Happy Valentines Day

Soaps-the melt and mold glycerine type-so fun to make with vintage images. I use the small bread loaf pans, which are perfect for bath size soaps. They are a great gift because you can personalize the image to the recipient.

My one and only

My 21 year old son, Amir, is in his third year at

William & Mary in Virginia. He spent the first

semester in Manchester, England this year. Now

he is back in Virginia. I adore him so and am so proud of the young man he has become. He is well mannered, well traveled, and has a beautiful sense of humor. And a 4.0 student-what more

could you ask for- well here it is "GET A JOB".

Please Son get out and get a job. Put the beer down and go to work!

Altered cigar boxes

Bookmarkers heading for the

stores. Love valentines- so sweet

and how can you go wrong with glitter

black and red!

birthday oh birthday

"44" today- Oh my another birthday-I feel "22" so bring it on time! I try to live in the present and find joy in daily life. I'm blessed to be doing exactly what I love. Teaching toddlers out of my home and my paper art. Life is good.

4 days to Christmas

It feels like spring here in Atlanta. The weather outside is delightful, but a little weird for Christmas. Shopping was fantastic this year. Great goodies out there to put you in the spending mood. Digital artist have really been creative. Scrapartist has cool elements for the holidays- now if I could just figure out what to do with all the stuff I purchased!

Tender hearts has the vintage hangers that I finished my card hangers off with. Check out their website. Lots of goodies this year.

My Christmas cards are taken on a vintage look this year. I think it's a holiday where vintage is the feel.

Here we go it's Christmas

The Fairies have gone 3-D. Delta's fantasy snow in a bottle has been sitting in my craft closet for 2 years-finally I dug it out and wa-la! Love it because it hides the hot glue mistakes on the box.

Breakfast at the Lake House Lodge in Henderville, NC. With a beautiful view of the lake.

My Card for Halloween

Gargoyles

I have been through the Biltmore House in Ashville, NC a dozen times. I forgot no pictures are to be taken inside the house. On the third room I was told by a nice gentleman please do not take pictures. Well I am so sorry I forgot, but I did manage to snap a few shots. I am always bewildered by the beauty and details of the craftmanship that this castle holds. So here are the few pics I came away with.

Ashville, NC

The Biltmore House in Ashville, NC.

Boo To You!

October-it's time to play with the fun colors of fall & Halloween. Vintage photos are great to alter for Halloween. This lady and those glasses -I could not resist turning her into a witch! The background is old ad papers I put together
then printed it out and water colored with orange, then used rubber stamps with black ink. I submitted this in a black & orange contest at penelopeillustration.com -check out the entries. There is some fun Halloween art to see here.