Painting

If I can do it....you can do it...

I have always loved trees and had this idea in my head for a while...

My kids and I have been on a new journey in life...

and I wanted to represent the 4 of us going on into a new day.

The sun is setting on the past, but it is also going to rise

on our new future and by the looks of the sky....the next

day is going to be beautiful!

I am a painter by no means....I have always loved to

try.

I used acrylic paints and an extender so that they don't dry

too quickly.  It makes them act like oil paints. Just make sure you completely

cover the canvas with gesso first (white) it kind of primes the canvas

and gets it ready to accept the paint.

Can you guess what it is?

Does Anyone have a guess?

It all started when I was trying to make something 

else and it went wrong....sooo

I decided to make it into something else.

This was done with a hole saw attached to my drill...it was

just a scrap piece of wood....so ignore the other screw hole...that was from another project... 

Wait for it!!!!

Yes, it is a curling iron holder....

I first had it attached to the wall...(which is a better place) but then I moved furniture around and decided to bite the bullet and attach it to the dresser side....I wish I would have put it lower....but oh well...

As you can see....I haven't painted it yet...

Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Fun Ornaments

just a little glue, glitter and foam decorations ....or craft paint

for those talented artists out there....and you have very

special ornaments...

Thank you to my niece for posting these pics...

Merry Christmas!!!!

Disappearing 9 Patch

Fundraiser Quilt

There is a young boy in our family 

who has been fighting testicular cancer.

They are having a fundraiser for him and his

family this month, for the medical bills.

I wanted to help out, so I decided to start yet

another quilt....but Praise God, this

one got finished pretty much on time.

The Benefit is on Nov. 17th if anyone in

my area is interested in knowing more, just

email me.

This is a disappearing nine patch done with 

all batiks....I love it!   

most of the fabric was purchased at

Joann's

I stitched in the ditch around all squares and rectangles and then stippled only 

in the purple squares

If there is someone who doesn't know what a disappearing nine patch is....I'd love to know...so I can show you how easy it is...

leave a comment below.  

Fall Bouquet

Beautiful Fall "Pumpkin" Bouquet

My niece Terri made this really cute bouquet for her child's

kindergarten teacher....

So....you take a pumpkin pie pumpkin and cut a hole a 

little bigger than the soup can you are going to put inside

 (like the vase..)

empty all the "stuffin" out of your pumpkin

and slide your can in....

put a little water and 

add your fresh fall flowers....beautiful!!

Thank you Terri!

Color Matching and Motor Skills

This is a great way to combine color matching 

and working on your little ones motor skills.
Probably for ages 2-6 

Get all your supplies ready...

paint swatches from your local hardware store (2 each),

a glue stick, clothes pins from the dollar store, and 

scissors

take one of the cards and on each section draw

the outline of your clothes pin top and bottom 

and cut them out and then glue the 

pieces to the top and bottom of the clothes pin

my little friend Phoebe had so much fun pinching the clothes pins

Nifty Mail Box

Ease the travel woes for someone you love

You know how when you come home from vacation and

there is a stack of mail the size of Mount Rushmore...

Well my niece just made this wonderful little 

solution for my sister and her husband.

All the mail was sorted by the person it was addressed to....

so they didn't have to do the sorting. 

Each bundle was tied with a pretty ribbon and there were

little treats in there to make going through the mail more enjoyable.

Heather, used an old shoe box that she covered with pretty material 

to make it special...

I love this idea and wish I was ....first ....going somewhere wonderfully warm and exotic

and second.....I wish someone would do this for me when I return...   ;-)