This shot of the Redding Art Show Projects is just for my records to help me remember what I took. This is my first public showing so I am very nervous. No time now to set up a good background for a good picture but it will do for this time as a memory.

WOW, I forgot how much fun it is to see a project come to a final point. I had started this a LONG time ago but never could think of anything to make it feel finished. I added a leather trim on the top and then braded the light colored straw to run underneath the leather. Now I feel it is finished.

A couple of years ago I had started this when the group was playing with fish things. Due to some not planned things coming into my life it was put on the side after getting cut and an idea in my head to finish it. It has been sitting on a table on my porch every sense. It has made my day to be able to finish and get the final picture. Not only does it prove to myself but to my friends that when a plan is made I don't give up or loose the thoughts no matter how much time passes. I now have one less thing cluttering my poor old over crowded brain. LOL

This is the first stamping I have done for several years. Due to a good friend having a heartattack I wanted to make a special card for her. The center paper is hand made. The top Hummingbird is stamped on shrink art paper and heated to make tiny. Fringe made with a length of veriety colors topped with a pink rose bud.
Due to her moving away a few months back I am hoping to get the group we used to go to lunch with to sign in their own words with a special get well greeting. This should let her know we all miss her and wish her a speedy recovery.