Stopping For a Sunrise

 I never get tired of looking at horses.  I think if I had this miniature horse he would have to live in my studio.

These are just a few of the gifted animals that work at Sunrise, my favorite charity.

 Sunrise is on a beautiful farm about an hour west of Toronto.  It was on my way to the Mixed Minded retreat in Kitchener, Ontario so I stopped by.

Every year I gather up boxes of supplies for the children's summer camp.  Knowing that kids are doing arts and crafts is such a happy thought.  My boxes included googly eyes, felt, beads, construction paper, glitter, feathers and all sorts of items that make for a children's craft project. 

Wouldn't it be great to be going to camp this summer?

Crafty Blogger Links!

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Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi has a special post honouring an artist's passing.

Craftside- A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world
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Mixed Media Artist
Have you ever heard of silk fusion or silk paper? It's amazing stuff!