Donation to Daily Paintworks for Japanese Relief SOLD

SOLD   For a bid of $73 donated to the Salvation Army for Japan Relief

"Three Tulips"

8x10

Watercolor

Donation on Daily Paintworks

All proceeds go to the aid of Japan

$50 starts the bid  and the

auction is over on my painting on

Wednesday, March 31, 2011

I will donate the proceeds of this painting to...

SALVATION ARMY: The Salvation Army has been in

Japan since 1895 and is

currently providing emergency assistance to those in need.

The mat, glass and frame are included in the winning bid.

I will ship anywhere in the USA by UPS.

Shipping cost will be $20

Please go to Daily Paintworks and bid on my painting.

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Scroll down through the paintings and click on this watercolor.

Right now it is on page 1.

Thanks so much!

GONE FISHIN!

"GONE  FISHIN!"

It was a gorgeous Spring day and what better to do than...

take a drive in the country and go fishing!  Our nephew has friends

that have a ranch close to Midlothean, Texas with three fishing tanks.

We caught big mouth bass and a few brim.  Because it is spawning season,

we threw them back and will catch them again later on in the spring.

I caught one as big as the one Phil has in the picture below but didn't

have my camera at the time.  I do have witnesses, my nephew, brother-in-law

and Phil, my husband.  It was a glorious day and we had so much fun.

Thanks for the memories, John!

Photos of the prairie lands around the tanks we fished.

We were not alone out there. 

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"CREATIVITY"

"Creativity is the mind at play with

the materials that it loves."~Carl Jung

                     A friend inspired me when she gave me a "Mini-quilted Birthday Card"       

to get out my fabric and ribbon embroidery basket.

I had made a ribbon embroidered crazy quilt pillow for my

grandaughter for Christmas as shown in a prior post.

I had some scrapes from that project left and could not bring myself

to throw them away.  So I was delighted with the idea of this little quilt.

I decided to use my scrapes to make some 4" sachet angels with lavender

seeds inside for a delicate lavender smell.

Below are pictures of two angels made from the

crazy quilt scrapes and one made with raw silk and embroidered flowers.



 

Pictured below is my "Mini-quilt Birthday Card" and some

others that my friend has made.

@ 5"x7"

I finished another crocheted baby quilt, white with a blue edge
for a friend  who has a new grandson.

 

That's it for now.  I have enjoyed keeping my hands busy making these items, now

I need to get back to painting!!!!!!!

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"PIPER"

In Memory of

PIPER

Piper was one of a set of triplets born 2 years ago. 

 She was in poor health and ill all her little life and passed in December.

  The other two girls are healthy and doing well. 

I did the drawing for a friend to give to Piper's family.

Drawing on Paper

8" x 10"

by

Margie Whittington

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Ribbon Embroidered Pillow, Croched Blanket and A Baby Bootee!

RIBBON EMBROIDERED HEART PILLOW

 A Christmas gift last December for my granddaughter, Ella.

I made this crazy quilt with ribbon embroidered flowers

on pretty white and off white fabrics including

silk, taffeta and satin. Of course I made all the

flowers PINK!  Ella has it hanging on her bed post.

A good friend had a baby girl in December.  I finished

a crocheted  baby quilt for the new arrival.   I also painted

a 5"x5" pink baby bootee with her name and birth date.

I'm working on some ribbon embroidered angel sachets

and will post them when I am finished. 

Also, I am crocheting a white baby blanket for the next

friends baby or grand baby.  I am getting smarter in

my old age.  I will finish off the white blanket with a

border of blue or pink whichever I need.  

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