Fall Friends

Working on stuff for a new workshop!  

Using Gelli prints with Sizzix die cuts on wood blocks.

Gelli Buzzzz Workshops!

I am getting ready to teach my first workshops!  Workshop one will be a basic Gelli printing class.  This little project will be the advertisement for my second workshop, how to use those wonderful Gelli prints.  I will be teaching at Hive Supplies for Art and Living, a brand new shop and workshop space in Gastonia, NC.    I am BUZZING with excitement to teach the things I love with new creative friends!

little homes on wheels

Painting along with one of Junelle Jacobson's tutorials...

I tried splatters...should have used a smaller brush!

Watercolor Rust

I am still playing with watercolors this summer.  I came across a picture in Country Living magazine of some old rusty yard tools, ripped it out and stuck it in my "To Paint" folder way back when!  Found the folder last night when I couldn't sleep (which is like every night lately... in the back of my mind, I know that my summer break is coming quickly to an end so I stay up to squeeze in more play time.) I pulled out the little picture and thought I would try to capture the rust in watercolor.  It is done on a 4x6 hot press paper card.  I then used my new photo corners to attach it onto a Gelli printed tip-in page of my art journal.  I am really liking the photo corners..it allows me to take the little paintings out if I choose to.

Week two projects of "Farmer's Market" class...

 My trip to the farmer's market last Saturday was delightful.  There was a man there selling his jars of cucumber pickles.  I didn't get a good picture of his table but I found my source picture in a magazine.

This was a project that taught us about color blocking:  Painting color areas before drawing things. Different and I enjoyed the process!

A little DIY on old curtains.

When we moved, I brought all of my old curtains with me hoping to reuse them.  They were all too short for the rod placement I had in mind.  Pinterest inspired....I added the striped fabric to the bottom of my old white Target curtains.  I had four white panels, bought four yards of fabric at Hobby Lobby with coupon for $13.59, and a roll of printed burlap ribbon.  I measured very carefully three different times to make sure that the seam for the added part would fall in line with the bottom of the window molding.  

Gosh that's a pretty truck!

I have never been so excited to see a truck as I was this morning at 8:20 am!  Pottery Barn furniture has been on my ultimate wish list (probably the never get list) for a very long time.  Down sizing required me to rid my old, big house of a lot of furniture and things we had had for over two decades.  Most things I sold on Craig's List, allowing me to put away some money for a new sofa.  That muscle guy is unloading my slip covered sectional sofa!  Gosh thats a pretty truck!