DIY Gypsy Jewelry Box from The Dollar Tree

Pillbox from The Dollar Tree

When I travel I usually put my earrings and necklaces 

together in a eyeglass case. 

But they would get all tangled up.

I saw this cute little pillbox yesterday at
The Dollar Tree and it
works perfectly.

No tangles now.

Pillbox with earrings and necklaces

Now I have a very cute, inexpensive 

Gypsy Jewelry Box.

Love, Grammy T. 

It's All About Having A Possitive Attitude

Or as Maya Angelou so eloquently stated, 
(doesn't she always).
  
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, 

but you can decide not to be reduced by them. 

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. 

Do not complain. 

Make every effort to change things you do not like.

If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. 

You might find a new solution." 

Love,
Grammy T.

I Love Carmel By The Sea

Lillie's and laughter

After our trip to Carmel I decided to check and see how all of these 

darling houses came into existence. 

Carmel By The Sea is a darling village in fairy tale style 

and has been one of our favorites 

for years. 

Here is the answer:

Hansel

How Arthur Rackham and Hugh Comstock are linked...

Hugh Comstock was very familiar with Rackham's illustrations and when his wife asked him to build her a showroom for her handmade rag dolls “Otsy-Totsys”, the first time builder looked to Arthur Rackman's illustrations and built his wife a Rackham-inspired cottage, called Hansel. Hugh found his life's calling in the building of the cottage and proceeded to build twenty one more, all of which can still be found in Carmel today. Comstock was certainly not the only one influenced by Rackham's drawings, Walt Disney told his illustrator's to study Rackham's style before illustrating Disney's first full length animation, 'Snow White'.* And Peter Jackson's 'Ent's were most certainly derived from Rackham's frequent depictions of Ent-like beings.

Tuck Box

Hugh Comstock's Tuck Box built as Hugh's office or as a home in 1928, but became a restaurant in the early 1930s and has remained one ever since. Photo by Linda Hartong.talesfromcarmel.com

If you haven't been to Carmel you need to go. 

It is wonderful and enchanting and you 

won't be sorry. 

Just to see pictures of it make my heart 
go Awwwwe!

Love,
Grammy T.