continued!

this is trixie-lou again!

my mom is doing great... it is only a problem with internet connection not connecting to her blog!

:)

A WARM WINTER

-a note from craftyhala's daughter-

she will not be posting for awhile, and oh no! that means she won't be taking part in OWOH.

toodles!
-Trixie-Lou-

Not ready yet!

Lisa of A Whimsical Bohemian has her One World One Heart event going on again and I'm not ready yet!
Try back in the next few days!

Random Stuff

Did I ever show what I won from Tim Holtz over on his blog?
Well here it is...cool stuff.

Wild Turkeys are everywhere around here.
These folks got spooked and ran for the hills!

These two are of the same rainbow over Crow.
It went on forever.

See ya soon...

A lot has been going on around here

I want to get some arts and crafts done, how can I in this mess?

I thought I'd share a view into my life.
This is my crafting "corner" in my bedroom.

It is such a mess.
I needed more space to work, so...

I salvaged wood and pieces from a couple of dressers and shelves that were being thrown away and I built myself a craft/ work table.
It is far from pretty and still needs strips of wood put in and on to make it look better and some paint...

I have a place now to bead and cut and paste and glue and glitter ...
I am stoked.
Yay!

We're still clearing and cleaning to get ready for the excavator to come and put in the manufactured home.

This is the view from our mailbox into the neighbor field.
I love all the moss around here.

The home will go in front of the pump house there.

Look at the shape of this part of the tree trunk.
I'm saving a piece.

This is the home at the storage yard where it is sitting right now.
Can't wait to get it here.

Oregon Coast trip

My daughter came to Oregon for her holiday break and the day after Christmas we went to the coast all the way up to Lincoln City to look for glass globes.

My husband finding me sea glass in a tide pool.
We didn't find any globes, but we saw lots of sea life and that's really what it's all about.

Isn't it beautiful?

My mother-in-law getting some pics of the waves and boy were they ever huge.

I always said one day I wanted to live in Oregon and this is why.
Just look at the Ocean.
A dream come true.

Christmas Eve

This tree has these spike where the birds have eaten away at the cones growing there.

Our tree.
After a few days, we will put it outdoors to be planted.

Our ornaments are in storage so we strung popcorn and here Katie and my mother-in-law are decorating.

We have strung popcorn and gumdrops, homemade cinnamon applesauce ornaments, coffee filter snowflakes and candy canes on our tree.
So cute.
Happy Holidays.

Tree Day

I like to participate in swaps and this was what I made for the Winter charm swap I just participated in.
Today we will venture out to a Nursery and look at live trees with the idea of getting one for the holiday. My daughter is traveling here for a week and we will make our ornaments this year. I bought some gumdrops and popcorn and still need to find the cranberries to string. This of course is due to the fact that all the decorations are still in storage a state away. I'm glad they are, so this way we can make what we use and then share it with the birds when the tree goes outside.
I am wanting to make more charms. Anyone have ideas of what they would like to wear? I want to make what others would appreciate, not just my idea of what they'd like, so all ideas are wanted and appreciated!

Dog days of Winter

These two Poodles were at a I-5 rest area.

This little lady came to stay for a few days while her "Dad" was on vacation.
As for me, I feel blue. blue, blue. It doesn't matter what I do, just blue.
You know, the kind of blue where there is so much to be up and happy about, but you just can't muster up a good happy?
I guess that is what true depression is. No reason to feel low and down, but you can't get out of bed and there is nothing, not even the best groceries in the world for the best recipes in the house, that can make you want to move from the spot you sit at. Not even the craftiest goodness looking you in the eye to get you crafting.That kind of depression.
Well, I have it. Have it big time and need to call my doc for a refill on my second happy pill even if it costs more than I wish it did.
I haven't had anything to drink for a few hours...anyone feel like going in the kitchen for me?!

Contest at the WWC blog

On the Where Women Create blog, there is a fun contest going on for the twelve days of Christmas. You still have time to enter so head on over there!