That Spring Feeling!

Good afternoon!

Ahhhh ... that spring feeling is in the air today. It has been so warm, we don't need jackets. Just a tease before hoisting more rain on us! Oh well.

I'll enjoy it while I can!

This is a card front I did for today. Actually, it is in the "designing examples" at my new website as well as all the little flowers, so if you'd like to pick those flowers up, go on over there and get them.

Alas. I am having trouble with my email for my password, so not only do I not get any email (even when testing it), no password is able to be forwarded to enter the back room. For now, I've posted a notice that I will need time to get this resolved with Homestead.

It doesn't seem to recognize my email account at all for now.

I bought a pastry machine today for my sculpey hobby. It's been a busy day, and I need a nap. I'm afraid if I lay down, I might not get back up.

It also looks like the tickets I bought on Skybus ... are a bust. I'm sure you heard they went out of business ... as of yesterday. I will have to contact my credit card company, as I just paid for those tickets last month! Ugh! We will NOT be going now.

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful Sunday --and that it is beautiful where you are.

Till later.

Free Art at EasyAsPieDailyGraphics

Good evening all!

Here is a delightful little frame I did the last fews days. Don't you know someone or something that would look just right inside this frame?

If so, please feel free to use it!

By the way. Hurry right over to my new website. See below. I am offering 3 free graphics a day for all to use personally or commercially.

While the graphics remain my own, you may put them into any of your creations, and that whole creation is yours. And tell others! Let them know they can pick up these FREE graphics. What's free today will drop into the back room tomorrow.

Alas, you may still pick them up for free though. Well, almost free. To try and track my traffic, I am asking for your name and email address to access the back room. Also asking how you found me. If the autoresponder is working correctly, you should receive your password to enter the back room. Give it time to build up. Three free graphics a day will fill that back room pretty fast!

Graphics (jpgs) should be used in an art program -- such as Paint Shop Pro (I used vs 9) -- to delete any background and create with it from there. Oh, just save the jpg to your computer folder that you set it for it, and use them anywhere!

Since my new website just went up, the first 3 graphics will only be upfront for a few hours. If you wait, you have to pay that minimal price of information to get them. So hurry up! Go there now:

http://www.EasyAsPieDailyGraphics.com

Tell everyone! And thanks!

See you soon.

Spray of kaleis

Good morning!

Another post called spray of kaleis. These are several I did this morning. Pretty!

See you soon.

Teddy Magic

Good morning!

I needed teddy magic this morning ... uh, I guess it would have been last night.

Teddy bears are favorites of children when they hit the sack. But once we're grown up ... there is no more teddy magic.

I don't usually dream, so it was very unusual that I had two dreams in a row last night. Two BAD dreams. They woke me up; so I finally just decided 'to get up'. It was 11:30 pm, and I'd gone to bed about 7 pm.

The first dream had me in a tall story building when a tornado hit. My daughter was there with me, and my first thought was to grab her and wrap my arms and legs around her to keep us together should we find ourselves flying through the air. Weird.

Now I work on the 5th floor of a 7-story building. My daughter does not work there. Also, we just had a tornado drill last week. Hmmmm.

The second dream was out of a horror movie.

I needed to use the rest room, and stopped on the road. I don't remember being on the road going anywhere, I just ended up in this strange trailer-type abode with tiny, tiny rooms, and they were 'bubble-shaped'. More like what I'd expect to see in a submarine. I know. It's strange.

I went into the first main room that had two little rooms off it. You could barely move around in there. There was someone in the second room which was right off the main room. The other room was off the main room and just to the left of the second room. I could hear someone moving around in the second room. So, I went into the room that was left.

For some reason, I could not use this restroom, and I heard a door shut. So, I came out of that room and pushed the door open on the second room which had been occupied. It was dark inside but a small lamp with an erie glow showed that there was a coat and purse hung over a chair in there. "Oh my," I thought. "The person has only stepped out and will be right back. I don't want her to find me in here." (Now, I had seen no woman at all, but there was that coat and purse.)

There was no toilet, yet I grabbed some toilet paper from a roll and quickly hurried back to the room to the left of the second room and shut the door. I heard the other woman enter. I didn't use the restroom, but wadded up the paper I'd taken from the other room and flushed it down the toilet.

I came out of the room I was in, and noticed the door of the second room standing open, but no one was inside. A chill swept over me and danger registered. My heart began beating. I had heard someone come back in, but being as this was a very tiny little area, could see no one. I was afraid to go forward ... and then I woke up.

That one really spooked me. I looked at the clock. 11:30 pm. Ugh! I laid there a few more minutes, but didn't feel sleepy any longer. I only felt "spooked".

I got up, put on coffee, and here I sit. I had just finished my picture above, and named it teddy magic. I thought about kids taking their teddies to bed, and I thought of my dreams.

I don't really need a teddy as my bed is occupied on the other side by my husband, and he was there. But in a dream, you are still alone. And a spooky dream makes you feel really alone.

I don't know the meaning of either dream although maybe I'm just a little stressed out lately. Who knows. Do you ever have bad dreams?

Here's hoping for a brighter morning, and a great day! I am so looking forward to more spring-like weather!

See you soon.

Framing a Picture

Good April Fool's Day!

It is April 1st ... and a day for practical jokers.

Today, I thought I'd show you that a tube can be made into frames.

In the first frame, mom is facing outward, and in the second, she is facing inward.

Whether you're framing a picture or words, framing can be fun.

Hope you all have a perfect April Fool's Day. Moreover, I hope you don't fall for any jokes!

Make it great.

See you soon.

Kids Do Grow Up!

Good morning!

It is the last day of March, 2008. The 31st! Oh my! Three months down so far! This is going to be a quick year.

This little Cosmic Blob/PSP mom feels like she has NO TIME. Encouragement: Kids do grow up! And very quickly.

It had been a month since Taylor came to stay overnight, but she did this Saturday. She arrived early on Saturday, and we took her roller skating. The last time we took her, she hated it. But having gone on Friday night, and having a marvelous time, she was excited to go again. As my husband loves roller skating himself, it was the perfect decision for Saturday afternoon.

Taylor did wonderful skating. At first, she was a little slow to start, but just having been the night before, she picked it up faster and faster. Halfway through our afternoon, she was skating. Not fast, but upright and with a little more speed. It was amazing.

Kids do grow up ... and she is well on her way.

The rest of the weekend was quiet.

Danny and Jillian came back, after church this week, to get her. They stayed for lunch and spent the afternoon. We talked about their wedding plans, his job, his goal-setting, Jillian's business that she's been trying to build, and many other things. It was an enjoyable afternoon.

And so now it's Monday, and back to the weekly grind. Ah well. Time has to pass just so kids do grow up!

Have a great Monday ... and I'll see you in April!

Easter Sunday 2008

Good morning, all!

And a very good morning it is.

I have lots for today. Three creations! One was for yesterday, actually.

This first one was originally for today -- some time later in the day, after I knew that my daughter knew she was getting engaged.

Danny had called me on Monday night, and asked for my blessing. He said he would propose Easter Sunday.

Hence ... this creation.

But. Saturday evening came. Jillian and Taylor had spent a few hours with me yesterday afternoon, and then went to Danny's. I guess he was too excited to wait till Sunday. Actually, he just felt with the 3 of them being together alone, it was the best time. He was right!

Shortly after he proposed, my daughter texted each family member. Both she and her daughter received rings. They are beautiful.

I called her right away. She told me all about it.

Taylor is delighted, but had questions. "What if you get a divorce? What if you 'call-off' the wedding?"

Both Danny and Jillian had previous marriages. Jillian was engaged to someone last year, and she and her fiance decided to cancel their wedding.

Divorce and cancellations loom large in a young child's eyes. She wants to be a family with her mom and Danny! She adores him, and the feeling is likewise! Thank you, God!

Both assured her that they'd taken great care in choosing each other, taking couple classes together, and talking to their pastor about their plans. They said they were both committed to each other, and her, and making it all work. It was just what she wanted/needed to hear. That is one happy little girl now.

And so are our families. We knew Danny and Jillian were planning to marry -- eventually. We knew it was a good match. They are devoted to each other, and Taylor.

This has been a very happy Easter for me! So this morning, I did this little creation -- to wish you all a very Happy Easter!

The worm and carrot were created in Cosmic Blobs. The flowers are kalei'd, of course. I love the colors!

My car is home now, too! The cost was less than I imagined it would be, but still a hefty sum of money! But, it's working well now. Not only were the repairs done that needed to be done, but I had a lot of recalls on my model, and all that work as well as the labor on them, were free to me. Honda EAST! You ROCK! Thank you. (They also give a free car wash with every service call! You, my little red Honda ... you look marvelous!)

I did a lot of sculpey's this weekend. I made a little frame for myself, a curved frame with flowers and lady bugs and little blocks that spelled TAY for Taylor. It went in her Easter basket, and she thought it was so pretty. I made two robot mini sculpey's. They are adorable!

I made a heart for Danny and Jillian. The left side is blue, and the right is pink. The blue swirls into the pink and the pink into the blue at the bottom point with a rhinestone set in it's center. Blue for guys, pink for gals -- representing two hearts becoming 1. I put a magnet on the back, and it's all set for their refrigerator. My daughter liked it.

I made another little magnet for my fridge. Just something pretty.

This morning, I made a little frog. Turned out okay, but not my favorite.

Hoping you all have a marvelous Easter Sunday. I did!

See you soon!