Looking to do a little shopping in Texas???

If so

pop on over and visit the Gilded Girls for the Canton bus trip.  

I'm a little concerned that I won't have my "shopping cart"

How will I carry all my treasures????  

I must...come up...with a plan!!

Excited and Honored...

I have been chosen as part of Early American Life's Directory of Traditional American Crafts.

I have been in awe of many of the artists that are named in this directory.  To now have my name there beside them is such a treat.  

You can learn more about the directory and their processes and also purchase a copy of the magazine here.

Can...NOT....be...lieve...

He is going to High School.  Where does the time go?

Check it out....

The life of a cat.....we should all have it this rough!!

Aye Yie Yie !!

YES!!  

I know I have been a bad blogger....but I have an excuse...it's called Life!  I know that you know all about it so there is no need to dwell.  Let's move forward and get up to speed here.

A few Saturdays ago I had the honor of having some lovely ladies come into my studio for a day of sewing, sculpting, sewing, eating, sewing, painting and well....more sewing.  I loved the intimacy of having just a few gals and it is something I look forward to doing again very soon.  Carol, Eleanor, Natalie and Melissa worked their fingers to the bone creating wonderfully sweet little birds.

  Eleanor chose to make her bird a bluebird....top hat and all!

Carol just kept pulling out vintage fabric after vintage fabric to create her costuming....I was salivating over her goods !!

Mz. Halloween Holiday Queen chose to think outside the box and go with a cream bird and black costuming....so dramatic and wonderful.

LOVE IT !!

I was quite proud of these ladies for working so hard to finish their little ladies.

Who is the gal on the far right, you ask???  Well that is sweet Natalie who arrived a tad bit late (ok she had a good excuse so we didn't hang her by her toes) and she worked very hard to get as far as she did!!  Proud of you Nat....

Okee doke...I have a few more things to share with you...check back tomorrow...well maybe the next day....ok...next week FOR SURE!!

p.s. I know....my pictures are STILL huge.  I have photo shop loaded (a different version than I had before) and just haven't had a moment to play.  I'm working on it...I promise!!