Having a good time at my nephews' wedding, with 1 of 2 brothers, and 4 of 5 sisters.

Some of my silly sibs.

Dancing with my Sweetie.

I have been busy making tableaux of holiday decorations. My 5 sisters are coming to visit.

I have been busy with Earth Challenge details. We have about 23 artists and more than 35 pieces for the show, and I am waiting for a few more. I have ordered a new hanging system for Two Twelve Arts, thanks to the show participants and donors. At least 18 of our artworks will use the new system in January.
I have an installer lined up, and am waiting for answers from 2 potential judges. Keith McGuire has pictures, and is designing the postcard, that will advertise our show. I think you'll be very proud of this display. The show will be hung by January 4th. The reception is Jan. 15, 7 to 9 p.m. Hope you can all come to see it.

New necklaces! This was fun. Numbers 340-346. I am going back to my old camera, since this one is not doing as I wish.

All the making stuff has caught up with me. I had a class in the morning yesterday, 9 to 12. Then I spent the afternoon cataloging and pricing all the stuff I am putting in the Two Twelve Arts Holiday Sale. The sale is this Saturday, from 10 to 5, I think. Anyway, it took me all afternoon to tag the things that were ready for it. I have 18 felted purses, 20 quilted purses, 16 pins. Not yet tagged:14 collages, 6 necklaces, , 17 painted faces on pillows, and a few odds. And I'm going shopping for more stuff to finish a few things.

So far, there are 20 items for the Earth Challenge. I expect more Friday. This show is open to Bagettes, Cakeeaters, and Running With Scissors members. This will be a humdinger of a show. Be sure you are included. You people are very creative, and talented.
Give me your entry by Friday, along with a check for $15, and an item the size of a greeting card, for sale for Food Gatherers. Remember there are prizes, too.

A hanging lamp my talented daughter Karen made. We mailed her sticks from our red twig dogwood bushes, she made this. Cool, huh?

My booth for the art fair today. It was a fun day.

The tags are made, the racks chosen, the boxes packed, and the car loaded. I am ready for the Running With Scissors Holiday Art Sale tomorrow. Come see us all at the K of C Hall in Berkley, on Twelve Mile Road. The show is open from 10 to 4.
The picture is stuff I have been making for this sale, and there is more.

I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving, and time to spend together with family and friends. Hopefully all the seasonal household preparations are done by now, and you can put your feet up for a while. Life is fleeting, memories last beyond your time.

This happy group at Two Twelve Arts, made Christmas stockings for Saline Social Services. It was the first gathering of the holiday. On December 5, come to the Holiday Art Sale at Two Twelve. Thirty artists will display a wide range of wonderful things for sale. And there will be free gift wrapping of your purchases. Do all your shopping, and let us wrap it up for you.

I spent almost the whole day cleaning out my fabric stash. With the stuff I gave away yesterday, there are 9 bags of fabric. This allowed me to put the stuff that was in bags in the closet, and in the corner, on shelves. So, I have a pile of African wax resists, stripes, dots, ones I dyed myself, 2 piles of Kaffee Fassett prints, 2 drawers of batik scraps, a box of sparklies, a box of banner fabrics, and more, organized and ready to use.
And I put some of the felt away in big boxes. There is more to do. I have to find a place to store the roving, and another felt box. The room feels bigger. I have a backache.

I am the Featured Artist, at My Favorite Cafe, on Ann Arbor street, in Saline. The show will hang for 2 months, until the end of December. There are 29 pieces hanging, all are for sale. The north room, decorated in a Thanksgiving motif, has a Fall Flowers quilt, a banner, and more.

On the middle of the north wall hangs a Kettle of Leaves, with a Sunflower on each side. The Orange Flowers in a Blue Vase hang on the back wall.

Two Sunflowers hang on a dividing wall, in the Thanksgiving room.

Sunflower on Blue hangs in the north room, the Thanksgiving room.

A Rooster and a Blue Tree mosaic hang by the front window.

In the south room, the Christmas room, the Felt Squares hang right by the front window, on the wall behind the Rooster mosaic.