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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Happy 2012 ...

I so hope 2012 brings each of you a wonderful, healthy, happy year .... I hope to do better about getting back to my art, making time for my genealogy, and enjoying family and friends ..... Linda

Monday, December 05, 2011

Merry Christmas around the world ...


Afrikaner (Afrikaans) ~ "Geseënde Kersfees"
Argentine ~ "Felices Pascuas"
Bohemian ~ "Vesele Vanoce"
Brazilian ~ "Boas Festas"
Chinese (Cantonese) ~ "Saint Dan Fai Lok"
Danish ~ "Glædelig Jul"
Dutch ~ "Vrolijk Kerstfeest"
English ~ "Merry Christmas"
Filipino ~ "Maligayang Pasko"
Finnish ~ "Hyvaa Joulua"
French ~ "Joyeux Noël"
German ~ "Froehliche Weihnachten"
Greek ~ "Kala Christouyenna"
Hawaiian ~ "Mele Kalikimaka"
Hebrew ~ "Mo'adim Lesimkha"
Icelandic ~ "Gledileg Jol"
Indonesian ~ "Selamat Hari Natal"
Irish ~ "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"
Italian ~ "Buone Feste Natalizie"
Japanese ~ "Kurisumasu Omedeto"
Korean ~ "Sung Tan Chuk Ha"
Lithuanian ~ "Linksmu Kaledu"
Malay ~ "Selamat Hari Natal"
Maori ~ "Meri Kirihimete"
Norwegian ~ "God Jul"
Romanian ~ "Craciun Fericit"
Peruvian ~ "Felices Fiestas"
Portugese ~ "Boas Festas"
Slovakian ~ "Vesele Vianoce"
Spanish ~ "Feliz Navidad"
Swedish ~ "God Jul"
Welsh ~ "Nadolig Llawen"

Friday, November 11, 2011

Thank each and everyone of you ...

To all our Veterans far and wide, young and old; I salute you and thank you for your service and sacrifices ....

Saturday, October 08, 2011

Cards for Fall


well I have done a little this last couple of weeks ... still can't do cutting out but can do die cuts ... I am so excited that I can do a little creating ...... click to enlarge

Sunday, October 02, 2011

News on the home front ...

 our son will be doing an online class at www.creatureworkshops.com
.... this is what Jason says about it, "i'll be breaking down one of the weekly sculpts cesar is doing, for the class, into a game-ready "hero" model and explaining the why's and how's of it."   .... if you want to get into the business you should do this class ........ yes I am a very proud Momma, he is helping others learn to do what he loves, maybe it's genetic .... ;-)

Friday, September 23, 2011

Halloween is just around the corner

My arm/wrist/hand is getting much better and in a month I should be able to really start arting again ... but since I haven't been able to do anything for so long I thought I would share photo's of my little Halloween project that got canceled due to health reasons with you ...





Sunday, September 11, 2011

REMEMBERING 9-11

My heart is heavy with the loss and devastation this day brings to mind but I want all people to remember ...

(image from 911memorial.org)


(image from Focus Georgetown Magazine)

Thursday, September 08, 2011

See you can TAPE anything

progress ... I still have to wear the stabilizer but now I have this kinetic tape also and it is making a world of difference in my progress ... love this stuff ... still have a way to go but in 11 more days I go to the Dr. and maybe then I can really get going again ....... hope everyone is having fun for me too ..... Linda



Wednesday, August 17, 2011

One more posting



I was to be in a Round Robin with some awesome artist but had to bow out because if this surgery so I am posting the front cover which I finished about a month ago, it's a Junque' Journal I made to use got lots of canvas, cardstock, envelopes, pockets and stuff inside for the artist to use as substrata for their work .... hoping I can get back before the 2 months (for full recovery), they are taking my thumb out of socket and scrapping it then putting it back, calcium deposits from arthritis is just to bad and has messed up tendons all the way up my arm .......  Linda

Monday, August 01, 2011

Second part of special project ......

the finial .... she won't be able to play with this just have it in her room ... maybe one day she and her mom can build another fairy house or maybe a total village ...... how knows what tomorrow will bring ..... click to enlarge







Sunday, July 31, 2011

Magic Fairy Wand ....

this is one of the special projects ....... I got the Tinker Bell at the Disney store she is about 3" tall and I put her sitting on a bouquet of flowers made from sparkle fun foam and paper flowers with fun foam leaves on top of a wooden dowel I painted silver ...... click to enlarge


Friday, July 29, 2011

Sneak Peek

I am working on a special project for my granddaughter .... her 2nd birthday is in a few weeks ... can you guess what it is ........


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Garden Book ...

I attended a private art retreat recently and we worked on this In the Garden book ... thought I would share with you my version .... click to enlarge



Tuesday, July 12, 2011

D is for Daring Diva

I am doing Alphabet art in an Art Journal a friend made me and this is my "D" .... when I finish this book I will teach my granddaughter her alphabets with it ....... should be interesting when she get to school ....... ;-) .... click to enlarge


Sunday, July 03, 2011

Got it done ............

When our granddaughter was born I got a super banner kit from a friend - just the pieces - I had to put it together but that was what I wanted to do ..... well she is turning 2 next month and I just now got it done .... can you see what I mean about LIFE getting in the way of some of the things you really want to do ...... click to enlarge

Friday, July 01, 2011

Friday, June 17, 2011

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

My Altered Art Journal

A wonderful friend gave me this great art journal ... she started it with background papers and odd bits of pages and I am to make it come to life ...... this is my first work and I am so excited about working all thru these great pages ..... I will continue to post as I complete pages ... I am really more of a visual journalist but I am trying to write personal things in this one to go with the visual .......

Monday, June 06, 2011

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend

I want to remember the sacrifices my fore-fathers made in each of the wars that have been fought to obtain and keep our freedom and protect us .... Thank You, Daddy, Granddad, Great-Grandad and other Great-Grandads back as far as I have traced to before the Revolutionary War .... I also want to thank the men and women of today for the same sacrifices they make on an ongoing basis to keep us free and safe ... Linda

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Happy Mother's Day everyone

May your day be filled with love and laughter ..... remember all the sweet smiles and I love yous that those wonderful kids gave you though out time ......

Friday, April 22, 2011

Happy Easter everyone ...

hope you have a wonderful one with friends and/or family ..... maybe you can use this in some art ...