Spring has Sprung!

I am my own worst critic. I usually end up changing things at the last minute. Hey, if you aren't happy with something, erase it, tear it up, burn it, paint it black...start over! I started with this...I taped off a tree branch with washi tape and inked over it with distress inks. I spent a good hour painting the embossed cloissone egg stamps with perfect pearls and water. THEN I didn't like that...

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Blah, Blah, Blah...

I'm showing my age here...Did you have one of these lip pillows as a kid?My grandmother made one for me when I was little. It graced the head of my bed with all the other stuffed animals until I left for college. I wonder where that thing is?!What about this 1970's Avon lip gloss? I wanted this sooooooo bad!(Shrug) I didn't get it, but I did get the chocolate chip cookie!When I was...

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3 of a kind, a little masking and a monsoon

I spent this "Monsoon Monday" making cards and avoiding housework. The weather was TERRIBLE! AND... the boys left a window open, so the hallway to their room was drenched. So, I"checked out" from reality for most of the day...[caption id="attachment_1186" align="alignnone" width="600"] Club Scrap 3 of a kind PSL Challenge[/caption]I saw this pin on Pinterest. Cute huh?This is my...

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Once upon a time...

Once upon a time these were new,  spotless and white, with little fat toes squirming in them.[caption id="attachment_1145" align="alignnone" width="4636"] DPS Photography Challenge [/caption]They belonged to this little girl.Who belonged to that Memaw. I can still smell the lingering smell of bacon and coffee in that kitchen and hear the sounds of my sister and I running on the hardwood...

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Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez!

This weekend will be the BIG party weekend for Louisiana Mardi Gras! We moved to New Orleans in 1974 when my dad started dental school at LSUSD. Four years later we were seasoned revelers and rarely missed a Mardi Gras. We had some good times in N'awlins!Day parades were an all day affair. Dad would make sandwiches assembly line style, pack the ice chest, we'd have tons of snacks, a...

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