Blown Away...

...by Margie's coloring!

One of my tasks this week was to find little gifts for Alice and Betty, two of Margie's neighbor friends who she shares a Bible study with.  I looked a few places...but didn't see anything that I thought was right or worth the money. Then the perfect gift presented itself today....a wonderful collaborative project. It was a good distraction from the tough job of recovery.

I have mentioned Margie's coloring hobby several times. It all started with this simple Shaker coloring book and a set of 12 pencils...and it has blossomed from there.

Over time I have supplied Margie with more pencils, markers, and pens and she's been very busy! Today I got to see her finished pieces for the first time and I was blown away. There were about 100 pages!

We have talked about making some of the images into notecards...and I will be working on that here if there's time or at home. I have photographed all of the pages so I can work with them digitally.

Now....back to Alice and Betty. Once I saw Margie's coloring I suggested we create something with one of her pages. Margie wrote a little sentiment that I added to a 5 x 7 digital version of one of her pieces. I took it to a copy center down the street and made two copies on card stock for less than a dollar! We'll put them in simple frames tomorrow...I think they'll be lovely personal gifts for her friends.

Nice job Margie!

All of the coloring images on this page are hers!