I cannot believe how long it has been since I've posted anything here :( This is the first art I have made in months! Once it gets warm enough to get the pool out for the girls in the backyard, I should have more time to make art. I love getting my stuff out to create on the patio table while they're having fun playing outside. Hope you are all doing well and enjoying life! :)

I am still here! The weather here has been so nice lately that we have been going on tons of walks and to lots of parks...basically just having a lot of fun and enjoying the outdoors. I had a little bit of art time with my friend Carmen over the weekend and I made a fun necklace. It isn't scanning well, so sometime soon hopefully I can get a good picture of it with the camera and get it up here. I am also doing a colloborative project with my friend Sandee for something, but I'm going to be hush-hush about it for now. I have also become involved with Facebook (which is quite time-consuming) but is so great in the fact that it really does help me keep in touch with a lot of people better! So, that's what's been going on with me and I am really going to try and be better about updating my blog more often. Hope you are all doing great :)

This is a box I altered for an 'Altered Candy Heart Box' swap in one of my groups. It started as the usual red box with a tacky picture of a rose on it. It measures 12 in. x 13 in. The only thing I knew that the recipient liked were the colors blue and purple. It was then filled with all kinds of art goodies, chocolate and a handmade bracelet. Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day :)

The winner of my OWOH giveaway is: TIFF! I will be e-mailing you shortly to let you know you've won and to get your mailing info. Congrats and thanks to all of you for playing! :)

I have not forgotten about my OWOH giveaway! I will post the name of the winner and e-mail her/him sometime in the next few days. Thanks for playing and good luck!

Here is a 6 x 6 mixed-media collage called 'Celebrate the Journey'. Had a lot of fun making this one! I would love to hear what you think of this piece and please make sure to check out my OWOH give-away below! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend :)

I am very happy to be able to give something away this year for the 'One World-One Heart' giveaway (http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com/! I didn't have a blog last year at this time so I was not able participate. Up for grabs is a handmade bracelet by yours truly. Just leave a comment on THIS post to be entered! Winner will be chosen on February 12th. Good luck and thanks for playing :)

I don't think I've ever complained on my blog before, but I just can't stand this problem anymore and I want to know what you do if this is happening to you also. Are you around someone a lot who is ALWAYS texting, using their iPhone, Blackberry, etc.? I am and it is driving me CRAZY!!! Am I the only one with this dilemma? I would LOVE to hear from others with this same problem! Thanks and sorry to complain :)