WHY CAN'T I UPLOAD PICTURES TO MY BLOG???

Ok folks ~ I have a question ~ why can't I upload a picture for my blog from the pics on my computer?????
I started a blog entry today and when I got ready to upload the picture a new window opened and the only options were Picasa (I don't have and don't want) my phone (I don't have a cell phone or IPAD or any of those things), a URL, a webcam (I have one but the pic I wanted to load is in my computer Picture directory) or I could load pics ALREADY in my blog entries.  I tried all kinds of tabs and NOTHING gave an option for using my own picture dirctory.

What have the dingbats at blogger done now ??? What have I missed or am I the old dingbat???

Anyone's help will be greatly appreciatied !!

PS the entry I planned to post would have been enjoyed by all women size 10 and up !

Mary

Well today is Christmas Day.  It is raining and supposed to storm big time late this afternoon and into the nite.  I just a soon we kept the rain we are getting right now because they say we will probably have some strong tornadoes. Tornadoes we can do without ~ period. 
I haven't been on line much lately. Just haven't felt very good.  Don and I both have been spending too much quality time with our doctors.  Guess we both will live thru it. Just really had a big problem getting in the Christmas spirit at all this year.  I hope next year will be better, but with the political climate I doubt it. 

I actually own this vintage Christmas card and the original box it came in.  I saw it on a blog a good while ago and dug mine out.  The verse is perfect for this Christmas with all the sad things happening this year. 

Don and I wish you and your families each a Blessed Christmas.  Remember Christ is the reason for the season.

Mary and Don

HALLOWEEN IS OVER AND NOW THE FUN STUFF

I am glad Halloween is over.  I don't do witches and blood and guts stuff. I love fall, colored leaves, cooler temps, pumpkins, harvest stuff, and more colored leaves. We were really getting a good color in the trees this year and Sandy came along. Georgia and South Carolina and Florida are between me and the Atlantic ocean and yet we had at least 6 days of steady to gusting winds from that storm. I mean steady winds of 40 to 50 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph. The wind blew like west Texas and Oklahoma and Kansas without slowing down a bit. It blew most of the leaves off the trees so we don't have much color now. I guess this sounds petty. I really do feel for all those folks that now have to deal with the aftermath of that storm. I pray for them to have the strength to deal with all the heartaches that storm created. There are a lot of hurting folks from that storm. Homes and businesses destroyed.

I borrowed these pictures from their web sites, the bottom one is the Salvation Army setting up a kitchen for hot meals in Manhattan.
 If you wonder how to help  those folks, here are links to the Salvation Army https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/disaster and Samaritans Purse
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Giving/Project_Donations/ are the two best organizations I know of for direct aid to hurting people with immediate disaster relief. They have the best ratio of $$$ to people relief of any organizations including the Red Cross.  My state has had lots of contact with both organizations what with all the devastating tornadoes we have had in the last 2 years. Both can use your $$$ and prayers.
I guess that is it for today.
May God bless you and your families.
Mary

BEAUTIFUL BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY

While cruising blogland this morning I came across a beautiful blog from Australia. The lady creates some of the most beautiful scrapbook pages I have ever seen. I love elegant Shabby cottage chic and she creates it with a passion.  Her name is Stacey and you can find her here:  http://staceyeyoung.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-me-to-you.html 

She is also hosting a giveaway that ends this Thursday Oct 25.  All you have to do is become a follower of her blog and leave a comment. Simple as can be with no complicated hoops to jump thru.  If you like to create the shabby cottage chic look in scrap booking or tags or cards this is definitely a give away to enter.  And be sure and look at her scrapbook pages. They are beauty to behold and well worth the time involved just to note such beautiful details she includes in her creations.

Hope you each have a great week. Can't believe October is almost gone already.

May God Bless each of you.
Mary

OCTOBER OFF TO A FAST START!

Wow has a lot happened in the last 10 days. I had my 65th birthday last Friday.  I have been crafting again like mad. Been messing with insurance stuff since as of Oct 1, I am now on medicare. It really does feel different to know I now have some kind of health insurance even if it probably won't last for the rest of my life. When you look at how much the gov't (us) is deep in debt, a person with just the basic math skills knows it can't keep on keeping on going. But I will enjoy the security as long as it lasts.

Now to the crafting part. I don't really get into Halloween so much these days. I like the oldfashion Halloween stuff, not the blood and guts kinda sadistic stuff you see out there on the internet these days. When I was a kid we dressed up mostly in old sheets as ghosts, or old clothes as hobos or clowns and just went trick or treating in the neighborhood.  Now a days it is a huge elaborate to do with fancy costumes, fancy parties and a lot mayhem going on out there.  I am not sure I would let a child go trick or treating in the neighborhood these days. I like it where the churches and schools have parties instead. So with all that in mind I decided to try my hand at making some fancy gift or trick or treat bags for Halloween. Of course I started at Karen's blog the Graphic's Fairy and found the perfect black cat. Back to my birthday last year the cat of the hour. http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/10/vintage-halloween-clip-art-black-cat.html

Here is the original pic:


Here is the cropped pic:

and here is the finished gift bag:

I found some beautiful black paper doilies at our favorite Wally World  and orange paper pumpkin shaped doilies at my favorite Dollar tree Store. I had pretty silk fall leaves and raffia and chiffon ribbons in moss and tan and some fall gold, cream, and tan flowers to use and presto here are the bags. Made yellow tags with black cats to hang on the bags. These bags will be listed in my ETSY shop and with a number of linky parties this week. I hope you will check them out and also stop by the linky parties. There is some really great and very varied items out there to look at.

1)Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com

2)Market Monday at Common Ground

http://www.commonground-do.com

5)Pretty Things for You ~ Whatever you want Wednesday  http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/2012/10/whatever-you-want-wednesday-93/

 I hope every one has a great week. I will be working on more crafts, trying to get some things ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

May God bless each of you.
Mary

TEACUPS AND TEAPOT BANNER FINALLY FINISHED

Well as my mama used to say "one down and many more to go"!!  Designing can be an interesting project when you plan to many more items in a variation on a theme. I have made ever so many different sized templates (each one cut out by hand!! since this old dog has learned a thing or two about crashing computers). Not only do I have digital patterns I can pull up and print but I also have the real deal hold in my grubby little ole hands cardboard patterns that may burn but WILL NOT evaporate into cyber space.

Now to the finished project : a tea themed banner that I have just listed in my ETSY shop 
http://www.etsy.com/listing/110793965/teacups-and-teapot-banner-bunting 

 

I am not quite sure how I did the double pic above (who understands this NEW blogger ~I sure don't) I loaded 2 pics and it turned into 1 ~ Ho Hum

Anyway I have been playing with my favorite teapot and teacups from Karen at the Graphics Fairy ~ http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2012/02/vintage-graphics-3-pretty-teacups-with.html 
These tea babies have the best vibrant colors that I just love. I wish there were even more of them in different colors. Any way I have more tea things coming and angels and Christmas tags and banners that are in various stages of work. Stay tuned as the old radio announcers used to say. (Oh how I miss old time radio ~ I have stacks of tapes I bought at the Cracker Barrel that I listen to all the time ~ so much more entertaining than trashy TV) But I get off track here.

I am also linking to Home and Garden Thursday http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/2012/10/home-and-garden-thursday.html on Oct 4th and also at Fabric bows and More linky party ~ http://fabricbowsandmore.blogspot.com/2012/10/link-party-no76-will-see-it-wednesday.html  Beautiful blogs ~ be sure to check them out!!

I hope you all have a great weekend ~ Roll Tide!!!

May God bless each of you.
Mary

BUSY LITTLE BEE HERE WITH TEAPOTS AND TEACUPS

Well I have been a busy little bee this past week. I have been making tags to list on my Etsy store https://www.etsy.com/listing/110228988/teapot-tea-tyme-gift-tags-shower-tags These teapots come from the Graphics Fairy  http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/05/vintage-clip-art-best-teapot-ever.html

and have fishished a special order for a sweet and patient lady in Canada.
It has been fun to actually accomplish something for a change between dr visits and regular life stuff.
Here are some pics of my goodies. I hope you will like them.

These teacups came from the Graphics Fairy. Karen just keeps on finding such beautiful graphics.
http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2012/02/vintage-graphics-3-pretty-teacups-with.html

Lots of stuff going on around blogland. Folks working on Christmas and Fall and Halloween things. Such beautiful eye candy.

I am linking up with the following blogs:
http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2012/09/brag-monday-kitchen-witch-towel-and.html

http://www.commonground-do.com/2012/09/lets-shop-monday-marketplace-31.html
Come on over and enjoy all the fun and see the pretties at these blogs.

Well that about does it for now, I am working on a teaparty banner so maybe I will get it finished today and then maybe not.

May God Bless each of you.
Mary