Southwestern Quilted Pots

After much effort (and very little skill) I was able to finish this quilted wall-hanging for our home.  Don't look too closely!  I'm an amateur!  But it was fun to make and I am happy with the results.  I think it goes well on these adobe walls in our new home in New Mexico.

Before/After Little Piano

I found this child's piano at the thrift shop for $12.  It works great, but was a little scuffed up and needed some "pizaaaaaaaz"!  After painting it with the bright pink flowers,  I carefully wrapped it in bubble wrap and packed it in my HUGE suitcase to take to some of my grandkids over Christmas.  It survived the trip (which restored my faith in airline luggage handlers!)  and makes plenty of noise to drive their parents nuts!  I'm sure the grandkids have great fun with it!!!!

Crafts found in Oregon

This is from a shop in Eugene, Oregon. She makes her own bird nests from natural materials she collects on her walks.
This is an artist's canvas covered with papers, then old letter game pieces were used.

Crafts I've picked up along the way

The folded tree was a craft I picked up at a wonderful little shop in Farmington, Utah called "Just a Bed of Roses". It was my first inspiration to working with old books for crafts.

I Just Keep Folding Old Books

Folded Heart Valentine Book

This little book is titled "A Time for Tenderness". It's a bit thinner than my other books but still just as precious. It's an older slightly worn book that was published in 1962. I've lined the inside covers with beautiful papers, then tied it together with a gold colored ribbon. I also made the rose that is on the cover. A glass star bookmark hangs over the binding. A great gift for your sweetheart or even something special just for yourself.

Wall decor with paint

This is a doorway coming into my kitchen. The wall just needed some color so I painted this design. It's always fun to paint vertically - NOT! It would have been SOOOO much easier to paint on a flat table surface then stick it up there, but alas, this is what I did instead. Someone told me they thought I had put butterfly stickers up there. Not so. I truly painted those critters myself......vertically!