Purely Raw...

so this post was SO not on the agenda for today...

but this post by jamie titled {whiskered} made me smile...

i have secretly had a crush for awhile now...

.......*ryan bingham*........

oh...my....

his voice is *absolutely* amazing...

rugged, raw, and gives heed to the {good ole boy} days...

once a tough rodeo circuit cowboy, he sings life stories...

i CANNOT believe that i missed his concert in park city last year, or the one in las vegas with willie nelson {not a BIG fan but definitely would have tolerated to see ryan} ;0)

anyone up for a little road trip and concert??? :0)

A Preview...

Hello dear readers...

did everyone enjoy their weekend??

mine was spent tidying up my studio....

seriously could not even walk into it because of all the clutter...{shamefully} really..

i just wanted to give you a little preview of my new textures!!

{Raw and Romantic} textures will be released the end of January....

hopefully...

i've had an unexpected opportunity come my way and i'm starting to panic...{details soon!}

i am also participating in Brave Girls Soul Restoration...

i cannot wait to share the journey!! is anyone else taking it?? panicking?? breaking out in hives?? ;0)

i'm also doing some tidying up on my little blog...i've finally created a fan page for Faded Prairie...would *love* to have you come on over and visit...i'm planning on a little giveaway just for fans in the near future! {button at the top of sidebar}

so please bear with me on the slow changes taking place...

talk with you soon...

prairie XO,

Loving..

happy friday dear readers...

we made it through the first week of January!

WHOOT, WHOOT!!

:0)

i received a couple magazines in the mail this week...

sigh...

why do they do this to me?!?

sheesh...right after Christmas no less...

but a girl can always dream, can she not??..

i put together a couple of the things i'm loving right about now...

{photos 1, 3, 5 wisteria; photos 2 and 4 pottery barn}

everything warm, natural, industrial, and raw...

*beauty*

but it really can't compare to this...

freckles and milk mustaches...

*bliss*

Blue Monkey Boy...

On the prairie there lives a boy....

a little boy named McCrae...

who is {tender hearted} and {loving}...

who simply {adores} monkeys...

who is {obsessed} with the color blue...

and better yet combine the two...

*Blue Monkeys*

{makes mom's life a bit difficult sometimes...birthdays and Christmas...trying to find blue monkeys} :0)

a little boy who gathers treasures, keepsakes, and magic...

a little boy who takes after his mom; looks at junk and bits that have been discarded with a loving eye...

who has started a card collection...

any and every card is taken in and studied, exclaimed over, tucked away for future pleasure...

when his mom put forth a call to her fellow bloggers to be on the look at for the lost gingerbread man...

we never would have dreamed that...

EACH day at school he was greeted with not only one, but two or three new cards or letters from around the world letting him know the gingerbread man had been spotted...

his days were filled with utter joy and amazement...

and will continue to be so...

for each card and letter has been tucked away with his most prized treasures...

looked over lovingly and handled with pure childhood magic...

*thank you* to ALL who helped bring such magic to a little blue monkey boy this holiday season...

prairie XO,

Bits of Buckets and Bins...

every new year brings around a desire to organize and simplify here on the prairie...

this year i.m adding a stripped down rawness to the mix...

and if you are {lucky} enough to live in a century old farmhouse...{i.m using the term lucky very loosely right now...the freezing drafts coming through my walls make for a long winter....}

you know that one thing they lack is storage areas...

sigh...

i thought i would share some little bits that have helped reduce our clutter and organize our little home...

an old farm gate becomes a catch all for cowboy vests, coats, sweaters and spurs...

right now i.m going through and making donation piles, so i thought i better hurry and snap a picture before the gate gets over taken once again... :0)

the industrial, metal bin holds library and bookmobile books...we are forever misplacing these and this little bin has become a life saver for this family...

an old bushel basket holds extra pillows and blankets for when we need to snuggle down...

a vintage, copper-topped bread tin holds recipes and such...well, okay it is pretty much my junk drawer...out of sight out of mind right?!? ;0)

so what little bits are helping organize your {prairie} home?