have wings....

i had started a painting on a cigar box....and it gave me fits. so after many, and i do mean many.... layers of paint, this box found its' wings.....

yep...this white owl had found its' wings......happy saturday.

the moments {a series} no 24: great big stitched postcard swap

yesterday was one of the best days....when i checked the mail, there was a package from across the sea....london to be exact! i love my postcard my swap partner had made for me- hope she likes mine equally as well- i showed my postcard here....

her purples were perfect!! they are my favorite color! thank you!

the moments {a series} no 6: rolodex file card art

yesterday i found time to play in my studio for just a bit.....i like to start with a rolodex file card. the cards are small and easy and nice to do as a warm up. sometimes i do several. i had been saving that purple circle....i loved the colors on it and knew it would pop on a yellow background. i used a stencil for the polka dots and a glimmer mist, added washi tape and the sewing. this was a moment yesterday.....

odds and ends

i used a little imagination to see a heart in this piece of rust that i found in the driveway.

i was pulling weeks and noticed the purple speckled leaves. the color is beautiful and i am fairly sure that this is a weed as well, but, because of the color, i am willing to wait just a bit.

i had this angel plant holder and in a storm a few years ago, it was thrown and broke. i kept a few pieces and i love her patina. she is my "ruin" in the front yard.

i apparently have a thing for copper boilers (these two are outside, and i have a few more in the basement....can't have too many) and as i was wandering around taking my pics, i noticed them sitting there patiently waiting for me to notice their patina. these two beauties sit on my front porch.

clarity

i wish i had a window into life. i am feeling slightly out of focus and wanting some change. and maybe all that is needed is to remove the clutter. we cleaned and reorganized the spot just outside of my studio, and what a difference it made. i can actually get to all of my canvas. crazy....i am in need of clarity. less stuff. i have a fair amount of stuff that i have collected from auctions (and good stuff i might add :)). i am debating on how to get rid of some of this. should i consider another etsy store- one with just vintage items? is there someone out there that does this? i am just unsure. part of me just wants it gone- and the good will trailer will be here in a week. or, i don't need a fortune for my items, but, i am not sure on the shipping and listings. any advice?

art journal page

i love the circles and polka dots! makes me happy!

this is just the beginning on this side- we will have to see what i finish with. happy monday to you! thanks for stopping by to see!

kitchen: before and after

this was my kitchen- classic old house galley-type kitchen with cabinets and countertop on the shortest wall in the kitchen! that was all the storage and countertop i had.....my window view above the sink was onto the roof of the business that is next door to us. lovely. the other boxed in window was so high on the wall that unless i was standing right in front of it, i really could not see out of it. it also did not open. what was its' purpose?

this is my kitchen now!!! this is that same wall. i realized the stove is right there, but, there is bountiful countertops on either side of the stove, with quick access to the storage.

this was my other window. it also was classic old house in the fact that it was huge. i loved my color before (marigold), but, it was time for a change!

this is looking on that same wall....a lovely window now looks out onto our backyard.

our new refrigerator stands basically where that big old window was.

this is is my south wall, and that counter top was a span of 12 feet. 12 feet! we did go with a laminate countertop after looking at all types. it reminds me of how i paint....it is almost like having spots be worn through to show other colors. it looks rather neutral, but, it is clay colored with purple showing through, and at night, has a much greener hue that i would have expected, but, looks great with the purple walls.

this is our new lights in the room. i love the artistic look and feel. i wanted some sort of a drum type light. i was actually shooting for a burlap drum type light, but, i could not get my husband there. he was not understanding my textural feel i was going for....oh, well. i got the shape i wanted, and i do still like these.

these are my new lights over the sink. i am so loving the industrial feel of these matching up with my arty drum lights. my new color is a deep purple. i put that onto 3 walls, with the other walls being a clay colored with white trim. i love the colors!

this is a peek into my stove. after much discussion and debate, we went with a stove with 2 ovens. this is looking into the top one. love the color. we did not do the floor yet due to our time constraint (graduation....), but, we will get it caught up here soon now that things are calming down.

prom pics

pre-grand march pics at school....his girlfriend is so funny and she was going to have a good time! pics would not be dull and boring!

here is the couple- they have been going out for almost 2 years. this is their second prom.

kids with the folks.....

kids with the car- his own and the one is he proud of. i loved her purple dress! how can you go wrong with purple?!

PROM

that's right...today is prom for us!! so here is a sneak peek- more pics tomorrow. thank goodness it is our son's senior year and things have been a little calmer and less particular than last year when his girlfriend was a senior last year. she came back from college to go with him and had found her dress clear back in december. it is of course purple (god bless her, i love purple).

grandpa is even in on the act and sent a vintage pair of cuff links for him to wear tonight. this is the beginning of the end. our son only has like 8 days left of school and his high school career will be over and he will graduate. holy cow- i hope this momma can keep it together and not let all of her emotions run away.

for the love of purple....

this week's color week has been brought to you by curiousgirl lisa; and the letters c and w; and by the number 6....(ps- big bird says hi!)