"Buffalo" Bill Cody

Lil' Cowboys....
There's a show in town!
Read all about it!

When this lil'cowgirl was 8 or 9 or so...she used to play basketball in the huge loft of Buffalo Bill's barn. The lower level still housed the horse stalls, the tack plus various old farm implements, but the loft was clear of hay and was big enough for a full size court and two hoops. What stands out in my memories where that the barnwood walls were papered with the huge posters of the Wild West Shows. These posters were glorious and I would go from one to the other just like in a museum. Some were in color and some in black and white with names of towns and cities from all over. I'm sure I had no idea of the rich history and how lucky I was to run and play and explore the barn, buildings and home of the famous Bill.
The posters are what inspired the 3 collage canvases below.





A few years later the family turn the homeplace over to the State for restoration and it is now Scouts Rest Ranch State Park, in North Platte, Nebraska.
"http://www.richgros.com/Cody/scouts_rest_ranch.html"

Row House Swap

Jeri Aaron invited me to participate in her Row House Swap that she has on her cool blog....so glad I did. There are like 33 of us playing, but we only needed to make 11to swap out. I will post pictures of what I end up doing with them when they arrive.
"http://artfulgathering.typepad.com"
Go check out the all the great projects she has going on!

Doors...

Since I have been playing catch up here on my blog, I wanted to share the neat results of a swap I was in, back in January that was finished in April. It was called the Doors of Discovery in which we created 18 doors that depict our world and the back side to reveal a resolution, a personal challenge, adventure or discovery in our lives for the new year.



Mine is the barn door of course and the back shows my ranchey environment with burlap, real hide/fur, baby calves and a woman horseback...waving. I was trying to say....I may be isolated in my world, but I am trying to reach out and meet new people in the art world and the wonderful ladies at the Creative Underground have been an inspiration and amazingly talented bunch to get to know.
A Great swap and a wonderful book of great Doors!
They have a website and a store full of unique and wonderful things if you would like to check them out.
"http://www.creativeunderground.net"





What a Surprize!
I missed this while my internet was down last week....but my blog won a "Blog of the Day" Award!! How cool is that!
Thanks Bonnie!

Click here to see....

"AWARD"

Yo Ho! Gotta get my Pirate ON!

Lost Time...

Making up for lost time!! I have been 'without' internet for just over a week now. It's kinda like being without electricity or TV....I keep wondering what I am missing out on!

Last Saturday my server started their upgrade of new services that went from being down for 4 hours...to being non-functional for 4 days...then the Blizzard came! I must confess that my satelite is mounted on a lean-to particle-board in a makeshift fashion so the house could be resided, but it did work. Then the storm came.

Not sure how long my internet time will last so I am hurrying around trying to read posts and e-mails as well as entering a few things here.

Being under construction is the pits and making appointments for satelite techs to get my satelite relocated and rewired to new locations around the house has been the biggest headache in this whole construction project. Hopefully this week he will show up and bring an end to this.

Swashbuckler Soiree

Sweet Donna O'Brian is having a Pirate Party on May 3rd and has a open invite to join in the fun...blogger style.

Count me and me bottle o' rum in! I could stand to be "Queen of the Swashbuckler Soiree"! or not....just sounds like a ton o' fun!

check out her Invite or iffin you have a questin:

http://donnaobrien.typepad.com/the_ribboned_crown/2008/04/my-100th-post-a.html?cid=111846490#comment-111846490

Grandkid Fun!

Last Saturday on our way to a few auctions and we stopped by the flea market. We had our two grandsons with us and they both found themselves a skateboard and were just thrilled. They had old stickers and scratched up paintjobs, so Sunday we had a play day with the spray cans and lessons in refinishing. James the oldest is studying the planets and the universe so he knew what he wanted to paint in hopes of being able to take his for show& tell at school...smart kid! And John wanted to do something cowboy. We had a blast out there on the deck and enjoyed the 80 degree sun...here's how they turned out. It's great to be the Grandma!

Tickled Pink!!

Yesterday I went out to the hwy to get the mail and there was a nicely wrapped issue of Artful Blogging in the box. Now I know I didn't subscribe (yet), so why did I get an issue? This is great! Tonight when I was going through some blogposts on my Blogarithm lineup I ran across a gal... Donna Downey http://donnadowney.typepad.com/ via Tim Holtz's blog...who had the same thing happen to her. She had been mentioned in the issue about her blog banner. Then it dawned on me to page through and check things out. I was going to save back some time to relish the issue this coming week while waiting at the vet clinic, but curiousity was killing me.

There it was! Remember back in February when there was over 400 of us artful bloggers who participated in the very successful "One World-One Heart" giveaway event that Lisa Oceandreamer hosted? Well, my gifty and comments were featured...how cool is that!!

Steampunk...the next FUN thing???

OK...I have to admit that I am a BIG fan of Michael DeMeng and his style of rustic art pieces. They force you to look 'up-close' to discover all the unusual found objects added on and are great as conversation pieces. Then there is the Steampunk trend that involves taking found objects that are functional and revert or alter them to look like they are from periods past. I totally GOT the whole concept when I read the wikipedia defintion where it said "fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne". Remember 'Time Machine'?

Love this steampunk cd player! And check out Micheal's blog ... http://www.michaeldemeng.blogspot.com/
or just google Steampunk to take a fun e-journey to all the fun sites that give an overview of the genre...Steampunk.

I think it will be the next fun thing in Mix Media groups...I know I have been on a mad search through all the piles of junk-treasures that I have stored over the years...how about You?

Another blog friend that has a cool Lamp/Light....http://zeborahloray.blogspot.com/

Construction Zone

(notice I wouldn't let them take my internet satelite away...not til the last minute!)

I finally took some pictures!!

All the framing and wrap on...roof is done, soffit and facia up, gutters a lil later. It's suppose to snow again tonight so we will see if the siding goes up or we head indoors for a some drywall work. Need to get the office cabinets and wood flooring ordered yet...I have been holding off until we see how the wood ceiling stain color looks as I hate it when there are a mix of woods.

The best thing so far that has come from all this construction mess is that when they installed the new french doors to my art studio I had to move a ton of stuff and was forced to reorganize my Space. I put 4 more drwer units in and converted the closet to all shelving and wha-lah...what a big difference it makes. I will have to get some indoor pics taken...can't wait to get back to making some things!!

I just love creative YouTubes and other Artsey mini movies and slide shows on the internet. This is a 'performing arts' video and it sure would be fun to do or see happen....Mt Rushmore would be another great place to do this.

Frozen in Grand Central Station - Video

http://www.maniacworld.com/frozen-in-grand-central-station.html

Over 200 people gathered at Grand Central Station in New York to pull off a 'frozen in place' act. The onlooking travelers who weren't part of the act were mystified as to what was going on.

Call Me Crazy!!

It has been said that marriage and moving are the two most stressful events in life. Rank remodeling your home right up there as well.

We are about three weeks in on a new room addition and remodel....and I'm going nuts.
We are adding on to the front of our house, a new foyer with mud room one way and office the other way, then a new living room. The old living room becomes my new dining room and the old dining room will become an enlarged kitchen. Now add a new green roof and new siding, new windows, new AC/Heat Pump with all new venting and 2 big new decks. I guess we should have just started from scratch.

We were going to start construction in the spring, but to get the 'good' contractor...we had to work with his calendar. Frozen ground when the foundation was being dug, snow and below 30 and wind chills with the framing, and now mud and icicles with the roofing....and we are still calving cows, so lack of sleep added to the mix makes everyone crazy. I haven't even had time to post anything on my blog for ages...so tomorrow I might start snapping pics of the work in progress.

Soldering Fun

Had some time over the long weekend to get all the soldering stuff out and finish up some fun necklace bobbles. Some for everyday wear and a few for this summer in the Americana theme.

The things I have discovered in soldering is the importance of sal ammoniac in tinning or silvering the tips. The other is a gel flux that keeps the flux where you put it....sure keeps the flow going smooth. Speaking of smooth, I have also decided that if a person thinks their soldering is not perfect, so be it! A few bumps and varying thickness here and there gives it a handmade artie look. If you want perfect, go to a jeweler or spain or wherever.

These Americana ones are 1x1 and double sided. I will be putting these on Etsy (cheap) so head over and see.

What If 's????

Mollye from http://mollyedoozey.wordpress.com/ TAGGED me. Here are my 7 What if's...

1. What If I could meet anyone in the world to chat with:

I would love to meet with Nick Cage...or Tim Holtz...and hang out with them in their own working environment, it would be a TON OF FUN.

2. What If I could travel anywhere in the world:

I would take a trip to Ireland. I have a group of 6 adult friends how have traveled here 10 years in a row to spend a week of their 'holiday' and I have always said that if I ever traveled abroad, it would be to see them in Ireland. Cheers!

3. What If I could have one wish granted to benefit all of mankind:

I would instill a conscience in everyone about 'going green' and taking measures to slow down global warming. See my non-art blog.... http://bitronglobal.blogspot.com/

4. What If I could live in a period other than the present for just 24 hours:

I’d go back to the 1840’s and take my digital camera with me...and 24 hours would Not be enough time!

5. What If I had to become an animal for 24 hours:

I would be an Eagle so I could fly overhead without the danger of other preditors. We live in such a beautiful part of the world and the trip would be fun, however I would want to wait until Spring.

6. What If I could make-over three areas of my body:

I’d take off a few pounds that I have accummulated, well maybe more than a few. I would have lasik surgery and then maybe a new DO...I have had long hair for too long and a flippy carefree style would be great!

7. What If I could bring anyone back to life for 24 hours:

I’d would ask to be with Mom. I'd share this time with her so my son and 2 grandsons could get to know her. We'd visit and catch up on the last twentyfive years....what a wonderful treat that would be!

NOW…..TAG…..YOU’RE IT!

vivian http://vivs-whimsy.blogspot.com/
Eleanor http://www.abitofpinkheaven.blogspot.com/
Pam http://artaries.blogspot.com/
Melissa http://melslazydayz.blogspot.com/
Jeri http://artfulgathering.typepad.com
Aileen http://aileensmusings.blogspot.com/
Mary http://greenwomandesign.blogspot.com/

Happy Valentines Day!!

I wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day.
The ONE World-ONE Heart event has been a huge success! There were 426 blogs involved...that's fantastic!!
I want to thank everyone who participated and I want to give a special thank you to Lisa Oceandreamer from Heart of the Nest and Imagination Cafe for organizing what morphed into a Major Event.... this was a real treat!



This wonderful ONE World-ONE Heart Event was such a gift to us all.
The 14 days of FebruARTy has be a fun adventure in Blog land. I joined on the 1st with my entry and each day tried to visit all the wonderful blogs as they were added to the list. The very best part was meeting all the wonderful people and having an opportunity to peek into their gorgeous blogs.

My stats in 14 days...1330 visitors, 274 prize comments and 45 additional comments on other topics...wonderful fun!

I used the random number generator that Lisa had mentioned on her OWOH blog and my winner is ...

KarenHarveyCox !! Congrats Karen! I have sent you an e-mail and your giftie has already been packed and ready!
Her Blog is...http://karenharveycox.blogspot.com/ A Scrapbook of Inspiration

Long day..long winter

A few days back, I mentioned the friggid cattle drive we had bringing the cows home from the Montana side of the ranch to the headquarters in Wyoming. It's almost calving time and the cows are heavy bellied old gals, so the trip is not rushed. We let them trail at their own pace. I thought I would share some pictures...not alot of interest in horseback cowboying this time around...just put the tractor with hay in the lead(my job)and head 'em out!!Over 500 head going 7 miles per hour, 7 degrees and stretched out over 3 miles... glad we don't have much traffic in our neck of the woods.
Thank goodness I remembered my giant thermos of coffee and bag of Somerset Magazines!!

ONE World-ONE Heart Blog Giveaway

Lisa Oceandreamer from Heart of the Nest and Imagination Cafe is having the 2008 One World-One Heart Giveaway to unite friendly bloggers around the world.


Here is my blog give-away for the One World One Heart
event!


ANYONE can Play! EVEN IF you are not participating with a giveaway you can still ENTER to win on the various blogs. The point is to find new blogs, meet new people. Just Click on the comment tab below, leave link to your blog if you have one and tell us where you are from! Winners will be announced Feb 14th!
Click here to see all the bloggers in the One World One Heart
event!

Brrr!!!

To jump start the arrival of warmer weather, Nancy decided to do an "Easter Basket" give away!
I have always enjoyed her Papier Mache artwork and her wonderful way with vintage decorations...be sure to see all the wonderful creations for Spring!

I can only hope for warmer weather. Yesterday, right in the middle of a cattle drive, it dropped from 42 degrees to 7 degrees within a half hour...made for a long 7 miles. With windchill, it was 23 below...BRRR!
Notes and News From Nancy

Good Friday Altered Book

This a 8 page collage book I did Sunday. I was in a gloomy mood and
somehow this is what seemed to emerge. It's titled 'Good Friday' and
along the way I also enjoyed a bit of Art History of Leonardo and
Michelangelo.

I used recycled chipboard covered in black gesso for a base. I layered red, golds and white for my trinity of colors. Bible text and select segments of photos of portraits by the Masters were added. I stamped in black, embossed flourishes in gold and bound the pages in light leather and beads.

ArT FrOM the HeaRt!!

Just in time for Valentines! This book is a gift that Auther, Catherine Matthews-Scanlon is giving away!
She is offering two of her new books, so check it out and make sure you tell her I sent ya :)

Romantic 'Gift Giving Cones'

I have a new favorite blog to visit!
A wonderful and fabulously creative person, Ruth Rae, had a fantastic article in the special publication Quilting Arts Gifts. (Holiday issue Winter 2008)
She described how to create these wonderful fabric and paper Cones.



This is my attempt....Perfect for Valentine's Day or May Day surprises of a gift where the container or vessel holding the gift could serve as the gift itself.

In the article, Ruth presented the directions and example in her own glorious style and I knew immediately that this was a process that I was going to enjoy!



I used pink felt as the interior core and then layered on tea dyed batting, cheesecloth, organza, tulle and silk, vintage girl photos, sheet music and text from vintage books. I stitched pockets to tuck vintage pearls into. The center focal point is a vintage rhinestone flower button and then silk Oliver Twist One-Offs complete the closure down the front.
After pinning all of the layers together, I machine stitched hearts and practiced my free motion embroidery stitching to add even more texture! Fun!!

http://ruthrae.blogspot.com/

You Make My Day!

Let's just say...you made MY day. I was just nominated by
Inka
for the "You Make My Day"award and I am so honored and pleased to be noticed.
I am suppose to nominate 10 bloggers that I have enjoyed reading their blogs and have inspired me. I will attempt to pick out 10 from the long list of blogs I read. Here goes....

1.Teresa
who inspires me to sharpen up my blog skills.

2.Lana
Talented...just love her 'simple joys of bygone days'.

3.Vanessa
...it's always a pleasure to visit this fun blog!

4.Heidi
shows us all how to mix family, bizness and art.

5.Jane
A sketcher/journaler that truely inspires.

6.Suzanne
a homey farmgirl that has a great way with words...and great recipes.

7.Roni
always sharing great techniques and tutorials.

8.Sandra
who has a great way with the Shabby and Prim!

9.Megan
a sweet young talent who loves color...wish she was my DIL.

10.Melissa
a great friend who always makes my day!

Thinking of a Valentine gift?

I've been busy putting some new things on Etsy. Funny how the time flies when you are over there. There's alot of talented people and it's fun to see all the Handmade things.

If you get a chance, head on over there for some great ideas for Valentine's Day!



"My Etsy"

4 x 6 Heart Quilt Journal

by Connie Hippen Altered Route

Belinda Spiwak, also known as Crazyartgirl made a call-out to fellow artist for a collabortory project of a fabric Art Journal for submission to Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. We were to incorporate silk Oliver Twists One-offs and have hearts. Above is my 4 x 6(both sides)page. Belinda will make covers and bind all the 8 other girls pages to make the journal...the 9th to go to CPS.

The lady stamp I used on this was one of the prizes from Inka at
Inkastamps
for my shrine challenge entry...Thanks Inka!

Quilt Journal page...
2 layers of 4 x 6 muslin, one painted and stamped with swirls, the other left plain. Back is a print fabric used in reverse.
2 layers of 3.5x 5.5" heavy pellon sandwiched between layers for stiffness. Front has text and Bird stamp on muslin pieces that are chalked, machine stitched on, then One-Off threads are used for heart that is french knotted. Back has the Lady stamp on muslin piece and a heart couch stiched with metalics and One-offs. All fabric edges are unraveled and machine stitched random quilt style.

Women in Art

"So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why don't (sp) somebody wake up to the beauty of old women?" Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896, abolitionist author.

This quote was added by Sherry Hulbert at Arttechniques and I thought it went with this YouTube, although many of these women are old in a different way.

The morphing of the portraits of Women through the last 500 years...is Hypnotising!!
The talent it takes to create this is an art in itself.

Resolutions

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes.

'resolution' n. The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination. A resolving to do something.

I usually make at least a couple of them as the new year approaches. These are just informal, in my head, resolutions. Made with good intentions, but usually easy to accomplish so there's no disappointment.

Over the years, I have found a better way that gives better results and makes more sense to me.
As the calendar turns every new month all year long, I always ask myself 'what' I am going to accomplish this next month that is 'extra'....extra something. Something healthier like less cookies, pop or chips. Something financial like less paid-per-views or to visit the public library more than Borders. Something exciting like a date with hubby, a fun trip or interviewing for Survivors or Amazing Race...lol Something challenging artistically and that list could be anything....something for ME time.

In general, I plan to do more in 2008 than I did in 2007, and make this next year more productive, profitable, and memorable for me on a variety of fronts.

Gearing up for New Years!

I used to hate the lull between Christmas and New Years...the quiet after the storm. But now I love this brief break from family activities, gobs of rich food and the general hurry up, get there or get that done.

I never realized it, but I really do like New Years.



When I was young and pre-21, the closest thing to a full fledge adult party were the trips we made many years in a row to Pasadena for the Rose Parade. First we stopped at the salvation army to pick up an old couch. We arrive well before dark to find a great spot along the route to park our couch, sleeping bags and coolers on the curb. This would save our spot throughout the night. Church & Youth groups from all over S. Calif would come in buses and livestock trucks covered in banners. These would drive the route all night long and you could jump on for a ride up and down the 5 mile party zone all night long. All the great car clubs gathered to 'cruise' and show off...that was a parade in itslf! 12:00 would come, but the party wasn't over till the sun came up. Back at the ol' couch we would bundle up and wait for the best parade ever.




I'm sure things are different now, but back then...it was the best Youth Rally and most memorable way to celebrate the New Year other than the thrill to be 'in' the parade!

p.s. I think Angela Cartwright was 'in'....riding on a Lost in Space float with Will and the others. That would have been around 1971-72'ish I believe...correct me if you see this, Angela.

I would like to wish you all the Merriest of Christmases
and the Happiest of New Years!
Thank you for visiting me here and being so kind and wonderful and supportive.
Enjoy the Holiday!!!!

BRRRRR!

Honey, it's cold outside! Just the kind of weather we should be getting, so I can't complain. At least we aren't getting the ice-storms and the power outages that others near here are getting.
I would go nuts!
It's been a while since posting...would that be considered 'naughty'?? Hope not.
I've been enjoying all the great blogs out there of people sharing all their collections of Christmas decorations and 'Hand-dids', so I am going to share a couple and maybe I will get more in the Holiday spirit. I can't show projects I have been making for gifts...someone might peek!


These are some fun paper icicles covered on in mica that look pretty realistic, but primitive. The paper comes from the paper coiled rope that comes net wrapped and is like tissue paper thightly twisted. I cut them in different lengths and dip in white glue that gives them almost a translucent look when dried, then I brush with another layer and roll in mica. They are simple and give the tree a vintage look. Below are a few pics to share.

MatchBox Necklaces

Now these are addicting!!
I think they might just fit pretty good in a few stockings!
It was fun embossing in the clay and doing the old finish on them.

Coffee Filter Angel

I've been wanting to do something with the coffee filters I'd been saving since they were talked about on a couple of forums last month...so when my son said he needed an angel for the top of his new Christmas tree that he and the boys were going to set up for the first time...I said, "Let me make it!"
I stamped old words and memories, three crowns for the three kings and other Christmas stamps all around the filters. I used a muslin body and lots of lace and tulle and she came together in less than an hour. I used two little dolls with the boys names on the front to make it personal,James called them,"chocolate boys". Then I attached her with wire from her halo to an old bedspring that fits nicely on top of the tree...wish the pictures were better!

Black Pete..Naughty or Nice????

A sinister assistant called Black Pete proceeded Sinterklaas in the Holland tradition to seek out the naughty boys and girls who would not receive gifts. Black Pete, to the delight of all the American children, was left behind in Holland by Sinterklaas. By the late 1600s and through out the 1700s Sinterklaas would be known as Sancte Clause who would arrive on Christmas eve, December 24.
It was not until the 1800s that the Santa as we know him today started to emerge. Writers and artist depicted a lovable jolly fellow, small in size with a giving heart. On Christmas eve he would ride in a magnificent sleigh pulled by eight reindeer over the treetops and roofs. He dropped gifts down the chimneys of good boys and girls.

Sinterklaas

The Feast of Sinterklaas, or St. Nicholas, is an annual event which has been uniquely Dutch and Flemish for centuries. St. Nicholas' Feast Day, December 6th, is observed in most Roman Catholic countries primarily as a feast for small children. But it is only in the Low Countries - especially in the Netherlands - that the eve of his feast day (December 5th) is celebrated nationwide by young and old, christian and non-christian, and without any religious overtones.

Tradition demands that all packages be camouflaged in some imaginative way, and that every gift be accompanied by a fitting poem. This is the essence of Sinterklaas: lots of fun on a day when people are not only allowed, but expected, to make fun of each other in a friendly way. Children, parents, teachers, employers and employees, friends and co-workers tease each other and make fun of each others' habits and mannerisms.
Another part of the fun is how presents are hidden or disguised. Recipients often have to go on a treasure hunt all over the house, aided by hints, to look for them. They must be prepared to dig their gifts out of the potato bin, to find them in a jello pudding, in a glove filled with wet sand, in some crazy dummy or doll. Working hard for your presents and working even harder to think up other peoples' presents and get them ready is what the fun is all about.

On the day of the 5th, most places of business close a bit earlier than normal. The Dutch head home to a table laden with the same traditional sweets and baked goods eaten for St. Nicholas as shown in the 17th-century paintings of the Old Masters. Large chocolate letters - the first initial of each person present - serve as place settings. They share the table along with large gingerbread men and women known as "lovers". A basket filled with mysterious packages stands close by and scissors are at hand. Early in the evening sweets are eaten while those gathered take turns unwrapping their gifts and reading their poems out loud so that everyone can enjoy the impact of the surprise. The emphasis is on originality and personal effort (HandMade) rather than the commercial value of the gift, which is one reason why Sinterklaas is such a delightful event for young and old alike.

It were the Dutch settlers who brought St. Nicholas over to
New Amsterdam...the USA.

Holtz has made my Holiday!!

Tim Holtz is such a sweetie!
I have been playing while gathering supplies so I can join Tim on his "Twelve Days of Christmas" that he is having on his blog. Not only is he doing step by step tutorials for 12 days...he is also giving a huge prize 'blog candy' each day!! My new GrungeBoard supplies should arrive on Monday according to UPS tracking and then I can follow along and PLAY!! Click on his link over on the left column to go and see his blog.
Below are some tags I made with the supplies I have on hand.

Where did Fall go???

I know it's almost December and I should be pushing the whole Christmas decorating/shopping mode around here, but geeze, what happened to Fall? It has been crusty, crunchy & blustery cold here for over a week. It snowed about 3 inches before Thanksgiving and hasn't been warm enough for even a slight melt. Hope it's not going to be one of those TUFF winters that we all dread.....

Here's a shrine I did for a Trends Challenge. We were to use a past ATC that we made and make a shrine using a box, sardine can or anything. I had this small old New Haven clock case that was empty and waiting for some altered use and thought I would try it....wasn't brave enought to slap paint on the nice wood though. It's a Mom and Me tribute, hope you like!

PS...I WON!! I received a great gift certificate to InkaStamps.com Thanks Inka!!

Christmas Brown Bags Albums

I have been busy making some Christmas Brown Bag Albums for eBay. I have found that once you have all the materials out it just gets addicting and the mess just gets bigger and before long you end up with 3 or four books going at the same time. Then there's the picture taking and it takes so many that the auction template ends up with a ton of pictures that you end up scrolling and scrolling before you see them all.... So, I have been having fun making little photo slides. Here's my first one and I will be adding more here on my blog as I go. Click over to my eBay button to see the auctions, if you want.