HAPPY THANKSGIVING

To all my USA Blogging friends.....

May your day be full of blessings.....xoxo

Big, Bigger, Biggest!!!!

Here is the progression of the blizzard we are having..... DH is trying to set us free but I think I will choose to stay inside anyway!!!!

PATIO CLOSED!!!!!!

Look what I woke up to this morning! No more having my coffee on the deck watching the sunrise until next year. Mother Nature always gets her way!

More FAPs

I told you I was addicted to my embellisher machine!! VBG





These are three postcards I just finished..In addition to the design being done with wool rovings, I have added some embroidery by hand and machine... as well as some beads. Landscapes seem to be a never ending source of Nature's beauty.

Give Away

Oh My.............. Kristen is having a wonderful give away.... be sure to stop by her blog Retro Cafe` Art and enter.....This is a picture of what the prize is.

A SURPRISE FOR ME!

I spent the week-end at a retreat with 30 quilters.I was tired out from all the fun but when I got home this award was waiting for me... Did that ever jazz me up!!! What a surprise! Woo Hoo!!!!
The generosity came from Jenna Louise. Be sure to visit her Blog.. Lots to see there.Thanks Jenna Louise for your kindness. I surely appreciate it.Now I must pass this honor along.....

The Rules of this award are :
1. 5 People are allowed to receive this award
2 4 dedicated followers
3. 1 New follower to your blog who lives in another part of the world.
4. Please link back to the person who gave you this award.

So here are the friends I am passing this award along to...
1.Jackie at Beadin' Gram
2.Phyllis at Carolina Arts
3.Tammy at Crooked Heart Art
4.Judy at CJ Stitching and Blooms
5.Miri at Milk and Honey Quilts

EMBELLISHER TIME AGAIN

I was asked to do a piece for a fund raising silent auction . This is what I chose to do. I was inspired by the delphiniums in my garden...


I used some wool rovings to create the basic shapes using my embellishing machine. then I went further with some detail using dozens of french knots. The cloisonne butterfly seemed to be the icing on the cake..I wanted the frame to blend with the piece and I tried to make it look old, so I crackled and sanded until my arm nearly fell off!!!!
I think I like it!

Girly Comments & Graphics

AFRICAN GALA

They brought some of their wares to sell . The proceeds help their village in Africa







These are some of the quilts in the show made by the African quilters
This was the workshop I took. The teacher was from Africa, but she was born in Enland.
I made one doll in an African theme to use for a draw in my class and one of the african ladies won it. she was thrilled





One of the local quilt shops called Cotton By Post presented an African Gala last week, which I was involved in
The village is small(pop.600) but the enthusiasn is big.It took Suzanne and Garnet Smalley, the owners of the shop 1 1/2 years preparing for this event, including a trip to East Africa, where they met available teachers willing to come to Canada and teach workshops.
I was invited as a Canadian teacher to do a 2 day doll workshop with a Canadian theme.
I also took one of the workshops which was an appliqued wall hanging (2 african women pounding grains for flour) The class was the last one of the week and the teacher had a draw for an african story wallhanging and I WON!!What a treasure.
The wind up was on the Saturday night . All the African teachers were dressed in their native costumes...Beautiful... There was an African Band and African food tasting including goat stew. DH wouldn't try it but I did and it was delicious. It tasted a bit like lamb...African beer and wine was also served.All in all it was a very exciting week to meet these people and to learn a bit about their culture. Last year it was Russia(previous post) and next year it will be Ireland.Enjoy the pictures..

ANOTHER GIVE-A-WAY

Take a trip over to Get The Bean and get in on a give-away for some of their yummy coffee

Look What I Got!

I took part in a doll pin swap on Doll Street headed by Judy Skeele... These are the three I got. The white ones don't really show up but they are embellished with beads and the tassel one came all the way from Scotland.
I forgot to take pictures of the ones I traded, but here are some I sold on Etsy. I call them "Buddies" a friendship pin.

ANOTHER GIVE-A-WAY

Take a trip over to GET THE BEAN a new COFFEE shop with so many yummy choices .
Leave a comment and get in on the draw....