2018~~Going, Going, Gone...

Happy 2019 Y'all!

I was surprised to see that I hadn't posted here since November 1st! I didn't realize that it'd been that long. Time can so easily sneak by especially at the end of the year. In any event, it's time to get back to creating but to start the new year, I'll be sharing some tidbits from 2018 in these first few posts. 

A couple more pages from

November in my journaling Bible.

This leaf was found in the

Red Lobster parking lot, Denton, Texas.

Pages created with acrylic paints, washi tape

Malatow acrylic Marker, Pitt Pens

The above leaf reminded me of the 

"Memories of Daisy State Park" 

art quilt (below). I picked up  

the leaf for it in 2013 during  

our maiden RV voyage to 
Daisy State Park in Kirby, Arkansas.

For Christmas, I received  

The Beautiful Word Journaling Devotional 

from my son and his girlfriend. 

I love it!

All the pages are set up the same with

an artful scripture on the left border, 

and journaling lines on the right border. 

I love the thickness of the paper's pages! 

I believe they will work nicely for 

watercolor and mixed media. 

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Much to my delight, the Christmas  

cactus on the right started blooming like 

crazy in November. Her name is Faye 

because my friend Faye gave her to me.

Faye was a lonely Christmas cactus 

but right after she started blooming, 

I spotted another beauty with abundant 

buds at Walmart so I grabbed her  

up and brought her home! (left) 

Faye has a friend now! 

Let's call her LulaBelle.

Within a week, LulaBelle's 

buds were bloomin' pretty! 

After putting on a good show, both of these 

gals ceased blooming in mid-December.  

But was it over?

Oh no, no, no!

About a week later, Faye started 

blooming once again, and she's still 
blooming as I write this post!

They will both be transplanted in the spring. 
In fact, I wondered if LulaBelle would have 
bloomed again if she were released 
from the confines of her original pot.
(I stuck her pot into another pot for now). 

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This is another painted rock from when 

Linda and I painted rocks in Colorado.

That post can be found here.

I'll stop here for now.

Next up, handmade gifts.

See you soon.

Tootle Loo,

D~~~~