Inside the Bubble

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you an abundance of love, friendship and family on this Thanksgiving.  Let's all take the time to really think about how many blessings we truly have to be thankful for.  Although we will be joyfully gathering with our oldest daughter, Allison and my Mom, here in town, we will miss our youngest, Shannon, but look forward to all of us spending some time with her on Christmas!  Happy Thanksgiving!

More Silver Bella fun.....

We arrived in Omaha Wednesday evening, just in time to head over to Second Chance for a little more retail therapy and meet some new bellas.

Then it was off to dinner and drinks at Upstream.

Thursday, a small group of us headed off to Iowa to visit Hannah's Treasures....or as I call it..."Wallpaper Heaven"

On the way back to Omaha, we stopped by a small town, filled with antique stores..Walnut, Iowa.  A little more retail therapy and lunch, where we met Robert and Betty, an adorable couple who own and run the local bakery/antique store.

Then, it was back to Omaha, for opening night  Here I am with my roomies, Kim and Jessi.

Swaps were traded that night and I hosted the Vintage Bling Charm Bracelet Swap.  Here is a picture of the bracelets all packed up for the receipients and then a picture (taken by Cari Kraft) of us with our bling on.

Stay tuned for my last a final post about SIlver Bella, which will include the classes, friends and projects.  Teresa McFayden and her fabulous family really outdid themselves this year!

(last photo taken by Peggy)

Silver Bella hangover....

Don't get me wrong...I adore going to Silver Bella, but its that glittery hangover that just does me in for at least a week after.

Teresa and all the instructors outdid themselves this year.  So many "virgin" bellas that were there for the first time...what fun!  

Kim Caldwell and I started off by flying to Kansas City to meet up with Jessi Nagy, Karla Nathan, Carol Spinski, Stacy McGinness and Lonnie Jenck for a little retail therapy.Let me share a few pics of our shopping frenzy.

How much luggage did we bring?  Luckily, we got it all shoved into Jessi's car, our "ride" for the week.

First stop...Nell Hill's Store.  what gorgeous home decor!  Doing the "jessi"  hee hee!

Then on to Deb's Curious Sofa.  What incredible eye candy awaited us, as she had her store all decorated for the holidays!

Just a little "rest" on the sofa, and then it was on to Karla Nathan's home for dinner and crafting.

Karla had a wonderful table set for us to enjoy our meal and chat, while exploring all the bits and baubles in her unforgettable studio!

 

This was just day one.  Next morning, we were up and off to Carol Spinski's newly refurbished farmhouse for brunch.  All I can say is wow!

We then all piled in the cars and proceeded to shop our way to Omaha, stopping in St. Jo's at Rusty Chandelier

Here's the screen door that Kim was coveting....we just couldn't figure out how to fit it in Jessi's SUV!

Meet Ginger, I mean Shelly (Carol's niece) trying on a wig and hat at Rusty Chandelier.

A Little nourishment and then it was off to Omaha for Silver Bella.

Stay tuned for more posts about the actual event and another little sidetrip to Iowa.  Here's a little sneeky peeky....

hmm...wallpaper....and.....

tractors???    I'll be back soon....

 

I'm off.......

 
to Kansas City and then, on to Omaha, for Silver Bella.

Stay tuned next week for pictures.......bye!