WINNER OF THE PATRIOTIC KIDS IS------

DONNA  from donnaslavendernest.blogspot.com    Congratulations! They will be in the mail as soon as I get an address!

MEET "THE LONGNECK COUSINS"!

Garrison Keillor says if you want to write, find somebody to write about and just start writing, page after page! Don't worry about getting everything in order. Just write everything that comes to mind about this real or ficticious person. Then much later start to make a story out of it!. Well I wasn't even thinking about writing a story when I decided to paint my folk art version of the popular long neck girls, but as I was I  thought of a name for them and then wouldn't they be fun to write about! So we'll see how many pages I have to write to maybe come up with something!

These first three sisters (with the Polka-dot backgrounds)  are the COUNTRY LONGNECK COUSINS. .  PEGGY SUE, I believe will be the middle child, very fun loving and outgoing who loves the color  red!

ANNA MARIE is the oldest of the country cousins. Mature and loving and acts like the second Mother of the girls .

PATTY LOU  is the youngest and fairest of the three. She is the only light hair, blue eyed one of the three!

Next are the CITY LONGNECK COUSINS. JUDITH ANN is the oldest and more mature. She is the only blond /blue eyed girl of the city sisters. Here favorite color is Blue.

MARLYNNE JOY (pronounced Marilyn)   is the middle sister , who is very creative and even designs and makes her own clothes!

CAROL LYNN is the youngest city sister.  I haven't got a fix on her yet!

WELL, I'VE  GOT MY CHARACTERS NOW!  I'M ON MY WAY!  ANY IDEAS FOR ADVENTURES?

WELCOME BLOGGERS TO MY FOLK ART STUDIO!

This happy corner is just outside my studio. with my self portrait greeting all those that come to visit!

Red, yellow and blue are favorite colors so you will see a lot of  the primary colors in this room!

I love to paint, sew and create

 Little still lifes are set around to inspire and paint

Here I am working on the Uncle Sam for this year, which is a duo. entitled "The Patriotic Kids"

 Creating Story Quilts and colorful 3-dim pieces are a favorite thing to do!

I saved one of "The Patriotic Kids" as a gift for one of the visitors on this years Blogger Tour. Just leave a comment so I can contact you if your  name is drawn on July 26th and find out where to send it.

I sewed this favorite quote on to a  sarong and hung it in my folk art back yard. Hope you never stop having fun either!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY 2013

"The  Patriotic Kids" my 2013 Uncle Sam homemade  gift for family and friends

Just finished cutting them out on my band saw. just did 7 sets this year!

This is my project while I sit with husband Maurice as he takes his chemo. I baste them together then sew them later. I will have enough for my whole quilt by the time he finishes Chemo!

Our Patriotic Portrait

Measuring time for great grand baby Eli with momma.

Measuring time for the other younger grand kids too

Another traveling project, Fabric Flowers. Have been enjoying wearing them too!

Almost 2 yrs. old! Eli with great grandpa

Our son Paul (PaPa) with grandson Eli.

Paul's birthday is July 3rd. so he gets the first "Uncle Sam" creation!