Today was a shopping day, first Target where I attacked the $1 section!! I have such a hard time controlling myself there! First I found the aqua blue chip and dip (it is shown in top pic and didn't include the white bowl) that was $2.50. I plan to use it for the little bits and piece that get lost on my table. In the bottom pic are blue plastic document holders that I use to hold odd scrap pieces for my collages (you can see that I already put some in the top one). Lastly, I found the pink garden trowel and shears. I think I may have to go back and get a weeder tool too. Then I was off to the thrift store where I found the cream colored bowl shown in the top pic, for 69 cents! The ric rac and seam binding were in a bag for $1.69, and lastly the pipe cleaners for 69 cents also! That black and white bias tape is something I've never seen before, so I was very excited to find it!!! Of course, nothing can be perfect. I had to wait in line at the thrift shop forever!! And then, when they opened up new cash registers, the people behind me (who new I had been there long before them) ran over to them without a second glance at me!!! Now, I have come to the conclusion that I must be invisible! Because I cannot believe that people can be so rude. And, it happens to me all the time! In the mall, people will bang me with their shopping bags or walk right into me like I'm not even there. And, if Sabrina is holding my hand, they do the same thing to her! It must mean that the minute she holds my hand she is enveloped into my invisibility force field! And the sad thing is, these aren't young people doing these rude things. All those women were my age or older! They really should know better! Sorry if I ranted, but now that I've said it I feel much better. And, I think that what goes around, comes around. Karma baby! Bye for now! :)
I decided to do a series of four collages using frames that I got at an estate sale. I painted them cream with touches of robin egg blue. Then I did the collage in shades of blue, cream, brown and black. This one is titled, "softly, softly". I will post the next one tomorrow. I will hopefully have them on ebay this Sunday. Today was a beautiful day, but cool enough to get in the garden and do some clean up. And, I decided to dig up the chive plant that was in the garden when we moved here. I'd left it in the last couple of years only because I needed to plant around it first. Let me tell you, that was like wrestling with an alligator!!! I decided if I can't afford to put a plant in yet, I will put a stepping stone to fill the space. I just had to get rid of it, because it was the monster of the garden! No offense against chives, but it's a very invasive plant. And once it is done blooming, it gets ugly looking. If my garden does well, I will take some pix of it this summer. Well, bye for now! :)
This is a little something that I made for Risa's giveaway on her blog. I made it out of an old cardboard fan that I've had for years. It is small, about 3-4 inches, not including the handle. We had a great weekend, hope you did too. First, we had lovely weather! It is finally starting to feel like spring. And, Sabrina's Grandma picked her up Friday to stay for the weekend. So Rob and I had the whole weekend to ourselves. We went antiquing in Stillwater ( a quaint river town full of shops) and watched two movies! First we watched "Kate and Leopold"- loved it! Then last night we watched "Little Miss Sunshine"- also loved! And of course, spent time at Barnes and Noble where I picked up the latest. "Inspirations" magazine. Bye for now!
Hi! Just wanted to post a little bit about our Easter morn. The "Easter Bunny" left a fun little note for Sabrina, and then she was off to collect eggs. There is a pic of her coming back upstairs from a successful hunt. Last pic is of her feet sticking over the top of the sofa, I couldn't resist taking a pic of that! Will post some pix tomorrow of the table settings I did for the Easter meal. Bye for now! :)
It was time to dye eggs, and I never seem to buy enough! Even my husband, Rob, likes to get in on the act. I should have gotten more pix, but I always forget to get out the camera. Sabrina is wearing her newest swim suit, even though it definitely is not warm enough to wear it outside! Well, I hope everyone gets eggs-actly what they want from the Easter bunny! bye for now! :)
This is a set of paper mache eggs that I got a Cost Plus a couple of years ago. They are german and had vintage repro easter art on them. I decided to paint them in blue and cream with polka dots (you can't really see the polka dots in the pic for some reason). The I decoupaged french postcard handwriting on the top, coated with clear german glass glitter and added cream crepe paper and ric rac. I did these for myself, not to sell. I never seem to make anything for my home! LOL Anyway, I love the way they turned out. Bye for now! :)
Today I finally got a chance to try making the basket and chick from Martha Stewart Living Magazine. They turned out ok I think, for a first try. The chick was pretty easy, the basket a bit harder. Partially, because I don't have a styrofoam egg for a form. So I used a styrofoam ball instead. I added little vintage flowers at the top. I definitely needed something bright and sunshiny today, since it has been raining and snowing here. Well, should probably try and get some more work done, so bye for now! :)Still in a Christmas and winter mood with my art, and still working on my technique with gouache. It's a much trickier medium than I ...
