There is so much that needs to be done to close this school year. I am staying busy, just trying to keep up.

Another teacher has asked me to make some altered clipboards for the teachers that are being forced to leave us for other schools. I have one more to make. I am trying not to embellish too much, I want them to be functional.

I have a few other things that I am working on. Bonnie has a birthday coming up. What in world could I make the Queen of scrap and stamp? Maybe I'll add some bling to a gift card! lol

I did alter a clear glass bottle to use as a vase. It matches the candle holder that I made last week.

Another night without stamping. I had too many other things that had to be done. I did another candle holder in Basic Gray's lavender and purple rub-ons. I hope you are enjoying the little bit of sunshine we are getting.

Good morning! The rain continues, it looks like I will have to harvest the garden in the rain. I have beans and squash that have to be picked.

I didn't stamp last night, but I did create the cutest candle holder using Stampin' Up rub-ons. The candle is unscented, so I dropped french vannilla coffee beans inside the glass around the candle. Wow! I love the smell of those coffee beans....

I love the green and brown together. Take care! Have a great day everyone.

Tonight was my Thursday Stampers Ten Club meeting. We had a good turnout and everyone enjoyed the projects. We made the same card as the Monday group. Instead of the candy jar we made the Halloween candles. I got out all my Halloween stamps and let everyone design their own candle. This is the front and back of the one I did to show everyone how to attach the tissue paper to the candle. I love the little Jack-o-Lantern faces.

That nasty black cloud still lurks around us. Sonny's clutch went out on his truck today. I had to pick him up, go home to get the tow chain, go back and tow him to the house. Wouldn't you know it would happen on the night I had about 8 ladies coming over for my Stampers Ten Club meeting. I have decided to have a drawing for that "black cloud". Just let me know if you are interested in temporary custody! lol

There is a sweet cat trying to adopt us. Sonny is fighting it really hard. I don't understand why the cat seems confused. Sonny sprays him with water and I feed and pet him. He doesn't know how to act around us but he keeps coming back. I think he belongs to one of our neighbors because he is healthy and well fed.

Yesterday was my dad's 81st birthday and mine and Sonny's 26th wedding anniversary. And naturally I forgot everything. Oh well, it's a good thing Sonny forgot too!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!! (Thanks for the picture of dad holding his birthday cake, Joan. That set my brain back to working. It didn't take me long to put it all together and realize that I am a Dumb Ass!)

I am keeping a low profile for the next week or so. The Jones' are not fairing so well. I may have been pushing it by using my heat gun on these candles. But, everything went well. I almost left my ribbon iron plugged in ---- that could have been ugly. The ribbon iron gets really hot.

These candles are so easy to create.

*Stamp your image on a piece of tissue paper

*Attach the stamped tissue paper to the candle by using a heat gun to melt the wax