The view for my morning coffee today -

This little guy had a long night!

Today's Project

Bronze  Grape Jelly

Yes, it's good . . .

True Free Spirit Class

Here are two more pieces that I did for Mindy's class -

Nature Girl

August Primitive

Blue Dragonfly

I just love these guys!

 

Frame brush by Nancy Rowe Janitz.

Three Big Peaches . . .

. . . needed to be eaten. 

No recipe, just M--M good!

Some Days You Just Get Lucky

This was taken sitting in our swing in the flower bed.

Credit to Sandi Kreiger for the frame and K Pertiet for the layer mask.

My Latest Doll

I've been working on her for a while, I think she's finished now except for a name.

She seems to be a little bowlegged.  :)

Credit to K Pertiet for the frame.

A Different Focus

Trip Journal

This is my favorite - I made this before we left to go on our trip. I've got all my things saved, and my photos printed to go in it. I've hesitated to start on it (I want it to be perfect :D) It is next on my list of projects. Its handmade of paper, cloth, tags, paint etc.

Muslin Bag

 This bag I bought and painted. I'm not sure I like it a lot. I have a few more bags to practice on.

Birdies

I did these birds a few month or so ago. They are from the Mindy Lacefield class. i really love the way they look!

How did it get to be the middle of August?

I would say I can't believe it's been so long since I posted, but that would be a lie. I can believe it. I've had thing to post, but haven't been able to make myself start back. I had a wonderful trip home to visit my family and of course I miss it all.

A Rabbit Journal Page

I just  had to go back and pick up Mindy's Frolic class, of course, it's all about bunnies  !

from this

to this

Turkey Hunting

This photo was taken while we were in the process of  attempting to bag a Turkey Gobbler. The only thing that got close enough was this hen. A friend of ours took this photo from way across the field. He thought it was really funny the hen got so close but the gobbler went the other way. I wish I had his camera.

HAPPY EASTER !

Just a little bunny to wish you a Happy Easter. I don't know exactly what I'm going to do with him yet.

Mailbox

A girl ( I can't remember her name, sorry) in the true free spirit class posted the cutest painting of a bunny riding a bike. I just had to redo the painting on my mailbox by my shop with a bunny and a bike.

New Addition

I know lots of people have Garden Gnomes, but not me. I finally broke down and now I have my very first gnome!

and his friend

Dance

Here is another journal page for the True Free Spirit  class.

I'm done!

Well, done for now. The pulling weeds and putting in mulch is done. Now the fun begins - putting in more flowers!

The next big job is cleaning the pond. that's in the middle of these two beds. Yuck.

A Couple of Birds

I love the look of this blackbird against the sky.

Flower Garden Progress

I am making tons of progress in my flower garden - almost done!

March True Free Spirit Journal Page

Here is my page for Mindy's March class. I think I like this one.

On Our Walk

This big guy was over our head on our walk today.

Rose Garden

This is my latest outdoor pet project. This is my rose garden / flower bed / T's fish cleaning sink. I started on it a week or so ago. It hadn't been touched by anyone (except T cleaning fish) in two years and was SOLID weeds. So now I can work on it and it is getting a complete makeover. I am taking almost everything out, putting in mulch and planting in pots. My weeding from now on will be done with a weed killer spray. it's a beautiful place to sit on the swing underneath the bottle brush tree. Not so beautiful at the moment, but it will be soon!

Another Bunny

Just another bunny -

Out My Window

I took these through the window .

I looked them up in a bird book and there are so many like them I gave up! 

Bunny Love

This is my bunny for the February True Free Spirit class. I always attempt to start out with a sweet bunny face, I don't know how I always end up with a mischievous quirky Jordan look!

Today's Blooms

 This morning after I had my coffee, I took a walk around the yard with my camera -

white azalea

double ruffled red that reverted back to plain pink

pink azalea

Black Creek rhododendron

February - Quirky Collage Girl

This is the February lesson in Mindy's class. I'm not exactly thrilled with the outcome, but not disappointed either. I keep telling myself - this is a learning process to find my style too. So here she is -