March Crafts

Quilt blocks - I made 7 of these and need to make one more for myself. The next block I will be doing for the next swap will be a lot easier but still done in red, white and grey. I am hoping to have enough to make an entire quilt from these two swaps.

An Art journal created out of a bread mix box - recycling can be loads of fun.

First page for the journal I created above.

Another mixed media art journal but this one is for quotes I love and will hold 52 quotes - one for each week in 2017.

The first few quotes - " It's okay to be a glow stick; sometimes we need to break before we shine."

"You're always one decision away from a totally different life." and "Creativity is not a competition."

More backgrounds started for future quotes to add to my book. 

Criss-cross envelopes.

Handmade embellishments for a swap

The embellishments all packaged up to mail off to the swap partner and hostess.

Mail Art - I love to do these and mail them off with fun stuff inside. I used 2 for the embellishment swap.

Cards I made using some of the "extra" bunnies to include in the swap packages.

I made a stamp out of kids craft foam that features the beginning of my You Tube channel name. I love how it turned out.

I made a "few" flowers to use on future cards.

And I got on a roll and made more bunnies and chicks

I learned a new technique using Utee and made these flowers that I attached to the front of this art journal using brads.

Nothing but Kitty Cats

Callie

Pretty Callie.

Tippy - Aka "Little Man" or "Porky"

Howie - Tippy - Callie enjoying the morning sun

Howie and Callie hunting

Piper - Our Grand kitty

Piper misses us so much when we are away from her.

Tippy and Howie dismantling the book shelf

Callie, Howie and Tippy

Last of February

I spent some time coloring images with my Prismacolor pencils and then turned them into cards. I'm sorry I can't get the photos turned through blogger. I really love how these all turned out. On some of the images I used Glossy Accents to accentuate areas of the images.

 I am enjoying hunting for bargains at the thrift stores. I have even found brand new clothes with the original store tags attached for just$1.

 In our bought of early Spring"ness" the tulip tree at our house in Cayce was in glorious bloom. I was so glad I took these pictures because that same weekend we got SNOW! And now everything is brown from the cold.

 Our son, Greg right after a trip to see his Barber... he looked so handsome I had to get a couple photos.  He had gotten them to trim his beard neat too.

 We are making progress on the kitchen at the house. Scott is doing such a wonderful job turning the old wall oven cabinet into a wall unit that will hold a microwave and bookshelves as well as cabinets with doors on the bottom.

 And the last big project to share from February was a mixed media art journal cover and base pages made out of a bread m ix box. I really love home this turned out.

 And this is the first page that I created to put inside the new art journal.

Falls Creek Falls Hike

On Feb. 18th Scott and I took on a challenge... a very strenuous hike to see Falls Creek Falls near Cleveland, SC. It was SO worth the hike but we were sore for days afterwards... but still so worth it!