3x3 encouragement

I was getting to the last little scraps of my Scholastic paper pack and I thought what better way to use it all up than with some 3x3 cards. These little cards are great for lunchboxes, a quick little gift or as a gift set to someone special.

Lucy Trailer Update

 Several of you have asked me about the Trailer project, known as the Lucy Trailer. You can see more pictures and info about her here. **Most of these pics were taken with my phone, so they are not the greatest.
1st up I removed all of the thin wood covering all of the walls and seats. Then I removed so sticky faux tiles that the previous owner had installed. This was a back breaking job but worth it to get to the original floor.

 The back wall of the trailer had a lot of water damage ( the ac unit was not installed well and water leaked around it.) My sister came one weekend and helped me replace the whole back wall about the ac.

 As of today all of the wall, cabinets, drawers and the stove/oven have been repainted. Most of the aluminum on the inside has been polished. The fridge has been painted with chalk board paint. Vintage yellow knobs added to the cabinets and drawers. New breakers and wire for all the electrical stuff have been replaced, including plugs under the fridge so that I could inclose a couple of areas behind the table/seating area for more counter space.
Things that still need to be done is new lighting ( I have made my own chandaler that is super cute), the floor needs a good cleaning, cushions made for the table area and the back bench. And of course paint on the outside ( I may have to save more $$ before that gets done)
I am ready to be onto the decorating part of the project- all the fun stuff for the inside. I have been having lots of fun with the whole thing. I am glad all the labor part of it is over!

Over Thanksgiving new curtains were sewed and installed.

Book Review: Here Be Dragons

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^{Here Be Dragons is a historical novel written by Sharon Kay Penman published in 1985. The novel is the 1st in a trilogy know as the Welsh Princes series. It is set in medieval England, Wales and France.}  
The medieval princes of Gwynedd and the monarchs of England. England's King John uses his out-of-wedlock daughter Joanna as a negotiating tool by marrying her to the Welsh king Llewelyn to avoid war between England and Wales.
^{I will say that I had hard time with this book at the start. Welsh names are very hard and there are a lot of characters in this book. Once I gave up trying to figure out and keep everyone straight I did start to enjoy the book. It is still a shock to me that princes and kings would marry off their daughters at such young ages just for political purposes.}
History is stranger than fiction, true, and this was as unlikely a pair as could be imagined. Joanna and Lewelyn's love was strong, and true, and overcame Joana being torn in two between the father who showed her love when she was orphaned, and the husband who gave her the world, as well as showed Joanna her own faults. Joanna committed adultery, and yet Llewelyn's love for her was so powerful that her forgave it. In the 13th century Europe it was a big deal if a woman was unfaithful. It was common for men to have multiple mistresses on the side, but of course frowned upon for women.
I was heart broken at the thought of Llewelyn and Joanna forever apart, shed many tears when he took her back.
This was a very long book, it took me nearly a whole month to read it, but well worth my time.  Highly recommended!
 

READ bookmark

You all know that I am a reader- I do read on a Kindle for the most part, but sometimes its nice to hold a real book. In fact I love going to the book store and touching all the books. For this bookmark I fussy cut out a couple of the book images from the Scholastic patten paper. I then cut out the bookmark from the Artiste Cricut cartridge. Next I added the fun Canvas letters. These letters are so 3 denominational and they have a wonderful texture!

Celebrate today

How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was wonderful!! I so enjoy Thanksgiving food, it's lots of work but so worth it!  After the great meal it was time for football and crafting!  Our craft project this year was curtians for the Lucy Trailer-I will have an update later this week for you!
Now for my card- This paper is from the Scholastic Collection. Bet you didn't guess that!! I took the graph pattern and dressed it up with some flowers and twine.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you God for all that grows,
Thank you for the sky's rainbows,
Thank you for the stars that shine,
Thank you for these friends of mine,
Thank you for the moon and sun,
Thank you God for all you've done! 

 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow..

I am going to spend some time with my loved ones. I will be back on Monday! Have a great holiday!

Gift Box

This cute little bag is cut on the Artiste cricut cartridge. It's a good size box, it would nicely fit a small gift or candy! For this project I choose to pull out my re-inkers and spray pens. I cut down some burlap ribbon and tied on a cute tag.