Inspiration

I bought this little banner at a local store. I wasn't sure where I was going to hang it but it ended up in the kitchen. The white lamp was made by my father. He has made most of the lamps in my house. The lamp shade is store bought and I added the fringe around the bottom. I just painted the chest that the lamp is on a beautiful blue green color. A friend uses it all the time and I just had to give it try. I will post a picture of that soon.

Flower Power

My passion for paper will surely be revealed in future blogs. Little did I know when I made my first purchase that there were others out there who also shared my love of pretty, pretty paper. Mixing and matching. Folding and glueing.

Passion for Paper

I love to be creative. I find it both a blessing and a curse. Over the past few years I have found that my passion is for paper. I started making cards then moved on to covering anything that stood still. Who knew you could do so much with one small square piece of paper. Glue sticks are my new best friend. The ideas are endless and cause for many a sleepless night. I made a bunch of these flowers last year. I hot glued a clothspin on the back and pinned them to a vine that is on my memory board. They are so cute.

Little Accents

There is something about knowing that spring is around the corner that makes me want to brighten up our house . Out goes the dark accents and in come the light and airy finds. It is as simple as changing out a candle or putting down a new table runner. This spring will be no different and I have already begun to lighten up the kitchen. I am thinking of getting out the faithful white paint and painting a chest this weekend.

Red Rooster Journal

I love this rooster journal. It is made from a composition notebook, scrapbook paper and a rooster from a piece of wall paper. I think I may add a piece of ribbon on the binder. When is enough, enough? When is a project done? How many times have you gone that one step too far and you just can't take it back or remove it from your project? I may just leave well enough alone.

Red Pear Candle

I hope to find a home for this candle. It sits on a glass candy jar that I bought at the second hand store last week. I think there will be another visit there soon. Will the candle end up in the livingroom or the kitchen? Maybe it will be a traveling candle. Go from room to room.

For the love of Owls

Someone in my family has a small obsession with owls. Not the kind you find in nature. She likes the kind you find on a tee shirt, a piece of jewelry or decorations for your home. When did this love of owls start? I do not know. Why owls? I now look for owls that been left behind by others in stores. Who knew owls were everywhere? Here are a few owls I have made from paper and fabric. They are not the kind that fly.

The owl on the left is made from left over fabric and could
be tossed on a chair or in a basket. The card was one of
my first attempts at an owl card.

I like this card I may have to make another one.

This card can be used for any occasion.

A clipboard that in my opinion should
just be left on a desk. I would hate to see it

covered with paper. It is too cute. But it has

left the nest and I have not control over it now.

I love the making these little journals .

This is yet another owl journal. I am sure it has
left the nest and has found a new home in the
fine state of New York.

This project started with an unfinished
cigar box and ended up as a box to hold
note cards. Owl note cards of course.