Taking a Break

I'm off to this beautiful city to see: my sweet mother, my newest grandbaby, my son and daughter-in-law, my darling granddaughter, my wonderful sis and her family--I will miss my loving hubby for a few days, but, oh, I am sooooo excited!

GOTHIC ARCHES - "Crackle"

The challenge at Gothic Arches this week is to make an arch using the theme of "crackle-think of something worn, weathered, peeling" and so here's my arch--I cut an arch shape from a piece of cardboard, and then painted it with acrylics and then painted with crackle gel, and again with acrylic paint. I added the image, which was provided by The Graphics Fairy, and added the embellishments--you can see all the beautiful arches by clicking on the names here.

Theme Thursday - "Pink and Black"

I made a little ATC as an entry for this week's theme over at Theme Thursday-click on the link to see all the wonderful interpretations of "Pink and Black" this week!

OWOH Giveaway 2010

The "One World, One Heart" annual event was created by Lisa Swifka in 2007 to bring bloggers from all around the world together in friendship. I met so many wonderful people last year, and had so much fun doing this, that I wanted to participate again this year. It truly is a fantastic event and has brought so many people together who otherwise might not have met. You can read so much more about One World, One Heart here. Or just click on the OWOH badge on my sidebar! I'm offering this "vintage shabby" frame that I made; it started out as a plain, wood craft frame and it can be hung on a wall or can rest on a table or desk. (I am still searching my files for the source of the image--I only use images that are offered copyright-free, or ones that I have purchased, and as soon as I find out where I got this one, I'll give credit where credit is due!) As this is a blogging event, my giveaway is open to those with active blogs. Please leave a comment and a way for me to contact you, and I will enter your name; the event ends on February 15th, and I will use a random generator to choose a winner. I look forward to hearing from you! And thank you so much, Lisa!!!!!!

GOTHIC ARCHES - "Correspondence"

Enjoy all the beautiful arches this week over at Gothic Arches!

Sunday Funnies - Dancing Cockatoo

THIS IS REALLY CUTE, AND VERY FUNNY!

GOTHIC ARCHES - "Weddings"

This is my arch for the current Gothic Arches theme of Weddings. You can see all the beautiful arches for this week's challenge on their website.