Nouveau Spring freebie and news

It's been quite a week and I'm glad tomorrow is Friday. Pollen here is terrible and has been giving me headaches. Missed going to lunch with Dad and June on Wednesday. Whenever my head cleared up, I'd do whatever I could around the house until the headache creeped back then it was allergy tabs, Tylenol, and a nap. In between, I've been keeping up with progressive scrap. Here's step 3

Directions were to use a least one ribbon and two bows. Got the zip for day 4 today and am waiting on instructions.

Did I tell you that I got a call from a Norfolk Red Hat Society Queen? Yes and she was so nice to talk to. We share having fibromyalgia and migraines, among other things. And she lives not far from me; we plan on getting together for lunch next week and she offered to pick me up to go to the Hoorah For Hats event in August. Also heard from the nice lady in Mechanicsville who will be here in Norfolk soon for a craft class and she'd like to meet me too. Things are looking up in that area.

I have zip 7 of Nouveau Spring for you today.

Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/aNjz_tGSba/ws_NouveauSpring_7.html? that's the last zip I've made for this particular theme. Can't say what will be next. I have a bunch of art nouveau stuff I'd started in the past so I may re-visit this but think I'm ready to change off for now. Have a logo I'll be working on for next few days but I'm sure I've got some other goodies I can give away. Have a great weekend!

Another Nouveau Spring freebie

Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/yFWwVTViba/ws_NouveauSpring_6.html? Lots to do today, so I won't bore you with long post. Here's my Day 2 of the progrssive scrap

Nouveau Spring freebie & other stuff

Time has been flying by lately. Seems I just finish one thing and believe I'm getting ahead and then something new pops up. The new perm . . . well, it isn't all I hoped for but I've learned that if I add mousse while my hair is still damp from shower, curls are more pronouced and I can get the right front to stay out of my eyes. Granted, the mousse makes hair a little stiff but it looks better. Who is going to come up and put their hands in my hair anyway lol?

Still have not heard from the lady I was told would contact me from the local Red Hatters. However, I did receive an invitation to a gathering in July of all area Red Hatters. It's to be a buffet and more at a local Oriental restaurant. I won't know any one but I'm going and hope to get to know a few people. And I got my official membership card and pin in the mail today, so on my way. Got to get my hat together.

Had company yesterday and before they arrived I was participating in Country Liv's Progressive Scrap over at Scrapbird: http://forum.scrapbird.com/viewforum.php?f=220&sid=586f1ceb3a5763aadf524bce244bc263 Here is my Day 1 page

We were given 4 papers and had to use at least 1 plus create an undulating border by cutting from one of the papers. We could re-color & re-size. My page is so simple compared to the others. Waiting now for link to Day 2 goodies.

Here is your new Nouveau Spring zip

http://www.4shared.com/zip/QjDV-0v8ba/ws_NouveauSpring_5.html? Links for Nouveau Spring & the earlier Touch Of Spring will remain active until the end of the month.

Nouveau spring freebie

Head feeling better today but lots of work to catch up on. Quick post to give you more of Nouveau Spring.

http://www.4shared.com/zip/cRoH95fmba/ws_NouveauSpring_4.html?

Day 2 of migraine & a freebie

Sorry, day 2 of a migraine. Think it's been triggered by the weather which has turned back colder and rainy. Having a moment where it's not too bad so up to get some fluids and post zip meant to go up yesterday.

Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/ZxMjwMrsce/ws_NouveauSpring_3.html?

Running late on Tuesday's Nouveau Spring freebie

Sorry I didn't get this up earlier. Tonight just 2 simple lightly embossed papers in colors to go with first zip. Having company on Wednesday so may not post.

Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/AuNnMwNwba/ws_NouveauSpring_2.html?

Nouveau Spring freebie & other stuff

Some might say I ought to apologize for sort of disappearing for a few days after saying I was going to post some new freebies. But it's my life, my blog so I don't feel a need to do so. However, I'll share what's been happening here. Not much by most people's standards but . . . got my hair cut last week (it was about halfway down my back) and then went back on Saturday for a perm. Saturday was in the 40's, raining and bleak. The stylist cut more layers when she learned how I wanted to be able to just finger comb it out on bad days. I did pretty good during the process until at the end when she was taking the rollers out. Then my neck went into spasm. After about 2.5 hours I was leaving the salon with wet hair, the idea being that letting it dry naturally right off would be likely to help the curl stay better. At home, after it had a chance to dry I found I had curls but not like I've had in the past. Could be change in my hair with so much of it silver. Whatever. I had a major headache from neck spasms and sinus so went to bed for awhile. Yesterday I looked into the mirror in the morning and thought my hair looked like Einstein's! The short layers near my face just sort of hang there; not very flattering. Will wash it tonight and see what I can do with it in the morning. My thought had been to make it look better without having to do a lot to it since it's baby fine. Now I'm thinking how much better it looked after I'd just had it cut - shiny and sleek. Ah, hindsight!

Have also been learning to negotiate the Red Hat Society's website and have tried to get in touch with some of the open local chapters. Have heard from Queen Toni of the Mechanicsville chapter - not local to me but she knows lots of people here in Tidewater and is going to contact some for me. Also got news about the September Funvention in Williamsburg. I've been giving some thought to what sort of red hat I'll have. As I understand it, your chapter gives you a red ballcap to wear until you decide what sort of hat you want to buy or make. My first thought was to make a Victorian ladies riding hat in steampunk style. Still might but now I'm leaning towards something that is probably more me. I have a big teacup collection so why not a fabric teacup hat? It could be on a headband or attached with hair clips on it's underside. I think that would be cute and light.

And I've been working on another kit. I love art nouveau with it's curving lines and focus on both nature and fantasy so that is what is coming next. Today you get zip one.

I'm using colors from the art nouveau flairs I gave you. Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/VG-zminWce/ws_NouveauSpring_1.html?