Sketching on a Blue Monday

Sketching early this Blue Monday morning!  Just a peek at a sketch I started last summer. Blue Girl in Pencil and acrylics will become a mixed media collage later this Fall.  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, Fritz and Frieda as well as Francine and Hunky Jones are waiting for  me to get started on my creations for the Taylor Artist Guild Chinati Show in late September.  Paper, glue, paint and found objects will be flying around the studio in the next couple of weeks.  Wish me luck!   Click on over to see what the peeps are doing all around the world on Sally's blog...HERE!  She is showing off some great pics of what is going on around Tampa this week!!!

Have a great week!

Pedal Paddle Wheels Turn - Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday Y'all!  When I was a child learning to ride a tricycle my Dad made up a little song just for me. "Pedal paddle wheels turn, squeak, squeak Dixie Fern."  The tricycle was old and rusty and made an awful squeaking noise when I peddled it around the yard going at least a hundred miles an hour. It was probably a hand-me-down item from my older sister like many things I owned, but I didn't care.  It was perfect for me!  When I saw this little pink tricycle in the flower bed of a shop in Fredericksburg this summer it brought back lots of pleasant memories from my childhood. 
Have a great weekend and to see more lovely pink things on Beverly's blog just click HERE !
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Dump Jewels on a Wednesday - WOYWW - 168

 More great stuff for my art!  I've been dump digging lately! Once you try it you'll be hooked...well, that is,,,,if you like junkin' and thriftin'!  It's like a treasure hunt for me. Yesterday I found some "jewels" just laying on top of the ground.  We had a rain shower here in Central Texas over the weekend and the rain washes the dirt and dust from the broken pieces of china and glass and makes them easier to find.

Of course, my favorite piece is the broken vase with the swirlies! It will probably end up in one of my mixed media assemblage pieces of art work.  The marble is pretty cool, too!  Always makes me smile when I find a marble,,,indicates children lived nearby.

And then I just wanted to show you the pals who roam across the road !  This little piggy runs with the horses and provides us with entertainment every evening.

So, there you have it...that's what's on my workdesk this happy Wednesday.  To see what others all around the world are doing.....click HERE and see Julia's blog!

Tatting on this Blue Monday

Happy Blue Monday to all!  I am sharing another photo of some fabulous tatting done by my late mother-in-law!  She was so multi talented and tatting is only one of the "crafts" she did very well.  She tried to teach me,,,but I just couldn't get the hang of it.  I blamed it on the fact that she was left handed and I am right handed! lol  However, I did manage to learn enough to use my little bits of tatting to embellish note cards that I made by the hundreds a hundred years ago!!! (More on the cards at a later time)!  The tatting thread, shuttles, and snippets of lace were inherited from her fine collection.

She made the most beautiful doilies you've ever seen!  So, dear friends, if you happen across a tatted doily at an estate sale or thrift shop you should snag it! And remember how many hours it must have taken to create it.  Tatting is probably almost a lost art!!!   To see more Blue Monday things click HERE and see what's going on at Smiling Sally's blog! 

Tooled Leather Art Box - WOYWW

WOYWW=What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday! This cool tooled leather brief case came to me via my dear and long-time friend Ann from Waco, Texas!  It even bears two of my initials! Woo Hoo! We unearthed it while clearing out her sweet father's storage shed.  He was a famous shoe repairman and we figure someone brought it to him for repair since the latches were sort of damaged.

 I was so excited when my friend told me I could take it home with me .At one time it might have carried important documents for a Texas attorney. I can see him now, in his stetson hat and handmade boots walking the halls of the McLennan County Courthouse! The year is 1965 and he smells of English Leather!
  But now my fabulous art box travels with ME to exotic places like the Chihauhuan Desert of Texas and holds my pencils, pastels and sketch books quite well!
So what's on my workdesk you ask? 

Sketches from my trip back in June to Marfa, Texas and the remote areas south of there are in my handy art box/workdesk.  Hopefully in the next couple of weeks these sketches will develop into finished creations to be exhibited at my local Artist Guild show in September!  The title of the show will be "Chinati" and will feature the works of my fellow artists....all of us inspired on our wonderful retreat to the mountains, desert and Chinati Hot Springs Resort!
To see what others have going on at their workdesks click HERE!

Blue Plate Special - Blue Monday

Hello all and good morning!  Happy Blue Monday! Started off with a bang and some pancakes made into shapes. Can you see the funny face in the one above? A couple of little darlings are at our house spending some time with us!  After breakfast we "harvested" rocks to be used in our project!

As you can see, the little darlings were very creative with the acrylic paint! Great way to spend a warm summer morning!  Come on over, pick up a paint brush and paint a rock with us!!!  I think I'll add them to some of the others that line my flower bed!  To see more great Blue Monday things click HERE! Go see what Sally and the gang are doing !   And I know you will want to check out Masterpiece Monday over HERE.   Have a great week!

Thrifting Treasure - Pink Saturday

Look at my latest thrifting treasure!  This pink beauty was just sitting there at my favorite "junk" place in a clear dry cleaner's bag waiting for me to add it to my cart!  It is in near mint condition and will be so perfect for the little darlings to wear to their next make-believe soiree! 

Thought I'd also share a peek at one more of my handmade cards. The idea was fetched from Pinterest! You just make a little template shaped like a little dress and cut it from a paper doily!  The little flower at the top of the dress is a little piece of tatting I did several years ago.

Check back next week for more about tatting. 

In the meantime,,,check out Beverly's blog HERE and see all the wonderful blogs pertaining to pink!  Have a great weekend!  I sure plan to!