Update and Art

It's been a yucky week and that's probably all I need to say about it. A lot of people we know, friends and family, are going through a rough time. Illnesses, serious injury, being out of work, cancer returning, money shortage - it's been hard for a lot of folks. Sometimes prayer seems almost inadequate, as if things will only get better if somehow physically we could do something to help someone. It's understandable to have those feelings and even on a certain level it shows our desire to see people in a better place. But the truth of it is, no one can do anything as powerful as the Lord can do, and simply praying reminds us that we are not the ones who changes things, but God does and we cannot direct the timing and the change that we want. As I look back over my past, I can see many times where God has done things in a mighty way, used people He wanted to use and poured blessings out when none were expected. So that's where faith comes in and I think faith is the hardest thing to hold onto. But we can ask for more help with that too!

On to art. For the ATCDivas, the theme this month was Band or Music. Whatever we do, has to be done 6 times.

MARCH!

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For mine, I took an old song sheet cover, reduced the size to fit on an ATC, added music tape from Tim Holtz, distress inks, and bronze stickles on the sides. I have these 6 little picks of marching band musicians, each carrying a different instrument and each one will be attached as this one is, with wire, jump ring and red eyelets. I aged metal numbers (1-6) and each number will be attached to a card, such as this #2. Little black gems were added in two corners. Those little musicians are so cute - their arms even move. They must have been made to go on a cake!

For the Asia Series #7 on Swap-Bot, we are in India. Here is the ATC I designed for that:

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I used an image of an old temple, bit of art on the side, a postagestamp and fabric flower with pearls in the center.

It's a beauitufl day here, and the birds are really enjoying the weather, it seems. The dogs look forward to going outside and romping. Yesterday at Wild Birds Unlimited, where we get our bird food, we met a very nice man from Turkey, who had 2 puppies in his car - a Westie and a Char Pei / Retriever blend. They were soooo adorable and that puppy blend was absolutely a heart stealer. You could tell this man loved his dogs and we stood there outside the cars and traded dog stories. And then we agreed on how much we like birds and this bird food store. It was an enjoyable experience!