Santa's Coming!!

Can you believe Christmas is in a couple of weeks?? Where in the world did this year go??

This weekend I had Christmas on the brain, as I started going over my holiday decorations ... and came upon some rusty tin tree toppers, that I'd bought about 5 years ago. When I first started decorative painting in 2000, I went berserk buying all the latest paints, brushes ... and surfaces. I can't tell you how many surfaces that I still have - that at the time I felt was "too good to mess up" with my beginner painting skills.

Luckily, I curbed my spending somewhat on surfaces ... and I feel as if my skill has finally caught up with my confidence - or vice versa!LOL

Anyhow ... for years I've wanted a nice tree topper- but never felt as if I had the skills to create my own ... until this weekend. I pulled out one of the tree toppers I'd purchased so many years ago ... and decided to paint it. This year, I am going to have the Santa Tree Topper that I've wanted to have. This took me about 7 hours yesterday .... and I'm really happy with the way it came out. I have Santa on the brain now, and I'm thinking about painting the other star that I have sitting on my paint table.

Check Out Scraps of Color E:spire in 2011 - I'm On The Team!!

I'm so excited to have been accepted as part of the first Creative Team!!!

I feel blessed to have been given this creative opportunity. I've always thought in colors, so they say ... and last year after many starts and stops - I found Tiare Smith online, an extremely entrepreneurial sister who is determined to let the world know that Sisters Scrap Too!!.

Tiare is the genius behind Classy Coordinates. I found kindred spirits on her Scraps of Color ning group, other women of color who loved to play with paper. LOL

Tiare is on the move again, launching Scraps of Color E:spire, and has offered me wonderful opportunity to share my art with you and my love of history. I hope you all take the time to join and become a part of this exciting adventure. I can't wait to share with you what I have in store for 2011.

Santa's Sistah

Hello Everyone!!

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. I have been making cards this weekend - for Christmas - and I decided to make prints of a painting that I did over the summer .. and incorporate it into some cards.

I don't know if I'm done yet - but I like how they turned out so far.

Phases

I've been working on this piece all weekend...and when I went to bed last night, I was really frustrated. I'd planned on sanding down the entire piece and starting again ... but I worked my way through it.



Its not finished, its still a work in progress, but what I learned was to not force anything..that when I get to the point of frustration - I need to walk away.

Creative Columbus Day Weekend

I hope everyone had a nice relaxing holiday weekend here in the States. For any Canadian bloggers - I hope your Thanksgiving weekend was an enjoyable on with family and friends.

I had plans that unfortunately fell through, so I spent the long weekend working on cards for swaps and a custom order lap-desk for a friend's daughter.

I'm not finished, but I got the bulk of the painting out of the way. Now I will be able little details...some charms I found...some painted details on the sides and bottom...and then I'll put the hinges on.

Weekend Painting

Hello Bloggers!

I hope everyone is enjoying the last weekend in September. I have been busy painting boxes that I'll be putting on Etsy next weekend. These boxes are really cute - big enough for ATCs, gift cards ... I love them.

The angel boxes with no hair I painted, to honor a special friend who is battling cancer right now. Its such a hideous disease, and my prayers are always with her.

Happy Fall Y'all!!

Hello Bloggers!! I know it isn't officially fall yet - but I am sooo ready! I love the fall, and these weeks leading up to the official start of my favorite season - I've been busy painting.

Here are some things I've been working on - getting them ready for Etsy:

The larger box I've posted before - but the little portrait box on top in purple is a new piece. It's a perfect size to hold ATCs, business cards or other little trinkets.


This mermaid box, I haven't finished yet, I need to add some details. It's a really nice size, and I'm already thinking of painting up a couple more mermaids to add to Etsy in October:



I plan on really focusing and painting through the winter, as I am moving next September and NO WAY do I want to pack all the wood surfaces I've been saving/hoarding!!LOL So the more I paint and sell - the less I have to pack!

Happy Fall Y'all!