hello weekend...

i love the holidays, but, i am ready to get back to some sort of normal....when there is time to spend in my shop.

a little alone time with paint, and stamps, old paper of any and all types, music, scraps, fabric, things that are rusty and used.

i have been infinitely inspired on so many fronts lately- i am full!....it is a must that i spend time here with weekend.

that is my weekend. if you do art or craft- what is your favorite item to work with? do you have something that has inspired you? please share!

art

yesterday work was mine...today's is our daughter's. if you ask her if she likes art, she will tell you no! even though her mom is an artist; but, secretly i believe she is just a different type of artist. she has a great eye for color and loves to write on everything....almost like graffiti. and when i say everything- that is exactly what i mean- nothing is sacret.

thursday

showing thursday some love....
happy thursday.

to be or not to be....

that is our question. we live in an old house, and one of the things left was this old sink. my husband did some research and discovered that we could sand, clean, and polish the sink and possible use it in our kitchen.

if we can figure out how to get it out of our basement- (cuz it weighs a ton), then we can clean it up for use.

as you can see, it cleans up beautifully- if the whole thing looked  like this edge....it would be really cool.

the base that the sink is sitting on is really cool. i would also hope that it could be sand blasted and cleaned up. my picture is not the best, but it is relatively ornate.

thank you cards

whipped up some thank you cards yesterday- a little paper, stamping, some sewing, and glue. hope you enjoy the cards....

stamped envelope

finished card

sewing my paper and scrap of lace onto the card

my stack of book paper stips (book paper is the best)

stamped up my thank you

pick my paper and did initial background stamping

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sunday coffee

i love it when family stops by and brings something to nibble on. my brother, his wife and kids and my mom stopped by yesterday afternoon for a visit and some coffee...

they had brought stollen "bread" from a local shop. it was almost cake like....and certainly heavenly.

happy new year

we rang in the new year with family, food, friends, fun...

i am not sure where 2011 really went- it seemed to zip by. the holidays were different- we lost my gramma and our little old neighbor, kenny-who used to fill that holiday time sharing stories, that stories just aren't made of any more. god bless you both- you are missed.

2012 will bring plenty of change at least for us- our oldest will graduate and we are still mildly contemplating a different house.

my hopes for 2012:

1. do more art
2. definitely find some sort of exercise- on a much more regular basis
3. get rid of the clutter in the house- stuff should have a purpose
4. take more pictures

what are your hopes for 2012?