Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Here's the BIG news!

In addition to all of the craft show frenzy that has been going on around here for the past few months....David and I were also awaiting the arrival of this handsome guy....
We are so pleased to introduce our new Grandson....
Miles Liam
born on November 8th
We were able to sneak off to see him for a mere 24 hours


We couldn't get over how alert he was for only 2 days old...

We loved giving lots of kisses and gentle hugs to this sweet boy and of course we also had to share that loving with Miles' big brother, Charlie, who celebrated his 3rd birthday on November 12.


We had fun at our favorite playground, and even grabbed a quick nap in the car...
Charlie loves his new baby brother...


and is very helpful to his Mommy and Daddy.
Now, aren't you glad that I'm not the type of Grandmother who makes you
view endless pictures of her Grandchildren?

I had to throw that last picture in from Halloween...he was the happiest Cowboy Woody I've ever seen and so pleased with his new light up boots!
We are so blessed to have these two beautiful Grandsons to love....
thanks be to God, the giver of life!
xoxo
Joyce


Monday, November 15, 2010

Just a quick post.....really?

I have been absent from this blog for several weeks and I'm trying to figure out how
 it is suddenly November 15th???????
First there were the craft shows.....
This year I added cake pedestals...large and small...vintage and new...

...and glass bowls and vases...



and my journals (this is a sampling)...












 there were some altered canvases made with vintage sheet music and images...




and of course banners and garlands...










Here's me with my Prednisone cheeks...oh my.


 I did say a quick post, right? LOL!
I will be back with another post soon....I have some exciting news and more photos!!
I will be trying to catch up with all of you this week. We are expecting
nine (9!!) house guests over the next 2 weeks....so much to do to get ready!
for now...
xoxo
Joyce 

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

My Swap with Mary-Part 2

I promised to show you the things I sent to Mary for our one-on-one swap and include a tutorial for the handmade item. I chose a wooden house shape from Say it With Letters (one of my favorite resources).
The quality of these pieces is excellent and I never even have to sand them. I think the hardest part of any paper piecing project is choosing the papers to use. Once I decide on the papers, the work goes relatively quickly. These were the papers I picked for Mary's house.

I like to mix patterned paper with text paper or sheet music and also ledger papers work well with patterned papers also. I love that ruler paper and thought it would work out for the roof line.


It was coming together nicely. I wanted to add a door to hang a wreath on but the
 proportions were not quite right...

I decided to turn the house into a birdhouse....
Here are the wreaths...one for the fall and one for winter. They were made using stamps from Papertrey Ink (another favorite resource) stamped onto cardstock and then mounted on cardboard from a cracker box (the perfect weight, right Elizabeth?)


You can see that I've used small pieces of hook and loop dots (Velcro) on the back of each wreath... there is also Velcro on the front of the birdhouse. This way, the wreaths can be changed out at the seasons.
So that the wreath not being displayed doesn't get lost...on the back of the birdhouse there is more Velcro to store the extra wreath...






Mary needed a tenant for her new birdhouse so I covered a chipboard bird with
some patterned paper and attached it to the front of the house.


Next some details were added. Stamped flourishes were next and a bingo marker with the #26 which is Mary's real house number. Here is the fall look with the twig and berry wreath...

and the winter look with the leaves and berries...

Take some time to visit Deb at Say it With Letters. She has a large variety of wooden shapes and letters in different fonts. Any piece can be cut in sizes ranging from very small to very large. I have been using Deb's products for years now and am always delighted, and, she's a heck of a sweet lady, too!
The other items I sent in Mary's package..some birdie stamps and chipboard birds for Mary to play with..

Chocolate...can't craft without it!

A pretty blue china plate and a bird in a nest...Mary loves blue flowers...
A cute original pumpkin sketch by the uber talented Mchelle Palmer, whose art is amazing!

One on one swaps...they're great fun!
Thanks again Mary, I really enjoyed our little Fall Swap!
xoxo
Joyce

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