Tolentreasures

It has been a Sunday full of treats. First treat: The Children's Church performed in church today. Performance is the key word. Tyler, second on in from the right had moves that have nothing on any rock star. He jumped, He flew, He performed. Logan (in the argyle sweater) was a little more laid back. Not much, but a little. Second treat: Our pastor returned from the Dominican and brought coffee for me. Nice of him? Well I did whine a little about it. About how I always brought coffee back for everyone when I went. And how no one brings me coffee any more. Pays to whine sometimes. I love the taste of this coffee. Third treat: A ladies Bible Study is starting at our church. The woman starting it is someone that I really respect. It is on Saturday and not a day during the week when I would not be able to attend. Answer to prayer. Fourth treat: My mother in law's lasagna for lunch. Enough said. Fifth treat. Home, quiet, some painting a little knitting, catching up on some blogs.....

In just a few (maybe more) easy steps, you too can paint these lovely star and berry vines! Doesn't that just sound like an infomercial? TV, here I come! The basecoating. I use Decoart colors. They rock! Using a lot of paint, don't be afraid, load it up. Lay in Black, Russet and Cocoa. Keep it random and messy and wet...make sure you work fast enough that it stays wet. Then, Using a sponge, Sponge all the colors together. Try to leave light and dark areas. Don't overblend it. Then paint the outside edges Russet and drybrush here and there with Heritage Brick. With Milk Chocolate, thinned on a nice crisp flat brush, paint in those checkers. Everything needs checkers. What you should have so far. See that nice blending on the background colors. Now for the vine. You will need a nice, long, script liner brush. Thin down a brush mix of Black and Milk Chocolate and lay in vines the whole way around..or long if you are not doing a round piece. They do it again with just Mi...

You betcha! With a week like this, you have to post it while you still remember it! So the week begins. After not being in the shop for three days the week before there are the usual emails, phone calls, messages, etc. Monday Me: Work, calls, artwork, customers, etc. John: Frozen water pipes at his mom's and plowing. (Not gonna change places with him.) Supper at the restaurant...we have no groceries. I tell John, no matter what happens this week, I don't care if you work at the shop or not, just so I have Saturday off. Tuesday Me: Work, calls, customers, billing, paperwork, etc. Babysit Kendall at work. Take Kendall back, get groceries. John: Takes his mom to dialysis, haircut, gets his glasses fixed, etc. I don't care if I have to work alone, just so I have Saturday off. Wednesday Me: Work, phone calls, customers, fair messages, paperwork, etc. John: Not sure, but he was in the garage for awhile working on screens. It's ok if I work alone all week, just don't a...

In the immortal words of the Grateful Dead, and later Jimmy Buffet... "It's the same story the crow told me; It's the only one he knows. Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go. Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait, Woh-oh, what I want to know, where does the time go?"

This knitted cowl is being given away on my selling blog. It's simple, just go on over there, leave a comment and click on follower. A couple of more finished painted items from last evening. Love to find these pineapple bowls!

That really need to get busier. The month is almost over! Once again, I had these huge plans for January and what happened? It is almost gone and I still have orders that need done. This board is for my Mom's Sunday School class. Probably too much of this. Knitting and Recliner time. Last night, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday, I tried this. There is a lot more wool laying on my end table. And JWS and Shawnee You can be happy that I finally cut up the pink coat. You see, I bought this coat at a yard sale more than several years ago. Pink. Lots of wool. The woman was horrified that I would cut it up. Really? It's not as if she was going to wear it any longer. She refused to sell it to me unless I was going to wear it. So I did. I wore it a few times. It was warm. But really, it was a lot of pink. So now. It is going to be bowl fillers for Valentine's Day. I am heading over to add a bunch of goodies to my selling blog IF this computer will co-operate. It has iss...

And what do you think this has done to the fit of my jeans? It is so not good! Hershey Kisses in your room, with your restaurant bill, in bowls scattered throughout the hotel. Chocolate desserts everyday... Carrots and Celery here I come this week! What a nice weekend though. Entertainment everywhere you looked! More on that later though. I just can't fit it all in one post. One of the highlights of the weekend was reconnecting with a friend that I had lost contact with over the years. We had lunch, talked and wandered around Harrisburg. I had not seen her in 22 years and we picked up right where we left off, talking and laughing as if we had been together yesterday. Amazing! More to come on my weekend. I have to figure out how to get the pictures off of my phone. Yes, the phone. One of my new obsessions. Love the GPS feature. (although I am seriously blaming it for taking me down a one-way busy street in Harrisburg the wrong way) The other new obsession. These cowls. Nat...

And my clothes are still not clean, and I still have not fixed that zipper in my skirt And of course, I have not packed yet. This is the kitchen floor in the house that we are working on next door. You may remember that saga....you may not. Anyway, the carpet is coming for the living room on Thursday. The floor needed laid. And this is me. JWS said that I need to show these pics. Jenn said I would not post them when I was looking this bad. Did she mean that with love? We called this floor... Freestyling. I had a vision. The tile was inexpensive. Bought at one of my favorite shops. Construction Junction See those gray roots. My body is feeling the pain of 4 hours in this contortionist position. I love to lay tile...just wished I would have figured that out about 20...I mean 30+ years ago. Like the hairdo? And yes, I am a slob...that was the point that JWS was making with the pictures to begin with. To be fair, these ARE my tiling pants and some of that mess is from previous j...

Not that we live on the prairie or up in the mountains or anything like that, but I don't get to town very often. "Town" is at least 12 miles away. There is the closest town that has a few stores, a Goodwill and a Chinese Restaurant.. 12 miles There is the next closest town, a Goodwill, a Chinese Restaurant and a Walmart, 17 miles Next is a Goodwill, a St Vincent de Paul, a Chinese Restaurant, a Walmart, and a couple of great junk stores. 22 miles And next...a Goodwill, a Walmart, several Chinese Restaurants, a Michael's, a JoAnn's, a couple of shoe stores AND a Verizon Store. 35 miles. So... Here is my conversation to JWS in the morning. "I am wearing jeans and comfortable shoes to church because I am leaving for town right after church" and then the dreaded question he asks me... "What are you going to town to get?" My answer, casually: "Oh, just a few things... Michaels to use my gift certificate, the shoe store for a pair of good sh...