She.....loved her "she bag"

Here is the birthday girl. My sweet daughter-in-law. We had such a great birthday celebration yesterday at her Mom's and Dad's. I enjoyed seeing their brand new home and the dinner was so delish. I loved seeing my wonderful son and there boys.

I showed the beginning of this She Bag Friday. I stayed up until 12:30 to get it finished for gifting. I think she really did love the bag. There is a pencil pocket on this side under the turquoise collage.

This side has a pocket all the way from side-seam to side-seam..again the turquoise forms the pocket.

CRAZY

Hope you are having a Nice Easter. We are actually having our White Christmas here in central Texas. It snowed all day yesterday and there is still some on the ground. It's just a little CRAZY weird. But maybe now I can go put the Christmas stocking hangers away. They were missed and still perch on the edge of the mantle. And the Snowman table runner...I really am going to change that out now with a springyfied one. Susan called my attention to the Scarecrow Welcome plaque hanging at the front door. We never did get any trick or treaters...we live to far off the road I guess. And I really didn't forget that it was there, just busy playing ART. And the flagpole hasn't announced a season yet. It just looks like a stick protruding from the brick.

So, I'm not even going to go look for eggs in the snow. We have lots of bunnys and chickens but who would know around here what the day is.

More later,

Sharon

She........

She tried to be perfect to fit

She knelt on the grass

He smiled at her

She held out her hand

she looked demure

She dreamed

of

strawberry tendrils

in the daytime


More later,

Sharon

Good Friday....Morning

I'm great here but really have nothing artful to show because it is still all in my head. You know how that is. It is getting all scrambled up and I'm having trouble knowing what to do first.

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Well actually, I do know what to do first. That would be to clear a little spot here large enough to actually work on something. I thought I would just show you. You know, if you click on the picture, it should get bigger and you can get a really good look and see. Isn't that fun?

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I'm home today and so happy to have this little holiday. I will be making some things and will share with you. Oh you knew that. I can't help it.

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Tomorrow is my dear daughter-in-law's birthday and we will be going to her mom's for a celebration.

Tomorrow is also one of my dear friend's birthday. I hope to surprise her with something too.

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Hear ye...Hear ye......Announcement!!!!!

Book of Me

Altered Book Workshop

(this little announcement is for anyone in my area that hasn't heard or received and invitation....you know who you are but maybe I don't....because you have been lurking here and I don't even know it .....but LOVE it)

Next Saturday, April 14th

9:00am to 4:00pm

126 Bridge Street

Pre-registration required

for the rest of the scoop

e-mail me at

sktomlinson@gmail.com

or call me

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I'm off now to play ART.

More later,

Sharon

Lady Jane

She whirled her feathers to practice dusting.

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A small handbag with original mixed media painting on muslin. As you can see I didn't embellish the back. The black fabric added on the front is stamped with various circles in white and metallic. Love that.

I finished her yesterday and even balanced a little yard work into the day. With my sidekick, Tim, I cleaned some flower beds. Also trimmed up the crepe myrtle at the corner and cut out the trash hackberry tree that had come up. Oh yes and I moved one Rose of Sharon that had also seeded in the bed I was cleaning.

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I'm off now to balance a little ART into this beautiful day.

More later,

Sharon

Another Calendar thing

I had fun playing on this page. The first thing I did was glue down those feet and hand that had been floating on my desk for several weeks. It all went from there.

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I guess this is me because my head is full of notes about things I am about to do. ;0)

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But things keep breaking down around me. Like this home computer....dead as a doorknob yesterday when we got home from the office.

I'm blessed though because I have a DH who is on top of stuff like that. We are back up with a new power supply that he just happen to have on hand.

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I picked up my sewing machine. It wasn't as serious as first thought to be. Thank you sewing machine fairy.

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So now I am going to start sewing and will tell ...

More later,

Sharon

When Life Gives you Eggs...

Make lemon curd. Or something like that. Theses guys to the left are not the egg-givers. They just hang around to be pretty and do a little bugging. I do have a wonderful flock of hens though and they give us 9-10 or 11 eggs a day. I give a lot of eggs away so if you want some...give me a call. You furnish the cartons.

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Now about those lemons. I believe I mentioned a few disasters happening about me. Things breaking and stuff. The list is too long to share. Other than to say Ashley is OK but a-foot until her car gets out of the shop (she crashed it). Also, we are hand-washing dishes and down to one burner on the stove top.

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But that's OK because we love our microwave. And that brings me to Lemon Curd. I had a visit from Darla at Bay Side To Mountain Side and she stayed long enough to say so. I popped over to her place and low and behold she had a microwave Lemon Curd recipe. It looked so simple and sounded so yummy and used EGGS. I went straight home. Well I didn't go straight home. I stopped by the grocery store and picked up some lemons. OMG to die for. You must try it. I won't repeat the recipe here cause Darla has already done that. I will be making and serving this often.

Thanks Darla for stopping by and saying so.

More later,

Sharon

Moo Cards

My first Moo cards arrived. Aren't these just the coolest? Well everybody had them so I wanted some too.

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I posted last night just before Idol came on and I can sure tell this morning what a hurry I was in. Not just one but many typos. Oh well. I didn't think anyone really stood out last night on Idol so I'm anxious to see who gets the ticket home.

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Things are just breaking down around me. These thing usually come in 3s. We've passed that up twice now. I won't bother to list it. Although, I've already told you about my "think tank' (lawn mower). Monday morning it was the hot water faucet handle. Yep broke right off with the water running. That's fixed. Then Monday night, I was just about to finish my latest WIP project. I was in the middle of a wild and free zig-zag stitch when BaM! just like that the needle started hitting something below the bobbin case. So I had to make a quick trip to Waco and I'm hoping I can go pick it up this afternoon. I so hope it's not major. It is a poor pitiful old Singer but I love it and I'm not ready to give it up.

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So what I'm saying is the Lady Jane project is going to have to wait for sewing machine repair. But you know what? This hasn't gotten me down. I'm just rolling with it. And getting my moo cards did make me happy today.

More later,

Sharon

No Vacancy

Here is the Red bird nest that I told you about in my last past. See I knew you would like to see it. The is a bird feeder but it does look like a pretty snazzy house to me too. It even has a a guard on duty. I hope she comes back and lays her eggs because it looks ready. I'll keep you posted.

This is in the pass-along garden. Do you see all those leaves under the feeder, I mean nest? I will eventually manage those. The oleander are from my mother-in-law. I have Salvia from Aunt Sue. Oxallis (sp) from Granny. Lantana from my mother. Rosemary from my friend Susan. A butterfly bush from my brother. A white rose of Sharon from seeds from daughter. If it is ever really presentable, I'll show the whole garden.

I'm going to watch Idol now.
More later,
Sharon

Sunday Company

She is another step closer. It's Lady Jane here today for your visit. I sure hope I get to work on her today but if I do, it will be late.

I really did get time on my "think tank" yesterday. However, not until after 4 o'clock. It had a major problem and all I can say is thank goodness I have "a man around the house". He doesn't do windows. He doesn't do the weed-eater. He doesn't do flower beds, hedges, or raking. He doesn't do the think tank. But, he does do repairs. And he did. Oh yes, he does grow a garden with wonderful vegetables. It's just another example of "function" (him) and "beauty" (me).

Before starting that trip around and around and around I managed to start cleaning a flower bed. That was while the tank was getting and new what-cha-ma-call-it. Then, I started. Let the thinking begin!

On the first trip around the house, I was thinking, I need to measure these flower beds just to see how many feet of beds I have. I was thinking, you might like to know. Then I got around to the back corner and I was thinking, I sure need to limb up that crepe myrtle and get that dang trash tree out of the bed. The next trip around I was thinking I need to call my friend Sharon who moved down the road and tell her to come for the Rose of Sharon plants. I was thinking it was pretty cool for Sharon (me) to give Sharon (her) and Rose of Sharon. I was thinking what a neat "pass-along" plant.

I was thinking that the high winds we had not long ago did a pretty good job of blowing the leaves away. Then I passed by the big pass-along garden and noticed they were all right there. Whew, look at that red bird nest in the bird feeder. I think I will take a picture of that. I know you would like to see that. I think.

I was thinking, I sure need to refill the other feeders and it's time for the hummingbirds. I think I need to service there station. Oh my gosh, I think I need to get busy with these beds. I can sure tell they were neglected last year when I rediscovered ART. About this time I looked back and thought, "good grief, just like magic, this part of the yard is looking so pretty and almost done".

Then I passed the patios and thought I need to give all that furniture and new coat of spray paint. I think I will put that on my list. Oh, look at the Klimt garden. The benches need a good wipe down and another coat of polyurethane. I try to do that each year; however, I think I missed last year.....ART.

Well I have run out of time for today but as you can see, I get a lot of thinking done.
More later,
Sharon

Company for today

I thought this pretty lady might keep you company while I go "balance" a bit of yard work today.

She is my work in progress at the moment. Actually, she is in color but my color scan didn't make me happy. So I thought I would show you this way first. She is painted on muslin with acrylics and has already changed a bit since this scan.

I think you will like her so check back.

Now I must go jump on my "think tank"....I know I said I was doing that last weekend...too wet....so now here I go

More later,

Sharon