D'Ambrosio Arts (formerly Ambrosia Arts Of Virginia)

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Trying again to make corrections

Don't know what I did wrong but here we go again https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rhf3tn1jtt92ksl4e1qqr/ws_NovGirls_el_1.zip?rlkey=ecn5yiyic4i8ui4rstrodgt1g&st=qj9rzwcz&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9qg3ad60h3y98xemz05rc/ws_NovGirls_el_2.zip?rlkey=56453oj12trqwb5t1l6um7cul&st=8n6um88v&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ax20d67xjkxa29q2hgcey/ws_NovGirls_el_3.zip?rlkey=77pc4rfydp0pe6rijmkw7r9nh&st=b4rgt44x&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vh3adm6w7fv511s4x48e9/ws_NovGirls_pprs.zip?rlkey=j5gchzqr1zrbtri9bol0ccq7x&st=ijzoit4u&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/if7dfgg2s7ib8j0z398tz/ws_NovGirls_pprs_2.zip?rlkey=aw4dit92mwgx9adwfn37s3atk&st=nzjk4ovf&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mqc3qy53rrkadhafdwbyy/ws_NovGirls_pprs_3.zip?rlkey=068vnf9kiq5hbp9lfyoyslfpn&st=4xoszsxu&dl=0

Sunday, December 21, 2025

I was certain I'd posted the links but when Maddy asked me about them I looked and did not see them, only the preview. I am so sorry about that. I'm posting the links for November Girls below. Thank you Maddy!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vh3a...ey=j5gchzqr1zrbtri9bol0ccq7x&st=ls5xc4ta&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/if7d...ey=aw4dit92mwgx9adwfn37s3atk&st=8x8u1efz&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mqc3...ey=068vnf9kiq5hbp9lfyoyslfpn&st=plrwvdn6&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rhf3...ey=ecn5yiyic4i8ui4rstrodgt1g&st=62yx2hv1&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9qg3...ey=56453oj12trqwb5t1l6um7cul&st=64jb95ud&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ax20...ey=77pc4rfydp0pe6rijmkw7r9nh&st=pcxdh46f&dl=0

Thursday, December 18, 2025

December Girls

I'm certain by now you think I've forgotten you. No, it has just been a December I'd like to forget. Lots going on around here and, thinking it would be a quiet time, I'd signed up to host 4 challenges this month.I knew we wouldn't be getting any company because 1) my son & DIL had gone to Aruba for their December birthdays and wouldn't have more time off for Christmas; 2) Our grandson and his wife were expecting their second child, scheduled to be born 12/16; 3) My stepson, Eric, was due to have back surgery 12/1. So it would just be the two of us. To catch up, here's what happened: 1) As soon as Jeremy & Berkeley arrived in Aruba, she lost her passport! Other than that he took some great photos and they seem to have had a good time. 2) Our great grandson required induction and about 24 hours before making his appearance. He was named Riley Edward much to my husband's disappointment. He had wanted the baby named after him. 3) Eric had hs surgery and for two days after I went to the hospital to sit with him until his wife got off work. He was doing well but the day before he was to be released, his wife dislocated her ankle and broke her tibia! Had to wait about two weeks for surgery. They are quite fortunate in that her work family offered lots of help via donations and a meal train. The two insisted that for the most part they were able to take care of themselves. I've had a bad spell of chronic fatigue syndrome plus elevated neck pain. Eric had been helping in past with a few things that are difficuly for me to do, now it was all me again. I can't even put my husband's socks over his badly swollen feet so we can't put his shoes on nor can he be taken anywhere. Yes, we've both had the blues off and on but it will be alright. Holidays are worse for that anyway as we remember people we've lost and so forth. Had my doubts about ever finishing the last of the Birthday Girls kits but I did finish. I ended up splitting December Girls into 2 kits - Traditional - turquoise and Contemporary - tanzanite. I'm going to give you both now.

Links https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ok5cs57difjx3ob97in80/ws_DecGirls_Trad_ppr_1.zip?rlkey=9yvl0ukhu65np44jrobg3iyyw&st=pm5qpqla&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/93hhq3y0fx9y2a1figjl9/ws_DecGirls_Trad_ppr_2.zip?rlkey=47cendu3sv29u2epvrg1yz9q1&st=41pws6f1&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qfzmngfctln2v23f2uktu/ws_DecGirls_Trad_el_1.zip?rlkey=4u8b8qm90xn5gvrhx90w3uadx&st=ifrgknqj&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/46zv1joevp3lgsvko3xms/ws_DecGirls_Trad_el_2.zip?rlkey=hpfla03xzakheevqiw7cpdvmc&st=u1ldw6ws&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0dt6tk3ko2j5zfy6ddcku/ws_DecGirls_Trad_el_3.zip?rlkey=n3sgd570jjqzfzvy62sh5vn5q&st=9d11gq80&dl=0

Links https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jabmkhpugjwp2rjlmqs9e/ws_DecGirls_Cont_el.zip?rlkey=egukh93rqvjiat9qk26opfyyo&st=h2ybz07k&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6mb0112ien6ao3hez7zsi/ws_DecGirls_Cont_el_2.zip?rlkey=1xljj7ws49gn0enuoau3qr6g4&st=1gbk3fb9&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tta9154pml3ioimlcd1u7/ws_DecGirls_Cont_ppr.zip?rlkey=1p42tq56udqil0zx3tey7eq77&st=apc6qrhs&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i9rbrx6y6kydv1ntx1ccu/ws_DecGirls_Cont_ppr_2.zip?rlkey=bydperpsuxifs46b6vtgb8wbv&st=wvc9nnv5&dl=0 Hope you enjoy!

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

November Girls

Yes, I'm late with this. Too much going on here and my computer is giving me trouble. Ever since Messenger went over to Meta I keep getting locked out of stuff that I can only assume is somehow related to Meta. Anyway, here is a little of the situation here at home. I think I told you that my step-son's wife has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure? She is trying to follow doctor's advice but still having problems. Meanwhile my step-son, Eric, and I have been going back and forth to pain management for our spinal problems. He finally got in to see a neurosurgeon and is scheduled for surgery December 1st to remove the L5 vertebrae which is totally out of place and pinching a number of nerves causing lots of pain and mobility issues. We are hoping an earlier date will become available. He has been a lot of help to us but now it is rare that he is able. After surgery he is going to need at minimum 4 months recovery time. My orthopaedic updated my diagnosis to cervical spondiliac myelopsy. In short, the spinal cord in my neck is being compressed. Surgery is recommended but I have no one to help my husband, or me for that matter. I am trying to put it off as long as possible, relieing on epidurals for pain and reduction of nerve inflammation. Unfortunately, the effects of last epidural are wearing off and I can't get another until after the first of the year. It seems a number of things are contributing to setting off my fibro and chronic fatiigue. All I want to do is sleep whenever I can. But I'll have to get out tomorrow to take hubby to NewportNews to a lunch with his old co-workers because the only other times he goes out is to the doctor. Friday I will be running around trying to get him a wheelchair. But here is the kit preview which does not show everything as I went overboard with it and still am not satisfied.

and an example I made

Friday, October 17, 2025

October Girls

I am so sorry for not posting sooner as this was complete by October 1 but many things going on here at home. As you know, the Birthday Girls kits were inspired by birthstones and flowers asociated with birth month. Generally it works out pretty well. However the main birhtstone for October is the opal (which does come in many colors) with secondary stone of pink tourmaline. So far, so good. But the main birth flower is the marigold and I just couln't make those yellows, orange and bronzes work with the stones. I omitted the marigolds and went with secondary flower, the cosmos. That said, here is your belated kit.