Monday, April 25, 2011

Two more finished pieces....


A customer commissioned the pebble rug made in Colorado river rock colors......

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And my son and his fiance's shower gift.....

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Friday, April 22, 2011

Recent Projects

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My daughter built this tomato cage, no more squirrel thievery.  I think we could easily make a greenhouse out of it.  She is so talented!

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My lilac bushes are so fragrant that I thought I would make soap.  I carefully removed each blossom and followed the directions.  Unfortunately the lilac scent didn't prevail.  Instead an earthy, woodsy scent did.  The bars still smell good, but I was hoping to preserve that lilac heaven.

And finally, a few paintings I've finished the past month....

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Small Wonders

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I am smitten!  I love miniatures and working with my miniature gardens:  http://keepingnotes.typepad.com/blog/2011/03/spring-greening.html.  But this has made me want to branch out and try something new. 


The artist is Annina Gunter and her work is amazing!


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See more of her work on her blog: http://anninagunter.blogspot.com/



Thursday, April 14, 2011

Learning to Sew

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Remember these?  I wanted Olivia to be able to sit and sew while Grandma does so I made her some sewing cards and a sewing basket.  Since she always wants to do what I'm doing, these worked perfectly.

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I made photo copies from a book, glued them to card stock, covered them with clear contact paper and punched the holes.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

New to our household.....

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Six Rhode Island Red chicks!  Paul finally said yes to building me a chicken tractor!  Fresh eggs.....and they are soooo cute!!

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I can't wait for Olivia to come for a visit!!!