MAY WE NEVER FORGET

There are no words that fully convey

the gratitude we have 

for those who have fought 

and those who continue 

to defend

our rights and freedoms.

MAY WE NEVER FORGET

~Bonnie~

HAPPY HALLOWEEN MAIL

It's great to have friends with

quirky senses of humour.

Knowing how much I am NOT a Halloween

person, my friend GAIL sent me another

Halloween card.  But bless her, 

she created it in pink!

Thanks Gail ... it made me smile!

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

TRIBUTE MINI BOOK TO CEE JAY

While I always try to have good intentions,

there are times when those good intentions seem to take forever.

This little mini book is one of those times.

CeeJay was an amazing little dog who shared his life

with my friend Barb.  He was also the inspiration

for my getting Gadget and Doodle.  He lived a long 

and happy life with Barb and finally left this world when 

he was 16 years old.  That was almost 5 years ago.

This book has been something I have wanted and intended 

to create for Barb, for a very long time but it

always seemed to get put on the back burner.

Well, not this time.  I've been working on it for 

a few weeks now and I finally finished it.  Barb will

be receiving it as a Christmas gift this year.

 

 

 

 

Barb and I share in our passion and love of animals 

especially our puppies.  I know she will love this little book
as it will serve as a loving tribute to her special little man.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

SNOWMEN PLACE CARDS

The dining room tables are always set

in theme with the season 

at Mom's retirement home.

 Debbie the administrator works tirelessly to ensure

that every where you look, it's cozy and happy.

So I decided to make some place cards to tie in with the

theme of snowmen that is used throughout Christmas
and January.

Each resident has a place card to remind them

where they sit for meals, with their respective name 

on each card.

Since I needed to make 75 cards, I decided to use
a pre-coloured image.  Using a scallop punch, each snowman
image was punched out and the blinged up with
some glitter and some flower soft.

Easy, fast project that will add some happiness
to each table.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

THE BUGSY BED

My little dude needed a bed of his own

(or so I thought), so I decided to

try my hand at making one for him.

Pinterest has become another addiction of mine and

I have been seeing these dog beds made by

recycling old end tables.

So, I searched for quite a while at yard sales

and finally found one that fit the bill.

Here it is in it's original form.

I flipped it over; cut the shelf out;

cut two of the legs down; added 3 pieces

of 1"x4" and finally, added 4 fence

post caps to the bottom as feet.

The finials are end caps for

curtain rods.  I also added two 1" x 2" 

pieces to the back as a headboard.

Next, I spray painted everything black.

Then I made a quick pillow case for the

pillow and placed it in the bottom of

the bed as a mattress.

And to make it a Bugsy Original, 

I painted a wooden crown to match the

pillow cover.  Small wood alphas were attached

to spell BUGSY and some rhinestones were

added for effect.

Now, there is only one issue ...

... Bugsy wants NO PART of sleeping in it !!!

He sat long enough for me to snap this

photo but that's as much as he has used it.

WHAT A TOOT!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

ONCE UPON A TIME ...

... A LITTLE PRINCE WAS BORN

This little mini book is dedicated to my son ... my little prince.

The book has been in the works for well over a year now 

but I finally finished it this morning.

For those who know me, I am NOT computer saavy

in any way.  But through trial and error, I have managed

to teach myself how to scan photos, 

where to find them once they are scanned and

how to edit them for use in this mini book.

The paper pack that I began with was 

'Chic Bebe Boy' by Teresa Collins.

Each page started as a piece of black chipboard and

covered with various D/P's, found in the pack.

The pages are all different lengths and bound using 

my Cinch machine and Zutter coils.

The photos were printed in black and white

to tie into the colour theme of the paper.

One of the best things in creating this book, 

was the flood of memories as I went through

the photos of my little prince.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

GIRL PUPPY SYMPATHY CARDS

This has certainly been a year

of goodbyes to puppies.

And with that, comes the need for 

suitable cards of sympathy

to send to the puppie's humans.

I found this sweet little verse online

and decided to use it

for some cards.

A little silver heart and dog bone were

attached to the ribbon to

complete the card.

These will be used for girls and I am

in the process of making

the same cards in aqua

for the little boys.

Thanks for stopping by,

~Bonnie~