Here’s the first of five minis’ that will be framed with the
Ikea frames I bought eons ago! What fun it is to layer different “frostings” atop each other. I started with acrylic paints and then layered stamps, doodle dots, tissue papers, tinsel glitter, glitter glaze, epoxy dots, dimensional paints, punched glitter flower/s, rhinestones, and collaging papers. This is a very small painting, barely over the size of 2×3 so it’s very magnified here and shows too much detail and flaws… but I promise when it’s framed out it will look outstanding.
My plan is to paint out all five of the minis and then work on the framing. Rather like an assembly line, only for the soul purpose of letting paint dry between paintings ~ so that I can work on more than one mini at a time. When I paint I never really know what’s going to happen.. unless of course I’m doing a “re-painting” I truly enjoy that the painting tells me what it wants. It’s like…”Yoo-Hoo” ~ “I need more sparkles!” I don’t know if my brain is telling me this or if it’s the painting saying ….yeah… I’m not looking so good right now, could you please give me a makeover?
This is what makes it “FUN” for me. I love the challenge of turning nothing into something. Plain into pleasure. Grapes into wine. I’ve been using my fingers so much more for adding twinges of colors and texture that you might be able to make out on her dress and hair. Don’t limit yourself. I used a 3D fabric paint for the dress and hair… it’s in a white color that has iridescents in it. I just globbed it on and then started dabbing with my fingers. It’s the tactile feeling I love most about the creative process! What do YOU love most?
I fell in love… or possibly lust with some of these awesome embellishments I went down an aisle in Fred Meyer that I had not yet discovered. It was ONLY one isle over from where I go every week so you can imagine the tingles I got …. I knew I couldn’t buy them last week as our budget would have gone over too much. But I did my best to fit them into this weeks budget and would have met the budget if I hadn’t bought them. BUT!… I did get them cheaper them for what I’ve seen them for online…minus the shipping and handling so I’m super ecstatic. They have a ton of different kinds of these that I will be sorting through on my weekly trips to consider how I’ll fit them into my art. As for today…. I’m in love.
I have finished a mini painting but my camera battery died on our shopping outing. I’ve been photographing the changes in the leaves along the parkway and they are turning very quickly all of a sudden so I’ll need to get my photo’s taken next week as I was going to make a banner type montage to share with you… the colors of fall sneak up on us and warm us up as the weather cools.
Tomorrow is already Friday! We had a short week here as Monday was a mandatory furlough day for Washington State Employees. No work… and no pay. Maybe if the state legislature would cut some of their entitlements we wouldn’t have to force hundreds of people to lose a day of pay and they’d be able to pay their mortgages… along with the furloughs are increasing prices in health insurance that cuts even more from our check monthly. Depending on the department you work in mandates how many furlough days you are required to take. My hubs has to take 2 a year which is a lot easier than most employees have it. But they looked ahead and started budget cuts when they heard it was coming up. Oh the politics of it all …
I’ll be back here tomorrow with a charge camera battery and a mini painting that will be ready for a frame. I hope you drop back by and give a shout out. I think I’ll have to start rewarding for comments. Hmmm… =)~
♥ WIP ♥
It’s SO good to get back to creating and marketing myself. I was so worried about all the ER visits and heart issues… along with other health issues I haven’t talked about here. After all… who wants to listen to someone complain all the time. Ew!☺ I’d rather share the fun things in my life and that’s my art, my creations and today… that includes my toys! These mini paintings will be mounted in a frame. I have some Ikea frames I bought nearly 10 years ago that I haven’t used … and when I made this… I knew I had to fill all of the frames with mini treasures. Now I just need to decide on colors and themes… and then the creative oranges get put through the juicer! YUM! I posted a bunch of my paintings up on my Etsy shop along with these yummy key-chains… I’ll be making lots of affordable stocking stuffers and gift-ables for the upcoming Christmas season. Who are you secret Santa to?
I’ve been scanning a lot of my art and getting it tweaked to make into prints, cards, magnets, keychains, bookmarks, and if you have any ideas I’d L♥VE to hear them! And I’d love to know what you’re doing for gifts this year and what new projects you have on your desks! Please share. I love hearing from you!
♣Tammy’s Toys♣
How about a rousing game of The Worst-Case Scenario … It’s a great way to pass the time on those long road trips… or those boring evenings when there’s nothing good on TV. Or even better… when the lights go out! I love board games and card games like these and they seem so much more fun when your surrounded by candles and cuddled in a blanket while the wind whips through the trees! You have to just L♥VE fall! Come back tomorrow and I’ll have something new to share. Ta-Ta for now!☺
Everything started out fine, I was tired the first day but it was understandable with what I had gone through. I was looking forward to a good night sleep and visiting with friends of my parents whom I find to be the proverbial “bomb!” Thankfully I did get the opportunity to visit with them before having to head to the small town local fire department to get my vitals read. Thankfully I got an EKG and some oxygen and all that wonderful stuff that puts the fear of God into you! Eventually they recommended that I go the ER. After returning home to my Mom’s we decided
on the closest “reliable” hospital.
Even though it was a tiny hospital it keeps in close contact with the BEST Cardiac Hospital on the West Coast.
One good thing did come from this fiasco! It was determined that My past A-fib isn’t still haunting me. Now I’m dealing with PVCs. I know NOTHING about them and plan to get a hold of my Dr VERY soon to find out WTH is going on. It’s putting a cramp in my creativity and in my life. I’ve started a new collection which I thought I should share here. … here’s my newest addition to my bling collection.
They attributed this lovely happening to stress since I had done none of the above…. Caffeine, Nicotine, Street Drugs, Cocaine, and Methanphatimines. The Dr was great. The experience pissed me off. The visit to the ER occurred approx 2 hours before we had a planned surprise party at a local restaurant 20 miles from the hospital. We were all going to gather for my Mom’s surprise birthday party. I was crushed… here I am lying in a hospital bed begging the Dr that I NEED to leave to be able to get there so the family doesn’t cancel the event. They canceled…. My sister in law walks in and I ask… did they cancel? Yes…. I said UN-CANCEL! Do what you have to to make this happen. We made it happen at home. TONS of takeout and my not letting anyone know the worst of the worst I washed dishes as needed and re-boxed and re-plated food to keep things looking inviting as family members came and went. Mom was happy, surprised and delighted at not having to do any dishes. I wish it could have gone as planned but I think she might actually have been happier having the event happen in her own home. Happy Birthday MOM…. I can guarantee that my card to you will outshine out trip to the ER!
Toys Tuesday
Think Mr. Piggy here. Miss Piggy is taking a break and you can come to your own conclusion about what this Mr. Piggy means. However, I will say that it’s a personal joke between my spousal unit and myself so I’m pretty sure you’ll come to the correct conclusion. He brought this home from a wedding reception he had gone to and knew I’d find the humor in how “fitting” it was. So today I’m sharing the bacon! I don’t have any art today. But…. I will soon! I am going to be out of town until this Thursday so I won’t be posting for the next two days. I’ve finally got the opportunity to go to my parent for a few days. My Dr gave me the green light to take a few days and head out and have fun with my family. He also taught me a few ways to “shock” my system back into sinus rhythm if by chance I go into A-fib again. What awesome tools to have at my fingertips… literally!
I’m looking forward to spending time with family and friends and hearing all their funny stories. I heard I’ll be getting a visit from the person I made this for. I’m really looking forward to that visit! I’m also going to see my youngest niece and I’m super excited about that as well! People are SO important to us. Especially our own family. We have a way of feeling comforted and loved and healed when we spend time with those who love us the most. So always keep your heart open to the love of those who want you around.
I’m sure this visit will have a huge healing effect on my heart issues! I’m truly looking forward to seeing my family for the for the first time since April! Having broken my ankle last Christmas sure put a damper on how I wanted to spend 2010. Now that I’m solidly on the mend I’m sure 2011 is going to be a MUCH better year! Here’s to an early New Year’s Toast on prosperity and success!
♥ Sing your Praise to the Lord. ♥
I guess we never really know. One minute we can be locked in prayer and the next we are off on a journey that we never anticipated as part of our fututre. Faith is the only thing that keeps us grounded. This is my small faith. Keep her floathing!
* Un-bling *
Yesterday sucked. I woke up with A-fib. I’ve had it before so I did all that I know to do to make my heart go back into sinus rhythm. No such luck. I rested and slept a lot hoping that I would get better from the relaxation. Nope. So at 4:45ish we took off to the hospital and I knew I’d be there for hours. We have two hospitals in town one I trust and one I hate. Our insurance only covers ER visits to the one I hate. Go figure. So off we go the “for profit” hospital. As soon as they hook me up to the machines I revert to sinus rhythm. Grrr.. Now I’m stuck here with a zillion tests to be run and I’m “fine” ~ exhausted from having an irregular heartbeat all day but fine otherwise. I had to undergo an EKG, four different blood tests, a chest x-ray, and God only knows what more they did without me knowing. We got home at 7:50 P.M and we were both so tired. We went to bed by 9:00 P.M. I woke a few time during the night but fell right back to sleep. I have a follow up with my family Dr early Monday. I’m very tired today and caffeine is on my list of no nos. So I’m drinking Gatorade for the electrolytes instead… it’s just not the same.
I have a few hours to wake up and get cleaned up for my weekly grocery stock up. But for the most part I’ll be taking it easy today and resting and recouping… and doing a bit of art. Oh… and if you’re wondering why the hospital didn’t fill out the age on my gorgeous wrist accessory… they did.. I Photo-shopped it out! How dare they reveal a woman’s age! Talk about shocking a girl’s heart!
Happy TGIF to you all! I’ll be around this weekend playing with art if I get the chance I’ll stop in to share. God bless and may your heartbeats be those of perfection!
