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Quiet

It's been pretty quiet around here on the blog front.  It's my month for sharing time in Primary (Which is my  CHURCH's Children's Sunday School time) so every waking moment is consumed by planning that, in addition to the CTR (Choose The Right, which is our theme for the year) capes I volunteered to make for all the kids for their birthday gifts this year and everything else that comes along with being Primary President.  If I haven't mentioned it before ALL PRIMARY PRESIDENTS (PREVIOUS, PRESENT AND YET TO COME) HAVE MY UNDYING RESPECT AND ADMIRATION.)

I made blue capes for boys and red for girls the idea behind it is "scripture superheroes"

Flannel (felt) board pictures for Sunday that I drew up and need to cut out and get "felted." The guy with his head on the ground below his feet, is not John who was beheaded, but an "extra" sack puppet.  Just in case you  were  wondering.

Watercolor (Whatever day of the week I get around to it) Week 46

Happy Paint Party Friday to all!!!!
This is also my submission to Sunday sketches!!!

Not sure if I'm done or not.  Decided I'd better stop and wait and see how it looks to me with fresh eyes on another day.

View my other work HERE.

Kiddo's Art work v.2

 This first one is Max's.  It'a a graveyard...of course.

This one is Lilly's.  It's a sunset.

It's Notes like these.......

That make my day!  Not because I'm so great, because heaven knows I'm not.  But I'm trying....and this note confirms that my "trying" is paying off.  It also makes me so proud of Lilly!  She tries so hard!  She just has so much energy and wants to share it with everyone she meets.  EVERYONE.......Her Kindergarten teacher told me in a loving way  "It doesn't matter where I move her.  She just talks to anyone!" One of Lilly's Primary teachers who is a dear friend of mine told me once "I was just like Lilly.  I still am, I have to concentrate so hard NOT to talk." I am the complete opposite.  I have to concentrate so hard TO talk.  Not sure where she got this "Firecracker" personality but she sure is cute and has made me more outgoing because of it.  We were at Target once checking out and Lilly was probably 3 and she said to the cashier, pointing to me "Hi, this is Jennifer."  Ummm....thanks Lilly and "Hi, it's nice to meet you!"

Nautical Skirt

So I have had this "nautical" looking fabric (actually a bed sheet from D.I.) for about a year now and haven't really known what to do with it.  I made Lilly a dress from it HERE, and made Max's snakey friend from it as well, HERE.
I still had a butt load of material though and I was inspired by this look:

So I used the same technique as my Yoga top skirt HERE. And this is what I ended up with:

Um yeah, don't mind the Valentines decor. Or the fact that a 7 year old took this photo while sitting on the couch and watching Willy Wonka.  This was the best one too :(

The thing that makes me most angry, is I have a navy blue cardigan with ruffles on it, that I wanted so badly to wear with this today and I couldn't for the life of me find it.  It's going to bug me to no end until I find that thing.  Oh well I guess, there's always next time!

Organizing Photos for Paintings

In response to many people asking me about my photographs that I use for my paintings:

 This idea was not mine, but rather my Grandmother's.  Who taught my father, who taught me.  I'm sure it's nothing new and probably lots of people have done it before.  It's probably not done nowadays  as much, with everything being digital, but never the less here it is.
Find a box that fits the largest size photographs you have.   Make divider tabs and organize your photos.  Soon you'll find that you start taking photos of certain things like rocks, water, streams, trees, barns, mountains etc. so you can fill your box.  Maybe you already have a bunch.  I like having tangible photos rather than having them on a computer.
 This box shown here had cookies in it I believe.  I remember helping my Dad gather and organize these photos.
He used the large size recipe cards with tape at the top to make the divider tabs.  These photos are from my grandmother and Dad.  It's quite a collection.  I had started making my own from a shoe box, but after my father passed away, I inherited his.  I'm in the process of combining them.

 So now when I want to do a painting, I can choose my subject matter, go to that category and pull out photos.

  My father also had a portfolio thing, that he kept  photos from magazines and calendars organized.  It's falling apart now.  I have one of my own too and need to get rid of this one as it is really hanging on by a thread....or rather with crumbling tape.  But I'm having a hard time parting with this one.