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I hope each of you are having a wonderful week.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

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The Green Thing ♥ Becoming More Educated

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:16:00 +0000

Hello to Everyone....Hope you all are having a good day.
This post may not be a popular one for many that read "The Green Thing" story that I've posted
below but for so many of us it will hit home because we remember these things as part of our lives.
For the younger generation....become a bit more educated about "our" {the boomers} generation.

It's very cold here...down to 11 degrees and we are using only our wood stove

to heat the main level. My studio is closed right now...not using the heat. In fact, we
haven't turned on the central heat on the main level or lower level at all.

The lower level has a wood pellet stove but we have it set to only come on when it reaches 55 degrees.

We are conserving energy {Saving Money} even at the cost of being a bit on the cool side.
If we could afford to go totally solar along with the pellet stove and wood stove
we could actually get "off the grid". We have a well for water. I believe this is a dream for many of us.

One more night of frigid temps and then tomorrow it warms up to the 40's. A heat wave! :0)

It really makes one appreciate those that lived when there was no electricity or other conveniences.

To gather our own wood instead of buying it already cut and split...

Thomas has followed

the process of finding wood that has fallen,

dragging it out of the woods or up a slope,

cutting it to fit in the bed of the truck,

hauling it home, taking it out of the truck,

cutting it more, then splitting it if needed,

then storing it so it dries properly.

And finally bringing some in the house

to build a fire!

This is a continuous process during the year to accumulate enough wood

to get us through the winter. It is hard work. It is around the clock monitoring

to feed the fire so it doesn't go out.

As Thomas and I have said, "How did the pioneers have time to grow food, cook,

wash clothes, tend to the children among many other things plus

STAY WARM??

As we can see there were many reasons for having large families and no one was lazy, no
television, computers, on and on it goes.

Thomas will gather wood until he's physically not able.
What will we do then? We will have to buy it.
We can only hope the price of wood stays lower than buying electricity.

If you are still reading at this point

please don't leave until you've read the following story.

If you happen to be a Young Green minded person please don't be offended....instead, be educated

so you will think a bit before you make a statement like this cashier did.

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The Green Thing

I was Checking out at the grocery store recently, the young cashier suggested
I should bring my own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
I apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days.

" The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to
save our environment for future generations." She was right about one thing --
our generation didn't have the green thing in “Our” day.

So what did we have back then…?

After some reflection and soul-searching on "Our" day
here's what I remembered we did have.... Back then, we returned milk bottles,
soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant
to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles repeatedly.
So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building.
We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine
every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind.
We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts --
wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days.

Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.
But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room.
And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?),
not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen,
we blended and stirred by hand because we
didn't have electric machines to do everything for us.

When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail,
we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn.
We used a push mower that ran on human power.
We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club
to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle
every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead
of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away
the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school
or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service.
We had one electrical outlet in a room,
not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances.

And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles
out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. We did as we were asked
BECAUSE WE RESPECTED OUR PARENTS
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were
just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Post this on your Facebook wall so another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation
from a smarty-pants young person can add to this.

Thank you
David Gerrold

I discovered this story by way of Prairie Child on Facebook

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Learning about "our" generation should bring about
attitude adjustments and have you see that our generation is not totally
responsible for the damage to our environment.
I guess you can say our generation did not know the consequences

of many things but as David has pointed out
we certainly were not deliberately negligent. But I do agree that things have
gotten out of hand the last couple of decades in many different areas but not
all has happened due to our generation.

I respect your opinion...however I will not publish a comment that is
posted out of meanness because that is not my intent for posting this.

Please link to this post if you like and also share it on your Facebook wall.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

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The Green Thing Story is written by David Gerrold

A Fresh Start

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:38:00 +0000

Happy New Year

to my Blog and Facebook

Friends!!

I hope your year is off to a grand beginning!'

Mine has started with learning more embroidery stitches.

I'm left handed and sometimes my brain can't reverse the patterns.

I have Judith Montano's Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Tool.
Finally I have a nice book that has every stitch instruction for both left and right hand.

So...what's new for you this year?
I'd love to hear about it.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Image from
Queen Of Dreamsz Vintage Collection

Free Image ♥ 1897 Math Homework ♥ plus a Really Cool Chair

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:44:00 +0000

Hello to Everyone!
I hope you enjoyed your Christmas Holidays.
Here we are with another
year close to making its entrance.
2011 has really gone by fast for me.

I found a 1903 Grammar book in the thrift store.
I didn't see these papers until after I got home.
A good surprise...don't you think?
The first page has the date of September 20, 1897

You are free to use these pages as you like.
{except for the obvious....no collage sheets or any other type of collection in print or digital.}

Right click to save.

And then as I was looking through magazine pages I've saved through the years

I came across this one from 2002 that is really a cool project.

They have taken this worn out

chair and recovered it with canvas cloth.

Then the artist painted all over it. How cool is that?

For Pink Saturday I'm sharing a
vintage Quilt Block that came from my Grandmother.
I scanned it at 300dpi and softened the colors.
You can print it out if you like.
Click to save.

The wood stove has a nice fire and will continue to through many days.

A cold-er front is moving in over the weekend.

I know a lot of you are having snow and must colder than where I live.

Stay Warm and keep that fire roaring. :0)

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

Images from

Queen Of Dreamsz Vintage Collection

Magazine Page from

100 Decorating Ideas Under $100

Free Image ♥ Sweet Little Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:33:00 +0000

I had posted this cute little girl on my other blog that I'm not using right now.

I wanted to share it over here in case some of you missed it.

Use as you please as part of a completed project to sell or for personal use.

Have a wonderful day!

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

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Image From

Queen Of Dreamsz Vintage Collection

Rose and Chartruese....a good combination ♥

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:36:00 +0000

Here's another bracelet that's in progress.
It's going to be a dainty little thing.:0)
The colorway reminds me of roses.

I hope each of you are having a

wonderful Christmas season.

I don't get in the middle of the crowds anymore.

Actually I stopped that about 20 years ago. :0)

It will be a quiet Christmas this year.

For us that's a good thing.

Visit How Sweet The Sound to see lots of pink.

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Thanks for looking at my bracelet. It will be listed in my Etsy shoppe

unless someone is interested in it before I get it listed.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

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A big Thank You to those that support the Indie Artisan.
Handmade is always the best. ♥

First Communion Photo Negative ♥ Free Image

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:40:00 +0000

All Dressed Up For Her Special Day.

Use for personal projects or use in completed items you will sell.

Right click to save to your hard drive.

Hope everyone is having a good week so far.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

Petite Vintage Button Bracelet ♥

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:07:00 +0000

"Tis The Season For Giving Gifts...that includes giving to yourself. ♥

For My Blog Visitors I'm Offering A Special 35% Discount At My Etsy shoppe.

You Can Apply This Discount To Anything In The Shop.
Coupon Code: 35Special12

Here are photos of my latest Crocheted Button Bracelet.

You can read about it at my

Etsy Shoppe or my Facebook Page

I'm linking to Beverly's blog for Pink Saturday

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Tiny Art Quilts

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:33:00 +0000

My first art quilts..they are each 4 x 6 inches.
I had fun making them since I prefer small-ish projects.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

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Artwork and Photography
© Stephannie Suzanne ♥ Queen Of Dreamsz

Sweet Lil' YoYo Girl...

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:36:00 +0000

My Sweet Little YoYo Doll ♥

Thanks so much for visiting with me today.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie
Queen of Dreamsz

~♥~

"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think.

Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do,

there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were,

but he didn't know what it was called.

~ A.A. Milne ~

Holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:04:00 +0000

I came across this Dressform Christmas Tree somplace..

I think it's a photo from a magazine. Isn't it just too cool!?

Yes, you knew I'd love it since I've wound up with a Chandelier Dress Form...:0)

Thanks so much for visiting...

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Romantic Laces and Fabrics...

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:57:00 +0000

Vintage and New Fabrics can work magic on an ordinary iron bed.

This bed has obviously had the headboard modified to give the feel of a divider screen

I love the look of these fabrics and lace attached to the headboard,

don't you?

and well.....

that dress form is fabulous too

isn't it?!

Thanks so much for visiting with me today.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen of Dreamsz

Earth laughs in flowers.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

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French Lace...

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:36:00 +0000

Today I'm sharing a photograph of a card of vintage French Lace

that I found in an antique shop in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.

Have you ever been to this tiny town?

If not, it's ALL about junking and antiquing and food...if you blink you will miss it!

And you really don't want to! Lovely, lovely stuff that's waiting to come home with you. :0)

Do you love this vintage paper doll?

Actually she was cut from a vintage magazine by someone else.

There are names written in pencil on the back of each one as if

it were a child playing a game? Don't know but I'm glad I rescued them.

They are quite fragile so I'm scanning all of them

so I'll be able to print and cut them when I want to play.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

I'll be by to visit soon.

And thanks so much for visiting with me today.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen of Dreamsz

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only.
Fashion is in the sky,
in the street,
fashion has to do with ideas,
the way we live,
what is happening.
~Coco Chanel ~

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Photograph and Copyright belong to Queen of Dreamsz

Animals on Preprinted Fabric

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:54:00 +0000

Do you remember these animal fabric panels from the 70's?? I used to have the kitty cat...
Wish I had ALL of them today...
You'd think this type of panel would be very popular right now..
I wish they'd produce them again.

These pictures came from a 1978 Decorating and Craft Ideas magazine.

The bottoms of the paws were even detailed...very cool, indeed...

Do you remember these fabric panels?

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

A Dream Room

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:40:00 +0000

What do I love about this room?

This is a room that I could lay down in and go to sleep. It makes me think of a child's room all grown up. I smell the scent of lavender and the glitter twinkles like stars. The vintage chenille bedspread and pillows speak of a time that's past…but still so comforting and full of peaceful energy.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

Light At The End Of The Tunnel…

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:09:00 +0000

"Due to the ever increasing costs of fuel and electricity,

The light at the end of the tunnel will be cut off."

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Suitcases for Pet Beds

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:49:00 +0000

© 2009 Veronica Peterson

Creative Home Arts Club

Planet Pink n Green

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Fancy Clothes Hangers…

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:42:00 +0000

I like using padded clothes hangers.
Here's a tutorial from Threads Magazine online ideas.
Very simple to do...Now I won't pass up all the ugly ones that I find. :0)

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

An Object of Faith.....

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

THE FIELDS were parched and brown,

the crops lay wilting from thirst.

Local ministers

called for an hour of PRAYER

on the town square,

asking everyone to bring an object

of FAITH FOR INSPIRATION.

The townspeople filled the square

with anxious faces

and HOPEFUL HEARTS,

a variety of objects clutched

in prayerful hands--

holy books, crosses, rosaries.

When the hour ended,

as if on magical command,

a SOFT RAIN began to fall.

Cheers swept the crowd

as they held their

treasured objects high

in GRATITUDE AND PRAISE.

One faith symbol seemed

to OVERSHADOW all the others:

A 9-year-old child

had brought an

UMBRELLA.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

This affirmation is from the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

This beautiful photo of the child with the umbrella is

credited to Crystal's photostream at Flickr.

Come Back Soon!!

Spiced Tea Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:30:00 +0000

Here's a recipe for Spiced Tea Mix to warm your soul on these cold winter days.

1 cup dry instant tea (regular or decaf)

2 cups dry powdered orange drink

3 cups sugar (may use half sugar substitute)

1/2 cup hot cinnamon candy

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon powdered cloves

1 package (about 1 cup) lemonade mix

Mix all ingredients and place in a covered container.

Makes 1 1/2 quarts.

Use one heaping tablespoon

to one cup hot water.

I have another spiced tea recipe too. It has fewer ingredients.

Thanks for visiting.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

Shear Madness...

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:01:00 +0000

I was in my local yarn shop over in Gatlinburg last week.....Smoky Mountain Spinnery.

A year ago when we first came up here to look for real estate I found Nancy's shop.

You see it doesn't matter what the mission is....there's always time to find the yarn shops!! :0)

While there I spotted this framed poster hanging on a wall.

We visited for a while and then left and I forgot to

ask her if she had this poster for sale.

So last week I went straight to that wall and

there it was and she does sell them...YAY!!

The Story Behind this Photograph....

Melbourne, Australia. Half shorn,

a sheep reveals how much wool she grows in a season.

This image was selected by National Geographic Magazine for its "100 Best Photographs" issue, published in November 2001.

The history of this photograph lies within a well known photographer, Cary Wolinsky .
His photographic essays have been published in National Geographic since 1977.
His website offers his collections as well as a shop that sells prints, posters, books, etc.

Thanks for visiting.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

The Passionate Soul....

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:40:00 +0000

The Soul's Duty

It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.

Passion

Passion is wild, chaotic, unpredictable, permissive, excessive, over the top,

indulgent, out of control...Passion is the muse of authenticity.

She's the primordial, pulsating energy that infuses all of life,

the numinous presence made known with every beat of our hearts.

These words spoke to me....

maybe they speak to you too.

They came from a book called Something More ~ Excavating Your Authentic Self

Have a wonderful day.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥

Stephanie Suzanne

Queen Of Dreamsz

Be Who You Are.....

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:29:00 +0000

Let the true spirit of who you are
shine through in all that you do.
Let your hopes and dreams
always guide you in the direction
that you definitely believe in.
Let the love that is within your heart
never stop being the most important
and beautiful part of your life.
Travel through time not as one alone,
but as one among the many;
reach out to those who need your
gentle spirit and caring ways.
Make your passage through time
and endless journey of love.
~ Deanna Beisser ~

Have a wonderful day,

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Paper Dresses....but not for paper dolls

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:30:00 +0000

[image copyright: wornthrough.com]

Dress made from Phone Book pages...

And Toilet Paper...

She is mending the tears before her next performance...

Wedding Gown and Hat made from Toilet Paper...

Anyone that loves design and fashion will LOVE this site. :0)

To read the full post
please go to the
worn through site.

Thanks so much for coming over for a visit...
Have a fun day and do come back soon!

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz

Vintage Cats Images

noreply@blogger.com (Queen Of Dreamsz Art and Collections) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:46:00 +0000

Feel Free to download these for your paper art fun.

Sweet Southern Hugs ♥
Stephanie Suzanne
Queen Of Dreamsz