November seems to running at full speed and I cannot keep up! I could really use an extra week in October. Halloween was fantastic. I dressed up for the first time in YEARS.
Here is a link to the photos on my FaceBook account. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=516354&id=1611632598
Who do you think came up with our costumes? It certainly was not moi! Secretly I enjoyed it.
CHA Winter 2010 is rapidly approaching and I think the show is going to be amazing. With the way the economy has shifted many manufactures have re-evaluated what they are doing and have gone back to their roots and doing what they do best. I think that is a good thing. What do you think?
Above is a card that for me back to the basics. Stickers, pattern paper and cardstock. What could be more basic than that?
October Afternoon pattern paper, stickers and letter stickers
I spent a very short 3 days in Houston at the Houston Quilt Market. It was a new show for me to attend and I really enjoyed it. Me, yes I sew but I am not a seamstress. I took Home Ec. in 8th grade and I know the basics. After attending this show and seeing some incredible quilts that are like soft works of art I feel like I need to take a few more classes. Okay more than a few classes. One of the booths that I stopped by was the C&T Publishing booth. The picture above shows me modling one of the hats they had on display. I love hats and this one was no exception. It was a beautifully made Halloween hat. I would add it to my collection if only they would have offered. LOL
Our guest bedroom feels like it has a rotating door. I jokingly call our house “casa de Meiners” Since we often have back to back visitors. Last week my little sister and her friend were here for the week. Saturday my friend Beth and her daughter Katie (also my friend) will be coming into town for a campus tour. We are about 5 miles from the UNC-Wilmington Campus. But the main thing is the campus is near the ocean. What is there not to like about going to college by the ocean? I wish I would have thought of that when I was applying to college. So between the visits I will be lucky to get projects finsished to post on here. but be patient I will have some soon.
Summer is still here. We spent the day at the beach – it was a nice 84 and alight breeze. It was wonderful. That made me think of posting this card. You can have a bit of the summer weather all year round. I used a new to me stamp line – the company is called OUR CRAFT LOUNGE. I like their stuff. I used Clearsnap Pigment ink because of the blend-ablity. Prism cardstock and Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue®.
I am sure I have posted before that I love INCHIES. I made this card last year and I liked it so much that I made several versions of it. Sometimes the simplest designs are my favorite. My grandmother always told me less is more. Thinking back on my favorite designs she is absolutely correct. My scoring board has become one of my favorite tools. The simple lines used to highlight the set of images is so subtle yet it adds the most impact. It is a silent accent that speaks volumes. What are you favorite tools?
These sweet treat boxes are easy to make and could be made for any holiday. 
This photo is from the water taxi entering Venice. I would advise anyone who is going there to take the public taxi and sit back, people watch and enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery you can get for a roundtrip taxi fare. On our way back we went the wrong way. It was a wonderful mistake. We went to another section than we had planned and it was more pedestrian and not so touristy. The locals were on our taxi and the lunch place was what I would expect from an Italian cafe. Most definitely NOT what you get when you dine in St. Marks Square or any of the surrounding areas.
We are back from our European holiday and the US with our wheels running. Why is it that you feel like you need a vacation from your vacation? I will post pictures over the next week or so to show the many wonderful places we visited. Hopefully I can get upstairs to my creative cave and do some work. After being gone for almost a month there are lots of little things to do. So for now sit back and enjoy the photos. I am starting out with a picture of my son in a street in Lubjana, Slovenia. Slovenia was a wonderful country. I did not get to spend enough time there. The food was great and the people were wonderful.
