Summer's End 2013

School Days are here again....

     The end of summer for us is the beginning of school. Oddly enough our last weekend of freedom before the children return to school was spent at the beach with my sisters.....we spent the first weekend of summer vaca in Paris together.

Looks like a bird convention......

Not great pics.....still practicing with my iphone.

Nice Hobie......great colors against the blue sky......

It was fun to visit Paris.....glad the youngest is organized, and a great event planner.....

While shopping in Daytona, we noticed this cute taxi bag by Betsy Johnson.......is a trip to NYC in the future????   Nah, but the bag is darling! It would hold a round trip ticket and credit card....

I have been crafting full swing to get ready for the Fancy Flea, Plant City, Fl  in November.

Inspiration came from a YOUTUBE video....Vicky Papaioannou, Art Journal Page:Reading

A preview of the canvas I am still working on:

The books are made with strips of scrapbook paper rolled to look like books.(use a pencil) I covered a flat canvas with embossed paper then attached the books with foam dots. I need a globe or something else teachery....is that a word? I watched the artist on a You Tube video, but now I can't find it to give her credit....she was amazing. I'll have to search my pinterest boards.....I think I pinned it somewhere....

I am hoping a teacher/librarian will find this attractive and make a purchase!  How is your fall shaping up? Back to school? Quiet moments with the children busy with homework? Be blessed and enjoy each and every moment with those precious darlings in your care!

~Lynda

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Cutting Board Craft and Daytona Beach

I thought I would share a craft I did before the Fancy Flea in March.

Somewhere....I purchased this old cutting board....

After cleaning it up I printed off an image from The Graphic's Fairy

Just click on the button below to view her images.

The transfer process is still a mystery to me. Sometimes I can print it off in reverse and rub the paper onto the wood. Other times I have to use transfer paper to trace the lines. I have an ink jet printer so that may make a difference.

I really like the bee and crown in the image.

So now....what in the world to do with it? Perhaps when we complete the kitchen remodel.......it will be hung on the wall?

Daytona Beach is approximately 2.5 hrs east of Lakeland. We traveled there this weekend, and were surprised this morning by the sound of many vehicles honking their horns. Outside revealed a steady stream of jeeps cruising up and down the beach. Daytona is one of the few beaches you can still drive on.......

Jeeps.....as far and the eye can see.....

It looked like someone had opened a bag of Skittles....and sprinkled them along the shoreline....

                                                    Some folks were hanging out on the top.....soaking up the sun.....

You never know what you will find or see in Daytona.......Blue skies and an American flag are always welcome!

~Lynda~

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