Good Grief Girdie's blog

easy perfect felt polka a dots........

If you wonder how you can make those  perfect little polkadots to your felt projects all you need is a crop a dile........a few years back just by accident I thought about how can I make a bunch of little circles to make polkadots......and thought why not use the crop a dile since it will go through cardboard and thick mat board why couldn't it work with felt.....so I tried it and for some odd reason it worked and been using it since.........

here are some more felt ornaments I have been making using this book......and some are just my own patterns I made up....

 

the photo below is something that I have struggled with....they just are not turning out like I thought when I started ......don't even know if  I will finish these, plus I have a few more all cut out in really pretty colors..........

Hope you have had a great week so far............if you are wanting to make a few Christmas felt projects this book has so many fun projects......and if you are in need for some wonderful felt you can call Cindy at the Paper Crown Waco, Texas or go on line to order ...254-224-7436  her instagram and facebook is @papercrownwaco.........

 

happy middle of the week........

7 years ago today......

Well as they say Time Passes so quickly.......7 years ago today these two were married in Colorado ..........we could not ask for a more perfect daughter in law. He waited a long time to find her and when he did it was a perfect match.  We feel so lucky to have such great kiddos and proud of what they have done and accomplished in each of their lives and their lives together. Today they are celebrating  on the side of the mountain climbing somewhere in Wyoming........Happy Anniversary you two......we love you!

clip boards........

My mom is always finding things she thinks  I may repurpose in my work.........a year ago she handed me a sack full of old and some new clip boards she had been collecting.....I ran across them the other day in the garage and thought if they were sitting around where I can see them I may come up with a use........I have made these sacred hearts for sometime now and love making them out of this velvet and all kinds of old jewelry, hardware, buttons, ribbon, shrink, trim and whatever else looks like it might work to embellish the hearts.  I am using some of the clip boards in the original brown color and the newer ones  I have painted to hold these sacred hearts that are mounted on old photo album frames for old photos......still working on the clips as you can see in a couple.......

this is what has been on the worktable most of the week.......

 

Hope you all enjoy this Friday afternoon and your weekend.................

a little fall decorating.........

Nothing new just the same ole fall stuff I bring out every year........I wasn't even going to do anything at all but felt a little guilty......it's just a different feeling this year but I am sure you all feel the same.......so this is my fall decorating for 2020......and I do have two big white pumpkins in each of my  pots in the front yard  that are real.......!

Happy Fall  Decorating to you on this monday afternoon..........

 

Happy fRidAy..........

this is my mess this morning but just finished up a few Christmas Journals...........

All of the above are the covers of these Christmas journals that have between 10-15 pages and are the normal looking pages with all kinds of Christmas goodies....the next one below is kind of a little outside the Christmas box but fun little images that I bought on etsy and I love the quirky/whimsical look.....not for everyone but..........

Hope you all had a productive/creative week and looking forward to the weekend..........

 

Happy Friday all............

mail from Australia.......

Maybe some of you are familiar with this designer of slow stitching but I just discovered it.........and I love her kits.......she is from Victoria Australia.....anyway a couple weeks ago I stumbled on her website and of course had to purchase one of her beautiful kits......slow stitching this beautiful fig kit! My Colors for sure.......

I love her organic style and anxious to get started...... Check her out........wattle and loop!

 

Happy THursday..................

this and that tuesday.........

this time of year this monkey grass goes crazy with the purple blooms and I love them.......it makes a beautiful trim in the yard and flower beds....

this mess is on my worktable right now.......cut paste and figuring out what to do with them......these last little characters are so fun and whimsical....What's on your creative worktable today?

 

have a great tuesday..............

more floral stitching.......

 this summer was the year for online classes ............. the two  I decided on was from French General Summer Stitch Camp  and the one I just finished with Charlotte Lyons Summer Stitch a Long........then I got to thinking why not use some of the techniques and looks from those classes and put together a few more Floral bouquets and vases with flowers..............fun to combine the two! Don't have a clue what they will be when finished but this is it so far.  The one above I have already started to do just simple embroidery stitches in some of the flowers....I may even add some tiny seed beads to see what that will look like.....anyway this is what is on my lap in the evening.........

Hope you all are doing well and enjoying the change in the weather like we are here in Oklahoma.......I know everyone is enjoying this cooler weather but I want summer back!!!! I won't lie to you about being warm.......HAPPY THURSDAY..........

art.......

Something I have always been interested in is Art and the reason my degree is in Art from Southern Nazarene University.....so this brings me to these paintings above !  For 20 something years the University ( SNU) had a yearly auction at the Cowboy Heritage Museum here in Oklahoma City to raise money for Summer Scholarships for kids.......I was in charge of the live Auction items and loved seeing ever year what was donated . We always had wonderful items........but one year I was drawn to this artist who donated the painting above of the abstract flower vase...her name is Behnaz Sohrabian........ this one came home with me that year and I have loved it....the next year she donated another one of her paintings and I got outbid and had thought about it  since.....the auction is no longer but in early August there was an article in the Daily Oklahoman about Behnaz...... she was showing her artwork at the Edmond Art Center and would be showing there the month of August.. of course I was on it and that bring me to the 2 portraits hanging now in my home........this gal is really talented and has quite a story of how she came to the US from Tehran, and so glad she did. She has also had shows at the Paseo Gallery. If you ever have a chance to see her work go and meet her. She is a sweetheart and so talented.  (The painting in the grey above is of one of her daughters.........and I feel lucky to have it!) Thank You Behnaz for sharing your talents with us.........

 

Happy Wednesday all......it's raining and a bit chilly here in OKC today!

slow stitch weekend.........

the photo above is before slow stitch and before basting..........

this is why they call it slow stitch.......... you do a little bit here and there ........set it aside from time to time to make sure your lines are half way straight.......mine are a little wonky and they are not the same size but it's suppose to look handmade and organic....... hopefully in the evenings I can just sit and slow stitch........I haven't added any decorative stitches around some of the icon looking pieces and I haven't really decided on any photos to add.......it's a process as you go along and it has been fun to have Charlotte Lyons teach from her years of stitching and her talent for this kind of project! All of the students who are enrolled for this virtual class will have zoom to check out what all everyone has come up with.......it will be really interesting to see each persons project......

Hope you are enjoying this Labor Day weekend.........HAPPY MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2020...........