PRAYER FLAGS

My  new project for the back yard is making Prayer Flags. I chose the word "RENEW" for my first flag in honor of Spring and the newness of life enjoyed with my grandson Davey and great grandson Eli. I was inspired by the project of Vivika Hansen DeNegre. She invited people from all over the world to join her in making these flags. Each flag is created in the artists own style, then hung outside for awhile, it's words and sentiments dissolving into the wind and being spread to all it touches. They are a living, breathing, kinetic journal of our hopes, dreams and concerns. For more on this project go to: theprayerflagproject.blogspot.com

WORKING IN MY ART JOURNAL AGAIN

Every so often I just have to get out my journal and do a few more pages. I started this,  my first journal, in 2010   The cover is covered in velvet, old lace & buttons and a vintage picture. The inside is a combination of everything, just like me!

INVITATIONS & PLACE CARDS FOR LADIES TEA 2012

I'm very busy cutting and pasting 80 Butterfly Invitations and 150 Table place cards for the up coming Ladies Tea at our Baptist Church. Going to recruit some help Wenesday at Quilting as my hands are wearing out!

NEW BLOG CARDS

I am so happy with my new Marlynne Creates Daily blog cards that Karen Valentine designed for me at Karenvalentinedesignstudio@gmail.com I had them printed on line at Vistaprint.com  I'm having great fun handing them out!

"COLOR MY WORLD BEAUTIFUL" SORORITY AT THE COTTAGE

We had our own celebration of spring by "Tossing The Colors Upward" as a Thank You to our Heavenly Father for the blesssing of Color!  This took place at our Annual Salad Supper Party and meeting in my "Mom's Cottage" just up the driveway from the house. This year I took one of the twin beds out of the Bedroom and set up a dining room table instead of our usual card tables. It was rather cosy but that's one of the "accents" of cottage living. After our meeting I handed out big coloring book pictures to color for a prize. The prizes were little colorful hearts I had made to be used  as pin cushions or just as a decoration! Everyone colored a beautiful picture and got their prize!. As well as one of my new "Marlynne Creates Daily" Blog Cards  so they can come visit my blog and see themselves in this post !

HAPPY SCRAPPY HOUSES

Have been having Oh So Much Fun creating these little appliqued houses out of my scrap pieces of material. Then found a sale on fat quarters and I'm starting all over! Will have enough to cover a whole wall  at the rate I'm going! But I'm really planning on just a quilt to use as a wall hanging. Thank you Connie Kauffman for your inspiration, and Cherished Life blogspot.com for the scalloped roof idea.