I worked on some Valentine Art this weekend. I love Valentines Day.. Found cones at Michaels on clearance for .80 cents each. I snatched them up. I made 4 and will use the rest for Easter or Birthdays. Here are my creations.
I also worked on a Valentine Art Journal. Its a ROD journal.. this was so fun..
Thats what Ive been doing for Valentines Day.. XO
Last year I decided to do Project Life. I am glad I did. It was a little more challenging than I thought it would be. You do have to keep it up and be organized. Lots of trips to Costco and lots of arranging pictures and remembering moments. I did have fun coming up with my own PL cards... Here are some of them..
Here are some of my pages in this thick, thick book...
If you havent done Project Life. I suggest you try it. I am not sure if I will do it again this year. The verdict isn't in yet. I do have to say that I love to look back at this year, even if it was a very sad year for us because we did lose my Mother in Law. So heartbreaking. I am working on a Valentine Art Journal. I did a online class from Marla Ann Moss.. so awesome! I did the full tilt boogie. Will show you in my next post. XO
Hello. Where do I begin? Lets start with .... I am creating again. New year, new Me.. Ive had a break from creating and its now time for me to do one of the things I love. The past couple of years have been amazing. Ive changed so many things in my life. One of them has been my diet. Slowly I am channging the way I eat and take care of myself. That means juicing. If you havent done it, please try it. Smoothies with kale are my favorite. Lets just say kale is my favorite. I dropped down to almost my weight when I got married. Not only do I fit into everything, but I feel so great. When you concentrate on different things in your life, something starts lacking. That means my Art. I think I needed to detox from it. It was cleansing. It was great for a while. But the truth is, Ive missed it. I still love it. I need to add it back in my life. Slowly this time. Today was the day. I have a cold. Anyone that knows me knows I cant sleep during the day. I decided to go into my office and create. Get ready for it.....
Making these vintage style Valentines Day cones for my Sweetie Pies. ...
I didnt stop there... I added some heart elbow patches for a sweater...
The elbow patches were from Pinterest of course. Still on Pinterest... probably everyday. Ive decided this blog will not just be about Art.. but my daily life. This includes my Teaching adventures, my clean eating and everything else that comes to mind. This year will be a more rounded year. .. cant wait.. !
New Journal.... so inspired by Mary Ann Moss.. Bought her class online Full Tilt Boogie and her awesome labels.. so fun!! I needed this.. Ive been so blah on Art lately and uninspired. This was just the online class I needed! here is more from this journal and then I will show you my Portland journal.. The image was bought on ETSY.. love her! The binding was a little hard for me.. but it was my first one, and she did say to practice the binding technique.. but I didnt.. should have listened.
here is my Portland Travel Journal..
here are the inside pages..
Thank you for the inspiration Mary Ann Moss... I needed it!!! Also pinterest.. I hear you!
Happy Birthday Simone Elise!! My niece is 2!! I have been moving for the past month. Wow, glad that is done!! Completely different feel to the new Home. Studio is getting set up. I got rid of so many things! I will share studio when its done. I finally got around to doing some Art. I made a Vintage Style Birthday book for my adorable little niece. Here are some pictures to share...
I couldnt resist. the last page has a picture of my Mom, Me and her Dad.... xoxo
Boo to you!! This little guy is a Dollar Tree item. He was very plain looking.. The paint was very bright, it had to be toned down.. I added vintage crepe paper and vintage sheet music hat. One of my favorite things to do is change up Dollar store items to make them look like I spent some money on them. The great thing about only paying a dollar for something, is that if you mess up its not that big of a deal.. you also will use that item instead of hoarding something vintage and valuable you are afraid to use. I also get enough for my friends! Here is a flocked Dollar Tree crow...
So fun!! I am getting ready for a couple of Halloween trades with some Art Friends.. here is a little sneak peak of what's coming their way..
A Witch's Box.. filled with goodies!
What's in here?
A black box with a Black Satin bow holds...
Lots of trims, a Vintage witch printed on cotton, lots of vintage flocked and Halloween fabrics .. and a trophy...So fun! Ive been working on my Spooky , sinister and scary Halloween book.. here are 2 more pages......
Here is what my table looks like at the moment..
A little bit of everything.. lots from the 99 cent store or Dollar tree, but plenty from my Thrift stores.. I also found this...
A Hello Kitty Travel toothbrush for my D.. and Vintage style Kitchen dish towels .... Yeah Baby.. makes me happy. What else makes me happy, great friends! Since Ive been done with school, I told myself Girlfriend time was going to be priority as is Family time... My secret show I watch is the Jersey Shore, don't even ask why I like this show.. but I do.. and so do my friends! I had The girls over for a Shore party.. Love these girls!!
They make me smile...They make me happy.. I am so grateful. Now to get them over to make Halloween Crafts.. I miss teaching Art classes.. I might have to call a couple of Scrapbook stores and see if I can Teach before the year is over... I hope everyone is filled with great Friends, Art and of course Wine... xoxo
Hello Friends!... I finally got around to actually doing some Art. All my friends know I love Halloween! I did not do anything for the Holiday last year. Not this year! I am looking forward to it! I wanted to make a Spooky Halloween book, one of those scary ones... Its very vintage style. I wanted a book with lots of spooky images, where you feel like at any moment a Ghost will pop out of it. Very sinister and Wicked. It is generally not my typical style. I love vintage cute and elegant. So I had to hold back on my signature polka dots on my pages. That was very challenging to me! I have collected many vintage black, tarnished brass baubles, jewelry, and hardware. I have been keeping them in a small little suitcase just for my Sinister style Art. I have to share some pages and the Cover of the book....
Here is SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES....
I used a Vintage black leather phone book..... It was falling apart and very worn.. but just the book I needed.
I love this creepy image of this little girl.. I put her picture in a brass frame encased with diamond glaze. I am not done with the book... I want to work on it some more.. so very excited!
I have so much going on right now... We got a new Dog. My Dog Nikko passed away in October from bone cancer. It was one of the hardest losses I have ever experienced! It was my first dog. When my friends told me about how painful it was going to be... I really had no idea. It still hurts a little. Not as bad as when we had to put him down. So hard... Nothing prepares you.. nothing. I could not even talk about it until recently. I was ready to get a new BFF..... So after lurking on all the German Shepherd rescues for months now.. I was ready. I knew it had to be a rescue dog.. or a shelter dog. I went down on Saturday morning to walk the Shepherds ( you can volunteer to walk some pals before you make the decision to take one home).. I found him..... His new name is MAX.. no, he doesn't answer to his new name.. but he will. He is 1 1/2 years old, half the size of my Nikko... but just as smart and handsome... I did have second thoughts on Saturday night when he was crying all night.. pacing and nervous.. it was hard. I know it will get better. I will get happier in time... but I know I made the right decision.
Say hello to MAX...
So Handsome!!
What else? My little girl has been gone for 10 days now to Summer Camp in Miami. I miss her.. Terrible. The great thing about it though is that I get to catch up with girlfriends and get to go out. One of my Besties is Kelly. Kelly and I have known each other for 2 years now. We worked together in the same classroom and We went to UC Irvine last year together. We took the same courses..... and both got our Teaching degrees together. She is a great friend and very much like a sister to me.. I just adore her! Sometimes you meet people in your Life that you work with that become Family, it doesnt happen often, but when it does you are lucky. This is her.. I went to a Girls Weekend to Palm Springs .. and I had to take pictures of my Beautiful friend.. here she is... My Kell...
Here she is with her Henry..
This is her in the middle of the Desert in Palm Springs it was 105... we were crazy.. so dont miss Arizona right now...
Thats pretty much it for now.. I am so happy to be blogging again.. Have a happy week!! xoxo
Well this has been a long time… Wow. What have I been up to??, getting what I’ve been dreaming about but putting off for years. My Teaching Degree in the upper grades. Yes. I did it! Wow… What a year… the hardest most challenging, But oh so worth it Year. Straight A’s Baby. Every weekend was taken up and my Family and Home have been put on hold. Which comes to another thing that I have missed, My Art. My Art friends know how much I love doing Art. For a while there it was getting stale and not fun. I was losing my mojo and It had become what I have been dreading and what I did not want EVER… a JOB. It is my Love, My hobby and my passion. Not a Job or something that makes me question every move I make. I have a Job, a full time Job that makes me happy, I am a Teacher and it is what makes me happy everyday, yes it is possible to have a job you love. Sure I love to sell my Art and supplies on Etsy.. but that is not what I have been all about. I am much more refreshed, much more ready to share and get back to doing what I Love… My Art. I want to share what Ive been making lately.. Yes, I spent the past week getting into the pool slowly…. It feels good.
These are some Mini Art cards.. Just some jumbo playing cards, that sparks my creativity.
One of My Birthday Boxes,to hold a gift for a friend.. these usually have Birthday candles, plastic ballerina, matches and a tiny note... This one had a Gift card and a note.
A project basket filled with vintage papers, vintage ribbons, velvet flocked fabric and much more to get me started on a Doll Book that I am working on....
Ohhh I love Halloween and this new Book is Called "Something Wicked this way comes...." I cannot wait to show you the inside, its going to be good... a little creepy and alot wicked..
I went Thrifting for the First Time in I cannot remember when.. Found vintage patterns, Large Lace roll, vintage napkins to use for my collage backgrounds, Bright Pink Pom Pom trim, lots of flocked velvet fabric in different sizes and patterns and the box is filled with French cream twine...
Yes I am Happy. And I think my Daughter D is happy, remember her? She is 9 now. I know Ive missed so much in her Life this year, but I am trying to make it up daily. We put up a tent in the backyard for her to do her Summer reading. Once in a while you can catch her reading her American Girl magazine in her private little space..
I am Back and I have missed you! -
Lilia
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