Happy Fall y'all!
I do not have a green thumb.
I bought these beautiful mums from a school fund raiser.
I just HAD to plan them in my yard.
I also got some cute fall pumpkins.
Aren't they great??
Monday, October 5, 2009
{Mum} is the Word.
Happy Fall y'all!
I do not have a green thumb.
I bought these beautiful mums from a school fund raiser.
I just HAD to plan them in my yard.
I also got some cute fall pumpkins.
Aren't they great??
Sunday, October 4, 2009
More Photography.....A photoshoot for a Friend
I did a little photo shoot last Sunday for a friend. Here are a few of my favorites! I hope you are having a lovely weekend!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Happy World Card Making Day
Yay!! Today is 'World Card Making Day!!"
It has been a busy week! Whew! I thought I would've had time to make some cards this week, but every time I walk into my craft room, I just look around and sigh. It is such a pit at the moment. It is completely unorganized after the Christmas Card workshop last Monday, Friday crop and 2 home gatherings last week! I just haven't had time to get everything sorted out and put back in its home. I hope to do that at some point this weekend.
Maybe tonight I can sit down and clean for an hour and then make stuff for a few hours after that. I am baking up some cinnamon rolls for a brunch/meeting with area art teachers...then I have a photo shoot this afternoon with a friend. I have lots of crafty ideas and I need to get them done before October totally hits me with craziness.
I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of the Christmas Card sets I made for my Etsy shop. I made these way back in July, but I wanted to wait until a little closer to Christmas before putting them in the shop.
Set #1
Set of 6 standard-sized Christmas cards with envelopes. The cards are hand-stamped and embossed.
The envelopes have matching stamping and the paper on the front of the card is embossed with some glitter. Only 6$
Set # 2
Set of 6 standard-sized Christmas cards with envelopes. The cards are hand-stamped and embossed. The gorgeous snowflake stamp is Close to My Heart.
The envelopes have matching stamping and the inside of the card says 'Merry Christmas.'
Set #3
Set of 6 standard-sized Christmas cards with envelopes. The cards are hand-stamped and embossed. The gorgeous heat-embosed snowflake stamp motif is Close to My Heart. The green embossed paper is Martha Stewart.
The envelopes have matching stamping and the inside of the card says 'Merry Christmas.'
Each set comes with matching envelopes and features hand embossing, an interior greeting and free envelope seals!
If you are interested in picking up a set for yourself or as a gift for Christmas, check out my Etsy shop!
Some images may be (c) Close to My Heart.
Okay. It is time for a give away! It has been awhile since I gave anything away at this blog. So here goes. I have one more set of 6 cards. I haven't posted these in my shop yet so I will give you a chance to win them. Now, you don't have to use them as your own Christmas cards this year, but you could give them as a gift if you would like!
All you have to do is visit my Etsy shop and leave me a comment on THIS blog post by 10:00 p.m. Sunday October 2nd. (Also, please add my shop as a favorite if you are also on Etsy!) I will select a winner from the comments and email you with information about the card set. Here is a picture of what you will be getting:
Set of 6 Christmas cards with envelopes. Each card is tied with beautiful SU! ribbon and is hand stamped with "Merry Christmas". The corner design is (c) Close to My Heart and has been chalked with a light tan color!
Happy World Card Making Day everyone!!
It has been a busy week! Whew! I thought I would've had time to make some cards this week, but every time I walk into my craft room, I just look around and sigh. It is such a pit at the moment. It is completely unorganized after the Christmas Card workshop last Monday, Friday crop and 2 home gatherings last week! I just haven't had time to get everything sorted out and put back in its home. I hope to do that at some point this weekend.
Maybe tonight I can sit down and clean for an hour and then make stuff for a few hours after that. I am baking up some cinnamon rolls for a brunch/meeting with area art teachers...then I have a photo shoot this afternoon with a friend. I have lots of crafty ideas and I need to get them done before October totally hits me with craziness.
I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of the Christmas Card sets I made for my Etsy shop. I made these way back in July, but I wanted to wait until a little closer to Christmas before putting them in the shop.
Set #1
Set of 6 standard-sized Christmas cards with envelopes. The cards are hand-stamped and embossed.
The envelopes have matching stamping and the paper on the front of the card is embossed with some glitter. Only 6$
Set # 2
Set of 6 standard-sized Christmas cards with envelopes. The cards are hand-stamped and embossed. The gorgeous snowflake stamp is Close to My Heart.
The envelopes have matching stamping and the inside of the card says 'Merry Christmas.'
Set #3
Set of 6 standard-sized Christmas cards with envelopes. The cards are hand-stamped and embossed. The gorgeous heat-embosed snowflake stamp motif is Close to My Heart. The green embossed paper is Martha Stewart.
The envelopes have matching stamping and the inside of the card says 'Merry Christmas.'
Each set comes with matching envelopes and features hand embossing, an interior greeting and free envelope seals!
If you are interested in picking up a set for yourself or as a gift for Christmas, check out my Etsy shop!
Some images may be (c) Close to My Heart.
Okay. It is time for a give away! It has been awhile since I gave anything away at this blog. So here goes. I have one more set of 6 cards. I haven't posted these in my shop yet so I will give you a chance to win them. Now, you don't have to use them as your own Christmas cards this year, but you could give them as a gift if you would like!
All you have to do is visit my Etsy shop and leave me a comment on THIS blog post by 10:00 p.m. Sunday October 2nd. (Also, please add my shop as a favorite if you are also on Etsy!) I will select a winner from the comments and email you with information about the card set. Here is a picture of what you will be getting:
Set of 6 Christmas cards with envelopes. Each card is tied with beautiful SU! ribbon and is hand stamped with "Merry Christmas". The corner design is (c) Close to My Heart and has been chalked with a light tan color!
Happy World Card Making Day everyone!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
{Aw Snap} October is Upon us!
Oh wow, my October is looking very busy. I apologize in advance if a few days go by with no posts. :-( I may attempt to write short iphone entries a couple of times a week....just to stay active. I have several projects planned including a custom scrapbook for a friend with a Christmas deadline...and a custom guest book for my friend Danielle who is getting married at the end of October. I will post pictures as soon as I get a chance to work on those things!
Anyway, here are some lovely drawings I did a couple of weeks ago. I have a student teacher this semester...it is so nice because I have a helper with grades, art displays and clean up so we tend to get things done very quickly. This has given me time to prepare examples for future projects and do a bit of drawing for myself. I will admit that drawing does not come easily for me.
Let me explain. I can look at something and draw it. I can draw something fairly well, with practice. Sometimes I hate drawing. Drawing can be boring. It is mentally challenging and I have to force myself to sit and draw. I know that I can draw well if I practice, and I am too busy/lazy to practice very often.
Last spring, I got to participate in Art Lab with the Spiva art Gallery and the first session was a two-hour drawing experience. We spent 2 hours creating sketches and drawings for an image bank that we later used for installation art at the gallery. I really enjoyed the time we spent drawing, it changed my perception of drawing in general and I have been itching to set aside time to draw since then....
I brought in a bunch of old cameras (and my computer!) and did some blind contour drawings of each one. I am thinking of doing the same thing with an old beach cruiser, and other vintage things around my house.
Then I did some (not blind) contour line drawings with a black pen of the old cameras. I love all the lines and shapes...this was sooo fun. Drawing can be so theraputic. I will also admit that I was partially inspired by this etsy store.
A parade of old cameras: Brownie, Polaroid, Polaroid (2) Diana, and Holga. (Above, iZone polaroid!!)
Anyway, here are some lovely drawings I did a couple of weeks ago. I have a student teacher this semester...it is so nice because I have a helper with grades, art displays and clean up so we tend to get things done very quickly. This has given me time to prepare examples for future projects and do a bit of drawing for myself. I will admit that drawing does not come easily for me.
Let me explain. I can look at something and draw it. I can draw something fairly well, with practice. Sometimes I hate drawing. Drawing can be boring. It is mentally challenging and I have to force myself to sit and draw. I know that I can draw well if I practice, and I am too busy/lazy to practice very often.
Last spring, I got to participate in Art Lab with the Spiva art Gallery and the first session was a two-hour drawing experience. We spent 2 hours creating sketches and drawings for an image bank that we later used for installation art at the gallery. I really enjoyed the time we spent drawing, it changed my perception of drawing in general and I have been itching to set aside time to draw since then....
I brought in a bunch of old cameras (and my computer!) and did some blind contour drawings of each one. I am thinking of doing the same thing with an old beach cruiser, and other vintage things around my house.
Then I did some (not blind) contour line drawings with a black pen of the old cameras. I love all the lines and shapes...this was sooo fun. Drawing can be so theraputic. I will also admit that I was partially inspired by this etsy store.
A parade of old cameras: Brownie, Polaroid, Polaroid (2) Diana, and Holga. (Above, iZone polaroid!!)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
One little word. {Inspire}
I thought it was a good time to make a list of things that are inspiring me right now. Okay, so maybe they aren't all an 'inspiration' but they are making me happy! This will make a great scrapbook page!
1. m&m minis.....okay, maybe they aren't technically inspiring me to make anything special, they are super delicious though...they are keeping me going.
2. Where the Wild Things Are. I am planning to do a lesson at school with this book. I cannot wait! The movie will be here soon, I know it will be fabulous. Watch the trailer here.
3. Blind contour and contour line drawings of old cameras. Really, I cannot get enough. See more pictures tomorrow! Also, see this post. I love Elsie's blog. Superb. Also, see this etsy shop with some super cute camera stuff.
4. Words with Friends. It is a scrabble-like application on my phone. I am loving it. Even more than my scrabble addiction...I {heart} this. I cannot stop thinking about how cute it is. I need it. Fo sho.
5. Aprons. I am loving making vintage aprons at the moment. I keep looking at aprons on etsy for ideas....Here is my Halloween apron--it has lots of pockets. I am modeling it with my sis last weekend.
6. I love this owl stocking. Soooo cute....Yes, I am thinking about Christmas...I have started listening to carols and making Christmas crafts...See the shop @ Etsy.
7. This blog. I LOVE her beautiful prints and drawings. The natural found objects that she surrounds herself with are just lovely. I am absolutely in love with her sketchbook pages....
8. Glee. I love this t.v. show. It is sooooo funny! I especially love Kurt!
9. Ohmygosh! Checky out the handbags over here. My student teacher bought one last weekend in KC, they are fabby. Check out the blog here.
10. I need this.
11. {Noddin' my head like yeah. Movin' my hips like yeah} Okay, I keep listening to "Party in the U.S.A." when I need a pick-me-up. Thanks Miley Cyrus--this song is the pop music 'Achey Breaky Heart.' Cliché. Catchy. Super annoying. Highly addictive. Forever stuck in my head. {I throw my hands up and the butterflies fly away, 'cause there's a party in the U.S.A.}
12. Seriously thinking about being an owl for Halloween. Thanks Martha.
FYI--I have to have a 'school appropriate costume' for our fall festival...but I totally have the Wonder Woman look going for me...so I may be Wonder Woman for the Halloween parties I go to this year.
1. m&m minis.....okay, maybe they aren't technically inspiring me to make anything special, they are super delicious though...they are keeping me going.
2. Where the Wild Things Are. I am planning to do a lesson at school with this book. I cannot wait! The movie will be here soon, I know it will be fabulous. Watch the trailer here.
3. Blind contour and contour line drawings of old cameras. Really, I cannot get enough. See more pictures tomorrow! Also, see this post. I love Elsie's blog. Superb. Also, see this etsy shop with some super cute camera stuff.
4. Words with Friends. It is a scrabble-like application on my phone. I am loving it. Even more than my scrabble addiction...I {heart} this. I cannot stop thinking about how cute it is. I need it. Fo sho.
5. Aprons. I am loving making vintage aprons at the moment. I keep looking at aprons on etsy for ideas....Here is my Halloween apron--it has lots of pockets. I am modeling it with my sis last weekend.
6. I love this owl stocking. Soooo cute....Yes, I am thinking about Christmas...I have started listening to carols and making Christmas crafts...See the shop @ Etsy.
7. This blog. I LOVE her beautiful prints and drawings. The natural found objects that she surrounds herself with are just lovely. I am absolutely in love with her sketchbook pages....
8. Glee. I love this t.v. show. It is sooooo funny! I especially love Kurt!
9. Ohmygosh! Checky out the handbags over here. My student teacher bought one last weekend in KC, they are fabby. Check out the blog here.
10. I need this.
11. {Noddin' my head like yeah. Movin' my hips like yeah} Okay, I keep listening to "Party in the U.S.A." when I need a pick-me-up. Thanks Miley Cyrus--this song is the pop music 'Achey Breaky Heart.' Cliché. Catchy. Super annoying. Highly addictive. Forever stuck in my head. {I throw my hands up and the butterflies fly away, 'cause there's a party in the U.S.A.}
12. Seriously thinking about being an owl for Halloween. Thanks Martha.
FYI--I have to have a 'school appropriate costume' for our fall festival...but I totally have the Wonder Woman look going for me...so I may be Wonder Woman for the Halloween parties I go to this year.
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