I'm sure none of that will really happen to me.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Silver Bella Nightmares
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Jam Up and Jelly Tight...remember that song?
Monday, July 28, 2008
Banner Days
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Fish Pedicure
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Wanda Won!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Silver Bella 2008
Sooo... the point of all this is to tell you that I'm registered for Silver Bella 2008! Booked my hotel room and my plane ticket! I got all my first choice classes! And.....even better.....my BFF Virginia is going with me!!!!!!!!!!
Last year I had just the greatest time ever - didn't know anyone when I got there...but made some great friends. See posts here and any in November of 2007.
This year I have two classes with Charlotte Lyons, one with Pam Garrison, one with Rebecca Sower and one with Jenni Bowlin. There is a great lineup of teachers (including Sally Jean Alexander) ..... and Mary Engelbreit is the Guest Speaker at the luncheon on Saturday. Vendor night is always a huge affair, too! You can see the classes here - I bet you could still get in!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Anniversary Giveaway Winner!
We have a winner! I drew Wanda's name out of all those leaving comments since the "contest" began. I will upload a teaser photo later today of the box of goodies headed to Wanda. Knowing that she is going to Silver Bella helps me to know what she NEEDS in her box! Congratulations, Wanda. And thank you to all of you for commenting!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Life CAN Be a RAK
I had a great mail day on Saturday!
Katie sent me this darling angel tag that I had admired on her blog . Also in the package was a sweet blue notepad and a Mary Englebreit tag...all wrapped in blue polka dot paper!
Anna.... who spoils me terribly .... sent me a beautiful apron ... black cut velvet on gold and lined in black. She MADE this! It's a Diva Apron!!!! And.... a delightful book - that she ALSO MADE! It's titled The Artist's Survival Kit and is filled with fun charts and tips. It's great. Well, she says the apron is my win on her blog giveaway and the book is my RAK from her on the CPA Yahoo Group - which she did owe me. So, she's right - I guess I did deserve these things. haha
She also sent her pennats for the summer banner swap I'm hosting - but I'll save those to show later.
I didn't get any good mail today. sigh!!!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Reading level warning
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Art for friends
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
By the Sea Inchies
Cindy Ericsson, Corbi, Chris McNeal, Anna Tremblay, Emily P., Christy Grant, yours truly, Virginia, Barb J., Lori N., and Phyllis! If any of you girls have a blog send me the link and I'll put it up!
Monday, July 7, 2008
One Year Later!
I realized today that I missed my one year anniversary. I was so sure it was late July when I had begun blogging. Well... it wasn't. It was June 20th. And on that first blog post, I had two comments. One was from Anna, who was anonymous back then as she had not yet begun to blog. And the second comment was from Arlene, whom I did not know. Doesn't it always excite you when someone you don't know comments on your blog!!! I was so thrilled. Kimla Kay was the next person to comment a couple of posts later. I got to meet her at Silver Bella 2007 - a real sweetheart and now a new mom.
You know the internet changed my life in so many ways. I'm one of those people that is pretty much "self taught". I seldom take classes, I "figure it out" on my own - and the internet and html, etc. fall into the "figure it out" part of me. My DH says he created a monster when he brought the first computer home to me back in the DOS days. I remember the slowness of the internet when I first got online and look at us today! Between my yahoo groups and blogging - I have friends all over the world that I would never have known. I know the same is true for all of you that read this. And it has certainly expanded my artistic leanings, not to mention the rest of my life. Thank you for reading my blog and leaving comments - which are so important to bloggers - and if you don't have a blog, get one! I'll help you if you need help. I'm still wondering when Natalea is going to use what I showed her. Big Grin inserted here.
Here is a link to my first post. So....what do people do to celebrate blog events and anniversaries? They have a GIVEAWAY!!! (is that one word?) So leave a comment on this post or a later one between now and next Monday .... the 14th.... and I'll draw a name for a prize!!! I have to figure out what that prize will be - so humor me here. I'm sure it will be good.
Friday, July 4, 2008
What's On Your Mantle?
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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