The Clothesline

After the farmhouse making the transition back to the city proved to be very hard. So many people and the noise again, but we soon adjusted...

It is so nice to be missed, I missed all of you too, my dear Internet friends. Our daily chats were gone so abruptly! I was hoping to post ...

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Flyin in Originally uploaded by ddhabicht It was just as I imagined flying in, rolling green hills as far as you could see

We celebrated Mothers day on Friday since Jennifer was going to be in the hopital on Sunday and we were leaving for Europe on Monday. Sooooo...

I have been playing again! Paint, collage, fabric. I really like the way these small pieces are turning out. I made a fabric/paper and then...

I participate in a challenge every few weeks on the blog " Different strokes from different folks ". Karen Jurick is a wonderfully...

Our coral tree is starting to bloom, they are amazing blooms, spikes of color. The tree sets these flowers prior to leafing out, so this bar...

Today we worked in the yard, it was a beautiful day. We have been trying to get the backyard in before we leave on vacation. Since our trip ...

I am teaching a colored pencil technique on fabric for these small panels. This one is a very simple design but I did some micro stippling a...

The joke in my house is that nothing is safe from either my pencils or paints. Everything and everyone is fair game! I was getting excited a...

This last weekend we went on a garden tour of 6 houses in Riverside. The theme of this years tour seemed to be water conservation and drough...

My mom has been here since October, trying to get better. I have been caring for her along with Jennifer. When she was the sickest and I was...

Well I amazed myself at how quickly I finished this project, since I am the queen of procrastination. I like how it turned out although the ...

It's Earth Day today, and in an effort to do my part in preserving our gift I am sharing the things I am currently involved with. My gar...

These are my latest twin grandbabies and yesterday I got to spend the day with them, what a joy! photo.jpg Originally uploaded by ddhabicht

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I love to decorate, both my house and for all the holidays. I also love to have family and friends over and set a formal table, serve a huge...

I saw a picture of a friends mom and was just called to paint it. I want to paint her for in watercolor but I though...

I just love buying new art supplies, it doesn't even matter what it is, I love them. I happened to be teaching an art quilting class all...

This week on Different Strokes for different folks our challenge was to sketch the statue of Diana. This is my quick sketch, not great, cut ...

The most holiest of days, this day when Jesus rose from the grave, he became the sacrifical lamb for you and I.

photo.jpg Originally uploaded by ddhabicht Another birthday lunch!

Well I organized another Easter card exchange with one of my watercolor groups! What fun it is to get an original watercolor card from someo...

It was Dawn's birthday weekend, Mike planned this wonderful getaway at a Winery and spa. He called a bunch of her friends and asked us t...

This is my quick watercolor done from the photo she puts up as a reference. I love these challenges, she doesn't want a carbon copy of t...

I happened to be looking at the SAQA blog and was looking at some of the Call for entries. I went to Visions which is an art quilt gallery i...

I had to remove my post since I was told that we were not allowed to post any pictures of the accepted quilts until after the show. That is ...

Last night we went out to dinner with Rick and Rose to celebrate Randy's birthday. We had such a great time catching up with all th...

I finished this little quilt up a few weeks ago. It is about 24"x 24" , I hand painted it with dyes , it was inspired by a photo I...