Personalized Crop Frame

Went to a crop in September and we had to make a name frame for our table. THis is my frame. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out...it's one of my fav things I've ever altered!!!! I'm soo proud of it. MY boardname is Heart2hand.....so this HOW I interpretted that onto my frame....Hope y'all enjoy it too.
♥ N' hugs~~~
Rhonda

Start of altering..painted with 3 colors

Finished item...detailed

Close-up of the flowers

Close-up of the other corner and pearls w/flowers

Name in upper left-hand corner....

Fall Pin Cushion

I altered this votive holder for a SWAP on the CMB. It was for a FALL themed pin cushion. I think this was the PERFECT item to alter for this theme.  A LEAF...why not? I love how it turned out....all the embellishments were used from my stash. I just hope that Jodie enjoys it too.

Leave some love on how you like it... thanks

HUGS~~~R

Happy 7th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Chadwick!!! IT's been a great 7 yrs. ....we have had our down times and our up times...but we learned to stick with it and grow together and get thru them. I'm looking forward to many,many more. I love you and I'm proud to be your wife!!!!
Love,hugs and kisses
rhonda

Rhond

For the love of Lighthouses

I absolutely LOVE lighthouses!!!! While on vacation to Mackinac Island, Michigan I had the pleasure of seeing several and climbing to the top of one. Whew...that was scarey! It was a beautiful view from the top, though. They are all different and unique...such wonders of the water and land. I truely loved seeing them all.

HUGs
R~~~

McGulpin's Point Lighthouse. This is the one I climbed to the top! Also Davenports ran this lighthouse!! How cool is that?

Mackinac Island, Michigan

WHAT a WONDERFUL vacation this was!!!! I  loved it there. The perfect weather...the picturesque views...the lighthouses....couldn't have been a more perfect time to go. Chad and I had a great time...we stay inland and took in some sights there on the first day. The second day we took a ferry to the island and enjoyed it all. We rode bikes all around the island...8.5 miles around...lol. All they had was bikes, horseback riding, or carriages. Definately a time in the past...so peaceful and seren...gorgeous place to visit. I plan to go back and see some of the things we didn't have time to see this visit.

Thank you, Hon, for such a great trip...Luv'd it and the adventure we had together made it even more special. Love you!

♥R

Chad and I at the beach on Lake Huron side

Mackinac Bridge...divides Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

Chad at the beach...it was a gorgeous view!

Me at the beach at Lake Huron

View at the bay...GORGEOUS!!!!

Grand Hotel....it is enormous...and beautiful

Transportation to the Grand Hotel

rock on bike route

Crop with Friends

What a great time I had at this crop!!! OMG...we had ladies from everywhere here...Canada...Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio...and other places. IT was the best weekend....friends, great food, and crafting. WHo could ask for more? It was great to meet alot of the ladies from the Cricut Message Board....long time  overdue!!!!  Looking forward to the next one!!!

ScrappyChick (Heather) and Jenny came to my house and we rode over to Galesburg, IL for the party....such sweet gals...we had a BLAST!!!!

HUGS
rhonda

GrandmaJ (Janice) and I ..she hosted the swap

ScrappyChick(Heather) doing cuts on her E and G

Jenny...she isn't a crafter..but we enjoyed her company!

       Photo of the **Crop with my Friends** group. IT was truely a great experience and can't wait for Crop 2  next Oct.

Happy 5th Birthday, X-man

Today is  my wonderful lil' grandon, Xavier's  5th birthday. I hope it is filled lots  of love, laughter and kisses. Mammaw misses you sooo much....LOVE YA MOSTEST, baby boy!

love always
x♥x♥
Mammaw

Vintage Christmas Box

I altered a plain kraft square box for a swap on the CMB. Heaven was my partner.  I used alot of the images from a vintage theme pack of papers. I love how it turned out. Used a Tim HOltz knob for the top of the box. Then I filled it with some much desired wishes Heaven wanted.

 

The papers are from Hobby Lobby...I colored the seam binding in a Christmas red and crinkled it...soo easy!

 

♥ R

 

Lid to the box

side one of the box

side two of box

side three of the box

side four of box

 

In Loving Memory

THis is for my wonderful and precious furbaby that is no longer with us  physically...but spiritually and emotionally she is. Kahlua you have been the best baby anyone could have had. Such a happy and loving dog. Always there to greet me at the door...loved to run and play...ohh and such a ham in front of the camera. YOU are greatly and deeply missed! No other can replace you...my heart will carry a missing piece forever more. Rest baby girl....you have deserved it. The passion and committment you have shown as a loyal companion will never go unmissed. Enjoy the time with family that is there with you and I'll see you again at Rainbow Bridge....With all my love, tears, and kisses...

♥♥♥♥♥♥

Mommy

Kahlua relaxing

Kahlua and her baby!

♥   Me and my baby,Kahlua....love and missed DEARLY!    ♥

♥ Kahlua and Daddy ♥

A BROKEN HEART

Hello...

Just 6 days after posting the last post...my BELOVED furbaby, Kahlua had to be put down. It KILLED me to do it too. She is deeped loved and missed beyond words. She was the best companion anyone could have asked for.  We had her cremated and today, DH picked up her ashes and brought her home for good. I just broke out into tears again...seems like I've done more crying lately than ever. Miss ya baby girl...love ya always.....

♥ Mommy.

Kahlua....Mommy's Girl

Here is a photo of me and Kahlua. SHe is everything to me. I've raised her from 2 months old to now...and she will be 13 yrs on in Nov. She isn't in the best of health these days and it saddens my heart to no end. I cherish each day as it comes to spend it with her. I couldn't have asked for a better pup or company. She had a vet visit yesterday and we found out that she has  UTI and now is on meds for it. I hope it helps my baby.

LOVe and hugs baby girl
Mommy

Crop Frame

This photo frame is altered and for  the HOSTESS of our INTERNATIONAL CROP next weekend in Galesburg, IL. I LOVE how it turned out....better than expected. love when a plan comes together.  I took a HL frame and painted it with chocolate brown paint. ...dried with heat gun...and then added a buttermilk paint to it in strips...then wiped it off to give it the worn/distressed look. TOOO COOOL! THen I sanded areas of it even further and on the edges. The saying in the lower  left-hand corner is from the CIRCLE Cart...Everyday Cricut. It's soo fitting for this frame. I painted it with SU Lil' Red Riding Hood ink and glued it in place. The red/white large flower in the upper rt-hand corner is from Recollections and it's canvas. LOVE IT! The smaller deeper red is a HM flower from a swap. I used black gem , champaign and chocolate pearls. The cream vintage ribbon from my stash..and the 2 brown-toned butterflies are from Jenni Bowlin.  LOVE IT!!!

♥~~~
Rhonda

Frame in process of brown paint

Completely painted

Painted buttermilk and aged

RT-hand corner embellishments

One of two brown butterflies

Pin Up Girls

Next weekend I will be in Galesburg, IL for a weekend crop with the CMB ladies. I'm soooo excited to meet them. Two of the ladies, Heather and Jenny will be arriving here at my home and then we will drive up together. We are making items for each person attending all different. This is my item for each of the ladies. I hope they enjoy them. Who doesn't love Maggies?!!!! I love how they turned out and only 2 are duplicates...so my  maggies are growing in volume. YAHHHH!!!!!

♥ N' Hugs
R~~~

Maggies...sooo cute!

With friends tag

glued pin backs on

Close up of those cuties

CLOSE Up....

DR visit in Carmel

I had my follow-up visit after the surgery yesterday. Doc took the bandage off...yahhh...and the sutures out. He said it was looking good. I then worked with  an Occ. Therapist for exercises to stretch it out. It feels really good soo far...but looks horrible. The other hand didn't bruise like this one did. Go back at the end of September.

HUgs to all

rhonda