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Whooo doesn't love owls?

We live in Georgia which means we are on the migratory path of many bird species. Can this explain the scene from our afternoon walk in our favorite field across the road? You tell me…

 

This guy was embellished with my  Sizzix Beauty Bloom die made into layered flowers then stitched and gathered to create dimension.

When I designed this die, I wanted to give people a very, very versatile flower so I included a single petal, two smaller flower centers and the base piece which is three petals. You can use this die with paper/cardstock or with fabric.

Tip: when cutting fabric with your Sizzix BigShot or other machine, layer the fabric in between two pieces of copier paper for a really clean cut. I found that I can cut four layers of cotton fabric this way. For the flowers I used here, I used my Couleur Vie fabric collection by Henry Glass. The beaks were made from felt by National Non-wovens.

materials:

Flower, Beauty Bloom, Originals Die #655455 by Brenda Pinnick

Felt – National Non-Wovens

Fabric – Couluer Vie by Brenda Pinnick for Henry Glass & Co.

(Henry Glass and Company website here)

 

looking for the rainbow

As I was walking Paisley this morning, I realized I was doing it again. I have a habit of always  looking down when I walk. I've had people point this out to me on more than one occasion. I have no idea where or when I picked the habit up but every once in a while, I find myself still doing it. This morning was one such occasion. We were on the most beautiful part of our country road, situated between a meadow and a pine forest. I was deep in thought about the day's work ahead of me, making my mental lists of business chores and what art needed to be finished today. As I realized I was walking with my head down, I immediately looked up to realize there were 3 beautiful deers just a stone's through from me! I almost missed seeing them! 

This makes me wonder - how many times do we get so focused on our daily actiivities that we forget to look up and see the wonder of the unexpected, the new, the different and in this case, the beauty? 

And conversely, how often do we focus too much on what other people are achieving without really focusing and appreciating that which is right at our feet? 

Meet Paisley!

I  just had to share...

We have adapted a rescue dog. HOW could we say no to a dog named Paisley??? I mean, really. 

She's so adorable, so sweet and is my new best friend. She follows me everywhere and when she's sitting next to me, she gazes adoringly at me. She likes the cats, although they haven't totally warmed up to her yet...they're still on the fence with all this. Paisley met her cousins, the pugs, yesterday and they are all now fast friends and looking forward to their next play date! Here's my illustration of Paisley ...

Of course, I will be sewing her a coat made with my purple paisley fabric, (Henry Glass & Co.) shown above! Can't wait to get started on that!

Here's another project I made with my fabrics a while back -

Just click on the link below to see what pattern I used and learn how you can purchase scrapbook papers to go with the fabric!

http://www.brendapinnick.com/2009/05/26/opulence-market-bag/

PUGS

Aren't they sweet? Zoe and Pearl, my "grand-pugs".

cats

Here a couple of scrapbook page layouts I did featuring 1{ Oreo (no longer with us, and 2{ Luke, as a baby.
Oreo was a nice cat who loved to snuggle and kiss. What a sweetie he was. I've never known a cat to love licking banana skins and apple cores like he did. Maybe that's what made him so sweet.

Luke used to just love hidding under rugs at our old house, where we had carpeting. Our new place has all wood floors, so it just doesn't work well. He's considerably bigger now, and that is truly an understatment. He's huge.

The first layout is done completely with my own products available on QVC.
On the second layout, I used some of my own papers along with a paper from BoBunny Press. I cut them into 2" strips and wove them to get a quilt effect. Halfway thru, I decided I liked it done up only partially, so I stopped there and then added the design elements.