A creative Birthday

Well,  Feb. 20th was my birthday, and I had a creative day.  I spent the day making a Memory Jug.  I got these great jugs at a thrift store and decided to decorate them.  Memory Jugs used to be left on graves of African Americans down south, many years ago.  These jugs have shells, button, and little memory items stuck to them.  Laurie Beth Zuckerman is one of the best artist of memory jugs.  Her work is out of this world.  My jug has a face on it and glass button, keys, old jewelry, all things I love.

This Rug is on Etsy at Pennies from heaven art.

I am just starting on Etsy.  We will see how it goes. 

Looking for the good Stuff

I went to Scottsburg Indiana yesterday.  I had a great day.  My daughter was at camp this past week-end so I was on my own for the day.  I love going into little antique store and junk shops.  I seem to gravitate to buttons, old pictures, keys, china, a little bit of this and that.
  I met two new friends along the way.  Gals with the same ideas. 
Good day!

Crazy Salon Talk

I have a salon called Cottage Salon.  We have a crazy bunch of ladies that come in.  They are a big inspiration to me and my art work. 
  The other day I was singing the blues about my daughter going on her first youth witness trip with church.  It was a two night deal.  I have never had her gone for that long of a period of time.  You would think I would be thrilled.  Well, a customer came in and she was crying about her daughter who is twenty two years old going to Australia for six months.  She was about to loose her mind.  We cried the blues together and within the next hour we had everybody in the salon telling us about there crazy mom stories.  I couldn't believe all the women that had felt the same way I did.  There was woman of all ages and we were all in the same sister hood of joys and heart ships.  I love this group of moms.  It was a good day.

Well this is the first blog of many.  I am a creative mom, with a creative daughter.  I am thankful for the day.
I am starting this blog to help me with my writting skills and to share thoughts about being a working single mom and the constant need to create.