Welcome fellow Sisters!
Today’s Rush day and I wasn’t quite prepared! Have you ever read the instructions but had your own idea in your head about what you were supposed to do? Well that’s what happened to me! I took the pictures and thought I was all ready, didn’t realize I needed to write a blog entry, Duh! I know that word isn’t in style anymore, but it fits the situation. I guess I thought we were gonna send in our pictures by email. I know, I just wasn’t thinking, so here it is at 1:30p.m. Thursday afternoon and I’m playing catch up.
This is an altered cigar box. I covered it with a vintage looking floral paper, and then for the decorations! I was so excited the night I read about this challenge I loaded the picture in Photoshop and started playing with it. I thought I would finish the next morning so I went to bed, and laid there, and laid there, sleep would not come, I was too excited. So after hubby was asleep, I snuck out and played till 2 in the morning. I colored the girls individual flowers and cut with decorative scissors in an oval.
Remember about me saying I had my own ideas what the challenge was? I thought we were supposed to add a picture of ourselves to our Sorority craft. I found an old childhood picture of myself and made it look old (sepia) but don’t those curls look vintage anyway? I think I was about ten. I arranged the vignettes with tea bag roses and music paper fans. The flower on the right is made with scrapbook paper and music paper from an old hymnal, with an old button in the center. The tag has the quote “Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.” Isn’t that true? And we are Sisters of the heart, some of you have become friends that I would never have met except for our blogs. I can’t forget the paper key, because all sororities have keys!
Ok since I don’t follow directions well, I don’t have a picture of me holding my project, BUT!
Today while I was editing some pictures of my daughter Carissa’s wedding, I thought why not add them here so you can see Me! I’m Margaret originally from Bakersfield, CA, transplanted four years ago to Savannah, Missouri.
And my beautiful daughter Carissa and Her SISTER! Stephanie.
And us doing what comes naturally when we get together, acting CRAZY!
Can’t wait to get together with ya’ll blogger sisters and act crazy with you! Well maybe not this crazy!
Hugs,
Margaret
Oh my gosh, Margaret–This is the most GORGEOUS creation I’ve ever seen! I am swooning-it’s precious!
And I love seeing the wedding pictures too–beyond beautiful!!!
Hugs,
Cindy
xoxoxo
Hi sister…I enjoyed seeing your pictures and your creation is very pretty. Great idea….I am enjoying seeing everyones creations!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that last photo of you three gals. I have a similiar photo with my niece and best friend at my wedding.
Now, see, I thought exactly like you did, we were to incorporate our picture into our project so you did FOLLOW directions and I really like how you did it!!!
xxoo
Your Sassy Sorority Sista!
I love your project! esp the quote abt sisters
That is one beautiful creation! I love what you created and the pics are cute too!
I think there were several of us that had selective understanding going on – regardless….everyone’s projects are awesome!! I love the teabag roses – wish I knew how to make those – and I love the little picture of you!!
Donna: the tea bag roses are real easy, start saving tea bags family size works best but singles will work (you just need a lot more) empty out the tea leaves and wash the paper, off then leave to dry. Check back here towards the end of the week and I’ll do a tutorial on how to make them. I’ve been making these flowers since I was a kid found the pattern from Offray silk ribbon.
Hello there Sista. So glad to meet you! You did a fabulous job on your R*U*S*H project!! I am so excited about our sorority and all the F*U*N we will have!
Blessings from your Back Porch Sista,
Rebecca
from…
{Our Back Porch in Tennessee}
Pretty cigar box. What fun wedding pics! Nice to meet you.
Too darn cute, Margaret… I love your creation! Cute pictures of you with the girls, ALL of them:) Thanks for stopping by and paying me a visit! Hugs and come see me again!
First off G’day from Australia, your rush project is so beautiful your embellishing looks amazing, and your photos are just beautiful your daughter made a truly gorgeous bride, and I’m sure you shed a tear or two as she walked up the aisle…..
You did a marvelous job with the rush…and I enjoyed the extra special photo share too.
My ‘framed work for initiation/rush’ is now posted—scroll down below the flower photos! Do come by if you have time today, I’d love to have you visit with me.
Hootin’ Anni’s SHADES OF SUMMER
I love the cigar box … you are so very creative and talented! Everything goes so perfectly together. The special pics of you three gals is simply wonderful, too!!! This sounds like it was a really fun project.
Your rush project is so cute and I love the extra photo , I get a very good sense on what kind of person you are from then .
Your fun, and happy and you family, friend are very inportant to you but also you are crazy like the rest of us crafters… we have all stay up in to the night to finsh a project. It was lovely to meet you and thanks for coming over. Have fun at the rest of the party…. hugs ~Wendy
Sista Margaret, it is perfect. I love the cute little picture of you in there. Thanks for stopping by. This is going to be a fun thing, I just hope I can keep up with all our sisters. Your family is beautiful.
QMM
I love your cigar box! It is gorgeous! And thanks for sharing the pics of your daughter’s beautiful wedding! She is so lovely. (And so are you).
Oh your tag is darling!
Good Job Sister!
~Liz
Hi, from New Jersy! Your take on the photo is fabulous. Love the picture of you and your flowers. Can’t wait for the upcoming events. Enjoy the rest of the party.
Hugz,
Zandra
Your pic is soooooo pretty and I love all the embellishment you’ve added to it. Great pics of you and your daughters at the wedding. So much fun. Hugs, Marty
Not only is the altered photo of the Bloggerette Sisters fab-u-lous, so are the ones of the wedding and your girls.
SO nice to meet you and glad to call you SISTA!
Hugs,
Jan in Colorado
I am busting up! I think we should take a vote on how many of us can’t sleep because something is STUCK in our head and we have to sneak out to just get it done!
I’ll bet more of us than will admit it!
You are too funny – I am so glad you joined the sorority.
Love the cigar box. (They are one of my favorites things to use in a project! Sometimes it’s just finding them that is the challenge! I stock up when I run across some at a good price.) You did such a beautiful job with this! All the handmade flowers . . . and I love the picture of you that you incorporated into it! Perfect!
Now I’m cracking up again! I have a friend who takes goofy pictures of herself and her girls. And grabbing the boobs is one of them! I NEED A DAUGHTER!!!! 🙂
Enjoy the party!
Karen 🙂
Hi Sister Margaret! Oh, this is so cute! Love you photos here and I love a fun gal! 🙂
Now your creation is really a pretty one!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Sorority sis from Texas
You know our local cigar shop has a window full of boxes! I need to ask about them! What a fun project!! I really love it!
Lovely pics of the wedding!!
Hugs, Lisa
Hey, you are a sister too! Just visited your where bloggers create post and here you are at the sorority party, killing two birds with one stone here. Love your cigar box, beautiful. I was bad and didn’t do a picture of me, couldn’t get a plan in action. Love the wedding pics, so fun. You blog is beautiful.
Hugs,
Debby
Oh my gosh, I am cracking up! Those pictures are awesome and you and your daughters are beautiful! I love your awesome creation, it’s just stunning! I love, love the vintage looking floral paper!
Nancy
How beautiful! Teabag roses, music paper fans, so many really pretty embellishments, AND a photo of you when you were a young lady, how precious is that?
Love the wedding photos, you sure look like somebody who knows how to have fun!
It’s 1:00 a.m. here, and I just had to turn my computer back on and visit “just a few more” of the sisterhood! Yes, I think we can all relate!
And what a gorgeous job you made of your Rush project! I am envious of you gals who made such pretty things with lots of what I call “frou frou” on it. I think it’s time for me to replenish my “frou-frou” supply!
Charlene @ A Virtuous Woman
Such a pretty use of a cigar box! 😀 xx
So fun to meet you, Margaret! Love what you did with our rush image–gorgeous! And those wedding photos of you and your daughters….hilarious (and beautiful!) Looking forward to getting to know you better!
Julie from California
Hi Margaret!! Love your rush project. The flower theme is just perfect. You have a great blog and the pink roses in your background are beautiful. Hope to visit you again soon!
Such a beautiful rush project! I live in Flippin, AR. Great wedding pictures also sister! Looking forward to getting to know you.
Hugs XX
Barbara
Moore Whimsies
Cute collage! And the pics made me laugh! You are SOOO my kind of people, LOL. It’s great to meet you sister!
I really enjoyed looking at your daughters wedding photos and your altered cigar box is sooo cute! I collect cigar boxes!
Nice to meet another sista!
Terrie – Colorado
Well your last photo busted me up.LOL . I’m making my way through the list and at least you got your project up on time. Great altered cigar box!
I was late :0(
So nice to meet you sister.
lynn
what a wonderful picture! how beauttiful -thanks for your interest on my blog party BARN CHICKS!
give me a follow- adding you the the list!
fantastic,
Karen
Hello Karen, I follow you through feedburner. I’m excited for the Barn Chicks party!