Garb-oodles Soup

The Bird Has Flown From The Nest.....

And into another. With much thought I have decided to move over to Blogger.... Please stop by and visit me here  http://garboodles.blogspot.com/and remember to change my address. I will leave this post up for a while... This will be my last post with Typepad. Sorry for any inconvieniece ... Sometimes Birds just need to move to new nests.... Hugs !!!

Quiet Moments...

Just popping in to say hello. I have been quiet for the last several days...just taking care of some things and getting ready to create much more !!!! Have a lovely week.. I will try to stop in...If you have a moment.. let me know what your up to this week... hugs XXXXX

Something Fun.....

I really love surrounding myself with other Artists work. It gives me that inspiration needed sometimes. I was happy to find this sweet suitcase on Etsy. I purchased it with some Birthday money I got from My Mama Chiccki. Thank you Mama Chiccki !! Look what I got from Suit Yourself.

The little suitcase is colloged with papers in my favorite colors... and will be very useful too !!! inside is filled with little spaces to fill up with stuff !!! Now, that's cleaver !!

I couldn't resist the little girls inside there too !!! This sweetie is going in my Studio.. I will be able to fill it with all my little things that inspire me most to create.

And... look at the cute little tray inside with magnets.... Sweet isn't it ? I think I'm gonna paint my Studio red now !!! By golly it's my favorite color after all . Need a little suit case for yourself go here Suit Yourself.

May Day.....

All hail gentle spring

With thy sunshine and showers,

And welcome the sweet buds that burst in the bowers;

Again we rejoice as thy light step and free

Brings leaves to the woodland and flowers to the bee,

Bounding, bounding, bounding, bounding, joyful and gay,

Light and airy, like a fairy,

Come away, come away.

Come see our new garland so green and so gay;

"Tis the first fruits of spring and the glory of May.

Here are the cowslips and daisies and hyacinths blue,

Here are the buttercups bright and anemone, too.

Flora Thompson 1878-1947

Project Star......

A  fellow Home School family,Blog Me Til Midnight ( Jillian ) is undertaking a huge project with her two son's as a Home School project in rememberance to the Holocaust and the 6 million lives lost during that time. My family is working on special stars to send them for their memorial. I finished mine up tonight. If you are interested in being a part of this too, please go to her blog site and leave her a comment. This is so awesome !!!!

This is my contribution to Project Star... I hope they will treasure this piece. My story during the Holocaust involves my Great Great Aunt who hid a Jewish family of three in Latvia.That family was saved from death and survived the Holocaust, thanks to God and my Aunt. Read the whole story about my Aunt here.

Here are a few stars out of the 500 they have already recieved. They are beautiful !!!!

So happy to see, even my Mother In Law Patti made one to send to them as well.

I really want to encourage you do be a part of this wonderful project !!! Thanks !!!

Dream A Little Art.... Peek !!!

here is a little peek into my new book !!! These are the first three projects for the Artist in you to make yourself !!! Enjoy a small glimse and have a happy day !!!

Vintage Embroidery ......

Here is something fun for those who love vintage embroidery towels Vintage Pattern Bee ... Remember Grandma having a set of these back in the day ???? Have a Happy Fruity Day !!!

Working !!!!

My son snuck up on me while I was working on some projects in my ( messy ) studio. In my Jammie's of all things. I am working on the projects for my book Dream A Little Art !!! Yay !!! I have finished 3 so far and making a few more to add to it. They are looking pretty good and I can't wait for you all to see them... Have a great week ahead. I will try to pop in here and there since I am still recovering from this ear thing, unfortunately it went to my other ear now... so keep praying.. See ya all soon !!!

Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek at the instructors for the 2009 ZNE ConvenZioNE !!! Lookin' good !!!

She Is Home.....

Remember way back when I joined Viv's Doll swap ? well, it took me this long to get her there. Through all the " Stuff " we have been through lately... it took a while to get back into creating. I feel now, I am up and running. Feeling lively and refreshed and ready for new things to happen around here. So enjoy the weekend dears... and maybe I will have something new to show soon !!!