Happy 4th!

i've been quiet as of late, just busy busy! being gone 2 months leaves alot of work to catch up on! not to mention, cleaning the house, taking care of the poorly neglected yard and garden, etc! but I'm still here, working on class samples, expecting company and looking forward to Dillon coming home for a few months. you can also find me on fb for a more up to date blow by blow!

happy 4th of July

Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July

4th of July ornament swap

these are the ornaments from the 4th of july ornament swap. they are all so fun and unique.

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festive packaging from Allegra

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wire ornament by Joanne Thieme-Huffman

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floral ornament by Zhulia Abrok

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vintage child star ornament by Lonnie Jenck

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beaded card ornament by Danielle Greene

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vintage card ornament by Allegra

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crepe paper ornament by Pam Huntington

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star ornaments by Lori Guerin

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paper ornament by Keli Hansen

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"Cape May bathing beauty" by Jane Blanco

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star ornament by Melissa Merrill

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Patriot ribbon ornament by Vivian Neroni

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this was my ornament. i made copies of a dolly doodle image and then made a fabric snippet from them. i wrapped them in vintage quilting and made the little tags from another image in my dolly doodle book.

born on the 4th of July

i got a little behind on my posting with the holiday and all and then my little kitty, Lilly wasn't feeling well. she ate something outside that left her feeling poorly for a few days. she's all better now though. also, Pepper (one of the westies) has been limping sporadically, but i can't see to find anything in the paw. then she'll stop and then i'll see her doing it again. and then finally, miss gracie (the other younger westie) was absolutely besides herself with the fireworks. she is afraid during thunderstorms, gets freaked when the power goes out, freaks if a smoke alarm goes off or beeps with a low battery, etc. so needless to say, she was frantic on the 4th of July. shaking, quivering, panting, pacing. she was a nervous wreck. i brought her up to my room and turned on the AC, fan and any other white noise i could think of to drown out the fireworks. and to top it off, i ate something bad last night too, so i'm not feeling all to great today either!

anywho, when i checked on miss robin's nest on the 4th, lookie what i found?

i finished up some "cworky" dolls for my mom. she asked if i could make some for her to give out as little gifts when she hostesses a get together for her friends in september.

Also, here is a journal page i did for a colloboration for someone who isn't feeling well. it is a surprise, so i won't mention any names and i don't think she reads my blog, so now worries there on her getting suspcious...