Witchy Wonder

my angelic witch....she has always been a princess at halloween until this year...she wanted to do something different and debated between being a cowgirl or a witch....I think she made an adorable witch.....this pic was after the trick or treating, after she loaded up her belly on candy and soda and juice....when it was way past her bedtime but she didn't want to give in to the sleepy bugs in her eyes and was about to fall asleep in the chair!! yep, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about....and when she finally falls asleep I go digging in that candy bag and munch out too!! yep, I'm way behind on things but still wanted to share this card I made for halloween....

I've done a couple of collages to remind myself of some of the good things in life....

when music fills the air and life is wonderful...this time of our life when all we see is the magic and promise of love....when all we need is to look in the eyes of our loved one to feel the bond and comfort that only a shared love can bring....

ahhh, the first bloom of love....and the honeymoon stage of marriage when we still have the stars in our eyes and when we know our lives are perfect.....

I have been in such a funky mood lately...I suffer from SAD and the winter months are bad for me....I try to get as much sun as I can,that is supposed to help...so my posts may not be as often as usual...I've not even been on the blogs for a 2 or 3 weeks and have some catching up to do on reading some of the wonderful posts out there....but trying to get my self together and hopefully I can get back to crafting soon....

ok,blah,blah,blah, enough of my moaning and complaining....lets get to some good things to blog about!!

Krissa is crafting with bits and pieces....there is a little bit of everything in these...including some nails!! she loves using odd items in her crafts...a true trash to treasure little artist in the making.....




the horse is from a broken trophy....she made this one for poppa....they share a love of horses....not me tho, I got to admit I'm scared of them....I think they are beautiful and love seeing them in the field eating and running and playing...but I don't want any contact with them...

pipe cleaners and a little ball off of an old toy...

foam she has colored with markers....

I'm sure you've noticed her table....she has drawn and wrote things all over it...but its hers and it is a work of art in itself....

the young ones have such imagination....don't you just love when they get creative and surprise you with little gifts....she is always giving me little drawings...I'll share some of them soon...

suzy in her favorite spot......

she thinks the bed is hers!!

We've also had a birthday here, Krissa turned 11 and she had a birthday party and sleepover....I'll share pics of them soon too...haven't loaded them on the puter yet but will get to them soon...

Thanks for stopping in and listening to all my blather(hmmm,did I spell that right, or is it even a word??)....got to get in bed, six o'clock comes early....Hagd and hugs to all!

Rainy Day Fun Day

this is my entry for the Digital2ForTuesday challenge this week, cora gave us this charming image of the little girl playing.....I resized it,printed it out and colored it with wood pencils,put a black frame around it and mounted it on some yellow scrapbooking paper that I had doodled some designs on...then added fabric hearts and and a little bit of glitter glue..

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Together "Collage"

I made this collage for the Mixed Media Monday challenge,the theme is together....

this is my first entry on this challenge blog...the base is an old book cover flap that I covered in old wrapping paper,then glued on images from old books and magazines....I added a little bit of lace and a cloth heart and a strip of scrapbooking edge paper(the red paper with the heart cutout).....the top strip is fabric ribbon....

all us ladies know the wedding is the best but...

too bad to the hubby that forgets that anniversary gift!!

just a little humor in there, our faces may all be different(which is why I covered the faces of the bride and groom).... but we still hope for the same things....
thanks for looking and have a good week

Botanica Postcard

The theme this week at SPA is botanica, so this is what I came up with....all images came from some old book pages that I had savcd years ago...

Thanks for looking and have a nice week....

Look !! I Won My First Blog Giveaway!!

isn't this awesome!!!

Dawn at The Feathered Nest recently had her 1000th blog post giveaway...I won a gift from her....it is so adorable.....Dawn has the most incredible things....if you have never visited her blog then go take a look....you wont be disappointed....

thank you dawn for the wonderful gift....right now its on my puter desk so I can totally enjoy it...soon it will go on a special place on my wall...

thanks for stopping in....hagn

Smoke....or not

Its a terrible habit, I know.....and one that I wish I could do without. With the recent rise in cigarette tax its now a true luxery, and one that I decided last week to do with out. So I finished the last one I had saturday morning and decide thats it.....no more...........THEN the stress of everyday life steps in and all the little annoyances we must drudge thru....ok, so I failed. I hang my head in shame at my lack of willpower. I will quit, not just now, maybe next week, or month.... hopefully I'll have a time when stress is not so much a part of life, and the need for that smoke can be replaced with the just the pure joy of breathing nothing but the fresh air. Until then........

On with the hunt for the next treasure to be.......

So here's my version of what to do with those old fan blades from those ceiling fans that are usually so cheap at yard sales......why not collage it!!! Actually looks a lot better in person, I'm terrible with the camera........I could upgrade to a better one but it really wouldn't make any difference....I would still take a lousy shot...oh well......Did this one a couple of months ago, I just took a lot of different things and started glueing, I was actually pretty pleased with how it turned out. Hangs in my hallway for now.

Hope you enjoy glass projects, I have a ton of it and need to use some of it up so I'll have an excuse to get more...... believe me, I'm not exaggerating this at all.....I'm sure I have more glass ware than Wallyworld does......and thats not even counting what we use in the kitchen!! So some other projects have been put on hold for a little while so that I can justify the need to buy that next plate,glass,bowl,lamp or other odd piece that I run across that I (in my own mind anyway)just cant live without. How many are there of us, we who have this need to buy, rescue and renew the forgotten dish, the tattered cloth, the rusted whatever...........

This is a angel totem I finished today, haven't decided yet if its going in my garden or if I'll leave it on a shelf in my house. hmmmm, maybe I'll do both, just swap it back and forth every so often,,,,,,yep! that sounds like a plan......

And here's a little candlestand I made today from odds and ends.

This is a begonia hanging on my front porch, not doing too good there so couple of weeks ago started to move it when I noticed a little brown wren had taken up residence there. Couldn't stand to mess her nest up so now I'm waiting for the little ones to hatch and take flight, hope my plant lives that long, lol. Oh well, all for a good cause anyway....





Have a good day everyone, hope you enjoyed your visit. Thanks so much for stopping by.