Art of Mine

Hi Dear Friends, I thought I would share with you some Butterfly images that I got from Dover....I love these Butterflies with all the beautiful colors don't you? Copyright free of course!! Enjoy!! I have been busy lately with two swaps I joined. I entered A Swap For All Seasons in which we are swapping Vintage Brooches with our partners. I am so excited about this one. I found out who my swap buddy is so now I can get to work on it! I also entered the Blissfull ATC swap as well and the theme for this month is SteamPunk! I am really excited about this swap as well. There are different views on Steampunk and I like the Victorian edge to it with a little quirkyness attached to it. I can't wait to share my ATC with all of you along with my partners when we have exchanged them with each other!! I wish you All a great Day!! I am praying for all of you who are affected by the bad storms in the midwest down to the gu...

Hello Dear Friends, Thank you All so much for your loving words of comfort over the last few days. I want You  All to know that your prayers and hugs and love has been very much appreciated by me and my family. Thank you! Each day gets slightly better... there are triggers...memories of my little Sam that sets me off but a feeling of overwhelming peace comes over me now and I am alright once more. We're having Sam cremated, mainly because we want to move and I want Sam to be where we are. I know he will be in our hearts where ever we go...but, I find comfort in that his ashes will be with us too. Those of you who have had this done for your pet...could you tell me how you feel about it? I have been puttering around in my craft room and have been working on my newest ATC swap. Our theme for April is Steampunk!! Somewhat out of my realm...but I am having a blast putting it together. Last year we went to Dragon Con and there were so many p...

Hello Dear Friends, With an extremely heavy heart I tell you that I have lost my little friend tonight. I thought he was having hairball problems and so my husband and I brought him to the vets late this afternoon. Upon arrival Sam was gasping for breath and they rushed him into a room and gave him ogygen. The nurse asked us if she could take an x-ray to see what was going on. When the nurse came back to the room she told us the devastating news, that Sam had a tumor next to his heart and that his lungs were filled with fluid. I was just floored....I am still in shock. We had Sam for 4 1/2 years and he was...well how do I explain to you the love that he gave us....he was always there for me....he would lie by my side in bed when I was ill and after two major surgeries....he would eat, have is water, and just stay with me. I always said he was a gift from God and he truly was. Tonight this is what I have learned.....even after my Sam has passed away he leaves this last gift   ....

Hi Friends, My beautiful kitty "Sam" has not been well lately. He has been throwing up and breathing heavy. We will be taking him to the vet this afternoon when my husband get off of work.  I have had three white kitty's in my life thus far. My first white kitty I had was when I was a little girl in Florida. He showed up at our house on my 8th birthday. I named him Kitty...lol. Well Kitty was my constant companion, he would let me dress him up in doll clothes and be pushed around in my doll buggy. I would bring all my dolls outside and lay them down on a blanket with another blanket up to their chins...ha ha.. you would see doll head, doll head, Kitty head...and so forth! He was my best friend. One day the wicked witch down the street stopped in front of our house on her bike and told my Dad that my Kitty was making too much noise at night over at her house with all her cats! Well my Dad continued to mow the grass... and she scooped up my Kitty...

 Happy Saturday to You!!! We had such a beautiful day here in Atlanta. It must have reached over 80 with low humidity. This is my favorite time of year here in GA. The trees are in bloom with spring blossoms of white pink, purple and magenta. I wanted to share with you a pretty cuff bracelet I had made for my neighbor's birthday this week. The beautiful blue bead on it is a vintage glass bead that I found a few months ago. The blue color of this bead reminds me of a beautiful summers day. I added a silver shell button, a peridot bead, a milky turqouise bead and a MOP button with a cobalt bead sewn on the top. I used some of my beautiful blue yarns for some texture and color. The base is from my creamy satin brocade fabric that is sewn onto a creamy grograin ribbon. Two little round velcro discs keep it together on the wrist. My friend loved it!!   Some more pics from the Atlanta Botanical Gardens..... Wishing you abundant Blessings in your Life. Love Al...

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Hi Everyone!!  My husband and I went to visit the Atlanta Botanical Gardens last weekend. We had never been there before and with the weather being so nice it was a lovely day to be there! They were having an Orchid show and some that you could purchase as well. We strolled through many of the buildings. The air was so fragrant and fresh it was pure joy to be there! Many plants were from different parts of the world. We journeyed through Columbia and Africa. We had a wonderful time and want to come back again when the Roses are blooming!! Love and Blessings Susan