It has been a long time since I did a blog.  Seems like blogging has taken over the internet and there are so many cool blogs out there makes me think why bother!!???

It is April and I do not know where the time has gone.  My Dad has melanoma cancer and is doing quite well considering, no pain is the best deal, it is growing and he is 92 so we are doing the best we can!!!!  Mom is fine and dandy for 91 she is still doing very well!!!  The kids are great, Brandon is back in the boating season and Ben's roofing biz is always busy and Devin is growing like a weed and cute as can be!!!

 I am sewing, volunteering and taking care of the P's, Dave is cutting meat at the slaughter house.  Our home is missing our Golden Abbey, we had to put her down a few weeks ago, she was 12 and suffering from bone cancer. The last of the 3 old doggies we brought from Wisconsin.  We do have a shelter dog, another old, fat girl, she's a doll and we just love her so much!!!!  I think she is enjoying being Queen Bee!!!

I am still on my upcycle projects and denim beads have been a fun project.  They are made like the old fashioned paper beads only out of denim, old jeans and beads in between.  I just love them!!!

And at a Christmas show I met a gal with a tons of her Dad's ties, they thought the purses would be a neat way for all the girls to have a bit of Grandpa/ Dad.  There were alot of ties so this is only a portion of the bags I have created for this family!!!

My latest ideas have been necklaces from recycled sweaters, ties, jeans and mens shirts.  More on that later!!!!

                                                          Happy Spring!!!