things i never thought i would do



 





 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hello

 

i spent the morning outside today, after a week of it being way too humid to spend time out there. which has put me in a very good mood. it was still warm but a nice breeze was blowing keeping me cool.

the sun was warm on my bare feet and all was good with the world.

 

i think building Virginia's tiny house has something to do with my happiness too. because since i've started it i'm feeling very accomplished, like i've really done something important. i suppose it is important to me since i've wanted to build a dollhouse  forever and was just too scared to try. and i've found i can do it and it doesn't have to be perfect. i only have to please myself.

 

I've started the kitchen, finding inspiration on pinterest and a little drawing i made of my last kitchen. i made a pattern and washi taped it together to make sure the size was right. then i cut the pieces out of the back of my watercolor block, which is some good sturdy cardboard and glued it all together with tacky glue. next I cut popsicle sticks and glued them together for the countertop. i traced the sink hole onto the counter and cut it out with a box cutter (just like they do on hgtv lol) and put my sink in. which is an empty jelly packet. next i will be putting the drawers and cabinets on and painting it all. i'm either going to stain the countertop or paint it, i haven't decided yet. virginia loves it though.

 

the painting was done from a class my daughter is taking. i had to try it too and it turned out better than I expected. classes make you try things you may never have thought of doing before, like a dragon. I made the boy look like my grandson which made it even more fun. I did it using watercolor paper, tombow markers, prisma color pencils and gesso.

 

i'm on season 3 of outlander, but I have only watched a couple of episodes so far. I've got to get back to it soon.

 

drinking: way too much sweet tea

 

eating: everything i shouldn't

 

needing: serious self discipline

 

loving: Virginia's tiny house

 

hating: the tv nightly news

 

 

 

 

 

my whispers journal

     I haven't posted here in a while but that doesn't mean I haven't been working. I found 

   Kelly Rae Roberts book ,Taking Flight, years ago. It's a wonderful book full of inspiration

   and new techniques. I picked it up again to read and decided I would try every project.

   This is the first one... creating a whispers art journal using hardback book covers as a

   canvas.

 

        This is the front cover...

       Inside pages...

                                                                                                 and the back cover...

        

         The next part is a technique from artist DJ Pettit for painting on fabric. I decided to make

       a banner to hang on my window. 

 

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       So that's what I'm working on now...oh plus my winter ripple blanket that is. I also need to

      put holes in my journal and tie it together with the black velvet ribbon I bought, but I'm

      having a hard time finding the cutting tool I need.  I'll keep trying and post a picture of it

      when it's all done.

my word for the year...

 

       Maybe I've found the source of my procrastination. I've always thought it

     was laziness, but when I paid attention I realized it was usually fear of some

     sort. You can't do it...you will mess it up...you're doin it wrong, etc.  So this

     year I will tell myself to be brave whenever those thoughts pop up and I will

     do it anyway. So far it has really helped...yay!