Vanilla Chai and a new addition

It's a rainy, dreary morning... what could be better than

THIS?

.... another HomeGoods buy. LOVE this cup!!







Meet Shammy (we didn't name her...but we thought we'd keep the name since she knows it.)

She was given to us by my son and daughter-in-law's friends who could no longer keep her.

I've never had an 'inside dog' ... It's an adjustment, but she's so, so sweet.

I think she's pretty happy with us :)

I've been working on some crafty things... 

I'm not finished. It needs something. ?
Not sure what though.
What do you think?
Maybe a vintage rhinestone earring in the middle?
A gathered piece of material around the edge?
I'm going to put a magnet on the back.  I think it will look cute on a fridge or a file cabinet.

Leave a  comment with your ideas!!

Audrey....i believe

Remember this Sneak Peek?


Well... I finished my project. I like how it turned out, but there is some smearing in the ink that I'm not too happy with. I always find lots of pictures online that I print out for my mixed media pieces, but when I mod podge them they usually smear. I finally googled it to see how to fix the problem. Clear acrylic sealer should do the trick! Unfortunately I didn't know this trick when I did this piece so I guess I'll just have to live with the smears. I plan to do some more of these (and I bought some sealer.)

 I think they're great gifts for teen girls. One of my daughters has already claimed this one :)


I just love Audrey's attitude.

i believe too

... more pics

Playing around with PicMonkey.

I love PicMonkey.

Ok, enough picture editing in PicMonkey :)

Here's how i made this work of art craft...

Found a pic of Audrey on Google images

Found the quote by her and typed it up and printed it out

Tore the picture so i wouldn't have straight edges

Cut out the quote

Bought a 6x6 3D stretched canvas (4 pack for cheap at Wally World)

Mod Podged it all (with a little smearing, but NO MORE SMEARS since I bought some acrylic sealer)

I'm thinking of adding ribbon for hanging on my next one. What do you think?

Audrey

......sneak peek of what I'm working on

Love Who You Are Collage~

I got this lovely plaque at Goodwill for a dollar or two....

I brought out the white and red spray paint and covered up the lovely picture...

Gathering up pieces for collage...

Trying to figure out where to put things....

Finished... i think... it was my first collage so I have some

learnin' to do. I was pretty happy with the way it turned out.

.... except, that cute little crystal/beauty mark is covering up a big ol' hole

that I made while trying to smooth out a bubble.

Oh well, i like things that aren't perfect.

 I just love this picture of the girl

The picture says....

Love Who You Are

Craft Room Journey....

This is my storage building. A few years ago it sit by the road and I had a children's resale shop in it. I didn't have a lot of business, but it was fun and I tried. That's what counts... I tried! I was open a couple of years and then decided to shut it down. We moved the building into our pasture, just outside of our back yard. My husband built the hitching post for our horses. It's a cute little building and I have BIG PLANS for it.


Here's what it looks like inside right now. Sad, I know. BUT... I will have a yard sale this weekend... FINALLY! It's been raining for the past month so my yard sale has not gone as planned. It's going to be dry and warm all week so this week I will be pricing and organizing.

Look at this mess!!
See that cute iron bed? It's going in my daughter's room. We'll paint it as soon as she decides on a color. My mother bought this bed for me about 30 years ago. It's been gold, peach and the burgundy color it is now.

This is my husband's side of the building.





My BIG PLANS..... are.... to clear the building out and make it my craft room. It will probably take awhile, but when it's finished I'm going to be one *happy crafter*
I have an antique door that I'm going to make into a crafting table and lots of ideas, which I will document in my blog.

Stop by and watch my progress. Also, I will be asking for ideas.

Have a great week y'all~