Mini Paper Plate Diorama

A little something we did before the big snow storm hit us last week...

Our neighbor was making a diorama for school and my little guy was dying to make one too.  So we whipped one out that night.  Nothing too fancy, but still fun!  Clippings from our bushes make perfect mini-trees  :)

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Snow and ice melting from the amazingly-still-green leaves of my cherry tree... 

The first winter snow is always fun, this time especially because we haven't seen it snow this much in about two years!  But I am always glad when the sun comes out and the ice melts again :)

Bike Prints Are Here!

Well, folks... I finally found a place to make some giclee prints of my bike painting.  Hooray! Only thing is  they are in Canada, so it takes a while to get them.  They just got here this afternoon.. yes! I'm excited.

They are now for sale in my Etsy shop here.  Check it out!

Paper Punching Leaves

Paper punches.....  not just for paper.

A whole new world opens up once you start looking outside.  Thank you Color Me Katie for the idea!

Now I'm drying them for future use... cards maybe?

I Can't Stop Painting

I know I already showed you my photos of my hollyhocks, but it wasn't enough for me to photograph them. I had to paint them!  Painting is an addiction for me. Really.  I have so many things I want to paint and not enough time to paint them.  Oh well.  All things in moderation, right?

They look darling in a little white frame.  If this one doesn't sell, it will hang up in our guest room I think.  So girly and pink.  I love it!

Check it out here, in my shop:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/113339260/pink-hollyhock-flower-original

P.S. Happy Voting Day!

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Enjoying the nice fall weather while it lasts ......

I am going to miss the warmth and the sunshine when winter hits.   I tend to get cabin fever if I can't get out of the house.  What do you do in winter to keep from going crazy?  I don't ski or snowboard, so I'm kind of limited to short walks and hanging out at libraries and malls.

Get Organized: Plastic Bag Holders

I had a small epiphany this week.  I was at the end of another box of tissues and was about to throw the box away when I remembered my kitchen cupboard full of plastic bags that are continually falling out every time I open it.   The empty box seemed like perfect way to keep those bags contained, yet still accessible... so the the Tissue Box Plastic Bag Holder was born!

Each box doesn't hold too many bags, but it's nice that I can have separate containers... one for upstairs, one for downstairs.   The boxes are pretty too!  I was having fun photographing them even though a certain some one and his teddy kept sneaking into my pictures :)