My Sister Loves Daffodils

My sister, Luanne, loves daffodils . . . so when I saw a 'sister banner' idea online a year or so ago, I knew I had to make one for her with a daffodil theme. This year's holiday break from work has given me time to complete it! I LOVE to play with paper and Mod-Podge!!

The photos below are of the back of the banner.

Love these little "Clear-Bits"!

I purchased these clear charms from Red Lead Paperworks and couldn't wait to decorate them. I'm not sure, at this point, what project I'll attach them to. I'm too attached to them to put them on greeting cards, but they'd make sweet pendants. :)

All Things Snow

Warm winter greetings! I love this time of year! I tend to overwhelm myself with creative projects and can't always accomplish everything I want to, but that's ok because I thrive on being overwhelmed and I DO accomplish a lot! This holiday season I've made a commitment to host a "Snowflake Card-Making Event" on Sunday, December 9th from 11am-1pm. I have no clue whether anyone will attend the event but at this point it really doesn't matter. I'm planning for participants and following through with the prep-work. The snowflake-themed cards below are my 'samples' which are on display at Funky Junk on the Ithaca Commons, where the event will be held. If all else fails, I've got a very good start on my OWN holiday cards!

My second commitment for this month was to register to sell my handmade items at a craft fair on Thursday, December 13th from 11am-2pm. This isn't my first craft fair, although it's been a few years since I prepared for my last one. More on this in a future post! For the moment, my mind is focused on the above!

Red Lead Inspires Me!!

Red Lead PaperWorks is sponsoring a challenge on Facebook during the month of November 2012 and since I LOVE their word stamps (among many other cool items they sell!), I decided to create and submit the following four cabinet card pieces. They supplied the cabinet card downloads and I supplied the rest, while using their lovely word stamps! Of course, I want MORE MORE MORE of their stuff!!

Beautiful Autumn!!

I love this time of year! It inspires me!!

My slightly pathetic (unattended) flower pots are still blooming...at least til the frost hits them!

The first strawberry plant that I've ever tended to! It even produced edible berries!

Our little Mickey Moo is growing fast! He's the BEST for hours and hours of entertainment! We find the need to use a spray water bottle on him a lot because he jumps on the Goldens' faces, legs, tails, etc and makes them whimper :( but other than that, he's a fine Tom Cat!

Each time I visit this blog, I remind myself that I need to update it MORE OFTEN. Holy cow, I've done a ton of crafting and other stuff since my last blog entry in July! Unfortunately, I've neglected to take pics of 99% of the things I've created!

A card I made for my son, Adam's 31st birthday on September 20.

He knows I love him more than life itself!!

A promised photo (mentioned in my last blog entry) of Donor Family Quilt #4...it's now complete...at the time of this photo it was in need of two more squares and sandwiching and tying.

The very bottom right-hand square of Quilt #4 is for my son, Jase. As of his August 18th birthday, he would be 34 years old. Seventeen years spent laughing, living and loving him, seventeen years spent missing him each and every day. I wish I could receive one of his hugs just one more time.

And another promised photo from my last blog entry . . . Molly's dress (on the right). This is a pic of Mollie and her best friend. Mollie is my highschool girlfriend, Ellen's youngest daughter. She told her mom that she would attend the prom IF Ellen made her dress...Ellen wasn't all that confident in making it on her own. She felt like she was imposing upon me by asking . . . all I can say is NO WAY! I have no daughters to make pretty prom dresses for and I was HONORED to be asked to help make this dress! Plus, it gave me hours and hours of precious time spent with Ellen!  I even got the pleasure of 'visiting' the prom for a brief period of time when parents were allowed to come!! This is the kind of stuff memories are made of!!

xxx ooo--Barbara

The newest member of our family, Mickey, adopted on July 11, 2012. He's just a little guy, too young to eat on his own so I'm feeding him kitten formula with a tiny bottle.

How About a "D"??

I'm lagging a bit behind on my alphabet project . . . February was A-B-C, March was supposed to be D-E-F, April was G-H-I, May was J-K-L . . . you get the picture. Presently, E and F are sitting on my work table staring back at me and saying "Come on! You can dooooo it!" D took very little time and effort and sort of appeared before my eyes. For some reason, E is NOT cooperating. I AM determined though . . . I started this adventure and I WILL finish it. :) Sooooo, D = Domestic Goddess. I like the thought of each of us being a Goddess of one type or another . . .

Meanwhile . . . I'm still in "sewing theme" mode. The card below sits on top of my computer at work. The little "O'Susannah's" sign was just something I was toying with since I sold some cards to Sue at O'Susannah's. Under that it's stamped "The Nimble Thimble." These Art Impressions rubber stamps are FUN. There are different themes like candy shoppe, coffee cafe, etc. that you can use with the door and window stamps and there are holiday scenes, too. Of course, I want them all so I can mix and match the various little parts.

Projects-in-progress . . .

Donor Family Quilt #4 . . . is complete, except for creating and sewing the label to the back, AND, I completed it in less than a year! There's a storybook that goes along with it that needs finishing, too. Photos to follow . . .

Tim Holtz Configurations Print Tray . . . I'm in the process of cutting scrapbook paper to line each individual box. Will post photos soon . . .