Junk Finds

Went junkin' last Saturday and found quite a few good items; all bought for less than $15! I can hardly wait to get some time to work on some ideas using these goodies. I'll post a big photo of all I got today and then post close-ups of individual items with detailed info in days to come.

Left to right: old newspapers, spools of thread (mostly wooden), old theater program, Father's Day card with personal message intact, metal bird, old report cards, vintage advertisement, a typed play [pageant] written in 1947, old tape measure, various product containers, bingo numbers and wooden checkers, wire egg cup (?), plastic baby ornament, spice rack.

I have found so many fantastic ideas and images on the web and now I want to give back to the web community as well. I also want to share some of my art too. I've done more collecting than creating lately and I want to change that.

My sister, brother and I are hosting a 50th anniversary party for my parents in October. That will keep me fully occupied until it's over and there probably won't be much time for creating. I hope to at least complete a few small items and get them posted. I've been putting it off for alot of reasons but I'm hoping if I get a few things completed and posted that it will unleash a torrent of creativity from me. Maybe this weekend I can get at least ONE thing done and posted :-)

Cash for Clunkers is over as far as anything we can do at this point. All we need now is for the gov't to issue some funds. Hopefully it won't be the nightmare some are predicting it will be. I'm just glad we're aren't as busy as we were. We've had a couple of days that we could actually get some 'normal' work done.

Nelson and I moved Blake into Ole Miss this past Sunday. I talked to him a few minutes tonight and he sounds so happy. He had found some guys to hang out with and had spent some time in 'The Grove' playing frisbee and just having a good time. I imagine he's got many more good times ahead. Especially since Ole Miss is known as 'the party school' LOL

Have a wonderful Thursday and God Bless You

New Inspiration

Got a couple of new Somerset Studio magazines yesterday on my shopping trip and have been engrossed in the incredible artwork that is showcased there. I always feel so jealous when I go through one of their magazines because the talent featured there is so amazing and I feel completely inadequate. I have some pretty good ideas but don't have the tools to put them into a physical form. Of course, I don't try often or hard enough either.

I bought a desktop calendar yesterday that has weird or wacky websites for every day of the year. I'll share some of them here on the blog; today's offer is www.ninjakiwi.com/bloons.html. It's described as a 'time-waster' and 'hyper-addicting'. Don't say you weren't warned.

Nelson has been itching to go bass fishing and the weather today is perfect for it. Blake even rushed out and bought himself a fishing license so he could go with him. I stayed behind to nurse a headache and finish up laundry. I'm really surprised that Blake wanted to go; it's not really his cup of tea but he's surprised me a couple of times this weekend with what he's wanted to do with Nelson and myself. I'm glad; we need to spend all the family time we can.

Hopefully Blake will be at Ole Miss this fall (maybe even this summer) working towards his goal of becoming a teacher. He's getting a slow start on a career; that's for sure. Maybe that means there will never be a question as to whether he's chosen wisely or not. He's too much like me in that he's a definite homebody. I enjoy getting out occasionally like the shopping trip yesterday but for the most part, I'm completely satisfied at home. I find plenty to do here and it's usually not cleaning like I should be. :-)

God Bless You