see, i really am crafty...

three of my closest friends and i realized that we weren't getting together as often as we liked (only on birthdays, holidays, etc) and that when we did get together we spent most of that time catching up. so, earlier this year we decided to have purposeful get togethers every four to six weeks. it all started with our trip to the botanical garden. it is affectionately call the KLAM dig (using all of our initials-mel is so smart) because the point is for the four of us to come together and "dig" into things that one of us enjoys. as a result we have fun and the other three learn something about the fourth. so september was my turn. i planned to go to the state fair - which i LOVE - but the weather threatened to make the day very wet so i decided that we would have an art day. i took all of these supplies out...

and we each chose a name out of a hat and created a piece of art for that person. we were not allowed to tell whose name we had and at the end of the day we tried to figure out who the art was made for. it was such a FUN day. the girls - who occasionally mock my craftiness - had so much fun. and the explanations behind the art were so meaningful. so here is what we ended up with...

my canvas

kristy's canvas

lynn's canvas

mel's canvas
and some pictures of my sweet, dear friends at work...