Friday, March 25, 2011

What Do You See?

The latest QB5 swap is about making something from a "pile of stuff"
(or bits as Margaret and Carole call them).
We set up some guidelines for ourselves....
hmmppph!..... and sent them off.
We sent the same packet of stuff to each of the other swappers. Above is what Carole sent us. I forgot to take a picture before I began to assemble her's...so this is from Margaret's blog...the only difference is my lady is different.
Carole works mostly in fabric..... so she's really loving all the paper we sent her!
Below is what Nathalie sent us....she loves an Asian theme... which I find extremely difficult to work in.... Nathalie's foundation piece is a coaster and we are to not have things hanging off of it.
Next up is Patty.
Patty's foundation is a toasted, flattened sardine tin!
I think she sent a strange assortment of stuff.
She thinks they all go together quite well.
hmmmm...
Here is Margaret's assembly....
her foundation piece is a bingo card.
We all got different men... I got the priest.
Considering that it's bingo..I think they go well together!!!
I mailed them a chipboard house shape that I got at Michael's. So my hope is that I can hang them all together once home....a little QB5 Neighborhood!
I've already received mine back from Patty!
It is ADORABLE!
You are going to love it!
I'm waiting to show it....don't want to influence the others that are still working!
I have finished all of them except Carole's!
I also need to make a house out of my stuff.
Hopefully we will have a reveal soon.
Keep watching!
Maybe I'll show some sneak peeks soon?
Yeah.....maybe tomorrow....

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Winter is Over!

Thought you needed a "Henry fix"!
(my granddog)
He loves to swim.
He loves to go to the dog park!
He just loves to be!
.....and another sign that winter is over....
I took some pictures on the way home from church Sunday....
The Azaleas are blooming their hearts out here!
Happy Spring!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Deep in the Heart of Texas

....I've been absent a few days... went to a friend's ranchland...
My husband is holding my wine while I take pictures....
but you know we won't let him claim that...
So..... last week, I looked up the schedule for the next
stagecoach heading west....
Packed our bags and departed for the lands west of San Antonio....
I might add that it was VERRRRY windy and thus the new hairstyle!
and left my boots packed for dancing.... didn't want to get them dusty...
..... you can't really complain about your stagecoach, but this one was a little dusty.... saw lots of turkeys...
and we all headed to the local watering hole...
I should've taken more animal shots...
I mean pictures...
(they don't like the word shots)
when we left I turned and took a picture out the back of the stagecoach...
I must say that the blasted moon was so bright all week,
you could hardly see the "stars at night"
deep in the heart of Texas.
...above is from my front yard last night...
Spring Break is over.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

March Madness

I suspect that most of you don't know what March Madness is... or else you think it has something to do with hats or spring flowers. ??? Well, it's about college men's basketball!
And it all starts TODAY! The Final Four is in Houston this year!
(April 2)
And the National Championship is here on April 4!
Let me know if you're coming!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Make A Journal!

Carole taught a video class on making a journal last year.
Here are the photos of my book.
I made it small... I just love the size!
I am using it to put notes from blogging friends in there...
that they send me in snail mail...
It's such a treat to get things in the mail from your blogging buddies!
I always save their little notes and so I'll have a representative number
in this little book and I can write my notes in the pages telling about them!
Carole is starting another class on April 2nd...
You can go here to sign up!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

What Am I Doing?

I know I've been a bad blogger lately.
I have been doing the mundane things that have to be done.
I promise I will do something so fun ...
very, very soon....
You will want to go with me.
Here are some clues....
Do you know where I'm going?
Do ya? Are you SURE?

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Paper Angels are Here!

On February 11, I told you I was hosting a Paper Angel Swap on my yahoo group.
They all arrived and now are in their swap homes.
Some girls did 3, some did 12....
it was a one for one swap.
Some did them all alike and some did them all different....
here is a sampling of them...
Above is by Shirley Johnson

Terri Bush's angels.

Rebecca Faust

Nathalie

One of mine! Jessie Koengisberg's Jeri Hundertmark's angel. Donna Kauffroath's angel...one of them... they were all different. Becky Hunt's darling angel. ..and Mardi James' angel! ...so on to more owls.....