Headache is gone! PTL! And another house

Whew, my headache has lifted and I feel pretty rested. My eyes feel a little swollen still but NO PAIN! I want to run around and do a silly dance, I'm so happy and relieved! Thank you God!!

I finished another little house last night before I went to bed. This one is appropriately titled "Volume 1". The house face is the spine from an old book. Any type of encyclopedia means possible adventure to somewhere... and the image of these poor boys look like they need adventure. Can you even imagine the humiliation of having to put these outfits on? They must've given their mom fits! They'd much rather be in worn out scruffy clothes fishing or playing marbles... or maybe stick ball! Anyway, it makes me chuckle.

I have both my boys up already and we have to take Phoebe to the vet this morning so I guess we should get out of our pajamas. What do ya' think?

Another house in spite of a headache

I have had an incredible sinus headache for two days now. I've done numerous hot showers, baths, heat packs, ice packs, numberous doses of Excedrin sinus, a dose of Oxycodone, a massage, and it still isn't completely gone! My face is even swollen. I have had very short times where the intesity will let up a little bit and I can be partially functional, but it doesn't last long. In those short times, I have very slowly created this next addition to the skyline/skyscraper swap. This one is a church and the roofline is taken from a photograph of the entrance to The Fransican Renewal Center here in Phoenix. On the right is a transfer of an angel. The stucco of the church was made by first coating the piece with light molding paste. Then, a base coat of color, a coat of crackle medium, a second coat of paint color and then hitting it in spots with a brown glaze to further age the stucco. I drew the vines and flowers on with pitt pens as well as the detail work of the stairs and hand rail. I added the word "Blessed" on the left side and did a little doodle around it to resemble wrought iron work similar to the hand rail. So far, I think this is my favorite. I really like how it turned out. I titled this "One Blessed Place".

My latest little house is titled "Admit One" for obvious reasons!

In this Skyline/skyscraper swap, the buildings don't actually have to look like house fronts, they can be anything as long as they have an architectural shape to fit into a skyline. Anyway, I just finished my second one. The eye is rubberstamped onto vinyl, colored in with a pitt pen and then another piece of vinyl over it. They are placed behind the cut hole with glazed text behind it. I then stitched the card on the sewing machine with a decorative stitch. This one is titled "Le Peep". And if anyone can tell my why blogger won't let me put post titles, I'd like to know.

For some reason, I can't get a title on this post. Oh well... as many times as I swear I won't join in any more swaps, sometimes, a really cool one comes along and I just can't resist... as just did today in a new group I joined. It's called The Unruly Artist's skyline and skyscrapers. The little houses or buildings are anywhere from business card size up to no larger than 7 inches. Won't a collection of little buildings be the coolest display ever? I have to make 21 and I did my first one today. It is called Geisha house.

Max came home today after being at my mom's since July 4. He announced big news. "Mommy, last night I asked Jesus into my heart."!!! He's so excited and I'm thankful my mom was with him to talk with him. She said he'd been talking and asking questions on and off for the past couple of days and he had to get up last night about 9:30 to take some cough medicine and he announced that he wanted to ask Jesus in his heart RIGHT NOW!!! The way Max does everything. At 5 years old, he just made the most important decision he will ever make his entire life. :)

On another note, my cat had to go to the vet and having geriatric cats is not a cheap thing! Minya has cost $300. in the past two days and Phoebe has her appt. on Monday. They will also do complete bloodwork on her as well and I think she has some teeth issues so I know her bill will be in the hundreds as well. It's very discouraging and it saddens me to know that I won't have them much longer. 19 years is a long life for cats and I'm thankful to have them this long... but it will be like losing my first born children because that is what they were for so many years! Oh I can't think about it.... I feel the flood coming...

Small Journal

I just finished making a small journal that is now for sale in my etsy shop. It is fairly small, about 5x6 inches and has 32 pages of watercolor paper insde. The fabric I used for the cover is vintage fabric that was my grandmother's. I remember the chair and ottoman she had recovered using this fabric! I love it. I blanket stitched around the edge and then embellished with buttons. I'm happy with the outcome. I really enjoy making books.

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