Friday, December 19, 2008

Time Flies.........


Okay, time flies when your having fun and not having fun, although in my case, mostly having fun. I had to stop by and post some new pics of our newest family member. Her name, well, it's a toss up at this point. We cannot decide, so I have been calling her Little Bit. Some of the most recent thoughts were Sugar, Sugarplum, Ivory, Snow, Snowflake, Snowball, Pinkie..... on and on it goes. Hopefully, soon we will make it definitive. But, for now she is Little Bit.




We found her on one of the coldest mornings of the year so far. It has been determined that someone dumped two little kittens out by our building. The all black kitten disappeared. Not sure what happened to him, but this little girl was under a vehicle, yelling with all she had. She was, at the most, 6 weeks old and been without food for 2 days. She finally came to the food that was offered. I had never heard a cat purr and eat at the same time. Of course, we monitored her food intake for 48 hours and then slowly introduced her to our horde. Needless to say, most of my sophisticated grown-ups did not want to be bothered by a rowdy youngster.


But, with minimal events of screaming, everyone is happy now.










Little Bit loves to help out with everything. She loves to watch my fingers move on the key board and watch the mouse run around on the screen. She watches TV with us, too. But, as any baby does, she gets worn out. Good thing is, she sleeps anywhere.









On a sad note, our beloved Max has passed away. He became ill and was gone in half a day. He was an old man, so we knew it was on the horizon, but it's still hard sometimes. Also, my aunt is under going lung cancer treatments. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

I vow to be more regular with posting for all to read this next year. Also, with more craft projects, painting, etc. Have a wonderful Holiday Season and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Journals, Journals Everywhere!

It has been awhile since I have posted, I know. I have been creating! Yeah! My creation for today is another journal. I love journals, can you tell! I think I have posted more journal projects than anything else. Anyway, I have hand painted the cover. The journal measures 5.25X7. All of the papers and stamped images are from Stampin Up. I do not believe you can see it, but under the painting, in the same color as the top cardstock, I used the Boroque Border wheel. You can see it on the back cover, but it looks really cool in person. So, I hope this gift is well received! There are three tabbed sections inside, Scriptures, Confessions and Notes. I have used BIA for the wire binding. Please let me know if you have any questions about this journal.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

No Dry Bones Here......

The week is almost over and the Great Lakes Believer's Convention is almost over. Jesse Duplantis was so inspiring tonight and funnier than ever. If you want to laugh, listen to Jesse! He is a true original. If you want to learn the Word of God, listen to Jesse! I was truly blessed to be able to listen this evening...God is awesome!

I haven't been creating lately, but I have been typing up some notes I have taken from web videos and TV. I have a TO DO list a mile long that I have made a small dent in. Hopefully I will be back to creating this weekend.

I want to share some roses with you. I love to create mini roses with Air Dry Porcelain Clay by Amaco. I had made these and still not sure what I will do with them. There are two roses that I can make earrings and the rest I will probably make pins out of. These are really fun and require no baking! That is the best part. They can be colored with oil paints mixed into the clay or I allow the clay to set up for about an hour and then use watercolor for a soft pastel porcelain look. The white roses are the porcelain with no added color. The second picture shows three heart pins and a barrette. Each of these are made with the porcelain clay and watercolors. The heart pins are about 1.5" and the barrette is 2" wide. I hope you enjoy these pictures. Please let me know if you have any questions.


The scripture verses for today are Ezekiel 37:1-14. I have been listening to Joyce Meyer this week teaching Me and My Big Mouth. She stated was what dry bones do you have in your life this week that you need to talk life into? What a profound statement! God has given us authority to speak the Word over our circumstances to produce change! Praise God! My favorite part of this section of scripture is verse 7, "So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a thundering noise and behold, a shaking and trembling and a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone." I truly recommend this teaching from Joyce Meyer. She explains this a lot clearer than I can right now.

Friday, August 8, 2008

God is faithful...ever true to His promise...

What a wonderful week! I have been attending, on-line, the Southwest Believer's Convention with Kenneth Copeland Ministries. It has been so awesome spending time immersed in the Word and hearing everyone teach. August 18th starts the Great Lakes Believer's Convention and I am ready!

I thought that I would share my favorite section of the Bible instead of just a verse for this week. It's found in 1 Corinthians 1:7-9 (AMP)

"That you are not [consciously] falling behind or lacking in any special spiritual endowment or Christian grace [the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating in your souls by the Holy Spirit], while you wait and watch [constantly living in hope] for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and [His] being made visible to all. And He will establish you to the end [keep you steadfast, give you strength, and guarantee your vindication; He will be your warrant against all accusation or indictment so that you will be] guiltless and irreproachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into companionship and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

This just reassures me that God is on my side. I read it aloud when I can because "...faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God..." When everyday things get you down, don't talk about the situation. Find the scripture for you and keep repeating it. If you cannot find a scripture, just say Jesus is Lord or Jesus is the constant source of my supply. Something to build your faith and not the problem. See what God has planned for you! Praise the Lord, my friend!

I always have to include a crafting project, so today's is a box lid that I made for my club project and I then filled the box with different handmade cards. I used the SU wrapping paper, painted it and covered with Perfect Paper Adhesive. The tassel is the SU twill ribbon. I unraveled 3 equal length ribbons, leaving enough for the top and put them together with a brad to complete the tassel. The tag is made with the large & small tag punch and then stamped using black embossing and the Wild West Alphabet. Adhere the tag together and place an eyelet in the top. The belt is made with cream card stock, Boho wheel in black, deco-edge scissors and brown brads. It is then glued to the top of the box. Being that I wanted the tag on the tassel, I put the brad through the tassel and then tied the tag onto the brad with a piece of DMC Floss. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Summer Over Yet?

I know most people love summer and I used to, but then I got wiser. Summer and Winter could be replaced with year round Spring and Fall. Even temperatures is what I crave. 105 degrees is just too much. I do see a day that will be 95 for the high in our near future. Cold wave coming through...I am so ready for October to get here.

Enough about the weather, here is the project for today. This is an example of the polished stone technique which can be found by clicking on SCS. I stamped "happy" on glossy cardstock with embossing ink and applied clear embossing powder. I then applied the polish stone technique. Stamped the Lily and applied the ribbon. Most all products and stamps are Stampin' Up. Contact me if you have any questions.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Where Are You?


It has been awhile since I have posted anything on any site and if anyone is reading, I am still here. It is Sunday and what a beautiful day here in Texas. It's sunny and not that hot, for Texas that is. I am still considering local area craft shows and opening an Etsy shop. Etsy is one of my favorite sites right now. I love seeing what everyone is making! HGTV used to have a show that spotlighted some artists work, but all they have on anymore is reruns. I would love to see a new show once in a while.

Today's project picture is from a denim purse that I made from an old pair of jeans. It's the first one I made and painted. The handle was made from a piece of pant leg material. The inside was lined with a recycled vest of green and white stripe. Well, I am off to create. Have a wonderful week!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

First Sketch....



For today's project I decided to try my hand at a sketch. It took me forever it seemed and I am familiar with Paintshop Pro, no expert, but familiar. For the next sketch I am going to design the card first and then make a sketch of it. In order to see exactly what is needed, I sometimes need to work in reverse. I wanted to make a card from the sketch, but ran out of time. I will post it later once it's completed.