Cactus Monday - Sam & Pam

As you can see with this page of sketches Sam and Pam came to mind as they were decorating their christmas tree.  Tis the season for such activities.  The rest of the scratches on this page are random thoughts as I relaxed Sunday evening.  Happy Cactus Monday to you all. For more Cactus Monday thoughts and jots go to Teri's Painted Daisies.

Thankful Thursday - Joyce's Pendant

I am so thankful that I have such creative friends.  One of them carved the pendant on this necklace and the other did the bead work.  Thank you ladies for being so good to me.  I now have a part of you with me at all times. The carved pendant is so beautiful. You can feel the gentle soul that put knife to wood. Just marvelous.

Animal Wednesday - Talisman

I have had my sewing machine out some lately.  A strange thing for me to do since me and the machine doesn't exactly see eye to eye on most occasions.  Anyway I have had a facination with Art Dolls. This coming from a girl that didn't ever play with dolls. I think it is all the details that I like about them. I like details.  Ok...stay with me now...  I have a friend that is having a rough time with her job.  I decide to make her a talisman.  Something to keep her calm. 

My Friend's dogs and cat are her tranquilizing method. So much love from them. I had her house mate send me a few sandwich bags of her dogs/cat fur and I stuffed this talisman with it. Then I beaded and added a dog in her arms.  I hope this gives her focus on the uplifting part of her life and not the strife.

Happy Animal Wednesday to all.

Blooming Tuesday - Lynn's Page

Here is the front of the page I did for Lynn's Book. Since Lynn is a master seamstress I got the ole sewing machine out and did a stitch or two for her. This page depicts the giving heart of all of us and each lady is holding in her hands things she loves as I see it on their blog since I haven't met any of them in person. I have a bee and smiley bead, Joss has a zebra and Snuffles in hand, Suki has a house and basket of flowers, Mim has fish in each hand, Caroline has a palm tree and the sun, Marianne has Sjimmie and ying/yang, Lolo has a raven and flower w/butterfly, Katy has a cat and flower and Lynn has a sewing machine, thread and thimble in hand. Each lady has her initial as a necklace. The beaded jet stream shows to which lady their books go to. The blue object in the middle represents the world. There is a seed packet and a dove of peace on the world.

It was so heavy I glued it to a heavy watercolor paper. The back has a Haiku I wrote along with some stamps and watercolors.   There is a California Poppy on this side hence the Blooming Tuesday connection.

If you would like to see what the Traveling book is all about you can go here.  Happy Blooming Tuesday.