Teena Flanner

Babies and tree skirts and valentines

Anyone who reads my blog, and I have discovered there are many more readers than I realized, knows I am lacking (seriously lacking) in the technical department. My motto is always just begin and it will "come to you" as you go! Not as quickly as I would like, but all other things here are peachy! My daughter Katie and her husband Joe are having a little girl in April.

I find that not only do many of my papier mache pieces remind collectors of me and my face, but now anything I do has a touch of pink. Artists so often resemble their work and how their life is proceeding shows right through. I made valentines today and photographed a sweet pink snowbaby on 2 feet of pure white snow (in my bare feet ,but I was very quick!) and the snow looks baby blue without any editing and the Valentine looks like a baby girl birth announcement!

                              

My new valentine, I love a good old fashioned February14!

an heirloom quality Christmas tree skirt of wool for a new little somebody...such fun to design,along with images of my stork, I used many of my baby cards received by my mother, antique glass Christmas beads and a felted wool that I felted even more and dyed the palest pink.                                                                                              youngest of 3, Susannah, with my oldest and only grandbaby Jack! We went to the zoo last week and had a freezy, frosty, foggy good time! My daughter Katie who is Jack's mom, Jack and Sus meandering through the zoo parking lot.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day and February! There are days when

...sugar cookies from an old fashioned recipe are just the right activity...

days when the decorating is the "thing" and  skipping the preparation and going to a store bought cookie dough is just the right activity...

What is about today that Mom is making the school Valentine's extra special ,from ideas on a homestlye t.v.show? Isn't it about the kids? Isn't it about a little table, scissors, glue, doilies and lots of pink and red construction paper? Oh, dear, the competition!