The HMS Hood sunk during WWII and Eric's grandfather salvaged this hat. It is a wonderful addition to the other antiques that we have around the house only more personal. To display it I used an old military uniform of Eric's as the background and a clothes pin to hold the hat so that I did not have to put glue on the hat! The case is a great find as well, it looks like a bound book with pages and all.

Jett's Halloween Costume

I just could not bare to put this in a closet and forget how cute it really is. So this is what I have come up with! It matches her room perfectly so we will have to talk Daddy into hanging it for us. (I don't trust myself! Things usually fall when I try!)

The Derin's

Once my cousin's wife saw the mosaic that I made for my parents; that was it she wanted on. She said a 'country style' one. Living in south Florida I had no idea what that meant, so I went with a Horse shoe...what says country more than a horse shoe...I hope the upside down horse show is bringing them LOTS of luck!

This was a 17 hour piece. Not one of the longest however, it was finished in a shorted period of time and PREGNANT! Ouch! Long hours sitting while pregnant...needless to say I carted it up from south Florida in my luggage.