snow softly falling

My world is blanketed today
in silent white
that fell without a sound
all through the night.
It padded every crooked rail,
it carpeted the lawn,
transfiguring each naked twig;
and ith the dawn
I smiled to see,
upholstered and serene,
the children's swing
beneath the tree,
incongruous in the wintry scene
.....awaiting Spring.

**this is from a book of poems by Ruth Bell Graham......**

its not a finished shot

well i'm a big fat dork... i never took finished photos of my christmas cottage that i made.... my partner does not have a blog either as far as i know , so this is what your getting to see... the just before finished photos.... i got some dollhouse sized icicles.... and a dollhouse sized nativity scene....... not only is the roof covered in glitter but i piled it up around the snowmen and nativity scene.... i made a front door and made a little wreath with little golden decorations out of seed-beads and a gold bow.... i really wish i had a pic of that... oh i also put faces on the snowmen and little scarves (ribbon) ... and i painted snow all over the sides of the cottage with a white out pen.... :) it was a super fun project.... my partner got hers so thats why im showing it now....

sneeky sneeky

i joined in on the charming cottage swap.... and so i'm showing a little sneeky peek of what a made... these aren't even shots of the finished product so that's even sneekier i guess , in case my parnter is lurking about.... hehe.... it was hard and fun at the same time.... its totally hand made out of chipboard, i tried to follow a pattern from online but i like the simply boxy look better... i'll show the whole thing after she gets it... it's twelve inches high! with lots of glitter.... and some other little things here and there... also i wanted to tell you guys about somthing really cool and new... a place to get your art published in a very cool new journal..... its gonna be awsome , i can just tell! go to http://theoptimistsquarterly.blogspot.com/ and read all about it.... i've submitted some things...

aed-17 trying to catch up!

so i'm showing a ton today.... i hope you enjoy the show.....
above is an almost finished altered book cover that i'm alost working on... it just doesnt feel finished.... :)

this is an awsome journal with a handmade cover that i stayed up making last night... and below is one entry , half finished in the brand-spanking new journal.... i'm excited to finally start some projects that i've wanted to for awhile ... like my own handmade journals....this is my favorite so far.... the cover is made of chipboard with some handmade gorgwous red paper that i got at a german art supply store.... i cant remember the name of the stitch i used but its from a book called cover to cover... ugh sorry cant remember the name

aed-day16

so i know I'm way behind... probably didn't think i was still in it but i am... later today I can show the things i've been working on to show you i've still been in it.... so for now i will make you a little collage with powerpoint again and also talk to you about THANKSGIVING the forgotten holiday... now maybe i'm a little late in talking about this since its practically here! but this is my favorite holiday.... not because of the turkey and plethera of food ... but because its not a pagan holiday for one... and because its a holiday to celebrate giving thanx... not that i or those in my immediate family need a holiday put aside to celebrate giving thanx.... anyways.... it seems to me that america has forgotten this holiday and its become one more day to make all about somthing that its not about.... like its more about the macy parade.... and FOOTBALL.... and turkey.... not GIVING THANX..... anyways... i'll have more to say on this later.... so for now here's my powerpoint quickie.....

salt-three challenges

well i didnt get to do like the last three SALT challenges... so here they are... creation and Jesus is Lord are at the bottom and from the hymn book is at the top...

number9

Well this is my all time favorite painting ever... one because i did it for a good friend... and two because its an oil painting... which is truly my favorite medium... I've been enjoying this art every day for a month excercise... this new year of school has been so hectic i never think i'll have time to do anything... you know there's like a list.... a list of MUST DO'S.... read my Bible every morning, work-out at least three days but hopefully more, finish homeschooling for that day, have clean clothes/house/dishes etc, feed the family, spend quality down time mit mine Mann (little german for ya), and then there is art! you just hafta hafta hafta hafta have art in your life... you know? so see i'm a very challenged writer, i'm even to lazy to capitalize all the words that need to be capitalized... sheesh... but anyways.... here's the paiting

day 7 and 8

i know that's horrible to combine... but you wouldnt believe how unbelievably busy wednesdays get..... so I'm showing a little digital collage i did in powerpoint.... and another favorite artist on youtube.... I'm telling ya wednesdays just speed by with no time for anything!also you guys should check out the wonderful post written by my friend amanda over at http://hiddenart.wordpress.com/ its awsome! :)

aed-day6

ok i know you guys have heard of suzi blu but you should check out this chics video.... she inspired this journal entry of mine which I've already said is a painting in progress...

aedm day 3&4

one of my favorite blogs creative everday , leah, is doing an ART EVERY DAY MONTH and I'm a couple days behind..... here are my creative endevors for today.... and yesterday... :) I finished my pages in the next Nature Journal RR that I've recieved.... :)

glow

just playing around... I will be finally making a few things tonight that are un-swap-related.... like finishing this painting with real paints , not digitally like I have here.... although its nice..........

somthing different....

They're not done yet either.... this is what happens though.... a lot of the time.... I get somthing started and then I remember a new idea I wanted to try .... and well I get some half finished things... but they are still nice to see. :)

I really love this stuff.....

I was working on few things late at night again and I have a ton of 8x10 canvas boards and 5x7 canvas boards as well.... to i just started messing around again and started on this butterful mixed media piece.... I love how its coming out.... lots of gold fluid acrylic and gesso and a little paper for the base.... I think I'll add some words and little bits and pieces to it ... oh that is a real piece of bamboo leaf the butterfly is resting on.... whaddya think?

I really do love it! So I got the next to last journal in the Nature Art Journal RR, and it is so awsome! the cover is just amazing.... I just couldn't think of anything at first but then the ideas started coming and this is what I got! I'm not done by any means and I actually need to do a bit of journaling.... :)

new new new!

well I finished my little blue lady painting, and while I worked on it I tried somthing different with my little lady there entitled "Love and Gratitude" ... not so sure what I think o her yet... but I'm still loving punchinella! on everything!

ga- hands

here is my gothic arch interpretation of Gothic Arch Challenge Blog theme of hands.... i love themes with hands... this is one of my favorite images of hands as well.. i've used this before in a chunky book swap i did a couple years ago....

all day art

Well I got the oppurtunity to go to an all day scrapbooking thingy today, and I asked if I could actually bring some collage things to do during my time there, which was fine. I was the only one doing collage... still have not met anyone here who does anything with it.... but it's cool. Anyways the holidays are fast approaching , and I'm working my way down the list of people to make things for.... today I made the front a back covers of a little album I'm making for my lil sis , currently deployed right now, and it's of her sweet baby girl. Not sure why I choose purple... but it all worked. Later tonight I'll bind it into an album. I can show the finish product later as well.... but I had to show off my cutie pie niece!

IF-grow

just in case you can't read the poem...

One glower alone, of all the flower,

Sweet with the summer sunlit shower;

One fair queen-blossom on the tree

Was more than all the rest to me.

this is for IF and its been awhile for me.....

the newest paintings

I've made some new things finally.... I'm such an insomniac .... really. So I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. working on these ... well working on a lot of stuff... I kinda sorta decided to be a fill in "angel" for a swap that's due by the 15th of october... I don't think it will get there in time but I really wanted to help... it's for a holiday cookbook journal.... I like swaps and themes centered around the GOOD holidays... everyone forgets Thanksgiving.... maybe they don't have much to be thankfull for.... me I have a lot.... God is good.... anyways.... the paintings. Well I seem to be on this kick with my little ladies ever since this little lady and becuase of artists like this artist and like this artist as well I love their art! wonderfull , gorgeous , exciting.... So all that , if your reading it all, to say here is my newest little lady on an 8x10 canvas board, unfinished , but looking good so far... and if you remember journal entry then I can show you also my other newest painting based on that... its almost done.... I even put some sequins on it which is another new fun thing I like to do.... :) ***ok I was having trouble uploading pics today but I'll still show you my favorite new youtube video! ***

new journal page

sorry the scan is nicht so gut, but here is the last entry in the latest nature journal I have... first time realy goin to town with water color crayons.... it was fun... the scene is totally outta my head but reminds me of virginia where I'm from.... also just wanted to say I learned some more new things from the tips for new bloggers site I told you about last post.... you guys gotta check it if you really want somthing different for your blog...

made a little change...

so whaddya think? I know I keep changing the colors on yall... but I just had to change it again and found out that the blog http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/ had a tutorial on this http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/2007/03/background-image-for-blogger-template.htmlso if you want to do somthing like this to your blog and have been figuring out some things on your own like I've been having to do then check out both the links I gave you.... I loved the banner I got from susan tuttle and didnt want to change it but I just hated only getting to change the color of my background and none of the colors were really me.... so I found that link ... check it out....