One day...

A friend sent me the Splenda Flavor Blends for coffee. It's pretty yummy.

I'm waiting for an installer to arrive. Finally picked out some new light fixtures...out with the old gold brass stuff. One of the fixtures hangs in the entry hall from the second story....should be interesting. I have brought art down that needs sewing to occupy myself once they arrive. I don't want to watch. I still sew at the kitchen table...one day I'll rectify that. One day I'll have a dream "studio", too.

I have to call people to come and rip my bathroom apart and make it better. I do not want to do that....but apparently that is the only way it will get done. I have a painter coming tomorrow...I have taken some baby steps....one day it will be all finished and then we'll move. Meanwhile, I'll drink coffee and plan.

Give them wings!

What a blessing it is to have friends that know you would like to get torn butterfly wings from them. These came in the mail from Nathalie. What a joy! Those of you that do collage understand about picking strange items up off the ground and putting it in your pocket. When my twenty-something daughter and I are walking through a parking lot and I suddenly bend down...she says "Don't pick that up." She is already showing concern for what her future children will have in their pockets after they've been to see grandma. Maybe it will be wings!

Because I Said So is a link you really need to look at. Be sure and run to the bathroom before you read it though! Thanks for sharing this with me, Christy!

The Postal Inspector

My postal inspector's name is Charley. He is a five year old Golden Retriever and he knows everything that comes in or goes out of this house. That's my bag for my first trip to the P.O. today....mailing some books for a swap on the Christian Paper Artists Yahoo Group (link in sidebar). It's a gothic shaped book...inspired byBelinda Schneider. Here is a bigger sneak peek...I'm waiting to load the pages until the girls get their books.

Mailing a Swap

These are a few of my buildings for the Unruly Artists Skyline swap over at InThisHouse Yahoo Group The houses above have addresses like #3 Petal Lane and 402 Icy Ewe and 7 Rocky Crown. The above skyscapers are Acme Paint HQ on Gesso Circle and The Wirey Bldg. and The Staples Building. After I scan things I seem to always go back and made adjustments. I added doors to the Wirey Bldg. and The Staples Bldg....just used rectangular silver labels. This is obviously the FBI, with a googlie eye on the front of the structure, along with a sweet house, candy shop and a home on Listing Lane (made out of a phone book page). It will be hard for me to mail these off. It's a 21 for 20 swap with Angela Cartwright. She and Sarah Fishburn have a new book called In This House. There were size constraints and the houses are done with business cards glued together. These are meant to be a border around a room. The variety of houses that have been uploaded on the web site is incredible...can't wait to show you what I get back. These are due the end of the month. So into the mail they go TODAY!

Swap Tease

I'm hosting a swap on Christian Paper Artists right now that is a gothic shaped book done in the shabby chic style about God's Lovingkindness. Most of the pages have arrived and I will be assembling the book next week to mail back out to the participants. It's going to be soooooooo pretty. Here is a tease of the cover... don't want to show the players yet. Have a great, artful weekend!

Nathalie got a blog! Be sure and check it out! Now I have to get busy and see if we are ready for a Hurricane Dean next week. The tropical storm (Erin) brought us so much rain yesterday. I think I have plenty of batteries and water. Could get some more propane..... should be a fun weekend.