My fun day.....

Decided to check out a garage sale, so off Bailey and I trotted (well, actually drove!) lol. At first, I couldn't find the street I needed to turn onto and was just about to give up when 'voila', there it was. There were oodles of people mulling about, even in the pouring rain. You see, this was a "craft sale" and you know how "crafters" are --- neither rain, sleet, snow, etc. will keep us away. ;-)

I spotted a whole bunch of stuff I wanted but, each time I headed towards the pile, someone said:- "noooooo, that's my stash". Toooooo funny! I was able to find some items:- books, origami paper and some vellum quotes. The good stuff had already been taken. :-(

But.......here's the best part:- I saw a name on one of the books:- Marie Browning. Didn't think too much about it until I heard someone say:- "Marie, should I put this here?" My ears perked up big time and I discovered that this was the famous craft designer/artist/teacher --- Marie Browning, herself. It was her garage sale. I was in "awe". I asked if she would sign one of my books but she mentioned that the books I had chosen weren't her "creations". She said: "hang on, I'll get you one of mine". She gave it to me, for free, and then signed it. I left the garage sale w/ "stars in my eyes". :-)

Hence, "fun day"!!! :-)

Here's the book of paper that she designed. Some of you may even have this one, or others.



Here's a sampling of her designs. Aren't they gorgeous?


And the Pièce de Résistance:-

Here's her website:- http://www.mariebrowning.com/profile.htm