Princess for an evening

Angel on My Shoulder, along with Golden Eagle Log Homes, hosted a wine event and there were so many details to capture and share.

A couple of raccoons carved into the railings.

A version of the house carved into its own mantle.

Plenty of beer.

And pretzels.

Wine for all.

Magnificent views!

Amazing surprises sculpted into the walls.

Silly seductive celebrities. Stephanie Klett, with Discover Wisconsin, is such a hoot!

Now, what would you make with a whole bunch of corks?  No seriously, an ideas?

Book Giveaways are here! :)

Deer, deer, deer

I had never seen a white deer before. But when we made our trip to the zoo in the northwoods we found several.

They were very friendly and one even allowed me to pet it.

Hey, you’re not a deer!

Don't forget the book giveaways.

Who's playing in the park?

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

Have you ever wondered what happens in your neighborhood parks when there are no children playing? Well, I found out, that the toys are not wasted. . .

A Goldfinch swings.

A Bluebird contemplates becoming a monkey.

While another Bluebird looks on. As evidenced in that last photo it appears the birds play here often. Who’s playing in your park?

We'll soon be on the road trip to Missouri, don't forget to check out my giveaways!

Homemade Cards

Can you tell that I’ve been busy? I have all of our Christmas cards made. This is the first time I’ve made our Christmas cards. Heck, this year I made my first cards ever and since I’m kinda busy trying to get ready for an impromptu visit to Missouri I thought I’d just show you these today.

I made three different cards, for a total of close to 60.

The trees are all iris-folded and have little rhinestone toppers, the snowflakes are embossed (my first attempt at embossing) and the last tree has little bead garland.

Halloween outside and. . .

In.

Here’s the card I made for Thanksgiving. It was actually fun. I used glaze on the leaves along with some glitter and tiny beads. After the glaze dried I popped the leaves in the freezer for about 10 minutes then cracked them to make veining.

A fall iris-folded leaf card.

A simple thank you card. It’s hard to see in the photo but there’s light green glitter tulle on the front.

The card I made for Marissa when Cole was born. The baby says ‘ta-da’.

For my parents’ anniversary.

Because I’m a chemo angel and send a card weekly to my ‘buddy’ I have many cards that are just kind of thinking of you cards. The one above is one of those, as are the ones below.

And then the birthday cards:

Don't forget the giveaways. :)\

You can find some instructions for Iris Folded cards here - (and some free patterns, I used this leaf pattern) it's the place I used when I first saw one and wanted to learn.  They are really pretty simple.