Belated Birthday Gift for Sis

I finally got this gift done for my dear friend over at CandyCreek blog. Robin is like a true sister to me. We met online in 2000 during Big Brother. We have so much in common. My hubby and I traveled to her lake home in Tennessee last summer..and she will be flying here very soon.. OMG... we are going to giggle ourselves silly. Plenty of Girl Talk.. watch some Big Brother together..and a few crafts, golf cart around to show her our lake..boat rides. jet ski...and plan my visit to her house in Aug.. Oh we are so lucky to be able to spend time together. Her family made us so comfy from the minute we pulled into her drive..and they had the perfect spot for our camper right down near the water...it felt like home.. seeing the lake . We look forward to our trip again !I will hand deliver this to her then. I took a unused cabinet door.. paint, paint.. extra wood trims.. some decoupage and turned it into a chalkboard..maybe she can use it in her freshly redone kitchen.. I added a leftover handle from my kitchen cabinets, and had a little Tiffany jewelry bag that will hold her chalk. A hook for keys.. SO she is set to make a list. LOVE YOU SIS.... !!

Girly tote bag

This bag I painted all girly girl.. I have it hanging in the art studio.. so I can grab it and fill it and tote stuff when I need to... I also painted a black duffle bag like this to travel with.. My dear hubby sure looks cute carrying that duffle bag thru hotels.. my hands are full with my pink and white polka dot computer case ! Good thing he is secure in his manliness !!

Back to the BLOG

Yikes.. Time does fly.. so I wanted to post some close up of the projects in the art studio.. maybe you will enjoy some of the details. Hope so.. I have felt like I abandoned my blog..but I am back with some fun stuff to show.. projects every where.. and tooo many more in my head.. LoL

Ahhhh Summer

The past two weekends have been busy. Memorial weekend, we hosted the annual Lake Opener on our porch.. friends brought great food, we enjoyed catching up and look forward to lots of Bar-b-Q's, swimming, boating, skiing, jet skis, fishing, and sitting on the porch at the end of the day to watch the sunset.. and laying on the new round lounger reading a book, watching the wildlife or taking a nap under the ceiling fan, that lounger is perfect for nappin. I got the party lights up, and made a wreath for the back porch to welcome back door guests.. Using a kids inner tube, and goodies from the dollar store.. tied it on with some ribbon, fishin' line works good too. Next weekend we have invited some cousins to come stay and play.. so grab your sunscreen, flip flops and tank tops.. the boats full of gas and water is perfect !

Dresser is Done.... Art Studio is almost complete !

Seems like I started the room ages ago.. But actually just a lot has gone on in my life and I had to stop and start many times.. However.. the dresser we bought off EBay as is, I painted it french country and hand painted some flowers on it. Hubby cut a new top and back splash to follow the curve..since it was bought off EBay with out a top. It was shipped to OK from S. Carolina.. I did the Mosaic on top using old plates, and stained glass. and 1/2 marbles for the edge. I'm happy with the result, and glad to be done. The dresser will hold art supplies. More room photos soon... It should be finished by tomorrow night.. BUT I think we may go fish with the neighbors if we don't get rained out.. Will feel nice to go float on Hazels Pontoon boat..and catch some crappie or sand bass.. Yumm.. Peek back soon. I actually will be updating the blog often now that the room is going to be done.

Think Pink..from tulips to table skirt !

A quick break for a look at spring popping up ! My bed of tulips of pinks, red, whites, lavender are reaching for the suns warmth... SO am I ! Things are greening up here at the lake, after several days of wind, wind and more cold wind. But the cold wind brought in some white pelicans and some black lake ducks but I didn't catch a clear picture of them..I plan to plant some rose bushes in my flower bed soon. I need to decide, a mixed variety, or PINK, my signature color. Speaking of pink, I have not abandoned my craft studio..making good progress. I am now cleaning out and thinning out stuff from that..and then I will start putting the room back together. It has not been with out some stops and starts.. the table skirt I first made from a vision...well more like a nightmare.. it had to go. I looked at it on the table for 30 minutes..took a lunch break and snatched it off the table, started cutting seams apart to re use fabric..and this is what I ended up with, and no, you will not be seeing the scarry ugly one I made first...If I would have went with this idea first..(it was my first idea.. it would have been one color..BUT no I changed and went to plan B and after hours of cutting, sewing, gathering..and cutting back apart I settled for 2 colors..since I had cut all fabric up..even had the curtain toppers cut and started..and decided NOT to do fabric toppers.no one heard me cursing??did they??. decided..simplify...its french country/ shabby chic, simplified ! I will finish this.. soon ! I know you will check back to see how and IF I can pull this off! AND if this isn't enough.. we won a bid on ebay for a awesome dresser I can paint, yes paint it"french country", the dresser has awesome curves to it..yes , another vision is involved.. must get the room ready so when the dresser arrives I can paint and mosaic it. Gotta go.. lots to do ! I must be crazy...Till then,,,,,,,,,