Road trip last week

After seeing a pic of a cow skull with a rose on Jack and Cat Curio's blog, I had to have one. Scroll down to the second blog entitled "Roadtrips,Textures, Classes, and Sleep." Decided to redecorate my entryway with it (sans that glittery "Paris" stuff). That meant a road trip!

My friend, Joy, and I headed to The Town Dump in Cave Creek last Thursday to rummage through their rusty stuff and to see if they had a cow skull. I knew they would have one if anyplace did! Joy and I also visited Valerie's and Big Bronco up there soaking up the western flavor in those stores. Also had lunch at El Encanto! Delicious!

Got rid of some tired flowers in a rickity basket and replaced them with the cow skull. I love the pot. My sister gave that to me years ago. The lizard crawling through the holes in the pot are definitely southwest!
While digging through the stuff on the workbench in the garage I came upon this swing frame I had bought several months ago. I put a cowgirl pic in it and decided it was a keeper. Originally it was headed for Merchant Square to be sold, but changed my mind. The worn frame and the cowgirl pic fits right in with my southwest/western decor in the great room.Now I have to get rid of two items in the great room. That's the deal I made with myself after my hubby passed. Put one new thing in the house and two things must go out (to be sold or donated). Can't continue to increase the stuff in here! My hubby has been gone 4 1/2 years and I am still cleaning out. It is better, but could be A LOT better!! LOL!!

Sweet Things fabric book

I started this next fabric book over the weekend. Kim has told me that customers at Mystic Paper that have asked if I am going to do a fabric book. The answer is YES!! And Sweet Things is the first one. I wanted to do something totally different from the Prairie Doves fabric book. This is where I started. Lots of girlie fabrics, lace, whites and off whites, and plenty of color. There will be lots of neat ideas tucked inside as well. I will update you as I get pages done. Once this one is completed and on Mystic Paper's class schedule, I am going to do another one very similar to Prairie Doves for all the cowgirls out there!!

I really have enjoyed KC Willis Collage Camp and strongly encourage you to look at the link and then sign up. You won't regret it!

Small journals

I wanted to try my hand at covering little journals with coffee dyed fabrics and then stitching vintage pictures on the fabrics. I like the way these turned out.
Images are downloaded from Digital Collage Sheets. Check them out! They have some beautiful images.

Little Buckaroo journals

Two little buckaroo journals I made from scraps. These images are transferred onto canvas fabric. Love the barbed wire accents! Too cute!