tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24373246074654553242011-11-27T18:15:53.913-06:00Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-74269369691518048502011-05-02T17:14:00.001-05:002011-05-02T17:21:15.855-05:00

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-38388230346002832242011-05-02T17:01:00.000-05:002011-05-02T17:01:21.371-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I just wanted to take the first step in updating my blog. I have a couple of new photos to share with you. On a personal note, in the fall I had my hip replaced. This makes the fifth time due to complications and infection. Hopefully this will be the last replacement. It isn't great but it is soooo much better than it was. It has taken me a long time to be back in

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-89368839034828751752010-03-06T03:32:00.009-06:002010-03-06T04:05:14.763-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. Well, I finally got around to scanning in some new art for my blog. I hope that you will enjoy it, and please leave me a comment if you will. The first piece is a double image transfer. I printed the images on matte finish photo paper, and transferred them to an acrylic background using matte gel medium. I came back in with a black pen to add a little interest to the

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-25922162961500056992010-02-06T10:53:00.002-06:002010-02-06T10:58:22.566-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. Well, I am really happy that you came by, but hate for you to see my blog looking a mess. I was trying to install a new background and somehow I ended up converting my three column to a two column blog. I am going to have to sit down and take the time to fix it.....I hate all of that wasted space on the sides. However, I am working to meet a deadline at the moment. One

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-60683098831901410012010-01-04T03:03:00.008-06:002010-01-04T04:05:29.465-06:00

HELLO THIS IS MY LAST PAINTING OF A GARDEN GATE DONE IN ACRYLICS ON A STRETCH CANVAS. PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU LIKE IT OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A SUGGESTION!Hello Friends and Family. I am so excited about all of the possibilities for the new year. I am feeling creative, connected, and committed to my goals for this year. I am not really one for resolutions, but I do

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-57415175552694497452009-12-10T02:38:00.003-06:002009-12-10T02:40:36.052-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. Just wanted to remind everyone that Lisa Vollrath is hosting another wonderful Countdown to Christmas with free collage sheets. Just click on the title of this post to be taken to her web site! Happy downloads to you all!

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-79175241697513706272009-12-09T18:45:00.003-06:002009-12-09T18:53:46.620-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have been gone from my blog so long, and really feeling guilty about it! I have been working on some new Christmas ornaments, and I will post a photo of the one that I created and mailed yesterday for a swap. I just joined Twitter today, and I will be adding that to my blog just as soon as I figure out how! I hope you are all staying warm. It has been really cold here

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-90962671177783119982009-09-01T15:48:00.003-05:002009-09-01T16:10:25.250-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I didn't mean to go so long without posting. I have just been tied up starting a new Yahoo group, and preparing for our first meetup. It was last Saturday, and everyone had a wonderful time. We all did a sort of directed collage and they came out so well. I forgot to get photos of all of them, but I have a few and I have mine. I am not quite happy with this one yet. I

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-49559705140618122502009-08-17T00:46:00.002-05:002009-08-17T00:52:24.069-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I had an opportunity to work on a collage this week at a creative nights meetups. We have a really good time there, and each month the project is different. I have met some new friends there, and am looking forward to the meetup next month. I am sharing this collage with you even though I am not crazy about it. I had limited paints and supplies, and being in a rush just

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-77076841381782364742009-08-06T22:20:00.002-05:002009-08-06T22:29:03.194-05:00

  Hello Friends and Family. This is a scan of my own collage that I received from our latest canvas/collage board RR. My theme was Shabby Chic, and if you scroll down aways, you will see what work I did on it before I sent it out. I am very happy with it, and I will probably add just a little more to it before I call it finished! I really appreciate my group and the great work that they

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-10789174813188819912009-08-06T03:26:00.001-05:002009-08-06T03:26:46.984-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have mailed off my Christmas book to be worked in by the first person, Stacy. I am excited to be doing another RR, and I hope that all of my group will have fun with it. I had been planning to do the book on Vintage Christmases, but I only got past the first spread, and then my muse took over, and I went glitter crazy on my signin spreads. That is OK though

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-4324852753051575222009-07-28T15:36:00.002-05:002009-07-28T15:47:38.191-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I had to get some beads for the Chotski pins I made and I had some left over so I thought I would try to make something for myself. I can't believe that I made this necklace and these earrings for me! Yes, it took me a little bit of time, but I am so happy with the results. I thought I wouldn't be able to see well enough to actually make something, but what a happy

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-15773431569337862622009-07-23T20:03:00.003-05:002009-07-23T20:18:53.513-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I was going to mention that I am starting a new Christmas Book Round Robin with my group. If you have been wanting to do a RR, then you can read and follow along as I prepare my book, and do the first couple of spreads in it before I send it to my mailing partner. I will be happy to walk you through the steps as I go, and you can made a similar one, or one with a

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-64654755057097416452009-07-23T19:54:00.002-05:002009-07-23T20:02:32.411-05:00

  Hello Friends and Family. Here are two Chotski pins that I made for a swap. The blue and green one is for my friend Jo Ann, and the one with the vintage and a couple of new beads is for my friend Deb. Now Deb knows a lot about Ireland, and she says that a Chotski pin that looks like a big safety pin, sort of, is what hold the kilt of an Irishman closed. Neat huh? Well, I think that this is

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-35625291148517158722009-07-16T18:20:00.002-05:002009-07-16T18:23:04.263-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I hope wherever you are that you are staying cool. I’m sure trying to, but this Texas weather is not wanting to cooperate. If you have been in altered objects, books, etc., then I know you have heard of the huge Altered Book Group on Yahoo. They are celebrating their 10th birthday! So many of us have come from that group, forming new groups, new projects, new friends

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-60363609221179501552009-07-13T00:42:00.001-05:002009-07-13T00:42:55.062-05:00

I have finished working on my friend Deb’s collage board, and here are my photos with an explanation of what I did. I hope she and you will like it! Here I am trying various papers and images on the board. In this photo, I have glued down the red paper in the left top corner, and done some rubber stamping in the background, including a crackle stamp, and the cowgirls on the left.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-22858292070894442742009-07-05T22:36:00.012-05:002009-07-05T23:13:29.905-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday, and that you had good food, good family and friends, and good fun! I had a great time right here at my new apartments. We had a catered lunch for the 4th, and I didn't even have to leave my place to see a wonderful fireworks show at the Rangers Ballpark. A great show and it was free! I am preparing to work on another round

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-4713741558800804812009-06-25T15:38:00.010-05:002009-08-06T02:18:33.501-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I am goofing off when I should be getting some things done around here, and I'm going out to the pool in a little bit. I had fun yesterday putin on the red, white, and blue that I picked out from The Cutest Blog on the Block! I also went to Blingee.com and played and played with the glitter, and sparklies. Here is a new blingee photo of me. It would look pretty good, if

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-82860956306913692882009-06-22T22:59:00.004-05:002009-06-24T15:56:06.972-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I hope you are all doing OK tonight, and if not, well email me, and let's talk. I am a good listener, and I won't repeat a thing.I wanted to tell you about a new friend, Lynn, who has a blog. Just click on the title above, or here, and check her out. She is celebrating at the moment because of receiving her 200th post! That's great! Also, in these difficult economical

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-13426171380633778252009-06-21T23:42:00.007-05:002009-08-06T02:20:42.752-05:00

This whole week has been nothing but stones. I have been really down the last few days, but I hope things will be looking up soon.I am looking into a couple of local groups to join, since I left my last group, because I just love the meetups.Also, I lost my brother Charles a year ago today to cancer, and so I have been dreading this day, and I’m still missing him so much. Why do the good ones

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-32646387476090070482009-06-09T18:48:00.002-05:002009-06-09T19:04:32.818-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. Here are my beginnings for a canvas RR. My theme is shabby chic. I started with some pale colors of pink, green, and blue, and I just played with them and ended up with the suggestion of flowers. Next I added an image of a rose and then I over-painted it with acrylics, and I added the pink ticket and the three little girls. I don't know what that has to do with my theme,

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-21144647250370279792009-06-07T15:34:00.002-05:002009-06-07T15:38:22.157-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have been way out of pocket lately, and working on my apartment. Today and yesterday I have been sick with a bad cold. Hope to feel better tomorrow. I am going to load some new photos soon. I had some problems with my computer, but things are better now. Please let me know what is going on with each of you. I will be visiting your blogs soon, just to look around, and

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-81343131747757343422009-04-05T14:47:00.001-05:002009-04-05T14:47:37.418-05:00

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Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-8754962489787834192009-03-30T00:28:00.007-05:002009-04-05T13:59:25.907-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I am working on my Easter eggs for a swap in one of my groups. We are swapping 6 inch tall eggs and they will be punched and tied together to make a book. They could also be connected one beside the other to make a really cute egg garland. I hope you will enjoy seeing the other 11 that I have to get done Pronto! We are decorating the front and back of the egg shape

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-57439633733490909022009-03-23T23:13:00.011-05:002009-03-29T16:19:30.004-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. Here are some scans of an AB that I recently worked in. The book was called Recycled Relatives, and we were to use a real (or not) relative and tell some history and in a way write a story about your relative. I chose my Aunt Avis who worked for the FBI. I had so much fun with this theme, and I loved tying in my story with real facts during WWII. I am sorry the scans

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-26458213266241658492009-03-16T21:27:00.003-05:002009-03-16T22:28:55.369-05:00

Don't forget that tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day so wear your green, and also remember that Lisa Vollrath's countdown to St. Patrick's Day will be ending soon, and then you will miss out on all of those free images.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-6177578412718259602009-03-16T21:11:00.004-05:002009-03-24T13:17:15.175-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I am just about having to force myself to sit here today. I was so pretty outside that I really wanted to play outside somewhere. Of course we just had freezing weather here last week. You know what they say about Texas, if you don't like the weather, just wait a minute and it will change! I have been doing some work in a RR book and I will post those photos tomorrow.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-83273864711633131762009-03-09T00:14:00.002-05:002009-03-09T00:32:21.428-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have worked all day in my new art room putting things away. I still have a few more boxes to go, but I am hoping to get some art made this week. I am ready to make a mess and have some fun! I have seen some new techniques that I want to try out, and I will write how I do anything new, well new to me anyway.The rest of the place is pretty much finished. I still have

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-19681695068964285112009-02-24T17:53:00.003-06:002009-02-24T18:08:35.141-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have been busy getting all of my utilities, cable, phone and Internet turned on at my new place. I will move on Friday and Saturday. I am trying to finish up a few projects before I finish packing up my studio. The piece above it the cover of one of those $1 calendar/address books for your purse. I made this one for my grandson's girlfriend for her birthday. She loves

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-45481999202160068002009-02-21T01:09:00.003-06:002009-03-16T22:18:24.481-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. In a small town close to where I live there is a little country auction on Friday and Saturday nights. I went tonight, first time in over a year, and I really had fun. I bought some little cabinets for the bathrooms in my new place, so old threads and spools, a little bottle, and a rug. I will get some photos and upload them so you can see my finds. I have found lots of

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-32760852464226658562009-02-08T22:05:00.003-06:002009-02-08T22:15:45.984-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. Well, this is my last piece for today. I have new things coming tomorrow though, and I hope that you will stop back by and take a look. This one was fun to do with the paints in the background. I first traced my bird on some cream and red paper, but it seemed to get lost in the background so I added a black cutout over it. I also used glitter glue in the background on

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-13985000644928484052009-02-08T20:11:00.002-06:002009-02-08T20:19:52.650-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I really like the way this one came out. I have another bird one that I am working on now. I love the contrast and that it isn't too fussy. Just find yourself a bird image, and you can cut it out to make a pattern, and then trace it onto black paper. Add an image of your choice, and some eggs, and you are done! I hope you will like it too.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-34096218818133191032009-02-08T19:10:00.004-06:002009-02-08T19:16:38.137-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I can this piece Kiss Me. If you know me at all you know that I am a dyed in the wool, forever, and ever romantic! So, at Valentine's I get to make as much sappy art as I want, and I get to mail it to other people! So, here is my first piece for today. I am putting some others together, and I will upload them when they are done. I hope you like this one.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-33550770823970185272009-02-08T14:25:00.002-06:002009-02-08T14:29:09.059-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I am taking a break, and went to Lisa Vollrath's Ten Two Studio. She is again giving away some awesome images to use in your art. If you are making Valentines for anyone you can find the perfect image here. Please stop by her site, and leave her a message that you love the new images for FREE! There will continue to be a new free collage sheet or something everyday for

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-41095254179742963552009-02-06T21:07:00.002-06:002009-02-06T21:19:49.861-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have been searching and printing off some things today for a Red challenge lottery. I love the red theme, and I am having some fun with this one. I am adding paint, texture and images for a neat 6 by 6. I will post my finished project tomorrow. Also, I will be making a LOVE themed piece of art for a mingle. I am not sure what that piece will be yet. After I finish

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-31352118717393030162009-02-04T21:49:00.002-06:002009-02-04T21:54:34.917-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I have included a piece of art that I made today for a mingle at one of my Yahoo groups. It took me forever! I am so rusty from not creating. I have got to loosen up, and the best way to do that is to make a whole bunch of art, so that is what I am planning on doing. I'm sure that I will be posting every day for awhile anyway. I do have to start packing soon. It looks

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-35534358532746710382009-02-02T21:59:00.002-06:002009-02-02T22:29:48.852-06:00

Hello Friends and Family. I 'm back!! Many of you know that I had back surgery in the fall, actually on Oct. 6th. After surgery, I was not breathing well, and I was placed in ICU. However, that wasn't my only problem. My kidneys and bowels were not working either. I was still getting pain medication that was not being filtered out of my body, and even the anesthesia was not leaving my body, and

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-51334470827916780882008-10-03T23:55:00.004-05:002008-10-04T00:04:18.755-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I haven't had any time for playing this week. Three times to the doctor and hospital, and my surgery is Monday!! Can't wait to get that behind me. I just had to do a quick post tonight to let you know what I discovered today. If you have made something using Lisa Vollrath's products, you can submit a scan or photo for a chance to win $500 of her collage sheets, sets, etc

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-36682625112591333502008-09-26T16:50:00.004-05:002008-09-26T17:19:16.792-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I am so happy that the weather is getting cooler here in Texas. We have had a really hot summer, to the point that I don't even want to go out unless I just have to. This new tag is for an inspiration mingle in one of my groups. This isn't even close to what I was planning to do, but then my muse took off, and this is where I ended up. I used the Grafix Rub-Ons

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-59341588784947138332008-09-24T20:02:00.005-05:002008-09-24T20:18:39.988-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. Well, I stopped playing with this, and here is the finished product. I used watercolor crayons and pencils to color the photo. It was great fun to do. At one time in my life, I worked at adding color to sepia and black and white photos, so it was a little like that, but this was way more fun , more like coloring! I added the gold German scrap around the photo to "frame"

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-5755493371689092462008-09-23T13:29:00.007-05:002008-09-24T20:17:51.587-05:00

Helllo Friends and Family. I am working on a piece for a challenge in one of my groups. The theme is "Girl's Night Out". I was looking through my images that I have saved on a little external hard drive and came across this one (my computer is too old, slow, and has such a small memory that I can't store things on it). While this is not a family photo, it could have been. This could be my mom (

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-70379391644874657552008-09-18T19:24:00.008-05:002008-09-19T06:08:29.323-05:00

Hello Friends and Family. I was sent a link to a site where you can make your own breast cancer iconic doll so I made mine and here is it:http://www.mylifetime.com/fun-games/games/dress/be-my-bra Go make one for yourself and have some fun! I am looking for a button so I am off in search of the breast cancer button to connect my readers to information about breast cancer.If you have a breast

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-49055076835710090762008-09-18T19:24:00.004-05:002008-09-18T19:48:17.945-05:00

Hello friends, family and fellow bloggers. Here is my piece for Lisa Vollrath's Make it Mondays challenge. This piece is very shimmery and glittery, but you really can't tell it from the scan. I love birds, trees, water, but I really don't get out much anymore, but boy what a camper I used to be! Yes, I know it is Thursday, but oh what a week! I had to get my dress form dress finished and in the

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-32333733829840645642008-09-17T00:45:00.008-05:002008-09-17T01:12:13.222-05:00

Hello Friends and FamilyI am so happy to show you my finished dress. My dress is made from paper napkins, green tissue paper, and green tulle, beads, ribbons. I had an awesome time planning this dress and then actually doing it! This dress is for a charity auction for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. All of the proceeds from this auction will be spent to find a cure for breast cancer. The auction

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-49054975457404558962008-09-12T16:32:00.001-05:002008-09-17T00:45:04.177-05:00

In the top photo, I am wraping some tissue paper around the top to sort of make a pattern ( more work needed there!). In the bottom photo, I am adding some beaded trim to the bottom of the napkin skirt. The weight of the beads is really pulling the skirt down. I will think about this, and I am going to go iron some napkins and glue the edges together to make it large enough to gather, and decide

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Hello friends. I am working on finishing my dress form. In the photo on the right, I have added the gathered green tulle over the tissue paper. I tacked the two together around the waist so they couldn't slide up. It looks pretty just like this I think. This was a double layer of tulle, folder with the fold at the bottom. I hand stitched the seam down the back of the tulle before I gathered it.

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I am working on my dress today, and after looking at the tulle layer over the wire frame, I decided to first add a slip. I'm sorry these photos are so dark. I forgot to turn on the flash.I went to my tissue paper stach to find some white tissue, and low and behold there was the same color of tissue as the green tulle! So, first I had to iron it because it was so wrinkled. Next I turned down the

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Today, I played around with this, and I finished it so I thought I would just post it tonight. I want to be working on my dress form, but there have been so many interuptions at my house that I haven't been able to concentrate. You see I am preparing for some major back surgery.  I have been poked and prodded all over. I have had at my house, a social worker, the occupational therapist, the nurse

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Here is my entry for Lisa Vollrath's Make It Mondays challenge. I know I am a day late, but I have been so busy, so I am just happy I have something to display! This weeks theme is Chocolate. If you want to play then visit Make It Mondays and read how. I really like this piece. I'm not sure if it is the colors, or that it is about chocolate! I found inspiration for this from the book "

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Why does it have to be so difficult to make these decisions? I know for me that I have too much stuff! I picked out a few things, and I will probably weed out some of them, but first the construction of the dress, and I am starting that right now. I will post more step by step photos later today.

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I am still looking for just the right combination. I was going to do the whole thing in pink for breast cancer (my favorite color), but since this isn't for me, I decided to go with somethings else, and my winner is the pink, red, and blue with the moss green tulle.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-35189365103354599392008-09-06T13:39:00.003-05:002008-09-06T14:03:14.515-05:00

Here I am draping various paper napkins around my dress form. I have picked up these napkins from various places, but mostly at Hobby Lobby. This part of trying different things is so much fun....you do have to put back all the things you are not going to use, but oh how exciting when your ideas start coming together, and you start to visualize the finished product. I love to work this way

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Hello! Is anyone out there? I know it will take a while to get some readers back to my blog, but I will blog away anyway. I have a project that I am working on that I very excited about. Here in Texas we have a town named Salado. It is a real arts and crafts town. I love to go there and just look in all the shops. This is also the home of the famous artist Thomas Kinkade. Well anyway, I have

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As all of you know, my sweet brother Charles has passed away. For weeks I have been just unable to do much of anything, just living in a dark place. I realize now that I have to get back to the living of my life. Life is short, and I know where my brother is, and I know I will see him again. He was such a dynamic person, and so easy to love. Several people have told me that they were saddened to

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Hello, I just wanted to leave a quick note to say that my dear brother Charles passed away on Saturday morning. We were all with him, and he is now pain free and dancing down those golden streets of Heaven. I will write more later, but wanted to say something now. His service is tomorrow, and my heart is very heavy tonight. There are not enough words to thank everyone who has written to me,

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Here is an older photo of Charles from November, and a photo of myself and my grandson in April on my birthday. We went to San Antonio last Friday and got home late Monday night. Charles seemed better than the weekend before. We had a meeting on Monday with several members of the hospice that is taking care of Charles, and some members from the staff of Charles' home.At the meeting we had the

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-75206416544238209752008-05-09T02:37:00.003-05:002008-05-09T04:01:59.539-05:00

Hello everyone. Here are some photos that were taken last Saturday. I could see a big difference in Charles since we were there before. He is so much weaker, and having more break through pain. Sis and I are leaving in the morning to go back to SA, and we may come home on Monday. We know that Charles doesn't have a lot of time left, so we want to be with him as much as possible. I have been an

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-53436950998864747062008-04-25T18:53:00.005-05:002008-04-25T19:12:55.078-05:00

Hello to everyone that has been dropping by. It has been a very emotional week for me, but a good one. So many of you have written to me, and it has so lifted my spirits, just reading your words of strength and concern. Charles has had a good week too. He has been for some blood workups and I am waiting to hear back on those. Sis and I are going to see him this weekend. I doubt we will spend the

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-19676652938953344482008-04-16T02:34:00.006-05:002008-04-16T02:55:45.326-05:00

My sister Jeannie and I spent the weekend with Charles in SA. He was happy to see us and to show us what he had. He has received several card (they are in his lap), and dollars too. Someone sent him the hat he has on and he wore it all weekend. He asked his house mom to hang up his cards, and she was going to get some bulletin boards, and when those are full, then we will get some more. When we

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-75530718044367225542008-04-13T00:43:00.005-05:002008-04-16T03:20:37.601-05:00

Hello friends. I want to tell you about the angel in my life. It is my brother, Charles. Charles is 58, and mentally challenged. He lives in a home with 5 other "family" members in San Antonio. It was his choice to move to SA many years ago to be near some of his friends. Charles is always so happy and outgoing, and he was always busy doing something all the time. He has loved the jobs that he

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-57235451914436568042008-04-11T03:03:00.003-05:002008-04-11T03:10:41.033-05:00

Here are a couple of pieces of my more girly girl art. Well, maybe it is just more of the same. I have some work to show you from a friend's RR book that I will put on later. Tomorrow, I want to tell you about the angel in my life. His name is Charles, and he is my very special brother. I hope that all of you will tell everyone you know to come hear about Charles.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-81914614862529086472008-04-02T03:40:00.001-05:002008-04-02T03:42:17.519-05:00

I am working on a new header, and some new art that I made at a Play Day yesterday. Oh, what a fun day that was. Eating and playing all day, making art in all sorts of shapes and colors. I will post later today.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-22573416693548401272008-03-17T11:07:00.002-05:002008-03-17T11:14:03.042-05:00

Well, I have never even heard of an "untag" tag mingle, but it sure was fun! I love shoes, not to wear but to collect! This one so much fun to do, and I know it looks complicated but it really wasn't. If you would like to make one, let me know and I will send you the pattern that I used. I love the bright colors. Not what you would expect for a shoe like this from ages ago! Oh, Happy St.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-84888987436371362392008-03-15T20:50:00.004-05:002008-03-15T21:01:34.813-05:00

I have been working on a piece for an Easter Bonnet lottery. This is my piece above. The pink cross is on top of the lid of a tin giftcard can, and the bunny is on the inside of the lid, The woman in the big Easter Bonnet is in the bottom of the tin. I had so much fun doing this tin. I painted it with gesso, and sanded it some, and finished it up with some ink pads. I printed the woman on a

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-80845821892854269962008-03-11T18:20:00.007-05:002008-03-15T22:04:02.316-05:00

It has been quite awhile since I have updated my blog. First I had the flu, and then bronchitis. However, I am feeling better and better. I have been working for a few days on some swaps, lottery, mingles, and ATCs. The pennant above was for a East Pennant swap with one of my groups: An Affair With Art. I really like the way this piece came out. The colors are great for spring I think. Let me

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-19190335980774376642008-02-06T23:25:00.000-06:002008-02-07T01:15:30.847-06:00

From what I understand I have been "tagged" by Jeri Lynn over at Artful Gatherings. Here are the Rules: Post the rules on your blog, and then give your answers. List one fact about yourself for each letter in your middle name. Each fact must begin with a letter from your middle name. If you do not have a middle name, use your maiden name(or create a middle name).Once you are tagged, update your

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I am just worn out tonight. I have been grocery shopping for the next couple of weeks. Anyway, I wanted to get my header fixed today, but oh well maybe tomorrow. Have a good evening everyone.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-8020670784632375552008-01-30T21:52:00.001-06:002008-01-30T22:01:54.736-06:00

I worked on these Valentines today, and I just thought I would keep them simple! I know, this may not be what you would call simple but for me it is! Not too frilly, but I still like them. As a mater of fact, the pink one is my favorite! Big surprise, right! I love pink! Well, I have started on a new header for my blog, so I am going to work on it now. I just can't stand another day of that

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-74297856485735508112008-01-29T23:01:00.001-06:002008-01-29T23:18:18.724-06:00

Yea! It's M day, and my banner is complete. Here is a photo of the whole thing, but it isn't the best photo so I may redo it tomorrow. I love the way the whole thing looks, sort of girly, well really girly, and I love the colors and the glitter! I really want to thank Lisa at Simple Journeys for coming up with this really fun challenge. I enjoyed working on each letter and trying new ideas.

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Hello again. I am swapping Valentines with some of my sisters at one of my Yahoo groups. Here are a couple that I just finished. I showed them to my son Rod, and he said "don't you think they are kind of gaudy?". Well, yes son they are, but you can get away with it when you are making Valentines! I hope you enjoy looking!

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What a wonderful sentiment, and what a wonderful time I had doing this piece! This black and white piece is for the latest challenge at Created by Hand. I have thought for a while now that I would like to do an altered book that is filled with nothing but black, white, and maybe one accent color. There is something that is so much easier about working with black and white. You can just focus on

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-20070729004847827732008-01-28T21:58:00.001-06:002008-01-28T22:23:33.351-06:00

Hello everyone. Thank you for coming by today. Here is my entry for the Mixed Media challenge. The theme is a house, which I really like. I am wanting to start a house AB soon. Once I sit down to do this challenge though, I got really confused. You know, so many possibilities, so little time! Anyway, I decided on the image of the woman first, and then I just built the house around her. Hey,

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Hello everyone out there! Here is my A in the "DREAM" banner challenge that is hosted over at Simple Journeys by sweet Lisa. I have been gone all day and just got back. I can't believe I had my letter finished ahead of time and I still didn't get to post first today! I really love the way this pennant came out. I love to use floral images in my art, and I am a nut about roses. The woman at the

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-8623704264282009782008-01-22T19:18:00.000-06:002008-01-22T19:40:05.391-06:00

What a fun challenge this is! It is so funny that the theme today was Inchies at Created by Hand because I was just getting ready to make some new ones after adding one to my Childhood piece. I decided to make the Serendipity 1" squares, and this is how I made them. I took a piece of white card stock and using acrylic medium as glue, I randomly added various papers, a few stickers, and some

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-21974903645316291962008-01-22T16:10:00.000-06:002008-01-22T16:35:21.860-06:00

Hello all. Hope you are having a good day whereever you live. It is cold here in the Ft. Worth area, and has been for a few days. Maybe that will get some of those darn bugs we are plagued with! I was going to whip something out for the Mixed Media Monday challenge yesterday, and Idecided to do a transfer (the bottom photo). WOW, did that go badly! I love the image I chose and I love the green

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-8494338113751840002008-01-16T15:29:00.000-06:002008-01-17T21:09:00.885-06:00

Hello everyone! I'm glad that you came by today to see my E! So far, this has been my favorite collage of the letters. Why you might ask. Well, number one, I love the image of the two little girls. They remind me so much of my sister Jeannie and myself when we were young. Also, I love that piece of blue paper with the brown plant on it, and it looks like a tree branch so I had to add a bird nest!

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-10693321193954845942008-01-14T18:18:00.000-06:002008-01-15T15:01:57.888-06:00

Here is my whimsical piece for the new challenge today. (Size 4" x 5") I was looking through my images for a woman in one of those outrageous costumes when I came across this little lady. Well, uh not lady, but you get the idea! Anyway the look on her face spoke to me. I know that look! I think I have been there myself more times than I want to remember! I decided to do a modern background with

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-23070160492603450962008-01-13T16:48:00.000-06:002008-01-13T19:28:20.333-06:00

Today is a beautiful day where I live. It is cool, but the sun is shining, and it is so clear outside and everything still looks so inspiring of the spring that will be here before we know it! Just wish I could get warm inside! I am just cleaning up in my workroom, and catching up on my emails. I love to have the time to do this....well, basically just doing nothing! I had to get a book ready

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-50031314302791887232008-01-09T13:50:00.000-06:002008-01-09T20:38:46.089-06:00

Here is my second letter in my "DREAM" banner. These banners, or pennants, are fun and easy to make. You can choose any word that has meaning to you and you can use up those scraps of paper and images that you have been saving. I decided to do my letters in glitter to make them pop out a little more from my background. You could use a less busy background for a letter that would stand out even

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-19871729926676750012008-01-07T13:05:00.000-06:002008-01-07T13:18:24.802-06:00

Here is my entry for the Mixed Media Monday challenge. The theme this week is Time. I looked around my art room and saw some lovely floral tissue sticking out of the top of a bag, and knew I had my background. I already had the image of the girl printed out and in my stash ready to use. I printed the quote and the butterfly wings, and I was done in just a few minutes. I printed my time

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-90155057659014425802008-01-04T14:12:00.000-06:002008-01-04T14:48:24.062-06:00

Well, I finally did it! Here is my letter "D" for the "Dream" Banner of the Month that Lisa is hosting at Simple Journeys. I love the whole idea of the banner, and I can't wait to see mine finished. I just used some papers and images that I had on hand to complete this letter. The size is 6 " across the top and 71/2 " down the sides. The banner idea has really been catching on especially

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-4892703384316126312008-01-02T05:57:00.000-06:002008-01-02T06:10:20.402-06:00

Hey, only one day late. I have be so busy trying to clean up after the holidays. I live to keep my tree up until after new year's because I enjoy it so much. I think it brings back sweet memories of past when us children where all together with mom and dad. Now, they are gone and we are thrown to the wind. I couldn't sleep last night so I got up around 1:30 this morning to complete my Momday

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-66458127218342923922007-12-30T21:04:00.000-06:002007-12-30T21:41:04.447-06:00

Well, Christmas has come and gone for another year, and I am eagerly waiting for the new year to begin. I have been under the weather since Christmas, but I am feeling much better now, and I will be creating some new art very soon. I have looked at a lot of art online recently, and the creativity I see is amazing. I am so inspired!I want to add something new to my blog this year, because I feel

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-18987227543638087862007-12-14T21:08:00.000-06:002007-12-14T21:25:14.895-06:00

Here is my entry in the Theme Thursday challenge. This week's theme is friends. I found this wonderful picture of the birds and I added the butterfly lady, the nest and the background with some stamping. I learned a neat trick from Lisa Vollrath for the title. I cut a narrow band of white paper and fed it through my Dymo label maker, and then I added color to it with my chalks. I think the

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http://artist-how-to.com/Christmascountdown07.htm Here is another place for you to get free Christmas images. Also, don't forget to go to Lisa Vollrath's web page too for more free images!Today is Theme Thursday challenge and the theme is "Friends". I will be posting my art piece later today. Hope all of you are getting ready for Christmas. It is starting to look a little like Christmas here at

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-44458319093426103142007-12-10T19:56:00.000-06:002007-12-11T21:35:53.282-06:00

Here is an ornament I made using a Altoids can. I have seen some of the cans that were altered by Lisa Vollrath, http://www.gomakesomething.com/ so I tried her idea on a round can rather than the rectangular shaped can. I spray painted the can inside and out with gold spray paint, and let it dry. When it was dry, I punched a hole in the bottom part of the can, and then using E6000 I glued some

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Here is my entry for the Skinny Saturday challenge (3 x 5). The theme this week is Dream. I really had a lot of fun with this one. I searched for some ornate image to make the skirt on this angel, and I hand colored it. Her wings are cutout petals from scrapbook paper, and using gold paint, I did the background and highlighted the rest of the piece. I hope you like it

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-15142625695958084732007-12-07T21:59:00.000-06:002007-12-07T22:02:28.257-06:00

Well my sister and I got back into town around 6 this evening. We are both so worn out that we couldn't wait to get home. Of course I had to come check my blog, and I was going to make some art tonight, but I am totally too tired! Tomorrow is Skinny Saturday, and maybe I will go back and make something for 4x4 Friday. I hope you all have a wonderful evening with lots of rest!

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-71512830008761607922007-12-05T00:21:00.000-06:002007-12-05T00:31:45.280-06:00

Well, I didn't get this piece done yesterday, but the theme of Wings is just too wonderful to pass up. So I know it's late, but here it is. I thought of all sorts of designs for this one, but I seem to never stray very far from my vintage, romantic favorites. I hope you will like it too.I am planning to complete some other challenges this week, but I may only get to one more before I go out of

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Here is my entry for today's challenge. This little girl looks completely full of mischief! This is about all I managed to finish today since I am still working on my blog setup, and somehow I cut my background image in half! Oh well tomorrow is another day...uah another day for me to screw up my new blog!

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-67746877504041970832007-11-29T20:31:00.000-06:002007-11-29T20:45:58.475-06:00

Today's theme is really great. It is winter or snow in unusual colors. I chose an image that I thought would look good with my black and creme background. I had fun making the little glittery snowflakes too. There is something close to magic when you see and capture a snowflake on a gloved hand. Too bad we don't get many opportunities to experience that feeling.

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Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-77594830144447309582007-11-28T22:23:00.000-06:002007-11-28T22:51:06.842-06:00

Yes, I realize it isn't Tuesday, but I have to start somewhere, so I wanted to enter my "Chocolate" for the theme this week of something sweet.

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I have been all over the web looking at other blogs and trying to decide how to set up my own. Well, this is very time consuming, and I am still looking....I tried to add a photo, but I think the file is too large so I am going to work on that now and see if I can get it to upload.

Mary Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125741267242176690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437324607465455324.post-84531422619832003202007-11-27T22:33:00.000-06:002007-11-27T23:11:13.112-06:00

I have thought for a while now about starting a blog, and with the urging from a friend, here it is. I am excited that I am actually doing this, and I hope that someday others will read it, and enjoy it. I will be telling you things about myself as time goes by, but the first thing I want you to know is that I love art. I am a retired public school art teacher, and I love children's art, so I

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