We Heart You!

This weekend my daughter, Serenity, drove down from the Seattle area for a visit--so Kesia (other daughter--I have only two;-) and I dug out all the crafty materials we could find and we all sat down together and made valentines--something we had not done since they were little girls! So--now all adults, we laughed alot and played around and had a fun time creating together---I am of the belief that all families should do art/crafts together, as well as sing together.

Growing up in a home with a Mom who was always making something gave them a love of creativity, also...when we homeschooled the girls (which we did until Kesia entered 5th grade, and Serenity entered 2nd grade) their Dad taught them to read and do math and Mom did "art" and baking with them (of course).

Here are just a few of the valentines we made....










I encourage you, dear reader, to get out some paper and glue and other crafty suppies and make some valentines--then send them to people in your life you really care about....

Tree Quilt--Work in Progress (WIP)

So here is my last 2 days of the CREATIVE EVERY DAY challenge.

This small "quilt" is titled HOMAGE TO TREES and is part of a series of small mixed media (fabric and paper) quilts I am making on the theme of the Earth and the Environmental Crisis. This is a creative work in progress or WIP.

I started with a vintage deck of Tree Spotter cards
---stitched some cards together, added batting and a fabric backing--and now I'm working on embellishing with buttons, beads and embroidery. I will use the green leaf fabric as a border---and plan to hand quilt the borders....











"I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do." --Willa Cather

Sewing Paper Holiday Cards

Take some nice deckle-edged paper, tear it to the correct size, sew on some (previously used) holiday postage stamps---and Presto! a nice new (upcycled?) card for the upcoming Holiday Season. I also sewed along the outside edge of the cards. Some cards I hinged with the zigzag sewing---rather than folding the paper. I have saved up holiday postage stamps for a few years, but I sure would love to find a source for purchasing some more....

"New" Cards or Tags

These are my new business cards for my crafty endeavors---which I can also use as tags for my crafted items. I repurposed/refashioned/recycled an old deck of cards to make these card/tags. I printed the text on my computer, then sewed the printed text to the card with my machine, and used a hole punch to create a hole in the corner, where I added a piece of ribbon.

Hey! Don't forget to enter my drawing for a handmade postcard--just scroll down to see info about this drawing on November 1st! and leave me your e-mail to enter the drawing. I'm giving away 3 handmade unique one-of-a-kind postcards to three lucky winners!