Lantern Bird Feeder: My feeder was old

and broken where it did not hold seeds.

I loved the shape and the pole was in good condition.

I decided to paint the lantern to appear as a bird house and I planted ivy to climb the pole.

Valentine cards designed(c) by

Mary Nida Smith for family

members. She used watercolors;
no stamps or items from scrapbooking.

Each one was created with love from scratch.

Recycling: Never trash your old address book when you replace it. Save it as part of your history. Address books contain the different places/areas family and friends have lived and death notices written beside a name.