ad libitum

FRAGMENTS OF ROBIN'S EGG BLUE AND ANTIQUE PAPER

I am in a Colors Round Robin and have just completed my spread in Joyce's book. The book is titled "Fragments" and she chose the colors robin's egg blue and antique paper. I decided to  do a fragmented page and to write a short poem (well, if it's about fragments, it wouldn't be long; would it?).

RESTORATIONS STORE PHOTOS

I had visitors from Illinois and took them to a Restoration store in Kalamazoo. I hadn't been there before because parking is such a problem, but there was an open spot right in front of the store when we drove up. I have no idea what I'm going to do with the photos I took, but I know I'll use them eventually. Anyway, here are a few of the photos of the cool stuff in this store.

 

BELATED FATHER'S DAY GIFT

Well, we had company staying here for 5 days (fun, but not conducive to doing art or housework), we had 10 people to Father's Day Dinner,  I'm working with one hand and four fingers from the other hand, and ... You get the drift. I'm 2 days late with my gift for my husband for Father's Day. He got the uber-portraits I did of our daughters this morning (Diamond Glaze adhering the beads to the canvas wasn't dry when we went to bed last night). Anyway, below are the portraits I did.

 

ROAD TRIP

Sometimes, last minute plans are the ones that come together beautifully. On Friday, Beth Bricker invited Catherine Warner (sadly for us, she has no blog) and me to go with her to the Milwaukee Bead and Button Show on Sunday with her. We would drive up on Saturday night, spend the night at the Hyatt (a mere walkway from the show) and go bead shopping (surely, one of the most delightful experiences known to exist) on Sunday. Who could turn down this adventure!!!! Beth picked Catherine and me up and we hit the road at about 4:30 on Saturday, expecting a 5 hour drive. We didn't know about the storms (and, it turns out, the tornadoes) until we hit the Chicago area. Beth drove valiantly...for about six and a half hours. We happily arrived in Milwaukee in the dead of night and set out for the Bead and Button Show Sunday morning. The hours were from 10 a.m. 'til 4 p.m. We were there when they opened the doors; we were there when they kicked people out. It was wonderful. I can tell you that I did a great deal to bolster the economy. In fact, I should get a letter of thanks from Ben Bernancke. Beth and Catherine, too.

Below, I am posting pictures of Beth, Catherine and a few bead tables.