FRIDAY SMILES

Annie at A Stitch in Time is on #38 for her This weeks Smiles.

My sister in law collects The Pillsbury Dough Boy items...when I saw this I just had to SMILE!!!

Not much smiling for me today. Woke up with a swollen eye, and achey pain on my left side of my face, took an allergy pill and laid back down with a little heat applied to it.  Don't know if it is eye strain or allergies. Trying to wear my glasses all day today. Maybe too much comuter time?

 Severe weather is in the foercast, and we have already had an inch of rain. More later, high winds, tornado warnings, and hail.  NOT a forecast a Farmer wants to hear.

But I hope you all enjoy some Friday Smiles and have a great weekend.

A SHORT STORY--HAPPY RESULTS

I've been enjoying being creative.  I've a special friend (and old classmate) who is having a birthday. She was so gracious last year to entertain 6 of us in her home for 2 nights and 3 days. Then blessed me with a visit the other day while visiting here with a fun Aunt of hers.

It's a long story but I had just returned from salvaging my dads sweaters from a church donation box and really needed someone to talk to!!!

 I saw this idea about making things from sweaters and I remembered dad had so many nice ones.  My sister had just gathered up his clothes when seeing in our church bulletin a Men's Shelter needed items and thought it the perfect time and place to dispose of them.  When I called her about the sweater idea she had already taken them to a near by rural church for pick up.  My heart just sunk.
 I didn't sleep all night thinking about them and how nice it'd be to create something from dads sweaters. SO early the next day I asked my hubby if he thought I was being crazy about trying to retrieve them.  And he kindly said if you want them go and see if they are there.. so I did.
 A little nervous about it I parked my car and said a little prayer asking if I was really crazy doing this. But as I walked inside there they were sitting right in front all neatly packed in 1 box, just like they wanted to come back home. I breathed a sigh of relieve and  said a thank you  prayer, took the box and hurried away.

Only to get the phone call my friend was in town, could I meet her shortly!!" Wow what a great surprise"  I said and " I'm on my way."  And I told her the story...We all laughed and kidded about how crazy things happen and just tend not to go away from our little minds. So this little creation is being sent to her for making me feel so good, so many times.

 A fall Birthday card for her  and

A happy little shabby pumpkin man.

I'm busily trying to get some more made before Octobers end to share with family. Miss you Dad.

Can YOU Identify this Little Creature

This cute little thing was found by my hubby outside our garage.

If any of you can identify this little green creature let me know. I cannot find it in my Audubon Field Guide.

I'm just glad he's not all woolly:  meaning a hard cold winter.

IT's WOYWW #226

Oh my it's #226 for the WOYWW post.  Julia at the STAMPING GROUND  has had some fun going on for a long time. Interested in new blogs, new ideas and great friendly people hop over to get the details.

 Just made a few birthday cards and haven't cleaned up will be in a post before or after this one.

Table next..still the bottles, ideas are in my head, but cut flowers from an old purse and found a few metal pieces for some pumpkins I am working on.  More to come on that.

Hubby is in the fields, combining beans, having winds which I don't like but will help dry the corn.  Thanks for all the visits last week, always nice to have you stop by.  Have fun this week and enjoy some outdoor time.

PUMPKINS...

HAPPY FALL!!!

Pumpkins from my hubby's garden

 The frail corn stocks are Indian corn that did not do well this year. It's ornamental. To the left starts the corn my husband will harvest when it is a dryer texture.

He etched the 5 grandkids name into the pumpkins when the pumklins were

small and the names grew with the pumpkin.

Now I can't wait to deliver them.

Fall This & Fall That

It's been nice having some time to create. Sort of cleaned up the area a bit and decided the rest can wait until tomorrow.
I made up a calender with all the Oct birthdays and decided cards will be made ahead of time and not the day before or day of.

 I took this one to the Assisted Living for an 80th birthday of a gal who was an idolized teenager when I was young. She lived across the road from my cousin and I thought she had it all.  When visiting Mother one day they introduced me to her and after 50 some years I remembered her. We laughed and I've been sharing a little time with her. She's had a stroke, which affects her speech and a little gimp in her walk But she sure is still a pretty lady and she is still smiling and a friendly heart.

This Happy Fall tag is for a friend who serves us good food in her restaurant on Friday nights and hosted our craft fair last fall. The adorable little pumpkins in the photo are her "Primitive Style"


Thanks for stopping by, enjoying some great fall weather here in Iowa.

Share a Smile #37

TGIF....just that can make me smile.

But Annie at A Stitch in Time has a better thing going, add a picture to her blog and get several SMILES by visiting the other Friday Share a Smile posts.

A little photo I picked from The Old White House Blogspot, which has lots of pretty Smiling things there. These little guys just need to keep playing their music, as I think they just might find lots of things to get into.
The fun of little boys.!!

Have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by, glad you popped by.

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WOYWW #225

Oh my time just whiz's by. Julia over at the STAMPING GROUND   has all the info on her side bar if you want to know what some of us around the world do on Wednesday's .

  An assortment of little bottles to be altered, a broken clothespin, some 2012 Halloween cards I want to use as samples for a few I need to make.  Have to work on a few more birthday cards as the days will be here before I know it.

 We are having some beautiful fall weather,  enjoying it by taking a walk and riding my bike each day. My goal is to lose some weight.  Staying away from sugar, breads and potatoes.  I thought it would be a bigger challenge but so far not so...enjoying cucumbers, tomatoes, and kohlrabi from the garden.  And using a smaller plate.  Missing my cola, but trying different teas and lots of water with lemon.  Oct 1st might join a fitness center with our hospital to work on my problem areas..LIKE THE WHOLE BODY.

Have a great week, enjoy the WOYWW visits and thanks for stopping by

Words Of Encouragement

So much reminded my of my granddaughter and her hearing her daddy's voice of encouragement. It was so fun to share the time with them in Germany, traveling 8 countries and enjoying the laughter of his family. His question...Mom what did you enjoy most about your vacation?....My reply....being with you and enjoying the fun of my grandgirls.

Share a Smile #36

Annie over at  A Stitch in Time has a fun Friday post.  And all can join in and Share a Smile.

My 2 little granddaughters, dancing to the Tennessee Waltz in Germany.  A fun time while listening to some of my dad's favorite music, played on an accordion at a fun German restaurant. We enjoyed the dark beer and some wonderful food.

Have a lovely weekend.

WOYWW #224

Just checked in at Julia's STAMPING GROUND  and she's up and at 'em already.  The day we share our desktops.. She's got all the info on her blog so enjoy a day of fun by stopping over.

I've had very little time at my desk, since our return home from Germany. I had started a few more Halloween tags, but my granddaughter needed a bookmark for her reading, so I made her, her favorite College team,an  IOWA HAWKEYES  one.  And her 5yr old brother would be disappointed if he didn't also get some mail so I found a cute little hamster photo and stamped it "FUR BABY" to include with the note I'm sending.   See, Cash seems to love to tease me as he knows I hate rodents....they have a fun little hamster at school and he likes to try to scare me by telling me all about what Hammy does all day.

A little larger than your normal bookmarks but grandma hasn't got familiar with the photo program to downsize photos yet.  Besides the desk mess, I've been cleaning our garage before weather turns on me and trying to filter in some items from the storage area to make more room down there for items I need to get out of my studio area. Just too much clutter.

Have fun visiting all the WOYWW ers! and thanks for stopping by today.

3 Little "Pretty" ATC's Received and Given

Received my 3 "Pretty" ATC's from Kim's swap and just love all the sweetness each on holds.

 Thanks Sherry, love your colors and the background image. Very "Pretty"

Thanks Sheng, love your " Pretty"  sparkley background papers and lovely feminine  accents
I couldn't quickly find the proper place to make this vertical in this new Windows 8 .

Thanks Michelle, Your adorable little image and fun embellishments are "Pretty" and I love the little lacy bag you presented them in.

These are the ones I sent out to be shared:

 Aqua

Purple

Pink

All have feathers, a beaded pin, velvel leaf with crepe flower on a lace background. Some lace to the side and a little wire bow with a metal heart attached. I used a canvas ATC and distress ink to match.

Have a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Smiles on Friday #35

What a perfectly beautiful day. Definite Fall Weather here. Wishing my Dad a Happy 91st Birthday, I know the Angels are playing the HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALTZ just for him.  Love you Dad.

A Stitch in Time  over at Annie's is having Smiles on Friday, hop on over to share in the fun. Always some great photos.

 Son Josh, wife Julianna, and the three grandchildren, dog Harley in Iowa

Son Jeremy, wife Helen and 2 grandchildren in Germany.

THEY ALL MAKE ME SMILE!!!   Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

WOYWW #223 and Suggestions?

Here it is #223 at Julia's  STAMPING GROUND  I've actually got some new things on my desk today.

Working on another ATC swap "Pretty Little Witches" so I had to cover them up!!! But I managed to get out the Halloween crafting things and hope to get some things done for a little shop in our neighboring town.

I'll have a post about our Europe trip as soon as I can figure out how to download pictures. The time there was wonderful and most special was the time with my son, his wife and the 2 adorable grand girls.

 I was not able to connect to my posting page of my blog to create a new post either so have issues to deal with.  But my trusty old laptop got me here today.    Also having a LOT of Spyware, Malware ads popping up so it any of you have WINDOWS 8  and can offer suggestions. I'd be most appreciative.   I'm sure the Spyware has to be adjusted in Settings, but... I also would like to be able to load 1 (ONE) picture for blog posting and not ALL of my new ones. I just must be going to the wrong App labels to do this.
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Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful week.

Smiles on Friday

Smiles on Friday as Martha would say "It's a GOOD Thing"

Annie at A Stitch in Time  has a Friday "SMILE" day...post what makes you smile and visit the friends who post their happy times too.

Sharing this little picture as all the mothers out there know, this is a hard day, when they go off to school.

It starts with Pre-School and last all thru those College days.

Have a wonderful weekend.  Hope you find things that make you SMILE.

IT'S #220 at WOYWW

Oh, it's time for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday at Julia's STAMPING GROUND. You can pop over and she has an explanation if you are new to this, or just enjoy her fun photos. AND all her fun friends photos.

My desk has the remains of a few ATC's I created for a Swap in a few weeks. Will then share them with you.  It was a fun day of creating.  And wanted to thank all of you for last weeks comments on the wedding dress.   I really think after our vacation, it will be put to good use. Too lovely  as many said "to collect dust" and I have visions of lovely uses for the beautiful pieces that can be recycled.

It is the middle of the night here, can't sleep, too many projects pending, but I'm well on my way to having the new computer about all set up. In case you missed it mine CRASHED...power supply went out and I've not decided yet weather to replace it. I knew I needed to update to a new computer so I made the trip and so far glad I did.  I need to see if my monthly backup will generate all my missing email addresses, photos etc, and  if I can find an update to load so I can use my Webcam and call about getting a new cord for part of my monitor set up so I can post photos. The wrong one was in my packaging.  WINDOWS 8 seems relatively friendly. And the photo was really easy to use for this post.

I'm way behind on my blogging, visits etc. I've just told myself it will be after Sept 10th before I'm ever caught up with all the things in my life right now. So I hope you all bear with me. Your truly are a great group of friends. I have so much needed your support the past month.  THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

VERY BEST WISHES

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY SPECIAL MAN

Eight years ago today I married the love of my life..  I am so blessed

A video that is            SO True

Disappointing Morning...........Happy Afternoon

Early this AM I went to catch up on my computer...to my dismay...no hard drive,  no lights, no nothing.  Maybe you know the feeling of  "CRASHED"  ??   All I could think was  one big headache awaits me.

So bear with me, I'm trying to get caught up and get back to normal.

Have a great weekend  and wish me luck

WOYWW #219

Oh it's time already to post the WOYWW ....the STAMPING GROUND  has all the details on visiting and sharing photos of your Wednesday Workdesk.

I was able to clean up a bit and make a few quick cards for birthdays.

Here lies stencils, delicate old spoons, little jello dishes with wooden letter, glitter angels, bits of flowers, some much needed bifocals, and the envelope creator.

A very cheap wedding dress I purchased from a resale shop, thinking I could use the underlay of crinoline for flowers, the fabric for sachets, pillows and the beautiful trim for many projects with a glitter and glitz trim.
But can I really cut it up?  Hoping so, I seem to have hoarder tendencies....only you will know the answer in a month or so.

My first album and it's details posted here 40th Gift to my sister and husband for their anniversary. A midst the weeks of family time, I was able to finish this for their big event last week.

Have a wonderful week, thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy the WOYWW visits.