{Wee Bits of Ancestry}

19 May By 13 Comments

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May I introduce you to a few of the relatives from my Scottish,English,Irish, and a dash of French ancestry? …

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My Great-Great Grandfather Benjamin Simms of Bedfordshire, England

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My Great-Great Grandmother Sarah Simms of Bedfordshire, England

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My Paternal Grandparents Peter and Jeannie Maxwell on their Wedding Day – Saltcoats, Scotland

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My Grandfather Peter (right) and Great-Uncle Archie Maxwell taken before they came to the U.S.A. to live.

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My Grandmother – Jeannie Leach Murray Maxwell – Saltcoats, Scotland
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My Maternal Great Uncle and Aunt – Lemuel and Ella Hedican, Fowlerville, Michigan

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My Uncle (Mom’s brother) Gerald Orla Ford – Dearborn, Michigan

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My Aunt Greta and Uncle Jim (Dad’s older siblings) – Saltcoats, Scotland

A simple family heritage fabric book when I have spare moments and wanted to share a few pages with you. The concept I have been using will allow many pages (double sides) that can be bound together eventually.There are many more relatives I plan to incorporate into this little side project over time.

Hope you have a Blessed Sunday!

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{Altered Wallpaper Collages}

9 May By 14 Comments

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A few weeks ago, my sponsor Red Lead Paper Works sent a gorgeous assortment of collage sheets and rubber stamps to me in the mail to get my mojo flowing.

Since we have been working on our new walkway and front entrance, I haven’t had much time to create anything…but I did sneak some creative time in the past two afternoons. Some very simple projects – but it was awesome to find some time to myself!

I also decided to add some of the older wallpaper into the pieces. Back in February, my son’s girlfriend gave me 8 wallpaper books and we have been slowly dismantling them.

The first piece is an altered canvas with old ephemera, the second is just a group of simple tags, and the last piece is a bunting using wallpaper as the background.

If you haven’t visited Red Lead Paper Works – I hope you will pay them a visit. They have a wide selection of supplies!

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{Shabby Garden Flag Garland}

1 May By 15 Comments

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Happy May! What a gorgeous day we have here today in Michigan – our temperature will be hitting 80 degrees! Definitely perfect for getting out in the yard and getting ready for flowers. We are in the midst of landscaping around a new front porch and sidewalk that were installed last week so dirt is everywhere!

I am getting excited about getting the yard ready and adding new accents this year. Over the last few days, I was busy sewing up a storm and created these little garden flag garlands. I have made several sets in different colors and themes – but I wanted to share this one with you today because of the soft colors and to celebrate “May Day”!

Hope you are enjoying some sunshine and spring flowers wherever you may be! Happy Wednesday!

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