The journaling continues, SLOOOOOOWLY, but surely! My problem is that I have so many projects going at once, but I guess I kind of like that. This entry will tell you about my continual fascination with birds, and another little bit about my life in general. And so it goes.........
I do have to admit, that I am a teensy bit proud to have one of my necklaces in "The Best of Stringing" issue, that just came out recently. Sorry again for the lousy photos, but to be perfectly honest, I am coming down with a cold as I type this...I feel it settling into my bones, and I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT, plus, it's just been one of those really crappy days besides that, so I didn't feel like dragging out the lights for the photo, so I just "winged it", as we say. I made this pendant, one of only a few, that was an image transfer, and combined it with some wonderful Gaea beads, swarovski's, hill tribe spacers, and adventurine. Thanks to all my blog friends and visitors for encouraging me and helping me get to this point....you are all my muse, thank you, thank you!!
This is an ATC I did over the weekend for the Artchix group bi weekly lottery. The theme is enchantment. All I can think is that lately I have been enchanted by blue, just can't get enough of it! Since delving into mixed media I also have taken on an odd affection for pink. When I was in college I loved pink, and then at some point I began to hate it, and have not really used it for a looooooong time. But now I'm liking it again. You may laugh, but I think part of that influence comes from Esther! The first time I saw Esther's blog, there was a lot of pink floating around, and I was immediately enchanted with it....it looked magical! The little pink stars that float around when you move your curser on her French blog are adorable!! So I think that she has inadvertently helped me to appreciate pink. But back to blue, that's the obsession of late. Does anyone else ever have a complete reversal of color preference?
This is my translation of a tree. I soooo enjoyed working on this, the idea came from my recent thoughts of family and friends, and the need for strength, and my continual search for it, and the tree is just that to me.
Just playing around tonight with a different style I've been wanting to try, and I wish they all came out like this! Background is from some absolutely beautiful papers that I won on Peggy Gatto's blog, woman, words, and postage transparency are from the famous Artchix, wings from Itkupilli,bird from Digital collage sheets, woodless watercolor pencils and walnut stain. No doodling!
Remember Brave Heart ? Well , I decided I liked it so much I has to make some little ones. Again, photographing metal is not my specialty, the sterling silver one was tough, but I think you get the idea. I'm a silver girl myself, but I really like the way the copper one came out with the patina. I think I will make one for myself...I think everyone needs a little brave heart!
