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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
I Have Been Featured on Seeds on a Breeze!
Sweet Jenn at...
so graciously featured my art on her Sunday Art Therapy #12!
Wow, I am honored Jenn. Thank you so much!!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Craft a Day While Colt's Away (CADWCA) #2
Good Morning Fellow Bloggers! Colt arrived in Baghdad last nite safely. Here is the #2 project, quickly done this morning. Am heading out in about an hour for a 8 hour round trip to a Volleyball playoff game for our High School that my Daughter cheers for. But as promised here it is. (ONLY 363 more or so to go!) It makes me laugh to think about it! Love you all...
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Started out with a Plain, White Canvas (3.47 for a pack of three then 40% off at Michaels.) |
Friday, November 5, 2010
Craft a Day While Colt's Away (CADWCA) #1
In my morning post I talked about our Son heading to Iraq this morning. While I have been thinking about him ALOT today I came upon an idea. I am going to attempt something BIG. A Craft a Day until he comes home. Wow, can I do this I ask? I am going to try. Here is #1......
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| Started out with a wooden box that you can make into a purse. I removed all the hardware...  Used Distress Ink to age it and added a metal piece and old Perfume bottle Cap..  Painted the Inside Tiffiny Blue...  All finished and ready for notes to Colt.... Have a Blessed Day Everyone...... |
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Thinking of our Son, Colt...
Not posting a Craft or Tutorial today, but a personal post. Well guys, been missing in action the last few days. Been in Kansas helping our Son Colt and wife Kasey move out of the apartment, putting things in storage and moving things back. Colt is in the Army stationed in Kansas and he left this morning for Iraq...Our hearts are Proud and heavy at the same time. We wish you the best and will be waiting for your safe return. Here is a picture of Mom, Dad and Colt at the storage bldg. before we left to head home after saying our good byes. (We could have picked a better place for a picture and we had our work clothes on!) I will be back on in a few days posting a great Christmas idea! Love you all and Thank you all for the much needed support!
There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of God
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of God
I can see the fingerprints of God
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of God
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween and look what I was lucky enough to win!
Happy HALLOWEEN everyone!! I wanted to share what I got in the mail yesterday from Maridith at Strictly Homemade. She so graciously hosted a Gifts from the Heart Party, which she hosts on the 20th of each Month and guess what...I won these gorgeouse, cute, fantastic, lovely, precious Witches Boots Towels.
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| SEE....They are so CUTE on my oven doors!!!! She also sent a bag of CANDY CORN as a Treat! I don't know how she knew that this was my favorite? |
THANK YOU Marideth for these Wonderful Towels!!!
AND, two days after I got word that I had won the towel beauties, I got word from Lori at
Life is Lori that I had won her $65.00 CSN giveaway thru her
Get Your Craft On Thursday Blog Party!
Wow, I was walking on air and couldn't believe my luck.
(Should have gone to Vegas, huh?) Well, all I can say to these two wonderful ladies is....THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!!
Life is Lori that I had won her $65.00 CSN giveaway thru her
Get Your Craft On Thursday Blog Party!
Wow, I was walking on air and couldn't believe my luck.
(Should have gone to Vegas, huh?) Well, all I can say to these two wonderful ladies is....THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful, Happy Halloween!!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
A Little Transformation
I wanted to share a piece of art that I completed. It may not be classified as "Real Art", but I love it. It has a few components to the makeup of the finished piece. I took a garage sale frame, I ALWAYS pick up a good frame if they have one. I have a stash of about 10 in different sizes. I also used an old canvas out of another garage sale frame. You don't have to like the picture, you can paint over it! I textured, painted and distressed the frame. I took an old piece of metal I had found in a field and attached that to the canvas. Now the tiles were inspired by a book I have from the Artist, Laurie Mika.
I ordered mine from Amazon.
Laurie uses polymer clay, rolls it to about 1/2" thickness, cuts it into shapes and paints them. After cutting my shapes I stamped them with rubber stamps and made indention's with a knife for texture as Laurie does. I LOVE MacKenzie-Childs, so I painted mine bolder with a little black and white checks.
After baking them, I glued them onto my metal sheet in a pattern I liked. I then attached the metal to my repainted canvas. Then I attached my canvas onto the back of the distressed frame. Notice the canvas is smaller and doesn't fit exactly into the frame. I like the way my wall shows on the sides of the canvas. Here is the closer view of the tiles and the finished piece as it hangs on the wall. If you have any questions, let me know!
Enjoy and try one yourself!
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| Close up view (note to self) it's a little crooked |
Finished Piece!
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