making buttons

it is funny how one thing can lead to another and another and all of a sudden you find yourself creating something that you've never done before.  so it was the other day when i had my paper clay out.  i found myself making tiny buttons.  i made a few others but these are the few i had time to paint and put crystal effects on.  i hope to find myself using them in my art projects. i am really quite fond of those little birds and want to make many more of them.  so what have you found yourself creating that might be different from what you normally do?

monkey business

holidays are so much fun when you share them with people you love.  i was blessed to spend the day with my grandson, benjamin, on halloween.  i got to dress him up in his little monkey suit and take him out trick or treating.  we had so much fun!

journaling

i remember quite a while back i met someone at a spiritual class i attended and during lunch she shared her views on past lives and our souls.  she felt that we could have been anything in a past life, even a head of broccoli.  i don't really know why that has always stuck with me, but when ever i think of her telling me that, i smile.  i wonder what i would have been - surely something sweet and delicious perhaps?  so tell me, what fruit or vegetable do you think you could have been?

making a canvas

after painting that piece of  cardboard the other day i decided to keep painting and pulled out a 6 x 6 canvas to gesso and get ready to use.  i decided to let the cardboard painting as it was but i did use some old vintage text on this painting.  i really like the added interest.  i will do another one because i have an idea of something different i want to try.  doing this canvas made me reopen my etsy shop...if you'd like to purchase this piece of art please check out my etsy shop:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/rocnic23

alcohol ink background technique

painting on cardboard

i saw this technique some place online that said you can wet cardboard and peel away layers to reveal ridges to add texture to your art,  so i decided to give it a try it.  i ripped off cardboard pieces from a packaging box i received in the mail and cut a piece 6 x 6 inches.  i put a layer of gesso on the cardboard and let it dry. i painted the background with acrylic paints and scraped paint around with a credit card.  once that was dry i just drew a design and painted it.  i used a charcoal pencil to outline the drawing. i'm not sure if it is done or not. i feel like i want to add some paper to the background. but for now i'll just let it sit til i decide if it's done.

calendar journal

it is hard to believe but i am still working in my calendar journal. when i first started doing it (june of this year) i was so intimidated by the thought of writing something. i thought that the small area of the calendar would be a great place to start because of the small space provided i wouldn't have to write too much to keep a daily journal.  much to my surprise i find that often times i want to write more than each square can handle and it is hard to pick just one or two things to squeeze into that small space.  i love doodling in it and looking back at what the previous months' recordings were.  i have to thank kate (thekathrynwheel) for the idea.  i saw the idea posted on her blog and asked her if i could do it, too. i am loving the process of it all.

another technique video

baby in a blue hat

time has a way of flying by, doesn't it?  my little grandson, benjamin,  is already 4 months old.  here he is at his little friend's first birthday party.  he sure looks like he is having a great time.  don't you just want to kiss those chubby little cheeks? and honestly, i don't think i'm being partial at all.

smooshed background tape transfer videos