Teresa Sheeley

25 Year Old Wedding Bells

Dave & Teresa, St. Mary's Mission Catholic Church July 30th, 1983

Our Story....

We met when I was just mere 19 years old, Dave was 32.  Age didn't seem to be a factor for the most part; but then sometimes it certainly was.  Most people thought I was extremely crazy; most voiced their opinions.  I will not lie and say it has been a magical blissful 25 years, as it was full of ebbs and tides.  We laughingly joke about a joke told by comedian Dana Carvey, where he said, "my wife was 19 when I met her and I have raised her as my own."  This is how it's been in a weird little way.  We see it now, but not at the time.  I was very immature; and somewhat lost.  He was a divorcee with 3 children, I became a new stepmom at the great age of 20.  But in the beginning we just clicked.  We both lacked some things growing up and we intertwined well because of it.  Lost souls out there in this big world stumbling and fumbling, and then we did it together.  Our two beautiful children came a few years later after marrying, which was God's miracle in itself.  My husband had a reverse vasectomy and the odds were against it working was slim, because of a few complications.  But it worked, and they are our miracles.  They were the thick glue that held this together, and a light in a little bit of a dark beginning for us.  My husband and I have been through many obstacles, and now after 25 years of marriage, we are at a special place.  I respect my husband for all he has been through and has came out the man he is.  He is a wonderful father and he spoils his wife to death.  I love you Super Dave. 

This is a special time and am happy to have made it this far.  It's taken me some years to realize how important the uniting in marriage is, what it all stands for; and what God has intended for us.  I see young couples struggling and not making it; now, I know some cases just can't be helped and end in divorce, but for the others who just can't handle the day to day I want to say, just hang on, hold on, things twist and change, and it gets better;  you come to a different place, it shifts and can be blissful. 

Dave is whisking me away to our favorite get-away, a special place for us.  So, I will be holding off on my promised Marketplace that I had scheduled for Tuesday.  I will be gone from here the rest of the week and will be back in touch next week sometime.  May each of marriages stand for something special and I hope that it is filled with a magical sort of bliss!   I love Alan Jackson's song Remember When, it explains it pretty well!  ((Hugs)) Teresa

Happy Birthday My Son

May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.

Chief Dan George

Happy 22nd Birthday my son; may your day be filled with great joy.  I love you!!

 

This is my Matt.  He is my other light besides his sister.  Matt is gentle natured, kind and soft spoken.  He is very spiritual and loves nature.  I couldn't ask for anything more.  He is my blessed son.  :)

 

PLEASE NOTE:  I WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MY ART ETSY STORE OPEN, I AM JUST CLOSING THE GREETING CARD BUSINESS.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!  TERESA

sneaky peak

These little unstuffed pillows are a bit of a sneak peek into what I have been making.  I really want to try and do some other things but time is running out before we take off for our 25th wedding anniversary ocean trip.  But my marketplace may just be 10 pillows. I also wanted to make some tea towels with my 1,2,3, bowls and cups.  Maybe I need to be a harder worker, but around 8:00ish pm I barely can keep my eyes open.  Also I wanted to share my daughter's pillow she made!  I love it soo much!!  She got the idea from Urban Outfitters.  Don't you love when you see something at these types of stores and then just make it yourself, and make it your own.  Way cheaper that way. 

Wishing you a creative, fun Friday!  Make sure you hit all those yard sales this weekend for treasures!! 

Just wanted to

the treasury

Just wanted to thank MaritereCR for choosing my little Cafe CupArt for her Etsy Treasury.    Have you guys ever visited Etsy's Treasury.  It's a fun and easy way to shop for a specific theme, and you can find some really cool things.  Etsy is so addicting.  So fun.

Let's see what else is going here.  Somehow, sometime, I am not sure how it happened, but I have turned into a pillow making machine.  It's not my choice of art medium to do, but it has evolved, how I don't know.  I am going to be selling these pillows on Tuesday.  10 different, mostly one of a kinds, never to be made again. 

Also, I listed my Patisserie painting as a print in my Etsy shop. 

Now off topic totally and completely, but isn't it strange how you can be so clear and focused and relaxed, adjusted one day, then the next you get hit with the ugly stick.  The uglies come crawling in and leave you unfocused and totally polar opposite of the day before.  Finally I shook it off and cleaned the nooks and crannies in the kitchen and listend to music, finally it gave me clarity.  Now I have excitement in my bones and am ready to tackle all my tasks.  That was yesterday, and today is going to be sweeter than ever!! :)

my mosaic

After cruising around blogs I came across a little Flickr fun.  Here is how you make your own mosaic, just about you. 

Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search, using only the first page, choose your favorite image, copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker (3 columns, 4 rows).

The questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you attend?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10.What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name.

These are the links to the photos I found.  This was a lot of fun, give it a try.

1. Blessed Mother Teresa and child, 2. A Loaf of Bread, 3. the hotel pioneer, 4. blue and white...2008, 5. Gordon Ramsey, 6. Seattle Postcard #1, 7. France - La Tour du Pin, 8. SWEETIE PIE, 9. Painters corner, 10. My kid and me., 11. Dreamers of the Dream, 12. Red.Petals

What things to do while you are away from the computer and other plugged in unnecessary things.    You might want to do some baking.  I baked these yummy Washington Walnut Pies with this best ever I kid you not pie crust.  I love Martha. 

 

Next you might do a little sewing.

 

Or maybe even make your bed so it’s all nice and ready for your big dog to jump on and take a nap.  

 

 

You could also shop for some really sweet smelling lotion that caught your nose of the waitress who waited on you and you had to ask what she was wearing.  Pink my favorite color.

 

You might even get jealous that your daughter found this fantastic old locker set for $20 and think you should have it.  It’s tough when you both like the same thing.  Oh and by the way one piece just very similar to this one sold at a antique show for $600.  This one will stay in the family. 

 

And while you are breaking it gives you time to make something special for a friend. 

 

It was a nice little break, now I am getting my fingers numb from sewing and painting.  I am having another French Poppy Market, on Tuesday, July 29^th

 

starting at

8am PST.

  One of a kind pillows, maybe some original artwork , tea towels, and a few other items will be on the ticket.   I hope you can stop by for a visit.  I will sell everything here on the blog.  Now I am going to take some time to read my favorite blogs and say Hi!  J

Break

 

Hey everyone; I am going to take a little blog break for a bit,for the rest of the week and weekend anyway.  I have mucho stuff to catch up on and find myself reading blogs, trying to think of the next post, daydreaming over things, so yeah, it's time for a break.  I have loads of artwork to do, some bookkeeping work for clients, and umm, housework.  It's time to unplug. :)  See you soon! 

Country Living

 

Enjoying posting more for Shades of Inspiration.  This is my marketbag I got at the Farm Chicks from the Country Living gals.  I love, don't you?  Speaking of "country living", which I live in country living.  My cats are really starting to irritate me, not only because of the shedding of cat hair, but they are hunters.  Hunters that are attacking poor little helpless creatures like bunnies and itsy bitsy mice.  When I walk out in the yard in the mornings, there is always a half a carcass strung about.  I know it's the law of nature, the survival of the fittest.  I love my kittens, but they need to chill.  Let the bunnies live!  I thought the hare was supposed to be fast; my wild bunnies seem to be of the slower species.  And speaking of "marketplace", I am going to be having another French Poppy Market, within the next couple weeks or so.  I am making French Poppy market bags, some more pillows, a little jewelry possibly, and some handmade journals that will be full of artwork, vintage papers, etc.  I hope you stay in contact for a peek.  Okay, so I am off to play Tuesday tennis! 

Pink & Green & 6 Things

Pink & Green is the theme for this week's Shades of Inspiration.  This one may be easy for me since I possibly have a lot of those color combos around me.  The photo above is an older one, I actually used it for one of my banners on my old blog.  It's when I was trying to learn how to manipulate photos and add textures, etc.  Anyway, if you haven't joined Sara's flickr group, go check it out, it's full of inspirations.

Now on to those 6 things, that sweet Brenda choose me for to play along.  The rules are to list 6 random things about yourself, and then choose 6 other bloggers to on their blogs, etc....

  

Un:  I have a crooked weird smile. (proof, look at photo above, and on the sidebar)

Duex:  My favorite snack ever is Oreo cookies dipped in hot coffee.

Trois:  I have dubbed myself a dog whisperer.  :)  It's true, wherever I am, no matter the type of dog, they come to me and I can pet them just like that.  I feel like Jim Carey in the movie Pet Detective, when all the animals flock to him, yep that's me.

Quatre:  This is really hard; umm, lets see, I have a weird fascination with tools, and sometimes heavy machinery.  I want to work with it, I would rather have tools for a present then flowers.  Like right now, the neighbors have a backhoe in their back forty, just sitting there, and I want to go hop in it, and start playing in the dirt on our property.  I know weird.

Cinq:  I am very superstitious.  Wish I wasn't, but it was breed in me by my mother.  Drives me nuts, but I can't break it. :)

Six:  Are we done yet?  #6, I am very impatient!!

Consider yourself tagged, if you read this; the ball is now in your court.  See, look I can count to 6 in French!  My daughter and I are studying with Rosetta Stone; it is great fun! 

Speaking of the daughter:  SHE IS HAVING A GIVEAWAY AT HER BLOG!