Pucker Up For a Kiss

7 x 4"

Wolfgang grew these lemons at home in East Tennessee.  The bigger lemon is really orange, and the Hershey kiss is really red violet.

Crochet Patchwork

I had been contemplating different ways to use my leftover sock yarn when  I saw that Sandra at Cherry Heart was making a blanket with her sock yarn.  I liked the look so I started my own blanket.

http://sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.co.uk/

Abide With Me

This angel stayed on my work table with me during the holidays.  I often paint paper mache with acrylic paint because it dries faster, but my favorite painting medium is oil paint.  I love the sheen.  It makes me happy.

May you enjoy the goodness of life this coming year.

Family

One from the family of jack-o-lanterns at Roland's Bistro.  We all contributed with ideas, faces, and the work/play.  They weren't quite ready September 30, so I was going to take them in a day later than planned.  My four-year-old grandson said we had to have them ready for October 1, and said he would help me get them finished.  He said that's what we do.  Work together to get things done.  He stayed up late helping to paint the final layer so I could do the detail work.

My daughter took them in and had them on their tables the morning of October 1st.

This One

The last post shows a jack-o-lantern in the beginning stages.  I started out making twenty jack-o-lanterns for Roland's Bistro, then made two more.  When I put this guy on my still life crate to dry, I decided he was going to stay with me.  And someone else wanted another one.  The one from the last post.

oooooooh!

Rolling Along

Boxes made from tp rolls and paper mache.

Whiskers

9 x 13 cm

The rabbit was adapted from a pattern by Sandra at Cherry Heart. She used larger yarn, but most of my scraps right now are left over from knitting socks. http://sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.com

Soul Music

12.5 x 9.5 cm

Pining for

8 x 6 inches

Sweet and Sour

9.5 x 6 inches

I ran into my daughter online the other day while I was setting up this still life painting.  With messaging and sending pictures, we discussed motif, composition and lighting, and came up with this arrangement.  It was fun.

Someone else likes to get in on the action.

Fish Friend

For Shaina

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12.5 x 15 cm

someone ate the "&m's"

With Heart

Color of Green

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Christmas Kiss

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Christmas Coasters

9 x 11 cm

We have crocheted off white doilies for coasters, and I wanted some green coasters to put under the Christmas doilies.  After considering the possibilities, I decided to use some gesso boards that were prepared for paintings.  I wanted to use oil paint, but was it worth it to make small paintings for coasters?  I thought mini paintings would be just right.
They'll be dry for next Christmas.  :-)

Sing Noel

18 x 24 cm

I sing Noel, I sing Noel for children
For all the little children who have no Christmas tree
I sing Noel, Noel, Noel
For little girls who have no pretty dress to wear
Little boys who have no teddy bear

I sing Noel, I sing Noel for children
For all lonely children who cry on Christmas Eve
I sing Noel, Noel, Noel
For little girls whose hands are trembling in the cold
Little boys whose eyes are too too old

May the new born Savior
Turn his tender face to you
May he help us all
To make this world a better place for you

I sing Noel, I sing Noel for children
For all little children who have no Christmas tree
Let’s all sing Noel, ring the bells of Christmas
For all lonely children wherever they may be
Noel, Noel, come spend Christmas with me
Noel, Noel, come spend Christmas with me

Sandler and Young

Food for Thought

3.5 x 4.5 inches

Fall.  Harvest.  Thanksgiving.

Bunting

Looking at pictures of bunting, I was never tempted to make or use it.  Then one day I found myself wondering how a Halloween bunting would look. I thought some small bunting might pop up my shadow box, so I decided to try it.

I played around with the size and shape of the triangles until I liked the proportions, made the triangles and wondered how I would string them.  Twine seemed appropriate, but how to attach them.  I put them on with straight pins to get the positioning, and liked the way it looked, so I hung it up.  The pins are kind of like the clothes pin effect for bigger projects.

When Halloween is over, I put away the pumpkins with faces (Jack-o-lanterns), and keep the remaining pumpkins for fall and Thanksgiving decoration.  This bunting has a touch of Halloween but that's okay.