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 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.

Well thanks for stopping by!





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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.

Well thanks for looking and stopping by!

November - Creative Everyday...

The beginning of November is the start of Art Everyday Month. You ask what is this? Well, Leah Piken Kolidas has a great blog and started Creative Everyday and Art Everyday Month - November (check out the site: Art Every Day Month). The goal is to be creative every single day for a month. So I started this journey a couple of years ago... so yesterday I started this piece:

I am really getting into drawing and painting on fabric... To start the creative month I fed my creative mind by checking out my fellow flyer's blogs at the hop (which I will continue today) Last night after work I started the piece above. I am going to make smaller designs on fabric along with the other piece I have been working on. Tonight after work I will work on the above.... hopefully. Now that Project Runway is over I shouldn't be to tied to the TV... oh wait there is now that new show Project Accessory. Oh well, I have a TV in my room.

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

flying lessons.... blog hop

Fly and soar with new wings....

Grow and create and live!

Believe in yourself!

Earlier this year I purchased an e-book by Kelly Rae Roberts... it was based on her e-course Flying Lessons... later in the year she decided to offer the course again and I signed up. Now I had read the e-book from cover to cover already and  was very excited about the course. One of the reasons I wanted to take this course was because I was becoming very unhappy at my work, missing being in a creative environment (used to own a quilt shop) and wanting to start a new business that I could supplement my income when I retire in a few years or so. In the past couple of years I have gotten my creative grove back (it had been lost for about six years) and with that my drive to do more with my creativeness... One of the best things that I have gotten out of this course is the friendships that are being developed in our group... and in this group we are doing a blog hop. I have gotten wings to fly and start heading on this path and the encouragement and kinship that is growing with this wonderful group is amazing.  So go and take a tour and see the talent that abounds in this group. 

And as always, thanks for stopping by and looking!

Check out my follow Flyer's blogs:

Amaranthine Violet http://magic-gypsy.blogspot.com/

Amy Hillenbrand  http://amyhillenbrand.blogspot.com 

Beatriz Peñas B. http://beatrizbepe.blogspot.com/

Beth Cougler Blom http://sobliss.wordpress.com/

Carmen Patti – http://carmenpattistudio.com/wordpress/

Carol Bray     http://theredpaintedcottage.blogspot.com

Christina Fajardo http://christinafajardo.blogspot.com/

Cindy Jones Lantier -- http://www.lantier.org 

Connie Rawlins - http://www.dabblinginlife.blogspot.com/

Dana Brock - http://www.dzynbydana.blogspot.com

Deborah Velásquez-http://deborahvelasquez.blogspot.com

Elissa Brown- http://thefreckledarmy.blogspot.com

Hillary Courson -- http://www.hillarycourson.com 

Jacquie Williamson - www.jacquiewilliamson.blogspot.com

Jane Paynting  http://inkspiredwings.wordpress.com

Janet Forrest http://tatterednworn.wordpress.com/

Jennifer DeVille http://jenniferdeville.com/blog

Jill Lambert - www.jill-lambert.blogspot.com

Julie Hamilton   http://spaark.wordpress.com

Kanchan Mahon - http://Kanchan-Mahon.blogspot.com/

Karen Claverie http://giddyupletsride.blogspot.com

Kari DeSaulnier - http://karidesi.blogspot.com/

Kathleen Conard http://newfromoldcreations.blogspot.com/

Kathleen McKinnon- http://harmonyschoolhouse.com/expressions-blog.html

Kathy May-http://kathymaydesigns.org

Kelley Miller www.kelleymillerartworks.blogspot.com

Kelly Corso- http://birdinatreecreations.blogspot.com/ 

Kelly Hoernig - www.kellyhoernig.blogspot.com

Kim Hyer-http://www.apaperaddict.com/

Kris Lanae Binsfeld -  http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com

Lenore Angela -http://www.lenoreangela.blogspot.com/

Linda Barutha --http://lindabaruthadesigns.blogspot.com

Lisa Michele Products - http://www.lisamicheleproducts.blogspot.com/

Liza Zeni Baker - www.lizazeni.wordpress.com

Lori Leissner--http://leissnerart.blogspot.com

Lori Moon -- http://lorimoonstudio.blogspot.com

Mary Sterk - http://justmarydesigns.wordpress.com

Megan Schmitt www.schmittenwithwords.blogspot.com

Melanie Douthit www.douthitgallery.blogspot.com

Michelle Dwyer http://www.magnetisedbylife.com/

Michelle Reynolds - http://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/

Rachél Payne (Rae)  http://collectingyourself.wordpress.com/ 

Rain Hannah - http://honeyandollie.com/

Rhiannon Connelly - http://www.starrybluesky.wordpress.com

Ruth-Mary Smith http://patchworkfamilieshub.blogspot.com

Sherry Richert Belul - http://simplycelebrate.net/cherry-blossom-soup

Shirley Ann http://leonardarenaissancewoman.blogspot.com/

Stacey Chadwick Brown -  http://staceybrownarts.blogspot.com/

Susan M. Walls-Beverly - http://www.susanscharmingtrinkets.blogspot.com

Teresa Cash-Czech www.asmilemaker.com

Tina Carlborg - www.tinachicky.blogspot.com

Tonya Love - www.passport2creativity.com

Ursula Smith http://www.EasyScraps.com/blog

Zulma Cadena www.edustory.wordpress.com

AEDM Day 30

Well, I cannot believe the month is over.... and so is AEDM. I added more to my journal page... now I may not be able to complete this until I have read The Artist Way. I really have enjoyed being creative almost everyday this month. It has made me relax a little bit more about work. I have stretched a little bit more in what I have been working on. I really enjoy sharing my work and looking at others and their talents. It has been a great experience. Thanks for looking!

AEDM day 28 & 29

Yesterday I played around with fabric, glue, paper and tissue and today...

I had a picture from an old Reader's Digest book that I saved, glued it to the fabric and then glued tissue paper over it. Tonight I flipped it over and added the "cowboy" and more tissue and paper and then did some stitching around it and stitched to a page in  my journal. I have a couple of more ideas to add to the pages before I journal in them.

I can't believe that the month is over tomorrow and that tomorrow is the last day of Art Everyday Month. I am pretty happy with myself that I only missed a couple of days this year. This was my 3rd time participating and I have come a long way in getting back into being creative again. I am so excited!  Thanks for looking!

AEDM Day 26 & 27

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving we had a great time... here are some pictures of what I have been doing...

 I painted some more background pages.... for my journal as you can see above and below... (I noticed that I have a tendency to use the same colors, is that good or bad? I guess it doesn't matter because I have having fun right?)

On the page below I had experimented with fiber, paper glue (on the left side) added some trim buttons and embroidery too...

Yesterday I added the words "move on"

Today I am going to finish this page and continue to work on a zentangle I started this past week but have not posted any pictures yet.  I am moving a little slow as the Doctor doesn't want me using my right hand very much (had a "special" treatment on my elbow to get ride of the tendon problem). I have been good but do have to go to work tomorrow which will be a challenge not to write. Well thanks for looking!

AEDM 22, 23, 24

I have been on vacation from work yippee... I have been wanting to make chair pads for our wooden chairs that go with the kitchen table... started them on Monday and finished today and I worked in my sunflower journal...

I am playing around with fabric, paper, watercolor crayons, paper bags, pages I have painted from old books and magazine clippings for my collage. I am going to try and play around tomorrow after I get my turkey in (and vacuum before company comes). Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for looking.

AEDM day 21

I am always cutting stuff out of magazines and above are some of the words that I have clipped. Below is my journal page I have been working on for a few days.

 I have finished adding "thoughts" by using words cut out of magazines and added lines to journal...

 ahh.... the page is complete....

 This looking out my sewing room window... it's been snowing all day!

we have a lot of quail running around....

 a few more...

I now want to go work on another journal page or try making "paper" fabric that I saw watching a recorded quilting show. Not sure may actually sew... need to make some place mats for my kitchen table. it's nice to be on vacation and not worry about going to work tomorrow and thinking of projects I can do...  thanks for looking!

AEDM day 20

I finished my "Christmas Trees" today. I am now ready to make a full size one for outside.  I am going to drill holes in the wood and poke lights through them.  My oldest daughter now wants to make some of these for her house. Now back down to my room to work on something else.... thanks for looking!

AEDM day 17 & 18

I have been working on my "sunflower" journal for the past couple of days in the evening after work. I started off by drawing the "diamonds" and then last night started adding the other elements last night. I think I am going to add a little bit more and journal.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

AEDM Day 15 & 16 = zentangle #38

For the past two evenings I have been finishing my zentangle #38. I am also thinking of calling it chaos... I am having a inner struggle with working (my job has become not challenging which is hard for an overachiever)and finding a job that is more creative (may have to start another business). Of course, I have to have insurance so finding another job is not a reality, my insurance and benefits are great and with one kid in college you are locked in. I am ready for my vacation next week to snap out of it and will have happy thoughts about work again. Okay, I will have a little wine with my cheese... I know I am lucky so I will happily go to work now...  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

AEDM Day 10 to 14... (skipped 9)

I had to figure out how to work on art, balance work and time on the computer posting and looking at blogs... the computer lost out this last week.  I missed doing anything on day 9 (bad day at work fell asleep in my big chair but who cares, can't let it get you down right!) Here are some pictures of what I have been working on:

My Mom gave me a jigsaw for Xmas last year so I have been wanting to cut out something so I drew the Xmas trees and not sure how they will turn out but, I am having fun!  I am going to make a big one to sit out in front of my porch and maybe put some lights on it... not sure. Well off to work and will do something creative after that.  Have a great day and thanks for looking!