So Much To Be Grateful For Thursday

I have a lot to be grateful for this week. My first thank you goes to Henry V our cat. As you know from reading my post from yesterday (Animal Wednesday) Henry has been banished from my bedroom. I put this little basket out in the hallway across from my bedroom door. I put some of my dirty clothes in it so he can smell me. And lo and behold he slept in this new bed all day long. He was there when I went to work this morning and I could see his ears peeking over the top of the basket when I came home this evening. Good sleep Henry? Good for you!!!I took a walk at noontime today and wound up at the thrift store where I found these great finds. You know me and good deals. I got a nice roll of batting that I use in almost all my art work, a huge piece of lime green fleece that will work well in my current project, as will the light brown bumpy corduroy (great I think for felting) AND a box with lots of little envelopes of beads.

Everything was 25% OFF too! This was a find at a garage sale last weekend.

I scooped it up because my mother hung prints of paintings by this artist in my room

when I was a baby and I REMEMBER THEM!!!!

Continuing my thank yous: This really beautiful textural ATC

came to me from Corryna in the Netherlands.

The gold squares shine! It is so nice to feel and see.

Thank you Corryna.

Corryna has beautiful things she makes in textile art

on her blog here.

Lisa sent me this cute, cute Green Toad

for our "T" = toad on our ABC blog.

Lisa is an exceptional artist in paint and drawing!

You can see more of Lisa's wonderful art here. Thank you Lisa, I love it.

I won this book from Suki's Blog give away.

I started reading it last night Suki and it looks real

good. Right up my alley.

Thanks so much.

Suki publishes her art and photography here. The book came with this cute card.

The artist of this card is

Cindy Hendrick

www.woodfieldcards.com

Alstead, NH 03602

I ordered some MORE woolly bits from Terry Busse's ETSY store and they arrived the next day!!! Look at all these earthy colors! This huge bag full was extras she threw in for me. See the three plastic bags on the right side of this big box? That is what I ordered. Cut up pieces of wool for my flowers and stems in my most recent art project. I'd already gone through three such bags. See all the other wonderful LARGE pieces of fabric ALSO in the box? She just threw those in for me for free! Thank you Terry for your speedy shipment, the goods I ordered and your incredible generosity of all the extras you sent my way. I will use it all over time I am sure. You can see Terry's wonderful Textile Art here. And visit her ETSY store too while you are there. Thank you so much. Now you know why I am so grateful this week (again). I am almost to capacity for photo use on Blogger. I am up to about 98% of allowable space. Anyone know how to connect to pay for more space? I fear I will suddenly be unable to upload photos. Will they tell me I have to pay now? Will they send me a bill? How does this work at this junkture? Anyone know? Please support our local artists in blogland!