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Well, Hello, Carol! Glad to see you. Sounds like you have had fun travels! I have been working on some projects for birthdays and Christmas. I fouind some clever ideas for my rubberstamping art. I get fiberboard clipboards and cut and tear wallpaper, scrapbooking papers and glue them onto the boards. Kind of like "altered books" but clipboards. They can be personalized to give to your special friends. It would be fun to have you all over to work on this project.
Sharon, I have made a lovely fleece blanket that is one of those kind that you knot the edges to hold the two colors together. The top layer is all state of Ohio symbols...like carnations, airplanes, white tailed deer etc. I made a pillow too. But they did not have the buckeye tree or LADYBugs on any fleece....so I did my own. Took fleece scraps and cut them out and appliqued them onto the pillow fleece. It was so much fun! Now I have a cute bunch of ladybugs and buckeyes to put into the Minuet. I sure was wishing I had Jamie's drawing talent when I was trying to lay out the design for the buckeye leaves and nuts.