Between job hunting, interviewing and trying to make a little extra money transcribing, I’ve not made a lot of time for creating. Click the thumbnails for larger photo” A wedding photo book A cloak of stars for a round robin art doll (the doll was created by PCF Cerwin Rhiannon) A triptych quilt…more on it […]
Week 37 & 38
1 2 3 4 5 (click on the thumbnail for a larger image) 1. Quilt to bring my grandparents to my wedding memories. I missed having them there in person, but I think they watched from the afterlife. 2. Art doll – she will travel to 4 others to be completed. Thus far I only […]
New Job
I started my job today. It was…not good. The highlight of the day was realizing how good the benefits are. I discovered that I have a different position than originally described and the department is going through radical changes that they either just found out about or hid how unstable it was during the interviews. […]
Wedding Photos
We recieved the wedding photos from our photographer. A huge thank you to Tim Steffens for taking the photos and to his wife, Amy Worgan, for all her help during the set-up. Here are my favorite portraits: Here are some pictures of the wedding set-up: And other fun pictures: And if you those were too […]
Weeks 32-36
Beyond the wedding most of my creations for the last 5 weeks have been in setting up our apartment and job searching. I know it’s not a ‘craft’ but this does show you where I make some of my crafts. I ended up creating seperate spaces for myself – this one is supposed to be […]
Untitled
We are here in Cincinnati. Our place looks like a tornado went through. It was a hard move – harder than the last (4 years ago). We threw out lots of junk and clutter as we packed, but not enough! The unpacking goes slow. We unloaded the truck on Saturday and by the time people […]
Faith….tagged
My last day of work is tomorrow. I’ve had my good-bye dinner and good-bye lunch. The walls of my cube are bare and I’m out of tasks to accomplish. I’ve never quit without having another job lined up. I’m trying to close my eyes and just leap…trusting that a a new job awaits me Cincinnati. […]
The wedding…
The kiss… I really couldn’t tell you what my vows were without looking it up – I was giggling through the whole ceremony – it was strange to finally be doing it after waiting so long! A sneak peak into the house… The Mr. & Mrs. Payne part… A moment later, my cousin, Mitch, yelled, […]
Week 30 and 31 Creations
Click the thumbnail to see a larger image. Altered cabinet cards: Jeweled School Marm, Flying Hat, Ghost in the Mirror Wedding fun: Guest book, thank you for the bridal shower – beaded, thank you cards to be used when wedding gifts arrive Pinwheels for the wedding – over 100 – the ladies at the bridal […]
5 more days…
After 5 years, you’d think that 5 more days wouldn’t be long to wait for the wedding…but after months of planning and hours of preparation I want to be doing! I want to set up the tables, take pictures, say I do and have fun! I want to make the desserts and get the food […]