Quick Update

Most of my mind is consumed with what can I do to help Shannon and Jade. Tomorrow I am feeling very blessed to be able to travel the Indianapolis to spend some time with Shannon and her family. They are keeping us updated on Facebook in the meantime. The doctors are very pleased to see Jades progress these last few days. Shannon is on a very difficult road, multiple surgeries followed by months of healing.

You can read about the accident here: WCPO article

Also thought this was hopeful: Benefit Concert

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My friend Shannon and her daughter were injured at Indiana State Fair concert. Shannon is one of the most caring & dedicated mothers I know. Her daughter, who is 4 days younger than Robert, is in critical condition with head trauma. My heart is breaking.

Please pray for them.

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It's official, I now have to check a new box whenever I fill out any simple survey... 40-45 (check)

Have to share with you what the kids prepared for me this morning...Mr Robert made a Lego birthday cake that comes with it's own candle igniter and and cake slicer.

I , for one, was very impressed with the turn out.
Ms. Maria made a sweet card, she REALLY loves making her own themed fonts...
and it's full of 8 year old cuteness...
Thank you all who stopped in yesterday with well wishes!

Angie

Adventures in Paper Clay

This week is Stampaway, a huge 6 day rubber stamping convention and it's in Cincinnati. The main event is this weekend with many vendors coming to sell at the Sharonville Convention center. On Thursday and Friday instructors, both local and from far away, come to teach classes. I stumbled into this class:

Seriously fun!! I have never played with paper clay (or any other clay beside my beloved polymer) Look at this adorable pumpkin fairy using a frozen Charlotte (another first) and vintage flat ware. We also made a piece using a vintage skeleton key but I'm not ready to share that one quite yet.
If this little gal looks familiar then you probably own the Fall 2010 issue of Somerset Holidays & Celebrations where she is featured. Be sure to stop by Shari Reploge's blog, Plays with Paper, she's fantastically talented and imaginative!

Tomorrow is my birthday...it starts with an "F" and ends with a "Y"...yikes!

Angie

Fresh Batteries

Howdy! Been putting those new batteries in the camera to good use! Spent the evening restocking faux slides in the etsy shop, (thanks to that very nice BeadWork magazine plug) glad to say I can mark that job as finished.

Also been working on two bricks for the auction in October. This one was inspired by Stephanie Lee's new book, Plaster Studio. I coated the brick with a thick helping of joint compound, it made a great surface to work on.

A mixed media collage with acrylic paint, vintage papers and transfers, I think it may be finished.

Still considering another circus car for the second brick, most of the parts are collected...just looking for the right dose of motivation.

Have a great weekend,

Angie

Blame the Xbox

Why you ask?? I am without pictures...I voluntarily gave the kids the batteries from the camera because their controllers were dead and we couldn't find any more...it was well into the 90's outdoors and I didn't feel up to a day at the pool...there, now I'm out of excuses but luckily the web is full of images.

Here is what I'm focusing my attention on this week:

Bricks Along the Journey website

Angie

Crazy Busy Times

I've done a little creating...this house is on it's way to Cloth Paper Scissors "Home Sweet Home" Challenge.

Mr Robert has been busy too! Last school year he joined the Photography Club, it was hosted by 4H. The goal was to improve his photography skills and the students were encouraged to enter pictures into the County Fair.

This guy did the work (a bit of prodding from mom) and came up with 6 entries. He also took a recycled craft class and entered a project from that as well. The Fair was this past weekend but we couldn't go because Ms Maria was in a soccer tournament.

I called the 4H office today to see if we could pick up his entries...we were so excited to see that everything he entered placed and 4 entries will be going to the Kentucky State Fair in August...what a day!

Angie