A CREED TO LIVE BY...

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.

Don't give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect
. It's the fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Don't dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope, to be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.

It's by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't let life slip through your fingers by living in the past or in the future. 

By living one day at a time you live all days of your life.

...and whatever you do...
Don't forget to have FUN..
It's good for the soul.
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Now....I am off to have a facial, try the new makeup
and get all
beautified....
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The beautiful  PINK PEARLS 
used in this post were a lucky win from
3 PICKLES.
MARNIE lives *down under* and she has an amazing blog.
Her photos are really nice.
When you go by to see her, would you kindly tell her bj said HI.
"Thanks so so much, Marnie, for the pearls.
They are just beautiful and
I LOVE THEM !"

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Linking with

PINK SATURDAY

TICKLED PINK

SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

Thanks to all the hosts...

Thank you for coming by...and hope your weekend is gonna be a SASSY one.

WHEW....

I FINISHED MY TABLE !

Mr. Sweet and I are still married...

I found just the right spot to put the table...

and

I DOUBT IF I'LL EVER WANT TO STENCIL ANYTHING

FOR THE REST OF MY NATURAL LIFE.

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...but...I am truly HAPPY with the little devil table !

The sweet thing about this table is that it tells a little story of my beginnings...and even Mr. Sweet's.
My SIGN/STORY table....

JACKSON

was my mother's maiden name.

 This was her grandfather and my Great Grandfather Jackson...

he had a  SALOON

in Corly, Texas during the late 1800's and early 1900's

This little brick building housed
THE

JACKSON SALOON.

In later years, it housed a grocery store owned by

my Great Aunt Betti (namesake), daughter of  JOHN MARSHALL

and her husband, E. B. ROGERS.

The little brick saloon is still standing in Corly.

 That pretty little STAR....

THE LONE STAR OF TEXAS

where I was born, raised and lived all my life.

TEXAS.....my TEXAS !

And, last but not least..

I wanted a part of MR. SWEET on this heirloom table, too.

His mother, LAVANA DICIE KOSSEY CONKLIN,

was born in 

1906.

 This table is something that all of you that like this kind of thing, can make.

Using dates, signs, words, symbols that are a part of your life can truly make this an

HEIRLOOM TABLE

to be passed along to generations that follow.

I LOVE IT...
It's such a fun table..
I had a blast, working with MR. SWEET on it.

Being a *manly man*, he just HAD to try HIS hand at decorating with his MANLY stuff...
I think he did a fine job but I told him NOOO on the gun, knife and...
well.........all that other stuff.
:))  he just grinned.

The beautiful inspiration from  
FUNKY JUNK INTERIORS  
"Thanks so much, Donna, for your help in stepping me thru this creation."  
I LOVE the different fonts used on these tables..
and how things are lined up to resemble an olden sign,
jerked down off the wall to be made into a tabletop..
DONNA took it all a step further when she decided to make her table
into something really special by adding things that MEANT SOMETHING to her...
thus turning it into a STORY TABLE, too.
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 This kind of thing is what memories are about...

Start making you one today, if you like...and remember...

IF you've never stenciled before,
learn a bit about it before jumping in with both feet...

LIKE I DID !!
I was just blessed that I had MR. SWEET to throw me a life preserver.....

:)

I think it will be fun changing up the different things I want to sit on it..
never focusing on WHAT is on it...but the little table  itself.

...gotta have a little prettiness on it at times...

I can even serve you tea on my
SALOON TABLE. ;))

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Thanks so much for all your encouraging words while I stumbled and FELL quite a lot.

This kind of thing is VERY hard for me but I sure learned a lot while going thru the process of:

Taking  ONE UGLY TABLE...

... and turning it into something I really love.
I love all of YOU, too.
♥♥♥
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EDITED TO ADD:
Go HERE to see another
bloggers STORY TABLE.
Please tell her bj said hey.:)