Art of Mine

Hello Dear Friends, Some of you may recall a post I did awhile back showing you a collage I was starting to make called Down by the Seashore. Well I finally finished it and wanted to show it to you. The two pictures in frames are my Grandmother Elsa in 1917 and the picture of the guys doing a Rockett kick is my Grandfather August third in from the right, this picture also taken in 1917. The Beauty Queen on the left is my Aunt Julia. She grew up in N.Y.C. and became one of the dancers with the Gertrude Hoffman Girls. Julia was also on Broadway with the Hoffman girls and did "A Night in Paris" in 1925. My Aunt Julia was also a contestant in many beauty pagents and this picture of her was taken when she was in a  Pagent in Atlantic City N.J. in the 1920's. I do not know if she ever won any pagents but "I"  think she was a "Winner" and gave her a crown anyway!! I think this is a nice way to honor your relatives and keep their memory alive!!! Love...

Hi Sweet Friends, I wanted to share the ATC I received from my friend Lorna in England!! I had sent her my Georgia Peach and she made this beautiful hand stitched ATC for me. Lorna also included some lovely papers and bits of trim and lace. Thank you soooo much Lorna!! I am making an ATC holder at the moment for all of my ATC's which is a Grand total of four right now!!! Ha ha Love it!!! Have a Grand Day!!! Susan

Hello Dear Blogging Buddies, If you have not tried making an ATC yet  aka "Artist Trading Card"...You should!! They are little miniature works of art that you can whip up in no time flat. You can use any medium your hearts desire...well almost...all it is all contained in the regulation size of 2 1/2 x 3 1/2" in. If you would like to sign up to do a swap I would suggest going to the Blissfull ATC Swap hosted by Wendy and Debbie. We have a swap once a month and you have plenty of time to prepare and make a unique ATC that you will trade with someone else! Try it and I know you will LOVE it!!! My trading partner was Wendy this month and she made the most lovely orange themed ATC!!!  Don't you agree?? Thank you Wendy and just so you guy's know the September theme will be Leaves.....come on you will have FUN!! Love and Happy Hugs to ALL!!!                   ...

Hi Dear Blogging Buddies!!! I wanted to share with you my newest ATC I made for a gal in England. We decided it would be cool to do a trade. I was thinking what I could come up with that would be rather unique to where I live here in Georgia. As I was thinking about it I was in my kitchen and saw some Peaches in a bowl that I had just bought from the the garden coop. I thought well a "Georgia Peach" would be wonderful to make but in what medium?? I recently downloaded an tutorial from Cloth Paper Scissors all about Needle-felted trading cards.....Mmmm I had bought a roving Kit last year from a gal in Colorado that lives on a farm and sells needle felting kits with different colored roving, two different size needles and the punching foam. I had never used it before...well I lie I made an orange felted round bead...thats all!! So I set a beautiful fresh peach in front of me as a giud and started to Felt.....punch, punch, punch. It was really fun although in the begining...

Hello All!! I had my Mother draw the winner and without further ado It's Michelle Palmer YAY!!!!! Thank you to All of my dear followers old and new who have participated in my first giveaway!!! All of your lovely comments and support has been so appreciated and I love all of you so much!! Thank for participating!! I have had so much fun that I am going to do another giveaway soon so stay tuned!!! Michelle please contact me with your mailing info!! Love and Blessings to all my Dear Friends Susan                                                                           

   Hi all! Just to remind all of you that my Giveaway will end tonight at Midnight Eastern Standard time!! This has been so enjoyable that I may just have to have another Giveaway soon!! I want to Thank each of you for entering the Giveaway and also Thank you to all of my new followers!! Good Luck To All!! Love and Blessings, Susan                            

Hi All! I wanted to share an ATC that I received from my friend Jan. I love this cute garden theme!! Jan also has been making tiny books and this cute little book was made out of magazine papers that were folded and each page has a cute little pocket. Jan added a lovely white feather on the outside and a beautiful picture of a Snowy Owl. It came complete with little bookmarks attached to string with beads! If you scroll down to my post called Evening Flight, that is the ATC I sent to Jan! Hope you day is going well!! Love and Blessings, Susan