i found it ....

the creating groove! yeehah! i know that i have mentioned that i was anxious to begin to create again ... move my fingers, and brain. i haven't been writing, and plan to get back to that again, but for now, the art feels so good. i feel so happy when i am ticking away with my ideas and my hands.

so, i have been a busy bee. busy with all kinds of fun, creative endeavors. just about all are christmas gifts, and i am so excited to have had the chance to do this .....


here's a run down:

10 of these 12" different letters (first inital of names) all started as stark white, i painted crazy colors (this one is a light lavender with shocking pink trim, and orange dots- this one is k-gals ...) and now i am on to decorating them with more paints, and shapes, and sanding, and sponging, and textures. i will be adding a few embellishments, and sweet little accents. made for hanging in bedrooms.


antique muffin and bread tins. (most likely found at my grandfather's house as he was cleaning out - literally hundreds of years old.) they were FULL of rust, so i rustoleum'd them, and then painted black, awaiting decorations and embellishments. and fresh new candles with yummy scents. made for a dining table centerpiece or on an island in a kitchen.

these are journals. my intention was to create a 'grateful' journal for the recipient (letters represent the first name of those recieving these, those were plain old chipboard that i painted as well ) but i decided that they can truthfully use these for absolutely anything they desire. the covers are cardboard, i painted, sanded, buffed, and decorated the front and back of each cover (so essentially there are 4 surfaces decorated per journal) and then looped them together with different size plain colored paper, and then added a little hanging charm that says "love" or "laugh" or "peace" on a large circular clasp. they can add as many pages as they want as the time goes on. i hope they keep these forever to be honest. :o)

this is a mini album that lives in the little tin pictured (how freakin' adorable is that?!) i probably violated a cardinal scrappin' rule that you only decorate one side of the page, but hey, there was empty! space! just waiting for me to fill .... so i used up every sqaure inch. i love how it came out, and i am so thinking that the recipient of this one will adore it! i have another one in the works for another lucky devil-recipient, too.

other than that, i also banged out 6 pages in cam's "first 10 years" book that i have for him. i am up to 5 years old already(!) i have about 10 more pages to get me current in that one, then i can begin kendall's "first 10 years" book. {sigh} it sounds like a mountain, but i feel like i have ticked away at it and that feels great!

so, with that, i am off to see if i can get some finishing touches on one or two of the above mentioned items, and then i am researching a photography class to take, and crafting class (my xmas gifts from hubby! {yay!!!})

if you have any suggestions/recommendations for either of those classes, let me know, will you?

so, that's all for now ~ g'night!