~ Sweet Silvery Girl~

 

~I wander mountain to mountain,
From sea to sea,
I wander into a country
Where everyone is asleep.
There in the Land of Nod
I never think of home,
For home is there,
With sleeping doves and silvery girls,
Sleeping boys and drowsy roses.
There I find people whose eyes are heavy,
And trees with folded wings.~

~ Land Of Nod ~

~Hilda Conkling~

Love Her Poetry!

 In May I signed up 

for Parisian Dreams

with Nancy of Sugar Lumps Studio. 

One of the Pieces we were inspired to Create 

was Flea Market Clip Boards.

Lets See...May, June, July and August..

3 1/2 Months Later Here,Finally is my Piece!

I decided to try my Hand at these
Beautiful Fabric Roses
I see Everyone Making.
The Fabric I used here was Heavier than Muslin.
They called it utility Fabric at Joann's.
I just tore 2 inch wide strips by the
Width of my Fabric from Salvage to Salvage(40")
I Liked the look that tearing the Fabric gave the Roses.
I started by rolling the Center and then Twisting the Fabric
so it folded over itself,
around that Center until I had my Rose.
A little Hot Glue or
A Couple of Stitches and you are Done.

I then Stitched on  a Crocheted Doily to the back 

just to add another Element 

as well as a Covering for
the less Pretty Backside of the Rose.

 Lemay and I found some Old Paper Lace Doilies 

that had such a Wonderful Patina. It is a Little Tricky to Glue them on because they wanted to tear but I loved the Look they Gave. 

I found Matte Gel Worked Best and Also worked Very Well with the Mica I used to add a Little Sparkle to the Victorian Scrap!

Love this Look!

What I Learned in Floral Design is to
Always Cover your Naked Behinds!

So a Piece of my Favorite Sheet Music
and another Paper Lace Doily...

And we are Finished!

Loved this Project! Thank You Nancy!

If you are Interested in learning about More
of Nancy's Wonderful Courses

Click here to her Blog!

  

Thank You Debra!

  Thank You Courtney

 

I do Believe in Fairies! I do I do I do!
Thank You Karen!!!! You Can Find the Music Sheet Image I used Here!

 Yes I DO! I Do Love Paper Whimsy! 

You Can Find the Word Art Sheet  

I used for download to you computer Here
Be Prepared to find yourself perusing more than
Just this Word Art Sheet!
Gail has So Many Lovely Images for Purchase!
~*~
***Disclaimer***
Feathers and Flight
nor Jill McCall
will be Held Responsible for
Excessive Purchases Made
at the above Named
Paper Whimsy.com
~*~
Hee Hee! Have Fun!

 This Sweet Silvery Girl is one of My Favorite Images from Blanca!

You can Find Her Here!

Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!

~Bienvenue al Canada~

 Bienvenue al Canada!
Our Drive was Long But
you can see how Happy Grandma Alison
was to see the Children!
Grandpa was very Excited too but I fear we wore him out!

Grandma and Grandpa live
in the town of Kelowna ,
which is about a 4 Hours Drive
from Vancouver.
Kelowna is Situated on the
Enormous Lake Okanagan amongst
Beautiful Fruit Orchards  and Vineyards
as far as the Eye Can See!
A Haven for Golfing and Boating in the Summer
and Snow Sports in the Winter.
That is why it earned its name as the
Playground of British Columbia.

 

Katelyn's Beautiful Mermaid!

We Spent Quite a Few Days at the Beach 

just to get out of Grandma's Hair

and to give Grandpa a Rest. 

He Put on 8 Pounds during our Visit 

and Enjoyed Katelyn's Special Hamburgers very Much!

Courtesy of Flight Sim

At 2 A.M. on Saturday morning, August 16, 2003, a bolt of lightning struck a tree near Squally Point in Okanagan Mountain Park. An extremely dry summer and plenty of fuel, coupled with high winds, quickly spread the fire into the city of Kelowna. 248 homes were destroyed, 30,000 people evacuated, and there was 100 million dollars of property destruction

Courtesy of Flight Sim

 

It is amazing how Life just Carries on
and how Nature Renews itself .

Mark and the Children went up to
the Kettle Valley Railroad Trestles for a Hike.
The Myra Canyon section of the 

Kettle Valley Railway was 

built between 1912 and 1914 and now Belongs to BC Parks.

It was an Engineering Feat for its time and now is
World Renown for Hiking and Mountain Biking  enthusiasts. It is these Enthusiasts that helped rebuild after many of the Trestles
were Burned by the Fire.

Its Long Waaaaay Down.....

 

I Know Chip is around Here somewhere!

~Columbia Lily~ Photo Courtesy of Miss Lauren

~Windows into our Hearts~

 I Just wanted to take a Moment and

Thank You All for Visiting me in
my Humble Little Studio

And all of your Sweet Comments! 

Also I would Love to Thank Karen from My Desert Cottage 

for Hostessing this Wonderful Blog Party 

so we could get a Glimpse into where the Inspiration Begins!

I Enjoyed Visiting Everyone that I Could.

( Getting Ready for our Trip to Visit my Father In Law in Canada tomorrow.

I Hope to Continue when I return)

I Must  say That it was so Marvelous 

to see Everyone's Creative Spaces! 

Our Studios Tell so much about us don't they,

And are so Uniquely Our Own.

 

 Where we Create is 

Truly a Window 

Into our 

Hearts and Spirit 

don't you think?

 We are Leaving Bright and Early tomorrow for Canada.

A Very Long Car Ride ahead but 

We are Anxious to see My Father in Law. 

Thank You all for your Kind Words of Support and Prayers. 

They meant so Much.

Thank you

See you all Soon My Friends and a Have a Wonderful Week!

~*Where Bloggers Create*~

 

 Hello Everyone and 

Welcome to my Studio! 

I want to start off with a Big Thank You 

to our Very Gracious Hostess 

Karen of My Desert Cottage!

Yay Karen! 

Thank you so Much for this Wonderful Party!

 

I Have to tell you that my Studio is Teeny Tiny!

I have been Banished to the my Bedroom 

but Shhh.. don't tell anyone..

I really Love having my Studio there! 

My Mood Board is the First thing I See in the Morning.

I Love waking to  my Creative Muses!

 My Vintage Altered Bottles 

I created with Nancy Maxwell James!

think I just might have to make some more of these!

 

  Studio Right

My Inspiration for this Lamp came from PB,

They wanted .. Wow!  

A Lot of Money 

for their Lamp!

So I decided to come up with My Own.

This is Made with my Own Collection of Images, 

A Tomato Cage, 

Office Depot File Clips,

and A Pull Chain Lamp Kit from Home Depot.

The top is an Old Bedroom Ceiling Light

(Circa 1970's)

That I found at a Local Thrift Store.

Black Spray Paint was all it Needed!

Using my own Collection of Images 

made it More Personal and Fun not to mention 

How Beautiful they are Illuminated!

 

  The Big Picture.. Well the Tiny Picture!

   I Love these Old Watch Faces.

 This is my Mood Board.

 I Like to Have my things Out so I know what I have.

I am kind of like Dory from Finding Nemo....

Short Term Memory.

 

  I Love Old Books....

  I Love using  Serving Pieces for Display. 

They are Wonderful for Organizing your Collected Pieces.

Did I tell you about my 

Love Affair with Buttons and Lace?!!

After Visiting most of your Blogs...

I have discovered I am not Alone! Lol!

 

  Don't they Look Scrumptious!

 

 Aaaa Yumm!

  

 I started keeping a Project Box. 

It just helps me to stay more Organized .

   

 

  ~Rue Lafayette No 33~

I Made this for Organizing My Collection of Jewelry.

If you would Like to Learn more on how to make your Own

Click Here

Well this is it! Pretty Tiny isn't it!

    Thank you for the Visit! 

Hope you found something to inspired you!

Thank You Again Karen for being our Wonderful Hostess!