Made a cute French note board

Hello there!
I was having a fun time today making a French Memo Board for my office.
I had a 20"X 20" canvas, some pretty material,
ribbon. a staple gun and some brass brads.

What you will need to make one

A canvas on a frame, a good staple gun, some pretty fabric, ribbon and brass brads.

Carefully staple a side and pull the fabric tightly then continue to staple

and turn the canvas.   *Pull fabric, staple, turn, 

pull fabric, staple, turn and so on...

When the fabric is secure and tight you can add the ribbon.

After adding the ribbon you secure it with the brads.

Tahdah!!!!

My mother loves cardinals

Hi there!
 I love to paint beautiful birds!
 Just recently my beautiful Mother celebrated
 her birthday. Because she adores cardinals...
I painted one for her card.

Kentucky Cardinal





Hm the photo seems to be missing ?
Stay tuned!



Meanwhile....
I did a poster for two friends of mine here at work.
We were all very sad to see them leave.

But, new roads and new opportunities await them!

September doings

Hi Friends!

Are you ready for the weekend?

OH YES!!!!

Earlier this summer I did a painting of two darling children.

They were at their Aunts Shower.

I took several photos of the two

 of them at play in the yard. Then I decided 

to put them both in the same scene

"Summer Garden"

The original is about...12" x 15"

All to soon September was here!!

Down the hall to my 

School is in full swing here.

(Yes...people just love to dress up o'l Skelly)

 So far I am very pleased with my classes.

(Of course I usually am)

The sign below was an idea on Pinterest

(A SPOTLESS Art room isn't always such a good thing!)

I just love the giant size paint brushes and pencils

 carved from wood!

My Art History students bought them for me!

I have had some fun digging out 

the orange and brown papers and decorations for autumn.

between my art room...bulletin boards and my home..

I can get crazy!!

I just put up some corn stalks at my house. Last night as the sun was setting it looked really interesting!

So from my home to yours

Warm happy wishes for a restful, early, autumn weekend!

HUGS

Mair

Remembering 911

Hello friends!
I actually saw this on the MACYS page of facebook.
It says it all!!

Hug your children. 

Spend the day with family. 

Call an old friend. 

Plant a tree in tribute.

 Light a candle. 

Share your thoughts.

 Volunteer your time. 

Take a moment for yourself.

 Be there for someone else. 

Watch the sunset.

 Look forward to sunrise. 

Today, in your own way, 

remember and reflect. September 11, 2001.



Mary

Tie Dye Fun

Hi there!
It seems that I am seeing people everywhere
 wearing tie dyed tee shirts!

So while I was on vacation I brushed up
 on my tie dying skills again.

When I returned to the studio
 I did some more with my friend Renee.


Here we have used only one color per tee shirt

A yellow tee and a red one

Voila

When finished this is what we had! 

(of course it does need a bit of ironing)

See the V pattern

We had so much fun we jumped in with more styles and colors!

Im crazy about turquoise!

I tried for a scattered starburst

 in one of my favorite colors...

RICH PURPLE!

After several designs and colors we tried "negative" tie dye 

•Using Bleach on colored tees.

I love the purple so much !!

•Sorry for the photo quality!   :O_

I forgot my camera so I used my phone.

In a couple of weeks I will have art club make their own shirts!

Should be great fun!

All for now!

Hugs

Mary :O)

Old Sturbridge Village

Hi there!
As you can guess by the post title
I visited Old Sturbridge Village today!
It was an absolutely BEEE-UTIFUL DAY!
The sun was shining so bright!  Last night the temperature dropped a bit
so the morning air was fresh and down right brisk in the shade!!!

I have ALWAYS been a fan of this wonderful place!
When I was in grade school back in New York I went there on
a field trip. From then on I was hooked!!

Not sure but I think I could live there!!!
Yes... Im sure I would miss my electricity... OK -Id like a bathroom in the house.
Boiling my clothes on laundry day?... sure. Hm heat in the winter and a good stove would be tough.
 Well maybe I should volunteer there and
get my fix!!!

Here are just a few of the photos I took today.

I love how the sun illuminated the surrounding tree leaves.

c/ M.Estes Zywar

As I walked along I could just

 breath in the relaxation and peace!

C/ M. Estes Zywar

c/ M. Estes Zywar

C/ M. Estes Zywar

Of course Mary has a little lamb (or two)

c/ M. Estes Zywar

That's all for now.

More photos to come so 

Please stop by again!

I wish you all a lovely evening !

Hugs

Mary

Summer is almost over!

Hello my Dear Friends ;0)

Yes, Summer is almost over!
And, ya know....
I can't complain because all in all I have had a busy
and totally wonderful -June, July & August!

Lots of visits with my loving family....
All of whom live between 6 to 18 hours away (driving time)

Both my Mom and Dad had monumental birthdays this summer...
Imagine...90 years old!!!!
I thank God EVERYDAY that I am so very blessed to have them!

There were 3 long visits with Cookie and her precious family!
 We sure had One VERY memorable week in June when we packed up (yes all 6 of us)
And made the trek down to visit my family in Kentucky...
Then off to see my youngest daughter, "Candybar" and her hubby " Dr. C"
 at their home in Indiana.
Just before heading back to the good ol northeast... We made it up to
Northern Indiana for a wonderful baby shower for "candybar" given by "Dr.C" s
Lovely, lovely family.

Later in June I flew back to visit my family in Kentucky before driving
To "Candybar"s for the birth of their first child!!!
Yes... How lucky are we to now have three beautiful grandchildren!

All too soon that visit had to end. Lucky for me I still had one last event on
Our summer calendar. Our annual vacation to the Finger Lakes!
We have been fortunate to be able to go with  "Cookie"s & Eugenes family for
Vacations the past 5 years!  Not only is it restful, beautiful wine country
But .....to be able to sit on a deck with my loved ones and look out on the water and hear the sweet giggles from the children is priceless!

So yes....the summer is almost over and Autumn will soon be here
But, I am counting my blessings....and am so grateful for all that I hold dear!

Hugs,
Mary :0)