Spring Break 2012

Spring Break 2012

As much as I fought it, I ended up in Angel Fire at my parent's vacation home to ski.  I had wanted to just hang out around the house with nothing to do but work in my art journal here at home.  However, my folks took our boys on the Thursday before school was out and then after a few days later I realized I would probably have to go fetch them!!!  I took my in-laws and off to New Mexico we went.

 My Daddy, Steve

Maranda and Annalyn had fun with their new skiing wigs!

Maranda has been to ski school the last couple of years.  This year we took her up the mountain and realized that she has no fear!

(I had fun using instagram!)  The kids loved making smores in the fireplace at Nana and Papa's.

This was quite a sight with all our boots and coats!

My Gabe does not ski (which drives everyone crazy).  Anyway, he still loves playing in the snow and going tubing.

Grandad and Luke got a lot of fun time in together too!

I had to stop and take a picture of the view on this run.

We ate lunch at Sunset grill everyday with PaPa.

Maranda and Annalyn on the ski lift.

Skiing and snowball fights:)

The cabin is a beautiful grey log cabin in the aspens.  We all love spending time there!

It snowed on us everyday.  It was great for skiing.

I loved this gnarly brush.  My sister thought I was crazy and said it was only brush a brush mother could love.

My man drove up a couple of days later. I was happy to see him!

We took the heathens to the country club for dinner one night.  

My parents and in-laws have been great friends as long as Ryan and I have been married.  They have fun traveling together.

We danced to what ever the pianist was playing that night.

My Gabey is so sweet!

These two get along at times:)  So glad my kids all have each other.

Maranda loves her daddy!

So after a fun trip, I was so glad to have been making memories with my family at the cabin instead of sitting at home all week like I had planned!

I love my family!!!

A Hexagon Kinda Summer

This summer I got a bee in my bonnet and went crazy making hexagon that I affectionately call "Hexi." I made about 15 different projects and have 500 more in my head.

 This is a family tree that everyone in the family signed their name to and then I embroidered them.

This was a fun project.  I love aprons (but NEVER wear them).

This was a fun one to design.  Notice how the flowers look like they are falling off the apron.

This is the only thing that I have ever made for Maranda that she will wear lol!

I have only worn this a couple of times but I love my funky hexagon tie.

More bees to go along with my bee obsession.  Notice how the wings are 3D.

I am onto my new obsession now.  I am knitting and crocheting.  So fun!

Bee's Wax

 Bee's Wax

Bee's wax, tissue paper, fancy napkins, stamps, photos etc....    These are a few of the ingredients I used to make my bees wax collage last week at My Heart's Fancy in Edmond.  Robin and I decided to try this class out.  I wasn't sure that I would like it but am always up to trying anything new when it comes to art.   Well needless to say, I fell in love.  I wasn't looking for it.  It just happened!  

 This is what you need to melt bee's wax (found at hobby lobby).  We used a small iron, electric griddle, chip paint brushes, and loaf pans.

We started with a practice sheet so we could practice how to work with the thickness of wax and all the different mediums that we could use.

This one is Robin's, and it was exquisite!  It was definitely first place among the whole class!  So beautiful!

 We also used tags and melted crayons right onto the tag!  It was really cool.

Robin is in work mode.

So of course I had to drag some bee's wax home and try it for myself!

I made this one for my girl Leslie.

I made this one to go in my china cabinet.

Maranda made this one!  I love that she wrote LOVE -- EVOL!  She had fun helping me design hers. :)  Love that girl!  

Thanks Robin for suggesting the class.  I enjoyed being with you and love bee's waxing now!

Painted Farm Halloween Pumpkins

Painted Farm Pumpkins

We had so much fun at The Painted Farm tonight!  We painted and glittered pumpkins.  Mine says "BOO" not BO.  It was so much fun!  We all picked out different colors and sizes of pumpkins.   

This beauty is Tammy's.  It turned out gorgeous!

 You can't tell but we glittered our crows too!  There is never too much glitter!!!

This beauty belongs to my friend Michelle.

This great one belongs to my girlfriend Stacy.  She had excellent polka dots!

So proud of their pumpkins:)

Michelle looks so pretty in her fancy Burton Control shirt!!! I love her personalized pumpkins.

Hexagon tea towels

More of my hexagon obsession!

I had fun this summer playing with different sizes of hexagons.  Of course, I had to tie my honey comb and bees into my tea towel project.

I love this Anna Maria Horner fabric and thought it would make lovely butterflies!

These hang on my ovens in the kitchen and everyone in my family knows NOT to use them to dry their hands!  They are just for looks! :)

Groupon Groupies!

Groupon Groupies!!!

Kasey and I bought Wine and Canvas groupons last April and had to use them before they expired.

We finally made plans to go to Kamp's and paint.  It was so much fun.

 This is where I wish I would have thought things through a little more.  lol!!  My canvas was too dark but Kasey's looked awesome!

Kasey's was so sweet and delicate unlike mine.  I think she actually had the best one of the 50 people there.  (Even the teacher!)

This is my finished product.  I went crazy with the leaves!

This is Kasey's.  She was very selective with her leaves.

We had a great time together and plan on doing it again.  I do not love to paint but I had a great time none the less!