Conquer the World

I let this piece develop on its own- not much of a plan other than a landscape and maybe a fence. I had a hard time intially deciding on the phrase, which was the very last part I added. I've been thinking a lot lately about my attitude. I feel like I used to be such an optimist and so determined. Now I'm more cynical . There are things about myself I'm not happy with, but there's nothing that's really out of my control to change, so why not change? I was considering giving this girl away, but instead I think I'll keep her as a reminder of the attitude I should always have.

Birthday Girl

My good friend Shannon had a birthday this week, and with my new love of She Art Girls I knew exactly what I wanted to make her. Shannon is an amazingly giving person, fun, outgoing, stylish (she ALWAYS looks cute!), and she naturally makes everyone feel at ease when she's around. I think this girl captures a lot of her spirit!

She for Baby

My best friend and her husband are expecting their first child and they just found out it's a girl. I was instantly inspired to create this angel. She is so sweet, just like I know their little girl will be!

She was... Finished!

Hooray! A finished project! =o) I had a lot of fun creating this and have already started on my next one! Thanks to the wonderful She Art class taught by Christy Tomlinson and all of the wonderful inspiration from the other class members.

Home Sweet Home

Finally... two straight nights in my own bed! I'm way behind on my "regular" work and should spend the entire weekend working to catch up on grading and such, but I'm planning on slipping in some crafting time. I'm taking Christy Thomlinson's She Art class and I'm loving it so far! Here's a shot of one of the techniques and inks I've been experimenting with. If I manage to finish my project this weekend I'll post the result.

Project-to-Be

Several years ago my husband's grandma found out that I didn't own a sewing machine and bought me one for Christmas. My first project was to make some very simple valances for our kitchen. VERY simple... rectangular, two different patterns sewn together. Want to know how long it took me? Almost 2 years. Yes, yes, most of that time was pure procrastination. But in the end I got them done and installed in our kitchen (that took me 3 years to pick new paint for... literally... ask anyone who visited my home during that time... paint samples taped to the wall!). In any case, I "started" a new sewing project about a year ago. And just recently purchased some additional materials for it I thought I'd share. Cute, right? =o) This will "soon" be transformed into my new apron! Any guesses how soon "soon" will be? HA!

Buzz!

Just a cute birthday card I made for my husband's Grandma Bee. Sorry about the poor quality photograph... I was in a hurry and only snapped one shot!