Silver Bella 09

Yes, I'm going to Silver Bella again!!! Are you?

Paper garlands, paper garlands....

After months of great longing...... paper garland satisfaction was achieved!

This one was made by Karen who hangs out with Malisa at Moonlight Hollow. Is it not incredible!!!!!!! We loved it. There is so much to be gained by working with others.... we fed off of one another's creativity!

These are mine, Virginia's and Malisa's...piled in the middle of the table!!!

It's hard to imagine how different each one turned out! We were using the same piles of paper ... basically!

Below are some close-ups of mine I took today..... when trimming the coffee filters down by hand with scissors, they left these little tendrils that were in circles. I said I wanted to use them. Someone said just hang them in there.... someone else said to double them.... we loved it!

These are made from coffee filters, cupcake liners and all sorts of papers that we cut by hand and with punches.

Of course.... our inspiration is Pam Garrison.

Malisa and Karen posing for me....

and, yes, Karen...I can photoshop her out!

Karen and Virginia working hard.... that Karen is a possessed woman when she gets started! And...last but CERTAINLY NOT LEAST... I'm in a swap with four other women and here is a peek at what I sent them. I'll tell ya more about it soon.... but I told them I was putting a peek up, and I have been s l o w!!!

Birthdays in April

April is a big birthday month in our family! Here is DH's!! Yes, he's going through another facial hair stage - we'll see how long this one lasts! Anyway.... fun was had by all!!! Tonight was opening registration for Silver Bella 2009 . Looks like I got all the classes I wanted!!! How about you?

Have a blessed Easter!

Barbie Becomes a Grandmother!

One of my Dirt Diva Friends (we all used to work with high school youth at our church ...therefore we have gone through A LOT together and gone a lot of places....long story short...) anyway.... Connie became a grandmother for the first time.... thus a party.... Barbie had to be aged ... note the highlight foil in her hair and she has roots...they don't show up well. Of course, Barbie ages really well....she has some extra lumpiness under her towel now though!!!!!

Book for the Grandmother on things we think a grandmother should do.

I did the doll. Melinda altered the tub area with handrails (potty is mounted above in the box with a handrail) and the towel rack became a walker! Click on this one to see it larger for sure!

Connie and Lori checking out the walker. Garland hanging has the baby name on one side and photos she has emailed us constantly on the other side.

The cupcakes were made by Olga and have picks in them that Lori assembled for me with the sonogram picture!

Nancy couldn't be with us as her husband was still in the hospital recovering from kidney cancer surgery. He's coming home today! PTL! He's doing great!

Easter Mosaic

1. Easter Sunrise, 2. Easter Egg, 3. Påsktulpaner ~ tulips for Easter, 4. Happy Easter, dear flickr friends!, 5. Easter egg cookies, 6. The Glory of Christ - Easter Day 2008 by Stephen B Whatley., 7. Greek Orthodox Easter // 1 of 6, 8. Two eggs, Nestbox #1, yesterday afternoon, 9. Mourning Cloak Butterfly, 10. Easter eggs, 11. Hopped Out - Happy Easter, 12. the cross

Did I show you these?

Saturday we went to a wedding. Left to right...Mike (son's best friend), Boo (father of groom) and my son. Mike and my son were groomsmen. Aren't they all so cute! Did I show you this? I glued this piece of wood that I collaged onto a box and poured those little micro beads around it...

Above is my bulletin board... I need to finish that one big piece!

I made this book in Kim Kwan's class at Silver Bella 2008!!! I finally dug out some seam binding and bound it Friday. I'm going to put pictures of things I've made in it!!!! Here's one page done. ha! Need to write about it.. that would be a good idea.

Future DIL!

I got that bracelet that I won on Teresa's Ezine... from Debi Vincent! It's soooo pretty. I should've worn it to the wedding. I forgot it was in the egg bowl!

I came across this. Sometimes I keep things I make because I like them so much. This is one of those things... a simple accordion book. I should make more of these. I remember I gave a bunch as RAKs one year....

And below are some little images that I bought at Silver Bella 2009 from

Karla Nathan. I should use them, shouldn't I? I used one....not sure where...

Okay...that's all for now....