Here is the page I did for my deco! The first page has the artist and the back of the page just has a quote I like, it goes... "Use the talent you possess, the woods would be very silent, if no birds sang except those that sang best." This is my octagon shaped deco and they can art on the octagon shape and also use that shape in their artwork if they want! Should be a fun round robin as each participant has a different shape! More to come! :0)

These are the covers to my new deco that is being prepared for the ShapeShifters round robin! My shape is an OCTAGON and the pages will be made this shape too! Sounds fun right! I will upload the other shapes as the decos arrive here and I am able to work on them! The deco did not have to BE in the shape that is being used, but the art will show the shape somewhere. Sounds fun right! These are done with fabric over felt, with fibers and netting stitching down the back, some needle felting and embellishing! Hugs,Patti

I got the most beautiful FAIRY for Mother's Day from Earl and Amber! She is meant for outdoors, but I might have to keep her in the house with me! I also got two of my favorite candles! Wheeeeee!

We also planted that neat juniper topiary type three sculpted piece today! I LOVE it, along with some ornamental kale.........wow so pretty like purple and green frilly cabbage and some Lamb's Ear which has these beautiful soft petals like a lamb's ear! They are deer and rabbit repellant which is good, because we have them around here! :0) Anyways, the yard is coming together after the new driveway last year! I love the pretty plants and know in a couple of years they will look great! There are some pretty yellow finches visiting my bird bath too! Oh lovely! Happy Mother's Day all! Amber is still having a very rough go of things! See the post below for more info....her spinal injection will be Wednesday and prayers are most appreciated for a good recovery! Thank you!
Hugs,Patti

Here we are! Amber turned 18 yesterday and we saw a specialsit about her three herniated discs that are causing stenosis (pinching of the nerve bundle) that you can see in the shot on the MRI film that I took a digital picture of! See the bottom three darker discs.......the light colored tube that the nerve bundle runs through behind and the bulging discs that push the nerve bundle there pinched back! She will be going for ESI (epidural spinal injection) on Wednesday morning....prayers for her would be appreciated! She has a long road of recovery that has been mentioned may take 2-6 months, physical therapy, meds and injection that will hopefully promote her recovery from this pain and horrible circumstance that she has!
We tried to celebrate the best we could and here she is with Anthony and friends, Maggie and Adam! :0) It was resees pieces cake from Dairy Queen! Pretty yummy.

Amber and Anthony are off to Prom. Amber is having lots of pain from her sciatica and I am not sure how she will make it through the night, but she did not want to miss out...so off they went in their gorgeous blue tones for the night! The key chain is their ticket in...she is smiling, but hurting! Anthony will watch over her at least ---isn't he handsome in his suit and Amber in her dress! Hopefully they will have a great time! Prom '07!

This is a deco for a friend of mine.....oh she had a great idea where she sent this image of a couple named Jay and Stella along, and in the deco the artists are just sending them places... very fun! I took Jay and Stella to the woods to bird watch and then to The Land of Tulips! What a fun deco using this vintage couples image. On the side with the bird watching, I have Jay and Stella sitting in a tree.....BIRD WATCHING....hehehe and on the tulip side, Stella says...if you are to live until 100, I wish to live to 100 minus a day, so I would never be a day without you. Velvet tulip petals are behind Stella! This was fun art for the day! Have a wonderful Saturday!

These are my bird and flower themed 4x4s for a swap! the different lightening shows them off differently for sure! The bird is a transparency on the Once upon a Time side and then the others are images I ran copies of! I created the birds and added PEOPLE eyes! I think they look silly! :0)

These are one inch squares of fabric altered art for a swap on a textile yahoo group! We are in groups of five ladies, and everyone choses a color. Everyone makes 9 - 1 inch pieces for each gal in their color and then at the end of the swap, we will have 45 squares in our given color! Fun. I chose burgandy........mine are on the far right. The others have chosen, shades of blue, pink and orange, just orange and teal. Artistic license is taken for added dimension and fibers and stitches and all kinds of things! These were fun! A little bit can hang over the edges! When all is said and done, that will add to the interest of the finished piece! Enjoy looking! Thanks for visiting!

This is a purse I made for a swap 1/4/1 on a yahoo group. I hope the gal likes it. It is vintage looking and something that I would like....hoping she does too! :) I am not a purse making expert for sure! Could use a class! It was great fun though!

Two more quilts from the Chicago Quilt show! I KNOW......unbelievable! I still can get goose bumps thinking of these beautiful creations made by wonderful fabric artists! I wish everyone could see something like the Chicago Quilt show....I cannot even describe the talents there!

Earl and I decided to take a wonderful walk today! We were BOTH off from work and we took a waterbottle and off we went! It was beautiful out, the lake a welcome place of beautiful teal colors changing as the depth goes and the ground and tiny flowers are starting to peek out! I took the digital camera and got some shots of the lake and waterfall and pond near our home on our walk! Nature is so beautiful! Enjoy some of the shots! Hugs,Patti

This is a rak back for two sweet friends of mine who are always sharing with me! The bird is the front and the girls are the back of a 4x4 page!
Happy Sunday! Hugs,Patti

A couple more quilts for your viewing pleasure from the Chicago Quilt Show! :) These quilts are created by wonderful fabric artists! Each different! Enjoy!

Two more gorgeous quilts made by fabric artists and shown at the Chicago Quilt Show! :0)

This is my finished project from a class that I took with Lesley Riley at the Quilt Show in Chicago! The class was so great, we did many different mixed media parts to complete this art quilt! We did a medium transfer (the bird onto fabric) , we dyed the fabric the transfers are on, we did a water transfer off of glossy cardstock(the eggs), we painted the lutradur and used a tool to burn it and create the branches that are set over the bird image, we painted and burned felt to create the dimensional branches that are over the lutradur branches, and we have real branches over that. We painted the wood split eggs and created a pleasing fabric base for everything. Everyone in the class, and the class was full, did end up with a gorgeous piece and they all looked different depending on the colors that each person lended towards and their placement and style of course! This was just great fun and I loved the class! Hugs,Patti

Two more quilts from the Chicago Quilt show done by fabulous Fabric Artists there! The one quilt was black material that had been altered(like bleaching cardstock) and was just breath taking! Along with the frog quilt, the dark colors and details in this quilt were just amazing! Sometimes one thinks that dark colors might not work in art....but these quilts show you otherwise! Just fabulous! :0) I will continue to post some quilts from the show....just to share the joy of seeing what I did...and like with taking pictures on vacations....the picture never gives the actual view justice!

Hi blog friends! This weekend, I went out after work to the Quilt Show in Chicago! It was AMAZING! I did go last year also and wish I could spend more time there! Last year I was unable to take any classes, but this year, I did sign up for a class with Lesley Riley for a mixed media art quilt which was a total blast! Loved the class, Lesley is wonderful. I am not quite done with it, but will upload when I finish! :0) Until then here are two pictures of my personal favorite quils from this year created by talented quilters........I have not written their names down and now wish I had so I could list their name with the quilts! They were just breathtaking! They are detailed, full of expression, story and ART and love! These two quilts were filled with different fabrics, stitches, thread painting, fabric painted, dimension and really hit my heart seeing them. I will be showing you a variety of quilts each day so you can get a feel for the vast talent of the artists that submitted quilts to the show! Enjoy as I surely did! :0) Hugs,Patti

These are cards for rak backs and I made them with a fun new stamp from Lost Coast called Button Girl! She is fun! The frame below I found at KMart here and has openings just about the right size for the Altered Cabinet Cards that I have, so I got it and it worked out just fine! It fits six and thought that was kind of cool! :0) Happy Easter to everyone and sending hugs your way!