Recovering from SB 2009

SiLveR BellA 2009

has come and gone...

but it will take days to tell you about it.

This is the centerpiece at Saturday's luncheon.

Cari Kraft made them!

The photo below is from Peggy...

Natalea, do you see Janey behind the tree!

We sat together in Pam Garrison's Lineage of Love class.

Janey loves me ........ pictures tomorrow...

Today I'll share photos of my two online friends that I met in person for the first time...

First is Katie!

And then I found Lynn a little later....

This is a picture of the 3 of us at the luncheon....

Katie is tall! I thought of her as petite!

Isn't that funny how we picture people?

But I was correct in how sweet and loving she is.

She is a beautiful woman inside and out! It was such a joy to meet her.

We only had one class together and we sat on opposite sides of the room...

that class was oversold - Rebecca Sower's cigar box class which was my

absolute favorite class!

Lynn is adorable. She is sooooooo cute and lively.

She needs a new picture on her blog.... she is a thousand times

more darling in person! I'll have to send her a new photo of herself!

Of course, I'm a thousand times cuter in real life myself.... so I get it.

......smile.... More TOMORRRRRROW!

You know where I am....

Gone to Silver Bella!

That would be a no...

Today I went wedding gown shopping with my daughter.

May it be known....

none of the following were taken in the above place of business.

I couldn't get her to even try this one on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a real store! And below is evidence of what they make...

Below are some pictures I was allowed to take and to show...

however, none of them were on any

garments that were even taken

into a dressing room

by anyone

related to me.

I would've liked to have had some snips of these tho...

...... the search continues...

Sleep, Showers, Silver Bella

I just had to show you how ARt DoG watches football.

He's lying on an ottoman... he's quite large!

He loves football watching days!

Then Sunday there was a baby shower at my house....

I made a little corsage for the honoree to wear!

And I made a book of dresses....

had everyone write notes or tips to her

and, of course, I forgot to take a picture of it assembled.

But I had made a cover for it and I put holes in each shoulder

and tied with ribbons.

You know ....

where I go on Thursday, right?

SilVeR BELLLLLLLLLLA!

November 2009

Charley and I were on a walk looking for fall stuff...

I need some large acorn caps for a Silver Bella class.... not all acorn caps

are created equally!

1. Fall Leaves And Acorns, 2. Acorns and Leaves, 3. Acorn, Leaves & Berries necklace. , 4. acorns and laf, 5. acorns and leaves, 6. Leaves and acorns, 7. blue acorns, 8. Vintage Gold Link Bracelet with Leaves, Berries, and Acorns , 9. Oak Acorns, 10. 197/365 The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, 11. acorns, 12. acorn, 13. Autumnal things, 14. leaves and acorns, 15. Acorn and Oak Leaf Charm Necklace, 16. Acorn and Fallen Leaves

Inchies of Thanks

While I'm waiting for the remainding matchboxes to arrive... thought I'd show you the inchies I made for a recent Thankful Inchie swap. They look SOOOO much better in person.... but I glued a beautiful autumn napkin to watercolor paper and then I brushed melted beeswax on it and then I stamped it with rubberstamps that had leaves on them!!! Turned out pretty cool!

What happened to October?

Well, one thing I did in October

was start making an Advent Calendar

for Christmas out of tiny matchboxes.

I'm hosting a swap on Christian Paper Artists!

This is my box... Day 1!

Below is a shot of all the boxes I've received so far....

the last 5 or 6 should be arriving today or tomorrow

so I can sort and mail them back out!

This has been the greatest little swap!