Art Arrives in Mail

Don't you love getting art in the mail? It is just the best! This is a RAK (random act of kindness) that I received last week from Nathalie Thompson (who has no blog as of yet...but I'm encouraging her). She made this zine for an online group entry. It's made from those brown lunch bags and is loaded with goodies. It's simply wonderful. Her art always inspires me. She and I are in the Christian Paper Artists Yahoo Group and so I get to see lots of her artistic efforts. Had to share!

I won this here! Jennifer Lee's Blog Journal. You should go check her blog out. She did a tutorial for ArtsyMama's Blog Party. She sent me the papers to do my own ATC in the style of her's. I'll upload my version very soon. (Remind me!)

Third Triptych

Emily Pruitt did these! The first panel says "Seems like only yesterday you came into our world." Second: "Off to school... How did six years go by so fast?" and Third: "Our little girl, all grown up.... What a lovely bride.." A story we all can relate to of raising a child in our home.

More House Triptychs

When these were first uploaded on the InThisHouse Yahoo Group site, I fell in love with them. Don't you adore these little dresses! THEN I got them in the mail! I was so excited. Luna is the maker of these. Be sure and check out her blog. The text reads "When she was a child her father moved the family so often that it seemed to her as if she had left behind an entire wardrobe of change of a-dresses."

House Triptychs

Back of house triptych by Debbie Dischley. This was a swap on InThisHouse Yahoo Group. This is one of the triptychs I received in the swap. My triptychs have already been on here and one of them is my banner at this time! The middle panel reads "A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams." Here is the front:

The first panel says "A house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul."

Second panel reads "The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it." and the third panel says "Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man."

I'll add another one I received tomorrow. I just love these. I love the house shape...I'm not sure why I love that shape so. There is another swap going on there that I'm in...making houses and other buildings (a skyline) out of business cards. I haven't started mine yet...they are due the end of the month and I have a swap on Christian Paper Artists to finish first. I'll show you peeks soon.

Charming

I also mailed my charm swap off last Friday. The ones that say "create" are the ones I sent for the swap on Christian Paper Artists Yahoo Group. They turned out pretty well after all. I ordered some "non-toxic" flux and a "Helping Hand" from Simply Swank. That Helping Hand thing looks like it will be my most valuable tool ever!

Inspire!

I mailed my "inspiration box" to my Silver Bella pal .

It's full of goodies!