. . . gracias frani . . .

. . . everyone should be so lucky

{at least once in their life}

as to have a next~door neighbor

like frani . . .

. . . we were partners in crime

through more crafting shenanigans

than you can shake a stick at . . .

. . . she was always the glue gun whiz . . .

. . . i was in charge of sewing . . .

. . . remind me sometime to tell you about:

•the time a bunch of us

stayed up pretty much all night

making framed pictures

of victorian houses

out of fabric and trims

•the time we stayed up

pretty much all night

making gingerbread man wreaths

•the time we

bought a special machine

that applies metal picks

to silk flowers

•the time we made

who knows how many

flower arrangements

to sell at a boutique

•the time she introduced me

to the orange county swap meet

•the time{s}

she caught drew and brad

tinkling outside

•the time she played matchmaker

for amelia and tyler

•etc

•etc

•etc

•and then the time

she showed up at my house yesterday

with this darling jellybean topiary

she whipped up for easter

. . . it's getting a little crowded here . . .

. . . since now we have

a february

mary engelbreit calendar page . . .

. . . a jellybean easter topiary . . .

. . . then to make things

a little more confusing . . .

. . . i thought i'd throw in

our st. patrick's day

double rainbow fruit plate . . .

. . . seriously ~ i miss

having frani right next door . . .

. . . those were the good ol' days . . .