I seem to have developed a sudden need to find angels around me...so what better place to look for them than in a snowy quiet place. These beautiful statues were found in St. Thomas Cemetary watching over their loved ones on New Year's Eve. Hope they are watching over all of us as we head into 2009. Happy New Year to all.
annual attempt at getting a Christmas Eve photo of the entire clan...thanks to my brother Tony's skills and patience in trying to corral us all into one photo at the end of a very busy night...Merry Christmas to all...now everyone go home :)
busy today finishing up two childrens' rocking chairs for a friend's grandchildren. Hope the little boys like them!
Such a sweet face..and yet sooo much trouble for me ...this is Chloe, who loves to cause me untold angst. She recently went through so major medical issues. Being her nursemaid for the past two weeks, (i.e. holding hot compresses to her little head, giving medications twice a day while trying not to to get mauled, "fun" return trips to the vet) has been sooo much fun. As I recall, this was Lauren and Leah's cat...so how come I am doing all the work!
A bunch of us got together to make Ribbon Ornaments on Friday Night...some of us did better than others in this undertaking. For a group of teachers and paraprofessionals sometimes we have a really hard time following directions. And to think we are in charge of our nation's future! Here are three of my most successful students, Ellen, Linda and Cheryl. (My, doesn't Ellen look studious in her red glasses and leopard print)
If you've read "The Secret" you might know what a Vision Board is. A couple of weeks ago we all got together at my friend Cheryl's house to create our individual vision boards...everyone's was unique to their own personalities...here's my attempt....as you can see all I really envision is creating some artwork, while wearing the perfect little black dress, with good music playing in the background....(Oh, and yes...maybe 20 lbs. lighter on the scale)...hence the grapefruit!
Love mixing patterns of colorful scrapbook papers into decoupaged ornaments...thought I would move away from the traditional red and greens to some lime greens and hot pinks...a little irridescent glitter and ephemera added to the mix and "voila"...a box full of color! 
