For those of you still locked in the throes of winter… my apologies, but my crocus’ are popping their little purple heads out of the ground this morning!  The tulip leaves are about 3 inches tall and the daffodils are just slightly ahead of them.  After two weeks of heavy rains (which we badly needed) and cold grey gloom, the sun is shining in a clean blue sky and the Sierra Nevada peaks are glistening with snow.  If you’re unfortunately still buried under snow, I hope you’ll enjoy my sneak peeks of the new kit I’m preparing for The D.A.I.S.I.E. Club for March.  It’s called "Sunny Days" and will have a wide assortment of sunflowers and other "sunny" flowers.

I’m also going to be working on some small kits for Easter, some with pretty crosses and Christian elements (no sneak peeks yet as I still have to paint them!)  I may also do some elegant easter eggs and perhaps some easter baskets.  I can’t promise how much I’ll be able to do on these as I am creating my first quilt fabric collection which will encompass at least 20 different related fabric patterns.  The floral cluster in the background of this blog is a tiny part of the collection that I’ll be doing. 

As to what else I’m working on… I have 6 new Kitchen towel, hot pad and oven mitt sets that I’m designing right now.  I don’t know exactly how long they will take to get to market or where you might be able to see them, but will keep you posted as we go along.

If you are unfamiliar with The D.A.I.S.I.E. Company, you can find it at www.daisiecompany.com or in the links to the right on my blog.

D.A.I.S.I.E. is a digital download and scrapbooking company that has a wide collection of wonderful artists that create digital art kits that you can use for crafting (even for craft shows), making your own greeting cards and for scrapbooks.  The designers at D.A.I.S.I.E. create incredible ready-to-print projects such as gift boxes, bags, note-n-tote bag, European decoupage cards, centerpieces and more.  If you haven’t been there today’s a great day to visit as there’s a "Friday Freebie" bookmark that is made from my Gerbera Daisy and butterfly art by Barbara Clooney, one of our designers from England.

(UPDATE: freebies are for a limited time only.  This link no longer functions.  Check back later for other special gifts). To get to the Friday Freebie, click on the link above, select add to cart (you won’t be charged at check out), register for D.A.I.S.I.E. and download your freebie.  You may want to register for the newsletter as well there’s always some little free surprises in those as well.  DAISIE treats its customers really well, such as the 11 recipes and 12 blank recipe cards that they sent out free last night.  If you had been registered to receive the newsletter you would have received them as well!  When you’re done, check out the message boards, where some of the nicest people in the world hang around and encourage one another!

Hang in there Spring is coming!!!!!

Audrey Jeanne Roberts