Pink Fabric Necklaces

This week is National Nursing Home week, and it is being celebrated at Mom's nursing home.  The wonderful activities director has a different theme going for each day of the week, and tomorrow is pink day.  I made these pink fabric necklaces for some of the ladies.  I hope they like them!

I used fabric, styrofoam balls to keep them lightweight, and ribbon which will be used to tie them on.  

The girls approve!

Tootles,

D~~~~

Mission: Find Pinky Look-A-Likes

See this button?

It's a big, fat, 1-1/2" round troublemaker!

I bought it several years ago in Fredericksburg, TX, a quaint, little town in the Texas Hill country with lots of cool little shops, restaurants and more on the Main Street. 

We recently planned an RV trip down that way, and as far as I'm concerned, a little F'burg shopping is necessary, mandatory and appropriate! It's just the right thing to do!

My mission (which I chose to accept because it was my idea) was to find more buttons like this lovely pinky. I didn't remember which store in particular pinky was purchased in, however, I knew that as soon as I saw the store, I would know that was the place!

After going up one side of the street, we started on the other side (of course). I was becoming more and more focused on my Mission with every step.   

Where was this store?

Why wasn't I finding it?

Was I crazy?

What if I didn't remember?

Why am I talking to myself?

I finally asked in a store and the lady suggested that perhaps it was a store in the next block called Things in a Room. As soon as we approached the front of the store, I knew I hit pay dirt! Yes indeed! 

It turned out to be right in front of where we parked too!  In fact, when we parked, I even commented that it could be in this area but we hopped out and headed for food.    

So, can you guess what's in this bag?

Stupid question, huh?

Delicious, yummy, colorful buttons!

Some of these are 2-1/2" round too.

I love them each and every one!

They are my friends.

I seem to have lots of turquoise.

Perhaps I'm in my turquoise years?

Tootle Loo Y'all!

D~~~~

Sunflowers

We bought a new washer and dryer which has led to a complete laundry room makeover!  We're talking paint, new floors, adding cabinets, new sink, and new doggy door.  We've cleared the space out and guess where everything is that was in the laundry room?   Yes, it's piled up in the studio! Ugh!

In the meantime, here's a recent journal page.

Happy Sunflowers!

 They look a bit like daisies too, don't they?
Supplies:  watercolors, colored pencils and Sharpies

While we're at this remodel thing, I may do some spring cleaning when hubby doesn't need my help.  Right now, we're tearing the floor up.  

Tootle Loo Wonderful You!

D~~~~

From Old to Young and Better to Worse

I was going to submit an art quilt to Quilting Arts' Text Me challenge.  I wasn't satisfied with it so I didn't submit it.  First, I had trouble with this gal.  

I wanted her to look 
somewhat like a young princess. 
Instead she looked much older and very hard.  

I was actually afraid of her.  

I got the distinct impression 

that she'd like to kick my butt!

In an effort to avoid a black eye, I quickly 

chopped the sides of her eyes off, 

lightened and lengthened her hair, 

and thinned her face out.

I like her much better now.

BUT

I made the text way too big.

It overwhelms the piece. 

Oh well!  

Onward and upward.

Live and learn and all that jazz.

Tootles, 

D~~~~

Daisy Mae Journal Page

While watching TV the other morning, Daisy Mae, our Boston Terrier, was curled up asleep on my chair's ottoman so I drew a pictured of her and colored it with watercolor.  

Tootles,

D~~~~

Kitchen Curtain Fabric

I will be painting the kitchen soon, and I bought these two fabrics to make curtains for the windows.  As it stands now, they'll be cafe curtains with the checkered fabric for the valance.  The curtain style is subject to change though.

I love them!

Tootle Loo,

D~~~~

Coffee Motif

Check out the cool motif formed 

by my creative coffeemaker! 

I had no idea that she had such a 

lovely 

(and repetitive) 

imagination!

Perhaps she went wild 

after too much caffeine?

Hear ye!

Hear ye!

I officially name her 

Coffeine, the Creative Queen!

Tootle Loo,

D~~~~