I hope everyone is going to have very happy holidays. I'm just finishing up my work on Suzanne's book and when I get home from our Christmas trip, I'll be sending it on home to her. Marilyn

Happy Holidays

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL! I have one more book in my posession. By February this RR should be done. This is a busy time so if books aren't moving on its understndable. I hope everyone enjoyed this experience and maybe you will start your own rr in the future.
Carole

thank you so much !!!

For the great RR!!!! Hope to see your art again sometime soon!

Joy Jewel, your book will be in your hands sometime soon, hang in there!

Mea Culpa!

I made these pages for Sue back in early summer. I'd been saving them to hand to her at Art Unraveled and then never got a chance to meet up with her. (I know! The woman comes halfway around the world to my back yard, we're at the same event, and we never manage to meet up! The same thing happened to me with Kellie when I was in her neck of the woods.) I thought I'd sent these pages off to Sue but apparently they were sitting around waiting to be scanned and got forgotten.

So here are your Z and Q pages, Sue. I hope I'll get them on their way tomorrow!

Yes, I like pink a lot.

New Blog

Hi ladies,
I have created a blog...do come and see..........I still can't post as much as I'd like to but come on in and say hi. The blog is Mixed Media Meanderings
Carole

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Ladies!
I've been trying to upload pics but when i click on the Add Image Icon... nothing happens...anyone else having a problem?

Coming to the end

Well, Ladies, its been a fun ride. we are now coming towards the end of this RR. I will be sending out Sharon's book next week to Zoe. I have in hand Kathy's book which I will send for the Nov. rotation.

Carole

I worked on Suzanne's Fiber loving book last week.
Since my son is obsessed with Trains, I of course had to do a tribute.

at first I wasnt sure but now I liked it enough I did another one in my own personal sketch book.

Now to get caught up on the other projects!!

D is for Daisy

This is the page spread I ended up doing in Sharon's book. The daisy is a small fiber piece, and it includes beads in the flower center.

The quote I used reads:

The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it's scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. -- Therese of Lisieux.

I'm sorry this was late, and I wished I had gotten a 2nd page spread done, but as we all know, life happens....

Home Is Where The Heart Is . . .

houses and hearts . . . the theme for "H" I did in Kelly's book. I also did an "M" page for her and it turned out nice, but I am in love, love, love with this page. I don't think the scan really does it justice! LOL, my arm hurts from patting myself on the back . . . giggle!



Love ya, love your art

Judy

A and J in Sharon's Book

I finished these up the other night and signed the sign-in page last night. I'll get them packed up to send to Suzanne in the morning.

Blogger isn't behaving properly so I'll see if I can get these photos looking better tomorrow night. In the meantime, I'll see if I can get them on my own blog.

Oops, I Did Three Pages!

Luckily, Kathy's book is a fat one with plenty of pages in it. I had done a two-page spread for the letter E (yes, I know Sue is doing E - I forgot - and she said she doesn't mind if people repeat letters or if they are out of order, thank goodness!) and wanted to put a ribbon in the corner so I punched a hole and then decided to cover that page so that it didn't interfere with anyone else's work. I didn't like what I did there so I cut out some paper to cover it with and that had circles on it. I had gotten out another piece of paper to decide between the two and then realized that I had circles and dots and the colors were related and just couldn't resist doing another page. They're so simple but I really like the way they turned out. Now I'll be happy if I can get the photos to look right on this blog!

I also have some work nearly done in Sharon's book and plan to send them both off to Suzanne sometime in the coming week.

So far, Kathy's is the only book I had to read before I could work in it. It's the worst thing about being a book-a-holic. I can't resist reading them all!

Pages for Kellie's book -- T and R

I did a "T" page a few days ago, but couldn't settle on an idea for a 2nd spread for Kellie's book until this morning.

Here's the "T" page:
The words that meander through the page are the lyrics to "Tiptoe through the Tulips"

Here's a look at the other page spread I made:


I posted a whole bunch of pictures of the process I took to create this page spread on my blog: http://blog.saltcreekquiltco.com

The glue is still drying. I'll get Kellie's book in the mail tomorrow, I hope.

on it's way!!!

Book is on it's way to Joy Jewel . . . hhhhaaaa, I think (heavy on the think) it's Carole's that I had . . . oh my! I've had it packed up and ready to mail for a couple weeks now . . . anyway, off it went yesterday!

Very Awesome Art From Down Under . . .

arrived yesterday . . . wow!!!! Thank you so much Sue they are fantastic. I have an idea I think will be awesome for your book and the letter "R" . . . I sure hope that what I am thinking happens from my brain, through my fingers, and onto the pages !!

Thank you Sue!

My pages from Sue in Australia arrived today! Wow -- like most things, their photographs didn't do them justice.

I worked on a spread for Kellie's book yesterday. I need to do another and then mail it on. I'll post pictures once I'm finished.

Thank you Sue! I can't wait to get my book back so I can put these in and see everything else that has been added to my book!

Hi ladies,
Very Cool ARt.......I've started the backgrounds for Judy's book. I'm going to use P for Portals , I'm not sure what letter I'm using next but I'm leaning towards M for Muse. I know I haven't posted here but I just got over being sick and my work schedule doesn't give me much 'play' time. I try to use my free time for my family and artwork but I will try to post more often.
Has anyone seen the book Kalidescope (spelling may be wrong) well, I ordered it from Stampington. I'll share my thoughts on it when I receive it. If any of you guys have read it...let us know what you think.
Carole

K is for Kite

Just more fun in Kathy's book this time. Of ocurse I am partial to the letter K myself. I left the kite loose so hopefully it will have taht kite feel with a red long ribbon hanging past the books edge.

F is for Fishsticks!

Just a sneak peek of what
I put in Sharon's book this week.
Opah Fishsticks are fun to make!!

"T" for Marilyn's book

Turquoise "T" on Two-color fabric with Twin circles

I Trapped Tangled Threads with Tulle and did some Threadplay on Top. (Actually I did bobbin work, as the Thread I wanted to use is Turquoise Kreinik metallic blending filament, which I didn't think would work coming through the needle).

The fabric was layered with Two layers of Totally Stable stabilizer (a Sulky product).

Some of the "T"s were on purpose, some I only realized after I got going (like the Twin circles or the fact that the name of the stabilizer started with a "T"...)

The color is much prettier in person. I still need to attach these to the appropriate places in Marilyn's book, and will get it in the mail next week.