More rain yesterday. It’s been a very wet June. Reminds me of how Junes used to be. When we lived in the city we had a crepe myrtle tree in the front yard. It would start blooming in June and every June the ground underneath it would be covered in pink mush. And back when we were house hunting in June it rained every day it seemed like. Both times we came out here to look at this house it rained on us. I’m glad for the rain because I know what it’s like when it doesn’t rain but could we just have a small break please?
Saturday I went to Walmart and into Rosenberg to the Michaels store looking for frames for the watercolors and prints I intend to put in the Hesed House market. When I was paying I asked the clerk at Michaels if they were going to get fabric in now that they had made a deal with the Joannes stores that closed and he said yes but it would be several months before they had any. This makes me so happy because right now Walmart and Hobby Lobby are the only options for fabric. The Walmart here does not have a dedicated worker in the fabric and craft section which make it hard to find someone to cut yards off the bolts and I refuse to shop at Hobby Lobby.
Mikey brought Paisleigh over Sunday. She opened the door, can I stay here and play. Yes, of course. Mikey had both kids and was trying to work on a car over at the shop and it was just so hot. He noticed the truck full of downed branches that I was going to take over to the burn pile that he had torched on Saturday, told me to drive it over and he would empty it and he picked up the pieces of the dead limb that had fallen off the tallow by the driveway that I hadn’t got around to cutting up yet and tossed it in as well. Paisleigh and I drove it over and he and Eric, who he works with, emptied it for me. So nice having my grandson around all the time. Paisleigh and I filled the bird feeder (I’ll do it!), then she wanted to paint so I got out her watercolors and tore a big piece off the paper roll and we painted which she then adorned with blue paper tape, wanted to hang it on the wall so of course we hung it on the wall.
Later we went back across the street to feed Momcat and her three boys and Ghost (I’ll do it!) and then to the shop so I could see Harrison and hold him for a little while.
Also Sunday Sarah brought over the finished printed out note cards, envelopes, and cellophane bags. I’m in the process of packaging them up and determining price. I’ll have 16 packages of five cards. Since I have seven designs, each package will have a different assortment. I also cut the large prints from the last three sheets of color corrected images to fit in 5” x 7” frames and getting them in the frames. Then I’ll frame the two watercolors.
Paisleigh's art is a winner, I would frame that for sure and keep it in pride of place. It is very Muro! You will sell out of the cards immediately! Esecially the bees I reckon! No to hobby lobby unless i go in and rearrange things to spell Hail Satan, that is always fun. Michael's here has favbric from joanne's but it is the sort that crafts people use, gingham and quilt stuff. It will be better when they make space for it. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteOur crepe myrtles have just exploded. They're so pretty, and many of them have thicker blooms than I've ever seen. I'm sure our regular rains have helped. Houston proper really has gotten slammed from time to time, but we've had nicely spaced, non-flooding rains. What fun to see your cards! I do like that bee. A friend's mother dries flowers, and then uses them on notecards; they're really exquisite. I've seen cards with tatted flowers and such, too. I'm starting to send more cards, and picking out cards for birthdays and such that aren't just Hallmark, etc. My sense is that people are starting to enjoy them again. They sure beat a text.
ReplyDeleteWill you write a full post on the note cards please, once you have them fully assembled and ready for take off?
ReplyDeleteUntil fairly recently, the traditional weather proverbs, dating back to forever, usually had some truth but it's all going down the drain. Water restrictions are in place from today.
Your cards look terrific and I am sure will be a big success, overshadowed only by Paisleigh’s art, of course! You may have a hard time shrinking that one to greetings card size!
ReplyDeleteCodex: Yes would like to see a full post on the cards as well. I have a feeling that non-mass produced art (of any kind) will make a comeback.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see how kids paint. They always fill the whole page with random scribbles but know color composition which we then relearn as adults.
"Can I stay here and play?" I have artwork all over my house dating back from when Owen could hold a crayon. And Maggie's coming over today. Perhaps there will be new artwork by tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are going to sell like crazy, I bet. I hope so.
Great art cards...should sell well! Loved the grand's use of paper tape with watercolor - why not? It made me think of rain. Sorry about so much there, in southwest CO where my son lives they're having a drought. I woke to steady drizzle, but that was 3 hours ago, and a few minutes ago I saw sunshine peaking through the leaves.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a good great grandma. I forget, what do they call you? I've decided that Mike and I are Gruncle & Grant to our great-nephews. Ha!
ReplyDeleteThose cards look great and I think they will sell very well. Best of luck, Ellen!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, the bee is wonderful. Where did you have the printing done?
ReplyDeleteI like Paisleigh's multimedia creation! The cards look like they came out well.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Michaels had made a Deal with JoAnne's when they went under, it's good they will now carry Fabrics, hard to find them except in some Specialty Fabric Shops now. Paisleigh's Creation is Cheerful, Kid's Art always is.
ReplyDeleteoh, that's good Michael's is picking up the slack. I feel like Michael's had been slacking so much lately too so hopefully this will help them!
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ReplyDeleteMichael's bought Joanns, so they'll likely get rid of Joanns fabric supply cheaply.