September 1st?

Wow! Summer always goes by quickly. I'm looking at the seasons differently in this retired stage of life. I don't dread the onslaught of tourists in the summer because I don't have to wait on them! I can just enjoy their enthusiasm and share in it. Yay! Some of my blogging buddies, like Pom Pom and M.K. are beginning Fall Journals to celebrate this time of year. I'm not sure it's a good idea for me to begin yet another journal, so I may continue an old one instead. This is my altered book journal which I started about five years ago. It's an old copy of Barchester Towers. Shhh! Don't tell! It's about half full of scripture based art and I've been meaning to get back to it.

These little fellows are rather fall-like, don't you think? They just sprang up in my flower bed after some damp, rainy weather. Feel free to paint them for your fall journal!

I see I'm behind on posting pictures of my artwork. So, look out, here it comes!

My son, Josh, is back staying with me for a while. He and his wife are having some marital challenges which hinge a lot on mental health issues. Prayers appreciated! He's working on his masters degree and on starting an online business (bookkeeping). And he's trying very hard to stay in touch with his family while they work things out. It's bittersweet. I love having him here, but he'll be much happier when he can be back with his family. 

A Make Me Happy Bookmark swap. This is both sides of the bookmark.

 Here are the last three for a Loteria Swap. I posted #5 and 6 earlier.

 The theme of this swap was Dancing.

 The idea here was to use Letters and text in various ways.

For a Facebook swap. Theme: Castles

Another Facebook swap: Tiny Houses

 The cards below were for a Skull Swap. I chose to do mostly animal skulls. I forgot to take a picture of the finished cards after I painted them.

This is a 5x7 canvas I made for the monthly canvas swap. The lady I made it for was so touched. It reminded her of her deceased mom who loved to glue dried flowers to notecards and such. I had no idea! You just never know.

This swap was about Border Collies and sheep.

 The four cards below were for a Haunted House swap. Collage...not my forte!

 This was for a one-to-one trade. This gal likes gryphons.

 These four were for the September Bizarre Holidays swap.

These four were for a Papercutting Illustration swap.

A one-on-one trade.

Another private trade.

This was for a Make Me Happy Paint Chip ATC trade. It's painted on a paint sample card and has to have something to do with the paint color on the chip. This paint color was called Painted Desert Red. The gal I made it for also likes succulents, pottery and cats, so I worked those in.

Would you believe I'm sitting outside? This is the only place I can get good internet, but it's cold, windy and fall-like today so I'm going BACK INSIDE!

You folks have a great day with lots of shalom and fall fun! And have a great Labor Day weekend!