Flute Choir Card

I mentioned that we do not have a show this weekend but I am having a card class.  The flute choir that is part of the community band I am in will be coming for a private class.  This is one of the cards they will be making.

Up Next

This piece reminds me of a particular art style that I can't think of the name right now.  Some people call it praire  style but I am thinking of a particular artist.  He designed a lot of the buildings at Florida Southern College.  I'll think of it later and add a comment. 

We are off this coming weekend from shows.  Sue will be having a card class though for a particular group of people.  Our next show will be at St Andrew's church in Brandon off Bloomingdale Ave.

One More Day at Cedar Key

Today is the last day of the Cedar Key Seafood Festival.  Come see us and our fellow guild members that are there.  It is always a fun show to do.  Lots of great food and drinks, even if you don't eat seafood.

Seahorses for Cedar Key

I bought so many beach theme dies this past year.  It is so appropriate not only for where I live, but also to send to relatives that live in the cold areas of the country.  It is always fun to say how warm is it where you live.  Our show is in Cedar Key this weekend at the Seafood Festival.

Island Hotel Cedar Key

This weekend we will be in Cedar Key for our craft show.  It is a two day show so if you can't make it on Saturday, we are there Sunday as well.  They are ready for the show even though a month ago they had a hurricane come through.  We and several of our crafting friends stay at the Island Hotel.  If you know anything about the hotel you will understand why I posted this particular glass piece.  Don't get it?  Just ask.

Cedar Key Crab

I really like the way this card turned out.  If I don't sell it at Keystone, I know for sure it will be gone at the Cedar Key Seafood Festival.  We are looking forward to this show and seeing our many crafting friends there.  Come on out and see us either this Saturday or Sunday.

Heron for Cedar Key

I know I have posted this picture before but since I posted a heron card recently, I thought it was time to post this one again.  The last time it was hanging on our display rack and was kind of at an angle.  This piece is huge and so beautiful.  When we re-modeled our back porch we tried to figure out a way to keep it ourselves but it didn't quite fit.  Hopefully it will find a good home.

Cedar Key Show

Our next show is in Cedar Key.  It will be this weekend, October 15 and 16.  They are ready for the show having cleaned up after the hurricane that went through about a month ago.  Come out and support the town and the great folks that live there.

Doesn't this die look like is what made for beach cottages?  The thing is, it wasn't.  It was made to be for a Christmas scene.  I cut the steeple off the church and the smoke and chimney off one of the houses.

Keystone Show

Today is our first craft show of the season.  I always have my best selection of cards at this show.  I have very few Halloween cards, so if that is what you are looking for, get there early.  Show starts at 9AM.

Crazy Halloween Cat

I don't make many Halloween cards because we only do 2 shows that are far enough away from October 31.  This one is made using the Tim Holtz crazy cat set and accessories.  There are accessories for so many occasions as you will see if you follow my blog at all.  I will have a selection of Halloween cards at the Keystone Church show in Odessa this weekend.

Keystone Craft Show

Craft show season begins for us on Saturday, October 8.  We will be at Keystone Methodist Church in Odessa.  Come out and see Jim's glass and my papercrafts.  Look through the blog and if you see anything you would like us to save for you, leave us a comment.

Dragonfly Spoon

I lose track of what pictures I have posted.  Hopefully I have not posted this one before.  I don't remember writing about how he made it.  We had some old spoons that were once part of a windchime.  The fishing line broke and the chimes fell apart.  So he cut off the top of the spoon and used the handle to make the body of the dragonfly.

Swirlly Pumpkins

This card along with the one I posted a few days ago, were part of my September card class.  I know it isn't October yet and it says Halloween.  We always make cards at least a month before the holiday.  That gives them time to get them made and written in a timely fashion.

Fall Flowers

Even though it still feels like summer here and tropical storms are lined up in the Atlantic, autumn has begun.  All that means to me is that I started using more fall like colors on my flowers and trees.  Our leaves, for the most part, do not fall until the spring.  Very soon though we will feel the change in the season when it cools down just a bit.

Celtic Flower

Along with the Celtic look to this piece, it has those neat bubbles in it again.  Once again the largest bubble and the two medium sized brown bubbles are much prettier IRL.  I really like this piece along with the one I posted a few days ago.

Dragon, Puff

Do you remember the song Puff the Magic Dragon from the 60s?  Was it Peter, Paul, and Mary that recorded it?  I do know he lived by the sea.  I guess the bubbles around this could look like bubbles in the sea.  This piece is so much nicer IRL.  The largest green bubble is a really neat piece of glass.  This is a very unique piece and so different from Jim's other works.  I have one other unique piece that I will be posting in a few days.

Cedar Key Seafood Festival

We will be attending the Seafood Festival in Cedar Key again this year.  I was worried that with all the hurricane damage that it would be canceled.  I called this past week and it is a go.  So glad for them that they are able to come back from all the damage they had.

Fall is Coming

I know there has been some cooler weather in the north, but not too much here.  Today we tied the record high at 95 degrees.  But I do like to show things that fit the seasons so I thought it was time for another tree.  Talking about trees, our subdivision had lots of tree debris with hurricane Hermine.  Some neighbors even lost trees.  We didn't have too much but it still took awhile to pick it all up.  Now it is all out on the driveways and streets waiting to be picked up by the county.  We were fortunate though that we didn't have the damage that was just an hour or so north and west of us.

Fall Napkin Card

Where has this summer gone?  It is still hot here and we have at least two more months of heat and humidity but I need to start planning my fall card classes already.  I promised my group one more napkin card and then we are taking a break from them.  I think we may do this one because they are all sunflower lovers and it makes nice fall card.

Deer in the Woods

I think my fall class will also include one of these two cards.  Probably it will be a combination of the two.  I think I like the darker card base and trees but use the lighter color for the deer.   I think there would be more of a contrast that way and the deer would show up better.  What do you think?