I created these little boats and islands for my church's winter banquet.  Assembling them took approximately 28 hours and creating the patterns took a few days.

Edith taught me how to make this card.
Inside verse says:  "You make my life happy."

You can view the tutorial here: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWYQGUYfx0k&feature=player_embedded

Making Cards

This Christmas season, I have taken to making some greeting cards using Asian Fabrics.  Here are some of those designs:

New Candy Bar Cake for Cecilia

Cecilia retired Friday.  She was one of my co-workers.
I wish her the joy, rest, good times, and continued blessings on the road ahead.  Here are photos of the candy bar cake I created for her:

 

Candy Cake

I made this candy cake for a raffle at work to benefit an ex-co-worker with level 4 breast cancer.  One of the supervisors gave me money to buy the candy.

I also made this candy cake for a co-worker who was retiring.

Rainy Day

It is pouring rain here today.  We've had some major thunder and lightning exhibitions lately.  Today, I woke up late, turned off the air conditioner and opened both of my windows that open. Then I watered my 2 tiny plants and found a red lady bug on one of the containers.  What a welcome surprise!

I did not realize until much later that I was missing calling Mom.  I used to call her every Sunday afternoon.  She has been gone now since 2008.  I had started back to college to finish my degree and was making A's.  It's funny about weather and how it can bring back cherished memories.

I have also been working on some greeting cards for friends.  This one is for an upcoming swap:

Country Living

I wrote this poem in 2006 and submitted it to a poetry contest online.  I won a place in a book of poems later that year, but never purchased the book.  The poem reminds me of small town country living and my hometown. ( click on photo to enlarge)