It Needed a Little Sumpin' Sumpin'

I've been doing a little feathering of the nest here and there.
It's been slow going,
but I've managed to work my way into the dining room...

where I have a wall of frames...

that really looked incomplete.

So I took a page out of Gina's book
and was inspired to finish this project.

I know!
It's been well over a year!

But I did it!

And it works so well in there,
as I have a whole bird and nest thing happening in that room.

I have to admit, that when I tucked it away after Paper Cowgirl last year,
I really didn't like it.

But I'm happy with it now.

Thanks for the inspiration, Gina!

Paper Cowgirl

Wow! Last week just blew right by me. I had intended to post about Paper Cowgirl on Monday, a week from yesterday, but like I said... whooosh!

How about a photo overview?


Ann-Denise teaching her crepe magic.

My finished project from her class.


Dale teaching Nature's Song Shadow Box class.

A peek at my un-finished shadow box.


My girls and I on vendor night. (Donna, Nina, Cheryl and me) There was a "saloon girl" theme and Nina won best costume.

I joined two swaps for PC... Miss Texas Crown Swap and a Texas Fabric Fat Book Swap.



Joanna made this wonderful fabric crown for me. All of the elements are handstiched on.


Here is what I created for Cindy.

Queen of the Yapping Cat Saloon.

And the Saloon Girl crown, itself.

Side view. That bit of black lace is from Wanda's unmentionables stash.


Valita hosted the Fabric Fat Book and did an AMAZING job of putting it together.

Here is my contribution to the book.


I bought this little darling from Ann-Denise. Loved her so much, I snatched her right out of Nina's hand. I'm such a terrible friend!

There was more to the weekend, but that seems to be where I stopped taking pictures. Probably because quite a bit of shopping ensued from this point on and unfortunately I had a hand for carrying purchases and a hand for paying. Going to have to look into getting a third hand for picture taking.

I hope everyone here in the States had a wonderful 4th of July!

Cowgirl Peeks

I'll be heading off to Paper Cowgirl this weekend, so I thought I would share a few little peeks of what I've been creating for the swaps.

These two go together.

Now I have to admit, that one of these swaps was quite the challenge for me.... completely out of my comfort zone with colors. I'm sure, like most of you, color is important. That's the way it is for me. But regardless, it really took me by surprise that it made the piece as difficult as it did to work out. But I finished... finally.

Sorry for the fuzzy photos. I got a new 50mm lens for mother's day and I was too lazy to switch it out with the other for the close up photos.

I'll show you full pictures of everything next week. Now I need to go start the list making and gathering process to make sure I remember everything.

Have a beautiful Tuesday. Today is Tuesday, right?