T stands for.......Catching you up!

 

Did you ever have one of those weeks where there's not alot going on but you got alot done? Well T partiers lets begin with the fairies.... Aren't they pretty in their glassine envelopes? They came out beautiful and Glossy Accents was just the right thing to use to cover everything including glitter just right.. I would highly recommend it.. anytime you need a clear hard finish on something..   I have quite alot of these envelopes in different sizes if anyone would like some to play with.... Someone gifted them to me and i'd love to share.. 

Before i forget here's my ticket for the T party! Yes its still HOT and yes its still DRY... and every day for the foreseeable forecast is just more of the same.. Makes one wonder what it is going to take to break this cycle.. Hubby seems to think its going to be a very bad storm.. Lets hope he's wrong..  

  I camped out on the floor of the craftroom several days this past week..( Of one thing i'am sure.. I'am too old for THAT!)   I was taping off areas of the Fish Painting and using a toothbrush to 'flick' paint to look like sand.. 

Not the best photo but this is what i achieved... Still tweaking it.. 

And last but not least........ I used to love to swap PostCards ... Infact if you look carefully a few of you may recognize a PostCard or two you sent me over the years..  I hang them all on my wall .. and they are just a lovely bright spot in my house.. Valerie recently sent me an envelope with some diecuts of the 'Man with the Umbrella'.. and a few others.. (THANK YOU AGAIN Valerie!! )  And sent along a beautiful card she made.. 

Which is now up on my wall.. Do you see it Valerie?? For everyone else.. its the one with the bicycle... ! Just beautiful! Some of you may remember Krisha? and Eileen from our T party.. Their cards are up there too.. Kathy from Hummingbird Studios has just said she would like to swap PostCards now and then .  This is going to be SO much fun!! Have a great week everyone!!  Happy happy T day!! See you soon! Hugs! deb

T Stands for Art-Filled Week....

 

Welcome T Ladies!! Let me catch you up on an art filled week!! I really enjoyed painting fairies with glitter on their wings to help my Granddaughter learn her colors... When i was little my Grandparents ran a Nursing Home of sorts and the elderly ladies would sit me on their beds with balls of yarn and teach me my colors.. 

This week i finished the two page spread in my Bee Book... There's alot more glitter and sparkle on this page than is showing up... 

           Here is the final layout of this page... 

Here let me tilt it for you so you can see some sparkle.. 

           And do you remember this endeavor?

                 First there was a background..

And then there were chickens! And lo and behold they do look like chickens!!! And maybe you can see a ghost of a woman there...

She did begin to materialize... but now i'm procrastinating on her face and hands...  I know its above my current capabilities and thats why i hesitate. I really am proud of those chickens though.. lol 

I'll leave you with a pic of Hub's shop progress!!! I've never seen him so organized..! He starts on his work island /station this week... 

Oh! And an update on the Volunteer Sunflowers was requested... 

Imagine if these beauties had rain! Rain? i don't even want to talk about it! A news headline for my town said we are to be 10 degrees F hotter than Cairo , Egypt this Mon/Tues... !!! Ridiculous! 

I hope you have a beautiful week my friends!! I'll be around to visit! Did you catch my ticket for T in the midst of the fairies?? Happy happy T day! Hugs!  deb

T stands for ART!!!!

 

We'll start with a recycled photo of some tea... very appropriate as i'm melting here in Tx... 105F today.... No rain or end to the heat in sight.. Oh 20% chance of rain Thursday but i'm not holding my breath... So cheers! To all the Tpartyers!!! 

Please forgive me for another image of the 'Fish Painting' .( I need to think of a name for it) But all this month i have been painting rocks... Every. Single. One.  I counted 200 but if you want to count them let me know.. lol So above is before.. You can see at the very top i got started.. 

And this is where we are at now.. PLEASE tell me you can tell i shaded the rocks... So 39 fish and 200 rocks later this is where we are at.. Now for the sand bars (the brown layers)... 

Now for my Bee Altered Book... i thought i'd remind you where it started... 

This is where i work on my Bee Book... um yeah... Its a work in progress and it looks like a total disaster.. I always take a little break between pages so when this page is done i'll find my desk again.. 

Its a slow process ~ many layers and most of the time i never know what direction the page is going except for the bee part... And sometimes there is an epiphany at the last minute.. I was going to put the shiney Glossy Accents all over the jars then at the last minute i realized i could make it look like drips.. Ah-mazing!! I hope you can see it.

This is a two page spread and this page is still very much a work in progress.. Here i'm trying out images to see what i like.. 

And the last piece of Art... A friend gave me this leather bound sketch book a few years ago and oh my goodness it just felt too precious to mark in.. The size is .. well BIG.. 14"x17".  You know i've been downsizing and my mantra was 'if your not going to use it , it's got to GO! So i did it! 

                           I broke it open! 

First thing i did was break open my fine art paints.. you know the kind i apparently hoard and not use.. (insert eyeroll ) and did swatches on the first page.. I would use these in here and not the $1 bottles of craft paint.. (which is what i'm using on the Fish Painting).. This swatching was fun... 

I have a stash of inspiration pictures i have saved for painting.. and this one was on top of the stack.. It's from a National Geographic magazine... Just something about it appeals to me.. the colors the composition.. i don't know exactly.. Even the woman seems to be made up of simple shapes.. Now i'am not delusional .. i KNOW at my skill level painting the woman's face and hands will be near impossible but i want to give it a go.. If in the end you can tell its a person then i did good... lol

Only one rule in this book... nothing super detailed like the 'Fish Painting'.. loose , loose, loose and FUN... If its not fun why am i doing it..  ? 

And if you made it this far i'll leave you with a photo of my sweetie pie. His favorite past time even at 105 F.... I was his chauffer that day..  Happy happy T day!! I'll be around to visit everyone!!! Hugs! deb
 

Food Wednesday.... Balance..

 

Hubby and i are trying to balance all this yummy food.. Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans...  with 

             ... A grilled chicken salad lunch..... 

.... And oatmeal breakfast.... How's your balance?Happy Food Wednesday! I may be running a little late but i'll be around to see your Food posts..! Hugs! deb

T stands for.... a Quickie...

 I'm so sorry to drink and run this week for the T party... Things have been so busy... So just a short, quick post... 

I've been clearing out some space in my craftroom.. Something i've been meaning to do and just procrastinating.. I just have too much stuff... Well hubby is moving in to his shop!! Woohoo!!!  and he could really use another shelving unit.. So all week i've been rearranging things in the craftroom... finding new homes for things (hello Kathy).. throwing some stuff away.. Just reevaluating you know.. I hope you can see my cup of coffee there... I'm happy to report i did get that shelving unit clear! 

We put up plywood all around the shop walls, caulked it in good to keep out any bugs etc... then painted it all white.. 2 coats.. so its nice and bright for him.. 

Now he's moving in!!! and i'm pooped.. He's off playing golf this 4th of July.... Me? I'm going to play in my craftroom.. Amazing how much lighter it feels in there.. Never realized how much all that stuff was weighing on me until it was gone.. Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing..  If you celebrate i hope you had a happy 4th.. and if you don't i hope you have a good week.. I'll be around to visit!! Happy happy T day! Hugs! deb