Tea Party at Fanciful twist!

I'm going to participate in Fancieful Twist's tea party this year. It should be lots of fun.And I promise, no whining! (Go ahead, click the link above!)

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There was a time when I had a few readers. An albeit small group--not very chatty, either. They were out there, though! Ah, those were the days...What happened? First, I switched to Typepad. I wanted more control over the look of my blog, so I decided to take my business elsewhere. While at Typepad, I …

Some Revisions

This isn't a great picture, but I just wanted to show I've corrected something that was really bugging me. After taking photos of the lovely lady below, I could help but to feel like something was...off. I didn't like her mouth.It just didn't fit. So, I fixed it. The photo to the left reflects the …

Is she sneering?

Progress as of this morning---------->Now, I'm stumped. I want to embellish, but where to start? Star shaped sequins? Beaded eyes? Draw some of the background into the foreground with embroidery? What to do?The first thing I should do--iron. She looks like she has a noose around her neck. (Just a crease left by the embroidery …

Another peek at the Princess

Still trying to shake the crabby. I'm about to take the kids outside. Maybe I just need some sun? And a glass of vino? I think that might just be what the doctor ordered. Fresh air and booze.To the right is a peek at some more progress on my mini quilt. She is lovely, no? …

Look into my eyes….

Blah, crappy mood. The bright point of my day? Staring into the soulless eyes of this doll. The morning light was hitting it just so, and I thought I'd share.Okay, well my day wasn't all bad. I did pick up some more in my studio. Some. It's hot in there, though, and I quit after …

Star Spangled

Must. Get. Clean.

Summer Vacation. Day 2. Ready for Fall, already.The house is a wreck, I have crafty things I would LOVE to do right now, if I weren't preoccupied by the sorry state of my house, and the kids are adding a lovely cacophony of noise to my already dumpy mood. (Kill me now.)I'm trying the timer …

Peek at Progress

This little lady's quilt is coming along fine! I have about 50% of the groundwork down. After the major pieces are sewn together, the real fun starts--embellishing! (Oh, I love to embellish!)This is what I have so far. Just a little tease!I know it's hard to see--that's the point! It's a tease!

The worst job in the world…

...is being the Chuck E. Cheese mascot. Aaron has three (yes, THREE) birthday parties to attend this week. We knocked one of those three out yesterday. The party was at an old stand-by--Chuck E. Cheese. Ugh. That's all I have to say. A 100+ kids going bonkers over a guy in a rat suit. It …