LOVELY LITTLE BAUBLES

Lovely Little Baubles. Fun to make and hopeful to sell. Once you get all your supplies out you just have to keep on that roll.  I was getting tired of making these (sitting too long hurts my back), but I just couldn't stop.  This time of year is very busy for all of us and I have several projects that I am working on.  Each project is a re-boot for my studio.  Sometimes its paper and glue and other times it is beads and more beads. 

LAST FLOWERS OF SUMMER

Fall is still trying to sneak up on us.  We are having an Indian Summer.  Fall arrives with cooler days and the turning color of the trees.....then boom.....back up into the 90 degree weather.  A cloud came over us yesterday and we got about 14 drops of rain.  If I hadn't taken the dog outside I am quite sure I would have missed it completely.

Once again I find myself in transition in my studio.  Finished all my art swaps and put away all my paper mess and got out all my bead supplies.  I am in the process of TRYING to organize all my beads.  I bought two new containers to sort into.  Guess I am sorting by color and size.  What a huge project.  But just playing in my lovely beads is fun for me.  I have a few pieces that I have made that need to be tweaked some what and I have found a way to card them that I think will be fun...I will keep you posted..Have a relaxing and fun weekend..    "THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE."        DIANE

A Creative Space

I didn't have any art to post today so, I thought I would go into my room and take a couple of pictures of the mess I left from my last project...I had everything put in it's place two weeks ago. All neat and tidy, picture perfect, but never that way for long.  It seems that no matter what project I do, everything has to come out.  Sometime's my Dear Husband brings me food...That is how locked in I get on my day off from work.  So you could say for two days out of the week I live in my studio.  Have a rock'n Wednesday............Spread some JOY today............DIANE

Steampunk Style Pendant

Boy were these fun to make...They were made for a swap and the Hostess sent me two poker chips complete with the top hook to attach it to a chain or leather necklace. I thought they were sorta cool just the way they were, a lovely shade of green and white. I altered them any way and I think they came out good. It is always great to mix it up some and jump around making different types of art. However it does render my work space a disaster area. After dragging out all my watch parts and misc. charms and STUFF I started a 9 x12 collage. Nothing was put away of course just shoved aside some to give me enough space to start a new canvas. It takes too much time to put everything away I would loose precious creative time...I will get back in there when I am more in the organizing mood....I wish the little Martha Stewart faeries would come in while I was at work and straighten everything for me, so when I came home everything would be organized and all at my fingertips.....Oh well I can dream.

Back to Earth

16 X 20 Canvas Collage "Sunny" My grandniece Brindi not for sale copyright by me.

Well I am finally coming back to Earth after my first art show. I almost have everything put back in its place. It was a lot of work getting everything together, planning everything and the nerves of being exposed in public. I had a lot of canvas' that were not for sale because they are my family. I think I could have sold more if I could have parted with them, however I did receive two commissions from them. I will start working on them soon, meanwhile I had to take a week off to be with my husband and just rest.....we left town for a R and R for 5 days....glorious days rain and all. I finally got to go to Barns and Noble to by my copy's of SOMERSET STUDIO...where I was excited to finally see my friend Marsha's work on page 107. Her style is bright and wonderful and her new stuff is exciting, whimsical and humorous. If you haven't seen her work check out Somerset Studio or you can go to her blog http://tumblefishstudio.blogspot.com/

I really went hog wild at the book store this time...Must have been awhile since I got to buy my magazines. I bought SOMERSET LIFE and two of their new publications MARIE and WHERE WOMEN CREATE with Marie Osmond of the cover. I thought it was their first issue but I guess it is their second. As usual they are beautiful and full of wonderful and useful art and articles. They will keep me busy and happy for a long time as I go through them many times and always find something new and beautiful.