Spreading my wings

Remember last year, when I told you about the Monarch butterflies passing through?

How I found some of the poor things, dead or dying in my yard?? I kept them..in a drawer, in my hubby's desk..I didn't know what else to do with them so they would not be squashed~ he was not to happy...but he didn't squash them..

The other day, I took one of them out and used her for this piece..

Did you know it's difficult to photograph yourself, wearing said necklace???? But I needed to show you how long it hangs from it's leather cord..So, this is the result:

I'm very pleased with it, what do you think?? I'd love to hear from you. i will be adding it to Etsy in the next few days..

I have to share this with you!!!!

Marsha at "Tumblefish Studio" and I are in a swap! She's making her famous art work and I'm going to encase it in glass for her to have some pendants! Look here at what I'm going to receive !! I have admired her style for a long time and we've been chatting back and forth for a bit now..this is just the gravy on my biscuts!! I'm going to have a piece of her work!! Thanks sooo much Marsha for swapping out with me!! Girl! you ROCK!

Hope your Week goes well!! Happy Monday!

tee

Soldering is out of hand..

Or maybe it's not..Here is a Large piece I put up on Etsy last week...She's on a base from reclaimed Scrabble game board..and it just gets better from there..A few months ago, our friend in Oklahoma, gave me 2 large bags full of old farm ledgers/receipts his aunt had kept..every day they wrote down what came in and what went out..well that's the next layer.. a page from one of the ledger books...

Real Monarch butterfly wings make this gal rock..we found them in the grass last month..I think they fell off the gril of SIL's truck..so, I didn't hurt anything for the sake of art..ok?? Just giving found objects new life...

Then after more doing and dading..I covered it all in a piece of glass and soldered it all up..I patina'ed the solder, mixed two colors *can you do that????* well, I did and it look all old and grungy or even as my pal Cindy sez: Grotty~

This weekend the #1 grand came over and we all went to the Red River to ride the 4 wheeler and the Razor...Scooby went too..I strapped him on behind me on the 4 wheeler and we just tooled around like old people while hub and grand zoomed and zipped and slung sand on us..They ended up getting extremely muddy and loved every minute of it..

Again, if I can ask for prayers for out son Deke, seems he's having some probs. with all, he's been through..he needs Jesus to give him a hand up and out of this..he's reached some dark spot in his mind and we are unable to reach him..it's breaking our hearts..and we are praying as hard as we can, so I think it's time to send in the warriors..so we'd appreciate it..
thanks so much blog friends!
hugs,t

Frisky Dog weather..

That's what I call these cool mornings...it makes even the oldest dog a bit frisky when it's out for it's morning rituals. Watched horses this morning doing the frisky thing..bucking, running, even a couple of jumps..they were frisky in this cool air~




Yesterday, the monarch butterflies were making their way South. I was hoping to see them again today..but no luck yet..

This one was on it's last legs, could barely hang on to my hand..poor dear...I put it on the humming bird feeder, but later found it dead in the grass....




There were hundreds of them and our area seemed the thickest..I traveled to town and they thinned out as I headed west..They were wonderful polka dots floating in the breeze..standing in the yard watching them float by gave me that sense of wonder and hopefulness you have when you are a child but seem to loose as you grow older..I felt that again for a brief time, it was great..





Remember to sign in for the prizes on my Monday post, it's open until Friday at 6pm. Thanks so far for all the comments and Birthday wishes..it was another one done..talked to my mama that morning..I told her thank you for the hard work, she said it was hard work...lol..My sister called me too, and the grands called me too..even a friend in Houston gave me a call. It was a nice day. Hub gave me a gift card for Michael's and a sizixx sidekick and dinner out...

More photos are being loaded up on the Paper Cowgirl flikr group if you are intrested....

Go out and be frisky today!
tina