New Stuff & Teacher Gift









I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post. I've been very busy volunteering at my daughters school this month. Tomorrow is the last day of school here and I am looking forward to the break.




This is a picture of a piece that I did a while ago. I made it at the same time as I did my "Cherish" piece. If you want to see that piece go back to my last post. I think I like this one better. Click on the picture to see more details.

Blogger is being a real pain with my pictures so I am going to have to make another post with my teachers gift photo's














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