Starlet Challenge- Greer Garson and Doing my thing day.

Starlet Challenge this week is 

Greer Garson 

Greer Garson was working at an advertising agency at age 24, when she decided to start a career as a full-time actor. While playing in "Old Music" in London, she was discovered by MGM's Louis B. Mayer who gave her a contract the following day. Her first part was in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), which gave her an Oscar nomination for best actress, followed by the part as "Elizabeth Bennet" in Pride and Prejudice (1940). In 1942, she played the title role in Mrs. Miniver (1942), a WWII morale-booster, for which she won an Oscar as best actress. Although not happy with always being given the same kind of roles, she stayed with MGM until 1954. After this, she made few appearances in films, although her portrayal as Eleanor Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello (1960) gave her another Oscar nomination.

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She was one of my favorite in the late 40's and 50's.
I was at that impressionable age and her portrayal of strong women made quite an impression on my young mind.
I wanted to be that kind of woman when I grew up.

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Doing my thing day.

As I continue to work on my items for the summer picnic craft booth I am finding amazing colored bags and cutting them up to supply my stash when I go on line with my Etsy shop.
Yes I am going to give it a stab.


 Trying to learn to make paper beads and jewelry.

The latest projects for the picnic.
I call these Toy Totes.
I filled each bag with water toys.

 These totes are made with heavier plastic bags along the bottom to give them more stability.


Double click to see the items.

 This is the latest purse I just finished.


Doesn't leave me much time for visiting my blogger friends but it will soon be finished.




Doing a little container gardening also.

Where the birds play.

Near the hummingbird feeder.

Doing my Thing Day- This and that

Since I don't have a meme on Wednesday I just call it doing my thing day.

I would like to make this a meme as soon as I figure out how to get Mr. Linky going again.

As many of you have seen the things I am crocheting with plarn, I have decided to add a hat to go with the purses and for this one a cell phone holder attached to the purse with a red, white and blue ribbon.

 I call this set The Americano

In fact QMM wore this to the Derby Party Saturday.

Obviously it had no good luck attached to it since I did not win any money.

The Sunflower 

 

The Basket

These will have hats to match as soon as I finish making them.

A new project.

 Any one who uses lancets at home for the care of their DM must have a secure container to put them into until they can be taken to be disposed of properly.

I had painted a coffee can and put an opening in the top but the paint kept peeling off.

It did not look good at all.

Changing that look.

 This is the same can being covered with fabric and using Mod Podge to beautify my sharps holder.

I did not care for the word "Sharps" to identify my container so I went on line and found the French word for lancets.

Bistouri

So I wrote that on fabric with fabric paints and MPed it onto my container.

The Top

Now the opening of the container must be one way only for safety.

There is a slit under the fabric where I drop the lancets into the container.

To cover the slit I put this cutsey thingie on with a hat pin 

and

walah

It slides open and then can be closed.

Next I wanted to remind myself that I must love myself enough to take care of myself in order to go about the purpose that God put me here for, as long as I can.

So I added a big red bow.

The red ribbon the bow is made from has white hearts on it and reminds me, when I feel weak in following my care plan, that I must love God 1st and then my neighbor as myself.

If I don't take care of myself, I can do none of those things.

Easter, Derby and Mother's Day

Wonderful family activities and loving Mother's day gifts.

My Favorite Wine

Riunite d' Oro

Gift Card to my favorite Michael's store.

Herb seeds planted by my second favorite son.

Lavender

Lavender seeds with it's own little growing pot.

Lavender hand lotion.

Thanks to all my loved ones, I am so blessed.