I Hope To Have This Batch Of Delicious-ness In My Shop UPDATE!

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Five of these "To Do" lists are now in my green girl shop!

Feature!

Wow! We are being featured on Just a Girl today! Welcome to all the new visitors stopping by today! Lots of refreshing, fun things to look at on the Just a Girl blog, so go visit and say hi! Thanks Chris!

I Dare You To Read This And Not Get The Song Stuck In Your Head The Rest Of The Day.

Things To Do:

1 Make a list of things to do...check
2. Accomplish everything on my list...still working on it.

(I'm a 'work in progress').

Sharing Time (cont.)...

Gosh, since it's sharing time, I thought I better put some of this stuff up. I just finished these girls up. These were made using the technique of a cut-out magazine face and picking out some features to highlight. Then you brush a wash of paint over the rest . They were fun to make and something different, which is refreshing. I think they're pretty with just the right touch of ugly to make them interesting to look at. {Does that make sense to anyone besides me??} I like the bottom one a lot, but the blonde on top looks a little....I don't know...I can't think of an appropriately nice word, so I'll just be quiet. (Hey, if you can't laugh at yourself, or your art...)

In our flower garden

Isn't she lovely?! As I leaned in for the shot, I thought I heard her say, "God's not finished with me yet".

Share Time

I am always so much better off when I remember to keep my eyes focused on Jesus, and off of myself:5 1/4 x 24 inches ($45)

It is the little moments that make life big - (and I don't ever want to take those little moments for granted):

5 1/4 x 24 inches ($45)

The best thing to hold onto in life (especially when things get crazy!) is each other. Ain't that the truth!

11 x 18 inches ($45)

Sometimes we're given little gifts: moments that are mysterious...magical...dare I say MIRACULOUS. I don't know that it's ever come in the form of a beautiful bird perching on my head, but still, God is moving and speaking - and we don't always have to have a "logical" explanation. Don't try to understand or explain everything.

9x13 inches ($35)

Houses and a Tree

home: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches $48

tree: 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches $35

house: 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches $28

Flower and House

flower 11 x 13 inches $38

house 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches - $45

Don't Try This at Home

All of us here at Things With Wings are big fans of Mod-Podge. I mean HUGE. We use it in ALL of our projects. (and no one's even paying me to say that!) After Laura was brave enough to blog about her harrowing experiences in the Great Mod-Podge Massacre of 2009, (let the healing begin, Laura, let the healing begin.) we were introduced to Amy's blog, Mod-Podge Rocks - a work of genius I tell you. She recently posted this video by Cathie and Steve. And now, because I find it hilarious, I'm passing it along to all of you.

Fun New Pieces

Inspired by Proverbs 31

These pieces were fun to do on round-edged pieces of scrap wood - using vintage fashion images (altered by me). Each one measures 5 1/2 x 12 inches.

($22 each)

More New Door Fronts!!

Here are a few more of my new cupboard fronts. I am real happy with them.

Connie's Cupboards

I got crazy and did a cupboard door makeover this week. 11 of my cupboard doors have a glass panel on them like this. I have hated them from day one - outdated and country blue - just not my style at all, but I have lived with them for about 7 years. I don't know what got into me all of a sudden, I guess it was just time. So here is before:
And the same cupboard after:

psssst: It's where I keep my chocolate stash!!!!

The Modge-Podge Massacre of 2009.

The suspect: MOD PODGE.

Evidence A:

Evidence B:

Evidence C, D, E, F......

That was quite the spray pattern. LOTS of cleanup. Not good. Not good at all. I'm more upset about the amount of mod podge I lost. That stuff is like liquid gold. I considered scooping it back in the container, then I realized its been a REAL LONG time since my floors have been washed. Maybe I could invent a new speckled, crumb-like, textured finish. Or not. Nast.

FLEA MARKET DAY!

Here's my little stash I came home with from the What Cheer Flea Market. Milk bottle caps, stones that are larger than I've ever seen, and these decorative things that go on furniture. I think they go behind drawer pulls, but I'm not sure. At any rate, they're cool and bound to show up on a piece of artwork.
A silver plate . . . . .

that is fastened to the top of this pedestal. funky! We have talked about a birdbath, birdfeeder, set a plant on it, bring snacks outside and place them on it, candle, I don't know, there's all kinds of possibilities! It was a bargain and I love it!!!