250!

Well I'm a little slow on the draw the past few days...but I am sure you will forgive me...

Mr. Sunshine has left Baghdad and is waiting for his flights out of Kuwait, back to the states. I am thrilled to say the very least (did I mention the whole 9 months since we last saw each other?)...but I am the artsy fartsy type and I know some of you will sympathize with this...I tend to be the messy artsy fartsy type...I never did learn that "pick it up when you're done with it" thing....I'm getting better as I get older, but Mr. Sunshine likes a tidy homefront...and I kinda like him, so I do what I can to make him happy....

So I have been organizing closets, going through magazine baskets, scrubbing floors and so on and so forth...

All that happy, happy homemaker stuff....

I have been keeping track of my OWOH entries and we have hit 250! So it's time for me to add to the prize pool (one lucky winner is going to get a very nice package from their post man!)...


This little magnet will appear in this month's issue of Create & Decorate Magazine as an Artist Trading Card (with instructions, in case you are interested in making your own). I liked the results so much that I scanned the original, printed, and made magnets for my Etsy shop....

I have a couple on my own refrigerator- very cute and definitely keeping with the Spring theme we have going....


And I just got my copies of Create and Decorate yesterday...for some reason I have TWO subscriptions (not sure how I did that), so in addition to the magnet, I will include a copy of the magazine....

Not sure if we will hit 300, so this very well may be the last add on...

If you haven't thrown your name in the basket yet, go check it out here...
Enter your name and then go visit some of the other links in the gypsy caravan....and plan to spend a decent amount of time exploring...sooooo many great blogs out there participating....

And on a side note, Teenage Girl Child's Grandma has lifted my grounding...

She has given me permission to post pictures of her beautiful grandkids because she likes to see them....

So there....

TGIF, fellow bloghoppers!

Until Next Time,

A Bonus Monkey....

Can I tell you how much I love my friend Kathi at Out on a Whim Studio?

For the second week in a row, she is joining my Monkey Madness...

As a matter of fact, she's the one who reminded me earlier that I had not posted today....how's that for a friend?

And for that she she gets a special mention...

And look at this!

This is one of her completed pieces from last week....

Check out her blog because there's more where this came from....

And if you decide to participate, let me know....I'll definitely post a link and occasionally I'll post pics too (specially if I kind of cheated that week)....

Monkey on TuesdaY....

My good friend Kathi over at Out on a Whim Studio (don't you just love that name? I am a big fan of quirky, clever business names and Kathi's is one of my faves) joined yesterday's Monkey in the Middle Festivities...

Kathi is a great altered artist with a vintage/prim influence. She makes the best grungy tags ( I have a ton of them to prove it). Go check out what she's in the middle of this week....but knowing her, she's probably finished the projects in her pics- she's fast!

Pick a Letter....

I went to Target a few days ago.....and won the alphabet lottery!

This is about $4 worth of Chipboard letters from the Dollar Spot. Gotta Love it! I "heart" Target!!

I also got several sets of cork alphabet tiles, little clear alphabet bubble stickers and a set of wee little alphabet stamps. I tell you, it doesn't take much to make me happy.....and that afternoon I was definitely doing the dance (you know the one)...

Whimsy Squared...

Maybe Even cubed! lol!

Here's the finished piece....

YAY! I finished it and it's listed....

Check it out on eBay !!

Decisions, Decisions....

When I describe this blog, I invite people to explore the creative process with me....
Sooooooooo.......
I think I'll start taking pictures of the entire process (more on that tomorrow). Right before I wrote this I was sitting on my family room floor (studio is too messy to spread out-lol!), sitting in this sea of acid green, red, cream and antique silver ribbon, rick rack, tinsel garland and fuzzy yarn, trying to decide which bits and pieces will be added to this project. Now this is why I fell in love with the altered art influence. AND this is why it drives me nuts....to the point that I know that AA will never be my exclusive medium. So many possibilities. SO many decisions to make: trims, pictures, trims, doo-dads, trims, ribbons, trims....you get the idea. Embellishing projects sends my brain into this whirling, dizzy state of indecision...To quote my favorite cartoon character, Charlie Brown: "ARGH!!"
I suppose I had better get back to it.....This jingle bell must get listed tonight, which means I still have to finish it, picture it (including editing), write it up and get it going before soccer tonight....
Don't think I'll be taking bets on that one.....

Better Watch Out.....

NaUgHtY or NiCe???

Come on, be honest! Santa's watching, I'm sure he is....
Just a little sneaky peak at my auctions coming up tonight....