New Things I'm Up To in 2014

This is going to be a year full of 'ART' for me.

I am determined.

 Artful Sewing...

 

My Latest Block of the Month I am working to Get Off the Ground

Artful Blogging...

Just look at this lov-er-ly mess....

 Artful Journaling...

Artful Living...

Hanging out at neat cafes around Nashville...

Artful Learning....

 You get the idea.

I for one am joining 

The Artful Readers Club on Facebook.

Click Here to Check It Out

The way it works is:

You commit to reading 12 books this year,

and  you promise to do not only a short review on each book,

but a piece of art revolving around it as well. Then do a blog post about it and link up.

So My List:

The Night Circus 

Happier At Home

The Creative Journal

Sketchnotes

The Dollmaker

Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore

Housekeeping

Rebecca

I Like To Make Things

Jane Eyre

A Writer's Book of Days

"S"

 

The other thing I am doing this year is the online class:

When Frogs Sing

Do I dare share some of my pages?

Don't laugh...girls and boys....

So let me know if you like posts like this my friends.

If so I will post more.

I have to admit....

hours and hours and hours...

of playful time went into these journal pages.

And for those of you wondering about my sewing.

I am trying to get my "mojo" back.

I'm moving my sewing machine into the living room...

I'm going to pull out some unfinished projects and see if I can't get inspired.

I am definitely going to start back up

The Rancher's Daughter Quilt Along!

Promise!!

Toodles...

Merry Christmas

A very Merry Christmas

to all of my fabulous followers!

You have enriched  my life beyond words,

and I thank the Lord for you today!

My Two Little Candy Canes

Our latest edition....

Enjoy your Christmas Day!!

Organizing Christmas

"Can 'Christmas' be organized?" You might ask.

Well, this year I did it better than I ever have before....

I   bought me a composition book from the dollar store...

covered it...

And started sectioning it out:

 

 Most days I would go in and journal at the end of the day

recording events, weather, thoughts etc...

I saved a few pages at the front of the book and went 

back in and made me a Table of Contents

to record what was where:

Each night I would sit down and decorate a few more pages

getting them ready ahead of time to inspire me...

It has not only helped to keep me on track,

the little book has enhanced the Christmas Season for me.

I found myself looking forward to the time of day that I could just go sit down for a spell, decorate, ponder and write away!

Hope you all have a very Merry, Merry Christmas!!

Toodles....

Planning Organization for Christmas

Hi Everybody!

December is slowly ticking away....

Here's what I have been working on to get myself organized for this busy holiday season....

Present List...Still to Purchase...

Gift Card List

Envelope for Christmas Receipts....Beginning of Dividers

My Christmas Chronicles Notebook

Calendar

Pile of Goodies I am working with....

I am frantically trying to get things done for an early Christmas with the whole family.

Tory, Baby Kash and I are headed to Idaho to meet up with everyone else for an early Christmas.

Maybe...

just maybe....

all of my kids and grand kids will make it for a much needed family pic!!

 I'm sure you women out there know what I mean when I say...."This is a hard thing to accomplish!!!"  

Keep Sane my Friends!!

Christmas Chronicles 2013!

Just wanted to share a class I am taking over at Rhomany's Realm.....

 

 

It's all about getting organized for Christmas,

keeping a journal,

writing prompts,

art journal prompts!

Loving it!

Go check it out HERE!!!

Snowed in in North Dakota....BRRRRR!!!

I'm snowed in with this dude!

All flights have been cancelled....

not sure when I am going to get out of here!!

I need to be back in Nashville by next Wednesday,

because I am supposed to fly out of there to go be with all of the grand kids for an early Idaho

Christmas!

I'm having a ball here though.

Hard to leave this ole man of mine anyway.

We have shopped, hung out at coffee cafes,

visited thrift shops, used bookstores,

got lots of snuggle time in with the ole teddy bear.

 

And I made cinnamon rolls with my oldest grandson Cole...

went to his hockey game....

Mom was in the booth working the clock.

 

 Pop was able to come too. Little man was thrilled.

 He stayed by my side the whole time I worked on Thanksgiving dinner.

My little ... I mean big helper.

 

Even though he's 10...he still likes to snuggle with Grams too!

Where would we all be without our grand babies?

Love the holiday season. This is truly what it is all about.

 Loved being with my oldest daughter Brooke too!

I hope everyone is having a very blessed holiday.

You all have enriched my life so much over the years,

and I thank the Lord for all of you too at this time of year!

Holiday Hugs,