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!

JUNKSTOCK IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA OH SO MUCH FUN!

Had my hands full! But where there's a will there's a way they say!

My 2 day purchases!  I used restraint!

This was super cool! the first thing you saw as you made your way to the gate!

I'm on the hunt for old tires now! I have the barn!

Feast for the eyes everywhere I looked!

Deluxe location! In side a small barn or garage.

The reason I came! Got to meet her and see her tent as well as buy a old blue step stool from her!

People and goodies everywhere!

My favorite tent! So many neat ideas!

I wish I had gone back and got one of these chickens! I'll have to make one!

Unique Cigar Box Banjos. sounded good too!

Saw this at Cracker Barrel on the way to Omaha. maybe it was going too!

Another view of my favorite tent!

Here was my little chair waiting to be snatched up! And I Did!  What a great time on the spur of the moment! A serendipity! My favorite kind!

THE OLD ARCHIE SCHOOL REVISITED!

Many Memories!

Have drawn most of the  businesses' and churches in the town.

A Wheel Barrel  full of Coreopsis thanks to my friend Neita

My  two latest ACEO 2.5"X3.5" Original Artist Cards for sale on E-Bay Auction. It's a fun new project! the first 5 have sold so far.

A pile of clean gingham clothing ready to cut up for quilts

 During the week I cut out  54  6.5" squares using 6 different prints which makes 9 rolls of 6 squares per roll. Then my good friend Rose Marie and I sew them together at Chat & Sew at the Archie Baptist Church every Wenesday. Then Rose Marie takes them home and hand ties or machine quilts them during the week    making a youth size quilt or throw for the residents at the Baptist Childrens Home. They have many short term  residents. Each one gets a quilt, a new set of clothes and a book or game in a fabric bag when they enter, and it's theirs to take with them with they leave.

People donate yardage, batting and left over fabric to which we supplement with decorative fat quarters and more batting to create bright happy quilts. We have a goal of one a week!

One of our TOPS sisters Sandy & husband  Donnie(center) celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary Sat. and we were there to celebrate with them! Three of our members were not there at the time of this picture.

HOME SWEET HOME & TRUST IN THE LORD EMBROIDERERY PIECES

Finished embroidering my sweet little Home Sweet Home piece going back and forth with  husband to his doctor appointments.

Framed and  displayed on my Seasonal  Shelf in the Kitchen.

Another "car"   handwork piece finished yesterday. My favorite scripture to live by!

Displayed along with some of my other favorite decorated quotes on the refrigerator.

Sister Judy and I pictured in front of "Good Ju Ju". Our first time to the First Friday Weekend Warehouse Antique  Shopping Spree in the East Bottoms of K.C., Mo.  What an occasion! Lots and Lots of people going in and out of old warehouse buildings, up and down flights of stairs having a ball shopping, visiting, eating and partying!

Husband Maurice reading the menu at one of the many food trucks! Too bad we had just had a big breakfast at Cracker Barrel before we came!