July's Theme!

With it being so HOT and DRY here, my mind keeps wandering back to the water.......and since I had a requested theme that goes with the water, I thought we would revisit it!

By looking at the matchbox below can you guess what it is?

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That's right! Although we did a mermaid last year, there are so many types of water maidens, I think any one of us could play with the theme and come up with something perfect and/or perfectly different!

July's theme is mermaid, siren, water sprite or water nymph.

July's challenge... Make dotee doll and incorporate the colors of the sea

July's activity...enjoy a water based activity.
If you are TOTALLY land locked with no local pool, try playing in the hose while washing your car, have a balloon fight, or run through the sprinklers with the kids.

"...surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot."
— Margot Datz (A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids)

surprise!

the other day I unwrapped some business card holders I had made.....one just happens to fit this month's theme...

Little Ladybug ...

I couldn't resist posting this picture. We went peach picking yesterday at a local peach orchard - great fun!!! When I looked down into my bucket at one point, this little ladybug was having a wonder around.

Wishing you a wonderful day :-)

Coming up with these themes each month is fairly easy but doing them is sometimes NOT!!!!!!

That being said, this month's theme really tested me. I had something else in mind but they didn't work. I may try one more time this weekend....

sooooo, my first TWO ladybug ornaments were a fail!

I embroidered.
I added sequins.
I added beads.
I added teeny tiny antennae and...

FAIL

I painted.
I painted dots.
I painted a face and a cape and....oops.....

ANOTHER FAIL

I'm officially stumped, this theme is tougher than I thought it would be.

back to the ladybug drawing board....thank goodness I had the sense not to swap this month!!!!

fairies for Sherry...

I know Sherry hasnt had a computer, and I also know that she has had time to get my package....I am going to go ahead and post what I sent her just so I can keep up with things....So here they are, fairy ornaments in teal and purple.













I found a scrapbook store in my new area, and they had the most amazing fairy papers so I made tags














and cards.




















Some fairy goodies rounded it off...Someone had sent me the cutest fairy cookbook and Liv and I just love it so I found another copy at a bookstore for Sherry and her kids...Some banana split holders, fairy (pixie) stixs and some pretty papers...











I hope she and the kids enjoy their package....Now, I am thinking about ladybugs. By the way, I just got back from camping and I found a ladybug in my bra twice.....Wonder what that means? Maybe my boobs are lucky!

I found this while playing around google.......precious!

Better late than gnever...

Due to some unforeseen life circumstances, I was granted a little more time to complete my gnome home for Kerry. I mailed it a week or two ago and thought I'd post pics of it now...

This little gnome is taking a snooze near a couple of toadstools and under a beaded rainbow. He's scuplted from air dry clay, so are the mushrooms. Then I squeezed them all through the top of a clear glass ornament top! That whole challenge ended up being REALLY fun.

I also included one of my owls, a dove bar, two vintage layered button magnets and a gnome plaque.

Kerry, I hope it arrived safely and that you enjoyed it all!! I wrapped it pretty carefully.

Gnome Pin Cushion Winner .....

Oops, I was a day late in drawing the winner ..... time sure does fly!!!!
The winner of the gnome pin cushion (as drawn from the lucky cup by my son) is ....

MELINDA

Please can you send me your snail mail address Melinda, and I'll get Benny boxed up for you, and on his way:-D