Gratitude Friday

A few good things in my life that I am very thankful for...

* I received 2 packages this week! Thank you Aydeen and Kaylee! They were so wonderful....just like YOU! Thank you!
* Studio looking really good -- organized enough for me to create. I can actually see the table!
* The snow we had this week was so beautiful....it had this very serene feeling
* Food & Wine magazine making me drool with wonderful recipes - a few that I can't wait to try out.
* The crockpot...I love using the crockpot
* Tea with cream
* A friend from high school contacted me and she lives in Colorado too!

(cropped image from 3 Birds - an altered cd that I made as little wall hanging for some friends as housewarming gift)

Untitled - Altered CD

The shell flower is an old earring. Michael's Mom gave me a bunch of jewerly and I have used several pieces from it lately.

Three Birds - Altered CD

This past weekend was a really productive art weekend. I finished several projects and started on some others. I was thinking of all the art projects I have going on between swaps and gifts and it is going to keep me busy for the next few months. Right now I am finishing up my tins for the altoid tin swap, then I have 3 cards for a tarot card swap, 2 - 4x4's and plus several gifts.

Here is one gift I made this weekend...
It is an altered CD. Those old cd's that peopel throw out or the aol cd's - well I took some I had sitting around and made them into wall hangings. I started by putting gesso down and then painted and collaged on them.

This one is titled - "Three Birds" It has ripped up pages from an old dictionary, an old photograph that I dipped the edges in some paint. An image of an old pack of matches with 3 birds on it. And them some ribbon with the Journey on it.