Shabby Lane Shops

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Celebrating Friendship

"Faithful friends are beyond price: No amount can balance their worth."
- Bible ( Old Testament ) Sirach 6:15

"My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them. They tell me those who were poor early have different views of gold. I don't know how that is. God is not so wary as we, else He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him."

- Emily Dickinson

Today I will take time to slow down and truly appreciate just how much my friends mean to me. I have been blessed with the most wonderful friendships for which I am very grateful.

It's all too easy in this hustle and bustle world to forget to take time for those we love. Please remember to let your friends know just how much you care about them, even if it's just a quick email - so simple to do, yet means so much.

Blessings ~ Cherie

A couple of new hand painted items

I have finally found time to start painting again, and I sure did miss it! We've had so much going on here with my hubby selling his business and starting another - I do all the accounting for our businesses so it has been keeping me busy.

Here are my newest creations, up for sale now on my site http://www.bellarosadesigns.com/

I will be painting again next week - I've got a window and bathroom cabinet all prepped and ready to go!

Have a lovely and blessed weekend ~
Cherie

Hello and Welcome

So glad you are here! I decided that a blog would be a great way to give you a peek into what goes on behind the scenes at Bella Rosa Designs. I thought it would be a wonderful way communicate with and get to know my customers a little better - to make the business a little less business-like and a lot more fun as well as informative. I will feature upcoming products and projects, giving you an idea of the TLC that goes into each of my hand painted pieces. I will also post some pictures of my own home - and believe it or not - it isn't filled with my hand painted roses. Somehow, I never seem to take time to paint the things I'd like to keep for myself. I have been on a bit of a redecorating frenzy recently, trying to incorporate my new passion for purple into my decor. When you first think of pink and purple combined, with a dash of another favorite of mine - a deep, vibrant teal - it sounds horrible - but it really isn't. I'll post some pictures soon to show you. :) But first, I wanted to share with you a couple of pictures of the most precious things in my life - my "girls". Of course my hubby is on my "most precious" list as well, but he doesn't like to have his picture taken.

I would love to hear your comments and suggestions, so please feel free to post.

Until next time, God Bless ~
Cherie