Woven Purse....Happy Mother's Day to Me!

Can you believe little old me made this??? Isn't it

cute. You know what it's like when you take

a new class that turns out to be

life changing......well this is just the one. While

attending Birdsong at Karla's Cottage

I was lucky enough to learn this cute

weaving technique from Lisa McAlvain of

Tarnished & Tattered. It's just like what you did at

Girl Scout Camp....a weaving on a piece of

cardboard. I even made this one at home....so

really anyone can do it! I hope you have an

artfully creative day....try this little ditty....you'll

be amazed at the fun you will have..... and who doesn't have

old fabric and a sheet of cardboard lying around.

Blessings!

Bird Song Recovery Week....I'm still reeling!

Can I just tell you that Birdsong at Karla Nathan's

was utterly delightful. What an awesome hostess

and creative & generous lady.

These are the teachers and boy did they

inspire me. Carol Spinski, Karla Nathan, Lisa McAlvain,

and Debbie Dussenberry helped us create

wonderful projects. I didn't see anything that was created

turn out badly. These were life changing projects. I will show

you more of mine when I get them photographed.

Here is the treat bag that Karla made for us. They

adorned the backs of our chairs. Lovely treats

were bestowed upon us. I loved adding my treat to

the bag. I love to help sponsor events and adding little

bits of wonder to the bags.

Here I am showing off the awesome banner

that I created in Karla's class. I was 'done' creating

and thought about not even starting the banner.....

but when you are creating in Karla's Cottage

you just can't stop. It is such an inspiring & magical

place. I was so happy that Kana roomed with us Indiana girls.

We loved having her....and hope we didn't keep her

up too much with our snoring.

Here's a little snippet of one of my banner tags. I love

this old piece of vintage wallpaper. I don't normally create

in the yellow family.....but I thought this worked.

It actually was one of my favorite tags. Not only did the banner

turn out beautifully.....but Karla gave us some wonderful

tips about creating that I never knew. That is what I love

so much about going to an art retreat. I am still reeling in all

the little tidbits that I learned.

Only Karla would decorate the table cloths with hand

drawn 'art'. This was such an inviting and warm

creating space. It's no wonder all our projects

turned out fantastically. I didn't see a bad one in the bunch.

I hope that each of you are lucky enough to get to

Karla's Cottage some day. I feel so blessed.

Bird Song Bound...and I can't wait!

Here is the little ditty that I made for my sponsorship

for Bird Song. I am so giddy with excitement to

be going. I stole these pictures

from Karla.....her son took them and

he did a wonderful job capturing the beauty.

There are even little presents inside for the

participants that attend. This is the most

prepared I have been for an

art retreat. I can't wait to get there. Along

the way we will talk and antique. The 'girlie'

time is really what I crave most.

Also.....art retreats inspire and I can't wait to

get home to create. I hope you have

an artfully creative day.

Preparing for Bird Song

I am getting so excited to attend Karla's

Bird Song event. Actually...I am

giddy like a child counting down the

days. Three out of the four Indiana girls are

attending...Lisa.....Stephanie.....& Me!

Cherie can't go because of a pre-scheduled

church event.

In preparation for the event I made about 40

of these adorable felted bird nests. Shhhh......I

am a sponsor and they are being used

for my little treat. Really they are quite cute.

I am also using them in a couple of swaps. Two of

the swaps are for Bird Song & the third swap is a

one on one swap with the lovely Tina Jensen

of Tiny Bear from Denmark. We 'met' as

swap partners in I believe the very first Speckled Egg

petite inspiration match box swap. We have kept in

touch and now we are doing an independent swap.

She is a very talented creator and we should

have a lot of fun. I hope you have a wonderfully

creative evening.

Dance Marathon.....for Riley Children's Hospital

Yesterday.....Lindsey danced for those that

couldn't. In an effort to raise necessary money

for Riley Children's Hospital.....Lindsey & a wonderful

team of high school students from Bloomington High School

South hosted the 6th Dance Marathon. They danced for those

that couldn't and raised $68,000 for the kids.....or

better known......FTK. She made these cakes for the

Care Fair to be used for the cake walk. I am really proud

of these dedicated students.....way to go!

Dance Marathon.....for Riley Children's Hospital

This Saturday Lindsey & her Dance Marathon Team

will host a benefit to help the children that are

patients at Riley Children's Hospital. I made these

pendants to raise money. All proceeds will

benefit the hospital 100%.....I am so proud of

these students who want to make a difference in the

lives of children. Blessings to you for a wonderfully

creative evening.

Little Easter Vignette

I have been a very sluggish blogger lately. It

has been so drab and gloomy here.

No sunshine....in fact

even SNOW!

So in order to make myself think

it is Spring....I made a few

Springy-Eastery vignettes. Yesterday

I made these eggs covered in

vintage papers. I love the pale blue one

that is made from 1850's vintage ledger paper

I got from Jenni Bolin a few years ago.

I love how they look with my

white ironstone. They really do scream me.

They go nicely with my little white

birds. So maybe these little

vignettes are just what I need to

make me think it is Spring. Today looks

like it might be a beautiful day. A great day to

watch the opening day at the baseball park....

starting with a little double header action.

I hope you have a lovely and inspiring day.

All blessings to you.