these are special times

WELL I DECIDED TO SHOW MY STUDIO...AS IT REPRESENTS MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AS I AM IN HERE FOR HOURS, I LOVE TO TURN AROUND AND SEE...THE BEAUTIFUL

PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED ME...THE HAPPY MEMORIES OF THE PICTURES OR EMBELLISHMENTS..SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU... CAN YOU SPOT THE GUY IN THE PICTURE AT THE TOP...THE GENTLE SOUL IN OUR HOME...AND ALWAYS OFFERING A GENTLE..LOVING..PLACE TO DROP YOUR HAT! IF YOU HAVE NOT MET HIM...YOU HAVE MISSED...

THE SHELVES ARE FULL OF EMBELLISHMENTS DONATED BY FRIENDS..BOXES LEFT ON MY DOOR STEP BY MY FRIEND WANDA.. 'A "FORK" FROM MY FRIEND DEBBIE WHICH HOLDS THE INSTRUCTIONS I AM TRYING TO FOLLOW ..AT TIMES...AND JUST ODDS AND ENDS SAVED AND GIVEN TO ME BY MANY FRIENDS AS I PUT TOGETHER THIS CREATIVE JUNGLE!! AND THIS IS JUST ..ONE..OF THE SHELVES!!
THIS PIECE...WAS FOUND AND GIVEN TO ME...AND I HAVE USED IT SO MANY TIMES INCLUDING ON MY LAST BOOK. THE BOOK WAS FOR THE 'OTHER SON'. ONE WAS THE AUTHOR THE OTHER IS AN ARTIST..TALK ABOUT INTIMIDATING ( INFO ON MY LAST BLOG). BUT I LOVE ALL THE WORDS ON THIS CARD. ONE SUGGESTION WHICH ISN'T ON THERE..IS TO JOIN A MIXED MEDIA GROUP..AND MEET SOME OF THE MOST CARING AND CREATIVE. ARTISTS....AND ABOVE ALL..THOUGHTFUL AND SHARING OF THEIR OWN TECHNIQUES..WANTING TO SEE YOU GROW..HELPING YOU EVERY STEP!!

AND YOU NEED A PARTNER..LIKE MY JOHN. WHO DIDN'T SIT DOWN AND CRY WHEN HE CAME HOME AND FOUND HIS GORGEOUS OFFICE FURNITURE GONE..AND A STUDIO IN ITS PLACE. IF HE LEARNED ANYTHING IT WAS NOT TO GO AWAY ON A BUSINESS TRIP WITHOUT SOME EXPECTATIONS ON HIS RETURN. TOMORROW WILL BE 48 YEARS WE HAVE SHARED MEMORIES TOGETHER.


OF COURSE THERE ARE LOTS OF ANGELS SITTING ON THE SHELVES..ALL DIFFERENT

SIZES AND COLORS..WHICH I LIKE TO USE AS 'KNOBS' ON THE BOXES..IN THE BACKGROUND IS A PICTURE OF MY MOM AND DAD..TAKEN YEARS AGO!! PEEKING OUT OF THE SHELF..BUT I CAN SEE IT CLEARLY EVERY DAY.

THIS SPACE ON THE SHELF MAY BE TINY, BUT IN "HEART" SIZE..ITS BIG..CAUSE IT HOLDS GIFTS FROM A FEW OF MY FRIENDS...THE PUMPKIN DOLL FROM SANDY, THE FRIENDSHIP WORDS FROM CHERYL AND THE BLESSING LAMB I FOUND SOMEWHERE..AND KNEW IT BELONGED ON THIS SHELF. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THE SNOWMAN BOTTLE I MADE FOR MOM..SAYS ' PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES'..WITH A HAT AND ...WHAT...? THERE IS MOM IN THE BACKGROUND..CUTTING VEGGIES FOR SALAD!!! THATS WHERE MOM ALWAYS WAS..IN THE KITCHEN. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO..AMAZING HOW MUCH HAS HAPPENED TO HER IN ONE YEAR
SO. AS WE APPROACH THANKGSGIVING DAY..WE NEED TO SAY A PRAYER OF THANKS TO ALL THOSE IN OUR LIFE WHO HAVE TAUGHT US HOW TO BE THANKFUL AND NOT JUST TO KNOW IT..BUT TO GIVE IT..THANKS..TO EVERYONE WE MEET. IN EACH OF US THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR...AND TO BE THANKED FOR. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL READERS OF MY BLOG..AND THOSE THAT DON'T! CHEERS!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

WELL HERE IS THE COVER FOR THE JOURNAL I WAS ASKED TO MAKE...FOR A BOY

WHO IS AN AUTHOR!!! AS I MENTIONED..I WAS SORT OF INTIMINATED AS I AGREED

TO CREATE THIS...SO I PUT MY FEELERS OUT FOR AN EMBELLISHMENT OF A

TYPEWRITER. THEN I FOUND THIS PHOTO IN AS ISSUE OF SUMERSET MAGAZINE

WHALLA!!!! THE COVER IS ACTUALLY THE COPY FROM THE MAGAZINE.
AND THEN..AS USUAL, MY FRIEND WANDA CAME THRU..WITH THIS SMALL ..TINY

TYPEWRITER EMBELLISHMENT..PERFECT FOR THE HANDLE OF THE BOOK!!!

THANK YOU WANDA!! I THINK YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF IT IN THE LARGER PHOTO
AND THIS WAS THE INSIDE COVER...THE TWO FOLDERS AT THE TOP..ARE LABELED

WITH TWO BOOKS HE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN....ANYWAY...TURNED OUT BETTER THEN I THOUGHT IN THE BEGINNING...
AND. AS PROMISED IN PREVIOUS BLOG...HERE IS THE 'AFTER' OF THE BOX FOR THE

POLICEMAN. THE BROWN PAINTED EDGES ARE PLASTER OF PARIS WITH STICKS

EMBEDDED TO LOOK LIKE A BIRDS NEST..ALSO MAKES IT HEAVY!!!
THERE IS A METAL SHEET IN BETWEEN THE PAPER SO I COULD ADD A BUTTERFLY

MAGNET.........THE PAPER WAS ACTUALLY A FOLDER I FOUND AND COPIED ONTO

HEAVY PAPER..AND THEN GLUED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOX
AND PEOPLE WONDER WHAT TAKES ME SO LONG TO MAKE A BOX/BOOK!! BUT I ENJOY GOING AROUND THE STUDIO TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT ITEM..AND AS YOU KNOW..TRYING TO FIND ANYTHING IN THE STUDIO IS A JOURNEY IN ITSELF.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!!

Fall is here!!!

WELL ITS FALL. FINALLY. NATHANIEL SPENT THE WEEK END WITH GRAMMIE AND GRANDPA..AND WE WENT TO THE BOTANICAL GARDEN PUMPKIN PATCH..FREE PUMPKINS AND LOTS OF IDEAS ON DECORATING!!AND I FINISHED 4 BOOKS FOR ALL MY CHARITIES. SORRY THIS PICTURE IS SIDEWAYS BUT IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY YOU WILL SEE THE GOLDEN HUMMING BIRD..WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A HAIR BARET GIVEN TO ME BY MY FRIEND WANDA. THE PAPER IS HAND MADE AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE IT WOULD TEAR..BUT LAYS ON THE COVER VERY VERY SMOOTHLY...WITH THE HUMMINGBIRD..THE BOOK IS BEAUTIFUL!
MY SECOND FAVORITE. I THINK THEY ARE ALL MY FAVORITES. INSIDE COVERS ALWAYS HAVE SOME WORDS OF INSPIRATION BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO WILL BE WRITING AND WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES...AND EVERYONE COULD ALWAYS USE A BIT OF INSPIRATION.
OH MY GOSH. POOR LITTLE ME...SAYS FLAPJACK, BUT ACTUALLY ITS A COSTUME HIS GODMOTHER SENT..AND LATER ON WE CAN USE THIS WITH SOME GLOW-IN-THE-DARK STRIPES FOR WALKING WITH DADDY IN THE DARK MORNINGS!!
AND HERE IS THE ' BEFORE'. A BOX FOR THE WIFE OF THE POLICEMAN KILLED IN ACTION LAST MONTH. I ALSO DO BOXES ANONYMOUSLY ..AND ENJOY EACH. I HAVE FINISHED THIS..AND WILL PUT UP A PICTURE ON THE NEXT UPDATE!! YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE ' AFTER'.
WELL ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING...ONLY 4 1/2 MONTHS UNTIL APRIL 2011..!!!