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… =)~

Since it’s again Tuesday it’s time to share one of Tammy’s Toys! Today I have a more of a practical “toy” to share. My mouse died this past week and as much as I loved it…I like a small compact mouse as I have small hands. Driving a large sedan feels to clumsy so finding just the perfect Internet sports cruiser isn’t always easy. I found my new “wheels” at Staples this past weekend and they had it in my favorite color! Who could resist. The cord is retractable too so it could almost double as a YoYo!

This painting looks NOTHING like it started out as. I actually gave the painting a base-coat of red and added white misted with alcohol to add interest and texture. It looked really cool but for some reason I couldn’t follow what the painting was leading me to do. I went over the background with layers of finger-painted pinks, whites, and finally metallic baby blue. I did this about 3 or 4 times before I was satisfied with what I had in front of me. Carefully I picked through my collaging elements knowing that I had a certain shade of blue I couldn’t clash with. I used a Swankies Hankies for a her dress, and a few collaged flowers edged with the metallic baby blue I was using. After adding more elements like the beads and the rhinestones to her dress and including them in the epoxy blue flowers I added I felt the painting was becoming more cohesive. She has a halo of the metallic blue around her head as well as a bit in her hair. It just helped it blend together more and make it look more like it “should.” The red is gone, bits of white remain, lots of pinks and blues remain and I feel she’s who she was meant to be now. The sides are painted with a framing of the blue and a bit of bright pink. She… might get a hint of dark eyeliner but other than that she’s done… and ready to be vanished. So be sure to check back next week and see if she’s smiling at you from Etsy!