Art of Mine

Hi Sweet Friends, I have to apologize for being absent lately from my blog and visiting with you all. I was put on some new meds and for a couple of weeks I have felt like crap!!! I was put on Cymbalta for my fibro...ughhh it was so bad...I felt like my head weighed 100lbs. my mood shifted to feeling depressed and I could not concentrate on anything. So needless to say I just stopped taking them. I have not told my Dr. yet and have an appointment in less than two weeks. The only thing it was good for was my foot that has the RSDS problem...alot less pain and tingling, but that was the only bennefit from it. Also my 91 yr old Mom is having problems with her legs now and needs more care too. So we both have been rather down lately!                                       ...

Happy Independence Day to All!!! 1776~2011 May Gods Blessings abide with us All!! Photo curtesy of  "Pinterest"

Dear Friends, The first day of summer has always been a favorite of mine. Summer time is for taking things a bit slower....putting on lighter fabrics to keep you cool. Summer time is picnics and walks in the early evening. Planting flowers in the garden. Sipping lemonade on the porch. Eating ice cream in the evening on the deck. Going to the beach and wearing your new bathing suit. Digging in the sand and making sand castles. Searching for shells along the shore. The smell of salty air and the sound of the gulls soaring high above the waves. Family, friends....living and loving in the good ol summer time. What does summer time mean to you? Love and Blessings, Susan xxoo

Hello Dear Friends, Happy Thursday to All!! This week has gone by fast. I have been working on a Fabric book for the shop and thought I would share it with you. Little by little I have been collecting fabrics and laces and odds and ends and this little book of 8 pages is packed with many of pieces that I have acquired over time. It has a French theme to it and I have used quite a few different toile fabrics in it with some vintage lace as well. Contained inside are pockets with little hidden treasures and also the sweetest little journal. Stop over at "The Victorian Shoppe" on Facebook and see what the other ladies are selling as well. And while your at it come join us to sell something of yours too!! Love and Blessings, Susan

Hello Dear Friends, I am soooo excited I want to tell you about a new shop that my friend Marilyn Anderson and I have opened up on Facebook today. We have named it... "The Victorian Shoppe" We are selling items with a Victorian look or theme to them either                                            handmade or purchased. They can be new or vintage.                                                                      ...

 Hello Dear Friends!! I am hoping that your Wednesday is going well!! Did you know that if you seperated the word Artistry...you get  "Art-is-try?? I stumbled upon this yesterday while watching a Tv show....I caught it out of the corner of my eye and was not sure if they had meant it to look that way or was it my crazy eye's seeing things again. In any event I really loved what I saw or thought I saw and it got me thinking.... uh oh there I go thinking again as my husband puts it!! Art...is....try...yes I think we are all trying to do various things with our art and if we only would "try" Art wow what a wonderful world opens up for us. We discover ourselves...we find we can do something that we never knew we were capable of doing. The possibilities are as endless as our own imagination and inspiration. ART IS TRY.......Love it!!! Some pictures I have taken recently...enjoy!! This is my latest cuff for the shop. I call it t...

Dear Friends, Well it's Friday again and wanted to share with you all a couple of my newest fabric cuffs I have been working on. The first one is called the Nest.... I thought it turned out really cute what do you think?? I added a little feather from some earrings my friend gave to me. I wanted to show my cuffs off better for the shop I am selling my little treasures in and thought of the concept of wrapping them around a cute little pillow, this way someone could see what the cuff would look like if it was on their wrist. I added some wonderful lavender with some very soft fibrefill to the pillow. I thought it looked so pretty this way! What do you think??? This is the "Pretty in Pink" Cuff I made with pearls and a single peridot in the middle of the flower. The little "Dream Journal" I made for my son Eddie's  fiance'   Kristin!! I gave it to her when I went up to N.J. a week ago...she loved it!! Wishing ALL of you a Wonderful Weekend!! God ...