Some of my latest Projects

As you know, Lily received her First Communion this last May, and I started to put together a framed picture of her...but then life got in the way, and the picture and the supplies I purchased ended up getting into a stack of miscellaneous things and it was buried.  I am in the process of reorganizing my "studio" and ran across the picture, frame, bling, and my sketch...so I decided right then to put it together...and while I was at it, I did one for Ellie too.  Her first Communion was two years ago...but I think the girls will like hanging these two pictures in their bedroom.

First up is Ellie, she was almost 8 when this picture was taken..now she is 10.  I stamped the background and added some die cut flowers.  The bible verse is from Matthew.  You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

This is Lily this past May and she too was almost 8 years old...she was so excited to receive her First Communion...can you just see her eyes sparkle?

Lily's First Communion

What a special day for Lily...the day she has been looking forward to for quite a long time...probably since Ellie received her first communion two years ago!  Her Nana (Jamie's mom) bought her the special dress and shoes, and the veil is actually my wedding veil that my mom made for me...so that is very special also.  Lily was just beaming and glowing with anticipation in receiving Our Lord in the bread and wine...Lily is a very spiritual little girl...she takes to heart all the goodness and kindness that is taught her...she is kind and welcoming to all in her grade school class...she does not ever slight anyone, nor does she make judgements based on their looks or clothing...she is always eager to play with whomever asks her...(please note that this does not necessarily apply to siblings!  hah...she is just like any other middle child...although I must say she is the first to be helpful, to offer assistance to her mom, to offer to clean up, to make things easier for her mom...but she is still not perfect (yet!) she still gets into plenty of mischief with her sister and brother!!)...and she is a girl after my own heart...she LOVES to come to my home and 'craft' with me...we make special diary books together and she writes her 'famous' quotes or bible quotes in the books...and she draws the most wonderful flowers ever...and I let her use my watercolor pencils and special inks...who knows, I might be encouraging a new artist!!

Yes, we even got Papa to come to this celebration!  And we couldn't pass up a picture with Papa Ben!!  and finally the whole Snook Family...doesn't Lily look just so pious?  She was so excited for this day!  And afterwards we joined up with Nana and Jamie's sister Amber and her children at the Spaghetti Factory because one of Lily's favorite foods is spaghetti...of course she changed out of her white dress for that feast!

Congratulations Lily, what a special day for you!  May 7, 2011, First Holy Communion