A look back at Ohio Country Living Fair

Not sure what is going on with my posts ...I haven't gotten all this blog stuff figured out yet...I tried to post some pictures that didn't show up. I am going to start all over and try again.

line waiting to get in the fair!

Marsha getting cookbooks signed by the Gooseberry Patch authors!

Ready! Set! GO!

I am sooo pumped! I just got email saying I was accepted into the Country Living Fair in Austin, Apr. 27-29! Well actually it is me and my amazing friend Marsha that will be doing it together!

This is how it all got started...I flew to see Marsha in Kentucky last September. SHe had made plans for us to go to Columbus, Ohio for the Country Living Fair. WE headed up to Ohio with our friend Judy box (more about Judy later).

PAPER COWGIRL!!!!

Can you say FUN??? Can you say YeeHaw!!! OMG!!! What a fab time was had by all at Paper Cowgirl 2011!! Thanks so much to our head cowgirl Cindy Mayfield and her wonderful assistants...Ann-Denise and Jennifer and Sandra....those are the ones I know helped..there may be more that I am not aware of  but these women can put on a shindig!!! and a Vintage Prom. I don''t even know where to start with all the pictures I have....so bear with me and I will try to give you a glimpse of PC from my eyes!

First of all some of my favorite friends came and took classes and stayed at the Hampton Inn with me. Marsha came in from Kentucky! My dear friend since 7th grade Kathy drove up for a couple of classes. My daughters mother-in-law and fellow painter Mauveline took 3 classes. My friend Carie and her friend Julie came in from Hubbard. And last but not least my fellow altered artist friend Judy came in from Mansfield.

Our first event was at the Doves Nest where we all met and swapped tokens for our name badges, swapped our swaps, ate, shopped, and had a speaker Lisa Pace.

Getting ready to teach a class at Paper Cowgirl!

YeHaw!!! I am soooo excited!! It is just a few short weeks to Paper Cowgirl! I will be teaching a class on soldered shadow box pendants. There will be 20 women in my class and I am offering several different designs. Did I say I am excited!!! I am working on survival kits for everyone taking the class...they are going to be a  chocked full of fun stuff and a few things I have made to go into them.

My sidekick Marsha from Kentucky aka Marsha! Marsha! Marsha! is gearing up to to help me out with the class. Right now she is designing some business cards for me! If you are taking my class you are going to have a funtastic time...be sure and ask Marsha about the keys on the luggage tags!

Looking forward to working with Cindy Mayfield our head cowgirl! You can find her now over at Yapping Cat Studios or on the Paper Cowgirl blog! Just a few pics to show you what I am getting ready for Paper Cowgirl!

I feel so blest in my nest!

Photo albums

I have had a few photo album orders in the last couple of months...here are some that I have done.
Actually the Gavin one was for my newest grandson and the wedding one was a weding gift for my niece.

TIE DYING FUN!

I went to HubbardFirst Baptist Church a couple of Wednesday nights ago and did a tie dying session with the G.A.'s, R.A's and Mission Friends. Everybody had a great time and showed how creative they can be.  My friend Carie asked me if I would come and do shirts with the mission groups...she was wanting something they would be proud to wear and that also declared He IS Risen!  I love working with kids and this group was fantastic . It is always so much fun to open the shirts up and see the eyes of the kids when they see what they have created! WE did over 50 shirts in a hour! Amazing!
 I guess the best way to share this is with a few pictures of them doing their own shirts!

my newest grandson has arrived!

My newest grandson Gavin has arrived...he came into this world on March 28, 2011.  He stayed in the NICU for 10 days just getting out yesterday to go home. He just had a few little problems that the great nurses and Dr. Wheeler at Hillcrest Hospital took great care with. He is prefect in every way!

Now I am going to get back at my crafts and posting some of the stuff I have been making!