nope it did NOT !!

Ok , lets see if this works the way I want it to!!!

Ok,, this is going to be fun !!! New stuff isn't always bad ,, it 's just interesting !

new again !!

I think I will start doing this again !! but Blogger has changed a few things so it might take me a little while to figure it all out... ah the joys of learning something new . Not a bad thing to do just interesting !! I also have to figure out  how to add pictures etc. so now the first learning curve is .. how to I post this !!!

I wrote a little story

Here is a little story for Easter.... since I am not clever enough to figure out how to post the whole thing ... If you would like it please email me and I will sent it to you PDF form .. thanks

arlettaruefrench@gmail.com

practice makes perfect

playing around with both figuring out how to scan things and doing a little Easter drawing... find the 3 bunnies !! you might have to click on the picture to get it big enough... still practicing !!

A 'Little' Easter

With tiny tables and chairs around I can use all my mini's and decorate for the season !! ..

ah...Paris

I look at this picture and am truly amazed that I have been here and that I actually took this picture. Makes my heart zing.

Finally

Last night I finally sat down and made some doll necklaces. I have had the makings around for a long time but since I am not very good at beading I just let it sit. Once I got started it wasn't that hard. I didn't do anything fancy but it was sort of fun. In fact I will be making more pieces as soon as I get some more magnetic closure thingys ( don't know the correct word!). They worked really nicely when putting the necklaces on the dolls. Since I have a LOT of beads my grand girls are going to get a lot to play with !!!!!

just a little something

I made a little Easter table centerpiece for a friend that took care of us a couple of weekends ago. I thought she would enjoy getting a surprise in the mail.. what do you thing?

think'in spring

It is SO warm out today . It feels more like summer then spring. But my brain is on spring and the little things that are a part of it..here is a piece of paper that I doodled around on thinking spring thoughts.

another view of the grandkids visit

Here is another thing that happened in my house.. my second grandgirl noticed the empty frames on my wall ( I like empty frames on walls!) she didn't think that was quite right so she 'fixed' it. I love this look and they will stay this way till the next season !.

the grandkids visit

Here is one of the grandgirls playing with the furniture that grandma makes !!! It is a big hit in our house.

a blast from the past

If you read my blog when I first started it you would remember seeing this little guy !!.. It is soon time for Easter again and I am thinking about what I can do this year... guess it will have to wait just a little while. I haven't been inspired yet!. I think this little guy is still very cute.

picture not great.. but little furniture is !!!

I made it !! just by the hair of my chinny chin chin !!.. I managed to get a doll table and chair set painted before we head off to the craft show in ND. I am selling the furniture kits.. not all painted up .. I just wanted to show some fun ways that they would be decorated.. I am NOT a folk art artist .. but I still had fun doing this. Time to head to another town to pick up the van to load the van and get on the road. I know the picture quality is not the best.. but I thought you might enjoy seeing it anyway !!

Here is a little house I did last night and this morning... I love to make these. This one is for a brand new baby girl... inside there is a tiny heart charm . Someday I hope her mom and dad put it on a charm braclet filled with many memories for her. This is house number two. The first one I made before I actually had the charm and once I got it, the box did'nt fit inside my little house . Oh well, the second one turned out much better !

Trying new things

It was a simple idea.. I was going to show you how to make a simple crown for you doll... and yes I took all the pictures neccessary. and yes I tried to find where I downloaded them this morning..but the sad story is I can't find them all... so until I get a few more lessons in where I download stuff.. here is the final product. This is my favorite doll to make things for . She is a Faith and Friends doll that is no longer being made . I like her size and her smile and her red hair. I have always told my husband that I was going to dye my hair red just for the fun of it.... he told me go ahead.. the beautician said.. yah,,, maybe not !!!! Maybe someday I will but for now I will live my redhairness...........though my doll !!!

We got a little snow

The first big snow of the winter came on the last day of Feb.... and it was big !.. and beautiful and very heavy snow.

Here it is !

This is the logo that we have on our new website. The website is http://www.arlettarueandco.com/ , come and check it out !!

Another new beginning

These are hearts that I picked up in Europe.. it was a most lovely and wonderful trip. Now George and I are on a new adventure. We are so excited.

I have returned...

I can NOT believe it has been a whole year !!!.... I thought I was going to totally get rid of this and start brand new with something totally different ,, cause I didn't really like the word 'zing' ... until I looked it up in the dicitonary again... the first defination is 'vitality' and I love that discription of what I want life to be.. full of vim and vigor and vitality and vivacious and vivid.... so I am keeping the name of Make It Zing... and now to move forward ... this time in a new direction...........................I have started a new business.......well almost started !! Almost everything is ready for the unveiling.. just a few tweaks here and there... I have to be ready in less then a month cause I am heading for a show !!! Signing yourself up for something very tangible makes you push a LOT .. which is a very good thing. due to the fact I can't find my saved scan.. I will update this as soon as the husband ... and computer expert arrives home for the evening..... I am so ticked with myself.. you think by now I would know how to do this !!!!