BOYS WILL BE BOYS

… and these brothers are no exception, I'm sure!

Guessing there's no horseplay going on here.

Just some water fun.

Rather than a traditional frame,

I chose to use the top part of a shallow wood box.

I loved pulling colors from their clothes

to frame the photo and embellish the "frame."

Looks like the weather was perfect!

FRAMED

My daughter asked me to create a frame for this picture.

Seems that this gentleman has done

a few nice things for her

and she wanted to do something nice for him.

Hence, the framed photo.

Some flowers, but they're "manly"

so I could get away with it.

YEP - STILL CHRISTMAS-ING

Take a look at this little boy.

I thought kids his age screamed and cried

and wouldn't go near Santa.

Not this little boy!

He was perched right up there on his knee.

Good for him!

A frame for the godmother.

Christening

My daughter requested I create a frame

using a photograph from Justice's christening.

How photogenic is this little man?

He is now a Child of God.

Happy Father's Day

My wish is that all fathers,

bonus fathers and

fathers-to-be are honored today.

A few cards
and a framed picture of father and son ...

Happy Father's Day to my dad.
I wish he were here to enjoy this day.

May

As the saying goes ...

"April showers bring May flowers."

I hope your flowers are beautiful

and put a smile on your face.

I know these put a smile on Betty's face

the other day.

She celebrated a birthday on Easter Sunday

and I just had to create something for her.

Found a frame I no longer was using,

lined it with a piece of old wallpaper

and then went to town with some May flowers.

The red ones were made with felt

and then I sprayed some Stiffen Stuff

on them until I got it just right.

The white flower was made from tissue paper

and then I kissed the petals with ink.

The stems were pulled from a downed branch

and glued onto the wallpaper.

Betty displays this on an easel in her foyer.

The vase behind the frame has red flowers in it

and the framed mirror on the wall is gold.

Pretty good, for never being in her home.

peace, love and joy

Cards and frames

From her husband,

from her son

and from her friend.

Happy birthday, Andrea.

Who doesn't love a Christmas party?

Yesterday morning,

GCISD Transportation Department had their party.

 

They were to bring a pot luck dish as well as a wrapped gift.

I whipped up peppers/sausages pasta.

We think there was enough there to feed an army.

Not real sure about serving this at 9am though
but those that partook saw nothing wrong with it.

 

Here's the card I created for The Runner,

aka The Driver.

Everybody loves Santa, right?

Well, here is all framed up and ready to decorate any room of the house.

This sweet little frame has been transformed

into a little hanging.

Can be hung on the tree or not.

Thank you, Michael's, for introducing new letters!

These are made of wood and already painted (black.)

Perfect.

And they stand so much better than the paper mâché ones!

I hope Bill and his family likes this gift and enjoys it for years to come.

 

I wanted to keep the colors neutral, not knowing where it will be displayed.
White, cream, silver and brown - very woodsy, too.

I tissue-wrapped each gift and put them inside a large box.
As each letter was unwrapped, they were trying to figure out what it spelled.
One they were all unwrapped, somebody said "LEON" ...

Here's a close-up of each letter.

The bottom of the "O" seemed like a perfect place for this little bird to nest.

Oh my goodness.

I've had this rusty moose for years and years.

It's not that I didn't want to part with him.

It's just that I couldn't come up with a perfect way to include him.

Until this project.

And what's a moose without a glittered jingle bell around his neck?

Feathers, ferns, berries, a snowflake and a flower.

All resting in the corner of the "L" - works for me.

Merry Christmas to Bill.

And to all of The Runner's Transportation Department coworkers.

See ya next year.  I've already got some ideas for the gift!



Presents ...

Today was the GCISD's Transportation Department's Christmas party.  First up is one of the gifts that The Runner took for his exchange gift.  I love this 5"x5" canvas so much (I have made them the past few years) that I decided to create one for this exchange.  The best part is the monochromatic, earthy look - will work with any color scheme.

This little frame sure took on a completely different look; it started out a ghastly orange color.  After a coat of Gesso and a couple of coats of paint, this is how it turned out.  What better piece than this to hold The Man of the Season.

You'll be seeing more of these in a future post.  This Hershey milk chocolate candy bar is hidden just a little bit under some pretty paper, ribbon and snow scene.

Here's another shadowbox/hanging card/ornament.  I've used this same picture and sentiment on a card and loved it so much that I just had to use it again.

I couldn't resist the sentiment.  The sour expressions on these children is priceless and they just need to be reminded to "get their MERRY on" ...

Here are close-ups taken from different angles.  I don't want you to miss anything.

The gifts were individually wrapped and then put inside a larger box, with this card on the top.  I wish you could see how "brightly shining" those stars are in person!

This ornament was actually the first gift I created for this exchange and I was disappointed that it wouldn't fit inside the box.  I thought I was going to have to just hang it on our tree but then decided I could just utilize it as part of the gift wrapping.

Here's hoping these little baubles merry-up somebody's Christmas not only this year, but in years to come.

 

Ohhhhhhhh - and the very best part?  The exchanging of gifts was where everybody had a choice of an unopened gift or they could steal.  The Runner "stole" a $15 Hobby Lobby gift card.  For ME!