Just me

Hey all! I wanted to tell you all a little about me and who I am. I am 49 years old,married and have 2 awesome kids and 1 very precious granddaughter. I was born and raised in Missouri and have lived in central Illinois for almost 27 years. BUT...I will always be a Missouri girl at heart. I have been blessed to have 2 very talented and hardworking kids who are the light of my life. My daughter Darby has grown into a wonderful woman and an awesome mom to Bella. I am so proud of her. She has her own business Underground Vintage Studio where she makes some really awesome things. My son is a former Marine and got out of the service in October after serving our country for 4 years and 2 tours of duty. He married a wonderful girl from Oklahoma and we couldn't be more proud of him. We are just so happy to have him home again. It is so awesome to just here his big ole truck pulling up the drive. I missed that for 4 years. Let me tell you now about my husband Larry. The good Lord pleased me with him almost 21 years ago. He is such an incredible man and he makes me a much better person. He is so supportive of me and my business(even when I have his shop full of my stuff) and I pray every day for God to help me be the wife that he needs and deserves. I have many faults. I am stubborn and so very hard headed(something I also passed on to my kids). I am painfully honest, so if you ask me for my opinion just know that I will tell you the truth. I have zero tolerance for liars,thieves, b.s. or drama. I don't have the time or patience for any of that stuff. I can't tolerate people thinking that they are better than others. Hey we all poop, so my thought is just get over yourself already. I get my feelings hurt easily and have been known to stay mad for awhile. But if you are down I will have your back and if you need it I will give you the shirt off my back. I love with all my heart and am loyal. I try to live each day for God and be the best that I can be. My life changed 6 years ago when I accepted Christ and have come along way. I am still very much a work in progress. God has blessed me with many gifts. The gift of gab was definitely one of those gifts. My favorite things to do are junkin, floating in a canoe down a Missouri river and working in my yard. I totally love flowers and have many flower beds in our yard. I love to decorate and do change things around here on a regular basis. Well friends that's the scoop on me, tell about you. Hopefully we will be spending some time together and I would like to learn more about you and what makes you tick. I posted some fresh offerings on my Facebook page this afternoon, check it out if you get a chance. Have an awesome evening and we'll talk again soon. Tina

Good evening friends. I hope you all had a blessed day. I do believe spring is here and I am so very thankful. I picked a beautiful bouquet of lilacs this morning and they smell so heavenly. I just love those fresh bouguets put in an old mason jar or galvanized bucket. Have you all had you some fresh blooms yet this spring? I always have people ask me...Tina, what is your style? I used to know exactly what my style was...die hard primitive! I had very few new things in the house. It ALL had to be old. But about a year ago I started having a mid life crisis ( or so my dear husband thought). My taste began to change. My house felt dark, almost depressing to me. Wellllll, that got me thinking and the first thing I did was paint all my rooms white. I loved how with a little paint my rooms started coming alive again. The light coming in made me feel alive,happy and so full of energy. So I kept going. Lightening up the accessories. I have always loved burlap,jute and natural textures. Bought me some new lamps(from and actual store) not just some old thing I turned into a lamp.i basically fell in love with with bright and light rooms. I don't know what you would call my style. It has elements of cottage,shabby chic, primitive, urban farmhouse and a few Vintage things thrown in the mix too. All I know is it's home. Our home and I love it. It is definitely my happy place. I have had more fun with my home in the last year than I had in a long time. It opened my mind to new things. Things I would never had before now I am loving. Stores I wouldn't have bought anything at before now I love those places. Can anyone say Homegoods or TJ Maxx? can you relate? I hope that you all find the joy in making your home your own. Don't try to be like everyone else. Take risks and create something unique like you are. My hope for you is that your home is your happy place. Sweet dreams my friends, we will talk again soon. Tina P.S. if my spelling,grammar or punctuation is bad(which I am sure it is) its because my brain is working faster than my fingers type. Plus I am so not used to this I pad thing. Just bear with with...hopefully it'll get better.

Well we are going to give this blogging a shot. I am very technically challenged as many of you know. Please bear with me as I try to figure al this out. Today was stressful to say the least,trying to get things on Facebook,this blog...very scary to be quite honest with you. But I think it will be fun once I get the hang of it. Lord only knows that I do love to talk. That's probably putting it mildly. This blog is going to be about my daily life ,my business The Feathered Nest and just some random ramblings. Just a little bit about me...I have been selling primitive antiques since 1996. About a year ago I got into a big rut and was totally burned out. My taste were changing and I wanted to take my business in a different direction. So I went to California to see my son's homecoming from Afghanistan and I did some serious soul searching and praying. I asked God to show me what to do. Do I quit and get a "real" job or do I take a risk and change things up in my business. god lead me in the direction to change and since then I can't believe the opportunities he has given me and how many different doors have opened for me. I have been blessed with a renewed passion and been more creative than I had been in a long time. And for that I am truly grateful. My husband has once again been taking a huge interest in my business and we have had so much fun "junkin" together again. I changed my name to The Feathered Nest and took a big leap of faith! I look forward to sharing some great goodies with you and sharing a part of my life with you all. Let the fun begin! Have a great night and we'll talk again soon.