Stocking Swap

My friend Cerri of The Little Pink Studio had a stocking swap and I signed up to participate. She matched me with Jeanne. Here is a link to her blog http://www.jeanneszewczyk.com  I received my package yesterday, but just like Christmas I had to wait. I didn't have my camera on hand.

                                           I opened the box and found a sweet Christmas card.

When I pulled the packing away..

which I loved the use of old patterns as packing....

I found a box full of sweets.

                                                            Lovely little package of eggs.

                                                         A precious little rooster ornament.

 Oh my word, look at this darling chicken cookie cutter.

 A precious little glass dish with....

 ....some sweet fragrant soap.

 And all these goodies. 

Jeanne sent to me some vintage recipe cards and photos, 

chicken napkins, and tags 

and a precious little praying angel.

Here is my stocking.  

Lovely cream colored velvet with burlap trim and a glittered K.

Thank-You Jeanne. I love all my gifts.

Thank-You Cerri for hosting the swap.

New Studio Pictures

KG Art Studio

                                                                   The Chicken Coop

                                                                  More art to be hung.

                                           Looking out into the studio from inside the Coop.

                                           The front of the shop is set up as the cutting area.

 4 tables placed together make one large workshop table

 and 2 long tables go together in the sewing center.

Lots of Creativity will come together here.

Kits will be available for most workshops for those who are too far away to join.

Sweet Rainy Day

Today was such a rainy day, but at least it was warm. Christmas shoppers were everywhere.  I had a 30% off coupon which made it the perfect time to do some 'major' Christmas shopping....SO I DID :0)

As I was checking out I began talking to the lady behind me, she had been in the back of the store doing some shopping over the phone to get free shipping. As we talked, the sound of the pouring rain sang on the roof like a rock band. She asked if I had an umbrella, which I didn't. She told me to take her umbrella and she would get it back when the clerk loaded my car. I pulled up to the front of the store and here she comes with not only her packages, but mine too. Wow, what a wonderful reminder that there really are some sweet people left out there. What a great day!

Let Me Introduce a Few of My Chickens

This is Winter of the Four Seasons..which only 3 are complete. Fall is still in the thinking.

This is Opp T Mistic. She is the chick who stands for the fight against Breast Cancer. I painted her in honor of my sweetest friend, Gaylene Opp. Gaylene was diagnosed in December 2008. She fought a very courageous battle. On February 27, 2011 she received her wings. All proceeds of sales from this print will go to Susan G Komen Knoxville.                                                       

                                              This is Artsy Chick...hummm, yes I painted her as myself.                              

This is The Pickin Chickens, the bluegrass band on stage They usually appear at Bluegrassunderground.com once a month.Who knows we might see you there. Hope so!

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Next Door Neighbors

 We have been camping this week.  

 It's a great little place not to far from home, 

where we can travel back and forth for work if we need to.

A business associate came by today 

and took me for a ride around the property next to the campground. 

I had seen different animals in the neighboring fields,

 but today I got a close look at them.  

I love donkeys! 

                                     This is truly an odd couple. Walking thru the field together.

                                                             This is Honey. My tour guide.

                                            I believe these are Elk, they were frightened of us.

                   Not sure what type of deer these are, but I thought the picture turned out pretty cool.

I think these are the younger deer. I kinda thought they were Reindeer, but not sure.

                                                  This is the beautiful addition to a home.
                              This will be the bedroom overlooking the beautiful creek. It's amazing.

And an old stained glass window. I love it!

New Studio

So....this is my shop beFoRE....

Good grief I have a lot of stuff...

  Lots of things to move out before the painting begins...

                                               We found old paneling behind the pegboard...
                                                           I LoVE PaiNTeD paNeLiNG...

   Walls being prepared for the barn wood.

Beautiful Moss covered boards.

Sorry Mr Woodpecker...He was storing seeds in this log.

                                                                and the barn is going up..

                                                          Lovin' that antique white paneling...
                                                               and dark gray ceiling...

My son getting caught on camera.

Cody, Bridgett and Baby Leland.

 

My sweet husband summing everything up....This was his vision....Making me the best studio/shop.

My new studio space is almost complete. Yee-Haw...I have a BARN!

Breast Cancer Awareness

October is the beginning of the holiday's.

We look forward to cooler weather, beautiful fall foilage, pumpkins, mums and Halloween. But it is also the month of  Breast Cancer Awareness. Many of us have been affcected by breast cancer either directly or indirectly, it's devastating either way. So remember October is more than the beginning of the holiday season, it's the month to go PINK.

Let me share a bit about my friend.

Gaylene loved the Holidays. We had fun times at Halloween. We could spend hours in the Halloween super stores looking at the different costumes and trying on big butts...we had so much fun! Then we waited for the new Christmas movie of the season, which we tried to make a yearly tradition. Busy lives happen and the girls grew up, so the past few years were different. But when we got together we were still as close as ever.

All proceeds of any of the Opp T Mistic items go to Susan G Komen of Knoxville to help find a cure. I wish the cure had been found before it took Gaylene.

 When Gaylene thought something was funny she had a favorite quote or saying, it was "that's great!" and it was always said with laughter. I know when she went thru Heavens Gates and she recieved her wings she said "That's Great!"

This is in memory of my sweetest friend Gaylene Opp.

8/19/61 - 2/27/11

I love you and miss you Gaylene.