Sock Monkey

This is Mike.  We recently had a Brown Bag auction at our home and Mike was the winner of this gigantic sock monkey.  Interestingly enough Mike tells a story about when he was younger and his mother was sick, he stayed with some people who had a sock monkey but he was never allowed to take it home.  Now he has his own sock monkey.    Nice story Mike.  You look so content.

Operation Write Home Card

Here are a few cards I made for OWC. There was a little bit of a creativity block because its been a while, but today was a good card making day.

New Things!!!!

I have seen slide shows on other people's so I thought I'd try it--we took a day trip to Floyd Virginia which is always beautiful. They have a three-floor fabric shop which is in a huge brick building that was once a school. It was a beautiful day with my good hearted husband, Fred.

Some of the items they have there are extremely less than that other fabric store "Joanxxxxxx's" probably because they buy in bulk. Picked up a few more wire rings to make the pine cone wreaths (for an unbelievable $1.29) I was asked to make a Thanksgiving Wreath for someone and it's my first one. Sorry to bore you with another picture of that but---not that sorry not to post it.

I finally learned that if you want to punch something "more expertly" you should stamp it first and then punch--I was always punching and then stamping--wasted a lot of paper that way. I learn a lot from my Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers!!

Christmas Vintage Images-Free Public Domain

Visit The Vintage Moth for use of their vintage art. These would make great card fronts and probably require very little embellishment and from what I understand they are public domain. I love the generosity of public domain! www.thevintagemoth.blogspot.com

Art Image of The Day


There are some nice images to use in your projects from this wedsite, Art Image of the Day.  I like  looking around at the vintage and victorian pieces.

Paper Flower Tree-VBS Panda-Mania

Last week our Church had VBS and the theme was Panda mania.  Apparently Panda-mania is the VBS favorite this summer.  One of the decorating projects was attaching paper flowers to tree limbs.  My favorite.  I was hoping someone would be inspired to get married in the hallway...it just looked so inviting.

My husband was Mr. Zookeeper.  All I had to work with were two small panda iron-ons.  Keepsake Fabrics had one panda fabric.  No patches.  Lots of Monkeys though.  I made the patches by cutting squares around the pandas, stitching them and then sewing them on the sleeves. 

  VBS was a blast, can't seem to get those songs out of my head.

I Want A Greenhouse!

Is it too much to ask for, one's very own greenhouse?  Not a Quonset hut but a greenhouse.  My Mother's day gift was a trip to Blithe Gardens in Bristol, RI with my son, daughter-in-law and grand baby now I want a greenhouse. 

or

I will settle for a New England bamboo forest, just a small one.

Maybe a crab apple tree?

Of course the most beautiful in the Garden,

Grandbaby girl!

Thank You Card

I made this card for a friend who did a very special deed for someone who needed a helping hand.  This kind woman has her own little flower shop so not to use a flower in it would almost be a crime.    Sometimes the simple cards are the most fun to make. 

Happy Birthday Blessings

I received this lovely card from the ladies ministry at my Church.  They send a card to every member on their birthday.  It was a pleasant surprise and such a lovely card too!