Paint Party Friday

Hello Friday Friends!!! 

After days of rains and storms the sun is shining :) It's cooler but that's ok...still warm enough to play outside. 

 The Peach colored Daffodils are blooming...

...when I bought these bulbs they were advertised as PINK.... yeah right. They were a paler peach the first year but never PINK. They are pretty though so I've forgiven them♥

 The whites and the "Ruffles" are blooming now too.. 

 I love the all whites of this type ♥

This fall I will be looking for more of the miniatures and  what ever other types I can find that I don't have already . Also more yellows for the front bed. 

Here's where the WIP canvas looks like it might be going this week...

.... Haven't decided for sure yet. 

The card that I started redoing last week... 

... went this direction....

I'm calling her done again :) 

I really like where she went and it shows how my face painting skills have improved over the past 3 years :) 

So now I'm going to try and do something with this one this coming week...

I like having these small projects that keep me doing art....but don't cut into my gardening time at all :) 

Today's Random Thoughts 

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Paint Party Friday and Art Journal Journey

Hello Friday Friends!!!

It's been a high activity week here and now it's going to be a pay for it weekend :) 

But I don't mind because I accomplished what planned for the week and a few (feels like all) sore muscle is worth the price. (well maybe ) 

First the art.... 

I have a new WIP canvas going. 

 It started with a bunch of paper towels I brought home from work. back when I worked in the paint dept. We would wipe our fingers off after dabbing the colors on the paint cans when customers order paint. 

I tore them up and glued them down on a 

11" X 14" canvas.  

Then I added some random color.... and then some texture...

.... waiting to see where she goes from here :) 

I also worked in an art journal this week too. 

Favorite poems and quotes is the theme this month at Art Journal Journey. I used to write poems when I was younger and had more functioning brain cells. I decided to see if I used some of those old cells I might be able to write again at least once in a while. 

So here is my  April Rains poem and journal page....

.... not the greatest poem ever written but not bad for jump starting long dead brain cells. 

I found an old card I had done back in 2012 that I hated at the time but didn't throw it out for some strange reason...

...at some point in time I had doodled on the background to try and save it....it didn't work . So now I'm going to try and repaint the face and see what happens...

...those green eyes just don't want to go away so it will be interesting to see what happens as I add more layers of paint. The card just may end up weighing to much to every mail :) 

The reason for all of the sore muscle was the pounding in of 6 fence post for the veggie garden and the spreading of black mulch for the front flower beds...

...no pictures of those fence post but I think they are the responsible devils for the muscle pains :) 

Random Thoughts for Today...

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Friday Again :) 

Just want to give a shout out to Eva & Kristin for continuing to host this event year after year for 5 years and 3 weeks now. WOW!!!! 

My forever WIP is finally done :0) 

Here she was last week...

... and here she is now... with just subtle changes and shadings to finish her off...

" Gathering Spring Flowers" 

I also played with the "Gelli Plate" a bit this week. Printing a few more blank note-cards.

Then got out the gell pens and some ink and brushes and enhanced a couple of them...

...I'ms till on a learning curve with this process :) 

The weather was lovely here most of the week until yesterday and the temps dropped AGAIN :(  There was frost on the deck this morning and I haven't stuck my head outside to see what if any damage occurred with the plants. Supposed to be even colder tonight so I'll be tossing some blankets and sheets on some of the  more tender plants. 

I did too much in the garden on Monday ... it was beautiful out and I just couldn't stop.

 My constant companion who is more often in the way than anything... he turned 6 this week. 

Bales of straw placed in the veggie and herb garden waiting for the warmer weather to start the conditioning process. I will probably get at least one more truck load of straw before the season really begins and I still have  post and support wires to add to most of them. 

So the rest of the week was very laid back and mostly staying inside to stay out of trouble :) 

Random Thoughts for Today..

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Paint Party Friday

Hello Friday Lovers :) 

It was a crazy busy week here with lots of creative stuff and gardening happening. 

First off though BIG CONGRATS! to 

Linda K 

I know you will love spending that gift card :) 

So happy that Kristin and Eva still keep our fantastic group going week after week ♥

First off I did a little bit more work on my never ending WIP.....

...and no she hasn't said she's finished yet. 

Then I worked on getting things ready to make my Spring Equinox DreamWheel.

I had a vision early in the week that it would go something like this....

... with lots of photos of plants and art and healthy living and food. 

Then when I actually started it  she went like this....

....and then like this....

She ended up on my wall like this...

.... she hangs above my desk  where I have had a Dreamboard I made a couple of years ago hanging...actually I just hung the new one right over the other one. 

Here's the older one...

....as I set here looking at the new one I see where I want to add a few words here and there :) So I guess it's another WIP :) 

I share  my Creative Space with my husband. He gets a small corner of the room and most of one wall. My "STUFF" just seems to take over everything. :0) 

I've been working on reorganizing a bit and this week I bought a wonderful little helper...

... I can roll it around where ever I need it . 

I AM TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH IT! ♥♥♥

I even rolled it out to the kitchen this morning to work on my DreamWheel on the center island. I may just have to buy another one to keep in the kitchen :) 

Some Random Thought's for Today

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It's a Milestone Friday!!! 

A birthday party of the fabulous kind ♥

Celebrating FOUR YEARS of great adventures in our little corner of the  art world! 

THANK YOU 

EVA & KRISTIN!!!!

For keeping the dream alive and strong!

This weeks art is minimal here.. I've been taking advantage of the very warm days to get the yard cleaned up and ready for the real Spring planting season. More to do than  normal this year because of being injured last year and unable to do the fall chores. 

I did get some progress on the WIP I've been sharing the past few weeks. 

Here's where she was last week....

.... and here she is today....

She's not finished yet but she is definitely finally taking shape. 

Here's a couple of garden pictures for those who are interested.

..before much clean up work...

  ...then after much pulling and finally burning off the weeds...

I was lucky enough to get cardboard and black plastic down on a big chunk of it last fall and that part is looking great as I pull the plastic back to check it out. I'll cover it back up until planting time so the weeds don't try to move back in. 

Random thought's for the day....

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