The Lahti boys of Brownsmead, Oregon...part 1...

As part of my care for the elderly I help them get their life's in a scrapbook/Genealogical form.

With work in progress it was time to make a page 

and the need for inspiration!!

With heartfelt Thanks in what I do "do”… it pulls from my material items but rewards my spirit.  It is a one on one, work in progress that could only be done by family, friends or someone like me. There are so many yet so few that takes the time to do it. I can’t seem to stop doing it. 

I Love it for my love of the art goes right into their books and hearts. It is incredible how they respond to the love that I put into "Their Life" that has been important to them throughout.  I have gotten to know friends and family that I have seen or heard about growing up…and then there they are. We laugh together, cry together and share life together, even if such a short time.

I would not like to leave the memories of life of these few that I have lost.

One day it will be my turn and will hope to have my life in a scrapbook for those that “Knew me” and for those that wondered.

Winning the Top 3 award
 Creative Craft Challenges
 are looking for the use of LACE, I used a paper lace
 Now that "page 1" is finished I am looking forward to the next sketch and recipes for the pages to follow!!

Rhythm inchie…

My Mother, Eileen is very talented. One of those talents is her beautiful voice accompanied by her piano & organ playing.

Growing up I listened often and was memorized as I watched her totally enjoying herself. 

As a young girl I was intrigued by that…tick tock coming from a gracious piece atop the piano. 

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I learned that mother was keeping time with what is called a Metronome. I tried to play but could only play by sound so it went no further. What us kids did like is when Mom played that special song...we would twirl around until we got dizzy...memories!

 The Piano, stool and Metronome were my great grandparents. I have no idea where the Piano and stool are but I was fortunate to have gotten the Metronome handed down to me by my father, Francis.

In doing some research I have found that it is from within the 1920’s.

May the Rhythm from it carry on to future generations…

Endless inchie...

Growing…not knowing
what time was even about.

Life had happened.

Life being within time and time being endless.
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Dance Inchie...

Music may sooth your soul & DANCE express’it!

 

May all your inchies be Every Inchie Monday inchies!

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It is exactly that...every Monday you submit a inchie 

with the theme word of the week.

I have a love for small things and this is a great place to...

...let it show!

Angela Sidlo * Tai Chi * Thank-you

Angela organized a gift to the local communities, Tai Chi class for the elderly for free. In hearing about this, even though I am not elderly, although some times feel like it, I went to the first session. I needed to pay for my young age...understandable! The classes have been wonderful. It has been nice to see people that one does not see all the time and to connect to those you don't know.  Thank-you to Angela

"The Journey", card is a double emboss cut out by Spellbinders.

I have created this by coloring in a stamped image with Copic markers.
Fussy cut each stamped image then took each color marker to darken the edges.
Hand embossed and then layered with foam-dots within and out.

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Creative minds frolic...

...with myriads of elements that unlock that intertainment from within into a expressed form...

...the experience is yours.

 

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Cosmic inchie...

…I am but an atom within a cosmic Realm…

That I live...

to think thought…

 I submit to Every Inchie Monday and this week it is Cosmic.

It is a whole year, every week of inches.

It is not to late, go check out the art and get the info. See ya next week...

One World One Heart 2011

I participated in the last One World One Heart

event which world wide Bloggers journeyed!

For more information go *HERE*

Bloggers.....came to the West Coast of the USA

 We got acquitted with my style of art as they browsde Paper Bagley blog files as i did theirs.

Above is Paper Bagleys "Door Prize"

 I made the pencil holder from a paint can

with a matching Post-it holder

It was an adventure I will not forget this time of going world wide in cyberspace...

to meet like minded artists...

a few new friends & maybe family. 

I do know, I learned a lot from you all, 

to better myself in the blog & the art world.

Sit back & enjoy  

The winner of my give-away is:

Barbara Olivo Cagle of 16 X MOM

Thanks again to all for the comments and the inspiration,

from the sharing of your art from your hearts.

Fishy inchie...

...swimmin' along

Every Inchie Monday 2011 submission for Feb. 14, Fishy

I patiently  x-stitched this on 36 Aida cloth

Before cutting it out I used fusible web on the back

After cutting it out I used Fray-Check by Dritz  around the edges

Embellished with rhinestones I shaped it to swim & added a magnet on the back

Bubble Bubble...

Electrifying Inchie...

Peace on Earth

  As we are children we hear, sing and see symbols of peace and... that it can be here on earth.

How the world would stand still with a electrifying heart, soul and spirit! 

Submission to Every Inchie Monday

The art of the soul shows here on just one inch

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