Beaded 2 Bless

I didn't get to do much crafting today, but I did manage to get all my laundry done in 4 speedy loads. Wooo Hooo, think of all the time I will have this week! I worked on corset themed ATCs today-- not at all satisfied with the results.. grrr. It was not what I had in mind-- so I switched to making something for a friend. I really want to get my clay out and play, I have some work to do with it- I know what I want, but I have to have sufficeint time to get it out and get it done. I did get to take my "Little man" to scouts for the first time in about 6 weeks. There was a lot of illness and school being out so we were not going. This was his picture from the first time he wore his uniform. He loves it and even said so on the way home! Today, he got in the car with a coonskin cap on and the poor coon lost its tail to a ferocious kitten we had a while back. It was so funny! He has always enjoyed dressing up to entertain people. We call him our little clown. ( We have alot of...

Here are the photos of my prayer tag book that I finished at the "Scrapper's Cafe" at church yesterday. Top one is the close up of the cover page. Next is the over-all picture. I added numbers to the page tabs at the bottom with the Caribean Sea color from a Technique Tuesday's ink set after I photographed it.It added a great element to those tabs and pulled them into the body of the piece. Then there is a view of the pretty pages fanned out with one as a center-piece. Finally and on the last page, is my favorite one: Titled "Great Joy"! I love the way the paper melts into the background and it has a green sorta hue that doesn't turn out so well in the photo. The ring is red to match the beads on the cover, and I used some beads to make a dangle on the back to put one of the "handmade" charms on it (I found them in my drawer! Thanks again Pat, This was the perfect project to use one on!) I also used wine colored pearls and pink and turquois...

The one thing that has kept me going today was the hope that tomorrow brings. Tomorrow my oldest son will be baptized. He has been a stinker the past few days. He was off his diet and his meds.... it has its woes that will one day be overcome. I can be thankful that he has not injured himself, (or anyone else) except for the bruise on his arm where he tripped. He has been tripping alot. This photo is of him doing his school work at the kitchen table, I don't think he wanted to actually work that day. He is eager to work but gets so upset when I make him go back and DO what the directions say to. He doesn't always "get" what the directions mean even if I explain it to him. It is an association disability. He doesn't relate the directions to the actual actions. In time he will overcome this too. I finished a project that I have been working on for several weeks today. For 12 weeks, I have been attending Prayer 101 at the Life University that my church provides. O...

Yesterday was a tough day. I had water puddle at my feet when I went to run the water to wash my husband's overalls for work. (That is standard country boy work attire @ my house!) Boy was I unhappy... I told my husband, dreading the the "what now" comment that I usually get. He was so cool about it! He even bought a new dryer to match, since it was kinda going south too. He even apologized that they are not the ones we had hoped to put into our house we are building. They would have been 2x what we paid for these. Those dollars need to go into the building right now. We are building our house DEBT FREE. No loans or financing. We have been BLESSED, I tell you, just BLESSED. I have to say the woes are worth the reward. My new washer washes larger loads faster, and the dryer too. No more waiting for half an hour for the drum to fill on the rinse cycle-- or listening to the dryer squeek everytime it makes a revolution. I am just so thankful to be able to go and get the new s...

I have several photos to share with you. My Easter Sunday was spent creating altered art with our contractor's wife. She is such a sweet lady, and a fast learner too. We created altered domino art. The geisha was the example I showed her and the frog and keyhole is the one I made after she left. She has two that she took home with her. One of them was for her son and it was made into a keyring. I also want to share some special things that came in the mail over that past few days. The first thing to come in the mail was an RAK from Vicki B on the ATC connection group( Thanks to you again, Vicki) Here is a photo of the vellum envelope stickers and the metal stickers, oh and the mini- clear stamps. The second thing came in this morning's mail and it was some Great beads from Pat. -- Those beads are perfect for a project I am working on and I didn't have any of them already. (Boy are you good Pat! I bet you knew that I would use them on Willow, HUH?) I used some of them on a ...

Happy Easter to all of those who have decided in your hearts to follow Jesus Christ as thier Lord and Saviour. For those of you who haven't you are not here by mistake. He is calling you today to follow Him on the very day that He rose from the dead, defeating even the grave and the power death has in your life. I have chose to live a life that is more abundant with a peace that passes all understanding. If you want this life too, then just ask. He will give it to you. I have a sister who died tragically, that never made that decision. I lost her...I don't want to loose another person. I love you and God Bless you.

I am so excited to have her back. I created a doll for the Land of Odds "Celestial Reflections" Beaded Art Doll Competition, her name is Azure. I sent them my precious doll and they sent her back a winner! She took 2nd place and I am so pleased to place amongst some other fantastic doll artists. You can see her here-- http://www.landofodds.com/store/alldolledup2007contest.htm Be sure to look at all the other artists dolls too, many of them have become my newest cyber friends, and if you are a beader look up the next competition too. I would love to see your work. Now to show you my latest doll. She was created as part of the BAD Arsenic and Old Lace challenge. Her name is Hermana Del Sol and she doubles as the next peice for the Son of Man "series". She resembles the fire that rested on the disciples when they were filled with the Holy Spirit. I am growing more and more attached to the color orange as these peices grow. I would love for you to feel her hair, it ha...

The picture on the header of my blog is a view from the sliding glass door if you were sitting across from me at my desk. A great view for my guests. My desk is in the middle of my house so that I can monitor the kids coming and going and even playing outside in the yard. I have a perfect perch to keep up with all the happenings at our family computer and the tv in the living room. My kids do not get a way with much when I am at my station! I live on family land that stretches over 300 acres. My grandfather was a dairyman in his younger days and bought this land over 50 years ago. It has been the foundation of everything good in my life and I hope to pass down those roots to my kids. Almost all of my grandparent's decendents live here and even decendents of my grandfather's brother live on adjacent land. We all live here, aunts, uncles, cousins even down to great grandchildren (my grandparent's great grand children.) We are a community that happens to be related. We work fo...

This is my first blog entry and it has been a whirlwind of a day. I spent the day eating out with my boys teaching them public table manners, and grocery shopping. I went to the post office to mail out the last 6 of 12 beads for a beaded doll swap from a Delphi forum swap. Now my husband is sitting bed-side with his stepdad who just suffered a heart attack this afternoon. I am not sure if he is concious yet or not but I know he is in good hands- The Lord's! And thank you for you faithful BAD sisters for your prayers, I know that they are being heard. I can thank Noel from BAD for kicking me in the shin to get busy on creating this blog-- Thanks Noel. It is your turn to get that esty shop going now!!! I hope to share my faith and my life with new and old friends alike, maybe even some family will pop in from time to time. I hope you all will enjoy my company and my art. This picture is of a painting that I am going to bead as a part of an idea I have to allow the blind to feel artwo...