Steampunk and Purses

Hello everyone,

My neck is still sore - but I'm not in my neck brace right now - so all is once again well with my little corner of the world.

The theme for this months ATC over at Blissfull ATC Swap was steampunk. - now being a member of the senior citizenry this was something really different to me. I mean I never heard about it much less figured I should be using it as an art theme. So I gave it a go and was really playing around in my photo software. The first card I created was the one above - of dear little Genghis and I really thought he was the cats meow - but I didn't figure my partner would be as thrilled as I about how handsome he is.

So I noodled my brain some more and created this one.

Drum roll please. . . .
I titled it Opening the door to Steampunk and you guessed - my little door really opens up to reveal a Victorian Lady and a few gears.

Now I am not sure if I hit my mark or missed the idea behind steampunk all together; But I did give it the good old fashion try. I kind of like it - but then again - I've already sent it on to my swap partner - so I hope she likes it.

Of course - I made a card to send along with My ATC on its journey across the country. Just trying to inject a little humor where ever possible - maybe she'll be so busy laughing at the card - she won't care if my card isn't true steampunk or not. Ha! Ha!

Next I have been participating in the purse Challenges over at Frosted Petunia and this month - we were to make an ATC.

I'm not really a shoe or purse type person - I own only three purses - so I really had to do some meditating to get in contact with my inner purse hound - so to speak.

So I drew a fairy and put a purse in her hand and figured she could be the purse fairy - but then I figured any self respecting fairy would have more than one purse for each outfit. So here is my finished ATC - even A Fairy has to decide which purse goes best with her outfit.

A Little corny maybe and probably not as sophisticated as many of the cards that will get traded; but hey it's the best a tomboy with a sore neck could come up with at the time.

Of course I made my card to accompany my ATC on it's journey to Australia and sent it on its way - hoping it would reach her by the deadline date. Not sure how fast mail delivery is when heading overseas. So I got my fingers and toes all crossed hoping it gets there on time.

Hey maybe all that concentrating on keeping my fingers and toes crossed is why - my neck feels better. To much concentrating overriding my pain center.

Or maybe it's the pineapple my sweet sister-in-law tells me to eat, because it helps get rid of pain.

I guess I'll just meditate on that for awhile.

Hugs,

Penny

Wordless Wednesday? - Nope not today.

Hi evfurryone,

I know it's suppose to be Wordless Wednesday - but I just didn't feel like being wordless today.

In fact today I wanted to do a little bragging about our very own and very cool Sir Knight.

Not only does he work long hours on his job - he comes home and works more. Pellie always has a job or two lined up for him. I know that sounds like we abuse the poor man - but if he wasn't so good at what he does - we wouldn't be asking him to do more; and I really think he likes working in the garage making things out of wood. Well most things - sometimes some of the stuff Pellie wants is really weird for him to design and make - but then thats a whole other story.

Any way - look at this really cool Dragon puzzle he made. Isn't it just the coolest thing? Well last month Pellie had mentioned to him that one of the ladies she spent Teacup Tuesdays with - had a husband who liked dragons - almost as much as he did. Never one to ignore a chance to make a new dragon loving friends - Sir Knight decided to send him this dragon. He had to do some pretty fancy packing since this guy was going all the way to Germany to make a new home.

Mail is pretty slow and it seemed like it took forever for him to get where he was going but he finally made it. Sir Knight was so proud that one of his dragons finally left the lair and headed out to a new home. (Even baby dragons have to leave the nest sometime.)

He is so pumped - that he is already planning on making a few more things when the weather is warn enough to work in the garage for more than 15-20 min.

Pellie's teacup friend is Johanna over at Silber-Rosen Blog and Pellie is very glad that not only did they become friends but the two husband can share their love of dragons and other wild creatures of the mythical sort.

I guess that is why we blog - the fun of blogging and making new friends. Yep making new friends sure feels good, inside and out.

So my friends, I hope you all have a purr- fect day.

Purrs,

Genghis

Sticky Note Tuesday

Hello everyone,

Hope you all are doing good or at least fairing better than I am

I've been in a neck brace and taking Muscle relaxants for the last couple days -due to a big muscle knot on the back of my neck - making head movement next to impossible or at least pain free head movement. And the worse part of the whole thing is that I don't even know what I did to cause everything to tighten up so bad. I am hopeful that I will be back to normal by the end of the week - if I just take it a bit easy for the next couple days.

This month sure seems like it's been moving on by pretty darn fast. Here it is the 12th and I'm just getting around to sharing my self-help card for this month.

The back of the card reads - Decide for yourself. Exercise your right to choose.

A Few Words to Ponder:

To think freely

In an automated world.

To simply be

In a world that says "be something".

To dream

In a world of cold reality.

To know someone

Here or there

With whom you can feel there is understanding...

In spite of distances

or thought unexpressed.

Well it's time to rest for me to awhile, so I guess I'll bid you a very good day.

Hugs,

Penny

National Pet Day on Mancat Monday

Hello Evfurryone,

Just wanted to drop in an post a little on a subject rather dear to my heart.

Today, April 11th is National Pet Day.

'National Pet Day was created by Celebrity Pet Lifestyle Expert & Animal AdvocateColleen Paige, who also founded National Dog Day and National Cat Day {among others} to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of many different kinds of animals awaiting a forever home in shelters all across the nation."

"It's estimated that approximately 16,000 pets die in U.S. shelters every single day. This means that roughly every single hour of the day, 667 sweet furry babies are taking their last breath. This is just cats and dogs and does not include the thousands of other unwanted animals that people consider pets. Right now, while you're reading this, hundreds of animals are dying. It's a painful reality but we must not give up hope to change it. "

The above quotes are taken from the National Pet Day Website. Please go visit them if you have a few minutes.

I am a rescue Kitty and was so happy when Pellie & Sir Knight adopted me a little over two years ago. So today I'm purring extra hard for all the others who need furever home.

In case you wondering - YES I do snuggle down with Bugs Bunny when the need arises; and the need arose on Sunday with all the nasty weather we were having and the sirens going off announcing Tornado warnings. (So you want to make something of it????

No I didn't think so)

Purrs,

Genghis

Not so Wordless Wednesday

Hello evfurryone,

Well it's been awhile since either of us posted last - How rude of us.

I have to admit that with the massive change in temperatures we've been having - we haven't felt like doing much of anything.

But I knew I just had to crawl out of my new favorite box and tell you all about our new giveaway.

Congratulate us as we have stuck with this blogging stuff for two years now. Yep yesterday was officially 2 years. Pellie was suppose to blog about it - but she just sat around and didn't do much of anything yesterday.

Well, she was goofing around finishing up the little cross stitch piece she made for our giveaway.

The one she had hoped to finish for this auspicious occasion isn't even 1/4 ways done - so she hurried up and made a simpler one. But I want you to know that just 'cuz this one was easier for Pellie to see and/or do does not mean it isn't pretty- it is. It just isn't the cool one I picked out.

Of course I didn't have to do the work, so I really didn't care if it was difficult and Pellie didn't get started on it till the 26th of March. Oh well we will just give that one away later when she finishes it.

Any way, enough said about this.

Here are just a few of the neat things we want to share with one special someone. With Easter coming later this year - we decided we could work with that as our theme. The tall bunny like object is a Dee Foust Collectibles for Bethany Lowe Designs. Personally I could take it or leave it - it don't look like any rabbit I know - but Pellie says a lot of humans really like these Bethany Lowe seasonal items - so I'll take her word on it.

Then there is the cute little bunny Pellie cross stitched and framed in an embroidery hoop. This rabbit isn't much more believable as a rabbit - but I thing he is kind of cute in a rather offbeat way.

Then she has included a tiny little basket a friend of her's made just for our giveaway.

And last but most important - that heart shaped container is for treats. Can not forget the treats. Treats of course will be appropriate for whoever wins. - so we won't be sending woofie treats if a kitty wins and kitty treats to a woofie. (You get the picture I'm sure.) I understand that there will also be human treats.

Well I've pretty much wore myself out with all this talking. So leave us a comment saying you want to be included in our giveaway. We will keep this open till midnight April 15th - when we will draw our winner and get the package ready to mail out on the 18th and hopefully you will receive it in time for Easter.

Purrs,

Genghis