Showing posts with label watercolor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watercolor. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Thrift Store Thursday and ICAD 23


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 Summer Of Color pink 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 !

My Index Card Of The Day 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

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! What a relaxing day I had. The weather was beautiful today. I tagged along with Steve when he went bowling early this morning. Then watched the movie Eat, Love, Pray while he made an Apricot Egg Nog cake. Had to do a little creative juggling on my food plan to have a taste of that! I also cleaned the corner of my studio where my drawing table is. It feels so good to have a clean place to work. Amazing how much dust collects in everything! I found a little painting I did quite a while ago and I realized how much I miss painting.... thinking I'll do a bit more of that this year. It was a great way to start the year. I'm really looking forward to a good year and wish the same for everyone else too! :) Nan