Diva challenge Monday November 7, 2011

This weeks challenge is to honour Canada's Remembrance Day. They honour the Fallen soldiers on Nov 11. USA Honors the Armed Forces Veterans in November as well. Canada's remembrance day uses the poppy as a symbol.
In looking and trying to decide how to do this challenge, brings back floods of memories for me. For one, the big red poppies that grew along the side of my childhood home. I used to get into tons of trouble as a child with those big red flowers. they were so enticing and I picked so many that I am still wondering how they still grew more each year. The pods that grew before the flower popped open were quite intriguing to me as well. My mother would get after me for picking her poppies as well as irises, roses, lilacs, buttercups and honeysuckle...oh yea the pussy willows as well. My mother loved flowers and had quite the array in our yard. but thinking back, I can understand why, my grandparents grew flowers by the grundles. They had an acre of land that had flowers, trees, and the most delicious garden I remember, so it stands to reason that my mother would have them in our yard as well. So, In doing this challenge, I dedicate it to the many flowers grown by mothers everywhere, and the childhood memories they incur.

The Diva is having a big giveaway

http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2011/11/passing-celebration-on-to-you.html?showComment=1320605820867#c7911490337221187188

link over to see what and how you can join the giveaway.

diva challenge~ halloween themed zia

so this week the challenge was to do a ZIA that has a Halloween theme. Well. i had already started a tangle using Halibaugh only with curvy lines and I just kept turning my tile..and i hadnt quite finished it when this challenge came out so I knew what i had to do to finish..I embellished with halloween items and added everything behind the curvy lines. enjoy!!

I hope everyone had a safe and fun halloween.

Thirty One Gifts.

I love purses and bags and totes. Oh MY!.
I found a company that I just love and I want to share. I am trying to earn to get my kit so I can start selling the product.
The company is Thirty One Gifts.
I am doing an online catalog party. to view the complete catalog go to
www.mythirtyone.com/daphneboyd

for the month of November for every $31 you spend you can get the Little Carry all caddy(itme 3401) for $1. this sells for $12 regular. it can be found on page 36.

the orders that are placed for me, will go towards me earning my kit so I can become a consultant. So please feel free to pass the word. you can email me at

juanita.bird@gmail.com

if you have nay questions. Thanks bunches!

I am puzzled about Punzel!

I had a hard time with this weeks diva challenge. Punzel. wow. I fell into a deep horrific well and felt like i couldn't get this one right. I know there are no mistakes with "Zentangle" but i mistaked all over the place.. but I pulled up mu big girl panties and am posting this one anyway. i do not fell good about this one. Inferior is more like it.
So..with that in mind..I present to you my version of punzel..

Diva challenge: Sunflower

I so love sunflowers. they are in my house and all over in my community. They are bright and beautiful.
This weeks challenge is to create a ZIA using sunflowers in honor of the South Africa Bone Marrow Registry for Lukemia patients. Also South Africa had Bandans Day on Oct 12. Soo, I used this as my inspiration.. I am creating my own bandana with sunflowers. (not yet finished but showing the main part of it here)

I plan on adding several more sunflowers all over the material. I found some fabric markers put out by Sharpie that I used.

HOPE ~ Diva challenge, not such a challenge more like life

yea so Hope is like an everyday thing. We all have hopes of every shape and size. for multitudes of reasons, each and everyday of our lives.
This week Our lovely Diva gave us the challenge to create with our version of Hope. so since she brought up that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, it hit home..REALLY hit home.
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer 18 years ago, she had a lumpectomy, then it reoccurred and she ended up having a mastectomy. For multitudes of health issues, she passed in 2005. I am sure that cancer did play its role but not the full reason for her passing..I miss her so much. Then 2 years ago, by beautiful sister was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has just recently been given an all clear for now and is currently cancer free. YAY!!!
With lots of prayers and love and tons of HOPE she has made it so far and is doing wonderfully...

Sooo...I dedicate my ZIA to my mother and my sister. May we have enough Hope and love for everyone in our loves to make is just one more day,each and every day of our lives.

( I know this isn't a tangle but I want to share)

(guilty of using Google to look up BC ribbon icons. I found these and redid them myself so these are not my own designs. unfortunately I cannot give proper credit to who they belong to but just so you know they are not my own..)