Tuesday, October 23, 2012
my new little door nook
This morning I was sitting in my JUST built little door nook , praising and thanking God , watching so many birds ,,,, chickadee , titmouse, finch , even a wood pecker .
I've always wanted a porch or a little cozy sitting area .... a place to read, pray , watch the birds , listen to the rain .
Here I am !!!!! I can't believe it .......
If you go to my Pinterest ""page ""..... [ look under my cozy home section ] ....you can see the door nook that was the inspiration for MY door nook .
We had a small area by my back door leveled and laid with brick , then I found old doors , some solid , some with windows . My door nook has two doors above as a roof . Our carpenter friend { Rich } made it all very sturdy and I think it will last for many many years . Rich did a great job .... it was so much fun for me to watch him build this . { Thank you Rich }
and thank you husband Michael and thank you Lord !
This morning I hung bittersweet vines all over . This is wonderful ! I'm so happy
Do you remember the Walt Disney book " Cinderella " ? There is a picture in that book of birds putting ribbons in Cinderella's hair . I feel like these birds will put ribbons in MY hair , they aren't afraid ... they are so close to me .
It was hard to take photos .... trying to show my view as I sit inside the nook . Jerry loves it .
see my bird bath ? it's an old bathroom sink
see all my junk in the yard ? I'll get to it .... soon .
See the walk way ? the stone slabs ? I don't know what to put in between the slabs .
well .........
I spent the whole day outside ..... I'd better get back to work .... make more dolls !
Friday, October 12, 2012
Etsy angel art doll ......{ just sold ! }
Today I made a Christmas angel art doll ....... I'll still be making Halloween stuff but I wanted to make an angel today
this angel is in my shop
wow ..... she just sold ......... I'll make more angel dolls > I'm so happy , now I can make more !
I was thinking today how Juliette [ my cat ] was more like a rabbit than a cat . She didn't go up and down the stairs like a cat .... she must have been part rabbit
and on nights when I went into our front room to pray .... it would be completely dark and I would be praying on my knees and Juliette would sneak in quietly and lay down right up against me while I prayed
I'm still thinking of how sweet she was .
Friday, October 5, 2012
All Together Now
meet my new friend
click to enlarge .
He is all dressed up .... even has a monocle . so we have casual Jerry , gentleman Jerry , tee shirt Jerry and a Jerry head
isn't it wonderful ?
when I'm dead , there's going to be a really cool tag sale at my house
Monday, October 1, 2012
Etsy mermaid art doll
Making mermaid art dolls for Etsy
this one I named Joni
I want to listen to Court and Spark ..... it's been a long time since I listened to Joni
this doll is in my shop
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Paint Happy Cats
click to enlarge and see on black background
Yesterday .... someone said to me { about Juliette } ...... " sorry you lost your animal "
SORRY you lost your ANIMAL ??????
It's sort of funny . Funny Sad
I feel bad for anyone who has never known the love of an " ANIMAL "
can you imagine ! ..... ha ha ...... sorry you lost your animal . I can't get over it .
what do YOU think of that ?
well ....
here is my finished painting of a very happy cat , It's a big square painting .... bright color. This cat reminds me of that Coney Island guy , or Alfred E. Newman [ Mad magazine ]
but I am so happy with this BECAUSE it's one of those paintings that " just happened "....
no pre planning , no thoughts , no critical thoughts while painting it ,
I just grabbed the board and started to paint !!!!!
it was magic
it's wonderful when I am not in the way , when it's a pure painting experience
and I'm thinking even though this does not look like Juliette .... it makes me think of her SMILING
THEY DO SMILE ..... these " animals " we have do smile .... don't they . !!!!!
Friday, September 14, 2012
a work in progress and a THANK YOU
I've been so sad because I miss Juliette so much . working at home , being alone all the time ... these cats are my best friends . and Juliette was wonderful company. I still have my other three .... Baby M , Holly and Buddy . I've been hugging them a lot lately .
and it had been a long time since I saw my husband cry . He loved her a lot too .
Today .... I decided to NOT be sad and I grabbed a piece of plywood and started painting a very HAPPY cat .
The plywood measures 16 x 16 inches .
I remembered to stop painting and take photos , I seem to forget to take photos of works in progress .
Come back and see how it's coming along . I'm actually having fun !
Finally ....
I want to thank you ALL for the kind and loving comments about Juliette
it helped
I know you understand
Sharing Juliette with you made me happy .........
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Juliette
Had to say goodbye to Juliette yesterday ....... spent the whole day with her yesterday , holding her , talking with her ..... My husband was home , so we had a good but painful last day with her .
She was such a sweet girl . She was over 18 years old , so I am grateful she was with us for all those years . I love you Juliette
Sunday, August 26, 2012
New Baby , New Dad paperdoll
Time for paper dolls
I have new pumpkin girl paper dolls in my shop too
I don't know where this guy came from ! ..... I was busy making Halloween things and I found myself drawing this guy !
having fun !
visit my Etsy shop !
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Making a mess
Isn't it funny how you don't see the mess or care about the mess ....' while ' you are working !
I have a great studio , but it doesn't look so great . There's just no way to keep brushes, rags , jars looking good.
Now it's just about midnight and I don't want to clean up my work area , but I should .... so that tomorrow I could dive back in and make another mess ............ I'm hungry
I want a toasted buttered bagel and tea . [ but there are no bagels here ]
well ...... this is what I'm working on now .
have a happy Sunday
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
view from my pillow
It's been a MONTH since I blogged .... shocking !
Everything is fine here , I've just been so busy
I wanted to show you a view from my pillow
You've heard of the book " Where Women [ artists ] Create
well
This is " Where Women [ artists ] Sleep "
I've been working [ art work ] .... and also taking more time on my spiritual life
Reading more
Praying more
Believing and Receiving
Trusting in HIM
You can see in the photo the books I keep near to me
This is my little nook , my little alcove , crammed with my dolls , books and my friend ..... Buddy
I hope you are having a wonderful summer
Oh I love summer , sunshine , that bright , cheerful , intense penetrating sun , sweat on my upper lip , flat limp hair , everybody in shorts , me in long sleeves , wondering if it will ever rain again , bugs ......... oh yes ....... you know I just love summer . { I know .... sarcasm is stupid } Anybody who reads my blog knows what I think of Summer
well , have a great week , sunshine and all !!!!!
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