Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts

Friday, June 8, 2012

Busy, busy, dreadfully busy...


My first born graduates this weekend.
I had full intention of putting out a heartfelt,
well thought out post about this mountain of a milestone.

As would be expected, I'm too busy to blog about it!
Instead, I will post a picture of the pretty beanbags I made for the beanbag toss.

So quick and easy and it turns out the family loves them! 
They've been practicing juggling, playing catch,
and making up various games aside from the originally intended beanbag toss.

It doesn't take much time to make them.
If you have some scrap fabric laying around, I highly recommend you make some!
Fun for the whole family!



p.s. I cheated. They're really filled with rice.


Monday, July 25, 2011

I'm Baaack!!!!

Hello Blog World!!!!
I missed you!

Boy was that break good for me!
My defeatedly overwhelmed state has been replaced
by optimism and positivity.

I don't blame Blogland for the ugly state I was in.
Quite the contrary.
I find you all inspiring and loving and oh so wonderful!
You may have noticed me lurking around in the shadows.
;0)

Rather I needed a break from the pressures I put on myself.
Needed a chance to step back.
To play. To enjoy. To re-prioritize.

Here is what I've been up to.



The kids and I stained string with various ingest-able items


Playing with art with Amelia (experimental art e-course).
For more info click on button in right hand column.



Helping my man sell his wares.


sitting around fires

Watching storms and tracking their damage.

catch and release (far, far away) cute garden critters
for the record, we have relocated 15 ground squirrels,
one chipmunk, and this cute fellow below?
He was too cute to move. :) We let him go on the spot.


Lots of visits to the library where I found this cool bike!
Don't know why but it reminds me of Mr. Bean.


Lovelies picked for me by the kiddos.


watching linemen


wildflower (and invasive) spotting



daytime drives


evening skies


perfect shots


swimming at the lake!


Yup. That's what I needed. Some fun times and time to think. I also found inspiring freebies I wanted to share with all of you.


Spiritual reading "Journey of a Soul"


That's it for the freebies.
I know, I know. I hear your screams of "more! more!!!"
How about some great websites to visit?

A blog for photography and editing.

 Hilarious new blog on parenting HERE.

A super cool museum I am going to visit for my birthday
because I'm a geek like that!
and a video about the museum.

A glimpse of what we will be up to today
can be found here.

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On the flip side of all this fun and inspiration
I am feeling much better and am hoping that somewhere
amongst these photos, links and freebies
you have found inspiration as well.

Peace Out My Friends!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Artist Link

I am not much of a doll person.
Never have been.
Sure, I can tell a good doll from a bad,
a cute one from one less adoring,
and I can certainly tell good craftsmanship vs. mass produced in China,
but I have never really been a "doll person".

A bit ago I came across a doll artist whose work
Drew Me In!!!!
Her dolls are so unusual, so unique,
so haunting,
intriguing.

They are dolls like I have never seen before.
Those expressions, those eyes.
The clothing.

I keep going back and revisiting her blog
just to stare at her amazing creations.
Something about them draws me in.
They have stories to tell.

They are not your average girly doll.

See for yourself
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