Art of Mine

Hi Sweet Friends.... Just a quick note and picture of my dear grandson John and me!! My husband and I took a week to go visit my family in New Jersey. We had the most wonderful time!! We just returned home tonight. I have soooo much more to show you but had to quickly show this picture of John and me...We had a BLAST!!!! MORE TO COME!!! LOVE YOU ALL... Susan

Hi Sweet Friends, I just wanted to share a few things I have been working on for the Holidays. I have been making some journals and could not wait to show you a couple of my creations. I have named this journal "Love of Vivaldi." The composer. The image I copied onto some ink jet fabric and layered it upon some lovely sheet music paper I bought from The Paper Source! ( I Love that store)! The tatting around the woman's head is from an old tattered hankie. I wanted to create something similar to the large beautiful Lace collars woman wore in the Elizabethan era.. This journal is a bit more on the whimsey side. the paper is again from the Paper Source shop. This one is so vibrant and fun to look at. These are more items that will be going into a friends booth at my favorite Antique Mall!! The journal in the middle was made for a gentleman. It is all about travel and old fashioned stamps on the inside covers. I thought you woul

Hi Sweet Friends, You know the bags of potpourri you can buy in the stores with all the large pods and odd wooden pieces....Well I had an idea!!!! Why not decorate them for the Holidays!! This "Pod" for lack of a better word was from a package of potpourii I bought last year.   It was already painted gold and so all I did was take some moss and evergreen bits from a New Hampshire Potpourri mix I bought recently, add a little pine cone, a berry from a silk floral bouquet, some glitter cause I love glitter, and last but not least I added this sweet little gold bird, (that I had stashed away to do something with...someday!!) I also made a little hole thru the top to  pull the ribbon through.                                       "Viola" A sweet little ornament to decorate your tree or hang in front of a window. Look and see what you may have in your home that you could recycle into something new and pretty!! I have some more odd sh

Hi Sweet Friends.... Hope y'all are enjoying your weekend so far!! I have been busy making some cute little Christmas items and thought I would share a few of them with you. Do you like my little "Forest World"?? I am making some for Christmas to give as gifts!! :)  I am also making some cute tags to go on presents..... Love this one!!!                                                                                                                                                       Wishing you All a Beautiful Sun Shiny Day!! Love To All, Susan xxoo

Hello Dear Friends!! With much anticipation and delight I announce the birth of my newest little granddaughter               "Amy Catherine" Amy was born today at 11:40 AM  She was 7lbs, and 20 in long. We are planning a trip up to New Jersey soon to see the family!!   So many more pictures will be taken then!!                                                                                                                                                          This is my lovely Daughter-in-law Kristin and her beautiful daughter Piper!                             My son Eddie has blue eye's too so little Amy no doubt will have blue eye's as well! Love to All, Grandma Susan :)

Hello Dear Friends, Hope all is going well in your neck of the woods this Thursday. These are my two grandsons John 7yrs. on the left and Kaden his brother who is 5yrs. John is in the second grade and is such a lively and loving little boy. He is a very good student too. Kaden is always ready to laugh and have fun. He loves to dance and is very good at reading. Missing them so very much!! Love to All, Grandma Susan xxoo