Art and More

Jadon's Poem

2011-01-02T12:30:00.001-05:00

Jadon's Poem, originally uploaded by bkcoffey.

I am so proud of her. She speaks 3 languages, And she is only 6 years old.

More Buttons.

2010-10-28T20:01:00.003-04:00

More button rings and bracelets....my new addiciton. The last bracelet is really red, white and blue...but sure looks like orange in the photo.

More Rings and ear rings

2010-09-22T23:05:00.002-04:00

I just can't stop!!!!!

Buttons, buttons, buttons

2010-09-20T13:16:00.004-04:00

I love buttons...been collecting them for a long time. Lately, I discovered a way to turn them into rings...and I love the results.

David's birthday party.

2010-06-03T21:16:00.004-04:00

We delayed David's birthday party until the Grandgirls got home. this isn't a good picture of David...but the girls look cute. LOL

women of joy

2010-06-03T21:08:00.002-04:00

A group of us from Church went to the Women of Joy conference in Louisville in April. We certainly did have a Joyful time.

19,000 women in one place...can you imagine what that was like? The night that Sarah Palin spoke..the place was packed. When we left there were 19,000 women trying to find their cars. Panic buttons were being punched and horns were going off all of over the parking lot.

Healthy

2010-06-03T20:52:00.003-04:00

I have been fighting a rough battle the last couple of years with RA. But I am finally winning. Thanks to God a new Dr. and new drugs.

I have started knitting again. And, I have made a few button bracelets in the last week. So, thought I would share.

Church in the Valley

2010-01-19T22:58:00.003-05:00

This painting is now owned by Leon and Rita Tracy.

Vacation, etc.

2009-10-13T11:37:00.004-04:00

I looked at this blog and thought I had disappeared off the face of the earth. I don't think I can cover every thing that happened this summer...but, I will say it was a very quiet summer with out the GrandGirls here. There was a very bright 12 days. We (David, Leon Tracy, Rita Tracy and I) had a big adventure. We traveled to Arizona. The trip was full of excitement and laughter.

February Mini Vacation

2009-04-05T17:09:00.003-04:00

I am way far behind!!! To catch up a little. Here are a couple of pictures taken in Tennessee. We had a great lunch prepared outside by some very talented cooks.....no I believe these may have been Great Outdoor Chefs. Everything was cooked over an open fire.

2009-02-10T11:06:00.004-05:00

Last year I started plants for the hanging Baskets and Ella and Jadon's garden from seeds. As soon as March gets here I am starting seeds in the mini (I do mean very, very small) greenhouse type planters I bought last year.

ATC

2009-02-10T11:03:00.004-05:00

I haven't done any ATCs in a long time. I love doing those little works of Art. While browsing through my pictures I found this one. It reminds me of Spring and I am so looking forward to Spring. I am ready to dig in the flower beds and plant!!!!

Wicked Winter Weather

2009-01-29T14:29:00.004-05:00

Our Electricity is back on. Hurray. Here are a couple of pictures that indicate why the electric service was off. The first picture is hwy 395 the second one is our driveway. There is a lot of ice hanging around...

More Bracelets

2009-01-13T10:33:00.002-05:00

Vintage buttons sure make cute bracelets. And get the buttons out of the jars where you can enjoy them. Tonya, daughter, has crocheted some bands, which are the base for the bracelets. Others I have knitted.

The Moods of Ella

2008-12-29T12:35:00.003-05:00

I received these pictures this morning. Our son-in-law sent them. He sures knows how to warm old hearts. Our granddaughters are half way around the world from us. So pictures are so important. And these show most of the Moods of Ella!!!

Button Bracelet

2008-12-16T18:21:00.003-05:00

My sister, Jo, daughter Tonya and I went to an auction back in October. I bought some beautiful antique buttons. I made this button bracelet for our daughter Tonya for Christmas. This scan doesn't really do it justice. It is very sparkly.

Oh How Cora has grown

2008-10-22T19:32:00.002-04:00

She is a very sweet baby. Not fussy. Likes to cuddle. I miss her!

Summer is over

2008-10-03T21:10:00.005-04:00

We have had a great summer. We have laughed we have cried. Made funny faces, had birthday parties. Swam, played dress up, read books...and the list goes on and on.. I don't want it to end.

Brown and Pink Purse

2008-09-08T12:08:00.004-04:00

Don't you just love yard sales and auctions! I picked up a little brown purse at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. I have jars and jars of vintage buttons from yard sales, auctions, flea markets, and antique malls and shops. Now those button are pretty in glass jars, I enjoy looking at them. But you know the purse just needed a little something to make it complete. Or maybe a lot of something like, lots and lots of buttons.

I spent a lot of time arranging and rearranging the buttons..then knocked them all of the purse, accidentally. After that I just started sewing them on pretty much randomly. The last picture is the end result.

Linda has a Little Lamb

2008-08-01T14:32:00.003-04:00

Another Christi class...ok...not really a class. A how to article (on making the lamb) in Bead and Button Magazine. Right now I am hooked on clay...especially anything that resembles Christi Friesen's work.

Dragon Necklace

2008-07-30T13:12:00.004-04:00

It is finished... I enjoyed another wonderful class with Christi Friesen.

Cora Diane

2008-07-03T16:48:00.003-04:00

Here she is "Cora!" 5 lbs 12 oz, 18 3/4 inches long. Born July 2, 2008 at 7:35 am.

Triple Trouble Dragon Class

2008-07-03T12:07:00.003-04:00

When the babies are sleeping....I find a little time to create. The dragons are my first attempts in Christi Friesen's class at Dollstreetdreamers.com. I haven't applied any patina yet and they are only partially baked.

We have a new member of the family...Cora Diane Coffey was born yesterday morning...I will have pictures later tonight.

2008-06-20T09:39:00.003-04:00

I found this cute paper doll in a December 1986 issue of BH and G Christmas Ideas. I loved paper dolls as a child. I hope my Granddaughters will feel the same. I copied her on the computer. I made a book that flips from the top. Used some scrapbook papers to decorate it and then glued the doll inside...Cut out a profile of the doll with the shape of a dress. Then had a good time making dresses, skirts and blouses to dress the doll. All the girls will have to do is lay the dress on the doll shut the cover of the book and their doll will be dressed.

Grand Girls

2008-06-18T19:28:00.005-04:00

A little game of peek a boo with Ella in their bedroom.

Ella and Jadon playing on the front porch with Pa. There is almost always a breeze on our front porch...it feels good but it is hard on the hair do. And it seems they have both lost their hair barrettes.

This picture must have been taken early in the morning the girls like to get up between 6:30 am and 7:00 am..looks like Pa still has on his pj bottoms. And that shirt doesn't compliment the pants any.

The landing

2008-05-22T12:44:00.003-04:00

Now the play area. The little green bed I bought at the 127 yard sale several years ago. Never really had a good place for it until now. And the cat is very happy with it. The table and chairs should come in handy for Little hands to do art work. The very, very, short book case will soon be filled with books and there is a small trunk for toys. I hope it isn't too small. The turtle back trunk was my great grandmothers.

I'm very tired and very happy. Tomorrow night I will get to hold my granddaughters for the first time in 16 months.

Jadon's and Ella Room

2008-05-22T12:26:00.003-04:00

I transformed my sewing/craft room into a bedroom for our Granddaughters. I shouldn't say I did it. Because there were so many helpful hands on this project. Not to mention backs, etc.

First everything had to be taken out of that room. And the dreaded closet clean out. I worked very had but just couldn't get it all done by myself. Enter my daughter, Tonya. To avoid two sets of step. Tonya parked a trailer by the front porch and we loaded it with fabric and then we loaded it with some more fabric...well you get the picture. Oh, so you don't get the idea the fabric was just laid out on the trailer, we had plastic bins and plastic drawers. Well, way too much fabric and all the stuff that goes with sewing. Then we drove around to the basement and unloaded.

Did I tell you first we had to do a major cleaning of the basement first. Whew...where does all that stuff come from and why did we ever save it in the first place.

Once the room was empty. Then more work. Patrick, our son-in-law redid the ceiling taping mudding and new basket weave texture. Paint next. David painted the walls...well the first coat. It took two. I did the next coat. While we were at it, we tore the paper off the hallway and painted it. Tonya painted it.

The carpet was old and not in good shape. David and I tore it out and hauled it off to the dump. We got sticker shock when we went to purchase the new carpet. Wow

I used the landing for my paint projects. We cleared all of that out too. And it is now a play area for the girls.

Our Granddaughters

2008-05-09T17:50:00.004-04:00

I had a request for new pictures. So, here they are Jacque.

The Bed

2008-05-06T09:49:00.003-04:00

The bed was My Grandmothers. She had two of them. They were not exactly alike but very similar. I tried to buy them when my girls were small. I thought they would be lovely in their room. But she wouldn't sell them. Later she gave them to two of my cousins. Last summer my cousin Patti gave me this bed. I was so excited. Didn't know exactly where I was going to put it...but new it would be a good addition to our home. The finish was in bad shape....so we decided to paint the bed. I love the way it turned out.

Tonya, my other daughter, the one that gave me a very handsome grandson, primed and painted the bed for me. While her hubby textured the ceiling in the bedroom. Next paint the walls and install new carpet. Then....we get to do the fun part and decorated. Hurray, I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I've now changed my sewing/craft room to a bedroom for my granddaughters. That special bed will be used by Jadon. The girls will only be here about 3 months but I will keep the room especially for them. So, on the occasions that they return to the states they will have their room.

I will have to rearrange the basement so it can become my new craft room......oh my....to be continued....

Recipe RR

2008-04-22T17:37:00.003-04:00

This is the last RR recipe journal. Jan it is yours. One page, two sides both sides have pockets for the recipe cards. This scan doesn't show the whole page...there is a gold edge around all four sides.

Pictures of Necklaces

2008-04-05T12:05:00.004-04:00

2008-04-05T11:32:00.003-04:00

http://www.cforiginals.net/cfj/index.html

http://www.cforiginals.net/

"Christi Friesen" makes beautiful art jewelry and she teaches. Wow and what a teacher she is. Above are two of her web sites...you gotta go look. You will be amazed and happy you did. The second address has her books for sale and I believe tells you where she will teach next. She also teaches via the Internet at Doll Street. I believe the next class in is June. http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com
You can check out that site and see for sure when she will teach again.
I'm hooked I have already made three necklaces from her recent March class... Oh what fun... I am hooked.
I have a new camera...I have pictures of the necklaces I made put on the computer. Now to find them so I can put them on this blog.

Fran's RR recipe book

2008-03-11T20:43:00.007-04:00

I completed my pages in Fran's book. A cute book too....shaped like a coffee cup. Went a little Chinese this time.

Jandee I think your's will be next and then it will come to an end.

Fran

2008-03-11T20:43:00.001-04:00

Mary C's RR recipe journal

2008-03-10T23:29:00.003-04:00

Tonight I finished Mary C's recipe journal. Mary wanted regional type recipes...so she is getting Derby Pie...mummm mummm Good!

Time flies

2008-03-10T20:34:00.006-04:00

What happened to February????

Have you ever just twisted and manipulated wire until it turns into something. Well, if you haven't you really should give it a try. I had to lengths of wire that turned into horses...who would have thought it?

We took a mini vacation. Now don't tell me you have never gone in to one of those "Gift Shops" and wanted to buy those polished stones? You know you wanted to. Well, I did it. I finally found a reason to take some of those yummy rocks home with me. Here is what I am doing with them. Bad scan...but they will become focal points on necklaces.

My hands have been very busy. Here is a peek at what I have been up to. I am taking a class at Doll Street. Chriti Friesen is teaching a beautiful clay necklace. A fun a informative class.

I made a doll...Sherry Mya's Secret. I'll put a picture up later.

My youngest Daughter and her husband are expecting Baby Girl Coffey number 3. Hurray!!

So, I am knitting another baby blanket. I have another pair of socks in progress. Yes this will be pair number 3. It could turn into an addiction.

New Blog Banner

2008-01-31T10:57:00.000-05:00

The name of this blog is Art and More...my banner obviously refers to the more part.

Latest Painting

2008-01-31T10:16:00.000-05:00

This is a painting of a valley near Jackson, Wyoming. This one was hard to give birth to...I think maybe much like birthing triplets. I believe it is done. I will put it away for a while. So I can look at it with a new eye later down the road. At that time I should be able to see any major flaws..and hopefully correct them.

Charm Necklace

2008-01-28T19:42:00.000-05:00

There are some Charm necklaces in Belle Amoire magazine. The Sept/Oct 2007 issue. I loved them the first time I saw them. Sooooo, after I received all of those wonderful charms from the swap on FDA, I had to make one. What do you think?

Charm Swap

2008-01-14T14:55:00.000-05:00

Judi W. organized our Charm Swap on FDA. In Which Judi had the job of receiving the charms form all of us and then mailing them all out. Big Job in my opinion. Thank you Judi.

I have always heard if you want something done ask a "busy person!" Judi proves this is true.

I hope you can read the names attached to each charm. The purple one on the bottom left is the work Of Sandra Walker. The face charm on the upper right hand corner belongs to Jacque Uetz. The square one at the bottom right Kerry. I believe the shell shaped one at the bottom right is the work of Sherry Goshon.

I am very happy and feel privelaged to have been in this swap. Thank you my FDA friends.

Sunset

2008-01-05T12:39:00.000-05:00

I love sunsets! Especially when they have pink clouds. I took this picture (Oh, I should tell you which picture.... the blog Banner picture) while riding down I64. I was surprised how well it turned out considering I took it through the windshield at 70 miles an hour. I've changed the banner so I put the picture here.

Another RR recipe Journal

2008-01-05T12:31:00.000-05:00

This one belongs to Anita. I have to say this is my favorite one to date. I've said that about some other ones too!!! I used some dyes (that was fun), velum, card stock, beads, ribbon, and brads. I really like the simplicity of this one.

Thanksgiving Day

2007-11-29T13:32:00.001-05:00

Do you ever get to old to ride? Maybe you do. Like when your Grandson has to help you on the horse. This is Cody's new horse. She is a 3 yr. old Quarter Horse. She is a sweetie and Cute too. He almost threw me over her back when he was helping me up. I guess I could blame my inability to jump up on her back to the big Thanksgiving dinner I had just eaten.. Yep, I'll blame it on that.

2007-11-29T13:31:00.001-05:00

Cherie's RR recipe journal

2007-11-19T10:02:00.000-05:00

One more finished. Cherie you have a fun book to work on. Jan this book will be on its way to you soon.

A big Surprise

2007-11-16T10:21:00.000-05:00

Look what I got! Jacque makes the most unique dolls. Isn't she wonderful. Jacque and the doll!!!! She has Real Style! A look all her own! And I love this doll.

Ella Grace

2007-11-06T19:33:00.000-05:00

I should not have left Ella Grace out. She didn't get to go to the Halloween party. Her Mom said she was too little. The people of Central Asia don't celebrate Halloween. But the Americans there did. This was taken before the party. And there is Angela in the picture too...She is the biggest one. Oh can't you just see the mischief in Ella's half closed eyes?

Charms

2007-11-06T19:29:00.000-05:00

I now have made a total of 40 charms. Here are just the latest ones. And I think these are the ones that are going to Alaska.

Lady Bug

2007-11-06T10:13:00.001-05:00

I am so proud of my son in law, Brian. He made Jadon's Halloween costume.

Artractions

2007-10-29T18:49:00.000-04:00

Shelbyville Art Guild sponsored an Art Walk through downtown last Friday night. I was hosted by Mr. Tim Crawford, Lawyer. He made me feel right at home. Thank you Mr. Crawford.

The crowd was light. The weather was a little wet. Not really a great atmosphere for taking a walk. But, the people that braved the weather were friendly and fun to talk with.

I had some note cards made from one of my paintings "Penn's Grocery." This is one of the cards.

Izzy and Bella

2007-10-14T19:56:00.001-04:00

Izzy has put on a little weight since we brought her home. Which is a good thing. She loves playing with Bella. And Bella loves playing with her. Bella is over 10 years old..but she acts like a puppy since she got her new friend. We have tried to teach Bella to fetch for at least 8 years. With no luck. I guess Izzy showed her what it was all about. Now Bella will fetch most anything you throw. I guess we couldn't teach an old dog new tricks, but Izzy could.

This is a picture of the girls at play.

Fall and ThanksGiving

2007-10-14T19:49:00.001-04:00

This is my one creation for fall and ThanksGiving. The pumpkin is from Joanns...you know the one they advertise as carve-able. I did have fun doing this. Table center piece? Maybe? It will get moved around the house until I think it has found a temporary home.

Christmas Ornaments

2007-10-07T11:33:00.000-04:00

More bad pictures. But it will give you an idea of what kind of ornaments I have made lately. Sold quite a few yesterday...so back to making more. I do love to make them. So it will be a labor of love.

Buffalo Festival

2007-10-07T00:52:00.000-04:00

That is where I have been today. Here it is October..should be cool, beautiful, weather. Instead it was in the 90s. We baked. Maybe even burned a little. But it was a good day. This festival is held in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. That is where I lived most of my life. It was like old home week. Ran into lots of old friends and many relatives. Sold a few ornaments and made a little money at the same time.

An old Friend of mine, Sue Wash, and some other friends of hers make quilts for charity. They have made 100 quilts in two years. They raffled off a quilt today in order to make money to buy more fabric for more quilts. A lady named Debbie won. I tried to convince her that that was my name...but no luck.

One more craft show and one more art show to go. Then I can start to think about a November birthday and Christmas.. Oh My!

Here are a few pictures taken today. My daughter and her son Cody. My son in law, Patrick and my Mom. We had 4 generations represented today.

Painting finished and another one

2007-10-04T19:48:00.000-04:00

I finished the old barn. The other painting is one I taught in class last month. It is of Jackson Lake in Wyoming. I wish I had taken a picture of my students work. It was really good.

Painting in Progress

2007-10-04T10:36:00.000-04:00

I'm working to get ready for ARTraction of Shelbyville. I will be sitting a display of art work up at one of the local shops in Shelbyville, KY. As of this moment I do not know which shop or what kind of space I will be given. The event is scheduled for October 26. So, I thought I would share what I am working on today. This barn is on HWY 395 not far from my house.

Kai's RR recipe journal

2007-10-02T03:28:00.000-04:00

Oh My! I didn't realize I hadn't posted anything since August. September did go by in a whirl. I was busy, very busy. If I would get better organized and take pictures I could show you what I have been up to. Mostly, up to my neck in Christmas Ornaments.

But this is about Kai's RR journal. I did a less is more on her page. And I like the way it turned out.

Little things

2007-08-23T20:08:00.001-04:00

I've been playing with Shrinky Dink. I think the product is geared toward children. But then I am a kid at heart. I used my Big Shot to cut out the tags. Then stamped and embossed and just generally played.

rr Recipe Journal

2007-08-20T12:40:00.000-04:00

The Saga of the traveling Round Robin Recipe journals continues. These ladies are going to have lots of wonderful recipes and Art. I think they are going to love their journals

Here is the recipe page I created for Shashi. The recipe is for a Hot Brown. A yummy Hot Sandwich that is pure Kentucky.

These two pages are the pages I created for Christie. A wonderful.. filled will calories Pie. Called a Derby Pie.

A Sock

2007-08-16T17:51:00.000-04:00

I did it. I knitted a Sock. First I bought a really good book. "Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd" If you have never knitted a sock or want a bunch of cute sock patterns, buy this book. Now, it needs a mate or maybe not. This was a see if I can do it Sock. So now I am ready to start on a pair of socks knit with pretty soft yarn.

Wings

2007-08-16T11:43:00.000-04:00

I put this doll up before she got her wings...so now she is finished. Thanks Jacque Uetz for a wonderful doll pattern. And thanks Jean Bernard for a wonderful wing class.

The never ending Yard Sale

2007-08-08T14:27:00.001-04:00

Things I learned at the HWY 127 Yard Sale. AKA Country Wisdom.

1. Never try to teach a Pig to sing. It is a waste of time and annoys the Pig.

2. Don't even try to have a battle of wits with and an unarmed person.

3. Give the potential buyer a price...then look them in the eye for 10 seconds (10 seconds is a long time). The next move is theirs.

4. Make prices high enough that buyers think they are buying something really nice or rare. Too cheap they put it down and wonder what is wrong with it.

5. 4 lb Yorkies make Great Greeters.

6. Don't park next to someone that has a singing Deer Head mounted on their RV. (the same thing goes for singing fish)

7. Keep an empty chair next to your outdoor fan. Some really nice people need to sit, rest and cool off.

8. If you are 60 years or older, take young healthy adults with you to help with all that work.

9. Be prepared to get up at 3:00 am. Because high winds and rain can make a real mess of your Show Room.

10. If you don't have an RV. Have really good friends you can borrow one form. (Thanks Linda and Bill) Oh and Tables too.

11. Last but not least. When you are loading the goodies that you bought into your trunk, make sure your daughter has her head out of the way before shutting the trunk lid. Sorry Tonya!!! Mother loves you.

Trip down memory lane

2007-07-26T23:15:00.000-04:00

I was doing a little surfing tonight. And came upon some pictures taken in New Mexico in 2002 at a doll conference. And there was a doll I had made "Enos." I sold this doll many moons ago. I don't think I ever took a picture of her. So here she is... a little blurry but good enough to bring back memories of what a good time I had at that conference.

Yellowstone

2007-07-18T12:37:00.001-04:00

The pictures are backwards...or maybe the signs.. anyway the spring I think is the one at the bottom and the geyser is the picture at the top. The colors were magnificent. Oranges and turquoise...wow. More wonders of the master! The water in the picture above was actually boiling. Running down the side of a hill and into a river. When you walked around this work of art first hot moist air would hit you then cold air. It was a sensation I have never felt before. These two things were together...the first picture and then around 3 sides was the shallow water with all the wonderful colors.

I did a really bad job of explaining this...I guess you just need to go to Yellowstone National Park and experience it.

Old Faithful and Majestic Sky

2007-07-15T10:28:00.001-04:00

We were facing the western sky waiting for old Faithful to erupt. The sun was very bright. We considered moving around on the other side to get the sun out of our eyes But there was a huge cloud about to pass in front of the sun. We waited. I was praying the cloud would arrive in front of the sun before Old Faithful did its thing. Wow, the cloud moved just in time for me to snap this photo. God is Good.

Sunset

2007-07-13T20:05:00.000-04:00

I am home from vacation. And reflecting on the awesome works God created. If I had to pick a favorite of all the things I saw. I believe it would be this wonderful sunset. There was a storm off in the distance toward the western sky. The result was a purple sky edged it the most brilliant color red I have ever seen. Needless to say, the photo does not do it justice.

Messenger bag purse

2007-06-29T14:43:00.000-04:00

I stopped all the vacation preparation in the middle of the morning. Because My muse would not leave me along. I made this purse about a year ago...but it needed something. So, today it got something. It could still use more. But, I have got to finish everything up; packing, taking the animals to the kennel, making a dessert. We have a cookout to go to tonight...yikes. I better get really busy. The rest of the bling on the purse will have to wait.

Elizabeth aka Izzy

2007-06-26T22:28:00.000-04:00

She has a name. Elizabeth...but that is a big name for a little dog. So, we call her Izzy and little bit, and sweetie and lizzy and itsy....well she just comes to any name. But she seems to like Izzy the best. So Izzy it is. We asked Jadon which name she liked best Scarlet (which was what Jadon thought we should call her at first) or Izzy. She decided she likes Izzy best.

Angel without wings

2007-06-25T16:33:00.001-04:00

My little angel has yet to get her wings. She is almost finished...but other things must be done...so she will wait. This is a Jacque Uetz Pattern. I love it. But it is a lot of work..

Newest Member of the Family

2007-06-18T10:20:00.000-04:00

Fathers day was a fun filled day. First We got a call from our youngest daughter. Then the oldest daughter and her hubby came and went to church with us. The four of us went out for lunch. Then to the Flea market. That is where things got interesting. I fell in love with a little black dog.
Now we are getting ready to go on vacation. So, was this a good time to take in another family member? No...but I did it anyway. I told the love of my life I was buying her for his Fathers day present. Did he believe that...probably not. But, She has already stolen his heart as well as mine. And the Good thing is Bella, our other dog, and Lariat our cat have accepted her too. I wasn't worried about Bella...she is a sweet old thing and loves all other animals. Lariat, I was really worried about..but last night they both slept with me.
Her first owner called her Dog. Her second owner (which were the people that run a pet shop) called her Mona Lisa. So far she hasn't told me what her real name is. but I am sure it isn't a name she has already had.
She is about 2 years old. She does well on a leash, she is house broken, and loves to chase a ball. Cries when either of us leave her sight. Very loving and a real cuddle bug.

Travel Journal

2007-06-12T03:41:00.000-04:00

We are getting ready to go on vacation. I always make lots and lots of lists...which I usually miss place. You know...like when does the dog need to get her bordatella(sp) shots before going to the kennel. What day did I make the appointment to take her to the groomer. What all am I going to put in the little cosmetic bag?

This is a road trip. So, a list of things that need to be in the car in case of any emergency. Well, you more than get the idea at this point.

In my attempt to be organized. I have created a travel journal. Complete with a page for what I need to do and pack before the trip begins...well maybe multiple pages.

I purchased a spiral bound book with flowers on it. Spiral bound because I have learned from doing rr journals that is the easiest to work with. I will take it with me on vacation along with scissors, glue stick and pens. So I can do a little journaling each day of the vacation.

I guess you noticed it no longer has flowers on it.

Fairy again

2007-06-07T11:57:00.000-04:00

I think she is finished. Labor pains were hard...but like most labor pains I have almost forgotten how painful this birth was. So, even though she didn't turn out "pretty" I may just try again. Because I learned a lot this time. Again bad photographs...

Downed trees

2007-06-07T11:53:00.001-04:00

The insurance adjuster was just here. Hummmm wonder what it will cost to fix the roof??? Oh here are a couple of pictures of one of the trees that went down.

Storm

2007-06-05T19:29:00.001-04:00

We just had a storm with 80 mile an hour winds and hail the size of quarters. That white stuff is hail. That pitiful looking plant was a beautiful Hosta. We have a lot of metal off of our roof too. We have trees down. Now that the sun is out I'm off to take pictures of the downed trees.

Some births are harder than other.

2007-06-05T11:31:00.000-04:00

And all babies/dolls are not pretty. Her eyes need a lot of work. But instead of finishing the face, I decided to give hers some clothes. I didn't smooth her skin nearly enough. So, I must cover up as much body as possible. This fairy may be a first and last. Oh I do have a 2 1/2 inch fairy that needs to be painted. I'll put pictures of her up when she is finished.

We were talking to our daughter and Jadon this morning. David decided to show Jadon the doll via the Web Cam. big big mistake. She cried she wanted the doll. At 18 months old she doesn't understand the distance between us. She wanted her "Pa" to bring the doll to her. We went to great lengths to try and make her understand that we would mail the doll to her. Now her poor Mother will have to listen to her ask about the doll until it arrives. Which will be at least 3 weeks. I never dreamed she would even be interested in the doll.

I haven't exactly made her to be appropriate for a child this age....hummm...better glue the clothes on.

Labor pains continue

2007-06-02T15:54:00.000-04:00

She had hands. Still more smoothing to be done. I should cut my nails. Everytime I get one area almost smooth I stick my nail in some other part...woe is me.

A Walk in the Yard

2007-06-02T12:48:00.000-04:00

It feels like summer. It looks like summer. The calendar says it is still Spring.

We are in a drought situation. So, why did this Turtle leave the pond?

The primroses are blooming and so are the lillies. The cone flowers want to...the buds are all but bursting open. The flower bed with the primrose blooming hosts my native plants. I'll have more pictures later when everything else is blooming.

Fairy dip

2007-05-31T10:27:00.000-04:00

Giving birth to a fairy is labor intensive. Her body needs more work. I have one hand (which isn't attached) sculpted. No feet yet....

2007-05-29T00:38:00.001-04:00

Click to play | Make your own Smilebox

Mary Os Recipe RR

2007-05-21T13:28:00.000-04:00

These altered cookbooks are just too much fun. My pictures are just really bad. I need a new camera. You will at least get an idea of what the pages look like. Mary O has a wonderful book to work with.

2007-05-10T15:00:00.000-04:00

I've been tagged by Yvette. Hummm I need to write 7 things about me.
1. I'm a great starter. I start lots of projects. As soon as I find out I can do it!!! I start to lose interest. I need to be challenged.
2. Speaking of being challenged I am house keeping challenged. I have just never figured out a good way to keep my house clean. (Help Jacque)
I want it to be clean...maybe I should hire a cleaning person??? But I would have to at least straighten up first.
3. I love flowers, wildlife, horses, dogs, cats, my husband, my children, my grandchildren, son in laws, most all of my relatives, art, auctions, God, me time...but not necessarily in that order.
4. I try to keep up with my fda family but I fall short sometimes.
5. I'm retired. Hurray!
6. I've been married to a cowboy for 40 years. That is most of my adult life.
7. I hope my emails don't come out as harsh sometimes. If you could see my face you would see a smile most of the time.

It works this way: Someone tags you and you have to list 7 things or habits about yourself on your blog, then tag 7 OTHER people (make sure you let them KNOW you're tagging them) who'll write 7 things or habits about themselves on THEIR blogs. Now I have to figure out 7 people who have not been tagged.

Christmas in May..sort of

2007-05-09T19:39:00.000-04:00

I do one craft show a year. "Trims and Whims" in Shelbyville, Kentucky. I make Christmas ornaments all summer. I love making them...just not right after Christmas. By the time I get 5 Christmas trees and assorted ornaments put away in January...well by then the last thing I want to do for several months is make an ornament, look at an ornament...well you get the picture. And speaking of pictures here are of the few ornaments I made this week.

Redecorated Laundry Room

2007-04-14T12:19:00.000-04:00

My daughter, Tonya, and son in law, Patrick. Are like elves that come in the middle of the night. They do magic in my house. Almost when I am not watching. Recently they redid my laundry room. And now it is so cute. Laundry doesn't seem to be such a chore now. Because I have such a happy, bright room.

Atd Made by Jacque Uetz

2007-04-14T12:16:00.000-04:00

This wonderful ATD was made by Jacque...especially for my Laundry room. I decided the washboard would be a great place to display it.

Weather Report

2007-04-04T01:25:00.000-04:00

We had some awesome clouds come in late this evening. And when the clouds reached us....lots of rain lots of wind. But we don't have any damage.

Nothing like 33 years ago on this date. When 3 tornadoes hit the little town my husband and I were raised in. Many houses were just gone. The streets were covered with everything imaginable. House parts, barn parts, peoples clothes and prize possessions littered the roads and made them impassible.

We were really lucky that day. Our house had some major damage. Our barn was gone. Our horse trailer was sitting on top of my car. So you might be thinking what was so lucky. Our whole family was fine. No injuries. No one in our extended families were harmed. Even our animals made it through those storms unharmed. Our dog Hobo thought it was his lucky day. He came out from under debris (where our neighbor's house use to be) with a whole beef roast in his mouth.

Can you believe this...another ATD

2007-03-26T15:40:00.000-04:00

This one has a name or I guess a title. the Nannie!

RR Recipe Journal

2007-03-26T15:04:00.000-04:00

I have completed one page of Sherry's RR recipe Journal. She asked for Coffee recipes. One of the birthday gifts from My Sister, Jo, was watercolor pencils. So, I had to try them out. The coffee pot and mugs are done with the watercolor pencils. It was fun.

Now one more page in Sherry's journal to go.

ATD for Jacque

2007-03-26T13:35:00.000-04:00

Jacque here is your ATD...

Sewing Cabinet

2007-03-26T13:26:00.000-04:00

Jacque wanted a long shot of the sewing cabinet....soooo here it is. It is sitting on the porch on a church pew. No..I am not going to leave it there. It hasn't found a permanent place in the house yet.

Laundry Room

2007-03-26T13:17:00.000-04:00

Oh this wall is so bright!!! I love it. It is called Cherries Jubilee! The border will go up next!

Birthday Present

2007-03-23T19:16:00.000-04:00

Our Daughter, Tonya and her husband, Patrick gave this to me for my birthday. It is some kind of old sewing cabinet. I think the top is not original...but the pieces married well together, I think.

The very top part of the first picture is a Hosier cabinet...so ignore that part. The other two pictures are looking inside the bottom two drawers. I'll try to replace that top picture tomorrow when the sun is shinning and I can get a better picture.

Jadon and Ella

2007-03-23T14:37:00.000-04:00

I just received these yesterday via email. Oh, how I miss these little girls.

Yes, Yes still another one

2007-03-14T12:20:00.000-04:00

In the middle of the night....I was wide awake...my muse would not leave me alone. So, I worked or played depending on how what you consider work or play until about 4:00 am. And yet another ATD came to being. I used Judi W's pattern to Create/Make.. Go Fly A Kite. I am not sure about her...but I don't think she means it in a good way.

Her eyes look black in the photo...but they really are a pretty blue.

Thanks Judi for the pattern.

Will this Madness ever Stop?

2007-03-12T17:56:00.000-04:00

I can't help myself...these little ATD's keep bugging me to do more. This one I used water color paper...and water colors, stickers, buttons, ribbon, pompoms, stamps.....This one I call Celebration.

Help...I can't stop!

2007-03-09T18:37:00.000-05:00

Two more!! They passed the husband test. He laughed out loud when he saw them. He asked me where I got my ideas. I told him I didn't know. He said, Well they are cute. I'll take that as a compliment.

Where do these ideas come from? Ok, one came from the bird, the ladies reminded me of me and those garden ornaments people use to have in their yards (you know the fat ladies bending over made of plywood), the Garden Goddess..well..Spring (it has been in the 60's here today and Jacque was on my mind and she is a Garden Goddess, the last one.. the phrase is one I used on a ATC and it was laying on my work table. And Sherry's pattern reminded me of balloons. So to answer my own question. The ideas come from 50 almost 60 years of seeing...not looking but really seeing things. So much for my philosophizing! Is that a word?

Another ATD

2007-03-07T12:51:00.000-05:00

This is that same basic Pattern that Sherry so generously gave us. It can be so many things. It just begs to be something different every time I see it. The other morning, it was cold, and there was a little bird sitting on the railing of the porch. He was all puffed up and what did I see...Yep, Sherry's pattern. Some how the image changed as I was creating the little fat bird.

Recipe RR Judi A's book

2007-03-04T13:39:00.000-05:00

Two more pages in the RR recipe swap. This wonderful book belongs to Judi A. She wanted regional type recipes. So what could be more Kentucky than Derby Pie. My oldest daughter said, "A Hot Brown, Mom." She may be right. But I already had Derby in my brain. I scanned a small painting I had done of a Thorough Bred colt and included it on one page.

Artist Trading Dolls

2007-03-03T21:28:00.000-05:00

Sherry, Jacque and Judi W have done it now. Sucked me into a new internet group. Artist Trading Dolls. I got hooked real quick. I just haven't quite got a good hand on the Artistic Paper Doll yet. What you don't believe me? Look for yourself. This is a different picture than the one last night. I took this one in the daylight...sure beats the other one taken with a flash.

RR recipe

2007-02-26T18:20:00.000-05:00

Here is the first recipe I have done for the RR recipe thingy on FDA. These pages are for Jacque...I am not sure they are finished.

oops...I wasn't finished. I forgot to attach the tag Jacque made...so here is another picture...and yes I tweeked a couple of things.

FDA teapot doll swap

2007-02-15T00:01:00.000-05:00

Sherry Goshon gave us a wonderful Teapot Doll Pattern. We did a giant swap. Sherry graciously hosted the swap and put all those parts together and mailed them to us. Wow What a big job she had. We assembled them and added whatever we wanted.

I added the lace collar and will add some buttons. Yes, she has to have buttons. Oh, and I added the wild hair. Not sure if she is going to keep the hair or get a new Do!

The face is a mold by Jacque Uetz..the body was made by Sherry and the face was painted by Sherry. A list of the other contributors is a few pictures below.