Featured On Vintage Indie

I feel very happy! I just found out that I have been featured on Vintage Indie!

Please stop by and visit!

Photos From The Cabin

Heading out on the lake for the day...I know my son is thinking about school, which starts next week! : )
Some beautiful homes on the lake...

Abby and Max hanging out...

Look what my son talked me into doing (I'm the one holding on for dear life on the right)!

We had a wonderful long weekend!

Thank you all for your well wishes!

Off To The Cabin

Off to the cabin for three days.

See you next Tuesday.

SUMMERTIME BLUES

american-folk-art.com (AFA) presents today's american folk artists and their work from their individual studios. Join us for our theme update- SUMMERTIME BLUES!

Art is knowing...

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
— Scott Adams

Head On Over....

Pam is having a blog giveaway! Head on over and leave a comment and she will enter you in her giveaway too! There are three chances to win...Soft in the Head Blog. Head on over and tell Pam I sent you!

Blessings, La Donna

"Trick Or Treat Smell My Feet" - Papercutting

Just finished this papercutting, now off for pressing. I'm thinking it would be fun to mount these little goblins on bright orange paper!

Blog Giveaway!

Karine is having a surprise giveaway on her blog: 1) just because; 2) She will open her Etsy shop soon; 3) She is selling some of her art throught the MMCA Marketplace 4) Muffin just cracks her up; 5) just because.... Check out the details on her blog here.

August Marketplace Now Open!

Click here to visit!

Local Eats

Neat tool to figure out what is in season during what month in your state http://www.nrdc.org/health

Aesop's The Tortoise and the Hare

We know who will win this race!

"Adam and Eve"

"Adam and Eve"

SOLD - Thank You!

Kite Papercutting

Firefly Baby Booties - How To

These have got to be the cutest baby booties that I have ever seen! The 'how to', is available at etsy.

Homestead Farms Pics

I spent some time last Saturday at the Homestead Farms. After shopping, I stashed my veggies, fruit, eggs, and homemade strawberry jam in the car for a little while so that I could wander around and take some pictures. Taking photos of the changing wave of seasonal produce is one of my favorite things...

...and it looks like you could even practice your ropin' after shopping!

Vintage Indie

Thank you so much for always visiting my blog and leaving such nice comments (and also private emails). Whats new!?! I have been asked to do a little write up about my papercuttings, for the Vintage Indie. Stay tuned!More later....

Reading List 2008-2009!

Reading list for 2008-2009! The Reader's Forum is a book discussion group that meets in the Library Meeting Room at the Keller Public Library, Keller, Texas. Discussion is at noon on the first Thursday of each month from September to May, with the exception of January, which meets on January 8, 2009 due to the New Year's Day holiday. Following is a list of the books the forum will read this year:

September 4
The Bookseller of Kabul / Asne Seierstad

October 2
The Whistling Season / Ivan Doig

November 6
Haunted Ground / Erin Hart

December 4
This Year It Will Be Different and Other Stories / Maeve Binchy (or)Christmas at the Ranch / Elmer Kelton (both will be discussed)

January 8
The Bean Trees / Barbara Kingsolver

February 5
In the Company of the Courtesan / Sarah Dunant

March 5
Same Kind of Different As Me / Ron Hall & Denver Moore

April 2
Peony in Love / Lisa See

May 7 And Then There Were None / Agatha Christie

Wylde Women Award

Have you heard about the new blogger "Wylde Women Award" that Tammy Vitale recently created along with the artwork above? The Purpose of the Award is "To send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy."
Wow! Imagine my surprise when my blogging friend Debbie Overton honored me this wonderful new award. Thank you Debbie! I'm not sure how we meet, but I am blessed that we did. It always makes my day when she drops by to say hi, and share kind words of encouragement. She is a great artist, blogging friend, and I am blessed to know her.


By receiving the award I get to share it with some of my favorite bloggers. Just as Debbie, this is hard as there are so many out there that do deserve it. Here are the rules.
1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.
2. Link back to this blog site (http://www.tammyvitale.com/) so Tammy can go visit all these wonderful women.
and remember the Purpose of the Award: To send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy.
In no particular order my Wylde Women Awards go to. . . . . .


(1) Kim Frey has become a dear blogging friend, and mentor. Her work is amazing, and she has the honor of being listed in the Early American Life Directory. Thank you for everything Kim!

(2) Leticia has also become a dear blogging friend. I'm not sure how we meet, but I'm blessed that we did. Her work inspires me! Thank you Leticia!

(3) Nancy Malay is a new blogging friend, who I admire so very much! She is an inspiration, as well as so very talented. Nancy has just received the honor of being listed in the Early American Life magazine. Congratulations Nancy!

(4) Celita. I'm not sure how we meet in the blogging world, but I am blessed that we did! Her "About Me" on her blog says it all; "I am a wife and mother of five. I am a woman striving to be "content in all things", and to be full of the grace, faith, joy, peace, and love of Jesus.I like to be creative and have hankering to learn some new things this year, maybe to play the guitar or to do some new homemade crafts, or to cook a new, easy meal... the list is endless."
She inspires me, has great original papercuttings, and has helped teach me the technical parts of posting! Thank You Celita!

(5) Snippety Gibbet. We have just "meet" in blogging land, and I feel blessed that our paths have finally meet. She inspires me so very much. Thank you Snippety!

These are just a few of the women in my artistic world...I am so glad to call them my friends.

Looks Like A Papercutting To Me!

This is a papercutting possibility!

Inspirations are endless!

"Bell"

"Bell" was inspired by a papercutting from the 1800's. Silhouette cut from black scherenschnitte paper, then mounted on contrasting parchment paper. Grained frame, under glass.