Donna Downey in TWO days!!

I realize I am writing this post tonight before I've even finished updating you on the activities that kept us so busy during the month of October, but on my 40 minute drive to work this morning, it occurred to me that I never posted my finished canvas piece that I'm going to ask Donna Downey to autograph when I get to see her this Saturday!

Donna Downey is the one who inspired me in the first place to create these canvas pieces I've been doing. (And it was Yvonne and Stephanie who introduced me to Donna - thank you Yvonne and Stephanie!!!) My grand plan was to make a canvas piece of me with each scrapbook artist/designer I've met, then have it autographed when I get to see them again and display these in my studio. Well, of course, I only have one finished. Nothing like a deadline to help you focus.


The truth is, I've paid a fortune to see her in Palatka (of all places) this Saturday. I signed up about 8 weeks ago for 3 classes that will take me 12 hours to complete. About 24 hours after I paid, I felt really guilty; worried about the money I spent and tried to cancel, but of course, the store doesn't give refunds on classes. So, I finally found comfort in telling myself that apparently that's where I'm supposed to be.

So now, naturally, I'm worrying about what to wear!
I did stop by Beall's after work today and bought a new outfit. It too was a small fortune and of course I'm feeling guilty about that. I'll sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning.

You can't tell in the picture yet, but the clothes are cute because Andrea helped me pick them out and I know they are comfortable because I tried them on. Actually, that whole experience turned several more pieces of my hair gray; I've reached the age where my daughter has to dress me.....which reminds me.....it's time for me to buy my first box of Clairol too! I think auburn will do, don't you?

Love to all!!
Photos on Sunday......promise!
Melle

Okay, confession, if you click on the photo of my canvas piece, it will enlarge the photo and you will find that I tried to write on the front of the piece. I so wish I hadn't done that, but I did. Then, of course, I misspelled a word! I can fix it, but just didn't before I posted the photo. Those of you who know me so well, know that it wouldn't be by Melle if there wasn't something misspelled!