This week

Hello, Thank you for all the great comments last week, especially since I barely got around to anyone else's posts... My son DID do wonderful at school like you all hoped. I'm knocking on wood everywhere but it's been going great this first week!!!

I didn't finish either of the two projects I've been working on. But here's my started watercolor...I was using a magazine photo for the woman, but I wanted her to be a little more sad than the photo so I'm not trying to make her look like the picture, just using it for reference, same as my picture of the red flowers, I actually want them to be white, so that there's more contrast against the dark night.

Here's the start...

Here's my reference photos...

and here's the almost finished piece...

I also started a new needlefelted item that I've been thinking about ever since Spinster Beth@
http://spinsterbeth.blogspot.com/2011/09/oh-enough-already.html suggested I do ornaments like the necklace I started... so here's my started ornament... it needs some embroidery and a few felt petals in the middle still. I think it needs to be over the top, overdone, so maybe even a bead or two.

They take forever but at least I've gotten back at needlefelting! Hope to show you both finished next week plus I'll have to add in something new as there's so much more started from weeks ago!

On top of the usual paint party friday, crafty friday, creative friday, fiberart friday I just found a site: artists in blogland, and am linking up there. I'm putting their link on my sidebar so go check it out!

another week fly's by...

I managed to finish alot this week... mainly because I'd already started most of it quite abit ago. But it still feels good to finish things...

here's my  submission for paint party friday! I've still got about 5 more in this series I'd like to finish but for now I got these 4 done. They might be destined for a mug design...

                                                                    The berry queen...

                                                                  All things cute....

The wildflower queen...

Not a care...

Next I finished 3 more dioramas at a coworkers request for a birthday gift. She picked the friends one, the wine one I did when I decided I didn't like a watercolor painting I had done so instead of toss it I remade it into an altoid tin diorama. These are fun and addicting... Theses photos don't really show the shadow effect of being raised up with popdots, There's 3 levels in each, like in the last one: each tiny flower is actually cut out and raised above the lady, but it's hard to show.

And for fiberart friday here's my felted necklace I was working on and only had one bead.I'm actually not sure it's done yet, the center bead seems to be asking to be even bigger and bolder and brighter!

And last, for no reason at all......here's a photo of the view from a park where I went to eat lunch the other day...

and of course... Happy crafty friday, creative friday and whimsical wednesday to everyone. See ya next week!

wow, this week went fast...

Can't believe it's friday already, I haven't even visited all the sites from last friday.

So  Hello evryone at paint party friday! This week I have my jointed paper dolls to show you. They're painted in watercolor and cut out and put together with brads then decorated. They're already in my shop on etsy.

This is what I wrote about her for the shop: "This lady: Ceyandra is all about being green. She recycles, she takes care of the earth and she loves every minute of it. She'll be a reminder to reuse, recycle and make do, as well as to remind you to get out into the wild and enjoy life!!!"

This doll, Bronwyn, is all about her friends. She's funny, happy and the best friend you've always wanted. Having her hang around your house will remind you to pick up the phone and call a friend you haven't seen in a while, or you could even buy her for a friend!

And for fiberart friday people... Hello there too.... again I haven't felted all week but Brandy has. These are in her shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/barefootbananas?ref=ss_profile
I love them!

Next week I should have a bunch to show as I'm working on dioramas in altoids tins, I'm trying to fininsh up a bunch of paintings and I'm about done with my sisterhood sketchbook. I totally love getting them in the mail  to look over!!!  Don't forget to also stop by creative friday, crafty friday and whimsical wednesday! Hello to everyone from there!