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10.24.2011

Barbie, Birds, and Butterflies

I'm a little on the psyched side. 
Not only did Sophia's Barbie Charm School Princess costume get finished...
but...inspired by an old calendar page, and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass...oh, and Carol King...I also got a great start on a wall hanging for Elcira's baby, Antonella.
Elcira is the granddaughter of my son-in-law's step-father...so I consider her family. :) Her new little perfect bundle looks just like her daddy and is as beautiful as any little girl can possibly be. 
I haven't actually met her yet...only pictures so far...but now that the long list of ailments is OVER - thank God!!! - I feel safe in going to visit her. (My ailments...not hers).
Plus, I didn't have her gift ready...but it will be by tonight...or tomorrow at the latest.
No this is not Antonella. THIS is something I found in an envelope the other night that my mother addressed to me - before she died - along with lots of pictures and other stuff from my childhood...and is the record of my feeding schedule. Is that far out...or what?!?
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow...you're only a day away....
Actually...I love today. Right now.

A. A. Milne Wisdom

                                                  " What day is it? "
" It's today, " squeaked Piglet.
" My favorite day," said Pooh."
This week also brought me time to make fabric...
which I used to make contact cards to pass out when we visit Virginia and Florida NEXT MONTH!!!
 Woo Hoo!!!
My play room looked so sunny and inviting this morning that it was hard for me to go downstairs for coffee...but...
while we were reading (I read aloud to Jerry every morning)

we also had time to enjoy the birds watch us and eat from the feeder that Jerry made from an old rusted wok (top) and the face from a broken fan (bottom). 
 Cool, huh?!?
  
(They ate from the feeder...not us). I know I'm a confusing writer. (You ought to hear me talk).
And one last thing...this very generous lady puts beautiful vintage pictures on her blog for anyone's use. 
So...in the spirit of giving...I scanned these...in case you want to print them for your art backgrounds...
More and better pictures for YOU coming in future posts. :)

Gotta go finish that baby's quilt!

I'm linking to WOYWW so please go check out what all those talented ladies are doing...
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28 comments:

  1. robin cox walshOctober 24, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    You have so much information in one post, LOL!
    1. Great job on the Barbie dress! Sophia looks precious, is she psyched?
    2. Cute wall hanging!
    3. I love your fabric! It makes unique cards.
    4. Cool vintage pictures, thanks for sharing.
    Whew, I think I covered it all!

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  2. bohemiannie! artOctober 24, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    Thank you Robin!!! Thanks, Thanks and thanks again. Did you forget to mention the birds?!? :)

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  3. PeregrineBlueOctober 24, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    what cool cards to hand out. shame you aren't coming into california, i'd take you everywhere.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Love the wall hanging - I thought it was a painting until I looked more closely.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    I love ur posts and art! What a beautiful barbie! Create life :) hearts, Stephanie

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  6. bohemiannie! artOctober 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Oh Wow Constanza! Would I ever love that!!! Thanks so much! PS...can you email me your address please?!?

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  7. bohemiannie! artOctober 25, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Thank you Karen. :) I tweaked it last night after posting pix...and plan to bind, sleeve and label it today. Woo Hoo!

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  8. bohemiannie! artOctober 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Thank you Stephanie! xxooxx

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  9. MaggieC (Silvercrafter)October 26, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    That wall hanging is wonderful, so beautifully done.

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  10. bohemiannie! artOctober 26, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks Maggie! But, I'm STILL not done yet!!!

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  11. UnknownOctober 26, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Enjoyed your blog. The fabric pieces were very interesting. Is there a tutorial some place? I have so many scraps from my fabric collage that I do.

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  12. Julia DunnitOctober 26, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    How sweet of you to share the images - they will be great. I love the idea of your contact cards..is there a convention? sigh...bliss! Your gift for Antonella is just beautiful, a labour of love indeed.

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  13. bohemiannie! artOctober 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Hi Pat...Thank you! I save itty bitty scraps...even snippets of thread and then sew them together on a base fabric. Nuthin to it!

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  14. bohemiannie! artOctober 26, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Hi Julia. Thanks so much. :) I wish there was a convention going on when I'm in the States! I'd love nothing better!!! I can't wait to get pictures of Antonella's quilt online now that it's finished...welllll...all except the tabs for hanging and the label. :)

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  15. Carin WinkelmanOctober 27, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    I don't know what to respond to first, you're showing so much today! I love the wall hanging for the baby and the contact cards too. And that baby book is awesome! Also love the look at your playroom. And okay, the rest is cool too. Haha!

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  16. bohemiannie! artOctober 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    :) Thanks Caatje! I can't help it. There's just so much going on...and I don't want to get behind with blogging as I'm finding it increasingly hard to get a post ... posted. So glad you stopped by. :)

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  17. ann @ studiohydeOctober 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Goodness...I'm on catch-up (again), and have had a great time catching up on your post. Sophias dress is just beautiful, bet she is over the moon with it. Those contact cards sound a brilliant idea...and as for Jerry's bird feeder, awesome idea.

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  18. bohemiannie! artOctober 28, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Glad to see you pop by Ann! Thanks so much! Sophia wore her dress yesterday to a party and today to a school party and will again on Halloween. And then, whenever she wants to. We both love it and her in it. She dances around like the little ballerina that she is when she has it on. :)

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  19. ShoshiOctober 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    What a wonderful, full and interesting post! Gorgeous stuff to look at, and thanks for sharing the vintage hooks and eyes. I've got some of those somewhere... never thought of scanning them. And that bird feeder is amazing! My hubby hung ours outside the patio doors where I can sit on the settee and watch them. In the summer, sometimes they fly in the house!! Happy belated WOYWW, Shoshi #84

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  20. bohemiannie! artOctober 28, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Thanks you Soshi! I kind of break the rules - not unusual for me - in not just showing what's on my desk for WOYWW...but I can't help it! My hubby is retired and comes up with some really great stuff. I'm going to do a post on just his art soon. :)

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  21. ElectraOctober 29, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    What a little sweetie she is-and I love the fabric piece! Happy late WOYWWED!

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  22. bohemiannie! artOctober 29, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Thank you Electra! :) I think so. :) I'm off today to deliver the wall quilt. :)

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  23. JoZart DesignsNovember 2, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Great post. Love the little barbie cutesy and your workspace is fab. The bird feeder should be marketed, it's excellent!
    JoZarty x

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  24. bohemiannie! artNovember 2, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Thanks JoZart! My hubby makes some really cool stuff out of scrap! We're made for each other.

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  25. NeilNovember 3, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    Thanks for the peek at your space this week, just sorry I can't stay longer! Hope the rest of the week goes well for you.

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  26. bohemiannie! artNovember 3, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Hi Neil. Thanks for stopping by!

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  27. Bridget LarsenNovember 5, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Love your play area, very bright and lots of room and that pink dress is gorgeous
    Bridget #2

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  28. bohemiannie! artNovember 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Thanks Bridget! If we ever move from here...It'll have to have a huge studio. I've been spoiled!

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