New Spoonflower Fabric!!!

I had one of my designs printed up on Spoonflower fabric again!! They do such a great job!!! You can see every little pencil line. I had the print done mirror image, and I think it's kinda cute!!!
If I can bear to cut into it, I almost like the crosshatched pencil backround better than the 'shrooms!! It would look nice in a quilt!
LOL

Another Facebook Page!

Yikes, I REALLY must be nuts!! But,I'm gonna give it a try. I set up a FB page for my business, Ooglebloops.
It will connect folks to this blog and keep everyone updated on what's new in the Etsy shoppe.
So,if you are on Facebook, please, drop on in - become a fan, pleeease!!! At least, I'll have one fan!! LOL I may even have to have a giveaway for those who sign up to be fans!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fulks-Run-VA/Ooglebloops/108542090378?created#/pages/Fulks-Run-VA/Ooglebloops/108542090378

ABAA Seashell Challenge

A rainy day here on the farm - I could have been doing soooo many other things that needed to be done indoors. But, I chose to whip up the latest challenge from Awfully Big Art Adventure with things I had around the house.

All these items, with the exception of the inks used, are thrift store finds!
The green frame seemed perfect for this project. The vintage starfish brooch had been waiting for a new place to "hang"! The backround behind the starfish is the cardboard from a Puffs Plus tissue box, with blue vegetable netting for water. The vintage gummed label 'needed' my little seashore sketch with the title typed on my own vintage typewriter.
The strip of hooks holding the tags is from a corset or girdle - it was left behind on one of the wagons at the auction I went to over the weekend. I saw it and knew it would be perfect for hanging tags on in some future project!

I have a alphabet set from Stampin' Up, and used upper and lower case on the inked tags. The tags and strings were distressed with Tim Holts' "old paper" distressed ink. I also used generic $1 ink pads, and Anne Griffin Chocolate ink.

I suppose I could fancy it up more- but I'm done - less is more for me in this project!!You can click on each picture for a closer look.This piece will be available on ETSY today!

And, now, on to things I SHOULD be doing!!!!

Tea on Tuesday

It's Tuesday and time for tea with Kimmie and Patty, and whoever else wants to join the party!!!
I started out with tea on the front steps, and then the rains came - again!!!!
So, I grabbed my favorite pottery mug and scurried back inside.
This is my little reading corner, in the guest/computer room. I am drinking Yogi green tea triple echinacea. It has in it, among other things, organic green tea leaf,lemongrass, spearmint,echinacea root,licorice, elderberry, and kombucha.

The tag on the tea bag imparts the wise words: Wisdom, character, and consciousness conquer all.

This mug, made by Bay Pottery, Broadway, Va was the one that started me on my thrift store search for pottery! It was a mere 50 cents, and I've been hooked ever since. I'm not just hooked on Bay pottery, but all kinds- my kitchen cabinets are starting to overflow!!I love the look of mix and match hand made pottery in a place setting.
(By the way, EVERYTHING in the reading corner pic, was "rescued" from a thrift store or yard sale!Except for the little heart quilt on the wall - that is the first quilt I ever made, I had no clue what I was doing -don't look too close!It is made from all the dresses and nightgowns I made for my daughter when she was little)

I hope you all decide to join us for Tea on Tuesdays- just show us what you're having and link us up!

Another Giveaway!!!!!

Another GREAT giveaway at Yellow Bird Art

They just got back from Market and have alot of fabulous things in the giveaway!!!But HURRY!! It ends TONITE!!!

Fantastic Artist

Just a quick note - I discovered this fantastic artist thru Art Propelled's blog

When you go to this artist's website - make sure you watch the little video - she creates amazing creatures!!!Susan Valyi uses vintage shoe lasts as the basis for all her creatures and soapstone, bones, glass, driftwood and all sorts of found objects! Unbelieveably cool!!!

New Quilt for my Collection!

Went to an auction yesterday and there were some lovely quilts there. I don't really have the patience to hang around all day at an auction, so, I bid on one that was on the first wagon load of stuff. More on this auction on my other blog
I'll be running right over there to write all about it, after I post this one!!

The quilt is machine quilted, not hand, as I would have liked, but it is feed sack, with a white feed sack backing. The words on the back are faint, but can still be seen. It is kind of neat, and probably the only one that would have been in my price range!!!My husband about had a fit, and kept trying to take the auction number away from me!!!Oops - forgot to turn this picture upright!!! Oh, well.............

This quilt was made by the wife of the elderly man who used to own our property. She died several years ago, and he died just recently. It's kind of sad tho', when your life, and all you were, ends on an auction block. But, we accumulate so much stuff in our lives, and you can't take it with you..................

(Another blogger mentioned having trouble setting pictures on Blogger, the way she wants them - don't feel bad - I can do it on Wordpress, but not here, for some reason!!!)