Author Archives: Sheila

Heron

While baking cookies, I turned just in time to glimpse a huge dark something fall into the backyard. When I walked over to the window, I saw this slowly strolling on the grass. I reached for my phone, too late. It had perched on the fence.

It hung out there for a few minutes. Carefully strolled from one side to the other. I hurried to get the camera for a decent shot, but I was too late. Again.

So these are as good as they get. From my brief research, I am speculating that this is a heron.

Dark, dusty-looking feathers. Dusty or steely blue. Solitary. Likes to roost in trees. Dark stripe above the eye. Flies with neck curved like an “s”.

Is it a Heron, and Egret or a Crane?

Hope your holiday preparations and plans are pleasantly proceeding!

Gift Wrap Commission

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Teepee gift wrap, surface design, fabric, repeating pattern

This design was requested by a friend. I think it is a cute idea. The red and white for Christmas, and everyday use. The pink, blue and multi she will be using for upcoming births in the family.

The teepees are adorned with symbols for bear tracks, horse and rider, mountains, and crosses. All representing pieces of her history. Most importantly, her family’s church that has been on the Rincon Reservation for over forty years.

These designs are all available in my Spoonflower shop.

Hope your Holiday season is joyously jingling along!

Prayer Remembrance

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I have been busy making gifts for the Rincon Faith Chapel Women’s Prayer Group. They have prayed for my father Pete for over a year, during his recovery from Guillain- Barre. We are forever grateful.

Now that Pete has started working again, we wanted the women to know how much their prayers have meant to our family. It was a long hard year for all of us, not sure if he would walk again. Before the final diagnosis, we were told it may have been one of several things, including muscular dystrophy.

These are just small tokens of our appreciation. Mom is baking cookies to add to the gift bags. I found tissue paper decorated with crosses and inspirational words.

Tea Caddies

I copied a gift a friend made for me last year. I loved it, Thanks Pauline! It is a little tea pouch. It holds four tea bags inside, we included four different flavors. I used colorful paper and dimensional stickers, each one is different. The three on the left have a wood grain design.

I made inspirational cards with watercolor and wax resist. Yellow crayon. I added acrylics, pen, and rubber stamping. I laminated the cards, and decorated the envelopes.

The bookmarks are watercolor on the front, skyscapes, and stamping on the back. I added tassels and cross beads.

Prayer-Gifts