Having undergone a refresh at the hands of AD100 designer Mark D. Sikes, the beloved filmmaker’s longtime abode is ready for its close-up

Je partage avec vous mes bonnes adresses à Nancy aujourd’hui! J’ai vécu plus de 2 ans dans la ville, ce qui m’a permis de me créer mon petit carnet d’adresses…

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Thank you for joining us for the Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! I'm super excited to have you hop along and gather ideas and creative inspiration. We're a group of Stampin' Up demonstrators from around the world who are collaborating together to learn, share and grow our Stampin' Up businesses, and we all really appreciate your support. You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can jump from blog to blog easily. Make sure you check out all of the amazing projects! So remember, if you place an order with me, this is one of the cards you will receive to thank you for your purchase. I have used the Sweet Songbirds stamp set on page 31 for this month for my customer thank you cards. That’s right! For my wonderful customers who shop with me during June 2022, you will receive a sampling of these products in the form of a hand-made thank you card from me. How exciting! That's right, if you place an order with me this month I will send you one of the lovely thank you cards to show you how much I appreciate your business. I started with using the Sweet Songbirds from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. I made them using the all-new In-Colors but some of the birds are Daffodil Delight or Crushed Curry. Not all the cards are the same, but I used the same layout. What is your favorite In-Color? Tahitian Tide is my favorite, so here is a close-up of this card: Here are the instructions for this card: Stamp Set: Sweet Songbirds Cardstock: Tahitian Tide, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, 2022-2024 In-Color 6” x 6” DSP (Tahitian Tide) Ink: Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Tuxedo Black Memento Other: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Stamparatus, Paper Snips, Songbird Builder Punch, Scalloped Contours, Stylish Shapes, Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, and Dimensionals 1. The base of the card is Tahitian Tide cardstock cut at 4-1/4” x 11” and scored at 5-1/2” in the middle. 2. The second layer is Basic White cardstock cut at 3-3/4” x 5”. The DSP is cut at 2-1/2” x 4-3/4” and ¾” x 4-3/4”. Adhere to the Basic White cardstock. Then adhere to the front of the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 3. Die-cut a Basic White Scalloped Contour third from the largest die. 4. Ink up the nest on scrap Basic White cardstock with Crumb Cake ink. Use the Paper Snips to cut it out. Add Dimensionals to the back and adhere to the bottom of the Basic White scallop. Add a flower from the Hydrangea Dies and an Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewel in the center of the flowers and add to the nest with a Glue Dot or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 5. Stamp the bird's feet in Tuxedo Black Memento and also the musical notes stamp at the top. 6. Ink up the bird in the Stamparatus with Daffodil Delight using Basic White cardstock. Punch the bird out with the Songbird Builder Punch. Add the eyes with Tuxedo Black Memento, the wing with a Mini Dimensional, and the Pumpkin Pie beak with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Add the bird with Dimensionals above the feet. 7. Die-cut a banner using the Stylish Shapes from Basic White cardstock. Ink up the “thank you” sentiment with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Adhere to the nest with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Thanks so much for stopping by today! As mentioned at the top, this is a blog hop so make sure you 'hop' around to all the amazing projects on this hop! Click on the links below to visit them. Do you need any of the products used in today’s project? See the products below to go shopping. I also added the cardstock I used for the other cards at the bottom of the list. tams# 72137 Product List Sweet Songbirds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158721] $19.00 Sweet Songbirds Bundle (English) [158727] $34.00 Songbird Builder Punch [158726] $19.00 Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159261] $9.25 Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25 Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $9.25 2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159253] $12.00 Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $8.00 Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $8.00 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00 Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00 Stamparatus [146276] $49.00 Paper Snips [103579] $11.00 Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $35.00 Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00 Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130] $7.50 Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25 Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25 Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268] $9.25 Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159259] $9.25 Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159263] $9.25 Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159267] $9.25 BLOG HOP LINKS:

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Many, many years ago I wrote a blog story on Nancy Meyer’s own house, well, I’ve written a few that is: Here and Here. Those blog stories were written after the Something’s Gotta Give mania and The Holiday’s debut, but, before It’s Complicated came out. A sweet reader had sent me a copy of the magazine spread from a 2004 In Style Home magazine article showcasing Nancy Meyers 1998 home in the Pacific Palisades. After being OBSESSED with Nancy Meyers movie houses, photos of her OWN personal house were just too much! The magazine article did not disappoint. Thankfully, that reader had saved the article for whatever reason, but I don’t think she realized how valuable her saved article would be. Today, looking back on Google Images, the only photos online from that In Style Home article come from my blog story. You would think someone, somewhere else, would have that article and would put the images on Pinterest or google. Or maybe the magazine itself would rerelease better quality images of Nancy’s house. But, finally, almost two decades later, Architectural Digest did document Nancy’s newly decorated house with all new images. Yes!!! My love for all things Nancy Meyers started with the dining room in Something’s Gotta Give. I was obsessed with every detail in that room and it started a life long interest in Nancy and her movies and aesthetic. Something’s Gotta Give dining room: Those slipcovers drove me insane – I LOVED them, especially the ties and elbow guards and fabric. My “Skirted Round Table” partner, Linda Merrill, and I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what fabric that was. Linda finally discovered it was Lee Jofa’s Bordeaux Toile, sadly discontinued. Unfortunately, Lee Jofa never reissued the fabric. Huge mistake. They could have made a small fortune selling it as “the Something’s Gotta Give slipcover fabric.” It wasn’t just me. In my opinion – it was this dining room from Something’s Gotta Give that caused everyone to fall in love with Nancy’s sets, along with her movies. It was just amazing at the time – the plates, the chandelier, the linen slipcovers, the interior French doors – everything, and everyone wanted a dining room just like this. As we all now know, unfortunately Nancy is sometimes known more for the houses in her movies than the movies themselves. Almost. And I hope that isn’t true because there is not another female director/writer out there that produces more likable, thoughtful, funny, yet very poignant, films than Nancy. That her set designs are so enticing is just the icing on the cake. But, in the end, besides her wonderful writing and producing, you do have to credit Nancy for her set designs. No one has movie sets like Nancy. No one. The Parent Trap’s California ranch house. There are the wonderful London and Californian houses of the Parent Trap, the cozy Father of the Bride New England styled house, the Hamptons Something’s Gotta Give beach house that is probably the most famous movie home of all time. It was followed by not one, but two superb movie houses, in Surrey England and Beverly Hills - in The Holiday. Rose Hill Cottage in Surrey. This house was just a shell built for the movie, but all the wonderful interiors were filmed on a sound stage. The Holiday’s - L.A. House Just when you thought Nancy could never top herself, she released It’s Complicated with the beautiful California ranch burger in need of a slight renovation – a new kitchen. A renovation? What?? Who wouldn’t have killed for this old kitchen with its dented refrigerator?? I remember being mildly disappointed at my first viewing of It’s Complicated. Today – it is one of my favorites of Nancy. I think the writing and acting are perfection. Next, The Intern strayed from the formula a bit with it’s New York chic interiors: The Intern – New York Chic Recently Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Nancy’s daughter) wrote and directed a May-December love story which Nancy produced entitled Home Again. Did you love it as much as me? Apparently, major talent runs in this family. I’ve written so many stories about the Home Again house, it’s embarrassing. The Home Again family room, with shades of Mark Sikes’ blue and white stripes. The designer Peter Dunham was given a special mention on the film credits – he had once decorated this house for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck when they lived there. Michael Smith decorated it too for other previous owners Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber. The Home Again star Reese Witherspoon’s character is an interior designer and it was said that Hallie, the writer, was inspired by Mark Sikes – her mother’s own designer. Today, interest in Nancy Meyers and her sense of style is just as strong as ever. Given a chance to see how the queen of movie interior design actually lives is so tantalizing. Before the new Architectural Digest photoshoot, there were only a few photos of her Palisades house – including the old ones from In Style Home and a few updated photos from Instagram. In an interview, Nancy said she didn’t want to show photos of her house on Instagram, but then she impulsively shared one photo of her kitchen and the flood gates opened. Now, she often shows vignettes of her house which always creates a storm on Instagram. And so, the news that Architectural Digest photographed Nancy’s house is akin to a tsunami. Mr. Blue and White himself, Mark Sikes, laying on a collection of his rug designs. Fueling the interest in Nancy’s house over the years, were the whispers that grew louder and louder. Was it true? Was the uber talented designer Mark Sikes decorating Nancy’s Palisades house? Mark Sikes and Nancy Meyers. Together. Is there possibly a better combination in the world of interior design? Their relationship was confirmed when Nancy wrote the forward to Mark Sikes’ book. Sikes’ worked on Nancy’s house for eight years, their friendship has lasted even longer. Photos of her updated house and gardens were FINALLY revealed in this month’s Architectural Digest. No, it’s not all blue and white, but it’s a combination of Mark in his glory and Nancy in hers. Today, we’ll take a look back at her house from before Sikes, during and after! Besides the old photos from the magazine, there are photos from her builder’s web site, her architect’s web site, and Instagram. So, sit back and Enjoy!!! A quick background. The current house was built by Nancy when she was still married to her husband. It is large, at almost 10,000 sq. ft. with five bedrooms, a living room, office, library, pitch library (?) and a screening room. About 16 years ago, after her girls left the nest, the house felt too big for Nancy so she bought the lot next door and had a smaller, more modern house designed for her to live in. While waiting for the new house to be finished, she freshened up her old house and then discovered she did not want to move after all. The house next door was sold and she remains at home in her original French Provencal abode. Before Sikes, designer James Radin, originally helped decorate Nancy’s house. He also worked on some of her set designs and is credited on Something’s Gotta Give and It’s Complicated. Later, it was Mark Sikes turn to help and he give Hallie design ideas for Home Again. Sikes even has a bit part (don’t blink you will miss it) in the movie The Intern. Before The House Was Renovated: Here is the front of the house. Under the Juliet balcony is the two story front entry. The four windows next to the arch is the dining room. Early on, the French Provencal house had light blue shutters with white painted windows. Today, a few black steel doors were added and the shutters are now a darker gray color. Before: The left side of the back of the house with the large chimney off the terrace. At the center of this photo, the three windows with the transoms, is the kitchen and next to the fireplace, the double French doors is the breakfast room. Unfortunately these photos were taken on an unusual gloomy Californian day for some unknown reason! Before: Another photo of the back of the house on the right side. At the farthest right are arched French doors which open to Nancy’s office. Hidden behind the beautiful olive trees is a loggia which leads from the office to the living room. Above the loggia is a large balcony and this might be what was called the sunporch room in In Style Home. Directly above the office is Nancy’s bathroom suite with its collection of small windows. Before: The back side, center. Notice the stone header above the doors and also below the windows. The house is not symmetric at all, but this one small section is wonderfully balanced. Below, you will see how this same area looks today – part of the back terrace: After: AD (Architectural Digest) The back terrace with wicker seating around the outdoor fireplace. This is the same symmetrical area as seen above in the Before photo when the dark gray shutters were still light blue. Between: And yet another view of the same area of the terrace with the symmetrical doors and Juliet balcony. Before Sikes was finished, the terrace had iron furniture instead of Mark’s wicker patio furniture. Which do you prefer? Oh come on!! We like Mark’s!!!!! Before: At the very far left of the back of the house between the house and the garage were two arched openings. Later these two arches will be enclosed with black steel doors and the area will be relandscaped, see below: AFTER: The same area as above with its newly added black steel doors that enclose the connection between the house and the garage. The landscaping is completely different today. Notice the square box beds that surround the olive trees. On Instagram Nancy said that before Covid, Hallie was to be married at home and she would arrive to the ceremony through this door. After: Another view of the back of the house showing the connection between the house and the garage with its two glass doors, and with the stairs leading up to an area above the garage. After: Instagram. The view out from the newly added glass doors. The path leads from the gravel walkways, up the stone stairs to the new pool and pool house. After: Inside the newly enclosed passageway between the house and garage with the two new sets of steel doors. Notice the huge log store and vaulted beamed ceiling. After: AD. The new pool and pool house. Before, a hedge was cut back, causing too much sun poolside, which is why the pool house was built. And next, the oval pool looked dated, so the more modern rectangle pool was built. Now THIS is perfectly symmetrical. After: AD. Inside the new pool house. Nancy tells AD that she prefers white and cream with black accents. Instagram: An afternoon view inside the pool house. AD: These professional photographs show how beautiful the pool house is compared to the amateur Instagram photos. This view is of the other side with the banquette and dining table, along with the fireplace. Instagram: View of the banquette looking out toward the house. After: Between the pool house and the house/garage is this covered outdoor kitchen. Those trees!! AD: Past the pool and pool house is the large yard with its amazingly tall privacy hedge. This area is behind the right back of the house and Nancy’s office, while the pool area is mostly behind the left side and the garage area. Before: Looking up from the back terrace to the same French doors and Juliet balcony. Before: In Style Home Magazine. Off the office is the loggia that faces the back yard. The loggia connects the office, the living room and the perhaps the family room/screening room. Hard to tell! Between: A later, not styled, view of the same loggia off the office. And, from the same day, looking from the office out towards the loggia to the living room and the screening room? I wish I knew for a fact that is the screening room. I’m pretty sure it is but there’s no official confirmation from Nancy, so….. And the adorable Nancy Meyers stands on the loggia with the door that leads to that darned screening room. After: AD. The loggia today, with a glimpse into the office. Much, much prettier with the wicker chairs! Doesn’t the leafy vines remind you of Rose Tarlow’s living room? After: AD – the same spot as above but looking out towards the yard from the loggia. The trees were perfectly placed to create a vista. Before: The stairs lead up to the front door. Again, the trees were placed for the perfect vista. All the olive trees are just gorgeous. Before: Closer view with the Juliet balcony in the two story foyer. The window to the left of the balcony is in the master suite. And the closest view! Let’s go inside and welcome Mark Sikes: Mr. Blue and White himself with his collection of rug designs. Before: The two story entry with its stone floors and antique settee. Notice the glimpse of the toile curtains upstairs. Before with Radin at the helm, the fabrics were French and English prints, but today – there are no prints except for a stripe or two. Before: This looks a little dated now. Faux? seagrass runner. After. AD. Wow! Newly painted white walls make such a difference. Same stone floor. Recovered antique settee. Antique prints. Same stair bannister. And notice the white linen curtains – the toile is long gone. After. AD. Another part of the foyer. Gorgeous antique table from Rose Tarlow. Love. Before: The living room as it once was. Beautiful French fireplace mantel that remains today. Through the opening is the octagonal library right off Nancy’s office. You can see the shelves in the library were once painted yellowish ivory like the walls. The open door leads to the front of the house. The opposite doors lead to the loggia at the back of the house. After: AD. The living room with two white slipped sofas and a banquette next to the fireplace. Black accents. Sikes said he had a hard time talking Nancy into these chairs. Mark! I’ll take a pair myself!!!!! The living room looks so good – I love the touches of blue! Again, these doors open onto the loggia off Nancy’s office. After: AD. Another view looking into the Sikes décor with the two black chairs. Instagram: Christmas in the living room. Through the door you can see the octagonal library which is connected to Nancy’s office. The library overlooks the front of the house. The shelving unit is now painted black whereas before it was the same ivory as the walls. Instagram. In this photo from the living room, you get a glimpse of a wonderful chair in the corner. Wish we could see more of this one. Before: LOVE! The original dining room had a Bennison toile. The mirror is a copy of one Nancy saw in France – it is framed in black velvet! Love the blue glassware. The living room is reflected in the mirror – the foyer is between the two rooms. Notice how pretty the chandelier is! In this view, the dining room looks much bigger. The doors lead to the front and the living room is at the right. Unfortunately – no photos of the dining room today! But Nancy did say she had lightened the dining room table. Before: The powder room with the stone floor, cane doors, and marble counters. Before: Nancy and Hallie in the two island kitchen. It has remained basically the same since 1998. Before: Seen before from outside are the three windows and transoms. Café curtains at those windows that overlook the back yard. AFTER: AD. The kitchen today is the same as it was except with whiter walls, new fixtures and pendants. It has two islands, one wood, one marble. Nancy uses the wood topped island for serving food. Beautiful marble backsplash and counters. Instagram. The photo that Nancy took on a whim which caused the internet to almost crash with excitement!! What I am not sure about is the stone floor looks so much darker now than before. Was it changed out? Everyone said Nancy’s kitchen was just like Erica’s, but while they both have European cabinetry and two islands, the soapstone and subway tile is not a match. Still, both kitchens are wonderful. Instagram: The wood countertop vignette. AD: New bar stools copied from Ina Garten at the marble island where Nancy sits and talks with friends. Before: The quite large butlers pantry with marble counters and backsplash. Before: More of the butlers pantry and laundry area. Before: The breakfast room off the kitchen with its corner fireplace. The doors open to the back terrace where the wicker furniture sits around the fireplace. After: AD. The breakfast room with its corner fireplace. Sikes added new wicker chairs. Instagram: Another vignette of the wood island overlooking the breakfast room. This vase is seen in many Instagram photos including the AD photo above. Before: Nancy’s office facing the back of the house. Before: The chair and ottoman were covered in a leafy print. Today, it is all in white. After: AD. The office has not changed at all, except for the upholstery fabric. After: Doesn’t this office remind you of something? Something’s Gotta Give – Nancy’s office always reminded me of Erica’s work area in her bedroom. The door that leads out to the vine filled loggia. Through the doors to the office you can see into the octagonal library, which faces the front of the house. While the décor in that library is different from before – the light fixture remains. Before: The octagonal library. Later these shelves were painted black and the walls white. Again, the light fixture remains today. Lots of pattern used back then that today would never be used. After: The only photos of the library from now are found in the background of other photos. Here you can see the room has white furniture and a round wicker ottoman topped with a white cushion. Love the small Eastern side table. In this other view of the library, you can see the large ottoman. I wish there were a proper photo of this room! It looks so wonderful. Before: From the In Style Home magazine, this photo was labeled as the living room, but it clearly is not. The fireplace mantel is different. I’m not sure what room this is – maybe the screening room? That horse is seen today in the living room and the coffee table is today in the screening room. After: Instagram. This must be the screening room. The small mirror on the right wall was seen in this room, before. And hmm. There’s that horse and the same side table from the “living room” photo above. Not knowing what room is where or if it is correctly labeled drives me crazy. LOL. BUT, I think this is actually the room at the end of the loggia, past the office and the living room. It faces towards the back yard. You can see the loggia through the door. This reminds me of when the family watched the movie together in It’s Complicated. Something about that photo reminds me of this scene from It’s Complicated. I just rewatched this movie for the 59th time. It gets better with each watch. Instagram: Another view of the screening room – ok. It’s the same coffee table and end table as the “Living Room” photo from the magazine. Instagram: The Screening Room – Mark Sikes has just left samples for his client. Wouldn’t you just die to get an LL Bean bag of samples from Mark Sikes? Die and go to heaven! Before: In Style Home called this the sleeping porch room. It’s upstairs. Most interesting is that drum. Look familiar? Yellow walls and red toile curtains. Badly cropped photo, but you can see more of the room here. From The Holiday. The drum table!!! The tufted ottoman. The chintz curtains. It is all so Nancy. Just looking at this – is it any wonder why we all loved that movie so much? Drunk Jude Law at the doorway. Dreamy. Cameron’s clothes. After. AD. Another upstairs room. It’s the drum room renovated. Here, we finally get to see some blue and white Mark Sikes stripes. Apple matting. The chair is from Bonacina 1889. Love. After: Another view. Such a cozy room. Before: Nancy’s bedroom. I’ve always like this French styled room with the lilac bed. I wonder if she still has that? Notice the yellow chair. Instagram: The master suite overlooks the front walkway up to the foyer. But notice the blue and white striped chair – it’s the yellow one, recovered. Wonder who did that? Before: From In Style Home. The master suite in that gorgeous lilac velvet. Instagram: Another view from the master suite. A tiny clue of the décor with the short linen curtains. Or is this the master bathroom? Hmm. Before. Internet: The master bathroom with the short linen curtains. The cabinetry is wonderful. Marble countertops. Internet: Another view. Such beautiful marble. Wonder which it is. Before: From In Style Home. One of Nancy’s daughter’s bedroom. Instagram: And today, the daughter’s room. It sits next to the upstairs balcony, above the loggia. And finally. The daughter’s room from the outside, looking at it from the upstairs balcony. What’s next? A Nancy Meyer written, directed, produced ensemble movie for Netflix. Count me in. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did writing it. A true labor of love.

16. Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy. Text Source: Told by Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris. Online at Project Gutenberg. I removed the frame material and standardized the spelling; click here for the original spelling plus all notes to BRER RABBIT and MISS NANCY Brer Rabbit was a heap bigger in them days than what he is now. It looks like the family done run to seed, and I bet you that ninety-nine thousand year from this very day, the Rabbit crowd won't be bigger than field-mice—I bet you that. He weren't only bigger, but he was mighty handy about a farm, when he took a notion, specially if Mr. Man had any greens in his truck-patch. Well, one time, times was so hard that he had to hire out for his vittles and clothes. He had the idea that he was getting a mighty heap for the work he done, and Mr. Man tell his daughter that he getting Brer Rabbit mighty cheap. They was both satisfied, and when that's the case, everybody else ought to be satisfied. Brer Rabbit can hoe taters, and chop cotton, and fetch up brushwood, and split the kindling, and do right smart. He say to hisself, Brer Rabbit did, that if he ain't getting no money and mighty few clothes, he bound he'd have a plenty vittles. The first week or two, he ain't cut up no shines; he was getting used to the place. He stuck to his work right straight along till Mr. Man say he one of the best hands on the whole place, and he tell his daughter that she better sat her cap for Brer Rabbit. The gal she toss her head and make a mouth, but all the same she begun to cast sheep eyes at him. One fine day, when the sun shining mighty hot, Brer Rabbit begun to get mighty hungry. He say he want some water. Mr. Man say, "There the bucket, and yonder the spring. Everything fix so you can get water monstrous easy." Brer Rabbit get the water, but still there was a gnawing in his stomach, and by and by he say he want some bread. Mr. Man say, "It ain't been so mighty long sense you had breakfast, but no matter about that. Yonder's the house, in the house you'll find my daughter, and she'll give you what bread you want." With that Brer Rabbit put out for the house, and there he find the gal. She say, "Lord, Brer Rabbit, you ought to be at work, but instead of that here you is at the house. I hear pap say that you are mighty good worker, but if this the way you does you work, I don't know what make him say so." Brer Rabbit say, "I'm here, Miss Nancy, 'cause you daddy sent me." Miss Nancy allow, "Ain't you ashamed of yourself for to talk that a-way? You know pap ain't sent you." Brer Rabbit say, "Yes ma'am, he did," and then he smiled one of these here lopsided smiles. Miss Nancy kind of hang her head and allow, "Stop looking at me so brazen." Brer Rabbit stood there with his eyes shut, and he ain't say nothing. Miss Nancy say, "Is you gone to sleep? You ought to be ashamed for to drop off that a-way where there's ladies." Brer Rabbit make a bow, he did, and allow, "You told me not to look at you, and if I ain't to look at you, I just as well to keep my eyes shut." The gal she giggle and say Brer Rabbit oughtn't to make fun of her right before her face and eyes. She ask what her pap sent him for, and he allow that Mr. Man sent him for a dollar and a half, and some bread and butter. Miss Nancy say she don't believe him, and with that she run down towards the field where her pa was working and hollow at him—"Pap! Oh, pap!" Mr. Man make answer, "Hey?" and the gal say, "Is you say what Brer Rabbit say you say?' Mr. Man he holler back that that's just what he say, and Miss Nancy she run back to their house, and give Brer Rabbit a dollar and a half and some bread and butter. Time passed, and every once in a while Brer Rabbit'd go to the house enduring the day, and tell Miss Nancy that her daddy say for to give him money and some bread and butter. And the gal, she'd go part of the way to where Mr. Man is working, and holler and ask if he say so, and Mr. Man'd holler back, "Yes, honey, that what I say." It got so after while that there ain't so mighty much money in the house, and about that time, Miss Nancy, she had a beau, which he used to come to see her every Sunday, and sometimes Saturday, and it got so, after while, that she won't scarcely look at Brer Rabbit. This make him laugh, and he kind of studied how he going to get even with 'em, 'cause the beau got to flinging his sass round Brer Rabbit, and the gal, she'd giggle, as gals will. But Brer Rabbit just sat there, he did, and chew his tobacco, and spit in the fire. But one day Mr. Man hear him talking to hisself whiles they are working in the same field, and he ask Brer Rabbit what he say. Brer Rabbit allow that he just trying for to learn a speech what he hear a little bird say, and with that he went on digging in the ground just like he don't care whether anything happen or not. But this don't satisfy Mr. Man, and he ask Brer Rabbit what the speech is. Brer Rabbit allow that the way the little bird say it there ain't no sense to it far as he can see. But Mr. Man keep on asking him what it is, and by and by he up and allow, "The beau kiss the gal and call her honey; then he kiss her again, and she give him the money." Mr. Man say, "Which money?" Brer Rabbit allow, "You are too much for me. They tells me that money's money, no matter where you get it, or how you get it. If the little bird weren't singing a song, then I'm mighty much mistooken." But this don't make Mr. Man feel no better than what he been feeling. He went on working, but all the time the speech that the little bird made was running in his mind: De beau kiss the gal, and call her honey; Then he kiss her again, and she give him the money. He keep on saying it over in his mind, and the more he say it the more it worry him. That night when he went home, the beau was there, and he was more gayly than ever. He flung sass at Brer Rabbit, and Brer Rabbit just sat there and chew his tobacco, and spit in the fire. Then Mr. Man went to the place where he keep his money, and he find it most all gone. He come back, he did, and he say, "Where my money?" The gal, she ain't want to have no words 'fore her beau, and respond, "You know where it is just as well as I does." And the man say, "I expect you are right about that, and since I does, I want you to pack up and get right out to this house and take you beau with you." And so there it was. The gal, she cry some, but the beau marched her up, and they went off and got married, and Mr. Man took all his things and move off somewheres, I don't know where, and there weren't nobody left in them neighborhoods but me and Brer Rabbit. The gal, she told her chillun about how Brer Rabbit had done her and her pa, and from that time on, they are been pursuing on after him. (image source)

Nancy Legge, Tori (Japanese Bird), 2022 , Sculpture, stoneware, 7 x 2 x 1 in 18 x 5 x 3 cm at Seager Gray Gallery

Paul McCartney | Got Back 2023 "Blackbird" Mary, Stella & Nancy #Pepperland #lavozdelabeatlemania

It would have been difficult for any young artist to follow in the footsteps of a famous parent - let alone when that parent is Frank Sinatra. But Nancy Sinatra didn't just follow in his footsteps...she did it in boots. Her boots are not just made for walkin', they're made…

Stamp Set: Sweet Songbirds Cardstock: Starry Sky, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie Ink: Tahitian Tide, Tuxedo Black Memento, Soft Suede, Sweet Sorbet, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker Other: Stamparatus, Songbird Builder Punch, Blending Brushes, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Dimensionals. 1. The base of the card is Starry Sky cardstock cut at 4-1/4” x 11” and scored at 5-1/2” in the middle. 2. The second layer is Basic White cardstock cut at 4” x 5-1/4” but use the Blending Brush with Tahitian Tide ink pad for the sky. 3. Use Soft Suede ink for the branches. Use Garden Green ink for the leaves. Use Sweet Sorbet ink for the flowers. 4. Use the Stamparatus to ink up the songbird with Starry Sky ink. Punch it out with the Songbird Builder Punch. Attach the wing with Mini Dimensionals. Color in his breast with the Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker. Punch out his beak from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and attach it with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 5. Use Soft Suede ink on the nest on a scrap of Basic White cardstock. Trim it out with the Paper Snips and attach the bird inside the nest. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach to the tree branch. 6. Ink up the musical notes stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp up in the sky. Products I Used: tams# 71031 Product List Sweet Songbirds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158721] $19.00 Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159263] $9.25 Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25 Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $9.25 Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] $8.00 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00 Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $8.00 Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $8.00 Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $8.00 Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker [105115] $3.50 Stamparatus [146276] $49.00 Songbird Builder Punch [158726] $19.00 Blending Brushes [153611] $12.50 Paper Snips [103579] $11.00 Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00 Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.25

Check out these stunners from the Plants for Birds category of the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.

Handful by Robert Serrano

Nancy Nicholson designs for embroidery printed on easy to use stick and stitch. These transfers can be used for so many projects such as Clothing, Cushions, Framed samplers, Bags and gifts, Greetings cards,Toys, and Decorations Here we have designed a new way for you to create whatever you like with these wonderful Stick and Stitch designs from Nancy Nicholson. All you need to do is … Cut out the shapes, arrange how you like for your chosen project, peel off the paper backing and stick to your fabric. Now embroider each motif using 2 or 3 strands of embroidery cotton (DMC stranded cotton used here). Then when the embroidery is complete, simply soak in hot water for 15 minutes till all the sticky has dissolved then dry on an absorbent towel and let dry naturally or peg to the washing line. These transfers can be used for so many projects such as Clothing, Cushions, Framed samplers, Bags and gifts, Greetings cards,Toys, and Decorations Choose from: Beetles, Butterflies, Moths, Birds, Fishes. We will be extending the range further over the next few months.

Last week I made a series of cards on my Facebook Live that feature the Quiet Meadow Bundle. Those cards largely featured the Meadow Dies part of the bundle. Today's card is all about the stamp

Hello friends… Today, I am back with a good bit of grunge! Ahhh…there’s nothing like some grunge in the middle of the week to make your soul happy, at least mine anyways! ;) This …

Please click the image to view a larger version. I made this image during my visit to Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Just a reminder that I have very limited internet access this week but I have scheduled these images to go up on the blog for you to enjoy.

I've been playing around with the rest of my Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin kit, using the components to make 13 more cards...on top of the 4 I'd already made and shown you!Here are the