Covers Almost Done

I think this is upsidedown hehe. This is the normal size journal I am doing for "the Remains of the Day". I sewed the cover and the tie on, but I still have some details I would like to add.

This is the smaller one. I have aspirations of making this my daily journal. I have decided to use nothing but handmade journals I made this year for the one I carry daily and that they will all be short so I will finish many over this year of 2010! My next journal will be made using as many stickers as I can. I have a big overstock of stickers...I love stickers! It is a big weakness of mine. I hope to make the journal in the same fashion as the remains journals. I am a bit ahead of myself though (LOL) I have not sewn any pages for these two yet. I have a bunch of stuff ready for steps 1 and 2 .... I hope to get to those before I get anymore done with the covers. Just waiting for good op to do the first part of the sewing of the pages.

Here is the SB dog mascot dressed pretty ellaborate this year for the holidays. Hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays this year!! HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!!!!!

Remains of the Day On-Line Journal Class

Remains of the Day Class by Mary Ann Moss:

So far, SOOOOO fun :). I started 2 books! I am itching to get the covers done enough to add the tie and be able to start on the pages. Maybe today? Then onto the new page videos!

Multitasking?

I'm at work catching up on x-ray printing and lunch and the on line journal class videos. Hmmmmm

Christmas is Comming

MMMM Christmas party at Opals for work this year. The Brulet said "Enjoy"....

So I did :)

I put up my tiny tree this year...I'm liking it. Nothing like some lights to make you smile!

Art Clinic Art Christmas Party

Had the Chistmas party at the Art Clinic. I had a lot of fun! It is so rare lately to have the time to just do art. So rare infact that I got all worked up with the idea of getting something done or finished, brought a ton of stuff to sort through or finish, and ended up starting a new project which I got a bit intimidated by and did not finish....not even close. So my only goal I completed was the ornament.

Calling this bird "the New Bird". It was gifted to a very happy participant in the ornament exchange. I threw the feet on last minute before the trade. It turned out pretty good. I hope to find the time to finish something sometime soon that I had started LOL

Art Party at the Set Clinic

Still trying to finish the ornament for the exchange. Cutting it close LOL. I got less than an hour. It is a bird if you can't tell. Hehe

Trailers are Finished!

I lost one to a bad chain link, but 4 made it and they look great! Yay! Now onto the next project: ornament exchange on the 10th. I am excited but nervous about getting it done and achieving my expectations. Being a mommy and an artist is so hard, but wonderful.

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Soooooooo close to finished but not :( I am sure tonight will be plenty of time to finish it.

Silly Girl

MADDIE AND ME HANGING OUT AT THE COFFEE SHOP WAITING TO GO TO HER SCHOOL (tECALOTE dAY cARE) for Thankgiving Party.

Ealy Thanksgiving at the Beach

The gathering was great! It is so great just to see everyone!!!! Seems like so long. I wish we could get together more often. I feel like I did not get to visit with everyone, but that happens a lot lately hehe. Maddie loved watching the waves from the wall.

Madison and her cousins Gregory, Riley and..

( the newest to the McNutt's) Eric....aaaawe!!

Got a Little More Done on that Mural...

...with a little help. hehe

I'm liking it, but I still have a bunch more work to do. I had hoped to get it done for Queen of Arts....yeah right! I had a few bracelets started too hehe. I do have high hopes for next year though! I took a day off and had some Baby help last Monday and it was crazy how much I accomplished! I made 3 trailor pendants for Imagine, finished a 4th one that was almost complete and found one already made. Now I just need some studio time to do all the finishing. I am giving myself the goal of bringing them to SB by Monday. Seems doable. Wish me luck!!

Painting Again

This is a terrible picture...don't look at me LOL. Okay...so I started a new painting....and its HUGE hehehe. It is exciting to paint again. I like it so far. I painted today on it, but I have not loaded the pictures yet. The next step is the grass. I sure hope I get it at least close to done by next weekend. It could happen. Stay tuned.

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Mother's Day Gift

I made one of these for my mom last year too. I am totally amazed I found time to make it, and that I like the way it came out. I need to find more of these purfume bottles. I love making these, althpough they are super hard. Takes a lot of patience to get everything layered right. It never goes the way I plan.

DJ's Cool Cool Class!!

Blogger is being a bit buggy....Here are some pics I took of the book I made in DJ Pettitt's "the layered view" class. I really liked the techniques and was super stoaked to come out of the class with a pretty complete book. I do plan to add a bunch more, especially to the insde.

All in all it was a great class!! It felt so good to be able to do some art again! It has been so hard to find the time to do anything lately.

A Card I Made for a Shower

This card was the inspiration for the onsies I made the the art show. I am on a birdnest kick. I thought I had posted these before, but I guess I forgot.

Queen of Arts Show

Baby has kept me happily preoccupied and away from the "doin art" scene, but I was able to make 9 onsies for the show and sell a few things left over from last year. I made a stamp of a nest and but a cut out of flanel for the egg. This image would not load right.I put a heart on the rear of them all, cause baby butts are just THE cutest!!

I think they went over well. To se a picture of what they look like on a super cute baby... go to my baby's blog: pinktomatoe.blogspot.com and look at the entry titled "Baby Model"

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Working ATCs for March

I only made 4 of these and only one is done. I made Valentine ATCs for our last trade, but I did not get pictures. I had all these great ideas for those, but ran out of time and the technique I wanted to do did not work right. Now I need to come up with some more ideas for more cards for next trade. 4 will not be enough hehe. Last trade there was like 20 people and I only had 12 cards. I need to make 20 for each time now...wow. I need to decide what the other 16 are going to be. This one is a little complex, but maybe I will make at least a few more.

The is a party at the Art Clinic on leap day...February 29th. I think there will be an ATC thing there too. I should make some Year of the Rat ATCs to trade. We'll see how lazy I am this weekend...I got a lot of ideas of stuff I want to finish this 3-day weekend, but odds are that I need some rest and to do tax work and clean and those things will consume the weekend. I will prob be lucky to make a journal entry lol.

I did get, AND FINISH, a special order for a crow necklace for Imagine Gallery for Valentine's Day. That seemed huge to me. I got a few jewelry pieces in the works, but they are kinda low priority. HAPPY 3-DAY WEEKEND!! for all that get one!!

Flowers From My Valentine

mmmmm mmmm mmmm someone really loves me :D

Finished ATCs

New ATCs for January trade. I actually made time to do some real work on them. Made 12 of them and traded 10. Saving a couple out for a special journal. These are to celebrate a new baby girl due in April. I got a cool idea for next month's trade...lets hope I find the time.

ATCs in Progress

Working on the ATCs for the January trade. Feels good to get some paint on my hands.



Here is the finished True Colors II Journal for Blue and Ochre. This might be the last one in the trade...not sure though.

Here are some thank You cards I made for some really sweet and thoughtful gifts that were given to me. Thank You!!!!!

My New Year "Party"?

Yes..you guessed it....I was playing WOW again for New years. This is my nifty drink I made to try and make my night special. I had a horrible cold this time. The drink is tropical sherbert, pinapple, and gingerale with some whipped cream on top....super yummy! No skinny dipping this year hehe. I sure wonder what next year will bring.

Working at My Desk

Working on some thank yous. Feels good to be working...It will feel even better to get them done.

I am working on ATCs for next week too. I will post those later. I am almost half done with them. It has been a while since I have found some actual time to put real work into them...lets hope it shows. I already have my idea for next month too. I also hope to post my latest True Color II Journal. It is Blue and Ochre, just like the theme colors I had for the ARTBAR True Colors event. I have hopes to work on jewelry next weekend....maybe. Cross your fingers for me.

Journal is Finished

My old red journal is now finished. I started it 8/11/06 and the last entry was 12/24/2007.

Here is the cover, some of the last entries, and the inside cover. The next journal I started when I was at LE and Jon's house in Seattle. I have already finished like 5 or 6 pages in it. The new journal is shorter, so I bet it will bwe done before the end of the year, at least I hope so.