tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23043596709002154192024-02-07T06:34:36.001-05:00Nan's Nichealtered art scrapbook design mixed media rubber stamps collageNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-21390353005800580892014-01-03T23:54:00.001-05:002015-02-04T11:35:40.320-05:00Paint a little everydayWorking on a door journal page...just my cup of tea. Enjoying the challenge of working daily. Amazing how difficult it is to find 15 minutes sometimes!Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-23760050988213015552012-03-08T20:30:00.001-05:002015-02-04T11:35:40.329-05:00Stampington National Craft Month Prompt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prompt number 8 was "something you made that needed Mod Podge " . This piece took a lot of MP to collage the background paper. It was a little thicker paper than I normally collage with. I loved the way it turned out though.Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-2176580343530598862012-03-08T20:21:00.001-05:002015-02-04T11:35:40.325-05:00Another Project For Stampington's National Craft Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had fun doing this little series of cupcakes for people. This was my favorite color combo in bright yellow and blue. I'm working on an alphabet series of cupcakes now and they will be in my etsy shop soon. I do custom alphabet cupcakes for gifts for people a lot. Alphabet series are one of my favorite types of art.Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-25601094998113285172012-03-06T20:41:00.003-05:002015-02-04T11:35:40.358-05:00Fun Projects Revisited For Stampington's Pinterst ProjectI'm posting the pictures of previously shown projects that I am pinning on Stampington's new Pinterest board. It is for National Craft Month. They are giving a daily prompt on their Twitter feed. I really never thought I'd do Twitter but as in all things progress! I am working on a new line of art for my shop and things are changing a lot but it's exciting. Anyway here are some projects I am pinning. <br />
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Prompt # 2 was Vibrant Colors. Here is my entry.<br />
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Prompt #6 Wearable Art ...I always loved making these shoes so that is my entry for wearable art....<br />
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I'll add a few things every day to catch up......Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-53783080808989133382012-01-04T17:05:00.001-05:002015-02-04T11:35:40.406-05:00nansart's photostream<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nansniche2/5901768414/in/photostream/" title="Lemon Fairy Cupcake" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6006/5901768414_23f09171c6_s.jpg" alt="Lemon Fairy Cupcake" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nansniche2/5901206291/in/photostream/" title="Isn't She Pretty In Pink" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5317/5901206291_3962c4f3fc_s.jpg" alt="Isn't She Pretty In Pink" style="border:none; 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Happy New Years to everyone ! It was a challenging year and feels like I've been away for so long. I'm finally feeling a smidgen of creativity working it's way to the surface of my mind this weekend. I was peeking around at different blogs yesterday and got very inspired. I read a quote on Sarah Ahearn's blog. It's by John O'Donohue and it really sums up my feelings for the past year as we make our way into the new. </div>
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We enjoyed a quiet relaxing holiday week. Movies and reading. Some organizing of art supplies. Phonecalls with old friends. Cooking some new and some very old recipes. I made my mom's stuffed pepper recipe tonight and it turned out so good. I have fond memories of her making this. She always put raisins in them ! So good! I hope everyone is having a relaxing and enjoyable weekend as well. Life has calmed down for me finally and I so look forward to renewed creativity in 2012 . Thinking about visiting all of your wonderful inspirational blogs once again makes me happy also. Happy new Year ! :-) Nan<br />
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I had just started taking Melody <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ross's</span> <a href="http://bravegirlsclub.com/">Soul Restoration </a>class and it seems to parallel many of the feelings I'm having. I'm still working on that class. I highly recommend it. I put a picture of the cover below.<br />
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I also started a photography class this week with Candace <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Stringham</span> called <a href="http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=310">"Oh Shoot"</a> and boy, do I love that. The world seems to take on a new face through the eyes of a camera <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lense</span>.<br />
Here's my first class assignment. A picture from the everyday. Something you walk by without paying attention too. Oh and how to blur the background!<br />
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So my blog has been neglected a bit but I really do enjoy it and will pick back up slowly. I was reading a fellow blogger's dilemma about posting things other than what the regular reader has come to expect. She has struggled a bit with taking her blog off course from it's original content and adding personal posts in the mix. And I can relate. I've always tried not to get too personal either. It can be hard to read about someone <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">else's</span> pain when you are expecting a piece of art or having a tough day yourself. Maybe time is limited and you don't want to read about non art related subjects. I can understand that. But what I've discovered is that most people can benefit from a kind or encouraging word. And I <strong>like</strong> my blogging friends and I always wonder what happened to someone when they have been posting or participating in a challenge or class and suddenly disappear so I am going to include some personal posts from now on as well as some photography....I'll just make sure my post titles reflect the content in case it's not the day you need to be reading about my latest interest or life <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">interruptions</span>. :) Nan<br />
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It's time for <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#663300;">Summer Of Color</span> </a>at Kristins and I made a small piece this week. I usually do 6x6 or 8x8 but I really felt like working smaller this week. I was originally thinking inchie but this little nest is only 2x2.... I added a pop of color in the eggs.<br /><br /><div>I have a calm ( knock on wood) week ahead so I hope to get back in my studio and back to my blog. I've missed seeing what everyone has been doing this week. :) Nan </div>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-45472737210079213352011-07-03T23:50:00.007-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.394-05:00Summer Of Color...Lemon Fairy Cupcake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcZtDfpcx-g8qgB3i0XrsINSWU60q9zdMbtGOLA_OKlOGrXy5fj7iTGVOb-oE5t3SxiNqrUCfS2to9qUhQkVazXWZ9yolXgjUReW7BKlZ6zQQtnGLZnSwzkgVZShf3d7bQYAc6qyapnUz/s1600/Fairy-Lemon-Cupcake-WEB.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 341px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625342399459949810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcZtDfpcx-g8qgB3i0XrsINSWU60q9zdMbtGOLA_OKlOGrXy5fj7iTGVOb-oE5t3SxiNqrUCfS2to9qUhQkVazXWZ9yolXgjUReW7BKlZ6zQQtnGLZnSwzkgVZShf3d7bQYAc6qyapnUz/s400/Fairy-Lemon-Cupcake-WEB.jpg" /></a><br />Kristin's <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/">Summer Of Color </a>challenge is all about <span style="color:#ffcc00;">yellow</span> this week. Hummm...yellow....not usually my favorite color to work with. But after a few crumpled sketches I came up with this and had fun doing it. I might even like yellow, a little bit more now. Bring it on orange! ( my least favorite color of all!) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625342389665596610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu3BCJ5VXgZqVCpOuEB_S86DSInJ1cxEFOnqctcnTRxb0d-0YRGzf76ShR24MWIHSgNAoYBxfDbX-6v4rC3EVAemDgbM2s9S2n1aEabzMxIJxWMRBN1M3f5R50gCdvgDZpGbwOP7T3WFZ/s400/Fairy-Lemon-Cupcake-sketch-.jpg" /> I thought I'd share a bit of my creative process with you this week too. I think it's fun to see how people come up with their ideas sometimes. 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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DoKRwwKLLP1XmD0FSg147sf1uc905w58PjvpOGiGOIR4NCpnyM0Q5kg1N0gTLyvq0kIZfAM2iX0-zk9CRYPxUp1evbhPAKbiDMmKztBqiBqquDW8iGwLVmdHyieYxpd0M_2i6YTi4iO5/s1600/ICAD22-Buttons-WEB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621609371385901426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DoKRwwKLLP1XmD0FSg147sf1uc905w58PjvpOGiGOIR4NCpnyM0Q5kg1N0gTLyvq0kIZfAM2iX0-zk9CRYPxUp1evbhPAKbiDMmKztBqiBqquDW8iGwLVmdHyieYxpd0M_2i6YTi4iO5/s400/ICAD22-Buttons-WEB.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 273px;" /></a> Well, I had about 45 minutes to kill before my weekly appointment today and went in search of a different thrift store than my usual haunts. No luck...lots of broken bits and pieces which is the norm here in our neck of the woods. Why do people give away completely broken beyond repair plastic things??? Just throw it away! So with 15 minutes left I went off to my regular stop, the Hospice thrift, and found some more sewing goodies, a wonderful old typing book and the one huge roll of pink crepe I guess I missed last week. And just in time for my <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/">Summer Of Color </a><span style="color: #ff6666;">pink</span> challenge on Monday. My good friend Lynn will appreciate the jingle bells. We looked everywhere for some a few weeks ago and went crazy when we found three in a dusty little corner of a shop in Lake City. Today it rained jingle bells! I would like to figure out how to age them a bit. Vinegar maybe? And I did drop off three bags of UNBROKEN things and clean clothes. Out with the old and in with the "new" old !</div>
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My <a href="http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-icad-1.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Index Card Of The Day</span> </a>was inspired I guess by the bags of buttons I got. Pen and Inktense watercolor pencils. I think they are going to last a long time. I have used them quite a bit and still haven't had to sharpen them. They are a bit on the pricey side so that is a very good thing! I added a few sparkly bits to them too. Hope your Thursday was good and you had some fun. Sometimes you have to try hard but it's worth it! :)Nan</div>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-36676359089745147052011-06-22T13:57:00.002-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.388-05:00Oh crickets...Blogger is at it again.<div></div>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-7127181875721934782011-06-22T01:11:00.007-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.424-05:00WOYWW 107 My Messy Workspace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOe3Qv9bnVoZq_q3BbY-6xHWtQ7C14xxA4pTQljtLHrnv3IIS0jACgPQ6gEU4fTV12MaM_ZfTgMTs0Hnr-20tX116Jhd7H1wM9CnG8HZmRefQiTLIcGsCM8BLZOCxcAiPmBvF1jnH1KFER/s1600/WOYWW-Green-Week-6-22-WEB.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620909963470366274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOe3Qv9bnVoZq_q3BbY-6xHWtQ7C14xxA4pTQljtLHrnv3IIS0jACgPQ6gEU4fTV12MaM_ZfTgMTs0Hnr-20tX116Jhd7H1wM9CnG8HZmRefQiTLIcGsCM8BLZOCxcAiPmBvF1jnH1KFER/s400/WOYWW-Green-Week-6-22-WEB.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO2qvWyh4brvedYd2-tV2aciCddjspXo9Ye45KW8rkSprzqrSruUbeii1aUXdma_upBDVAh3trjT2ES96U5iibhHEXOJFk64VLd74ZOsduE3HFCYHWAJw3oqRu_-RLRGHfz6NbNTSu2RQ/s1600/WOYWW-Green-Week2-6-22-WEB.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620909957382240466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO2qvWyh4brvedYd2-tV2aciCddjspXo9Ye45KW8rkSprzqrSruUbeii1aUXdma_upBDVAh3trjT2ES96U5iibhHEXOJFk64VLd74ZOsduE3HFCYHWAJw3oqRu_-RLRGHfz6NbNTSu2RQ/s400/WOYWW-Green-Week2-6-22-WEB.jpg" /></a> Oh my, I was awake and around for <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2011/06/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-107.html"><span style="color:#006600;">WOYWW</span></a> over at Julia's blog! Things are looking slightly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disastrous</span> in my studio this week but at least I have my faithful furry night time muse Yoshi here to supervise! I have been working on several projects and have a thrift store haul on the desk too. I got lovely vintage crepe paper to work with and have been in a green mood all week thanks to the <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/">Summer Of Color </a>challenge I've also been working on the <a href="http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-icad-1.html"><span style="color:#000000;">Index Card A Day</span> </a>challenge. Starting on a new pink Paris piece for the pink challenge next week. Everything else is just not put away. Off to visit other desks now! Thanks for visiting. :) <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Nan</span>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-45669865433381715042011-06-21T22:57:00.003-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.396-05:00ICAD Dottie Summer Dress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVRxvLuF1KFdwQN1h0chUv9JcvM3-Sirfh04dMFG9hsFP3lxGAJEo3nTX8-DnlYbJLLMYFc1eiuXVCsS5fMNGKP1mZOteJR-59pOPkmS1olai10qA2cHrShLIxGA9SU9eGQEPbOm2lFMG/s1600/ICAD-21-Dress-WEB.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620906190933365186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVRxvLuF1KFdwQN1h0chUv9JcvM3-Sirfh04dMFG9hsFP3lxGAJEo3nTX8-DnlYbJLLMYFc1eiuXVCsS5fMNGKP1mZOteJR-59pOPkmS1olai10qA2cHrShLIxGA9SU9eGQEPbOm2lFMG/s400/ICAD-21-Dress-WEB.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Just playing with my InkTense pencils.... A little something for<span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-icad-1.html"><span style="color:#000099;">Index Card A Day</span></a>...... hope everyone had a good day. :) Nan</div>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-77355856214018649422011-06-20T23:34:00.004-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.428-05:00ICAD Perhaps Collage Tonight?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQyizwg6PDMQdstoR62s3yZ0qe5AcDKqN5liYVzd9ebffupVq9_wFsQk3YAcQ9mkNN7gKqffmrnomM6U6zvgKyQELcFP_kL3lY0Afh0ziyJR1AQgRJHUhXQE_rRQ7wgsjP_8NIALtgsBf/s1600/ICAD-20-Birdhouse-WEB.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620516227537544274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQyizwg6PDMQdstoR62s3yZ0qe5AcDKqN5liYVzd9ebffupVq9_wFsQk3YAcQ9mkNN7gKqffmrnomM6U6zvgKyQELcFP_kL3lY0Afh0ziyJR1AQgRJHUhXQE_rRQ7wgsjP_8NIALtgsBf/s400/ICAD-20-Birdhouse-WEB.jpg" /></a><br />I am still just making an instant decision about my <a href="http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-icad-1.html"><span style="color:#003333;">index cards</span></a>. I sit down and do the first thing that comes to mind. Tonight it was collage with scraps left from the weeks work on my table. The birdhouse was inspired by a scrap piece shaped like a roof. I have been singing Blackird by the Beatles all day long so there you have it.... Imperfect Index Card # 20. I am enjoying this. The link is is on my sidebar too:) NanNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-85828557133246064712011-06-19T23:12:00.004-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.437-05:00Index Card A Day 19 Me And Tea<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJ_S1WFpcm0pkAFoAMfK0Ws53R1vV7Vs3PE67zonW0oCkoUnwlEsopiImUXNM8b-v86MP-RdtJMjizeG3b1pqjr5jPCm04lrJL_EwjrJHq-fudh0Ufpwg4Uptl5f9c85dnxHShvDzZfcs/s1600/ICAD-19-Me-%2526-Tea.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620144833285579618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJ_S1WFpcm0pkAFoAMfK0Ws53R1vV7Vs3PE67zonW0oCkoUnwlEsopiImUXNM8b-v86MP-RdtJMjizeG3b1pqjr5jPCm04lrJL_EwjrJHq-fudh0Ufpwg4Uptl5f9c85dnxHShvDzZfcs/s400/ICAD-19-Me-%2526-Tea.jpg" /></a><br />I'm just doing what ever comes to my mind when I pick up my index card for the <a href="http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-icad-1.html"><span style="color:#000066;">Index Card A Day</span></a> challenge...hopefully I won't over think it that way. Today I've been in slow mo, maybe my brain was thinking of a tea pick me up! Used my Derwent InkTense pencils. They are so pretty when you use them as watercolor pencils.Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-64582063553130345642011-06-19T19:41:00.011-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.416-05:00Summer Of Color...He Lives Behind The Green Door<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIozOE-Ocb2UAuzqSJzSm8voX4LOfmxBwm8usQ3Vod9zNJ8MhRrREpPzbMz79f9Qov3pzeWVWDn50q0Jnc7SWcnRfiirVGsrCj4r0glwwLjiuGGN0plfiYG6M9UrvKAS0VjkbET3LOQaWe/s1600/SOC-Green-Door-WEB-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620326781922691698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIozOE-Ocb2UAuzqSJzSm8voX4LOfmxBwm8usQ3Vod9zNJ8MhRrREpPzbMz79f9Qov3pzeWVWDn50q0Jnc7SWcnRfiirVGsrCj4r0glwwLjiuGGN0plfiYG6M9UrvKAS0VjkbET3LOQaWe/s400/SOC-Green-Door-WEB-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>In A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Christopher Robin lives </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>"behind a green door in another part of the Forest" (the 100 Acre Wood).<br /><br /></strong></span>This week's color on <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/">The Summer Of Color </a>challenge is <span style="color:#009900;">green</span> and the above verse was my inspiration for this green fairy door.<br /><br />Boy did I have a mental block today!!! I woke up thinking about green things but just couldn't see the end creation. Finally just sat down with some green stash and started cutting up dictionary paper and finally got moving toward a finished project. I used some of my favorite supplies like Lily Pond glimmer mist, non smear pastels (the absolute best), tissue paper,and my new favorite spray paint for chipboard and paper. It's called Design Master from Michaels. I think it was intended for silk flowers but it is wonderful on chipboard. The chipboard really looks like it came from the factory in whatever color you use. The doorknob is an old old screw back earring. It is hard to see but it is iridescent & pearly. All the things a fairy doorknob should be. I used a butterfly barrette for my pop of citron. Had to look that color up! "Citron is lemon coloured ~yellow with a slight tint of green"<br />I also included a picture of some of the supplies I used on this project just in case you wanted to see. Hope everyone had a great weekend and I can't wait to see all your green creations! :) Nan </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuWjdr6rXuBVMQzSwYmHDLF7KFh1JuafEyz1Ps6xPr9I6sbfGDYkPfbQBQSmY8zBLCpQY6IEX6ehT0KFHFSYtPwkPBvXCYaCd-bAEG2A1oBeAY87UJA3elJk6zE5srBBGtvSkooQEMxCA/s1600/COS-Supplies-6-19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620136113698813922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuWjdr6rXuBVMQzSwYmHDLF7KFh1JuafEyz1Ps6xPr9I6sbfGDYkPfbQBQSmY8zBLCpQY6IEX6ehT0KFHFSYtPwkPBvXCYaCd-bAEG2A1oBeAY87UJA3elJk6zE5srBBGtvSkooQEMxCA/s400/COS-Supplies-6-19.jpg" /></a>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-87156846402133768732011-06-18T22:33:00.006-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.439-05:00Index Card A Day Hangin Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiV3YMBNcaDhr9KC74ci_WSLlkNiNYHX24hQN_Ub8Qu87Dut7odIfdPpdo57dBbw_Ta6jqGGIa9buH_i-TBPXZ6b0LWWCQ8BpkEQcVYlAn4hBv8E5woePVfqrDOXqdYi1UeRQwCZf4LEF/s1600/ICAD-Mushroom-18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619757165483721634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiV3YMBNcaDhr9KC74ci_WSLlkNiNYHX24hQN_Ub8Qu87Dut7odIfdPpdo57dBbw_Ta6jqGGIa9buH_i-TBPXZ6b0LWWCQ8BpkEQcVYlAn4hBv8E5woePVfqrDOXqdYi1UeRQwCZf4LEF/s400/ICAD-Mushroom-18.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 236px;" /></a> I just saw a new daily quick art challenge that runs thru August called <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-icad-1.html"><span style="color: red;">Index Card A Day</span> at <span style="color: #009900;">Daisy Yellow</span></a></span> I know it's a good thing for me to be creative a little bit every day so I'm gonna give it a try. My attention span can be short if I feel I have to work in the same format every day but on ICAD you can do any medium on any day and NOT BE PERFECT......wow, what a concept. So here's to little sketches of life for the summer. <br />
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Today I was thinking about a little fused glass mushroom I bought when I was a teenager from a store called The Human Touch in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It hung from my rear view mirror for several years. My parents hated anything hanging in a car so the perfect tiny rebellion as a teen I guess. It got lost in a move and now I am all grown up. NOT! So I still have a little something pretty hanging on my mirror. :) Hope you all are having a great weekend. :) Nan</div>Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304359670900215419.post-27064517442428733932011-06-16T23:04:00.003-04:002015-02-04T11:35:40.364-05:00Thrift Store Thursday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj_lT2FWgbTMzFxC1fKHd1ziXttNmtRfHkbCQCF5fRfjKEUXJMRFEyDh2RGAj4dYhsZU_gUKytnjmtDvdWg4D6UofIG-A9Qt0gh_PXZY6MB8jayVJ2Qkr8ufzbeKMNeVRo0DzoKSmDf4g/s1600/Thrift-Books-RZ-Web-6-16-11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619034593124178082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj_lT2FWgbTMzFxC1fKHd1ziXttNmtRfHkbCQCF5fRfjKEUXJMRFEyDh2RGAj4dYhsZU_gUKytnjmtDvdWg4D6UofIG-A9Qt0gh_PXZY6MB8jayVJ2Qkr8ufzbeKMNeVRo0DzoKSmDf4g/s400/Thrift-Books-RZ-Web-6-16-11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 248px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_vndXbQcDrJLqXVUEWndxk55rxm-PYrY2UjcR2UIbZ9UTyZRzm1TShn84mmT3LgMAL5CwKfDNwcknal0jJWHoi8eMt08oz61s8xP_En3fkVnhZmqwCl8gyR8-YqaLxItHR8YPTqOaeCR/s1600/Thrift-Pears-Book-6-16-11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619034575287405698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_vndXbQcDrJLqXVUEWndxk55rxm-PYrY2UjcR2UIbZ9UTyZRzm1TShn84mmT3LgMAL5CwKfDNwcknal0jJWHoi8eMt08oz61s8xP_En3fkVnhZmqwCl8gyR8-YqaLxItHR8YPTqOaeCR/s400/Thrift-Pears-Book-6-16-11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 340px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Well, the truth is I have become a crafting pack rat...big shocker to those who know me and have seen my stash! :) Anyway I am just going to accept this and share my great finds here in the hopes I find fellow thrift store devotees. I love to see what goodies everyone else finds as well! We live pretty far away from town so when I have an errand or weekly doctor visit I try to go to Michaels or a thrift shop. It seems to make the long drive feel less dreary, worth it, so to speak. Anyway this week I got a wonderful french dictionary, a beautiful 1936 Websters dictionary with the gold leaf trim and 4 other french books. Quite the find for this area. I paid $4.50 for all my books...big smile!<br />
I also got a Moleskine journal for 50 cents. It has musical instruments embossed on the cover. Love it. Then..pause for effect...a whole bag of vintage crepe paper (one of my favs)! I so love using that stuff and a bit of aging makes it even better. I like to spray it with Glimmer Mist or Shimmerz. last but not least a bag full of great old sewing bits and pieces. Anyway I'm $17.96 poorer but can you tell I'm happy tonight? I'm sure some of this will turn up in my next project. maybe the green theme at <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-of-color.html"><span style="color: #009900;">Summer Of Color</span></a>! :) NanNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239631930676294900noreply@blogger.com6