Remembering ...

Hello my dear friends,

Lest we forget!

We shall always remember all that have given their lives to keep us safe.

 We shall pray for peace and all mankind.

Just like these past few years, this year too I made a creation to remember this day.

Red poppies for all those that gave their lives ...

... a purple bow for all the animals that lost their lives ...

... a single white poppy to symbolize peace.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Hugs.

Custom Made For Me, Myself and Todolwen ...

Hello my dear friends,

if you have ever bought a creation from me, you will know that I always stamp the tissue paper I use to wrap up my creations with, with a large 'T' for Todolwen. That was before I found this small company that makes custom rubber stamps and I decided to treat myself to a little custom made something.

Yesterday an envelope arrived in the mail and this is what was inside it ...

... my new 'Todolwen' stamp!

And this is what it does ... doesn't it look so neat?!

I am loving it so much!

And this is who made my stamp, a small company owned by Zorrie Rau that is named ...

And here is the link to her Etsy shop ...

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/SugarAndChicShop

Why not pop over to her shop and take a look at all the neat things she makes. You never know, you might just find something you will like ~ I am beyond happy with the stamp she created for me and so excited to use. It's one of those special little things for me, myself and Todolwen.

Thank you for visiting me today, it is always so nice when you do.

I hope you will stop by some time soon again, you never know what I might have to share.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

A Little Tarnished Golden Chalice ...

Hello my dear friends,

a little gold chalice, some vintage velvet and lace, sari silk ribbon, two lovely pieces of sparkle and a few vintage pearls ... all these 'bits and pieces' put together have become this lovely little pincushion. I made this creation a few months ago but forgot to share it with you until today.

 My little golden chalice ...

This creation has turned out so much better than I thought it would.

I love it when I take a little bit of this and a little bit of that, things others don't want anymore and shortly later they have a new life together ~ that always brings a smile on my face.

Thank you for taking the time to visit me here at Todolwen today and I hope you have enjoyed your short stay.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

"A" Stands For Adele ...

Hello my dear friends,

let me start at the beginning ...

... this past June was our younger daughter Caylagh's 16th birthday.

She had asked for it to be special ... a day to remember. She isn't a big party person so we made it a day out and about with all sorts of  neat things to do in many different places. It was almost like a treasure hunt. Every where we went she received a little clue to where we were heading next and each clue had a letter. At the end of a long day she had to figure out what the letters would spell and after a little while she solved it ... the letters spelt the word 'tickets'. As soon as she said the word, we had music play out loud for her to find out what her tickets were for. The music that filled the room was from Adele! We had gifted her tickets to a concert of Adele, her most favorite singer and for the first time in her life, my 'monkey' cried happy tears and we knew we picked that special gift for her.

That was like I said this past June and on Oct. 6th it was finally here ... the concert with Adele.
 I picked my daughter up from school at lunch and we headed to Toronto. 

We were going to go to the concert and stay overnight in a lovely hotel, just the two of us. We hadn't done anything this exciting together before and we were both so looking forward to it.

I had sewn a special dress for my daughter to wear to the concert and she really loved it and she looked so pretty in it.

And then it was time ... we were at the Air Canada Centre, buzzing with excitement and then Adele took to the stage. I looked over to my daughter and just saw tears rolling down here face. Again they were happy tears and joy filled my heart knowing she was so happy that she cried.

For her last song, they actually made it rain! 

The concert was amazing!
"A" does not only stand for Adele but also for absolutely amazing! This lady is such a neat and lovely person. She loves to chat, is very funny and boy, can she sing!

At the end of the concert 'the skies opened up' and it rained confetti.

But not just any confetti!

 I had promised my daughter that she would get at least one piece of it. We walked quickly down three flights of stairs to the main floor and there it was, thousands and thousand of pieces of paper, on chairs, all over the floor and every where you could see. We just started to pick pieces of it up and another lady that was standing next to us just grabbed hands full of confetti pieces and gave them to my daughter, who was of course over the moon once again. We almost filled a bag full of it.

The confetti was so special ... it has the title of her songs and also some personal words from Adele to her fans.

Just before we left the Air Canada Centre, I decided that I wanted to put one more smile on Caylagh's face for the day ...

... and I did so by gifting her the program from the concert.

Late that evening we headed back to the hotel with huge smiles on our faces and great music in our hearts.

Up early the next day we headed downtown for a few hours ...

...and then it was time to leave and head back home again.

I am so happy, I was able to share this experience with my daughter Caylagh. 

We will both cherish the memories from this special event and her 16th birthday for a very long time.

We are both so excited because we have our next trip together planned. 

Next August Coldplay is coming to Toronto and we already have tickets for the concert and our hotel room is also booked. Our next adventure together!

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

It Is All Hallow's Eve ...

Hello my dear friends,

I just wanted to wish the all of you ...

... A Happy Halloween!

Have a wonderful spooky night!

The First Frost ...

Hello my dear friends,

slowly but surely the cold season is making it's way to south-western Ontario. 

A few days ago I woke up to the first frost and the days are now becoming colder more often too and I don't really mind because I love how everything glistens in the morning light and looks so beautiful. 

Even a dried up and fallen leaf looks so pretty.

On the deck my little drinking stations for the critters were all frozen ...

... with colored leaves ...

... hugged tightly by ice.

The morning frost ...

... kisses my last little roses of the year.

Every where you look, you can see a white glittering blanket of frost.

 

And this was my view when I opened my dining room curtains yesterday morning.

It was a little foggy and so many colors were to be seen every where but that was not all...

... a little cottontail rabbit was resting under our bushes right near the window.

Another critter that stopped by was ...

... this lovely squirrel. 

She sat in the shade, on the top of the fence for a little while...

... trying to get through the shell of a walnut.

She got into the nut in the end but decided that it would taste even better, if she were sitting high up in our maple tree in the morning sun shine.

I so enjoy all the creatures and critters that visit our garden and the ones that live in our garden.

 It is such a nice thing that they feel safe and happy to stay for a while.

Thank you for taking a few moments to visit and stay here today at Todolwen. 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.