Blog Give-a-Way Winner!!!!!

Ok putting all the names in a bag....
reaching in.....
got one.....
unfolding it....
and the winner is.....
Marzel of a Play of Light and Shadow!

Marzel I need your address now!

Congratulations!
Thank you to all that signed up!!!!
I hope you had fun!!!
Watch for another Give-a-Way!

Oh! Soooo Pretty Jewelry

I just added these beautiful necklaces and bracelet to my Etsy Store!
This first one is made with a beautiful Purple Quartz Crystal for the pendant! It looks stunning...but that just may be my Humble Opinion!

This one is made from shell and stone. Combining the sea and the land in these down to earth 'Earth tones'.

Oh sooo pretty and pink!

Come on over to Etsy and visit me to see what else I have to offer!!!!

W.I.P. Update!

Back about a week ago I posted some unfinished pieces..... here they are done!
Don't forget to check out my Blog Candle Holder give away!!!!

BLOG GIVE AWAY TIME - June-

Now until Friday 26th. Winner will be picked Saturday!

It's about 130 days until HALLOWEEN and these Wooden Candlesticks painted with acrylic paint will get you on your way to that 'Halloween Feeling'! What better way to begin getting ready for the season!
They do have a metal insert for the candle to sit in, which is not shown here in the pictures.

All you have to do is post a comment here for one chance.
Want a second chance? Post about this giveaway in your Blog, and let me know!
And I will add you name again to my little brown bag

Banished!

Raskis says:
I look innocent don't I? But when you look at the picture below you'll see how bad I can be! I....and my fellow house mates have been BANISHED from the Art Room when mom (Lynda) leaves! She kicks us out and closes the door! She even wakes us up as we snoze in the window to make us leave, how Rude!

Lynda says:
You're darn right you ain't staying in the room when I'm gone! Look at that mess...and this picture isn't showing all of it! Paintbrushes, packing peanuts, pens, mail,scrubbies, beads, gourds... even down the hall stuff was scattered everywhere! They....oh I am sure it was Raskis, even chewed the sequins off my flip-flops!
Spoiled kitties don't like me being out of the house so much with summer being here!

What's New?

What's new!?!
I have survived another weekend! They just go by way too fast!
But I've been working hard doing some revamping over on Etsy!
I have a special offer, a great deal happening there!
Buy three ACEO Prints and get one ACEO Print FREE!!!!!
You pick the ones YOU want!
I have a listing up just for this offer!
I'll be adding more prints as time goes!

Kicking back for the weekend!

I'm taking a tip from O'Siris...kick back for the weekend!
This is my youngest kitty, but not the rottenest, which is Raskis!
Here O'Siris lays, got the dog bed all to him self! Yes, dog bed! They don't make big cat beds!
Normaly there's three 10 to 15 pound cats all snuggled up in it, not room for four, they have tried! This bed is at my feet in my artroom....gotta stay near me, they may miss something!
So all you peoples....kick back the week end is here!
Have fun! Be safe! And drink one for me!

Creepy Clowns! Oh My!

Stay close to home children, Creepy Clowns are coming up out of the Haunted Swamp looking for you!

Creepy Clowns is Junes Theme/Challange for Ebay group SEHA- Society of Eclectic Halloween Artists! From what I've seen there are some wonderful... I mean Creepy! "Creepy Clowns' made by members for this Theme and up for auction this week!
Oh So Very Creepy!!!! This is mine, his blue eyes keep watching me!

My story..... Here I hang from this cord, I have no body, only a head. I can not run or jump...but when the lights go out...watch out!
He is 8 inches tall with a 2 inch stem. Total of 10 inches!
His hat is covered in happy polka dots, tied to it is a glittering yarn that holds colorful pony beads.

Works in Progress!

I got down to work! I did get something done! Has been crazy around here....I guess that keeps things interesting!

Managed to get these base coated and painted! One of the hardest things to figure out is what color to paint each of them...since I have no idea what they will become!

I'll work on them more today since it looks to be wet and gloomy! But I know me....I'll go out and move a plant between paint drying... then I'll get lost as to what I need to be doing! I am easly side tracked! Cats and kittens to feed, birdfeeders to fill...... house to clean, laundry to do.......


See I got side tracked again!
This is my artroom window where I sit and create! I put up new pretty purple glittery curtains! Friendship/Witches Glass balls hang amoung about 9 crystal/prisms. In the picture they are hard to see. When the sun hits just right color floods my world!... hmmm I need to climb up there and fix that top right side......

I won something...but from who???????

I have been searching and searching blogs! I won a gift and I don't know who to thank!
It is a doll with a cloth wrpped body. A glass glob head with a pumpkin. Has copper wire arms and about 3"tall.
Shipper lives on Cold Springs Road in CA.
I would like to say thank you..but to who!

Monday already!

Monday already??!!!
Weekends just go by so fast!
I finshed my Saturday (in my last post) with a Bon fire and food! After finishing some pesky undone projects that were started and not finished a Bon fire with some family and friends is always a welcome way to end a day. Played some yard games until dark, sat around a roaring fire and cooked out and relaxed!
Now it's time to get something done...and wait until the next weekend!


I just listed this wonderful necklace over on Etsy.... I did have some thoughts of keeping it for myself! I love it!

Here's a peek of a dangle/bangle Pretty in Black braclet...it's over at Etsy too!

So here I set...waiting for the weekend! Enjoy life it is short!

Beautiful Day!

What a beautiful morning! Woke up to sunshine and birdsong! A nice cool morning breeze coming in the bedroom window... breath in, enjoy!
I am so torn on what to do today! Part of me wants to paint. The other part knows I have 'other' things to do! But when I went out onto the back deck and these water lily blooms welcomed me...I knew what had to be done! I need to get some outside things finished. Planting a few more things (oh that is never ending), moving a plant here or there. It's like painting with a plants! I need to get a few things done because I am in a pond and garden show this coming July. Monies from ticket sales go to Akron Childrens Hospital.


Wanted to share with you some of my yard....my excape from the rat race! This is not this years picture, but one from a couple years ago. Some things have changed but not too much.... more grown up now. I'll show more pictures later when things start to bloom! This is my Windchime garden. I have chimes tucked in all over hanging overhead. I just love the sounds!!!!

New Hauntings!

Last night I listed these wooden candle sticks on Ebay! Come on over and check 'em out.... you do know Halloween is less then 150 days away!!!!!

Here's my Haunted Birdhouse! Bats fly within the trees, a dark star hovers over the town...... spooky!

Now as I promised myself....I must get something done in this artroom! It needs a cleaning...if something else doesn't side track me. I am very good at getting sidetracked!

Work in progress * WIP

Here's something I'll share with you! I felt like I should post something. So here it is!

This is where it begins, well almost. This is one section of my gourd arbor (last year). This is where these gourds begin life...

We've skipped a few steps here..well we skipped a year!
The gourds have grown, dried, cleaned, base coated, some painting...and started a new life....a life of a Haunted Swamp Halloween gourd!

After many hours, sometimes days... in the end this is what they became!

Mondays thoughts

Friendship

What is it? Or what is it not?
The definition of Friendship: Companions or peers with whom one has common interests, emotional bonds, and social relationships.

Lots of people have relitives, some are friends some are not. People work with friends, some aren't friends.
There are many degrees of friendship. Casual friend, close friend, best friend, false friend..... on and on....
Sometimes you'll find friendship means more to you then it does to another 'friend'. Some put conditions on their friendships others don't. Some friendships last for a day, a week, a year, some forever.
Some friendships are even toxic!!!!
Being able to trust and relax with a friend is a big part of friendship. There are even friends that you may not see for long periods of time, and the relationship remains intact. Friends know when the other is in trouble or has a problem just by the way they say Hello. True friendship is selfless.
I may tell you you are full of poo ,but I am still your friend! We may not alway agree, but I will still be your friend.
Many people may have many friends. But... how many of them are their true friends? Really think about that one!
Although friends may not be forever, and they may not be together in the end, the memories of a true friendship will last for eternity.

Nice Friendship Quote : "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer.