I can’t help but share these. If they’re not in your “wheel house” they’ll be interesting to you anyway. Wood Block Carving. I just started a wood print workshop with Gwen Diehn. I’ll show you my efforts so far later this week. As with most things that catch my eye (and because I couldn’t get…
Read MoreIt’s been almost three weeks since we moved to Hendersonville, NC and today we’re expecting up to 10″ of snow. Everything at this house runs on electricity with the exception of the fireplace – which I can’t get to fire up. What a hoot! Creek and small water fall is located in the background The…
Read MoreHi and thanks for staying with me. A couple of minor issues in conjunction with a major one caused me to drop out and not leave a courtesy “see ya later” – sorry about that. The minor – * I had some health issues I had to deal with. I changed my diet and to…
Read MoreI made these two boxes from repurposed hard back books (standard size) : I’ve spent the last two days volunteering for Cobb County Library – assisting in the unpacking and sorting of books for their semi-annual book sale that starts tomorrow (Friday, March 8th) at 9 am and goes thru Sunday. The sale is held in two…
Read MoreWe wish you Merry Everthing and Happiness Always! May the New Year bring you more Happiness and Peace than you know what to do with!
Read MoreJust Hey. Since I’ve been away (sorry I didn’t put out a “gone fishing” sign) I’ve gone to Oregon Crater Lake (look it up – you gotta go!!) Canada BC was gorgeous – the people were awesome! This is a picture taken with my IPhone at the BC museum – HA! Washington (Seattle) What a…
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In my case this Buddhist Proverb couldn’t be more timely… 1. I came across a book binder on YouTube that put together awesome instructional videos of various book binding and case making techniques http://www.youtube.com/user/Ceropegia?feature=watch. Sage Reynolds, the book binder, has an impressive list of videos, take a look. While I knew (or have seen in the…
Read MoreMy 60th Birthday Month For some of us, as we get older, we have Birth-Months vs Birth-Days. I wanted to do something different for my 60th Birthday. This is as “different” as it gets for me and all I had to do was mention it to my husband and off we went. One of my…
Read MoreWhile I gather photos to share with you my latest thin thread let me share some fun sites and projects I’ve found during a quick surf of the net… Plastic Milk and Bacon Roses? http://www.homemademamas.net/ This interesting web site shows you how to turn milk into a substance similar to plastic called CASEIN (sciencebob.com gives you the…
Read MoreMy “Inner-Me” said to me while driving the other day (she always interrupts when I’m driving)… “You’re not an Impulse Buyer (my favorite excuse for having so much STUFF) – You’re an OPPORTUNITY SHOPPER“. Whew! I was getting concerned. “Impulse Buyer” has somewhat of a negative implication where as “opportunity shopper” puts a positive spin on the hoarding…
Read MoreIt’s been over a month since my last post! First and foremost…Is this the cutest picture you’ve ever seen? Gabi opened her dress-up trunk Christmas morning (when this picture was taken). Stripped down to only the tutu, fairy necklace, magic wand and crown, and holding her new Dora Doll – she twirled on one foot…
Read MoreHAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Carolers 10″ Porcelain – Made by JH c 1999 Merry Christmas Today…i wish You a day of ordinary miracles. A fresh post of coffee You didn’t have to make yourself. An unexpected phone call from an old friend. Green stoplights on your way to work or shop. I wish…
Read MoreFound this paper artist http://dailyartmuse.com/ There’s more of Karen Bit Vejle’s work at the Daily Art Muse. This site highlights magnificant artists. If you like eye-candy, take a look. I found this on www.dudecraft.com I don’t collect Hub Cabs – yet. But this caught my eye (both of em) on a site I hadn’t been…
Read MoresmARTaleck: Fun with old floppy disk parts. Look what I found when I should have been crafting my Christmas gifts… This and That … CREATIVITY: A blog that contains information on sites holding design calls for one time designs, challenges and/or an opportunity to become a design team member. They’re generally scrapbook (as the name…
Read MoreA lot has happened this month… My long list of “firsts” without Mom is at an end (first Birthday, Easter, Mother’s Day, etc). She passed away December 3rd, 2010. I could hear her talking to me as I was lamenting my need to make this year’s Christmas cards. First she would tell me how pretty…
Read More11-20-2009 – Laura’s 40th BD Cruise – Rainbow seen off balcony A sign seen yesterday… What if we woke up today with only the things we thanked God for yesterday?
Read MoreBE NICE… I’ve done a little impulse shopping around town in the last week and I have to tell ya – folks are PRE-occupied. I wish folks would (this goes for me too):– be “in the moment”. Be aware of where you are. Be aware, unless you’re on uninhabited planet, that everything you do involves at least one other person. …
Read MoreSelf imposed stress trying to create every idea that comes in my head (visual of this came to me last night as I was taking a shower – more later). Shout out to self (at 9:30 this morning)…GET OFF YOUR ASS AND ON YOUR FEET! Stepped away from the computer, washed and dried shaped bottle…
Read MoreIn 2002 my son, in the Navy at the time, emailed the document below to us. I would forward it on at this time of year to the team I used to supervise (pre-retirement), and to my friends, to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for them “packing my parachute” – I couldn’t have said it any better. I feel that MY LIFE is…
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My son’s 40th Birthday is today, October 29th. Geeze – can he be that old? CAN I be that old? Yep and yep. At 40 he’s a successful business man, husband and father of three. We’re very proud of the man Michael has become. I made Michael this sculpture to celebrate his 40th year. The…
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