The angel is done...

Here she is...

outside...

on the tree....

Even thought I am not a doll maker, I do love how my angel turned out. I will have her for a long time and maybe I can make a new "sign" for her to hold during the year and have her out when Christmas is over. I do also like how my new garland came out too.  This has been a year of change and I am sure there is more to come.

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Progress is being made on my angel...

Progress on my Angel... I think she will be finished soon!

When I am painting I always have pages from old books around and then I use up paint on them when I a finished painting on something. I had a collection of pages that have been prepared.  When I was painting the body of the angel I was thinking of using fabric to make up her "dress" but I was looking at some of my painted pages and some snowflakes I had made earlier in the month and thought that ummmm that is what I am going to do, cut out snowflakes from those pages. That is what I did and put them all over her body. I glued them down with matte medium gel. After the gel was dried I outlined the snowflakes with ink. Next steps, her face and hair, not sure how well that will go, I am not much of a doll maker.

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Angel re-do...

I started working on my new angel tree topper and did not like how it was turning out with the paper mache I was using (I purchased some stuff at the art store to try).  Needless to say most of her went into the trash. I saved the head and the plastic water bottle. Now I have begun anew:

This time I used torn book pages and matte gel medium to "glue" it together. I must say it is turning out much better than the last. I meant to take a picture of my failure but I didn't. Well I think I am off to a better start that before. I need to get this done so I can put up my Christmas tree.

More to come and thanks for stopping by and looking.

More decorations for the tree started...

So I also feel the need to create a new angle for the top of my tree all inspired by an article in the November  Cloth Paper Scissor's magazine...

I tried to find a link to the article but couldn't. The article is Angels among us by Erin Butson. Now mind you she is in the beginning stages and not sure how she will turn out. It will be done with papier-mache... this reminded me of a project I did years ago as a Campfire Girl and I still have the angel (I will have to take a photo of her too). More to come as she needs to be done soon.

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Working on a new garland....

Some times I get an idea in my head and then I had just have to go with it... this year I am making a new garland for my tree and making it up as I go along.... 

I am hoping to have a few strands done before the weekend because I do have to decorate my tree... what a laundry list of things that I must get done by the end of the week. I do have a dream of even making some gifts before Christmas... Why do I seem to wait until the last minute? Do you ever do the same thing?

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time is traveling to fast....

I cannot believe it is December 6, 2011 already and that I have not been able to post since November 26, 2011. All thanks considered I have been slammed and not by the usual work schedule but by trying to prepare for...

Yes along with trying to get ready for the holidays my youngest is graduating from college. I have been making announcements and, not only is it her graduation but it is also her birthday... wow how time does travel and pass by. One minute there a newborn baby and the next they are graduating from college on their birthday. We will also have guest arriving for the celebration and holidays. Boy, I better get busy and put up my tree....

Well, thanks for stopping by and looking...

M.I.A. but still being creative....

Between getting sick (a lot better now) and a lot of overtime at work... I have still been able to be creative and do AEDM (almost everyday)...

finished painting....

ATC for December trade....

As I mentioned above, I have been able to squeeze in some creativity time... I have finished painting my "fabric" and now to to cut it up, embellish it and make something out of it. I have some ideas but not sure what direction it will go. I worked on and finished my ATC cards for my group I am in... Flygirls. The theme is winter and I made snowflakes and what fun it was... 

Well it is time to go back into my room to work on some Christmas things... thanks for stopping by and looking!

AEDM day 12 and 13, where did 8,9,10 and 11 go?

Last week was a bust for me as far as making art... I was sick and of course there is my goofy daughter who broke her foot and I say goofy cuz she is 25 and was at a friends got up off the couch to go to the restroom and rolled her foot and broke it... ummm  she said that's all that happened... so on Saturday and Sunday I was able to work on a few things:

I added some color to the design.

I have been adding more details.

I belong to a group, Flygirls ATC Group and these are the lovely cards that I received...

made by Shari Ozaki

made by Deborah Velasquez

made by Teresa Cash

So as I mentioned last week was a little rough trying to work on anything. Both my girls work in elementary education one works in a special needs class (she has graduated) and the other is student teaching (graduates in December) and it is almost like when they started school...  they bring everything home and you get sick. Enough about being sick... I purchased some liquid dye this past weekend and am now using it to outline my drawing that I am painting in on fabric. I may have to purchase more but I do like the acrylic paints I am using right now. I am very excited about my ATC cards, I have never made them before but am enjoying this very much. The group of gals I am in with are very talented.

Well, time to go, getting late...  Thanks for stopping by!

AEDM Day 6

Started off this morning working on my journal, was laying out my page and received a call from my daughter that she thought she broke her foot. I met her at the urgent care and sure enough it was broken. It was rather silly how she did it but she did it. After getting her home and set up at her place I came home and got it together and put my page together. My daughter had shown me a web site where you use paint and write letters on waxed paper, when dry you peel off a letter and glue down with Modge Podge. Have many more ideas to try with that method.

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AEDM 4 AND 5...

This is a comb post of day 4 and 5 of AEDM... progress on the stamp on Friday:

Started finishing the outside of the paisley.

By the time the night was over I almost had the middle done.

This morning and after a bit of housework it did this:

The stamp is finished!

The stamp has been used...

Two different mediums used...

Also took a picture....

Today I pretty much was in my room with the exception of the time it took me to vacuum my kitchen floors. I was able to finish the stamp and see what it looked liked. The first time I tried the stamp out I used acrylic paint (the red one) and the second time was with a stamp pad. I outlined one of each in black and then the other two without. I like how both turned out, each has a different look. I do enjoy carving stamps, I have a few that I have done now. I think the next time I am going to use linoleum. I have a small block have just not tried it yet. When I was cleaning the stamp off I saw a hawk taking a bath on our swimming pool cover. We actually got a mix of rain and snow last night. That water had t be freezing but he didn't care.

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AEDM - Day 4

Here is what I worked on last night carving a stamp....

I am thinking of entering another reader challenge that is in Cloth Paper Scissors so, I drew a design, reversed the image, transferred the design using graphite paper and now I am carving it into a stamp. I am hoping to finish this weekend and do a test stamp. I have a few other stamps that I have carved, I do enjoy the process. We will see how far I get tonight.

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