tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204361392024-03-21T04:33:59.185-05:00Camp GrammaI love to create...quilts and art journaling are at the top of my list! The grandkids love to come play in Gramma's art room too! Hope you enjoy your stay at Camp Gramma!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-84614230626502826972016-02-11T10:37:00.003-06:002016-02-11T10:37:34.036-06:00New Blog!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey! Bella and I just wanted to let you know that we have a new blog and would really like for you to come visit us! Check us out at <a href="http://www.yellowcatquilts.blogspot.com/">YellowCatQuilts</a></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My goal for 2016 is to design and write more quilt patterns....slowly but surely it will happen. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you will come on over and follow along! Once I figure out how to give a free quilt pattern download, I will have some for you. </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJyyqi6m5T0Ek6qqmTAfBlhA0qkMhuoQ_5V0SPTesimpsB_skEEy7GppYhgpL-WGjQPUvdBlAFb8du6DN1wo0G8ARdb9HI9sb0iqHCJem79kmt-l8DjQ6jfR2Ao5iSW05YODaqA/s1600/Bella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJyyqi6m5T0Ek6qqmTAfBlhA0qkMhuoQ_5V0SPTesimpsB_skEEy7GppYhgpL-WGjQPUvdBlAFb8du6DN1wo0G8ARdb9HI9sb0iqHCJem79kmt-l8DjQ6jfR2Ao5iSW05YODaqA/s400/Bella.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peace and grace.....Sharon</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-35526729321954431132015-10-29T10:29:00.000-05:002015-10-29T10:29:10.775-05:00Published!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkScsDl6uZR_Xl1_U1G5YzKKxAXjMWmfNuUYS5chtwMkxZVHqVT67OHfWVR-poNCSx3BmHSpqdE560kdRINTeo7Hik2IFpekQ9WW2HSHddbmRLBw84K08RYBxHN8-SE51t69NciQ/s1600/IMG_1455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkScsDl6uZR_Xl1_U1G5YzKKxAXjMWmfNuUYS5chtwMkxZVHqVT67OHfWVR-poNCSx3BmHSpqdE560kdRINTeo7Hik2IFpekQ9WW2HSHddbmRLBw84K08RYBxHN8-SE51t69NciQ/s400/IMG_1455.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you ready for Halloween? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I think other than Thanksgiving it is one of my favorite times of the year!</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPZnyUfoRkJXADTNp2UdmujxbOYHjoEfjQQ3zrR_CmOCQH80Rcdr7qhlNu3P5NyW62iEPsTfol9PXwZTLS6TL4cVhhqx2RlB3BqVhdIeajqogsBEWWVUHoPgqCnj570voKYYCkw/s1600/Modern-Quilts-15-11-Fall-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPZnyUfoRkJXADTNp2UdmujxbOYHjoEfjQQ3zrR_CmOCQH80Rcdr7qhlNu3P5NyW62iEPsTfol9PXwZTLS6TL4cVhhqx2RlB3BqVhdIeajqogsBEWWVUHoPgqCnj570voKYYCkw/s400/Modern-Quilts-15-11-Fall-Cover.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Exciting news! The fall 2015 issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited has published my "And So It Goes"</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">quilt. I used the wonderful fabric line from Andover Makower called Walk About. Beth Studley used such beautiful dramatic colors in her prints.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I would love to see your interpretation of my pattern!</span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0rJoleGEUrtQ_dDCV4f9q7UoBPCCenpA-5eDQmVkUnmhqjiwQyusWjIF9ZqHFES_L3XB9ct94kQPu8XwPOozWuelpsr7abkRy_uk7Qnr8wU2qn8pk8WyQbLsafscb8fw6gzUMg/s1600/IMG_1422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0rJoleGEUrtQ_dDCV4f9q7UoBPCCenpA-5eDQmVkUnmhqjiwQyusWjIF9ZqHFES_L3XB9ct94kQPu8XwPOozWuelpsr7abkRy_uk7Qnr8wU2qn8pk8WyQbLsafscb8fw6gzUMg/s400/IMG_1422.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great weekend! I am going to spend the day with my grand-daughter tomorrow, we will see a movie and have a lunch date, then spend some time making artsy things!</span></div>
<br />
<i><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">grace and peace...Sharon</span></i>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-25022310669828970392015-10-10T10:13:00.000-05:002015-10-10T10:13:51.094-05:00Busy Summer...how did that go by so fast?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrZ7WcRHEssdMSkPog2wT6urH7xxbfQQRdtlSRTQFdGrQqgWpLU4-FsPqi9-SQrjlu1mRvKbcgfByD30GezKBeX4_TX4NuVK6ctSmjrHVIUUmpaAbvkau6WcSJcLrUx30ypl8Rw/s1600/IMG_1289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrZ7WcRHEssdMSkPog2wT6urH7xxbfQQRdtlSRTQFdGrQqgWpLU4-FsPqi9-SQrjlu1mRvKbcgfByD30GezKBeX4_TX4NuVK6ctSmjrHVIUUmpaAbvkau6WcSJcLrUx30ypl8Rw/s400/IMG_1289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Miss Bella always likes to give her seal of approval on all the quilts! This little quilt is an I Spy Four Patch for Project Linus. I found the pattern on <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/i-spy-four-patch.html">Bonnie Hunters blog</a>...it works up fast and easy!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrgT2TbLOIX63KMHizyaDLUjY0Ar7EgJZMiq4K0kMmy7OSaM9eiWqQYNekTTLpxNieMlwpx7UdPnLqXmOoi0_zxsJhLZ2mDhx9rfjWqZHMqHS51nqujGSFtXZS81PqsHTNieVhg/s1600/IMG_1293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrgT2TbLOIX63KMHizyaDLUjY0Ar7EgJZMiq4K0kMmy7OSaM9eiWqQYNekTTLpxNieMlwpx7UdPnLqXmOoi0_zxsJhLZ2mDhx9rfjWqZHMqHS51nqujGSFtXZS81PqsHTNieVhg/s400/IMG_1293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My newest addiction...English Paper Pieceing! This is my first rosette in the quilt along with <a href="http://www.katjasquiltshoppe.com/the-new-hexagon-millefiore-quilt-along.htm">Katja</a>. Once you are signed up, she sends a new rosette pattern every month. You do need to have her book The New Hexagon to join the fun! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQw37m7HlrpRCfRQv-yQjUFBJwZHKKYIeT2KEM5nQmg-FccQy2QmVSTtzA-VUAfgoVevTEuIp7ZRRcdqDfhpunjPIJwzpqqN5FZN-UX9CFPFXP_vx6aISkMYV1Ou5GJALKlG2Cg/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQw37m7HlrpRCfRQv-yQjUFBJwZHKKYIeT2KEM5nQmg-FccQy2QmVSTtzA-VUAfgoVevTEuIp7ZRRcdqDfhpunjPIJwzpqqN5FZN-UX9CFPFXP_vx6aISkMYV1Ou5GJALKlG2Cg/s640/IMG_1247.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Linda Brannock died this summer, I decided to get out the blocks from her Flowers quilt and finish it in her memory. It is ready to bind and hang in our guilds quilt show this month. Thank you Linda for all the unique, beautiful quilts you added the world! I have 2 more to finish, but I have many patterns to begin that are on my wish list. How about all of you?</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dNiXVljC3CciWhJlJZy254I7ekB4edi1f9FXIPM-SzQD-RQLkWTpC6ULrHDb0dcY3k4-o_JDvpT403RB5DmTIC4M8mSnuIrOor0OiLvsmdlbwEGLAHSaE2qnZPkovo1zYalH7Q/s1600/IMG_1414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dNiXVljC3CciWhJlJZy254I7ekB4edi1f9FXIPM-SzQD-RQLkWTpC6ULrHDb0dcY3k4-o_JDvpT403RB5DmTIC4M8mSnuIrOor0OiLvsmdlbwEGLAHSaE2qnZPkovo1zYalH7Q/s400/IMG_1414.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this is what is happening this week! Trying to finish quilting this quilt so it can get in the mail to McCalls quilting magazine! Fortunately we are taking a trip next week and I will have plenty of time to stitch the binding down. We are headed to the War Eagle Craft show in Rogers, Arkansas and then to Farmers Branch, Texas to a Bluegrass Festival. I love to travel in the fall! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just in case another season has passed this little blog by...enjoy fall no matter where you are! If you can't travel...grab a handwork project, go sit on your deck or porch, and enjoy the beautiful weather and colors! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">grace and peace....Sharon</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com3Lee's Summit, MO 64082, USA38.8525512 -94.407921338.7536377 -94.5692828 38.9514647 -94.2465598tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-34552404923261291272015-05-29T11:07:00.000-05:002015-05-29T11:07:19.486-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7u6FJgzK83Zs4Fcv9vE0FTfIbLWGPYXT6LDB9hS5HmundstrPBZg0IOmZ_h1F0N4QHlzz1CWJFTj4Ai4rT2xCMIYUirxTS3_DGKoNEt0-wOKeIJkzjsEhakssSNP-HtouZWzvg/s1600/IMG_0990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7u6FJgzK83Zs4Fcv9vE0FTfIbLWGPYXT6LDB9hS5HmundstrPBZg0IOmZ_h1F0N4QHlzz1CWJFTj4Ai4rT2xCMIYUirxTS3_DGKoNEt0-wOKeIJkzjsEhakssSNP-HtouZWzvg/s400/IMG_0990.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Look at this wonderful doll quilt I received from Patricia Riley! It is perfect for my summer decorating...red, white, and blue! I love it! And thank you to Lori at <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/">Humble Quilts</a> for sponsoring this doll quilt swap!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Lots of sweet little quilts are showing up on the Small Quilts group on Facebook.</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This month we were challenged by Kathleen Tracy to make a log cabin quilt, so I made two. I really do love making these little blocks, so I made one for the swap and one for me!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXR_HibsUjtYsElDHA3Soe_RtPeFr0gF8ljoZ9IVzbjTCzJziJjxbyBhuuHbLEvA8-4Nux8rSLJ10AsDXFwHiWdXBxoynp6Ov269ydC6YLIi7okS52RSh9G6RG9wNdbrov4YBflw/s1600/IMG_0986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXR_HibsUjtYsElDHA3Soe_RtPeFr0gF8ljoZ9IVzbjTCzJziJjxbyBhuuHbLEvA8-4Nux8rSLJ10AsDXFwHiWdXBxoynp6Ov269ydC6YLIi7okS52RSh9G6RG9wNdbrov4YBflw/s400/IMG_0986.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Last week, the quilting world lost a wonderful quilter and designer, Linda Brannock. Her designs have always inspired me. So I dug out this BOM from 1997 and decided it needed to be finished in memory of Linda....a friend, teacher and quiltmaker who will be missed.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2bA-DREmVGfiNiB4bTJHtSksA8N-3jsfBLqp8LoD8IH9zh2_9x6ZvydJtEPvC5Ud096KvNMkfTz7bgOBvEp5VwWTewjnXN_ZT91aA_pkw5UE2WFQIZs6CfuSh9Aj4do3lNZUvw/s1600/IMG_0960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2bA-DREmVGfiNiB4bTJHtSksA8N-3jsfBLqp8LoD8IH9zh2_9x6ZvydJtEPvC5Ud096KvNMkfTz7bgOBvEp5VwWTewjnXN_ZT91aA_pkw5UE2WFQIZs6CfuSh9Aj4do3lNZUvw/s400/IMG_0960.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Flowers by Linda Brannock</b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have had 4 days of sunshine for the month of May in Kansas City...the flowers are loving this tropical weather! So I am inside my sewing room finishing this flower garden!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">peace and grace....</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-84130307455153179872015-05-08T15:33:00.002-05:002015-05-08T15:33:13.294-05:00Doll Quilt swap<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXB0DKmYseeSYN34mu6SOME7h5EoyrTjUTjP1j-z7hSXdV_Jnh14SBJkQoKDu575o2QnvKvf6Dtx-ayxYQDHIIdpuUeIQB5ex-8UzdHm1B661ny0BXvXX46z1k8q_ToK4sf5uQw/s1600/IMG_0913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXB0DKmYseeSYN34mu6SOME7h5EoyrTjUTjP1j-z7hSXdV_Jnh14SBJkQoKDu575o2QnvKvf6Dtx-ayxYQDHIIdpuUeIQB5ex-8UzdHm1B661ny0BXvXX46z1k8q_ToK4sf5uQw/s400/IMG_0913.JPG" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyA34FRC4ztKzgKsc8vTKeM1FtxIzHMjQT57mTFVhweQmK3ActcWp2a3Hosld7K8EVp34Fwjj_2LCoU6B-PlEYtviVG_s0eBddI-1Hs_TcmxCfCEk5lN8x23dbqsNZhh4i6Cp_A/s1600/IMG_9733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Log cabin happens to be one of my favorite quilt blocks, so that is what I made for the Doll Quilt Swap hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now it is ready to quilt!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a wonderful weekend! Sharon</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-37742921773920889402015-04-27T14:14:00.002-05:002015-04-27T14:14:42.803-05:00Lap size diagrams for My Sisters Choice free pattern<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLazPX_ccIBSJt4RSjWTkuvTkHp99cS1_GPSyhU_NDtX3mnRxiJzUrUpp5P_WPAInKcm0kfGCa5Lm5vkHYCcvd6isHF9Hr0oES7AU3RmhEw-VSmNTR19VUIfIliHp_dmIDawY2gA/s1600/lap+quilt+76x76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLazPX_ccIBSJt4RSjWTkuvTkHp99cS1_GPSyhU_NDtX3mnRxiJzUrUpp5P_WPAInKcm0kfGCa5Lm5vkHYCcvd6isHF9Hr0oES7AU3RmhEw-VSmNTR19VUIfIliHp_dmIDawY2gA/s1600/lap+quilt+76x76.jpg" height="400" width="398" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">76" x 76" Make 16 blocks total </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9Ml50jVtrzswjTsrfes15Fwf6CPzQ4ls7LjBlOkpJMntRtx5kMXdFgDozroV54ck-Dr9wsYZZZlvPZy3arNzuZQ4s1nmAM4_paSxyYqNVetJ845oWxGGF5Ft3TTdpPmDfHEIjg/s1600/lapsize+76x76.BMP" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9Ml50jVtrzswjTsrfes15Fwf6CPzQ4ls7LjBlOkpJMntRtx5kMXdFgDozroV54ck-Dr9wsYZZZlvPZy3arNzuZQ4s1nmAM4_paSxyYqNVetJ845oWxGGF5Ft3TTdpPmDfHEIjg/s1600/lapsize+76x76.BMP" height="397" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another setting for a lap quilt 76x76 Make 16 blocks total<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just in case you would like to make the quilt into a lap size quilt, you could make a total of 16 big blocks using the instructions provided in the free pattern in the previous post. Why not use up scraps? And buy yardage for the background. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope this helps....and as you can see...you can really play with this block and come up with a variety of settings!</span> </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-8060874762414906512015-04-25T18:14:00.000-05:002015-04-25T18:14:37.707-05:00My Sisters Choice free pattern for you!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvN3nLZuqlC8sbWSXfxpYj40sLrS8qDYW-b273vHwTUedJqbSffdbycKHmYVujcWTHMJZUfgCQRvOVPiiEd8VVQ742nrNB2WlbRCzSPg-HrOitOYfWhd6Fo5NnwaMIWrjWfMMyw/s1600/Cover+Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvN3nLZuqlC8sbWSXfxpYj40sLrS8qDYW-b273vHwTUedJqbSffdbycKHmYVujcWTHMJZUfgCQRvOVPiiEd8VVQ742nrNB2WlbRCzSPg-HrOitOYfWhd6Fo5NnwaMIWrjWfMMyw/s1600/Cover+Image.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So excited today! This is my first project for Moda Bake Shop!!! It uses 2 Charm packs of the sweet, colorful Bandana fabric by Me and My Sisters. This is what I call a "big block" pattern. This little quilt uses four big blocks, but you could make it into a full size quilt by making more blocks. I hope you will check it out at the <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2015/04/my-sisters-choice-quilt.html">Moda Bake Shop</a> and if you do make one, I would love to see it! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK5leX2aChG9Cn8palx4EPFJF8pAfOQFGWPmUYC9RfOI-bgrib7ZyHeI_R_r8v5kjKBFLUgyB5pl6_ogePxaQ3ukFBZ0iN00864_pfGCB1fn_p6JYC-pPGr7EkouA55dI1iZaEA/s1600/quilt+top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK5leX2aChG9Cn8palx4EPFJF8pAfOQFGWPmUYC9RfOI-bgrib7ZyHeI_R_r8v5kjKBFLUgyB5pl6_ogePxaQ3ukFBZ0iN00864_pfGCB1fn_p6JYC-pPGr7EkouA55dI1iZaEA/s1600/quilt+top.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you are having a great weekend....it is a rainy day here but that is fine! Good day to sew and we need the rain!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peace and grace....Sharon</span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-78727262202202757872015-04-22T08:01:00.002-05:002015-04-22T08:01:29.762-05:00Kindergarten Service Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURrvrS8jmTuo7vCkMOm3aSv-MaRMI6lmwa7Z9_DEjCK8x84QZSBqyeBpsR_BjeheQAI7BdrhGftir4gx3dl9vw5M0-gL8EDJgCkTeSRaNL0kQGQvP2wpNa-lLbzqaNV4649j7Sg/s1600/IMG_2569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURrvrS8jmTuo7vCkMOm3aSv-MaRMI6lmwa7Z9_DEjCK8x84QZSBqyeBpsR_BjeheQAI7BdrhGftir4gx3dl9vw5M0-gL8EDJgCkTeSRaNL0kQGQvP2wpNa-lLbzqaNV4649j7Sg/s1600/IMG_2569.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr8C2Sh7yMtbuVF_jlqoywpTfrTT0jn85cjOoyXjmp_phqqmO5gNe7wEa9UIGH8sF7sMJQLaPNfGIts79dzi2ng6k5Uk37-DSF9fkBYclBD56F0LWZNu-BZFtcGk1926LHaU7DQ/s1600/IMG_2571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr8C2Sh7yMtbuVF_jlqoywpTfrTT0jn85cjOoyXjmp_phqqmO5gNe7wEa9UIGH8sF7sMJQLaPNfGIts79dzi2ng6k5Uk37-DSF9fkBYclBD56F0LWZNu-BZFtcGk1926LHaU7DQ/s1600/IMG_2571.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
They were allowed to make their silly faces in one picture...aren't they too cute? </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My grandson's class made cuddle pillows to take to a nursing home for their service project. Jack's gramma was asked to bring her sewing machine to help out with the project. We had great fun stuffing pillows and getting them ready to take to the residents at the nursing home. Many questions were asked about the sewing machine and how it worked, and they told me stories about what they did when they went to visit their grandparents. Did I say how much fun I had???</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-74928555763782652452015-04-06T12:07:00.003-05:002015-04-06T12:07:56.265-05:00Grandmothers Choice<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViZeEJ5ezRuKoZ381dAyeEbRL1eFtMt3qTwEx3L9c-FPbD6TvbGhweOF34dWiEUzgxyMreLnltv1yZTLlAOUWvwx39WUBMHePy2pXCc_twPoGZpAnjePPlcfMEfG7Fd0wICm8GA/s1600/Grandmothers+Choice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViZeEJ5ezRuKoZ381dAyeEbRL1eFtMt3qTwEx3L9c-FPbD6TvbGhweOF34dWiEUzgxyMreLnltv1yZTLlAOUWvwx39WUBMHePy2pXCc_twPoGZpAnjePPlcfMEfG7Fd0wICm8GA/s1600/Grandmothers+Choice.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qPR8JM5sHfUdIinNBQ-hhmQAPgxOnDORJxOI7SxMiwo6e36cfANBNLbAJbjEvGPinfl-DnLHUsyXh1ZVDqgGGTnKVVU120VUgyy5FONLrgKW935ax2LdVS-m1AQGJ4PMET8Gqw/s1600/Grandmothers+Favorite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qPR8JM5sHfUdIinNBQ-hhmQAPgxOnDORJxOI7SxMiwo6e36cfANBNLbAJbjEvGPinfl-DnLHUsyXh1ZVDqgGGTnKVVU120VUgyy5FONLrgKW935ax2LdVS-m1AQGJ4PMET8Gqw/s1600/Grandmothers+Favorite.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It all started with this block pattern torn from an old Kansas City Star pattern.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love traditional blocks and like to play around with them to create something new from something old. My fabrics came from a few charm packs of Jo Morton fabrics. It was fun to make and I'm loving my new wall hanging! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-32102262919910628472014-11-19T11:13:00.000-06:002014-11-19T11:13:00.099-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq-S9SYydRQRMJdoFoIQG1WSSO4lWoyCC2xgtBhITDO85SzNIApvMZpa62ZMNezrG1vq2tuIvSRG1zjRTD9uzOnOl985U_dN7E5lN_OGDiT2W8ug80EH7k8b0BswabPTaQfG_fw/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq-S9SYydRQRMJdoFoIQG1WSSO4lWoyCC2xgtBhITDO85SzNIApvMZpa62ZMNezrG1vq2tuIvSRG1zjRTD9uzOnOl985U_dN7E5lN_OGDiT2W8ug80EH7k8b0BswabPTaQfG_fw/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes!!! I still quilt!!! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is a quilt I started 7 years ago....hand pieced all the star baskets. Linda Brannock designed this pattern and I have always loved anything my friend Linda creates. So I decided it needed to be finished...the border and applique were my way of changing it a bit. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And if you could send up some prayers for Linda, she is having some health issues...no fun at all. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This weekend I am going to a quilt retreat with my friends at the Lake of the Ozarks....yay!!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-41394059441625515152014-11-18T10:50:00.000-06:002014-11-18T10:50:00.324-06:00Playing in my journalLove cutting out pictures from magazines and pasting in my journal. Then I get my pens out and doodle!<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWrFBuOPi4pfZRhXBNg-rwGiOk3zHbYnAtI_TliCYexoSoBTjN11CYe2kWT9EuVp4G9nUUOlpvWJJ0oz7ICl9-327_A4lrqL3JU8zxNwkb7FpHIsA9pn-1k6XB-Xxe9TEB6SpEw/s1600/doodle3swapjournal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWrFBuOPi4pfZRhXBNg-rwGiOk3zHbYnAtI_TliCYexoSoBTjN11CYe2kWT9EuVp4G9nUUOlpvWJJ0oz7ICl9-327_A4lrqL3JU8zxNwkb7FpHIsA9pn-1k6XB-Xxe9TEB6SpEw/s1600/doodle3swapjournal.jpg" height="456" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Isn't this fun? First I made the background with an acrylic wash of paints, glued the little face on, then doodled away with my acrylic painter pens. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The lettering is on scraps from an old book that I had painted the pages in a variety of colors...also her little dresss is made the from scraps.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-83940138847472856782014-11-17T10:10:00.000-06:002014-11-17T10:10:08.382-06:00Exciting news here!!! I have been published in Colleen Schaan's new book Card to Canvas.<br />
<div>
I am so thrilled to share space in this beautiful book with a very talented, inspiring team of artists.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrGyiD2YWSRl865TUz2iO6EW_eg6K-kXc7adPFVoge1SZNVhzH6Lx3rKVsAklo7zMW_334HtdqlX1iFayg8vRRZLV1ydDpk4cLYV0bSlhYSU_W-IVX7ejvMgapgv8JTyYSy83ZA/s1600/IMG_0444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrGyiD2YWSRl865TUz2iO6EW_eg6K-kXc7adPFVoge1SZNVhzH6Lx3rKVsAklo7zMW_334HtdqlX1iFayg8vRRZLV1ydDpk4cLYV0bSlhYSU_W-IVX7ejvMgapgv8JTyYSy83ZA/s1600/IMG_0444.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
If you want to dabble with some mixed media fun, and learn some stamping and cardmaking techniques, then you will want to add this book to your library. With these technique not only will you make beautiful cards, but you will be able to create canvas wall art.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The 80 page book includes a wide range of product information,step by step illustrated instructions for each technique and 26 beautiful full-color projects (with instructions) that showcase a wide variety of products and techniques. Some of the topics inclue: mark-making, stamping, and doodling, collage, embossing and adding texture, adding color, faux finishes, and creating backgrounds. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here is a sneak peak of MY project....big smile on my face! I promise you will love the rest of the book which is available in either print or digital formats. It will be available for purchase from your crafting stores or online bookstores. You can also order it directly from Annie's at : <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=114818"> Annie's</a><br />
<br /></div>
<div>
The team of talented designers include:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://www.studiosessionsart.blogspot.com/"> Elizabeth Allen</a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://www.stampinmindy.net/">Mindy Baxter</a></div>
<div>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/%C2%A0http://www.ijustneedmoreglue.blogspot.com/">Karen Crossen</a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://www.studiosessionsart.blogspot.com/">Jill Foster</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scrapweaver.com/">Michelle Houghton</a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://contadinak.wordpress.com/">Vivian Keh</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sparkletart.com/">Kate Palmer</a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://www.passionatepapercreations.blogspot.com/">Rhea Weigand</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I hope you will find this book as inspirational and fun as I do. I plan to try my hand at some of the other projects soon and will share with you when I do!</div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-83004704094006191442014-08-01T12:43:00.000-05:002014-08-01T12:43:17.282-05:00She's back....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh dear...I hope I do better at blogging in the future. Now that I have quit my job, I find that there still are not enough hours in the day! There are so many projects in my head! I am NEVER bored!</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5iJY8QhmLUM9SdJH24JnDNasDlQidG8HdciEcSB56aT3t2_6qTp6O7H5GG4aT82yJ4wvlkW_ZVE2EDnCwn_PxTdyTFzSPC9q_hQZ1lbfiX4i-8NjLTI8jH9_JWliusUrZ1J7nQ/s1600/IMG_9516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5iJY8QhmLUM9SdJH24JnDNasDlQidG8HdciEcSB56aT3t2_6qTp6O7H5GG4aT82yJ4wvlkW_ZVE2EDnCwn_PxTdyTFzSPC9q_hQZ1lbfiX4i-8NjLTI8jH9_JWliusUrZ1J7nQ/s1600/IMG_9516.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looks like a pile of index cards doesn't it? Well it is! 61 of them! This was my first year to participate in the ICAD project over at <a href="http://daisyyellowart.com/icad/">http://daisyyellowart.com/icad/</a>. It has been a lot of fun and a good challenge to do something artsy everyday. Prompts are provided...to use or not to use. A very good way to get the creative juices flowing! I plan to do it again next year!</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoaEuloftJ0vbn0CR8oAgFJFMwQFF-icNf3EKoOSPWUHb9-E3-LJRJpO8T4kIJtLDtSL4b8pDvWQTbXNiOTfa42DcZAlqBUKkdv8fwRqhIcrL1IW11Uy-ODaa868nH6d4eoNLZw/s1600/IMG_9518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoaEuloftJ0vbn0CR8oAgFJFMwQFF-icNf3EKoOSPWUHb9-E3-LJRJpO8T4kIJtLDtSL4b8pDvWQTbXNiOTfa42DcZAlqBUKkdv8fwRqhIcrL1IW11Uy-ODaa868nH6d4eoNLZw/s1600/IMG_9518.JPG" height="313" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this is what is on the worktable today...art journal covers. These are pieces of canvas duck that I have painted with acrylic paint then I will doodle on with a permanent marker when the paint is dry. </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHrZgkO58e3XeShhe6jBMlMR-ldUr5Z8H-xQEngCiPKInActw-z8LGgxiT_J1AwPY9hXp6XqR-ZwcS72DR4E2tgQgi2pgi-ShmoWFQsU8t7Mm21yBsI4WxJ7f0Lik1UX9IP9kiQ/s1600/watercolorcreature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHrZgkO58e3XeShhe6jBMlMR-ldUr5Z8H-xQEngCiPKInActw-z8LGgxiT_J1AwPY9hXp6XqR-ZwcS72DR4E2tgQgi2pgi-ShmoWFQsU8t7Mm21yBsI4WxJ7f0Lik1UX9IP9kiQ/s1600/watercolorcreature.jpg" height="400" width="395" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have not visited my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PunkiDoodlesArt">Etsy shop</a>, this is one of the little artworks that you will find!</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some new prints have been added as well....</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRizvmMLcd9FAIkUQmfS9gPFvJiSSB7L4OGizuCbE42NUTNd3k2TmVYJhZtmWTXq2-nVWqNhHHRmDbimDGInnUaqBADkoyX0svjNKhOh_XaKgOS9vQKErOQNBzohAxjwissIPx8g/s1600/graceaboundswatermark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRizvmMLcd9FAIkUQmfS9gPFvJiSSB7L4OGizuCbE42NUTNd3k2TmVYJhZtmWTXq2-nVWqNhHHRmDbimDGInnUaqBADkoyX0svjNKhOh_XaKgOS9vQKErOQNBzohAxjwissIPx8g/s1600/graceaboundswatermark.jpg" height="320" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Off to see if that paint is dry!</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please don't give up on me....I know I have been a bad blogger!!!!</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">peace and grace....Sharon</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-37577158998472011832014-03-12T11:43:00.000-05:002014-03-12T11:43:58.749-05:00with brave wings she flies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4RWCzLaJSiglp75qxGePHOMa0CRXlnch46I-Qazlx6pRe6aJtLxSC-WpbHWlk8IXbiKwisVmEN8Qc2pS59C5HAwlA6N6A4bbnk12J4aw8spYGx3zt3BXkWJ0LSwny87zHRhoBA/s1600/IMG_20140312_101821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4RWCzLaJSiglp75qxGePHOMa0CRXlnch46I-Qazlx6pRe6aJtLxSC-WpbHWlk8IXbiKwisVmEN8Qc2pS59C5HAwlA6N6A4bbnk12J4aw8spYGx3zt3BXkWJ0LSwny87zHRhoBA/s1600/IMG_20140312_101821.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With brave wings she flies</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Honestly....where does time go??? For me, now that I am retired, I can play in my studio, read, bake bread and hang out with the grandkids. </span><div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The above picture is from my Documented Life journal that I started at the first of the year. It is a moleskine that is being altered weekly. I love it! This week was to put a bird on it...the cute little bird was part of some collage pieces from Teri Kahrs..she makes the cutest art journaling pages! </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, the words remind me to stay the course and I can do it! By that, I mean CASA...training to be a volunteer. I know I cannot save the world, but maybe I can help break the cycle that so many families are caught up in. The innocent are caught in the mess if drugs, domestic abuse, mental illness.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank God that I do not have to worry about my children and grandkids! So many grandparents are caught up in all of this, trying to help with limited resources.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few more pics for this week....</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhlNdqRiRNmSWILS-rQ6OPAVCefx9swERvK9i51SH371fKyNgSnT246Vge9N6gpQa2iq6zH83syrlBdjd2ICIGqOHpOHOBdMptmKzFVHh3Uh8EgzCw0smTbrbKskRkUgQqs8sog/s1600/IMG_20140123_125849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhlNdqRiRNmSWILS-rQ6OPAVCefx9swERvK9i51SH371fKyNgSnT246Vge9N6gpQa2iq6zH83syrlBdjd2ICIGqOHpOHOBdMptmKzFVHh3Uh8EgzCw0smTbrbKskRkUgQqs8sog/s1600/IMG_20140123_125849.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really am baking bread from scratch!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeGRMgYp6wnEVZ7jxwa9mcQggfWhzbqcSTw-HmFRXl6n8fw_E8WMZB_H5wgaMf5pz8QzGYIKAZlKSldDYCx03Z8gtk6ix-SN-Q6eINDtQAlerZLgzIQinh3U8cnLfjfnvkElecw/s1600/IMG_20140218_114150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeGRMgYp6wnEVZ7jxwa9mcQggfWhzbqcSTw-HmFRXl6n8fw_E8WMZB_H5wgaMf5pz8QzGYIKAZlKSldDYCx03Z8gtk6ix-SN-Q6eINDtQAlerZLgzIQinh3U8cnLfjfnvkElecw/s1600/IMG_20140218_114150.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CASA...a page in my journal</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUchgoChMA4AMPjpCw2PiCrqBsePuuJX0IR5AD_mQBD7fvfgxlVK1n0KnXjmfI7fJnb9p-BS-u5N47YGcotHHulR4PX5tbTpchDbOuJc_mM31NWawHTzWPS1maL8wM-rHufy8pA/s1600/IMG_20140227_100408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUchgoChMA4AMPjpCw2PiCrqBsePuuJX0IR5AD_mQBD7fvfgxlVK1n0KnXjmfI7fJnb9p-BS-u5N47YGcotHHulR4PX5tbTpchDbOuJc_mM31NWawHTzWPS1maL8wM-rHufy8pA/s1600/IMG_20140227_100408.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoiled rotten..our new baby..Bella</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_9ewAZuHIgGIssypj_pRP8ixUZBGT8qw4IyHpR4X-bMOkIXj_6GuLdoFTgFh4QHqRJFM6rTBLJVViSULrPoZms0WW3RqYISx7okWnzSnyHZNJxLL2lrd2b5_mJFAkYTathHIcw/s1600/IMG_20140212_184259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_9ewAZuHIgGIssypj_pRP8ixUZBGT8qw4IyHpR4X-bMOkIXj_6GuLdoFTgFh4QHqRJFM6rTBLJVViSULrPoZms0WW3RqYISx7okWnzSnyHZNJxLL2lrd2b5_mJFAkYTathHIcw/s1600/IMG_20140212_184259.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging with Caleb..she loves to cuddle!<br /><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</span></div>
<div>
Peace and grace...do what you love...at least once this week!</div>
<div>
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-54746703931299638672013-12-21T15:20:00.001-06:002013-12-21T15:20:45.225-06:00Winter is here.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSTRBL0ACHLRwcuySUHiyJPy_6oWnGmnrovH34mkM89OlLjXshF1lT2CoISWLZufl7_Mgk3bZSD-zWGcAL3kWpPVSGn1qOJbF2NeXgwArJ9JRrqwiYYGmptz6qsImXYBGirgm9Q/s1600/Winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSTRBL0ACHLRwcuySUHiyJPy_6oWnGmnrovH34mkM89OlLjXshF1lT2CoISWLZufl7_Mgk3bZSD-zWGcAL3kWpPVSGn1qOJbF2NeXgwArJ9JRrqwiYYGmptz6qsImXYBGirgm9Q/s320/Winter.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><i>Blessed is the season</i></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><i> which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. </i></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week for the Zendala Dare, Erin from <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://brightowl.blogger.com/">Brightowl.blogger.com</a></span> provided a wonderful template to play with...and the theme was winter. With today being the Winter solistice, I decided to play along. Snow flakes and ice are supposed to arrive later today...so this is what I came up with. I made a watercolor background and photo-shopped the lettering...wanted to get finished and posted today! </span><a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a><br />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-86385472719332761112013-12-05T21:51:00.000-06:002013-12-05T21:51:34.974-06:00Happy Art SwapI am fortunate to participate in a wonderful art swap with some very talented ladies. We swap out art on a monthly basis and Mama Sandie handles all the swapping. This month I won some extras...here they are!<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYw4_uuD79TFBmfPBAhrGnrhnH8bCmATNkjB0Pwc_9A_4hvMbjYYDSWJebY_zHf3GI5pVuyMUeB_xHBkTxHIp5dRRzMpMV29T7D350wR7WuC74fNNcpQJizWtBaoh_L3ZKZqCTmA/s1600/IMG_20131201_162618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYw4_uuD79TFBmfPBAhrGnrhnH8bCmATNkjB0Pwc_9A_4hvMbjYYDSWJebY_zHf3GI5pVuyMUeB_xHBkTxHIp5dRRzMpMV29T7D350wR7WuC74fNNcpQJizWtBaoh_L3ZKZqCTmA/s320/IMG_20131201_162618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72cU4mGkZ0hYiuolIh-PWWJlxF3kZXzOm8Bu8c1fL6BOjDjwucP2r64DUZi13coSQemh9AOOvAihYBrR_RVI9x8vM3w64hOiDtBt9y7_O9xXfSeDlzTX7QcDfD-xyxnp-vozFXg/s1600/IMG_20131201_162256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72cU4mGkZ0hYiuolIh-PWWJlxF3kZXzOm8Bu8c1fL6BOjDjwucP2r64DUZi13coSQemh9AOOvAihYBrR_RVI9x8vM3w64hOiDtBt9y7_O9xXfSeDlzTX7QcDfD-xyxnp-vozFXg/s320/IMG_20131201_162256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBiqkC9zmpFFRbhCs9N7R_JFvgrgQUKTPVBv2fI1Y4JQPLkRq7rH-EqqCQeUSdZBiYbQIZF3sAzSOSTf1zdGLlR7h3WKBdcWcOW0-QTOHhtyNqQ-LbqGYd5qCZnXqIipx8T9cEg/s1600/IMG_20131201_161705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBiqkC9zmpFFRbhCs9N7R_JFvgrgQUKTPVBv2fI1Y4JQPLkRq7rH-EqqCQeUSdZBiYbQIZF3sAzSOSTf1zdGLlR7h3WKBdcWcOW0-QTOHhtyNqQ-LbqGYd5qCZnXqIipx8T9cEg/s320/IMG_20131201_161705.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I would be hard pressed to say which one is my favorite...they are all so awesome!!!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Off to the couch to doodle and catch up on some recorded television...sick today...yuck! One of those nasty sinus crud things! Gotta feel better for later on...my friend Dorothy and I are going to brave the cold weather and bit of snow to go on a Cookie Walk in downtown Lees Summit.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
grace and peace....Sharon<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-10289269887335068422013-11-01T07:47:00.000-05:002013-11-01T07:47:38.046-05:00class begins!As usual, Joanne Sharpe has come up with another fab class! We are creating an art journal using watercolors...not my favorite medium to work with at times. But it is always good to stretch...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU4J6Iagcvb2cefeWfUZ11SfGA7o_dh9eIlVi-ubxln7b8hO4AgtbF8r5cwtwDNIFJ4HYzeyJWFJHLEpXM0hfsnLcrVeNUiL5PRowM1kiJj6ekt3jY_YTs5nVNUMKkXVy4XE7kA/s1600/IMG_20131030_144101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU4J6Iagcvb2cefeWfUZ11SfGA7o_dh9eIlVi-ubxln7b8hO4AgtbF8r5cwtwDNIFJ4HYzeyJWFJHLEpXM0hfsnLcrVeNUiL5PRowM1kiJj6ekt3jY_YTs5nVNUMKkXVy4XE7kA/s320/IMG_20131030_144101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99oJT6xECt_Jc62u5EIlN4KWYZNPB8OFuqaQTOxjYRxjBYY3qVjKvF4tty4EWv8MXHISd6f_X3yuuKhpfCvWFC16A-_tA1CrN7vuwxCUsOTe5pSajGxMoZ3L7BV6HoNgWUGpypw/s1600/IMG_20131030_143859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99oJT6xECt_Jc62u5EIlN4KWYZNPB8OFuqaQTOxjYRxjBYY3qVjKvF4tty4EWv8MXHISd6f_X3yuuKhpfCvWFC16A-_tA1CrN7vuwxCUsOTe5pSajGxMoZ3L7BV6HoNgWUGpypw/s320/IMG_20131030_143859.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
So far, this is what I have finished..another new lesson today!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtz-oSxK7wQEXyXhsX3_cgZWtZdGfjW_jLR3LRUE64M6RVBAahPnr2fwAwWyauFI4B2mbpPlb_PRBka4UscsfndoVtoXUg1CcokslMiqxj4gmYnQbfIDsgr04SxZQ6wNJvMC0buQ/s1600/IMG_20131031_151618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtz-oSxK7wQEXyXhsX3_cgZWtZdGfjW_jLR3LRUE64M6RVBAahPnr2fwAwWyauFI4B2mbpPlb_PRBka4UscsfndoVtoXUg1CcokslMiqxj4gmYnQbfIDsgr04SxZQ6wNJvMC0buQ/s320/IMG_20131031_151618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
And this is a new canvas created this week..12x12 mixed-media collage using my gelli plate prints. It will be for sale in my Etsy shop. <br />
Have a great week-end..do something creative just for YOU! <br />
PEACE AND GRACE...Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-53932332340838303472013-10-27T15:57:00.000-05:002013-10-27T15:57:54.802-05:00Joanne has another new class starting tomorrow!!! Yippee!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday will be a good day...why would Monday be a great day you may ask? Another great, online class is getting ready to start! Joanne Sharpe from <a href="http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/p/online-classes.html">Whimspirations</a> is starting another new class. She is an amazing, inspiring teacher...and her classes are so reasonable. I have learned so much from her and from the other talented members in our classes.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend, I have been playing in my art journal and watching videos by Teesha Moore...love her style. My FB friend, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1349896284"></span>Ginny Markley<span id="goog_1349896285"></span></a> had a wonderful blog post describing how she has journaled using Teesha's style. If you like to cut and paste, paint and journal, doodle...you will love this! Check out both of these fabulous ladies! Teeha's YouTube videos are just great.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is what I have so far......</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLNPQ7SStNnxXx2NgyrcSegOuT7k6whaIc_Pgf-JZFO3ioivEaO-2HjZT5qRXLmaRl4n2W_O6A5YogVs6fxukntwW7o4fCsGI7HpOyK3aVKZplcn8Lr8EUNTWiEhuucf0T9168Q/s1600/IMG_20131025_230514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLNPQ7SStNnxXx2NgyrcSegOuT7k6whaIc_Pgf-JZFO3ioivEaO-2HjZT5qRXLmaRl4n2W_O6A5YogVs6fxukntwW7o4fCsGI7HpOyK3aVKZplcn8Lr8EUNTWiEhuucf0T9168Q/s1600/IMG_20131025_230514.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now to add some lettering!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib098KJ4sfGzNaW4NPh7uuwYeC4aOOEPzL7NKo8iSYrG_Kf3HTvR2zzC00V6GTW4_umLHshNwY7En75Xt5sB4d8dMFEMA8HgnIi8N6sM0JFdHTOdEzShbppg69oUVqMpR-gdSVxA/s1600/IMG_20131025_230708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib098KJ4sfGzNaW4NPh7uuwYeC4aOOEPzL7NKo8iSYrG_Kf3HTvR2zzC00V6GTW4_umLHshNwY7En75Xt5sB4d8dMFEMA8HgnIi8N6sM0JFdHTOdEzShbppg69oUVqMpR-gdSVxA/s1600/IMG_20131025_230708.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></span></div>
</div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-22513719737805566552013-10-08T01:17:00.000-05:002013-10-08T01:17:01.673-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu4jZknSBLqJA_4kBxW5L_yfFKsHKzALx5WbdmVGix_BoHnF501eWIfnZ3MxO9pZ2KoZ9n-9PEgwCvj_J4e0ZTo6785C0bVCr73Tz_yx3306Nj69719ekRjiWvqDWqvEwOnu00g/s1600/IMG_20130926_175818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu4jZknSBLqJA_4kBxW5L_yfFKsHKzALx5WbdmVGix_BoHnF501eWIfnZ3MxO9pZ2KoZ9n-9PEgwCvj_J4e0ZTo6785C0bVCr73Tz_yx3306Nj69719ekRjiWvqDWqvEwOnu00g/s320/IMG_20130926_175818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh my..it has certainly been awhile! Just needed to take a break from blogging...not to mention TIME! I feel fortunate to be able to play in my studio whenever I can. Last week I made costumes for the boys to wear to the Renaissance Festival. As you might be able to see...Max is right in the middle of it all!</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_M_CXVh4A-lUN8QKDXfdE-zoVutSQozzhntFQFrSMZzLJ9DdZLdzEIFrq-8ZF30NEkKokhI-ApySS1c6MyfcRQ0kdDqhBNe2BiSp-HAq6wAEjyZ9R1Bv8PXFZjoyNB2Y-hcheg/s1600/IMG_20130823_154155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_M_CXVh4A-lUN8QKDXfdE-zoVutSQozzhntFQFrSMZzLJ9DdZLdzEIFrq-8ZF30NEkKokhI-ApySS1c6MyfcRQ0kdDqhBNe2BiSp-HAq6wAEjyZ9R1Bv8PXFZjoyNB2Y-hcheg/s320/IMG_20130823_154155.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have decided that I would much rather work in an art journal than on canvas. But this one turned out pretty well, it is a 12 x 12 canvas.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so far behind on my online classes, 21 Secrets And Lifebook 2013. Got to get busy on 21 Secrets before it expires! </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I will leave you with a doodle and a bit of advice...</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOpzObrSMoHx9UDjxEEVWNqqzINrSlU6Js8I16i9e47WFCxFmKQ4uJ0RSi_CLlgqALD8k3IBoEcVawmYC_Hwqc5u9H4eqRGWgvpdsU5S5OdstXpBGYNmAWjXswIFYeMd7z5vp8A/s1600/IMG_20131006_221119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOpzObrSMoHx9UDjxEEVWNqqzINrSlU6Js8I16i9e47WFCxFmKQ4uJ0RSi_CLlgqALD8k3IBoEcVawmYC_Hwqc5u9H4eqRGWgvpdsU5S5OdstXpBGYNmAWjXswIFYeMd7z5vp8A/s320/IMG_20131006_221119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-15798929124609464512013-03-25T11:55:00.000-05:002013-03-25T11:55:22.554-05:00Old Man Winter is BAAACK!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhji7PWogIgpYG8vVwQBCNjbtHRhj9QwgZWFeN6kSuF5R_NDzkyUCMl6y9m6_z1oNLvDfyzvUO6W3XfJzgpIe1CWWZoJtN2tRR51FQlRF8B31m9FCOsCRLMBLSR8va3Wl9QHGcUng/s1600/DSC02631+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhji7PWogIgpYG8vVwQBCNjbtHRhj9QwgZWFeN6kSuF5R_NDzkyUCMl6y9m6_z1oNLvDfyzvUO6W3XfJzgpIe1CWWZoJtN2tRR51FQlRF8B31m9FCOsCRLMBLSR8va3Wl9QHGcUng/s400/DSC02631+009.JPG" ssa="true" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Doesn't he know it is officially spring?????</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last Tuesday, we went to PreSchool with our 4 year old grandson, Jack. He was presented with the honor of being the Star of the Week. It was so cute, his teach interviewed him about various things. I was so thrilled to have the day off so that I could go!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDAaIt5hvK-qWMQVxcD2TMn_BF1AeoVIcxW5em7920mwdUQyPGFAIbyauk5bTbdJw5I5HSHWlhWEaQs_meBAKT871SSrVp3cE8fMyPpYQ498uoLK3jSc55cjqnLQpNlvrPDX1zw/s1600/IMG_1831+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDAaIt5hvK-qWMQVxcD2TMn_BF1AeoVIcxW5em7920mwdUQyPGFAIbyauk5bTbdJw5I5HSHWlhWEaQs_meBAKT871SSrVp3cE8fMyPpYQ498uoLK3jSc55cjqnLQpNlvrPDX1zw/s400/IMG_1831+017.JPG" ssa="true" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Jack age 4</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have been busy playing around with a couple of online classes. One is Lifebook 2013, it has a variety of teachers all year long, so we are exposed to many different styles and interpretations of art and journaling. March was all about connections. I don't know how mine wound up looking like little China dolls, but it did!! I try to copy the teacher, but sometimes it just does not work for me and I have to do my own thing before I get to frustrated. I do try to learn whatever technique they are showing and use it if I can. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlp4w6FtSuktgKMyXi248UnV7el_YlhgzncXQJg5hpYtng-yixvha__Aks1nDFRMBIaycU4SBXgX4GiTWO38ppv6PDYGa0QDxRs4C1XP8Hlz1URbSpgO5BIArhHKLcQMhZESDDw/s1600/LBook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlp4w6FtSuktgKMyXi248UnV7el_YlhgzncXQJg5hpYtng-yixvha__Aks1nDFRMBIaycU4SBXgX4GiTWO38ppv6PDYGa0QDxRs4C1XP8Hlz1URbSpgO5BIArhHKLcQMhZESDDw/s400/LBook.jpg" ssa="true" width="290" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Connections taught by Mindy Lacefield in Lifebook 2013</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And a very fun class is Cotton Candy Girls by Natasha May...love her girls!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps70rt50pAn-Yf8fE-wmwIjSEHh61ie9wMmksNI354CkO78IIVtGBJ7Os599MgyaQ9-gU5ZV9FC5OEAzsaH6puhHtyNTRjKIZTfStFJ-dovmYdh8geUYXYt74Inxhd51BwsBNxQ/s1600/scan0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps70rt50pAn-Yf8fE-wmwIjSEHh61ie9wMmksNI354CkO78IIVtGBJ7Os599MgyaQ9-gU5ZV9FC5OEAzsaH6puhHtyNTRjKIZTfStFJ-dovmYdh8geUYXYt74Inxhd51BwsBNxQ/s400/scan0004.jpg" ssa="true" width="313" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And on April 4th, I get to go to a Art and Soul retreat! Yippee! I chose to take Joanne Sharpes art journaling class. I have so enjoyed all of her online classes, so I knew I wanted to meet her in person!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAoWqSuO20WTfmbJpvWT9H5afBmKHAKdX_WmrxzZEkQyyyPwVIyT7MusOnBBl1m9ocpXmtjboCT8hYD_8XAPsT8Hr7Gs7trzYQccrpZN2xIWmZl0QDMuyr_fu32UTV4vXLeENwA/s1600/LL201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAoWqSuO20WTfmbJpvWT9H5afBmKHAKdX_WmrxzZEkQyyyPwVIyT7MusOnBBl1m9ocpXmtjboCT8hYD_8XAPsT8Hr7Gs7trzYQccrpZN2xIWmZl0QDMuyr_fu32UTV4vXLeENwA/s400/LL201.jpg" ssa="true" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Wishing all of you a Happy Easter and Spring! </div>
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-40986639669877378182013-03-12T20:00:00.002-05:002013-03-12T20:00:50.258-05:00What's on my worktable...I mean playtable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4IlYz3Clf6pqXSa2fZShoJfsYWBn-8q17tWRUBH7nseq1yn0Oz7QvMNEDtaPEon2tb_eepE0gV8nqJQKx-SRXF2m5Vsr8uilguwuBYixmfGoVE-k7Qa18oYgDWCUAllt63QuJA/s1600/DSC02641+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4IlYz3Clf6pqXSa2fZShoJfsYWBn-8q17tWRUBH7nseq1yn0Oz7QvMNEDtaPEon2tb_eepE0gV8nqJQKx-SRXF2m5Vsr8uilguwuBYixmfGoVE-k7Qa18oYgDWCUAllt63QuJA/s400/DSC02641+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A Cotton Candy Angel on an 8x10 canvas...my first canvas!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is lesson one with Natasha May...she is fabulous. Isn't the internet a wonderful place? </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Natasha lives in Slovenia...do you know where that is? I had to Google it of course.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEtlcgqhx5kiV2xfS6oGQckLzjusp6B6sn9Xu3fDjUXrO44OboHHTDGlf8Nl4a0fCNz18Jt7EcunNR0hJyN4Y3Tsu_CG-OkSKEYmHzLJEA0Htmt2dBRiPVeyqJzG43v0-WML2rw/s1600/Mushrooms+and+Toadstools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" psa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEtlcgqhx5kiV2xfS6oGQckLzjusp6B6sn9Xu3fDjUXrO44OboHHTDGlf8Nl4a0fCNz18Jt7EcunNR0hJyN4Y3Tsu_CG-OkSKEYmHzLJEA0Htmt2dBRiPVeyqJzG43v0-WML2rw/s400/Mushrooms+and+Toadstools.jpg" width="270" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sunday Postcard challenge... Toadstools and Mushrooms! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Most of the art is from Deviant Scraps...awesome site! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y1wVbA-iVviytTKLPNhotQ1PvQEUnj7ajMhyNJF3QKXLG6U4kHwlU5Ap58o4DyUXDw056OVe2B1_WQc3_JRfsQIv8MVIwQFvIJoDntAeGbIMbTg9blB3HyMFrkhi6DHULz65IQ/s1600/LL201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" psa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y1wVbA-iVviytTKLPNhotQ1PvQEUnj7ajMhyNJF3QKXLG6U4kHwlU5Ap58o4DyUXDw056OVe2B1_WQc3_JRfsQIv8MVIwQFvIJoDntAeGbIMbTg9blB3HyMFrkhi6DHULz65IQ/s400/LL201.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
LetterLove 201 with Joanne Sharpe...not sure which lesson this is, but so much fun!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8xw6p3nUw84lp6LFaO_RSikBPuGQowxGBT58FqY8PlIoghOzIjQqjyOGlpbPa3haOALKSYWlw7Sljt0TQwy1jsVocEGkE6LsML0W5kNVnct3XRUC93CpvfYlhZEvTw3BlAk5dw/s1600/Drawing+dragons1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" psa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8xw6p3nUw84lp6LFaO_RSikBPuGQowxGBT58FqY8PlIoghOzIjQqjyOGlpbPa3haOALKSYWlw7Sljt0TQwy1jsVocEGkE6LsML0W5kNVnct3XRUC93CpvfYlhZEvTw3BlAk5dw/s400/Drawing+dragons1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My 4 year old grandson, Jack, loves to play with gramma's markers. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We drew dragons and practiced letters.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Inky fingers and paint all over the place....oh well...fun times in my studio!</div>
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-50229931724895369222013-02-21T13:20:00.000-06:002013-02-21T13:20:39.731-06:00Thundersnow!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpvAOT2U2yRc9U9NwXHtXbJiRkCiov1Nn4cw_2sGu6ZMJm126DdqvyDO97zHIJLdCejj_iFczxG3KYxQgkZA74sFL-eelswYGWfGxhLTI7x1pgtG1VGhXO8HMTZkMnMwZDZwiyQ/s1600/IMG_1809+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpvAOT2U2yRc9U9NwXHtXbJiRkCiov1Nn4cw_2sGu6ZMJm126DdqvyDO97zHIJLdCejj_iFczxG3KYxQgkZA74sFL-eelswYGWfGxhLTI7x1pgtG1VGhXO8HMTZkMnMwZDZwiyQ/s400/IMG_1809+004.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We are in the midst of a drought, so the snow is most welcome. Plus I was feeling very cheated by a winter without snow! Now we are having record breaking snowfall...not feeling cheated anymore! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOn83v41QL53npP9PfcDoyRYyXwEKJMI8ieLqvBCsjY38T1T2p-S2yV6dHPOdj3-vrZrt9JvjfyhvQeCQ2i9zVfl0zLwxhEOzMdYeR1g-ybV1XRv3SMNM9fiK-C_7jo-tJha6eA/s1600/no0n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOn83v41QL53npP9PfcDoyRYyXwEKJMI8ieLqvBCsjY38T1T2p-S2yV6dHPOdj3-vrZrt9JvjfyhvQeCQ2i9zVfl0zLwxhEOzMdYeR1g-ybV1XRv3SMNM9fiK-C_7jo-tJha6eA/s400/no0n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Jim was not and is not feeling cheated at all. He really hates winter! So glad we closed the office and I did not have to make the drive in. Probably would not have made it anyway...the roads are terrible according to the news.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My mom has celebrated her 88th birthday. We took her out to eat at her favorite restaurant and let her be entertained by the great-grandsons. She is to be admired...healthy and alert, getting a bit slower because of her darned knee, but keeps going as much as possible. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh454qe5mkDRALczeF96lTh4Y5hpssH1LFluHkm7UNNN8htu0egN8ty1cnv00ua3mpUjdlK5SgVv5MXrpnAeursMT3cf8vwuAZHdARrj3ChEcEcSLu4jM0E7xUb4HBG-eiGFFFSxQ/s1600/Mom's+88th+birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh454qe5mkDRALczeF96lTh4Y5hpssH1LFluHkm7UNNN8htu0egN8ty1cnv00ua3mpUjdlK5SgVv5MXrpnAeursMT3cf8vwuAZHdARrj3ChEcEcSLu4jM0E7xUb4HBG-eiGFFFSxQ/s320/Mom's+88th+birthday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq47W6JJcuoUz_cjw-YcLc9zSxg3ccscsg8n8ouDAc8lk2MO89aTOgZsWSlmYH2suSYULBGNtX9vHar-fdQxH0G_R2VF5xuFgZMjvcvOX1iBBhI6eTbdEYq4CpIQfVlxvXQIcXg/s1600/Why.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq47W6JJcuoUz_cjw-YcLc9zSxg3ccscsg8n8ouDAc8lk2MO89aTOgZsWSlmYH2suSYULBGNtX9vHar-fdQxH0G_R2VF5xuFgZMjvcvOX1iBBhI6eTbdEYq4CpIQfVlxvXQIcXg/s320/Why.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am not getting any quilting done, keeping up with my online art journaling classes are keeping me busy. Plus with the price of fabric..who can afford to quilt? But I know I will continue to make small quilts...they are my favorite anyway! This month, I am taking a fabulous class with Joanne Sharpe, Letter Love 201. And working on my A to Z's of Me journal, as well as my Lifebook 2013. Lots of things to get caught up on...better get off this computer and get to work...I mean play!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And in March, I hope to take a class with Natasa May...check out the <a href="http://natashamay.blogspot.com/2013/02/dont-look-back-giveaway.html?fb_action_ids=4202421499307&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366">class</a> she has coming up. Hope I win a free pass!!! I really do love her whimsical style. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://natashamay.blogspot.com/p/cotton-candy-girls-on-line-workshop.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogyVtgHm5wK6xpW2JGbOGtit1_ZXefS9eMzH0UBTLLMJJ6sJlysaTs0eGvi3kmFYt6iOZQRiHCGyqNVfC4dB0y-jkp1am3keVtTbph1AoUn2ItN7ga1QtiIerjsnPuaJPsc-t/s1600/marchgifad120.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7v41_EN1Mk3f9KOdMHiinS7_PingSQp-UM-xdDD0TqPcacCfx5H25F6kFYdTadR2ZTxYitGIcXNn_iXI-oOpS6Vi9wnMsXTUsN4ycWwzGbPqWpzlVYUL8h-St6WU25CnR_Zv-WA/s1600/DSC02615+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7v41_EN1Mk3f9KOdMHiinS7_PingSQp-UM-xdDD0TqPcacCfx5H25F6kFYdTadR2ZTxYitGIcXNn_iXI-oOpS6Vi9wnMsXTUsN4ycWwzGbPqWpzlVYUL8h-St6WU25CnR_Zv-WA/s400/DSC02615+001.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdlRkND9uXsKLAvXwstcJ-ODMDHDao3EA9V5qOIRnCWGnQ3827aQTYy7URJiYREgdiTBKLqQwSemeE4tRw3p6JZBiEoKXkCLSNpVr5DwxMJblyeIRAviz2tuOtJS_8TFuj-IK0w/s1600/love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdlRkND9uXsKLAvXwstcJ-ODMDHDao3EA9V5qOIRnCWGnQ3827aQTYy7URJiYREgdiTBKLqQwSemeE4tRw3p6JZBiEoKXkCLSNpVr5DwxMJblyeIRAviz2tuOtJS_8TFuj-IK0w/s400/love.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs_0zDC9rewgozsPktrqv9WsXMrYosP9RVfsPjmEmBME-Cks1N3vhAXPESaaBkL9eL7gNXsoCcdArsY8o8G3esbwTzUQymis0LjmbkqoqstipBJbdbneqEOAQBBA9WcoegEpvsg/s1600/IMG_1779+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs_0zDC9rewgozsPktrqv9WsXMrYosP9RVfsPjmEmBME-Cks1N3vhAXPESaaBkL9eL7gNXsoCcdArsY8o8G3esbwTzUQymis0LjmbkqoqstipBJbdbneqEOAQBBA9WcoegEpvsg/s400/IMG_1779+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFHPwtWHy-T-o-D2fwX_dADXo4G6-cGyQK08vu2ihhXVJvlzfhaftvAukgDnlqjFAFw6GIU4vitpnHYSODk2R_Ta0N9Ojotsbh1ICFMVpMhP3Gj8g_M8p_OcYje2REeVlncKP8w/s1600/scan0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFHPwtWHy-T-o-D2fwX_dADXo4G6-cGyQK08vu2ihhXVJvlzfhaftvAukgDnlqjFAFw6GIU4vitpnHYSODk2R_Ta0N9Ojotsbh1ICFMVpMhP3Gj8g_M8p_OcYje2REeVlncKP8w/s400/scan0018.jpg" width="386" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKBaIDp0COqrjICpVYptL-MTjp5u7_D5VvM5_Gf5Suw-E2AJhUbjv9a7Y-KSPPbp_6zvVvV2zFN1FgyQZeoVZ9poxD0b5fcSVLr2ZP8IXVTJpBdBdcxQZhwvgXj7cAxC_atQSuQ/s1600/scan0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKBaIDp0COqrjICpVYptL-MTjp5u7_D5VvM5_Gf5Suw-E2AJhUbjv9a7Y-KSPPbp_6zvVvV2zFN1FgyQZeoVZ9poxD0b5fcSVLr2ZP8IXVTJpBdBdcxQZhwvgXj7cAxC_atQSuQ/s400/scan0016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsGpuoUPZoY5ZRfikay7CxzXpwbVl9IZDS_jQDPcPR6_suIrbilav1RwmpzeoWR1ZC2rJwwxpTJcoNYuyuvtbImLF13e0VfTM1AJ4_ZXYLxCzVtJ9ioMinywvQHUW4yB8abruDw/s1600/Vortex.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsGpuoUPZoY5ZRfikay7CxzXpwbVl9IZDS_jQDPcPR6_suIrbilav1RwmpzeoWR1ZC2rJwwxpTJcoNYuyuvtbImLF13e0VfTM1AJ4_ZXYLxCzVtJ9ioMinywvQHUW4yB8abruDw/s400/Vortex.jpg" width="290" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
All of the above is from Letter Love 201...off to create more!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-17013552090922762542013-02-06T17:21:00.001-06:002013-02-06T17:21:42.948-06:00The A to Z's of Me project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For the month of February, there is a great art journaling challenge going on over at <a href="http://anatozofme.blogspot.co.uk/">An A to Z of Me.</a> Bernice Hopper has organized this challenge and has put an immense amount of work into into it. Every day will be another letter in the alphabet, she provides inspiration and journaling prompts for us to play along with. Go check it out...you might want to join up with us! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1OZ6RxpfZUiV5Dv4Rahr8FUCCB-9WNmXpFFv9xuW5wpfycOvs3oxsayUqrlgLhaoTVrZg2-duHva-XjV-K2hYIQLyZqYIcXzNhUoUKo_ELlpcGV1z3RtU0gHc9uikPh0BKCG5A/s1600/scan0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" jea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1OZ6RxpfZUiV5Dv4Rahr8FUCCB-9WNmXpFFv9xuW5wpfycOvs3oxsayUqrlgLhaoTVrZg2-duHva-XjV-K2hYIQLyZqYIcXzNhUoUKo_ELlpcGV1z3RtU0gHc9uikPh0BKCG5A/s400/scan0004.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDpX2IyJ9Z9AWpdgfOnfgi7K4LUAvQiD9jC7TeINRi4p-kjYEQ-IrDuqBrtZSv2OpTrHdksrKlttVdXFUY6EvBdGy6Yy8kmQZeqh1Wwxxsivcpr-AdyjbcqFTVPqdIhdmHyEjRA/s1600/scan0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" jea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDpX2IyJ9Z9AWpdgfOnfgi7K4LUAvQiD9jC7TeINRi4p-kjYEQ-IrDuqBrtZSv2OpTrHdksrKlttVdXFUY6EvBdGy6Yy8kmQZeqh1Wwxxsivcpr-AdyjbcqFTVPqdIhdmHyEjRA/s400/scan0005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFkMzt2w3bA9Au9WXMaZ8Avq1p_UflHdTsaMzoDzM8eTMLARfrEMUpFR-Yp4C666xEjX1Rp5GpqMqgg9wMEvomPUJd2sLY4lnnfw3Wkh5W590FOCdLnCiJvKrhvbf0Y0LNKtxdg/s1600/scan0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" jea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFkMzt2w3bA9Au9WXMaZ8Avq1p_UflHdTsaMzoDzM8eTMLARfrEMUpFR-Yp4C666xEjX1Rp5GpqMqgg9wMEvomPUJd2sLY4lnnfw3Wkh5W590FOCdLnCiJvKrhvbf0Y0LNKtxdg/s400/scan0006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hope you are finding time to create this week!</div>
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-14230041482995404772013-02-02T09:41:00.000-06:002013-02-02T09:41:25.286-06:00Groundhog day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCY4ZUAVJKFLqAhBPTw14tsXRmHX5u-w7BWHkaMZ8ipQ3-JBstV4r3t5Fzapki1tp6UnD5nZJl_NQE_Sm0fkVFsCOU9I_gYqwQ38duyGXL-lPMz8-waF5MqBEiEAz52t2a_vyHw/s1600/IMG_1775+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCY4ZUAVJKFLqAhBPTw14tsXRmHX5u-w7BWHkaMZ8ipQ3-JBstV4r3t5Fzapki1tp6UnD5nZJl_NQE_Sm0fkVFsCOU9I_gYqwQ38duyGXL-lPMz8-waF5MqBEiEAz52t2a_vyHw/s400/IMG_1775+003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Don't know about you, but I am always glad when January is done...spring is that much closer now!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This year I decided to join up with the Calendar Art Journal challenge with Kate Crane on Facebook. And I actually had my February pages done before February arrived...wonder how long I will be able to keep that up? </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Keeping busy with other artsy things. Lifebook 2013 is in full swing, and I am enjoying it very much. And yesterday a new class started with Joanne Sharpe....LetterLove 201. 28 days of lettering lessons...that should make a cold February easier to tolerate!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCMdVSP1FsuesXE8v8XCaFfmwcs2adD3kKaSY6QuzpZiPJu3EnymRrqv38pM7TV27cq7ZXWR3cYumUBsBtUUdIMvbSVZOp7LPFEmtVkQVjcHhjwpjbADjv4EE0e587tnvmIy-UQ/s1600/IMG_1765+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCMdVSP1FsuesXE8v8XCaFfmwcs2adD3kKaSY6QuzpZiPJu3EnymRrqv38pM7TV27cq7ZXWR3cYumUBsBtUUdIMvbSVZOp7LPFEmtVkQVjcHhjwpjbADjv4EE0e587tnvmIy-UQ/s400/IMG_1765+010.JPG" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0nn6Q3IoTZX7Kka8jlQ3QogiGas-xhX0O0OOD3UpL_uQMifFGJbsj9WFauTHcZDhhoRl1GBSN5YF_t82F6aQuGm4irl5L3pKWPOO4oTS6a0zvVNsux7tvnqEejz30h24hfnZYA/s1600/Graduation+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0nn6Q3IoTZX7Kka8jlQ3QogiGas-xhX0O0OOD3UpL_uQMifFGJbsj9WFauTHcZDhhoRl1GBSN5YF_t82F6aQuGm4irl5L3pKWPOO4oTS6a0zvVNsux7tvnqEejz30h24hfnZYA/s400/Graduation+day.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">
My son, Matthew graduated from the Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Acadamy on January 18th. I am so very proud of him, as he went to school full time and worked full time. As you can tell, Jordyn is also very proud of her daddy.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">
Grandkids are always so much fun...like these silly Boys Scouts! We took Caleb bowling...wild and crazy times :)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwvEmzJRSvnPNtTCQbmmJ1j3de42us2Ng3Bc6-73GGw0aOYUwGUpKeapyksd8ZQv4rqiOP2t4lQhyphenhyphenmYYI08A_oH5xAjQXuoWQ1_whWfZuJUB21ECT-ha3EKNQrg4jhI3o9Pw0Kw/s1600/IMG_1752+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwvEmzJRSvnPNtTCQbmmJ1j3de42us2Ng3Bc6-73GGw0aOYUwGUpKeapyksd8ZQv4rqiOP2t4lQhyphenhyphenmYYI08A_oH5xAjQXuoWQ1_whWfZuJUB21ECT-ha3EKNQrg4jhI3o9Pw0Kw/s400/IMG_1752+014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
Jack is trying out a new toy that Santa left at Camp Gramma...the Crayola Marker Airbrush toy! I think the most fun for Jack is pumping it up.</div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtHWkfeDZDUo-Y4HmXAjniVebVegVF7Tdk0cg6WgZxBTfHTzc5tjXnrRWZhev61L7VkXXMOQ9xxJPy0Cjgs-iPzLvl6a8KP0BPVCp1EkQSHluiaMLnH9SnQNghD0UZTA1p8xcOw/s1600/IMG_1733+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtHWkfeDZDUo-Y4HmXAjniVebVegVF7Tdk0cg6WgZxBTfHTzc5tjXnrRWZhev61L7VkXXMOQ9xxJPy0Cjgs-iPzLvl6a8KP0BPVCp1EkQSHluiaMLnH9SnQNghD0UZTA1p8xcOw/s400/IMG_1733+021.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
And here are a few of the other projects I have been working on in January.</div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
What are you going to do today?</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9294To3CN-XSYAE_g2c9G298KHsphKRL69M39W6yLMIrCUG_LQkociL_wycbOQlH5b9D4qCCYqqZtSFZ6CYOybkygtA047nHS5dXk0ETvM9lKybQutkFQqdRgQqqr_zPBI_JRw/s1600/Intentions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9294To3CN-XSYAE_g2c9G298KHsphKRL69M39W6yLMIrCUG_LQkociL_wycbOQlH5b9D4qCCYqqZtSFZ6CYOybkygtA047nHS5dXk0ETvM9lKybQutkFQqdRgQqqr_zPBI_JRw/s400/Intentions.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lifebook 2013....Intentions</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1LhiDxMsVPy43OM2aaOZsS5zdFkehQATTAOu1jwDXJe7PefrjrfvnmWlBdjJhp2e92mjielm25Mi_giFAvV6SaYTSPtc0odKnyKzx5SUfuGJRWJxc7-r12Ak6tS4wAsqK0-TIw/s1600/scan0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1LhiDxMsVPy43OM2aaOZsS5zdFkehQATTAOu1jwDXJe7PefrjrfvnmWlBdjJhp2e92mjielm25Mi_giFAvV6SaYTSPtc0odKnyKzx5SUfuGJRWJxc7-r12Ak6tS4wAsqK0-TIw/s400/scan0023.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a new zentangle page using watercolors<br />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a></div>
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436139.post-79643726754759156062012-12-29T10:04:00.000-06:002012-12-29T10:04:10.665-06:00Where has she been????<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeL2HWqis0jlIJzChczwWWSPyHW_gXOuvTrNHv_vzxcz97y0GxOroBfctjVzRsdTq2hL1P0OxyHU_puQVs7edvAaJwrDC9THlOmAoRdG3yNauZaednd3B5J_pNaEnzLAiiAMN0w/s1600/SBProject2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeL2HWqis0jlIJzChczwWWSPyHW_gXOuvTrNHv_vzxcz97y0GxOroBfctjVzRsdTq2hL1P0OxyHU_puQVs7edvAaJwrDC9THlOmAoRdG3yNauZaednd3B5J_pNaEnzLAiiAMN0w/s400/SBProject2013.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I know...I've been a bad blogger! Time is such an issue for all of us, isn't it? But I have been busy in artistic pursuits...mainly art journaling. And of course playing with the grandkids and working full time...you all know the drill! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have slowed down on my quilting endeavors....#one reason, Jim retired and $$$ are tight, so I stay away from the quiltshops. But I have been digging out my scraps and using them to make quilts of valor. On Veterans Day, our Kansas City Area QOV awarded 9 wonderful quilts to very deserving Vietnam veterans. What an honor to meet one of the only living Medal of Honor recipients and present him with a quilt. It was truly an honor to meet the men and women who served our country and received very little thanks upon returning to the USA. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEBZ3ctdcQcifmhnscXuq3qbPWCiQjh7JWalbRBxlLX3GyTz_CMUaFfAMokBHrRRACOYYswE88sZOFa5IYeHUs2EJnW0ZfYsIwHLjTjF8QJxjHEqNzr2l4y3l2eri6KebXY286A/s1600/IMG_1667+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEBZ3ctdcQcifmhnscXuq3qbPWCiQjh7JWalbRBxlLX3GyTz_CMUaFfAMokBHrRRACOYYswE88sZOFa5IYeHUs2EJnW0ZfYsIwHLjTjF8QJxjHEqNzr2l4y3l2eri6KebXY286A/s400/IMG_1667+003.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Korean war veteran</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuHjxTbLjoQ3TI58VA5tkOCC9NQQFLCJxoyfTOEk23gCRCSuy_25nUq95VNdh_5xK65L0jAxIPB41ma5TmneLQUMOd95CjVYIx4rD4I_izyjH0MstJZFSFf_FCsrrzye83Fc38Q/s1600/Don+Ballard+MOH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuHjxTbLjoQ3TI58VA5tkOCC9NQQFLCJxoyfTOEk23gCRCSuy_25nUq95VNdh_5xK65L0jAxIPB41ma5TmneLQUMOd95CjVYIx4rD4I_izyjH0MstJZFSFf_FCsrrzye83Fc38Q/s400/Don+Ballard+MOH.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Medal of Honor </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This year, starting January 1, 2013....I am taking an online course called Lifebook 2013. Also, starting February 1, 2013....another awesome online class with Joanne Sharpe, Letter Loving 201. Another project that I have started is an Artjournal Calendar Challenge with Kate Crane. Here is a view of my December and January pages. It is a great idea and forces me to journal just a little bit everyday!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2OKUv8-vOV6v-1MZ15OdkXp48LzYKmB6HyLaxjmSfJYBY-4d6nCCG0w1sbETnzsEHzAGN3cD-Np9eBusUC1RITrHN8sGP7l_1ShuGRmRPJdkkMiyUqAWGOZkx3PkMYKMPdeI7g/s1600/December+Calandar+Page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2OKUv8-vOV6v-1MZ15OdkXp48LzYKmB6HyLaxjmSfJYBY-4d6nCCG0w1sbETnzsEHzAGN3cD-Np9eBusUC1RITrHN8sGP7l_1ShuGRmRPJdkkMiyUqAWGOZkx3PkMYKMPdeI7g/s400/December+Calandar+Page.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv8VSua-XFPq0h8a-wvj6s6BwtkgkUvT5pUglEnlkVWnVWBh3ABjSkqLvWbynBbpawQhvjPyUZiEgkRqkuDcZf5rc10SG2_ay0ZICYXMjLp_BxfdwJUZnVRcdvDPAdmLPYJpmmQ/s1600/IMG_1729+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv8VSua-XFPq0h8a-wvj6s6BwtkgkUvT5pUglEnlkVWnVWBh3ABjSkqLvWbynBbpawQhvjPyUZiEgkRqkuDcZf5rc10SG2_ay0ZICYXMjLp_BxfdwJUZnVRcdvDPAdmLPYJpmmQ/s400/IMG_1729+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have had the week off, and spent a couple of days in my pajamas playing in my studio...what have you been up to?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hoping that all of you have had a Merry Christmas, and that you will be blessed in the coming New Year! </div>
<a href="http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/?action=view&current=Sharon.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Signature" border="0" src="http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/SParcel/Blogging%20stuff/Sharon.png" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102431903434037171noreply@blogger.com2