Snowflakes
Babe it's cold outside! Everyone's wishing for snowflakes here after its been raining for eight straight days!
Handmade Planner
With the new year comes a new calendar. I usually keep a calendar in my kitchen and its been years since I've kept a planner. I used to live by those things when I was in college and my early years of working. So I thought this year I'd start fresh by using one again. Maybe it could help my head from spinning, right!? But this wouldn't be just any planner. It would be handmade. Yelp, that's right! If I was gonna use one I wanted it to be special. And what better way then to customize your own. Even better the mix media journal I wanted to use to create this was free. One day before Thanksgiving the art store was having buy one get one free sale on art journals. It was the perfect size. Off to creating this planner and the hubby along with my oldest daughter both kept telling me they'd buy me a planner. I continued creating! That's usually how it goes at my house when the creative juices are flowing, lots of questions, why!? I first painted the cover a blue, Indian Turquoise, that I love and use in most of, if not all, my work! I then glued a piece of cork board in the shape of a heart. I painted it the week before on a day I just felt like smearing paint! Moving on in to the inside, I created a page stating who's planner this was. Adding a year at a glance, a pocket and each month laid out with hand stamped numbers used for the dates. I am in love it looks and feels grand!
Dreaming is a form of planning
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
-Benjamin Franklin
Do you keep a planner!?
New Year New Word Relax
Night time sketching
#relax #church #vermont
My new word for the year is Relax.
re·lax
Make or become less tense or anxious.
Rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious.
This church is in a free calendar that was sent to my home. It's St. Barnabes' Episcopal Church in Norwich, Vermont. I've always loved churches. The red door caught my eye and last night felt the need to give it a sketch. Enjoy!
#relax #church #vermont
My new word for the year is Relax.
re·lax
Make or become less tense or anxious.
Rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious.
This church is in a free calendar that was sent to my home. It's St. Barnabes' Episcopal Church in Norwich, Vermont. I've always loved churches. The red door caught my eye and last night felt the need to give it a sketch. Enjoy!
Paint Brush Cleaning
One downfall to an art studio is the clean up! My hubby, Mr. Clean, went in my studio the other day to put something up for me and liked to have freaked!!! Days later I begin clean up, because believe it or not once I am done with a round of projects I have to clean up and start fresh the next time. It kinda reminds me of my office job I had years ago. My desk would get so messy but before it was all said and done the next day my desk had to be spotless, that's kinda how I keep my house too! Clean slate makes this girl, Mrs.Clean, a happy girl! It's my nature...so off to cleaning the studio the other day. All the glued, mod podge, up sponges tossed. All the scrap pieces of paper that just don't make any since to put in the scrape bucket, or should I say buckets, gone...ones i don't see a future with, in the trash. All the paints put up. All the glitter put up. All the pens put up. All the pencils put up. All the scissors put up. All the aprons put up. All the paint brushes put up or should I say in a bucket of water. This list goes on but I am gonna stop here at paint brush and show you how I clean my brush that sit in a bucket of water for DAYS...I soak them in Murphy's Oil soap then I scrub them!
Year at a Glance
This best thing that happen to me in 2012 was when I got an
iPhone for Christmas 2011.
I was able to put it to
such good use!
I quickly begin using the
camera and using
instagram to enhance
my images to share
in an album
on
facebook
titled
Picture A dAy.
I hope your new year, 2013,
is getting kicked off to a
good start.
I wanted to share
with you
the pictures
from the
Picture A dAy
album.
Enjoy!
"froSty PanSie-butterfly"
A bright cheerful Pansy in the early morning!
It appears to me as an image of an angel/
butterfly. This was the first picture
taking for the
Picture a dAy
album.
"pEoPLe BEN"
This People magazine appeared in my mailbox.
The Bachelor, one of the very few shows
I watch, if not the only one!
BEN
"Call ME"
A drawing, one I actually did over
Christmas 2011 break!
This was inspired by a photographer
friend of mine. She actually
had a picture of herself
very similar to this.
Mr. .... really!?!?!?
This note pad appeared
in my mailbox one day!
"Mississippi JaN"
The wood line by my house.
This angle caught my
eye one January day!
"encourage"
I penciled this in one of my
many of journals. I am all about
me some encouragement!
"Blessed Nest"
my coffee for the day!
"cotton cLOuDs"
this was one of
my favorite pictures.
It actually was used
as my wall cover
on facebook for
a while.
"sunny sHaDows"
Boots & Shadows
The sun coming
in through my
mudroom window
always stops me in
my tracks.
"eight"
I was looking for
something new
but very different for my
home early last year.
When I saw this I just had to
have it. It looks great
in my game room upstairs,
which is not where
it is in this
picture.
"tuckIN truckin"
coming home from
my moms!
"free to BE me"
this is on a painting
of mine with pages from
Daddy's Briefcase as the background.
A time I declared to be free
after a five year
writing period.
Allowing myself to be
Free of a very
trying time in my life.
"dice"
diced veggies
the colors caught my eye.
Getting ready to
cook red beans and
rice.
"happy"
celebrating the hubby's bday!
"treasure on a HILLtop"
#mixmedia
"weapons"
Cough Drops N Meds...
I must have been
sick that day!
"MY passion"
I love to doodle
during service.
It helps me process...
Klove
"YeLP"
Reflection
"raindrop"
"Kar n buddy aka jackie"
Two of my babies...
"The beauty of laundry
on a Saturday before a ball game!"
colors of laundry
"Consider"
chosen
"doodle"
trying out pastel
pencils for the
first time.
"hALF N HALf"
Double
Blue Sky
Get It Girl...
Little Chicks
Rainy Game Day
Battle is on
"I HEART laundry payments"
Pay Day...the hubby wrote...
You are worth so much
more than that .
I'm sorry
I " short changed " you !!
Lol. Luv ya
"Box top"
Okay! This was left for me this am
in the kitchen! :)
my thinking's, wouldn't
cutting out the box top
yourself been just as easy
as writing me this note!
(the life with kids)
Hearts of Pool
I was sitting out by the pool
one day working on a blog post
when I went to get up
I glanced in the pool
and this is what I saw.
"Powder Time"
Ten BOXES equals forty dollArs savings
I got a really good deal
on all these at Kroger.
I haven't seen
them priced
at this
since
then.
I
currently
use liquid
instead because
it cost less.
"Sweet 16"
February was my daughter bday!
I wanted to make
her day really
special
and
this was one
of the few ways I did so.
Daylights Savings Time
De hoarding
pantry
Snowman
ready to play dirty Santa
with my church girls
E
Egg Colors
Box of Eggs
Elf comes to Town
End The Cycle
Fly with Me
Four
My Art Journal
Father's Day Treat
Happy New Year!
Abstract Painting
I created this in an art class.
This is just a small glimpse of it.
I actually cut this painting in four's
to give to the girls at the
office I used to work
at when the
precious dentist
was diagnosed with
pan cancer.
I wrote a message on the
back of each one.
"welcome HoMe gUys... "
Well to answer a few questions,
after the girls and I peeled our self
off the front windshield from
Tony slamming on brakes
and yelling out something
(not sure what it was, I just knew it was serious)
all we could do is watch him go off in the woods.
There are lakes, creeks and all shorts of
body of waters around here.
The rain must have pushed him up!
He was at least 5ft. I hope to never see him again...
Perfect Angle
"beautiful day"
this was on the ride to
Mistletoe with my oldest.
Believe
this word was used on a painting
I did last year for a special senior!
Beth
Biaggis
Biggest Leaf Ever
Bird Grass
Blast from the Past
Blog Work
Blue Moon
Rolling Pages
My Buck Slaugher
My Bunny Dog
Captain Kar
Camera Necklace
Christmas gift from the hubs
Co Worker
Clean Desk
Caution
My daughter driving behind me
(I was stopped at a red light)
Car Wash
Corn Bread
Custom Order
Tennis Shadows
Homegrown
Bone Marrow Donation
The hubby was swabbed from a very
dear friend son. Unfortunately, I was not
able to be swabbed!
Courage
"It's CoLD, but i like it!!!"
Dad Loves You!
this is the oil change sticker
in my daughters car
Lazy daisy
Pound the Payment for a Cure
dragonfly
"It's a done DEAL! We are ready to take flight..."
smile
This was a text
my sister sent me.
That time of Year
the reflection in my vehicle
caught my eye
itty bitty bits
jambalaya for the hubs
Mississippi State Fair 2012
Spot
this is one of my favorite pictures
a leaf my youngest daughter
gave me. Alot of people
said frame it
but I think
a print of this
picture will do!
ask for A miracle
i painted this days after
Dr. B was diagnosed
in a journal of mine.
it's a good night to be a HAWK
give thanks
windy American
ledge
murphy Family painting
#mixmedia
new Orleans
Last night at our House
Shadows
unglued
#lisa
from the hubby
we share notes back n forth
like this from time to time
#tryitsometime
i heart bald
#beautifullybald
inspired by my friend Jane
Supporting the beautiful
and bald Barbie movement!
doppler live
book leaves
#red
froggy
#iheartfrogs
pots...stop
My paw paw and I
at lunch on his 85th
birthday! What a fun loving
humorous man.
shades of grey
#marbleasphalt
peace reflection
(is the dog inside or outside)
ouchie
"RoLL with it SiSta...I heart this girl"
yummy
workday
work IT
work in progress
homegrown
turkey
prettiest turkey I've
ever seen.
#inmyneighborhood
mini sunflower
summer
string of Pearls
#donate
look for "string of pearls"
at the Mississippi dancing
with the stars tonight!!! Starting bid...
science
#project
rainy flag
wet
#raindrops
drummer girl
#alabama
#justin
fireworks
#braves
#familyfun
captipillar
#firstoneoftheyear
first day of school
#letsgohawks
hot momma
#wateraerobics
shadows
#walking
shapes
#renmall
storm shelter
#light
western day
#loveoneanother
Shoelace
worship
#pinelake
pink petal
"heart"
#pink
the side of my purse!
I looked down and saw the heart!
"P-pollen"
m3
#movie
pay raise
#moremoney
payphone
#fleamarket
first hawk rally
homework
#park
outlive your life
#daddysbriefcase
finger tips
#drypaint
owls
#candle
kiss the girl
#digitalart
lake
lake two
colorful laundry
"little girl"
Sweet little girl I saw at McAlisters
#sketch
#napkin
new perfume
mosquitoes were so bad this year
my HOPE
#goalie
momma bunny
movie day
i heart this movie
walk with strips
home improvement
#mailbox
nutcracker
#mantel
still
#flagpole
pinkness
in memory of Dr. B
heart of chicken
#iamhungery
walkathon
my homemade desk
on the treadmill.
glimpse
#itscold
reading material
"Kars math FACTs with a charcoal pEncIL"
frog
messy girl
trail
heart of steak
raindrops
the love between us,
me and the hubby
Rodan Fields
#afriendsentmethis
I can't wait
to see what
this year,
2013,
has instore
for me and my family!