Merry Christmas!

I'd like to take a moment to post my wish for you and that is to have a Very Merry Christmas...it's so important at this time to remember the reason for the season...

Luke 2: 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.


11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

this message and act of love is one that gives hope to all mankind...without prejudice, to all who will accept the Lord Jesus Christ...I send warm greetings to one and all and hope you will enjoy the love and comfort that makes this the best holiday season second only to Easter.

Incredible...check out

A
new artist...well new to me...obviously this artist is not new to art....check out this photograph.... created with Photoshop and Graphire Tablet and some 40+ photos and an amazing talent!...oh boy do I have been wanting a tablet...oh my!!!
and here is a link to an incredible video that shows how he did it...definitely worth checking out...you will be amazed! Roger Taylor

and another...

piece...this one I completed last night...I'm almost caught up....

Creating Joy...

as I continue to try to complete my quote's for the PW quote challenge these are the most recent pieces....


I should be working on Christmas pieces but I'm so far behind on pieces that I have committed myself to...it may be Christmas before I start working on Christmas ...hehehehehe

But I do particularly like these pieces...they're pretty different from each other but they are some of my favorite images!!!!

I've been working...

on some art for a quote challenge....I've been participating in a bi-weekly art challenge and have gotten a little behind....here are two of the pieces I just finished last night...



and I have 4 more in progress that I need to finish to catch up...and there will be 2 more that are yet to be posted that I will need to finish the challenge...and meanwhile with Christmas right around the corner it's a busy time!!!hmmm....hope I'll get it all done....

Thanksgiving....Just when you think...

that maybe you are one person and one person can't do anything....along comes a little boy like this.....



Have a wonderful wonderful Thanksgiving and make a commitment to "make a difference" in someone else's life each day....

A couple...

of new pieces I've recently listed on Etsy...I hope you like them!

The first one is a fantasy collage that invites you to let your Dreams Take Flight...

the second is Liam and his special garden...everyone knew he had a green thumb....but REALLY....hope you enjoy the beautiful world Liam dwells in...

Marie Antoinette....giveaway...

I used the Random generator at Random.org and the winner is.... drumroll pleaaaase.........dadadadadadadaddadadadada...............boom.....Rhonda of Rhondamum's blog Congratulations Rhonda and Happy Birthday...I noticed when I went to your blog that today is YOUR birthday....pretty apropo!!! ...please email me your addy privately and I will pop that off in the mail to you! Thanks to everyone for playing and for posting and linking to my blog....Thank you one and all!!!

Marie Antoinette..a Birthday Soiree...and a Giveaway...

Go over to Joy's Cupid's Charm blog where she is hosting a Happy Birthday Soiree for Marie Antoinette on Sunday November 2nd...and check out all the wonderful Marie Art that is going to be posted....meanwhile to make it a little more fun...the piece (or one of them anyway) that I will be posting as a part of the soiree....(you'll see it Sunday) I will be giving away.... as a present in honor of my own Birthday (isn't it best to give away presents on your own birthday???) My birthday is on Thursday the 6th of November....so please leave a comment here on my blog and I will enter you into the Birthday Soiree GiveAway, if you add a link on your blogroll to my blog you'll get another entry....AND if you POST on your blog about my Birthday Giveaway....I'll put a 3rd entry in your name. Be sure to let me know when you have placed a link to my blog on your sidebar and/or when you have posted an entry to my giveaway. I will wait until the 7th to draw the winning name...so leave a comment...and please tell your friends to stop by the Soiree on Sunday...Marie Antoinette

Great Christmas Giveaway...

Over on Angelina's site....I hope you'll go check it out and give yourself a chance to win a lovely piece of art...she's got a bunch of wonderful things she's giving away...so do yourself a favor and check it out!

Cherish....

I made this canvas along with the 3 canvases on the previous post.....to sell on Etsy....HOWEVER....



I fell in love with this one in particular....(although I still love the other's) as they to me at least are so very different and each mean so much for different reasons....this one I'm drawn to and find that I can't part with it...




at least not today....

Some new canvases....

I've been working on some new canvases for my Etsy shop...and FINALLY got them done...here's the first 3....

this one was my inspiration...it is in my favorite color PINK!!! I just love the little bits of ribbon and lace and the grungy rusty hanger and nails that give it extra bit of texture...I'm loving the little vintage pink flowers and the little green paper flowers they're kinda chartruese or light lime....yummy!!! I'm really enjoying this one in my living room! but I hope it will find a good home!

This one was fun because the little whimsical girl (from a Paper Whimsy collage sheet) has THE Biggest eyes!!! adorable...and the lace and the gorgeous!!! ribbons are just ooo la la!!!
I had to add something to the lace as it's sooo fine you might not notice it...so I added the little butterflies to bring your eye down to the lace to see just how gossamer looking it is....offsets those big baby blues of this darlin'...perfectly!!! and the rusty wire hanger and rusty nails...the grunge to contrast the frou frou of the rest of the piece....I just know this sweetie will find a home quickly!!!




and this little miss has Attitude (notice the capital A).... When she says Believe in Your Dreams....you better listen...hehehehhehe!!! I used my chalks and some copic markers and my white pen...to give her dress some zip...and I love these new peachy orange roses with the green paper flowers that pick up the colors in the vintage lace trim on the bottom....what texture...and the ribbons...yummo....and then top it off with the rusty hanger and rusty nails...just a fabulous piece full of cheer!!! I just got them up on Etsy....so...run on over and check them out...I have more side pics and detail shots on Etsy...


hope you'll check them out and let me know what you think!...

Nestled.....

This is the piece that I made at the ZNE Convenzione. My teacher was a magnificent artist that I admire personally and artistically JoAnnA Pierrotti of Moss Hill Studio...I had a couple of adjustments to make (in particular adding the second loop in the chain and moving the egg from the middle to the side) and then it seemed to take forever to get the time to take the picture and post it... I LOVE it...and hope you do to!!!


THANK you JoAnnA and I highly recommend that if you have a chance to take a class from JoAnnA that you do...she's a great teacher....if you're on the East Coast she's going to be teaching in Conneticut I believe in October ...check out her teaching schedule and she's also scheduled to teach at next year's ZNE Convenzione which is scheduled for April 2009 in Pleasanton....I know I will be there!!!

Ties That Bind...

a group of artists bound together by art and the desire to create a collabortive art doll to help raise funds for Ovarian Cancer Research. I was invited about 2 months ago to create a charm to adorn the wire form that makes up the Art Doll. Here is that charm.... I have Faith that

together we can help to find a cure to this terrible disease and I pray that it is found soon.

PW Quote Challenge....

These are my most recent pieces for the Paper Whimsy Quote Challenge...
Naturally the pink one is my favorite but I like the softness of the Friends one....I hope you like them....and I can't wait for my next post...it's an exciting one....don't know if I can wait till tomorrow...we'll see....
 

 

Sepia moos.....

these are my Sepia moos for the month of August....and just to give you a head's up I wanted to let you know about a wonderful artist Patty Szymkowicz - Magpie's Nestthat is having a giveway to celebrate her 400th post....and from there be sure to head over to
my dear friend Kristin Hubick's shop and blog... Retro Cafe Art ...she's having a giveaway and you don't want to miss out!!!

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Ball Gown

 

This is the gown I made for the Paper Whimsy Bibbidi Bobbidi Ball. If only I were a size .001 and could wear it....I will be displaying in my room next to the Fairy Slippers I received from Rella...from the PW Fairy Slipper Project you can find their pic here....

ZNE....Convenzione....long post...

Well many people from my computer came out of my computer and into my reality. What a wonderful wonderful time. From the registration at Serenity Stoneworks to the shopping at various stores in Pleasanton...a very pleasant town!!!...getting a bite to eat with friends...to a book signing by some dear friends...to the screening of 1000 Journals by Someguy at the Amador theater the first day just flew by!

The second day started with breakfast with SARK....what a "wild and succulent" time....that was!....off to meet some more friends as we mingled....and then off to the hills of Livermore for a wonderful class. Our teacher was JoAnnA Pierotti...artist extraordinaire!!! and in my class was Danielle....Vintage Dragonfly....Kristin (sweetie pie) Hubick of Retro Cafe Arts .....Lani Kent of Healing Expressions, Bonnie, Kathy, and Dori...a great class...wonderful women...fabulous art...and great views!!! then we were off to the Blue Agave for dinner...great food...by now dear dear friends and a silent auction for various ZNE causes!!! this day was over waaaaayyyyy toooo sooon.....







Sunday.....The vendor fair was filled with booths full of fabulous art....suppliers like Hannah's Drygoods....Shoshannah and Mike...fabulous....Chrysti Hydeck and her partner....and Vicky Breslin and on and on...Divalicious goodies...Antique ephemera and just lovely lovely stuff....something for everyone and just as the entire weekend had been filled with the live music of Jon Troast....what an amazing artist!!! I helped JoAnnA, Kristin, Lani and Gina Gabriell( Eleven Morning)...so they could shop and visit and get water and whatever else they needed....and we all had such a lovely lovely time....WOW.....my heart has been full of Joy all weekend....




Monday....for me a short hop over the Carquinez bridge to Port Costa ....Wendy Addison's Theatre of Dreams and her nearby studio all the glitter this glitter diva could want...WOW!!!!....and a cold soda at the Wharehouse bar/restaurant...the only game in town....and then off to Crockett for dinner at Dead Fish restaurant....what a delicious end to a wonderful weekend....Thank you CHEL for ZNE!!!! and for this weekend!!! and thank you to each of you who contributed and who attended....I count it as truly one of the very best weekends of my entire life!!!! I can't wait till next year!!! April 2009....wooohooo!!!!

What I did this summer......VBS and Family Fun Day

Here is just part of my Pre K and K class.....
my class averaged any where from 7 to 12 students a day....we studied the Bible .... we colored we played...
we sang...









and on Sunday afternoon we had a Family Fun Day with Bouncy houses...Water Slides....


cotton candy.....slip and slides....games....popcorn, hot dogs, sno cones, and entertainment as the kids showed us the songs that they learned.....





and they played.....and they played......and they played.....







and a good time was had by one and all......