Two years ago, I bought my daughter a paint by numbers kit. She really enjoyed it then, so this Christmas I bought one for her again, and one for myself. This is an activity I have not done since I was a little girl – a bit nostalgic. I found it to be no stress, non-demanding, and almost therapeutic in process. And I love that deliberate, paint by numbers look. Better still, it was a parallel activity we did together while sipping our favorite teas, and talking about almost everything.
Wishing you and yours a Wonderful New Year! May 2013 bring you good health, happiness, prosperity, harmony, & peace!
Wishing you all a wonderful holiday with family and friends!!! May the season bring you much joy and happiness… From our home to yours:
I am participating in the Worldwide Christmas Scrapbooking Freebies bloghop, and made this kit. Earlier in the year, I found a really cute vintage children’s activity book at a local antique store. I love this type of graphics, as it brings back fond memories from my childhood. I scanned and extracted a few of the elements, created some of my own, added some CU goodies, and this is what I came up with. Please note that this is for personal use only:
And here are the downloads ( two parts):
Enjoy!
After coffee with a friend, I happened on a garage sale. I found these cute little mice sitting on the table waiting for someone to take them home, so I snapped them up! – aren’t they cute!
Wow, time just flies! I have been so preoccupied with managing College applications (last child – yay!!!), the holidays, and other “stuff” (things that really don’t matter, but I stress over anyway) that I’ve neglected many other things (that I like and give me pleasure). Anyway, the weather here is just gorgeous, so I took a walk around my garden and took some shots of pretty things that caught my eye:
The diva challenged us this week to take inspiration from the Beads Of Courage Program in honor of her son, Artoo and his friend EJ’s birthdays. Beads Of Courage is a wonderful program, and when I am in my bead making mode, I like to take part in it. I made a simple tangle of three beads, and this time I actually colored them:
My daughter and I finally made it to this years Glitterfest held in Santa Ana CA. As art/craft shows go, I found it to be very unique. There were a lot of amazing and creative artists represented. It was sooo crowded, but I managed to take some photos:
My daughter fell in love with these crowns, tiaras, and headbands; I will have to have a go at making one sometime soon…
These vintage button rings were so cute!
And even better, Maria Grimes of Garden Path Beads was there. When I started making lampwork beads, I came across many talented bead makers. There are only a handful of bead artists that I admire, and Maria is one of them. She is a skilled lampworker, and comes up with the most wonderful and unique ideas to incorporate into her designs. Here is an adorable pig pendant I bought – “When Pigs Fly”:
Well, my daughter finally opened her little shop over at Etsy! – Cutiepie Misfits. Here are the adorable amigurumi characters she crocheted and has listed in her shop:
And in honor of her shop opening, I made a digital kit featuring amigurumi she crocheted:
A QP Freebie is also included in the kit. And here are the downloads in three parts – Enjoy!
And please stop over and visit her Etsy shop Cutiepie Misfits! Thank you! 🙂
Well, here is the third kit I made for the DSS play along. I won’t be uploading it to DSS as I did not follow the rules exactly :-). Here is the photo I chose for my theme:
When I saw this photo, I imagined a cow jumping over a moon. And, since I like that nursery rhyme, I decided to make a mini kit based on it. And here it is:
And here is the download – Enjoy!
September 21st marks the International Day of Peace.
And as the Diva set forth another Pinwheels For Peace Challenge, I decided to join in. I think my efforts are more doodling rather then zentangling, but I had fun doing it :-). Here is a link to the one I did last year: Zentangle Challenge #40 Pinwheels For Peace 2011. And here is the one I did for this challenge:
Well, here is the second play-along for the DSS challenge. Again, it is moon themed. We were allowed to add one additional color (and it’s different shades) – of course, I picked pink! Here is the inspiration photo (courtesy Captain Kimo):
When I saw this photo, I thought of all the pretty blues, and Delft Blue came to mind. Delft holds a special place in my heart, as the city that my DH and I met in grad school. The year we were there, they even had a blue moon! Thus, the name Delft Blue Moon :-). I scanned and extracted tiles I had gotten back then. I also found a vintage embroidery pattern of a little Dutch boy and girl that I colored digitally. And here it is:
Here is the download, Enjoy!
I believe there is one more round to go. I’ll try to do it again, so check back in a week or so!
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