Saturday, December 29, 2012

                

                                                                  Bring it 2013 !!!!!!!!

Mama Pearl ............is ready for any and all blessing's that 2013 will bring................ I have been reading blogs and resolutions and that sort of thing..which brings me to PONDER ...hmmmmmm what are my resolutions?... (which are kind of ....mmmm Promises to yourself ) And when we break a promise to ourselves we just kind of brush it off ...(because we dont matter sort of deal) So that got me thinking....... SINCE 2012 I began to MATTER ...YOU know ME DAY FRIDAY's and the whole putting myself on the list... I think that my resolution (well first little one) Will be keeping my promises to MYSELF> I am such a good promise keeper to everyone else . BUT if I cant do for me ... I am like ...eeeeeeeeeeeeh .. I will do that later sort of thing...... SO that is easy enough.. CONSIDER myself just as important as I do anyone else.. I sure fell off that BOAT somewhere .. Making myself Last in everything.........


That is my youngest ... She deserves the best ME that I can be ...dont cha think... My little Kenzie
(help me JESUS.. when she reads this she will say UH>>>MOM I am 14.. I am not LITTLE anymore !!!! Dont they get it ... she could be 30 and she will always be my little girl..............

 
 I think next up on my resolution list .. Is Take TIME ... to just soak in life more.. NOT be so BUSY!!!  Trying to slow down some... More time for the stuff that matters sort of thing.. I have three off to college and one left at the house.. I want to spend all the time with her before she fly's the coop one of these days on her own JOURNEY to college .. .. So..... TIME for myself and the ones that matter will be made priority .. I am pretty good at keeping that one ..BUT I noticed this year.. I felt a little pulled in several directions ...............

 
That is my twins .. They are just as beautiful inside as they are outside...
 
 
This is my only son ...He is as beautiful on the inside as he is outside too.
Very blessed ........
 

And  another resolution is to be a blessing to others. ... When all the little ones in my family walk into a room... Just shower them with love and excitement and hang up their pictures they give me and show them 100% that they matter. A book by Toni Morrison says that you can change a childs life by how they enter a ROOM.. SO I want to be that AUNT , Sister, MOM that sort of thing... I have been doing that and I think that Is why I am so blessed in that area... SO that will be one thing I will keep on doing in 2013 .... I have alot of little blessings in our family. New babies born, cousins you name it . .Just goes on and on with the new life that was brought in to our family..

 Well.. I too want to do the exercise thing and make 2013 Healthy .. I just shutter to type it just incase I fail ...........BUT I do want to make that effort.. I read somewhere when you do something 14 days in a row .. It becomes a HABIT lol..........SO maybe this whole excersise thing will take off LOL ....... We shall see...............SO for now I am sticking to what I know ............TODAY plan to walk 2 miles............ WHEW hewwwwwwww... Happy Resolutions .... What will you be doing... OH and to do more furniture projects this year.. That is my crafty promise to myself................. LOVE and HUGS .............Pearl ................aka ...(Sherry)

 




Thursday, December 27, 2012

 
 
Well ... Christmas is over and The tree's are packed up and in their place. The ornaments are safe and sound in the attic..... Seems like Christmas was here and gone in a flash ...
 
I told all my kids this year that I wanted something from the heart for Christmas. To write me something and embellish it or whatever they wanted. Frame it etc.... What I never expected was the blessing that this turned out to be !!!!!!
I know that three of them are struggling College students and My 14 year old does not have  a job yet..SO ... I wanted to save everyone money and make things easy for them...
It ended up being the best gifts that I have ever received
 

These are the letters that were so beautifully written for me.. My son (the quiet one) framed his speech .. I had no idea that in college he had to do a speech about a HERO. HE made an A and found out that he wrote about me. HE framed this fro me and put sand in the bottom and shells ( Sarah) I know helped him on that task . I was so touched by his paper and that I was his hero. I cried HARD and had no idea that he had given this speech . TOUCHED me beyond words.

 Then one of my twins framed this beautiful letter from her in this white washed frame with a blue butterfly.. (SHE knows I love them) She wrote some  of the most touching words to me. (CRIED) all happy tears....
 
 
The other twin gave me this beautiful letter and had it in this most beautiful shell mosaic frame .. (CRIED ) they touched me so much and the words were beyond priceless to me .
The last daughter 14 year old when I woke up had written me the cutest letter ever and pretty much told me I was the CHEESE to her Macoroni and that never in her day was there a wound that the INDIAN WISH could not heal... See the indian wish I made up to heal all BOO BOO's when they were all growing up . 
 
These letters talked about personal things and touched me beyond words.. I cant tell you all what a gift this has been to me.
 

see some of the frames .. They even took time to frame these beautiful letters with things I love.. I am most me by the sea and I love a blue butterfly .. THEY KNOW MAMA !!!

 
This one is from My cousin Debbie...She typed me the most beautiful letter talking about our childhood and special things.... MADE me cry (all this crying ) Happy tears though .. These are also things I will GRAB !! (you know ..if a fire )
 
This to me was a CHRISTMAS of special and Home made and from the HEART gifts.. I cant think of better gifts.
 
 
See that little hand print made just for us !!!! 
 
Money could not buy that special gift from me !!!!!!!!!
 

and last but not least this little jewel made by Jada and her mama .. SO special to me I put it on the most beautiful display glass (THINGY) ...it deserves to be shown OFF !!!! LOVE LOVE it ..and yes this too .. I will grab incase of a fire.....

 
If you look close there is a little angel from my sister. IT says SISTER !!!
 
Very special to me. (TREASURE ) ...
 
I feel very blessed for these things and if you see that pretty picture frame from Karen to put our best friends picture in... That means so much to me... These gifts are from the heart and I love them .. They are all pieces from my loved ones who reached into their hearts and gave for me. I LOVE THEM ALL .......... Made my Christmas Merry !!!!!!!!
 
Hope that your NEW YEAR is blessed !!!!!

 


 

Sunday, December 23, 2012


From our HOME to yours............. We wish you a very blessed Christmas and Blessed New Year !!! Take time to remember the Birth of Jesus and share it with your family. Give thanks for our many blessings and to pray for those who have lost so much recently .........Please pray for the safety of our soldiers and their families .............  I would love to wrap a sweet ribbon around our planet and unite us all ................................. Love and Blessings....................Sherry @ Family

Tuesday, December 18, 2012



Was thinking today about some Christmas memories when I was a child. Unfortunately My Mom @ Dad were  not married all my childhood life. However they remained friends and they have helped me to create some great memories growing up.. One time my Dad (owned a construction company) He rained a crew out on a construction site and then LOW and behold his whole crerw showed up at my house when I was little and built me (IN ONE DAY ) a HUGE play house with windows and a little porch.. I remember staring at them working in the RAIN.. My dad never stopped .

On to CHRISTMAS........... One Christmas eve ...(it was late) and my dad came running in wake up wake up I think I saw Santa and his SLEIGH down the street !!! I put on my slippers and I remember seeing my mom on this OLIVE couch (WHY I remember that I dont know) I said lets take MAMMA and my dad said NO let her sleep .. WE were off to an adventure... We drove up and down every single street. HE pulled over to this yard and said I think I see Reindeer Tracks in this yard get out lets take a look!!! ( I just remember my heart beating so LOUD) I felt that tracks (and was so excited.) He said We better get home .. I think he is on his way to our house !!! OMGOSH I was so excited that I could hardly stand it ... We got home and BAM !!!!! My mom slept thru the whole thing.. I woke her up and said YOU didnt see Santa he was here HE was here .. I had a pink gown on (funny what you remember) .... She was brite eyed and said NO ..........I cant believe I missed him.. She said LOOK he ate the cookies .............I ran over and checked it out... THINKING HE ATE MY COOKIES ..............WOW... There were teddy bears and a fake piano.. I started pounding and making music and couldnt remember what I would play first . I loved everything. I was so HAPPY they were Happy .. TO THIS DAY I remember their faces that DAY .. (MY dad couldnt ever wait till Christmas Morning ... ) .........Hands down my favorite Christmas as a little girl ...

What was your favorite Christmas memory ................. Thanks for blogging with me !!!!!!! Hey just one more thing you know about me ...................  Below is me and my dad


This was the age I was... My dad (in this picture) Took me to Disney In California.. I remember taking this picture and we had to DRY it (basically develope it ourself) I dont know why I remember that . But at the HOTEL we hung it up to dry. My family since has copies of this picture. .. But Disney was a special gift from my dad.......................................

Monday, December 17, 2012


I was thinking .. Oprah has her breathing space and the other day I posted one. I think we all need to take a moment and JUST SOAK LIFE IN !!! I am on a journey of kindness and being thoughtful and really trying to be the best me that I can be. WHAT I have discovered is BEING a little grumpy or moody when life is challenging us comes easy for people .. Being KIND and good and thoughtful (even when you would like to give that person a WHAT FOR) takes work ...... Having said that I found that WE all just need a breathing SPACE .......So just stare at that for a moment.


Sometimes Just staring at the beach and riding my bike on the right ... MINI PEARL ..is just the breathing space that I need to FOCUS ......

I am trying to be very aware of things and PRAY (ALOT)........ Where is your Prayer Closet ?


That is my beautiful daughter ............... I would say that is one terrific breathing space (or PRAYER CLOSET ) 

 
 
Honestly .. this picture above would be just fine for me (as a prayer closet ) ... Light and a window.. I watched an interview with a girl who went on a walk about so to speak... She said something like Just sit down somewhere 20 minutes in nature or watching it and she said she promises something will happen... GOD is awesome when you just take a moment and LOOK .. I know that the light bill is important  and all the other day to day is important.. BUT GOD"S masterpiece *EARTH * is very important .. It is our gift... I am finding myself Just loving it more and more since being more aware of my surroundings.............

I think that as people we need to take a moment .. Take just a moment to think , listen, learn, PRAY and be the best SELF that we can. We are only blessing our loved ones when we do it .. I think when we do take that breathing space......... We allow ourselves to FEEL better and THINK better and PRAY better............WE are more open to our lIFE and it allows more JOY to our life...... just a thought and This is just something I thought I would share. EVERY Monday .. I want to take a breathing space................... Thanks for blogging and We are one day closer to christmas .........

 
Hope that tomorrow brings you SUNSHINE and blessings.............................. HUGS




Saturday, December 15, 2012


Well Good evening my sweet blog family ... This has been a week... I have to say that MY designs on a dime are slipping with CHRISTMAS in TOW !!! .. The picture above says it all.. LOL someone posted that and its just what seems to be happening around here ....

Well HERE is a design on a dime for my shop.. This WINE RACK .. Can we say $5.00 .
using this rack to hold vintage bottles that I am selling and these ROLLING beauties !! I love them
Do you ever just gravitate to something.... Those are it for me !!!!!!! lol
 
 
This SANTA !!!! DESIGN ON A DIME... $2.OO I liked to of fell over... lol Did you ever just go to a garage sale and almost feel guilty for the treasures that they are giving away ... It had a broken pole in the middle.. PUT that Santa in an old bucket with flowers and WAAAAA LA !!! A beauty at The Rusty Pearl !!!!!!!!!!
 

This WREATH is just a BEAUTY .. WANTED TO SAY BEAUTE !!! lol IS THAT EVEN A WORD ... .. I just loved it and this picture does not do er justice... Was in a box ..NWT (new with TAGS) $50 and lets just say she was dang near FREE 90 FREE !!! Few bucks and she was mine in the car.............. I am using this one for display... I have another wreath for sale and is beautiful .. However it was not a design on a DIME..... I love a good deal.. ..

NOW ................. I want to share a tip with you guys.. I shared it on my face book page awhile back and it generated tons of responses and has changed the lives of many LOL ... Here goes

 
Here it is......... Pam cooking spray works .. IT WILL DRY YOUR NAILS like a salon.. Actually I had a walmart brand in my pantry and (hear the trumpets) IT WORKS !!!! I am so glad that I could help.............lol ... Best tip in awhile....

I spent the day doing some christmas fun.. .Let me just show you what was going on in The Rusty Pearl HOUSE .... Can we say MAKING some awesome SUGAR cookies..

WHY YES WE CAN .. check out this bundle of cuteness.................

 
I can say this .................One thing for sure...........WE  wish you the best MOST blessed Christmas you can imagine............  I am thankful to have met each and everyone of you and to call you my friends........................ Dont forget JESUS is the REASON for the SEASON .........


                                                               HUGS !!!!!!!!!!
 
 


Friday, December 14, 2012

Those are some of my little jewels that I have in a trinket tray in my office. Not fancy ..They are all just special.................. Given to me by sweet little hands (kids) or one costume piece from my late Grandma Mae-Bell ... That is my twins in the picture with the pink around it .. Just special little things.................... Wanted to share those today ..............
Well Oprah gives a breathing space on her show.. I am thinking HEY why not on my blog..SO just soak it in ................... ISNT she lovely ... I have a relationship with that SEA !!! IT talks to me ya know .. My soul I feel is somehow connected to it .........................
OOOPS did I say that ....................lol


       

          Well happy friday.............. DO you remember my ol Post where I said PUT your self on the list FRIDAY .. WELL HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLO what have you done for yourself lately.. SO I am dedicating FRIDAY as My-days ..Meaning OUR DAYS .. you know .. PUTTING yourself on the list sort of thing.... I totally had myself on the list. Went shopping with my friend who is a HOOT and we giggled and laughed as she shopped for her shop.. SHE said I have RUINED her .. she had so much fun shopping she was beside herself. I laughed all day ..Then we got to hang out at the SHOP and we laughed and be bopped around there . Then we donated some items to goodwill.. So whereas I did not have a back rub or anything .. IT was totally awesome. BY the way ...HELLLLLLLLLLLER .. had biscuts and GRAVY and some hashbrowns for breakfast (Now that is putting myself on that ol list) what I am thinking !!! Felt very blessed to of had such a ME day .. Fridays ..  HMMMM just for ME>>> WELL know were just talking !!!!!!!!!!!!




Then I get a text from my friend she said PRAY for those in connecticut . I had not heard what happend. I drove to her house and we watched it unfold on the television . .Then I felt just horrible having a ME day when such tragedy had hit the world .... My heart and prayers are out for the families and town and Nation that is mourning the loss of those precious children and the families and teachers lost during such a horrific act. I pray that our NATION ends  this kind of violence and that the world just mends somehow.. My heart aches for these families left here to suffer such a loss. I want us all to come together in agreement and pray for these families involved. IT reminds me why I am on this journey of KINDESS... You never know if were entertaining angels and we never know if we are entertaining lost souls ..... Prayers for these families...

Can you write down your prayer here and As I pray I want to read them too and be in full agreement .. GOD bless ..............................

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

           Hi friends............ Hope that your home warm and nestled with your family in your favorite colorful comfy socks and HALLMARK on the tele ..watching Christmas Movies and the smell of YUMMIES on the stove... I love this time of year... I just LOVE it ..




 I wanted to take sometime to mention some of my friends and blogs that I am following and learning so much about .. WE all know that I LOVE Tami - Curb Alert.. She is just so specail to me and I wouldnt even be blogging without her...............

 Second another wonderful blog I would love to feature is Lauren @ My Wonderfully Made I just love her blog.. She is so creative and she takes time to comment and just you feel her spirit . I just love her blog and HER she is GOOD PEOPLE>. so please check her blog out and tell her The Rusty Pearl sent you .. Look below at her latest wonderful work . This is the kind of cute stuff you will see at her place....................

 
That is just beautiful ...
 
Another sweet blog that I just look forward to reading is my friends @
 
The Feathered Nest at ~ The Feathered Nest ~
 
Check this out... from their blog .. LOVE LOVE !!!!

I look forward when they post things on my blog and I look foward to their blogs so much .. Such inspiration ....

Another great place that I LOOK soooooooooooooooooooooo Forward to visiting is


Our Neck of the Woods at Our Neck of the Woods
 

I just love her and her blog.. When I go there... I feel like I am really there for a visit on the farm. She has a love of her animals and what she does.. I feel like I have been on vacation .. I look forward to seeing her blog pop up for me to view..............................

These are just a few and I will be featuring more . I have mentioned in the beginning some sweet friends Like Barb and Elizabeth....LOVE LOVE LOVE them and I will be mentioning more as I go.. They just bless me. I Love my new friend Pearl 13.1 I will feature her too .. I love her messages and words . I write them down ALOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!.  You all comment and inspire me and I read each one and if there were thousands I would stay up and read them all. I just love the words, prayers and most of all I feel like I am making dear friends ..............Thank YOU ... Means the world to me.

                                            Love, ME (Sherry ) The Rusty Pearl


 
 

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

            I have dedicated TUESDAY'S to Kindness .. Random Acts of Kindness... So who is with ME? ...... Let's change some frowns and turn em upside down... 

 
This little random act was from KENZIE my daughter (14 year old) .. She made my day ..
 
I went into Denny's for some breakfast the other day and my server was obviously having a hard day . She seemed very out of sorts... I made it a point to smile and be so kind and  interested in her feelings and tried to make my order easy and to be thankful.
 
I was not in the best of moods myself and I too had been a tad stressed. Never the less Denny's was on the way to the BEACH (my happy Place )
 

I am most me by the SEA (ya know) .. Back to Denny's ...  I finished eating and my server came over to me and said I just really want to thank you for being so kind. YOU made my morning. She said I was feeling sorry for myself. Nothing right was happening in my life, Her car was repossed that morning and she had to get to her job she had a little girl .. SO she said YOU were kind and patient with you and I felt LIKE i could talk to you and say THANK YOU.  I was so honored that during all she had going on that she took the time to thank me.... It just showed me once again that KINDESS is FREE >> It is the best gift and can do so much for someone. I felt just touched and blessed by her and found myself praying for her and NOW I go to that Denny's to see her and request for her and Be what kind of friend I can for her .. Just a visitor but She is my sister in Christ and I felt connected to pray for her.... SO It reminded me that even at the Gas PUMPS we never know what hard times someone is having and What a difference a smile can make... SO TUESDAY challenge... Please just make a point to get to know someone everyday ..Make a smile happen with them and TOUCH someone if even for a second. I cant tell you the impact it will have on your soul. IT has blessed me so much during this time in my life and I know it will bless YOU .. Have a beautiful week.... HUGS
 
                                           Well today has been a busy day ... I became a great Aunt.. SO pardon me .. BUT I am bursting at the seams... His name is Caden.. Mommy and Daddy are doing awesome..and the baby is just perfect.. Can you belive it .. What a Christmas Blessing !!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Jesus for such a healthy baby and blessing us all with Lil Caden....

 
 My Nephew is so proud.. It was bittersweet. .. .I remember when he was born.. OMGUSH !!!!

Mommy is doing well and just beautiful and they are beaming with pride... Was just a beautiful day .. Thanks for letting me share our family JOY!!!!! I have a new baby in the family to spoil......
 

Monday, December 10, 2012

   
                     Hi my sweet friends.. ( You are all my friends now ya know ) .. Hope that my blog post frinds that your all blessed ... I want to say that it has been a very interesting week. The Rusty Pearl is up and running now in the new shop @ The Burds Nest Trading Post. WHEWWWWWW WEEE it has been a love and work in progress.. My mom came and helped me to set up .. AND why is it that we only find out that our MOMS are cool later in life..lol They really are more than Wardens that made us clean our rooms LOL... She was a HOOT and kept us all on our TOES.. I realized this year that parents are JUST ordinary (extroidinary) people who had KIDS !!!! No one could of told me that when I was a TEEN .............. BUT big shout out and thank you to my MOM ... Loved having her !!!!!  Let me show you her picture here at work ...................
 YEP that is her above... She is a HOOT !!!!
My family was so supportive and made it all so blessed for me. I thank them so much. My sister and brother in law drove a long way to support the endeavor and shop @ The Rusty Pearl and Greatly appreciate and love them.. Check them out below.. (HEY your getting to know my family )

There they are shopping !!! THEY made my day !!!
 

That is sweet little Esther my  neighbor on the left and my mom and my sister.. Had so much fun !!!

 Now to showing you my shop... Hope that you enjoy ..See MAMMA PEARL has been busy !!!!!!

 
 

We had fun getting the shop together. There is something for everyone...and a true Labor of love !!! I think what I loved the most was friends and family stopping by and showing support and love and just conversation .. Felt at home with them .. Like Tami from Curb Alert..She showed up for The Rusty Pearl and look at her sweet little girl.. She was by far our cutest guest... .

In the short time I have known her....She is a friend for life. (LOVE ) her !!! Blessing To ME !!!

Just some more of my items at the shop............... We will ship !!!!

These are just a few pics .. There are so many more.. I just wanted to let my new friends and some friends that I have had forever know what I have been up too. I appreciate all your prayers and love and support thru this time..................... Tomorrow I am blogging on Kindess.. I decided that TUESDAYS will be dedicated to KINDNESS .........WHO'S with me... HUGS