Magic is Something You Make

 Have I ever mentioned that I run on deadlines?  Its sad but true ... given the choice, you will find me snuggled into an overstuffed antique chair reading a book ...

But the Me with initiative has learned to control that other me by imposing deadlines ...

Thus I  joined the Reclaimologists and Other Crafty Chicks, a facebook site that sells vintage and crafted items ...

To belong we must sell something once a week.  Yeah!!  Deadlines!!

 Today we are having an Insta-sale on Instagram at Reclaim_ologists, so naturally I put together something to sell yesterday, using my Hazel and Ruby masking letter stencils.

Above you can see that I decoupaged music paper on before adding the letters.  Then I painted over the letters, and put it in a cool barn wood frame I had on hand ...

I love this quote, so it seemed like the perfect words to add ... and Voila!

If you are on Instagram, come on over and follow us and take a peak at all the wonderful goodies these very talented ladies will be listing ... today!

Pretty in Pink Party for a Pretty One Year Old

 Just back from a quick trip to Idaho to celebrate the first birthday of my granddaughter Charlotte there ...

This is the set up for her birthday cake bar ...

 I got to set up the display with my dh  doing the high parts, while the other grandma was busy slaving over hot pots ... see it pays to be into decorating, right?

Here's the birthday girl herself ... what a little doll, eh?  I loved the outfit her mom found on Etsy!

 ... and here she delicately tries out the cake ... she really never got deeper than the frosting roses ... and never made a mess of herself ... what a sweetheart.

I loved the campaign glasses with the jelly beans in the bottom ... so did all the 10 year old girls at the party ... hmmm 

This is the other grandmother ... Edi, she is wonderful .... I love being related to her!!

Happy birthday Charlotte ... it was so great to see you walking, she is so sweet, and such a determined little person too.  But with two older brothers, that trait is bound to come in handy someday!!

The Steampunk Robot Family

 Meet Bop, the bell hop ... don't you love the bell on his cap?  Me too .... Let me tell you how Bop came into my life ...

 Once upon a time, Mr. P and two of my sons, Son B and Son S ... ran in a 5k called, 'Hale Freezes Over' ... a benefit for our local community theater ...  The Hale Center Theater ... After the race ... in which my husband took first in his age group (Although it was a very old age group :-))  ... they had a drawing with lots of fun prizes ...

When he won Bop ... he was very happy because he knew his wife would love Bop ...

 Because Bop was made by the artist that made the robots above, robots that sold at flea.o.logy a couple of summers ago...  In fact the elegant lady to the far right, stayed at the flea.o.logy house when all of her robo friends went home ...

Though I did buy another robot at the following flea.o.logy, it was a childbot, riding in a fantastic space vehicle ...  so our elegant lady was still pretty much alone with not one to talk too ... now she has Bop, but unfortunately she cant't talk to him anyway ... because ... well, neither of them have mouths ...  :-(  Don't you think she looks like an opera singer?  You know with the wings and the breast plate looking thing?  I like to imagine she is world famous, on some other world, and she goes to a new hotel every week as her opera travels ... and then she falls for the kind Bell Hop, Bop ... ah such a lovely love story!

The artist who created this little family and many others is Penny Jones, Penny just happens to also be the scenery painter at the Hale Center theater.  I just can't believe my luck in having my husband win Bop in the drawing.  Really, what are the chances?