Long picture heavy post........

 

.......Real quick.... those that wanted to know how i did this.. I don't have step by step pics but i can tell you.... Started with a hardcover sketch book and put texture paste through a feather stencil then painted the whole thing shades of blue... then used sandpaper to reveal the feathers... easy peasy... 

Let's start off by showing you my Halloween themed Belated Birthday Tea Party pictures! See the Witch Fingers? I made those! I think the pink 'nail polish' really made them great.. lol

Everyone had their own special tea cup... sugar cubes were a big hit as you can imagine... 

I spent an entire day and a half pulling out Halloween decorations and setting it up... fun but i was pooped by the time the party rolled around and i had to put it all away after... 

Found the perfect pumpkin color roses for the occasion.  

I had a skeleton sitting by the front door holding a sign that said 'Knock three times for the party'... That was a big hit... 

And this guy sitting at the table with us was a big hit too... They loved to go over and make his jaw move and pretend he was talking... lol ! Had me laughing alot...lol They both showed up dressed like the most adorable little witches... :)

The littlest Grandlittle is very much into little boos..So i tried my hand at painting her one... I think it came out adorable... I'm more into a scary Halloween but the Grandlittles like cute so hey i can do cute...lol

If your still hanging in there thought i would show you how tall those plants are getting! I didn't crop it in close because i wanted you to have something to compare them too so you could tell how tall they are!!! 

And they have produced a few flowers... Wasps are crawing all over them... so i guess thats who will pollinate them.. .I hope to collect the seeds.. 

Wow you made it! If you made it to the end thank you so much for hanging in there!  Its hot and humid here but we've had no rain since that BIG rain and flooding event.. The grass that sprouted with that is beginning to die back .. thank goodness.. We seem to be back to our typical hot dry conditions at least for the moment.. with some humidity thrown in .. Hubs is doing well ... he's been off playing alot of golf.. does my heart good to see him out and about and active.. Right at the moment he's in his shop building a bird house.. :)  Take care till next time! Hugs!deb

 

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..... picture heavy post... in no particular order of photos.... Me and mine... we are all safe from the flooding here in TX... We did get ALOT of rain.... some parts of my city are flooded... WE live on a hill... and never been so grateful to live on a hill.... I think no matter where i live i will always live on a hill... 😳My heart goes out to everyone involved... Really can't stop thinking about the girls at the camp... so sad..  Above is my ArtJournal you may remember... If you want to know how i did those feathers let me know and i'll tell you next post..  
 

             Here are my latest sketches in there. With room to write... 

I've had a Birthday since we last spoke... getting waaay too close to 60 for my liking... Above is the present i asked for.. Now i just have to be brave enough to go out and paint in front of people... 😱

Had some scraps leftover from projects and made a bookmark that my daughter claimed... 😄Love it when she loves something i've made... 

Day out with eldest granddaughter...Dinosaur museum had these cool virtual reality set ups... She loved it and i LOVED watching her love it...lol... 

Since we visited..... theres been time for hobbies... This coin thing was 'supposed' to me hubby's hobby....in retirement.... well its become my hobby... lol

Another hobby i've had time for since we last chatted .. is repairing Liliput Lane and David Winter houses... they are collectibles.. I'm getting quite the collection of them... but i tend to get rundown, derelict, in need of repair houses for good prices... then i spruce them up where the paint has chipped or pieces broken off... I match colors... I only take the ones i feel confident i can make look like new.. I use air dry clay for missing pieces... lots of fun. I enjoy the challenge... 

Do you think only girls pick a bouquet of wild flowers from the yard before they mow it...? lol 

My petunias were awful this year... buggy and just not holding up their end of the deal so i replaced them with Purslane... so far so good... Now i have to remember these do better if i neglect them a little.. :)

You would have no trouble finding my house... I'am the only one in the whole neighborhood who embraces the SunFlower weeds around here and i have one right out front... lol  I keep it trimmed up and the dead flowers taken off... I think they are beautiful , require almost no water from me.. Until i can afford the water bill for roses these make me happy... 

Are you still there? Are you making it through this long post?? Thats what happens when i post once a month...  I've tried another craft... Introduced to me by Kathy on the Lake... She gave me the correct link to purchase flexible wax that will go through the mail... 

I've made my first few and it was alot of fun!! I've seen a video where you can make multi colored ones and i'd like to try that.. Getting the image centered will be a challenge i think.. 

And last but not least is my sketch of a frog... remember the flies from an earlier post?  They might go good together in a painting... :)  Take care everyone... thanks for visiting... and be safe! Hugs! deb