CREATING IN RHODE ISLAND

SNOW BLANKED THE GROUND AND THE AIR WAS VERY COLD & CRISP AS WE APPROACHED THE SHARED DRIVE WAY IN RHODE ISLAND.  THE BIG BLUE FISH FLAG WAVED TO WELCOMED US BACK TO TRACY'S HOME.  INSIDE WAS COZY & COMFORTING WITH THE SCENT OF HOT STEAMING COFFEE INVITING US IN..... WE WERE ENTERING THE ZONE OF HAPPINESS..... A WEEKEND GET A WAY, CREATING  BOOKS & JOURNALS WITH THE ART GIRLZ.  A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS AND DOLLIES, DANCED IN EVERY DIRECTION AS WE TOURED THE NEWLY PAINTED AND UPDATED STUDIO.  SQUEALS OF DELIGHT WERE EMERGING FROM EVERYONE AS WE REUNITED.  IT WAS A MOST DEVINE DAY.... AND OH HOW IT FLY BY.... WITH PAINTBRUSHES SWOOSHING, SEWING MACHINE HUMMING, GIRLS GIGGLING,CROP A DILS SQUEEZING, AND WONDERFUL FOOD ENERGIZING....TWO AND A HALF DAYS OF BUSY BEES..... LEARNING AND CREATING

LINDA'S ANGLE CREATIONS (ONE HAD BZ'S NAME ON IT AND THE OTHER KATHI  N)

A SCARRY BABY WEARING A CLOTH CROWN A LA  TRACY

SURPRISE HOME MADE GOODIES GREETED US  AT UN EXPECTED TIMES

DOLLIES GALOUR 

MAKING ORIGAMI CRANES

IRONING MEMORIES OF SUMMER (PRESSED LEAVES & FLOWERS)

ALL SMILES AFTER A DE LISH DINNER

LESSONS IN DANGLES

A PAGE IN LORETTA'S BOOK

HAND DECORATED PAPERS FILLED EVERYONES BOOKS

KATHI'S  BIRD IS THE WORD WITH LEAF TABS

A "LOVE" TREE 

PANORAMA VIEW OF A LESSON

MISS DUKE AND MISS LINDA ARE ALL SMILES

WORKING WITH METAL TO MAKE JUMP RINGS AND BEAD DANGLES

HOW TO ATTACH A WOVEN YARN BAUBLE

COLOR THEA BOLD, BRIGHT & BRILLANT

S'WONDERFUL TO HAVE ELLEN PLAY WITH US

EILEEN ADDING A BUTTON

THE CREATIVE COVER OF NACY MC BRIDE.... LOVE THE WEAVING

MADDY'S COVER WITH MY SCAREY DOLLY

EYE CANDY IN STEFFI'S BOOK

LOVE THE COLOR COMBO AND SWIRLS OF  LOEPY'S BOOK

EXUBERANCE OF COLOR FROM THEA

BUTTONS AND BEADS ADORN SANDI'S BOOK

GETTING READY TO SAY GOOD BYE, WHY DO WEEKENDS GO BY SO FAST?

HAMING IT UP WITH MADDIE & STEFFI

AND SO ANOTHER WONDERFUL WEEKEND WITH THE ARTGIRLZ ENDED WITH OF COURSE A STOP TO STARBUCKS

TO THE GANGING : THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FABULOUS GIFTIES
TO THE MASTERS: THANK YOU, THANK YOU..... REST UP AS THE "NEXT EVENT" WILL BEE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.....