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Fun Sunday in Duncan.........

Over Over the weekend Lesa Dailey a very dear friend of all the Paper Crown girls taught 2 of her darling Glitter "French Frostie" on saturday and "Mademoiselle Snowblush "on sunday in Duncan at the fun Foxhollow studio, owner and another dear friend Teresa Young.........how much fun we all had making these holiday treasures, meeting new and old art friends and enjoyed a wonderful catered lunch and goodies through out the day.........it has been way to long since we've had the privilege to be taught by one of the best and sweetest teachers.....she is the master of carving out a styrofoam ball and turning it into something so magical and beautiful.........thank you Teresa for hosting this class and Lesa coming from Kansas City to teach us okies......

Teresa may hate me for this shot but ........she was telling us all something funny I am sure....look at all the walls full of collected treasures and handmade items.....Teresa transformed this room into a Christmas wonderland..........if you ever have a chance to take a class in her studio you need to go just to see all of her decorations.........

We even had DUNCAN DONUTS........ha ha ha!! 

 

Once again it was great to be back in the classroom with old and new friends doing what we love to do....create something fun and special.......(1 out of 4 photos and this was the only good one ..........I  apologized to Lesa with her eyes closed and she said she always has her eyes closed) but we all had smiles on our faces  and my big mouth wide open..........fun times with special people.......

 

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and looking forward to a new week........HAPPY MONDAY ALL............

working on Christmas.........

 

Finally getting around to start working on a few things for our Church Christmas Market on Saturday Nov. 13......more details later!

 

Happy THursday........

fun new labels by KATM

A while back on Sue Spargo's website she had these pre order labels........so I thought why not!  So glad I did...they are so much fun for projects to add a little whimsy....of course I had to open a few just to see what they all looked like.......If you like adding a label to your sewing projects  and want to order I think she still has them on her website.....this is really suppose to be an Advent Calendar countdown for holidays, birthdays or whatever but I couldn't wait......

This would make a great gift for that special someone who loves to sew....there are 66 woven labels and 2 iron on patches like the one above....

 

have a great day and week.............

the smell of homemade bread..........

There is nothing like the smell of homemade bread baking in the oven.......Kamut bread is the best homemade bread I have ever made and so so easy....I have blogged about it before but if you are interested in this ancient grain you can go to the Food Nanny website and learn all about it..........

 

Hope your weekend has been full of fun and sunshine....hope the week ahead is a good one!  Happy Sunday............

adding another one...........

Adding one more to my collection of Noodle and Lou dolls..........is this not the cutest ever........the luggage she is standing on is so small I hope you can read what Jenn added..Santa Barbara!  Can you believe the talent and what she does with these custom dolls.....she is unbelievable ...........thank you Jenn I absolutely love her....

 Don't these just make you happy...........they do me!

fun fun fun.........

Just returned home last night from spending a few days with dear friends............we had the best time getting away just relaxing, sleeping in, creating, eating wonderful food, staying up late, talking and doing a lot of laughing..........this little get away is what we all needed!  Thanks girls for this fun time......one we won't forget!

Jenn and Cindy brought the goods to teach us how to indigo dye and it was so much fun .............if you have never done this kind of dyeing it's like paper marbeling , you never know what the end result will look like...........we had the best time outside doing this!

Hopefully you all are enjoying this October weather and soaking up the fall vibes all around.........make it a great day and remember  " Do something Creative Today".....

 

 

 

a big fat MESS...........

This is what my worktable looks like right now but I do have a few things that came about after the mess was made..

So there you have it on a thursday afternoon.......

have a great evening and it's friday tomorrow............

punch needle fun........

Over the weekend I was getting ready to have a couple of young artists over to teach them how to punch needle and came across this new pattern I designed over this past winter and completely forgot about but first let me share these sweet little girls with you.....

 

These 2 little girls are a dear friends Grandaughters.......while we were on vacation I received a text from the Grandmother with the photo below of her 6 1/2 year old granddaughter doing punch needle ..........so she asked when we returned home if I could show her how to and of course I said yes.....alway fun to teach young ones something fun..........Saturday afternoon they came over and I showed them how to and  they both did an amazing job and so much fun to see how excited they got........(at 6 1/2 and 8 years old I can't believe they could even hold the needle)

That evening Ellie got to spend the night with the Grandparents and here she is at the table punching............

Next  weekend it will be McKinleys night to stay with the Grandparents.........isn't it nice to see kids who are interested in doing something besides technical stuff.......I love it.....

As they were leaving they got to pick a paper doll pick to take with them......

Thank You McKinley, Ellie and Debbie (Mimi) for a fun Saturday afternoon..........I hope you enjoy punching and can't wait to see what all you do with those creative minds.....

 

So here is the Sacred Heart punch needle in 3 color variations........if anyone is interested in purchasing this pattern, please email me at jpeter@cox.net.....the piece measures 3 1/2 x 4 1/2...

 

HAPPY MONDAY and the start of a great week.........

a little fall........

I decided I needed to get a few things out for Fall......I don't really have to much but what I do have is very minimal.....

 

These porcelain pumpkin head dolls I made years ago always show up in my fall decorating and I always love getting them out....along with them this year I did buy this cute little Ghost doll when we were in Salt Lake City this summer

 

 

Hope you all have a great day.........Happy Thursday!!!!

 

a memorable brick...........

51 years ago right now I came to Oklahoma from California to start College at  Bethany Nazarene College ( now Southern Nazarene University)......the dorm I lived in was called Hatley Hall and it was brand new. In fact the 4th and 5th floors were the only floors ready when school started and those were the freshman floors ...........so the upper class girls had to bunk up with us freshman for several weeks while they finished the 3 bottom floors.  Anyway the years have passed and they found out that the structure wasn't safe anymore so this summer they tore it down and what a sad day to see it brought down......so many fond memories......but I guess if you look on the positive side it mean progress!

The President of the school now  Keith Newman and his wife Carolyn were our neighbors until last February when they moved just around the corner from us but we still stay in touch .......last weekend they stopped by and this brick was all wrapped up with this card in it:

What a great gift and memorable one...........Thank You Keith and Carolyn for this thoughtful gift!

 

Here are a few photos of the dorm being torn down....

We would drive by everyday  while this was going on to see the progress being made.........this week we drove by and its flat and grassy green ready for the next phase whatever that may be......

 

You never know what a memory a brick might bring you..............Happy Tuesday afternoon!