Grand and glorious weekend

Cool huh?

Montgomery Alabama is a very cool place!

Waterworks building

Take a ride on the riverboat

 

 

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Refrigerator art

Subject for future watercolor

Practice piece from drawing class with watercolor added

First attempt in watercolor class (looks better here!)

I've been working on my drawing and painting skills.  Any improvement is thanks to really great instructors.  Hard work, but it is fun when it is over.

It's Monday and I don't have to go to work!

Ferns and grape vines

Still amazed each morning that I can wake up when I want and do what I want.  This morning I went for a walk and this is what I saw....

Bottle brush in bloom

Canal that looks peaceful, but underneath the surface...

Dead fish bits 

Lots of them

Cypress stumps

A lovely hawk who sat still for a long time

Smitten and stash busting

I've been quiet but busy, trying to get into a routine.  First time I've been home three weeks in a row since Christmas.  

Early Mother's Day gift. 

I've wanted a scrapbooking gadget for almost a year, but couldn't decide which one to get.  Ended up with the Fiskar's creative fuse system.  I know nothing about how these work and thanks to somewhat helpful youtube videos, I managed to die cut and print a few things.  I've been slowly cleaning corners and stacks trying to organize.  No one would notice but me, but I have filled a great number of bins with like things so maybe that is progress of sorts.  I found a couple of pairs of beer coasters, that found their way into my pockets, so this morning I through together a book thanks to my new hand widget and the scalloped circle that came with the machine.  This project also used bits of leftover papers from previous books.  Stash busting!  I love it!

Used all sorts of walpaper, book, paper scraps

Second Star book, March TeaBAG program, very pink

Pockets embossed using my new gadget

Worktable Wednesday (It is a wonder I get anything done on it)

A few finishes

Time has not been my own lately, but I have managed to bring along some projects and made a few finishes.

Star book, March TeaBAG program led by the lovely Miss Mary

Marbled covers  and cute little pockets

Wingspan in sugar cane, very drapey!

Blueberry Torte

Three down eleventy gazillion to go!

Highlights of Caribbean Cruise

Musicians at the St. Kitts Market

Fraternizing with zombie pirate wenches

Way cool towers for loading something on ships in Barbados

Lots of lovely sunsets and sun rises

Yachts in St. Thomas

Whatever you need, it is here

Cool palms

Pirate Ships!

Cabanas on Princess Cay

Emerald Princess at anchor

These are just some of the highlights of 10 days on the high seas.  Nice quiet trip.

We've got beads!

It is Mardi Gras time again.  Helped out at the museum today before the pet and children's parade.  I made ATC's with acrylic paint on black cardstock, cut them up then printed "Mardi Gras  2013" on the back.  Didn't have any problem printing 2.5" X 3.5" but had to add opaque white to the yellow already on the press to get the text to show up on the black.  It mixed pretty well considering... Love the playfulness of this Mardi Gras without the drama of too many drunk people!

Museum with crowd growing

ATC's

Crazy Beads!

Dressed up dogs

Pirate ship with beads