Spark No. 3...

SO excited to share some news with you dear readers...

april contacted me recently about my acceptance to show at an amazing artisan market...

SPARK!

i am attending the two day creative event and couldn't be more thrilled with the line-up of teachers this year!!

Christy Tomlinson will be teaching a She Art inspired collage class. {oh how i'm am SOOO stinkin' excited to finally meet christy!! her online she art class was one of my most favorite!! *loved* it!!

Amy Tan will be teaching a fun clothing alteration class.

Emily Falconbridge will be back by popular demand to teach a new technique using felt.

Jen Jensen, the desert rose, will be teaching a uber creative paper craft class.

April Meeker will be teaching one of her favorite past times, stamp carving.

Alisa Holland will be sharing her unique aesthetic using textiles, trimmings, baubles & more!

And...

Mindy Gledhill will be joining us to lead a creativity workshop and share her gift of song!

doesn't it sound absolutely *fabulous*!?!

i thought since i will already be in town why not pack up some faded finds and share my *love* for what once was...

is anyone else planning on attending?!? i can't wait! registration is still open {only 300 spots available} you can find all the details and registration form here...

hope to see you there!

Finds...

oh how i *love* warmer weather...

which by the way we are not experiencing right at the moment..sigh..

we have had some {warmer} days which means cleaning, throwing away, and donating...

while others are busy with these activities i'm busy adding to my {stash}...

bringing other's discarded goods home to be cherished and shared!

our thrift store had the ultimate find the other day...

something i have wanted to add to my kitchen for awhile now...

a vintage barn light...

sigh...*bliss*...

and the price tag of $5.00 wasn't so bad either!

of course the eyeball roll and exasperated sigh of {what in the world are you going to do with that?!?} accompanied the loading of the goods in the back of the truck but i was not to be deterred!

i *love* warmer weather and all the possibilities it holds!

hope you all had a wonderful mother's day! i lucked out and had a day off hauling rocks! yay!! of course i'm telling myself it was the celebration of the day and not the rain and wind that caused it! :0)

featured photos & a winner

friday's always happen to take me by surprise...

i had SO much planned this week for this little blog...

and then my husband plowed and harrowed our fields...

which turned up SO many rocks that we having been living, breathing, eating rocks each and every day...sigh...

you would think after a 100 years of being farmed the land would quit turning up those cursed things!! ;0)

i cannot tell you how much it has meant to me to be able to get lost within your delicate, gentle photographs...i do believe this challenge was my *favorite* by far {don't i say that every week?!?} ;0)

before i announce the winner, the featured photos from the challenge {whitewashed}...

simply stated's {Tree Blossoms}

*loved* everything about this photo!! *thank* you rebecca, my soul needed this this week! :0)

leah's {sweet tea}

what a peaceful, serene photo...*stunning*!!

now for the winner of florabella's luxe II texture set...

this was an *extremely* tough decision!! SO many wonderful entries and featured photos...all simply *beautiful*...

the photo i did choose as the final winner had a little bit of everything that spoke to me...the processing, the composition, and simple beauty...

almadr's {vintage spring}

*congrats* dear girl!! please email me at fadedprairie {dot} com or through flickr mail and i will get you your new set of textures!!

*thank you* once again to everyone who joined in each and every week!

i hope you all have a wonderful mother's day weekend! enjoy!

{Inspiration} Distressed Jewell

today i would like to share an *incredible* artist with you...

i'm not sure i can even describe to you how in awe i am of her and her photography...

jewell is creator and owner of distressed textures; not only did the beauty of her textures capture me but her simple statement, " i have a thing for cows. it is common for me to stop on the side of the road, watch them, and converse with them."

do i need to explain or say anymore?...

my words cannot do justice to the beauty of this woman's soul or to the incredible depth of which her work inspires...

i will let you be transported along another time with just these few glimpses...

{brittle and bitter she stands}

{closure}

{a place for quiet}

{fireflies dance at the widow's house}

{the caption beneath this alluring photo reads: they were all she had left....}

{untarnished lands}

i have spent countless hours lost within her creations...*thank you* jewell for sharing your gifts, beauty, and raw talent....

i hope today, dear readers, you have been able to find a place of stillness and beauty somewhere within the midst of the noise and uncertain...

{all photos property of jewell, used with permission. for more of her *amazing* work you can visit her here}

{Mood} Whitewash...

happy friday dear readers!

lets get right to the featured photos from the {prairie spring green} photo challenge shall we...

almadr's {vintage spring}

so glad this girl decided to join in our challenge! she is absolutely *amazing* in her processing and composition...she has been such a favorite of mine while browsing the inspiration studio group! *thanks* for joining in anna! xoxo

ally from {rugged roots photography}

what an *stunning* photo! loved the simplicity and promises this photo holds...

*thank* you girls for joining in and to everyone else who linked up! gorgeous, gorgeous photos!!

now for this weeks challenge...

{whitewash}...

let me tell you a little story behind this one...

i wanted to capture some crisp, {whitewashed} charolais cattle in our bright spring green pasture...

while getting things together for a quick four wheeler ride out to the pasture, i looked outside and what the h...!?!? snow?!?!? ugh...

well i thought it won't be so bad...it might just add that little {whitewashed} oomph to my photo...

step out my front door and seriously chickened out...stinkin' cold with i am not kidding...75 mph winds...

so this is my lame photo for this weeks challenge...

it's a little {whitewashed} isn't it?!?

i know...i'm stretching a little here but its all i've got for this week...forgive me! ;0)

for the rules:

~you have one week to enter...

~next week i will feature two photos here, those two photos will be entered to win florabella's new luxe II texture set at the end of the month...i will be selecting the final winner next week also..

~only photos that fit within the weeks {mood} challenge will be considered for featuring...

~you can link up here on this post or here in our flickr group...you can do one or the other, i just want everyone to have a chance to enter...

have fun! CANNOT wait to see your {whitewash} photos!