Techo and Swap Art

I am relieved to say that Valerie

finally received her swap art from me,

and she has blogged about it for T day.

Apparently, customs held onto it for

about ten days.  I'm just glad it

arrived safely and intact.  Above is

one page that I made for Valerie's

"Bird" theme.  Couldn't resist including

some fabric in the collage.  Please

visit Bastelmania to see the rest of

the pages, and some of Valerie's

beautiful art work.

A random quote...too funny.

And true.

(Click on any image for a larger view.)

I did, indeed, have the urge to stitch,

and made up one of the little felt

stars in red, white, and blue. It worked

up pretty quickly--though a bit wonky--

with beads, buttons, and felt. Why is

it so hard to get stuff to stay centered?

Even though I pin it first, it seems to

move off center as I stitch...

One of the fun things about getting together

with art friends, is that they share their 

techniques, and even let you try out their

hand-carved stamps! 

And when the permanent ink you used to

stamp the cicada on the previous page

bleeds through to the next page, it's the

perfect opportunity to use the new flowered

duct tape that was purchased to 

reinforce the mailed overseas package!

That is a tick you may have spotted on the

left side of the wildflowers...found him 

crawling on my clothes when I got out 

of the shower. Ick!! It's fun to get out and

investigate a new place to walk- enjoy the

sunshine and get some exercise- but don't

forget the insect repellent!!

Recycling a couple of beverage images

from previous weeks...

and encouraging you to visit the

T Tuesday group over at

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog.