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......**

Harlem Globe Trotters

well i made a little "for the holiday's" change to the ole blog.... i just love that paper that i used in my very first handmade journal.... so thats the new background for now.... anyways... because of the way this week is going and this day as well so far, i cannot show some of the things i've been working on yet.... but i'm giving you this snowy wintery pic as a freebie , which i havent done in quite awhile..... and an awsome recipe for peanut butter play dough that the kids just LOVE! also wanted to say i'm going with the family TONIGHT to see the HARLEM GLOBE TROTTERS .... at our lowly little gym on base.... i've always wanted to see them/meet them/ what have you... so tonights the night! woohoo!.... :) its for my kids that we are going... yeah that's it.... :) i'll have to share some photos of the experience tommorrow...

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...

happy thanksgiving

wait a minute.....!

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.....

wish i could show you

what i've been working on but somthing is wrong with the camara and the scanner is not bit enough! ack! so i will talk about what a nice 3-day weekend i had with my hubby and kiddos and how we got to participate in a really cool little lantern procession in a little nearby german town.... it was so cool... they sang two songs in german of course ... and the kids all carried their very own homade lanterns in this long procession with a band and everything... OH! one one of the songs they sings sounds a little like "its raining , its pouring!" you can hear it on this video!... check it out! that's what we got to go do this weekend... :)

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...

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...

art every day and somthing new

well first i think this is kinda cool.... belinda over at crazy art girl's musings has this post about moi ... just go here and check it out..... then for my art every day challenge I have been working on some little goodies that are kinda different.... introducing Tag In A Bag! I have about 40 right now , but if i run out and you really really want some let me know please! My idea is, they are little art tags that you can attach to your christmas gifts (or any holiday, birthday, etc.) or you can just send/give the tag itself as a gift.... they are all different colors, with different papers , stickers, brads , etc in each little bag. they are about 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 and they are in my lil ole etsy shop so go check that out... those are what I worked on today...

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. :)

an award and a new swap

was goin to michelles blog... http://faeriedustdreams-michelle.blogspot.com/ to say thanx for the award for all my hard work and found out about a new cool looking swap.... had to sign up right away...

so you go to http://thelittlebluebirddiaries.typepad.com/ and read all about it and sign up! looks fun!

so the award is called the CREATIVE SNIT AWARD..... hillarious! very funny... i can see why michelle awarded me! :) so here's the low down...

~This award shall be presented only to worthy artists who have shown evidence of being in a creative snit.(I've copied and pasted most of this info from Jan's site to better explain)

*The definition of snit: snit - noun.a state of agitated irritation; "she was in a snit.". However, don't you agree CREATIVE SNIT requires a somewhat different definition?....creative snit - noun. a state of creative chaos, creative frustration, or a state of obsessive creativity: "she was in a creative snit.".

~ Therefore, worthy recipients of this prestigious award should demonstrate one or more of the following criteria:

***1) photos of their chaotic creative studio spaces see this post for pic of my "creative station"

***2) reports of staying up till the wee hours of the morning while consuming large amounts of coffee and/or chocolate in order to finish a swap or prepare for a show.

***3) documented frustration over the creative process.

***4) evidence of a large quantity of art created over a small period of time.

***5) photos of the recipient at vendor night at any art retreat because it goes without saying that ALL attendees at such events are either in, or will soon be, in a creative snit. AND FINALLY

***6) witnessing the recipient in a SNIT at a CREATIVE EVENT!

so now I get to pass it on.... oh and at the end I'll add the award....

susan @ http://thriftycollageartist.blogspot.com/

alice @ http://yellowhousestudio.blogspot.com/

AND

vanessa @ http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/

they've been in very big creative snits as well!

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!

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! ***

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....