Lydia Ann -
.:life is a dance:. .:love without holding back:. .:dance:. .:sing:. .:love:. .:dance the dance:. .:dream:. .:smile:. .:sing with your whole heart:. .:hold nothing back:. .:give life your song & dance:.
I LOVE YOU - mom
Today's Go-Venturing Prompt: Pockets. Oh pockets I love you - oh yes I do! I had an idea of what to do before I even finished the word, pocket. 
That lady was my inspiration for the day. I drew a picture of her (and her walker) and the path we were on. I drew it on cheap paper taped together. Yuck. Blah. Never again. Then I drew what she wished what she hoped and possibly what she dreamed of, herself as a little girl in a dress with pockets. I then wrote all around the picture and added some color with equally cheap water colors. Which kinda ruined it, because the paper was so thin it riped - However, I gave it a try and now I know why I hardly paint, no never paint. And I also know why I should draw on better paper. Although I wreaked it, I had fun and it will always remind me of that sweet old lady. :) 
I then thought of big hair and how that was not my type. Like these men - just want to know what they were thinking. HA!
And here is my husbands take, plane and simple - not his type:
A couple days ago I was reading my favorite blog, [i] love life, by artist Kal Barteski. Her and this other girl Elise decided to have an artist duel, a match, a challenge, a thrill. They are going to be designing and making artsy stuff all week long challenging each other (and the rest of us) to be creative. They have called it Go-Venture and the first clue was: green + dizzy. I have decided to do my take and see if I can keep up with the big girls -you know the professional artists. Ha - which has me laughing right about now because although I am creative, I am no artist - at all. But what the heck it will be fun and I am always up for fun. 
And here is my husbands: 
Two days ago I decided to make a baby blanket for craft hope. I am really excited about it and yesterday I got started. Since I really had no 
idea what I was going to do - I copied the craft hope design and decided to applique it to the quilt. I used a bunch of old jeans that I had been saving for a jean quilt - along with some old scraps. It looks really good so far, and I just need to do the back and edging to be finished. Here are some pictures of the quilt in progress.
Another winning bag. I have had this bag for about a week now, and have just gotten around to post pictures of it. I love it - this is a no thrills bag, just plane & simple & easy to cart around. This came from the green bag lady who has vowed to give a bag to anyone 
who promises to use it instead of plastic. She uses donated materials and converts them into beautiful bags for shopping of all kinds. If you have any unwanted fabric consider a donation to her. A really cool part about her bags is the fact that she puts a number on each one - she has made over 5,600 bags so far. These bags are in all 50 states and in a number of different countries. My bag is number 5176 - Thank you Teresa!
A little while ago, like two weeks, I saw this website: craft hope ... and thought maybe someday I can participate. The last project they did was they made dolls to distribute in Nicaragua. By the time I found the site there was only about one week left to make and send a doll. Since I am not one to make a doll in the first place I figured I would just wait until the next project showed up.
So, I have been having a really rough day. I am in the process of sleep training Lydia - and today was a not so fun one. She is usually pretty good at going to sleep but her stress level has been high due to major diaper rash, gas bubbles, and teething pain. This little one is taking a lot in and in returen she freaks out at me. And I am not too great in the soothing department these days, because I feel the crying is constant. I honestly thought the parenting gig would be a lot easier then it has been. I suppose I just need to take it one day at a time... sometimes one minute at a time. And I need to lean on God more, and trust that everything will be alright. I love you little girl, even on these days. 
Another wonderful item I won was this Kimberly Bag from Simply Stylish. First let me say it is gorgeous - it is so bright and colorful and the perfect purse for the Spring/Summer. The additional flower adds a little extra spark which I like, but can also be removed. Also this bag is deceptively big. It doesn't look like it could hold much at first glance, but you can really pack a lot in there. With three pockets you can 
separate the important items from the rest of the bag. Additionally, Kristie from Simply Stylish does a wonderful job sewing. The bag is durable and I am sure will last me a long time. If you like this bag (which you should) and would like one of your own you can go to Simply Stylish Etsy shop. Or if you would like to check out some of her other creations you can go to her blog. Thank you again Kristie!!!
This tag blanket was the first item that I won! It also came in the mail first, and although I have only had it a short while it has been wonderful. Lydia loves it and has since the moment it came. She loves shoving it in her mouth and looking at it. She also loves the crinkle corner and that is usually the side she decides to drool over first. As much as I could write about it, my words will not do the blanket justice ...so here are a couple pictures to show you our love for this wonderful Tag Blankie.
