Happy Memorial Day!!!!

I want to wish everyone a Very Happy Memorial Day!!! I hope everyone took time to thank those who helped keep us the land of free and brave!! I dedicate this blog to my stepson Brian, who is a Sea Bee!!! I'm so proud of him and miss him so much!!! Bri---if you read this---we love you and stay safe!!! Isn't he handsome??? Also, I want to say how Anna was a great representitive of the Girl Scouts in the town parade!! This is Anna (on far right) with Rebecca and Cassidy..............
Stay safe everyone!!! Going to go make some wings now....................and quietly remember my Dad, stepson Steven and other family members that are no longer with us.
Hugs and stay creative!!!!

Online friends, new ones

Isn't it wonderful, this thing called the internet??? I' in a wonderful yahoo group , BPCAG ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Beginners_Polymer_Clay_Art_Guild/ ). Recently on there, I started talking to a new member, Krissy. She makes these wonderful little charms--one way to get your goodies without the guilt and calories. Here's some pictures from her ETSY store, now save some for me, I have to order this week, have to get some things for Anna.....I know her birthday isn't until September, ok, ok....the chocolate charm would be for me..the candy store lady ( http://www.sturbridgecandy.com/ ---I work there part time ) OK, without further ado, here's some of Krissy's creations.....and a link to her ETSY http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7038593

She's a really super sweet lady. I have another frined with an ETSY site too, but I need to get her permission before I mention her site, so Cheryl, be prepared for an email....................ggggggggggg

Right now, my oven still isn't working, since Easter week, so no clay time for me.............sniff sniff

So just have to admire everyone else's works and get inspired and projects planned in my mind!!!

So....stay creative, until next time..........................................HUGS

Friends/mentors......family.......creative pets

Ever have one of those days where it seems everything goes wrong.........and then a friend will call out of the blue and make everything seem right? Well, yesterday was that day......long story short, I was having a really bad morning, crying the whole works...then a friend that I sew with, laugh with,etc....called and said I thought you needed a call. Boy was she ever right......mood lifted!!! Then something else happened, again here I am in the dumps again, then my mentor/friend from the candy store called. This call meant the most to me, I haven't heard from her in over a year.......she moved away......sniff sniff....2 years ago and taught me what I needed to know to help out at the candy store ( Even make chocolates..yum!!!) What she doesn't realize is that she gave me a confidence to be creative, I had shown her some things that I had made out of polymer clay, and she asked me to make something for her. I still want to do something special for her......as soon as I get out of my funk........................

I'm going to ask you who read this, call someone you care about, just to say hi. You never know, they might really need to hear a friendly voice and get words of encouragement or just need a laugh.

Now for something I want to share, Anna's school does something wonderful every year, and that is to have a father/daughter dance. It's a special night that Anna and Gene look forward to every year ( this is the second year that they go),

I still have to scan the picture that was taken that night....they both look so much better, plus it shows Anna's corsage, that Gene had to come back to the house to get....................They had a great night.....................

OOOOOOOOOOOppppppppppppppppps, almost forgot to mention, Noelle, the American Bobtail that Gene gave me for Christmas is creative too......here she is making her Christmas stocking for next year....I guess she doesn't want to miss out on treats and toys..........now just to teach her that pins and spools of thread are off limits........ggggggggggggg


Here's Pumpkin and Noelle trying to figure out how to get more treats and toys..........think they can?Brian, my stepson, is in the Navy, we were fortunate enough to get a visit from him before he gets stationed in Guam............so here's Matt, being goofy, Anna and Brian...............

OK everyone stay creative and connected.....you never know where or from whom your creativity will lead.............HUGS!!!!!!

Blog giveaway!!!

Hi, Just a quick note about a give away for some of Lisa Pavelka's products!!!! Go sign up for a chance to win. http://www.favecraftsblog.com/product-giveaway-polymer-clay-tools/comment-page-4/#comment-474

On another note, I will post more later this week, I'm able to sit longer now and might be able to type longer than a few minutes.


hugs and stay creative!!!

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

Sorry for the long delay in postings.......had some health issues and a hospitalization and surgery....My hubby bought me a laptop so I can get online in bed..........ggggggggggg............so I thought that I would update my blog. My kitty nurses, daughter and son have been taking good care of me....so I should be back to normal...whatever that is relatively soon.

Can't wait to create something either polymer clay or embroidery.....I'm going stir crazy here........

If you need some good creations to look at please go to any of the blogs listed on my favorites list or to http://www.darbelladesigns.com/ she's an awesome artist and a friend. or go to Chic Treats Boutique in Oxford, MA........ok, ok, you got me on that one...that's where some of my pet toys, treats and rescue signs are, not to mention another place to order a custom dog coat. The other artists and crafters there have some awesome works

And now a picture of how I feel...this is my friend Vicki's dog

now go create something wonderful!!!! ttfn

Sundays....lazy days........NOT!!!

With a renewed muse and an eagerness to make money for the holidays.....it's time to get up off the couch and create ( well for a little while before I need to go to work). My day started around 6, got hubby off to work, then hemmed 3 pairs of pants for the dry cleaner and then I put finish on the 8 ornaments that I made last night. Not too shabby for before 10:00 in the morning. I think I'll bring my idea notebook and the ornaments to string to work...........it's hard to stop me once I start...............
Hope you all have a creative and fun day!!!!
HUGS!!!

Renewed Hope.....creative juices flowing again!!!!

Oh Boy!!! Where do I begin???? Just when I thought my creative juices were dried up and my muse leaving me.........I decide to enter a challenge in one of my polymer clay groups. It was a Halloween themed challenge, I decided to try something out. And the other entries for the challenge were wonderful!!! In my mind, I thought, Oh man you have no chance in well you know....Come to find out it was a tie for first place and then they had to do another vote.............I won by one vote.....can you believe it???? Here's my entry.....

OK.......that was my first step of good news...still floating on that one!!!!!There are so many talented artists in the group. Then my friend and I were in a very unsuccessful craft show, but while there a wonderful lady named Melody came by and said..."Oh my God, I was looking for someone to make ornaments to put into my store"...........A few days later my hubby and i went in there....yup, i did it!!! my ornaments are now in a store......wish me luck.......she also wanted my dog and cat toys and some how we have to figure out how to do the custom dog apparel there. Here's the web addy of the store....check it out............. http://www.chic-treats.com/Home_Page.php Here's some of the ornaments that are there...........

Well.......creative juices flowing ..................gotta let them out.................hugs!!!! until next time.................