Hard to Believe It's The End of March Already!

I wanted to get caught up on my posting before the clok ticks off the final hours of March.  Holding true to my new year's affirmations, I completed anothe art class on Thursday night, blending with copic markers.  We learned all kinds of neat techniques and made four cards which I will post once I take pictures.  That completes two of my six art/cultural projects/classes to complete this year.  I would actually love to say I could do something every month, but I thought six was attainable for me with my busy schedule. 

I finished all my Easter cards and they are in the mail on the way to their destinations.  I also finished a sort of get well card to my future father in law-he had a series of triple strokes and is in rehab, but at 92 years old is doing fantastic.

I was having a serious case of spring fever the past couple of beautiful sunny warm days, so I found a crochet pattern I wanted to try called a rose afghan pattern.  With the flowers in the center and the color of pink I an so reminded of the springtime, although today seems to be cold and wet!  That's what I get for getting myself psyched up for warmer weather!  This is going together so quickly, I might actually have time to make another one for mother for mothers day! 

I have finished putting all the grandkids Easter baskets together and will ship the grandson's baskets to North Carolina-and true to form, they will probably not be received in time-but I'm sure as the boys grow up they will learn that Grandma is usually alway behind the power curve when it comes to sending packages!  It was so much easier when they lived here in California! 

A friend of mine and her husband are opening their new church on Easter/Resurrection Sunday and we have agreed to perform for the opening and I haven't even reheared yet!  Neverending things to do-I really don't know how people can complain  about nothing to do-I could use about seventy-two hours in each day and still not have enough time to complete everything I need to!!!  Have a delightful day and thanks for stoping by!!!!

Spring is Here!

I have spent the last couple of days bringing "stuff" in to springy (is that a word?) up my cubicle that I spend a great deal of my time in.  I started with the birdcage found at the SPCA thrift store for seventy five cents, applied a can of glossy white paint from Wally World (96 cents), added some easter grass and a stuffed chocolate bunny that was forty eight cents and wholaa!  I also put some assorted Boyd's bunnies and Ty easter bears into the collection (all found at thrift stores and none over $2.00).  rounding off with some glitter eggs and glass bunnies.  I still need to add a couple of things but I can feel spring is upon us!!!

Paris in the Spring!

Ahhh, Paris in the spring!  This is the finished product of a class I took yesterday at the Stamp Art Shoppe in Roseville.  I am not a Paris fan, but I do like the way this book/keepsake turned out.  As I was working on this, my mind was spinning with all the possibilities, wedding, babies, graduations, anniversaries, etc.  Now that I have made one, I doubt it will take me over three hours to put the next one together! 

On Saturday made a trip to IKEA (which is swedish for: put your furntiure together yourself! LOL) and found some great stuff.  I have not been there in ages and bought a drawer set to house "some" of my stamps, I may need to buy another one soon, some rugs, candles and lanterns for the backyard, some dog "butt" hooks to hang  the dog leashes on (just the cutest things!) and some other miscellaneous "stuff" that I knew I couldn't do without!  Oh, and the most important thing, I brought home a six pack of their cinnamon rolls.  If you have never had them-they are not only good, but huge! 

I didn't get everything I wanted to done this past weekend, but I made a dent in it.  Hopefully, the weather will soon turn and stay nice and I can get outside and work in the yards.  I took the lawnmower in over the weekend for it's yearly "checkup"and am hoping to get it back soon as the lawns are starting to look like overgrown jungle.  I am starting to get that spring fever to be outside, planting and working in the yard when the weather turns nice! 

TGIF!!!!!

This has been one long week for me!  I didn't think I would ever get everything done at work that I needed to.  But, yipeeeeee, the weekend is here and I am looking so forward to doing some papercrafting and taking the upcoming class on Sunday.  I am also looking forward to using some time this weekend to get started on the organization of the stamping/craft room-it has been far to long and now it looks as though something blew up in that room!  I hate the daunting task of completely redoing that room, but I also know that once it is done I will feel great about everything organized and in its place.  I look at other people's craft rooms, and wish that I could hire them to come over and make mine magically wonderful!!!

Have a great weekend to everyone, and hopefully I will be back after the weekend with pictures of projects and progress!

Wow! How Time Flies When I Am Busy!!!

Some of the cards we finished in the Friday card class. We meet once a month, usually with a theme, this month's was spring. So interesting to see everyone's take on the them, all so different but all so great!

So much to share since it has been awhile since I posted. I have taken a card class, finished some capes for the grandkiddos, and finished three rag quilts-whew!

My oldest grandson turned four on March 1 and since he loves spider man so much, I made him a superhero cape from spiderman material. So easy with a tutorial I found on the net! Of course if one is getting a cape, the little one (Matty, 2) has to have one also. So I made Matty a car cape-his favorite, except I cut off about five inches since he is so much shorter.

The superhero capes for the grandsons!

Matty's car cape.

Jacob's superman superhero cape.

A quilt for a friend.

Mom's quilt

This Sunday, I am taking a Paris inspired canvas altered project class, I will post pictures once it is done. I have made New Year's affirmations to myself to take at least six artsy classes this year. In March I am taking the Paris altered class and also a Copic blending class-might as well learn to use the pens that I have spent bokuuu bucks on! In April, I am taking a free motion sewing/quilting class and I am not sure what I am going to do in May. At this rate, I should have no problem accomplishing my six classes for this year!

Lots of stuff in this post, but I did want to catch up since it doesn't seem that it has been that long since I posted, but looking at the date it has been a good three weeks-good grief!!!

Happy crafting to all!!!!