HELLO

HELLO ALL,
Well, I've been away from the computer the last couple of days EXCEPT for last night when I vote for American Idol. :-)  

Haven't been feel well. GEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ!!!  I'm a bit sick of not feeling well from one thing or the other.  Sure hope this spell ends soon.  Must be on it's way Because I do feel better today.
Hope I even feel better tomorrow.  

Didn't go to Weight Watchers YET AGAIN past Tuesday.  Hopefully I can go this coming Tuesday.
Almost sounds like I have a problem when it's time to go to Weight Watchers.  LOL LOL Well, at least has been the past few weeks.  MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!  NO, nothing to do with not wanting to go and weigh in.  At least I hope it doesn't. LOL LOL!  NO it doesn't .  Just kidding around.  

The boys (2 of our sons) will be here Saturday to put the wood flooring in the Guest Room.  WOOOOHOOOO!! I WILL BE SO GLAD WHEN THAT FLOOR IS IN.  It's been put off too many times.  It's the last floor we will be doing.  UNLESS I CAN get my hubby to give in and take the carpet out of his office and put the wood flooring in.  He likes carpet.  He's not suppose to have carpet in the house because of allergies, his lungs, etc.   You know how men are.  :-)  Gotta Love Em.
I won't get another cat now that ours passed away because he's allergic to cats.  Me too but I LOVE CATS.   I MISS MY CAT. 

Going to work on a couple of new patterns I NEED to finish.  Fingers Crossed I don't get under the weather anymore.  I HATE being sick/not feeling good.   

Any how, it will be good to work on something creative tomorrow.  Although I did do a drawing on canvas today while sitting around.  I just have to add color and other textures to it. 

Everyone Have A Wonderful Creative Day Or Evening,
Fran
"Dolls Are My Canvas Within My Soul" 1996-2013

TEACHING AT ALL DOLL ART

Please meet "Victoria Vanderbilt".   I will be teaching her at All Doll Art Conference.  Check out www.alldollart.com  It is a FANTASTIC FUN CONFERENCE.   You can also check them out on FACEBOOK.  Dates for "ALL DOLL ART CONFERENCE" July-25-28,2013.

                                                         "VICTORIA VANDERBILT" 
                       I will be teaching her in a 3 day class at ALL DOLL ART CONFERENCE.


Shop at the Sales Room(Lots of wonderful sales tables full of supplies, dolls, patterns, lace, etc etc.) You can exhibit or sell your dolls.  There will be a Pin Doll Swap, Silent Auction benefitting the Austin Children's Shelter.  Lots of wonderful fun classes to choose from:  LOTS OF FUN, FANTASTIC CLASSES, SHOPPING, MAKING NEW FRIENDS, SEEING FRIENDS YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN AWHILE, WONDERFUL TEACHERS: Jocyce Cloutman, Angela Jarecki, Ellen Kelsey, Michele Lynch, Fran Parrigan-Meehan, Lauren Vlcek and Peggy Wilson. AND LOTS MORE FUN!!

THERE'S A CLASS FOR EVERYONE! From Beginner doll makers to Experienced doll makers.

NOW RUN OVER TO www.alldollart.com and sign up for a WONDERFUL, FUN, LEARNING CONFERENCE. 

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT "ALL DOLL ART CONFERENCE"
Fran

WEIGHT WATCHERS

WEIGHT WATCHERS!! I MISSED POSTING YESTERDAY!!

NO GOOD! I gained one pound but that isn't bad BUT it is bad also. :-)  Know what I mean????
Anyhow, I am going to loose these extra pounds I'm carrying around.  I feel so much better when I loose the extra pounds. LOL LOL NOPE NOT TELLING HOW MANY EXTRA POUNDS ARE ON THIS BODY. LOL LOL!!  TOO MANY! 

Started exercising today.  That will help a lot.  We have a treadmill that I get on sometimes. Going to get on it more.  I REALLY HAVE TO GET BACK IN SHAPE.   I FEEL BETTER IN MIND AND BODY when I loose the weight and get down to where I should be.  I'm one of those YO YO DIETERS!! BAD!!  I know it's not good for my health.  My health is good except for allergies and a few aches and pains here and there.

I really have a PROBLEM with SWEETS!!  Doing my best to stay away from SWEETS.....BUT THEY KEEP CALLING AFTER ME!! :-)   I REALLY try to IGNORE  those words I hear.  It's REALLY REALLY HARD TO DO SOMETIMES!!  I guess I need to have more WILL POWER!!
I'm trying. I'm trying to be good.

I think I'm Home Alone to much. LOL LOL!!!  NO, I just have to STOP THINKING ABOUT EATING SWEETS!  Food is not a problem at all.  There's times I feel that I NEED SUGAR and when I do give in, I am HAPPIER!!  The MIND is a very CURIOUS thing.   Guess I could talk to my mind and tell it to STOP WANTING SUGAR OR TEMPTING WITH SUGAR.  Then my husband might think I'm NUTS if he hears me talking to myself. LOL

Besides my problems with eating and feeling that I need sugar........I have been working on cleaning my studio for a couple of days (that helps).  I'm almost finished cleaning and getting rid of stuff in one studio.  Tomorrow I will go into the other studio and clean it and get rid of some stuff.  I can't believe I have soooooooooooooooooo much stuff.   At least I know I'm not Alone in having too much stuff to create with.

OK I feel MUCH BETTER now that I VENTED to Y'all about my bad habits. :-)

Have A Great Day Creating!  I'm going back to finish cleaning one studio.
Fran

"SEE EVEN MY CUPCAKE FAIRY OFFERS ME A CUPCAKE"

TUESDAY & WEIGHT WATCHERS

I didn't go to Weight Watchers today.  Didn't feel good.  Had a headache and nose hurts.  ALLERGIES are BAD right now. UGH!!  Seems like there's something all the time to keep me from creating and going to WW.  OH WELL!!  NOPE didn't weigh at home either.  Scared to. LOL LOL!!
Will wait until next week to weigh in at Weight Watchers. 

I did work on a new creation for 3 days just to have it broken by me.  I took it out of my oven and dropped it and IT BROKE IN PIECES!!!!!!!!!! I was and am so upset over that one.  Should have left it in the oven to cool instead of taking it out to cool. OH WELL!! Will just start another one. That's all I can do at this point.  WHAT A WASTE OF 3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!  Lesson learned!!! DO NOT TAKE PIECE OUT OF OVEN UNTIL COOL AND HANG ON TO IT FOR DEAR LIFE!!! 
Better Laugh Than CRY!!!! MMMMMMMM!! I started to but didn't. 

We have 2 of our kids dogs for the week.  They are the best dogs I have ever seen. They don't even bark at the neighbors dogs when we let them in the back yard.  The neighbors dogs are at the fence barking and barking and barking at Daisy & Kinzy and they don't bark at those dogs. They look at me and then look over at the fence where those dogs are and then look at me again. LOL LOL They really are good dogs.  I'm not a dog person but Kinzy & Daisy are the BEST DOGS EVER.  I have never seen such good dogs ever.  They go home when their family comes home Sunday.  I have to say I will miss them being around.  I'm a cat person and I really really really miss my cat, KAT.  

Got a couple of write ups to do for a couple of sites.  At least I can't break paper and pen. LOL LOL!!! 

More Later,
Huzs
Fran 

HAPPY FRIDAY CREATING!

Creating makes my soul HAPPY!!! :-)  I worked in my studio yesterday cleaning it soooooo I can find stuff and start creating something today.  THAT'S THE PLAN FOR TODAY!!  Looks like rain coming our way........SO Great Day To Stay Inside And CREATE! Right???? 

I have sooooo much going on in my head to create that I jump from one creation I'm working on and stop and jump to another creation I'm working on.  I KNOW I SHOULD create ONE at a time BUT that's not me for some reason or other.  I have created one thing at a time but I ALWAYS go back to creating several things at a time.
BUT.....I'm going to try working on ONLY ONE CREATION today and finish it. :-)  That gives me a BIG BIG Challenge for the day. :-)  Let's see if I can do it.  MMMMMmmmmmmm!!! We shall see later today or tonight.  Depends on what I decided to create.

I'm off to start creating!!  Fingers crossed X that my day goes the way I have planned.
XO
Fran
P.S.  EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT DAY CREATING!!!!

HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY

Today is my Hubby's Birthday.  He's out golfing this morning with our two sons Kevin & Kenny and a friend Bob.  It's a bit nippy outside.  In the 30's but will get in the low 60's.  I just looked up at my tool bar and it says it's 41 degrees now.  I got him new golf clubs for his Birthday.  He's playing golf with them this morning. :-) 

I'm going to get in the kitchen and make his Birthday cake.  Kids are coming over tonight to have supper/cake & ice cream.  Sounds YUMMY to me BUT I will be GOOD because I'm sticking to my Weight Watchers. :-)

OFF TO THE KITCHEN I'M GOING "TO BAKE, BAKE, BAKE MY HUBBY'S BIRTHDAY CAKE" :-)
XO,
Fran

"WEIGHT WATCHERS"
MMMMMMMMMMMM!!! I DID NOT LOOSE ANY WEIGHT THIS WEEK BUT I DID NOT GAIN ANY.   STILL SAD. :-(  BAD BAD BAD ME!!  OH WELL!

OH!!! I KNOW WHY I DIDN'T LOOSE......... I ate out and had fish and a salad WHICH WAS OK.  BUT WE (HUBBY & I) ordered dessert. APPLE PIE WITH A TOPPING(made of butter & cream) & WHIPPED CREAM.  OH MY it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!  And THEN it was our Grandson's Birthday SOOOOOO there was CAKE & ICE CREAM AGAIN!!! It all did me in OR I should say I LET IT LEAD ME DOWN THE SUGAR FAT PATH!!! 

Tomorrow is my hubby's Birthday.  GUESS WHAT???? I will be making his Birthday Cake and I HOPE I CAN KEEP FROM EATING ANY OF IT.  OH! YES! and there will be lots of ICE CREAM !!!!   Just thinking about the cake and ice cream must have just put 2 lbs on me. ROFL!!   Not really but I have to get some WILL POWER!!! I lost it and can't seem to find it.   I WILL I WILL I WILL FIND MY WILL POWER!!! YES, I WILL!!!  I PROMISE!!!! and I WON'T GO BACK ON A PROMISE!!! 
Guess I better PROMISE every week to be good.  Even though I didn't gain any I STILL WANT THAT LOST EVERY WEEK!!!   OH! and get on the Treadmill everyday.  

GOSH!!! WILL POWER IS HARD TO DO!!!  Guess I have to have a talk with myself. :-)  I'm like a kid and don't listen to myself. :-)

I know I COULD HAVE GAINED WEIGHT BUT I DIDN'T!!!  I STAYED THE SAME!!! THAT'S GOOD. ................................ I GUESS. :-( :-)  That one is debatable.

SUGAR IS BAD FOR FRAN!! SUGAR IS BAD FOR FRAN!! SUGAR IS BAD FOR FRAN!!!  YES, IT IS!!! FOR MORE REASONS THAN LOOSING WEIGHT!! Makes my Triglycerides go up.

I PROMISE MYSELF I WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEK AND NOT EAT ANYTHING I SHOULDN'T!! 
XO
Fran

MY ETSY SHOP

Still working on my ETSY SHOP!!! I was working on it last night and then I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG!! I LOST pictures, etc I was adding. 

SOOOOOOOO, it will be a little longer than I thought it would be until I get something on my Etsy Shop.  SORRY!!!   I'm going to try again tonight or tomorrow to put pictures of my creations in my Etsy Shop.   Don't know what I did wrong but something I'm sure!! :-)

Now off of here to go finish cleaning house. UGH!!!  I feel better when my house is clean and I don't have to sit and think about it while I'm trying to do more important things like get my Etsy Shop up, create new dolls, draw doll patterns, etc etc etc................. :-)

Have A Great Fun Creating Day Everyone!!
Hugs
Fran
"Dolls Are My Canvas Within My Soul"1996-2013