wip

here's a WIP that has been a WIP for a loooooong time and I finally dug it up and am almost done. Just have to finish edging it and putting a clasp on. it's beaded on ultrasuede, which is one of my favorites to bead on if I don't want a lot of background showing, in which case I might use Pellon or Lacy's...and then paint it. The dragon is bone; it was a gift from a friend and I added some color to it with Setacolor. The green and purple ribbons are silk and I just kinda looped it around and then stitched in place.  Haven't quite decided if I am keeping this yet or selling it....

I had SUCH an incredibly frazzly day at work. Eight hours of training on a new computer system, which will be wonderful in the end, but training chews up the brain cells! 

We are getting more registrants yet for the 2010 BJP..... awesome! and what's even better is that Wisconsin registrants are picking up a bit! Sorry to say, no help from me..... :(

wow, seriously in November already!

Wow, halloween is over and I am just getting pics on here.  To the left is Makayla and Sam... lovely girls, huh?

to the right is Sam's mask - Frank from Donnie Darko... anyone seen that movie? it's great. and Makayla in her devastated fairy garb...

and down below, of course Sam and Ozzy....he's such a huggable little guy. (so is Sam!)

Tomorrow I am reserving time for a little bit of work, a little bit of creativity and A LOT of housecleaning.  Everyone get outta my way!

Happy Halloween!

I painted this shirt a long time ago and finally found it again just in time to wear it for Halloween! I just thought it was kinda fun for the holiday... the shirt was an old one of my husband's and I free handed the painting with Setacolor paints.... I'm talking a long time ago, probably when Sam was just a wee baby!  Kinda fun though.......to find something this old and still LIKE it.... :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend...... it is snowing here, great for the BIG KIDS who want to trick or treat.....

photo thursday - simple

Simple.....
the theme for this week at Photo Thursday:
"SIMPLE" (Minimalist, Simple Things, Simple Composition, Pure,...)

these are rocks along the shore of Lake St Joseph in Ontario....

Go to Photo Thursday to join in!

a mini

A mini fall tree.  my camera skills leave lots to be desired. 
Another one of the cardstock frames here, measures about 1-1/2 x 2 inches inside dimension.  The tree is embroidery floss.

For those asking about my hair, yep, it's growing!!! It's probably around 1 inch long all over. VERY soft (like a kitten!) and quite unused to doing anything even remotely stylish! but it's hair, and MY hair, and I am quite pleased!!!

photo thursday - beauty

My offering for photo Thursday....flowers.

The purest beauty offered by God. 

The theme for this week was
"BEAUTY" (Sunset, Nature, People, Houses, Eyes,...)"

Go to Photo Thursday to enter your pic! Next week's theme is "simple".....

a new mini

another mini, this one on a tiny scrap of gold silk that came from a jacket I dismantled. The jacket was made of lots of different silk squares, so when I tired of wearing it, well, now I have lots of squares to use! I'm working on embellishment with beads a little bit more, practicing for the 2010 BJP.... still thinking about what my final shape and size is going to be.

And here's another pic of SNOW on my favorite now dead flowers in my garden. :(  However, by time I got home from work last night, the snow was all gone. thankfully. too early!

I didn't receive any BJP registrants yesterday!

Only 1 on Monday!