Busy bee gnome

This gnome is apparently the only worker bee

as you will see when I show the last one

tomorrow. I guess someone has to do the work.

My dad is still in the hospital.  I haven't

talked to him this morning so I don't know

if they have mentioned when he will get

out but I don't think it's today.  I'm going

to run over in a few minutes and take care

of his cat, Harry.  It's going to be a busy

day today.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.

Happy Wednesday!

Here come the gnomes!

The gnomes are the second part of the

faeries set. They are a little cuter than

the faeries. A little. You can be the judge.

I used pencil for the eyes so it didn't 

stand out as much.   

Here's something really exciting to me because

it has never happened before.  A group I'm

in chose my artwork for the cover page.  I think

they change it once a week.  It's not a very good

picture, since I photographed it from my tablet

but you get the idea.

Pretty cool, eh?!

My dad is in hospital.  I guess he called

the ambulance at 2 am because he couldn't

breathe.  They are going to keep him  until

 tomorrow and give him breathing treatments,

fluids, etc.  He's been sick ever since my mom 

died and has COPD so that doesn't help.  It 

makes grieving that  much harder.  Hopefully

they can get him back on his feet.

Hebrews 11:6 New

And without faith it is impossible to please God,

because anyone who comes to him must believe

that he exists and that he rewards those

who earnestly seek him.

Happy Tuesday!

The last, finally

This is the last of the goofy looking faeries.

She isn't quite as obnoxious looking as

the others, but I regret buying the patterns

because the gnomes which make up the

other three of the set aren't much better.

Luckily they don't cost much at all.

I got about three hours sleep, woke up and

that was the end of that, so I finally got up.

I think it was the wind keeping me awake.  It

sounds like it's finally died down some, but

yesterday coming home from church, I got blown

over to the shoulder.  That was a little scary.  It

was hard holding the car straight.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Happy Monday!

Faerie land faerie 2

This one doesn't look nearly as weird as

the first, but the head shape is still strange.

I think my friend, Karen, is right, though.

If I make them again I will just leave the

eyes off. They make it look even more strange.

I think I like red roses better, too.  The pattern

called for pink roses, but it doesn't seem to

show up as well.  Besides, who pays attention

to patterns?!

I finished another diamond painting.

Isn't she beautiful?! I was showing my

dad the other day and remarked how

it is hard to find a square frame. He

said as soon as he had the energy and

desire to get back in the woodshop he'd

make some frames for me. I think he needs

to just take care of himself right now. They

aren't going anywhere. I did order a bunch

more for Christmas presents, but they are

a more normal, frame-able size. Is that

a word? Frame-able? It is now!

Psalm 39:7

“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.

Happy Friday!

Here come the faeries

I've been looking at this set of patterns for

forever, but somehow I never seemed to

decide to get them. Now I have. It's

three faeries and 3 gnomes. I haven't

really started on the gnomes yet, but the

faeries are cute except for one thing-the

faces. They look ridiculous. So all I can

do is apologise. I didn't design the patterns!

 If I had noticed their faces looked so

weird I may have not gotten them. For

some reason my pinterest page has been

flooded with the most awesome pictures

of faeries which I have been saving. They

will look so cool with all the borders I have.

Ephesians 6:11

 Put on the full armor of God,

so that you can take your stand

against the devil’s schemes.

 

I need to remember this.

Happy Thursday!

pretty in purple

I don't even know what kind of flowers these

are. Karen? They're pretty though. I'm

running out of images to use for cards so

I ordered a few more, plus I've been finding

TONS of faerie images on pinterest, so

expect to see lots of those! I love faeries

and unicorns.

And once again I go to put the picture on

the blog only to find that I forgot to

move it from my phone to the computer.

Sigh.

We were supposed to get some ice today, but so

far nothing.  the advisory goes until 3 pm,

though, so it could happen.  I hate winter.

I may have mentioned that once or twice...

or more....

Philippians 1:6

 being confident of this,

that he who began a good work in you

will carry it on to completion

until the day of Christ Jesus.

Happy Wednesday!

Time in a bottle

I love that song, “time in a bottle”.

Jim Croce was an amazing singer and

met such a sad end. It's been a whole

week now, since my mother died. I

can't believe this much time has passed

and yet sometimes it seems like it's been

so much longer. Robin is still here helping

my dad get things done that need to be

taken care of when someone dies. They picked

up mom's ashes yesterday. It's still so hard

to wrap my mind around all that has gone on.

This card has some pretty flourishes and flowers

on it.  My mom always loved flowers.

Isaiah 41:10

 So do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Happy Tuesday!