my postcard vacation

I joined a summer poster card swap and here are the rules:

Here's the scoop! Our swap theme is "summer fun travel". It is a post card swap and we will play throughout the summer. When we reach our first "destination", you will then find out where we are "traveling" to next. Post cards - mixed media, 6"x4", one swap for one.  You will have two (2) weeks to create your post card and send out. We will take a week breather and then start again. Everybody on board?

First destination: "out of Africa". Think British colonized Africa, circa 1914. Drag out those old Victoria's girls, think lace, crystal, romance, elegance and the mystery of Africa.

My post card-African girl



Sample #1




Sample #2



Goofy photos

These are some goofy photos taken of me on my first birthday celebration at Morton Elem.  See the art in the background.  That is the art that hung in my Dad's office for years and always reminded him of our annual vacation in Lake City, Colorado.

Donita Art

Just love Donita Art out of El Paso....I need to contact her and ask her if she teaches classes.  Her girls' faces are just like cherubs (with black hair of course)

Glue Sticks

This is so true.   I love to buy the glus sticks in July and Aug. when they are real cheap.  I always run out before the year is over so I guess I need to buy more...

In honor of the Derby...

In honor of the DERBY today and my love for hats...

I like this one because it is not in the traditional shape of a hat.

Love hot pink raw silk

Can you imagine how good this would look with a solid black outfit?

PINK!

I have so many black and white outfits that this would be a great accessory to add

I think this is my favorite...if I could only buy one.

AD's Spring Tea

When Ann-Denise hosts a party, it is a PARTY.  We made tuffets and ate delicacies.  Lots of photos below:

This is a table set for a queen!

Yes, the food was as good as it looks.

This was my chair and we got to take the banner home.

Can you see me on the floor wrestling with my tuffet?

Cheryl and I  are both in old green shirts.

Centerpiece 1

Centerpiece 2



Jana and Cheryl



My hat that Ann-Denise made.

Me and my tuffet.  The critter on my hat is Guzman. 

getting new eyes

Somehow I skipped a year going to the eye doctor so I went...new contacts, new glasses, and John got sunglasses. 

Two pair of glasses, to see what I was ordering...

These are an exact replica of glasses John bought while we were in college.