Mojo & Twilight

Well...I think I finally got my "Mojo" back. There are so many new techniques that I want to try, but my mind is working faster than my hands. Plus there is just a limited amount of time. I've been doing some computer work for Don aka "The Crazy Cajun", and I'm also busy reading. So here are my latest pages.

My daughters-in-law, plus everyone else I know, convinced me to read the "Twilight" series. I was avoiding that book like the flu. I thought is was just a silly teen-age love story with vampires in it. And I didn't want to waste my time when there are so many other books that I want to read.
But, my one daughter -in-law lent me her copy and I told her I would try it. Well....now I'm hooked, I'm on the second book and already bought book 3 & 4. Are any of you ladies reading this series? I'd be interested to know.

Too many choices

Maybe it's because I'm from a different generation, but I get very annoyed when I go grocery shopping. We have just too many choices today. I counted the Tide laundry detergent. There are 23 varieties of Tide. With bleach, without bleach, with Downey, without Downey, with Fabreze, without Fabreze, rain scented, floral scented unscented....I could go on and on. It's the same thing in the soda isle, cereal isle, coffee isle. And don't even get me started on the milk and dairy items. Do we really need all these choices???

Well now that I've "vented", I have to admit that I am also guilty of too many choices. I have way too many stickers, 100's of rubber stamps, reams of decorative papers, tons of embellishments and focal subjects. But I only use a fraction of them because most of them are out of sight or just not handy. I couldn't beleive the things I found when I took time to go through my studio today.

So this is a quick page that I did using the black gesso and the stencil that I found on my hunt today.

Facebook crazy

Hi All....as you can tell by the sidebar, I'm a Facebook junkie. I love Facebook. I've reconnected with so many friends that I've lost touch, with through Facebook. It also lets me stay in touch with my family, since most of them are also on F.B. I can send them messages, chat live with them and even play games with them.
Now...I'm not big on playing video games, I would much rather spend my time reading. But there's this silly little game on F.B. called Farmville, and I am totally hooked. That's right....me...a girl from the big city who doesn't even go out to check the mail without make-up and jewelry on, I am now a farmer. I LOVE THAT GAME!
But that does not stop me from making art everyday. These are my latest pages.

Have a great week-end.

HOT...HOT...HOT

Summer has finally arrived in New England. The temperature has been in the high 90's with high humidity for the past 5 days. But I'm not complaining, because I know whats coming in the next couple of months. Lots of cold and lots of snow. So I'll take the heat any time.

Unfortunately my studio is on the second floor with lots of windows. Which is great for lighting, but way too hot this time of year. But I did manage to get in a couple of pages. I've been spending most of my days with a glass of wine and a good book.

Enjoy your day!

I'm Back

Hi Guys.....It's been a while since my last post. I've been spending time visiting my family in N.J.
Spent some time with my sister in Cape May. Lots of eating, lots of drinking and lots of shopping.

Then I went to visit my parents, children and grand-children in North Jersey. Even went to a Luau for my grand-daughter Angelina's birthday. It was just so great seeing everyone again. But it's also nice getting back home.

However, I'm in a bit of a "funk" lately as far as my creativity. I have the ambition but not the inspiration. My muses must still be on vacation.

Anyway...here are a few journal pages. Hope you all are having a great summer.

Bitches

Please don't be shocked by the title. This is for all those strong minded women out there who are not afraid to stand up for themselves. For women who are outspoken....strong minded and opinionated. They may try to douse our flame or stomp on us....but I embrace this title and I'm proud to
bear it. Hope you are too.

B - Babe
I - In
T - Total
C - Control of
H - Herself

B = Beautiful
I = Intelligent
T = Talented
C = Charming
H = Hell of a Woman

B = Beautiful
I = Individual
T = That
C = Can
H = Handle 'anything'

Bythe dolls

I want you to meet Sage and Aja. Sage is on the right and Aja is on the left. These two little goddesses keep me company in my studio. But right now they're keeping their eyes on the cat.

A few more journal pages....

July Full Moon

The full moon that we will be experiencing for the next couple of nights is known as the Blessing Moon or the Thunder Moon. It's different from any other full moons this year because it is the smallest and the furthest away. This only happens once a year.

Halleluah...Sunshine!

Well the sun finally came out in New England, we've actually had two days without rain. I'm lovin it. Maybe I'll finally get a chance to go to the quaint little coffee shop I found and sit outside and journal. The coffee shop is an old train station were they serve coffee, tea and desserts. Hopefully I'll get there this week and I'll take pictures.
For now....here are a few more journal pages.

Where's the Sunshine???

Hello my friends....well it's July and guess what? IT'S STILL RAINING! This is starting to get ridiculous.
Anyway, I finished my journal for the month of June, with Kelly Kilmer's class so I posted some pages and the completed journal. And I have a request.....Please send some sun my way. :)

The Month that was June

1- Things I Bought Myself....lots of pens and journaling suppies.
2- Currently Reading..."The Girl with No Shadow"and "The Wheel of Darkness"
3- Music Added to IPOD...Lindsay Buckingham
4- Movies I Saw..."Knowing"and "Angels and Demons"
5- Art I Made..several journal pages and sketches
6- Something Yummy I Made....my own Mocha Frappichino
7- Last Place I Ate Out..."Uno's"
8- Something that Made Me Cry... the movie "Knowing"
9- Something that Made Me Laugh...a video on YouTube
10- Something I Want to Remember...what the sun looks like
11- Something I'm Thankful For...my Family
12- Something I'm Looking Forward To...seeing the sun again

Hello my friends....I hope everyone had a good week-end. It's still rainy here in New England. The Ark passed by, Noah and all the animals waved. Maybe we'll see the sun soon. I sure hope so.

I've been busy in my studio, here are a few more journal pages. Talk to you soon!

A few more journal pages....

Journal pages and a good book.

I just finished a really good book called "The Sugar Queen" by Sarah Addison Allen. A sweet and magical book. A real break from reality. I highly recommend it.

I've also posted some journal pages from my class with Kelly.

Handmade Journal

The weather here in New England has really been dreary. In the past three weeks we've only had three days of sunshine. So I've been spending a lot of time in my studio.

I've been keeping up with Kelly's class and still loving it. I've also been altering old books to turn them into journals. I also just finished my second handmade journal to use in the July class.
I used a flower, some flocking and some feathers to give it some dimension.

Just a quick post....busy dealing with a flat tire and a sick cat. Here's my lastest journal page.

Check out Beverly's blog for "Pink Saturday"...it sounds like fun. I'm definitely going to try it.

http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/so-just-what-is-pink-saturday.html

Strawberry Moon

Tonight's full moon has been named the Strawberry Moon by the Algonquin tribe, because the short harvesting period for strawberries, comes in the month of June. However in Europe it's called the Rose Moon.

Background pages

Here's a couple of background pages I did today. Can you tell I like orange??