I finished it!

Made you look!
I didn't finish anything yet, just in one of those moods today!
Have a wonderful weekend, I know I will.
I am preparing my mind and my home for my surgery and recovery time.
Okay, I did finish something, but it's a gift and you'll have to wait.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a wonderful day.

Busy Days

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I have much to be thankful for.

We won't be cooking or going anywhere however, because I don't feel well.
I spent yesterday and Monday having IVIG, an iv infusion of blood platelets at the hospitals infusion center. They take three hours just for the infusion, a little more with all the needle poking and what not. Needless to say I feel like poop right now. Today I go to the surgeon for my preop appt.
It's moving along. next Tuesday, I'll have the makings for a new neck.

A little snowman village in the making...

And a sneak peek at a banner for the banner swap I'm in.
Take care and Happy Thanksgiving!

My friends Steve and Cris

So when are you each starting a blog so I can follow you?
Come on now.
:)

Jingle Bells!

This morning

I had my tooth pulled.
I got to the clinic at 6:30am so I could be the first in line for a cancellation and what luck,
the 8 am canceled.
Push, wiggle, pull and yank out it came after 20 minutes.
Stitches and gauze and off I went to get pain meds.
Now as the numbness wears off it throbs and hurts.
I think I'll go lay down now.

I won a mail art contest

Kate at Meanderings
had a mail art contest with visitors deciding the winner
and I was the winner.

She sent me so many papers and napkins ...

Art and life Book...

A beaded medicine bag kit...

She also decorated the envelope for me!
The first photo above has more of the envelope.
Thank you Kate and the visitors who voted for me!

Oh dear...

I have a toothache.
Actually, around noon I broke my tooth on toast.
Toast I tell ya!
It is a tooth that needed a crown, but I never got one.
I should have got that crown.
Now I have to wait till the morning to be at the dentist at 7:45 in the morning and wait in line for a cancellation or till they can squeeze me in.
I get there at 7am to be first in line.
So if you need a crown...
Go and get it!!!

Found a giveaway...

Michelle My Belle is having a giveaway. It's open till Nov.24th so go check it out.

Old photos, but not forgotten

Snowman for a day

I made a snowman for my son's friend...she's a girl...it was her 21st birthday and I know that all girls need a snowman box for their 21st.
I saw a tutorial on the Jolie Paquet blog.

She said she likes blues and I'd been hanging on to this slightly expensive Japanese paper for a special occasion.

He has a feathery hat 'cause he's cool that way...

A Happy 21st Birthday box for K, Miss Awesome-awsity.

The tutorial calls for Celluclay, but since I haven't found it yet, I used Paper Clay.
I have three more I'm working on.
Fun,fun,fun!

fun

I decided to do something I saw on Janet's blog. If you want to play along just copy this and then bold the things you've done.

I HAVE….

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

And…

100. Ridden an elephant

Chunky and Itty Bitty Books

I have an obsession...
With these book swaps...
It's hard to say no to them...
I have fun making my pages...
Then I get back a beautiful collaborative piece of artwork...
Just so much fun to look at...
Full of crafty goodness...
So what do you think?
Wouldn't it be fun to do a chunky book?
These are from a Crow Book I participated in...
So fun...
I was born a Crow...
So these are extra special to me...
My obsession...chunky books.

I sewed and...

Found a house shelf at the thrift store, so I bought it. I like the shape...anyway a little mod podge and paper and voila another thing to take up room on a shelf!

I love this material. The flowers flocked or raised velvet. I'm new to the material scene.
See the nice gather at the top.

I sewed a straight line...almost.
So proud of myself.

My dad's old machine. Nothing fancy, but it runs.
Why does my thread constantly break?
The thread I have is years and years old, so I guess I will go buy new thread today to finish the other curtains.
Enjoy the day today...I know I will!

A visit with my friend

Buttons

Who doesn't love buttons?

Look at these colors...

How they shine...

Sparkle...

Pretty Pinks...

Creamy whites...

M and C make button bracelets.

C above and M (a bit blurry, but ever so pretty)below.

I hadn't visited with these two for so many years. I've missed them.
They were just as welcoming and fun as I remembered them to be.
I am glad they are my friends.