Filed under Never Ending To-Do List …

Works in Progress (Quick Post)

I sent the box out this morning!  It was such a relief to hand that box to the mail lady 🙂  Now I am back to working on ornaments. The star will have the Chinese Character for Love in the center and will be shiny.  The tree will be more green and not so blue. … Continue reading →

Wow! Wow! Wow!

This morning I woke up and was not going to turn on my computer (I saw a nap in my future, since my son woke up at 5:20am) so I checked my email on my phone.  It said Etsy Transaction and I am reading and thought my account had been hacked and someone bought six … Continue reading →

To Do List (More of an idea list)

Since I have a tendency to forget really awesome ideas I have.  I have been carrying a sketchbook (recently it has been everywhere with me) so I can write everything down.  Today I decided to sit and write out some of the things I am working on this weekend or want to do this weekend.1.  … Continue reading →

Documentaries and me…

I admit on a regular basis I am a nerd (huge nerd) when it comes to history or other useless information.  When I was in college I did not have cable, so when I worked on pieces I started watching taped documentaries on random subjects.  It ranged from the Civil War to Baseball to the … Continue reading →

Hmmm…. Homemade Clay (Paper Clay)

So I have been experimenting with different homemade clays because I really want to make paper clay.  I know paper clay is reasonable but the thought of driving to Michael’s makes my head hurt.  I also don’t want to order it because I will be really mad if I don’t like it. So I Googled … Continue reading →

Oil Pastel Drawing – In Progress

I have been wanted to draw this week, since my joint compound won’t be hear until this weekend (then I will attempt to make paper clay).  Last night I pulled out my oil pastels (I blew the dust off of them since it had been 10 years – seriously, I have not used them in … Continue reading →

My Sketchbook Part 2

Since that last entry just stopped because of the weather (thunder and lightening).  I decided to scan in some pages from my sketchbook.  A page from my sketchbook from college. A pencil drawing from college Idea sketch of the Travel Felt and Dominoes Set The front of the Mystery Machine Cake.  Note the math of … Continue reading →

Disappointment….

So yesterday I got my first phone call from the school nurse, my daughter had thrown up on the playground.  I drove to school to get her (I left my son with my husband, who was getting ready for work).  I walked (really, really fast) to the office and stood there absolutely panicked because I … Continue reading →

Parnivore (pär’ nə vör) and Thank You Cards

Definition (and word) is courtesy of my husband: parnivore (pär’ nə vör) n.[[< L paro, paper + vorare, todevour]] 1 A young person who eats paper, often preferring it over morepalatable food options that have been recently offered, rejected, and discardedon the floor, where the aforementioned paper is then found   So my To-do List … Continue reading →