#91 and 92

Back to normal

Everything is back to normal,sunshine and all.I am going to hit the bike trail now.

Rain,rain go away!

It's been raining the whole day.Gloomy,dark and cold.No bike ride along the river.I miss the sun.
Managed to catch up with some chores.Watched Oprah's last show,will miss her a lot.
Bad news in the media,one after another.Mother Nature is angry at us.
My thoughts are with the people of Joplin.
Here are some pictures I took
about a couple of weeks ago
that help me remember that
the sun comes out after the rain.

#88,89 and 90

Inspired by some vintage photos in a local newspaper.Watercolor pencils.

One cute handmade purse

This is another one of my recent projects.It is sewn entirely by hand and with recycled materials.I could keep my camera in there but I use it for my headache pills.

#86 and 87

Inspired by vintage photos of school kids in a local newspaper.

Magnolia

Can't believe that the spring is finally here!!!With all the joy she brings. Blooming trees,chirping birds,green grass,bugs,bike rides,butterflies,walks in the woods,little animals scurrying in your feet ,blue skies and a lot of sunshine.Did I mentioned about the sunshine?I mean a lot of sunshine.I got really sick of those endless, cold and gloomy,depressing days.So,let it be sunshine!I am so proud of the picture I took of our magnolia bush the other day.Enjoy!

#84 and 85

#85 was sketched from life.

Two of my craft projects

As I promised in a previous post I am showing you two of my last craft projects.Recently I am a lot into recycling T-shirts and turning them into beautiful and
useful objects.Here you can see a little
basket for crayons or whatever your heart desires and a potholder or a coaster for a hot pan.
How do I do it?I cut the T-shirts into strips and then crochet them.It was not unfamiliar to me because
when I was a little girl I remember watching my grandma cutting old clothes into strips and coiling those strips into balls.For rugs.At that time in my grandparents village every family had their own wooden loom and the women weaved their own rugs.I was fascinated watching my grandma weaving.

#82 and 83

The sunshine in and out of the clouds.Still cold and windy.Not spring like.Yesterday success!Rode my bike.5miles.Today will see.Did some house work and a lot of hanging at the computer.Talked to a friend on Skype.It is a wonderful thing -Skype.Helps me keep in touch with my friends in Europe.Listed a couple of watercolors in my Etsy shop.I am desperately behind with my challenge but I still have hope I'll ketch up.

#80 and 81

#78 and 79

Inspired by Vogue.
Happy May 1!The spring is so late in our neck of the wood.Cold and gloomy.The sunshine still can't win the game.
Spending the weekend doing crafts.Will post some pictures of them when the light is better so I can take good pictures.