Yulia Derevschikova, Russia, via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russia, via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russia, via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russia, via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russia, via Bored Panda
New Note Card Package Designs
“Go Green” Note Cards – Package of 5
“Tangerine Dreams” Note Cards – Package of 5
“Turquoise Treasures” Note Cards – Package of 5
These are packages of 5 different OOAK designs and envelopes. The price for a package is $9.99. You can get them locally in Greenwood, at the Blasing Bright Booth, Rags & Roses Collective, 100 North Main Street, or you can order them online (free shipping) on ArtworthyNoteCards on Etsy.
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New Clip-On Earrings Designs
My friends were griping, asking why I wasn’t making wooden earrings for people without pierced ears, so I decided I would gather materials and give it a try. The ones in the picture above are 3/4″ in diameter, having clip-on hardware.
These earrings are much larger – 1-1/4″ in diameter.
These are a clip-dangle, with a 1-1/4″ disc at the top with a 3/4″ disc attached. The earring length is 2-1/4″.
This picture shows the comparative sizes of the three designs – 3/4″ – 1-1/4″ and 1-1/4 wide x 2-1/4″ long.
If you would like to see more, I’m adding about 17 pairs to my ArtFire shop today. I also have the pierced earrings displayed there.
Each pair is $9.99 with free shipping to the contiguous U.S.
Filed under Holiday Gift Ideas, holidays, Lewis Art
More Beautiful Paintings
Y W Kim-“The Night the Golden Moon Shines on my Heart”
Benny Norbert Smet-“Bright Eyes”
Filed under paintings I love, Watercolors I Love
Thoughts on a Sunday 12-15-2019
Kanno Hisao
It’s 42 degrees F. today – gray, wet and downright depressing outside.
When we left, we stopped at our mailbox to change our decoration.
We were really cold, trying to loosen nuts and change out cold metal decorations in the wind, but I’m glad Santa is up now, maybe waving at folks as they pass our driveway.
We got our groceries for the week. When we got home, I spent the next hour prepping food. My husband saw I had a lot to do, so HE browned the roast to go in the crock pot for tonight. I think that’s the first time in the 50-1/2 years we have been married that he has done that. I tried not to act shocked, and thanked him when he finished, giving him a big hug. :0)
While he was browning the roast, I cut up strawberries for his desserts, plus carrots, radishes, and celery to go with cherry tomatoes as part of my lunches. Now, all is finished and I’m relaxing with a cup of coffee.
I finished painting and spraying the two sizes of discs for the experiment on clip-on earrings. If I get them together today, I’ll post pics and you can tell me what you think.
I made a big push yesterday and am almost finished getting Christmas presents ready. I’m giving all handmade this year, and the Lunch Bunch group is exchanging gifts this coming Friday.
I finally found the large tub of Christmas decorations I’ve been looking for for a couple of WEEKS now. The tub was in the storage space under our stairs. I have the decorations about 2/3 finished now, and am definitely starting to get into the spirit. My husband was able to dictate (while I typed) a Christmas letter to go into the cards of friends and family we don’t see all the time. I may get to the Christmas cards, too.
Definitely a day to enjoy being warm and dry here. I hope that wherever you are, you are able to enjoy the day.
Disgusted
I told you earlier this week that my husband and I cleaned out our aquarium, actually taking the gravel out and rinsing it thoroughly before returning it to the tank, putting in fresh water, clean decorations, new filters, etc. The aquarium looked a LOT better, though the fish didn’t rave about it.
Imagine my outrage when we got up this morning to find a tank with water SO cloudy you could hardly see the occupants!
I had ordered new gravel, thinking that the next time I cleaned out the tank I would change it. I didn’t realize it would have to be almost immediately.
So –
I cleaned out the tank again today, removing the old gravel. I rinsed the new gravel, added the treated water, put in fresh clean decorations, another new filter, etc. And now the tank is again clean, though the fish just looked teed off to be forced to wait in a small bowl of water while I toiled.
I have heard that gold fish aren’t very clean fish. I’m beginning to really believe it now. The largest gold fish is now about 4 inches long. He’s too large to be caught easily – or fit into – the net I use.
I have now spoken to the fish, telling them that I don’t want to be in the position of a full tank clean out every week – or – in this case – TWICE in one week. I have told them that they need to clean up their act or be labeled ‘BAD TENANTS.’ (Assuming they care…)
Filed under Family, Housekeeping - Maintenance
Thoughts on a Saturday – 12-14-2019
Dog Lovers Club
We’re having a nice, though gray, fall day here in Arkansas. I found a new sweatshirt/hoodie combination in a pale pink and am wearing it for the first time today. I got it from the exclusive emporium of Walmart, and am pleased to report that I didn’t have to get it in a “wide-load” size! It’s light weight and cozy feeling. This is really welcome since I’ve been sitting under my throw in the living room while watching TV lately, even though our heat works fine. It may be a psychological thing. Anyhow, I’m thinking of buying ANOTHER one!
I told you that I am experimenting on making light weight wooden earrings for people who do NOT have pierced ears. I found some glue and clip-on findings, both without nickel to avoid problems with allergies.
This is the only finished pair so far. The wood is just large enough for the clip-on. I’m also going to try a larger disk and then drill a hole in the bottom of it and append a smaller disk from it, making a dangle. I’ll show you a pic of that when I have one finished. I’m thinking of starting another Etsy shop just for earrings – pierced and clip-on. I’m also checking out opening a shop on Amazon.
Yesterday one of my long time good friends called to tell me one of her dogs had died. Another good friend lost a cat recently. Having been there, and knowing that losing a treasured pet member of the family is one of the worst hurts there is, my heart goes out to to both of them. I also know there is nothing I can do but show I care. I wish I could do more.
I’m not sure what else the day holds, other than the what-I’m-hoping-will-be-the-usual exercise with my elliptical trainer and yoga stretches and working in my art room.
I hope your Saturday is fun.
Filed under Family, Friendship, playing in my art room, Thoughts on a ________
Thoughts on a Friday 12-13-2019
Peter Haygarth – Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019
Happy birthday to you. Haapy birrrthday to you. Haaaaaaapy birrrrrrrthdaaaaay, dear Briiiiiiii – annnn, Haaaaaaapy birrrrrrrthdaaaaay, toooooooo yoooooou! 
Happy, happy day celebrating YOU, Bri.
Happy, happy day celebrating YOU, Bri.
Our son is 41 today. There is a 13 hour time difference between our locations, so I wrote to him last night. He had forgotten! I told him he was TOO SPECIAL for anyone, including HIM – to forget his birthday.
We have lots of errands, so I’m not sure what else I will do today.
Whatever your plans are, I hope you have a fabulous day.
Filed under exercise, Family, Thoughts on a ________
More Art From Found Things by John Lopez
John Lopez, South Dakota, AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez, South Dakota, AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez, South Dakota, AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez, South Dakota, AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez, South Dakota, AwesomeJelly.com
Filed under Art From Found Things
Thoughts on a Thursday 12/12/2019
Penny Yaffe Krakow-shoebill stork love-photographer unknown
A good, busy day so far.
We took my husband to get a blood test to be read at his doctor appointment next week. Any time either of us has to do this, we ‘celebrate’ by eating breakfast at our favorite place, The Dari, in Greenwood. We got our mail on the way home and I started laundry. We’re on the 3rd load now. We changed sheets on the bed, will fold the laundry later.
I went back to town to get a pair of earrings from the local shop and include them in an order from a good friend from Spain. We discovered that for some unknown reason, it is significantly more expensive to send something from the U.S. to Spain than it costs the other direction. The people at the post office couldn’t give me a reason why. It is still the cheapest way we can send something as small as a package of earrings.
Today I will make a batch of egg/sausage/cheese bake, a recipe from Suzanne Ryan of Simply Keto. This has become one of our favorite recipes. Last time I added broccoli. My husband wasn’t as happy with that, but said mushrooms and spinach would be fine.)
I’m in the middle of a grand experiment, trying to make wooden earrings for people who do NOT have pierced ears. I got the small round disks painted on both sides, and today I’ll try to glue the clip-on findings to the backs of the earrings. Then I’ll wear a pair – though I HATE clip-ons – to see if they hold together. I’m also painting yet another tee I stained (sigh), plus working on a set of note cards.
I’m about halfway through my to-do list for the day now, so I’m taking a break to have a cup of coffee and write this blog post.
Our weather is super nice, so I MAY get out and neaten up the yard a bit this afternoon. Yoga and my elliptical trainer are on tap for this afternoon, too.
I hope that you are having a fun, satisfying day.
The Art of Y. W. Kim
Y. W. Kim – “Red Bird Singing the Night”
Y. W. Kim – “Singing City Night”
Y. W. Kim – “The Morning of the Autumnal Valley”
Filed under paintings I love
Felted Wool Animals by Yulia Derevschikova – 2
Yulia Derevschikova via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova via Bored Panda
Filed under Embroidery/Sewing Art
Beautiful Paintings
Arts from the Darkness-Sunset over the winter forest-Henrich Gogarten-CWFA
Andrey Chernush via Ana Loreta Baicu-Linked In
Jaanika Talts-Estonia-via Fabrizio Clementi – Linked In
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New Earrings
I’m selling these on ArtFire for $9.99 a pair, if you’re interested.
Filed under Holiday Gift Ideas
Stubborn
My husband has been after me for a long time, probably several months, to ‘dump’ the gravel in the bottom of the aquarium when I clean the tank. I have a nice aquarium vacuum that works really nicely, so I’ve been putting him off. I didn’t want any problems with a leaking tank. I also had visions of his dropping the tank mid procedure, and our having to rush out and buy another while the fish waited impatiently in the small bowl of water. I admit I’m really stubborn about accepting his suggestions many times.
Dumped the gravel into the largest colander I have. My husband rinsed it in the sink, using our spray attachment, while I cleaned the glass inside and out. We carefully put the gravel back, then added the treated water, then the decorations, lights, filters, oxygen thingie, and finally, the fish.
For awhile, the water didn’t look any better than it does when I clean it the regular way. But then things settled down.
And though I cleaned up water everywhere and keep finding small pieces of gravel, I have to admit my husband was right. It DOES look better, and DID make a difference, and the tank and water ARE cleaner than they were.
As usual, the fish aren’t saying anything much. They are happily swimming around, bunching up in the corner every time I pass the tank, dreaming about feeding time.
My husband DID admit it was a lot of work – even though the only part he participated in was the gravel cleaning. He said I should order more gravel so that we can ‘start with a clean batch’ next time.
Filed under Family, Housekeeping - Maintenance, I'm a slob
Felted Wool Animals
Yulia Derevschikova is a Russian artist who creates beautiful felted wool animals.
Yulia Derevschikova, Russian Artist via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russian Artist via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russian Artist via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russian Artist via Bored Panda
Yulia Derevschikova, Russian Artist via Bored Panda
Filed under Embroidery/Sewing Art
The Art of John Lopez
John Lopez is an artist in South Dakota who creates art from found things.
John Lopez from South Dakota via AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez from South Dakota via AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez from South Dakota via AwesomeJelly.com
John Lopez from South Dakota via AwesomeJelly.com
Filed under Art From Found Things, metal art
Talented Artists Who Give Us Pet Portraits
Niki Firmin – Toby
Gary Wing
Kelly Armitage
Kelly Armitage
Kelly Armitage
Niki Firmin – Glen
Filed under drawings, Gary Wing, Kelly Armitage, Niki Firmin - Pet Portraits
Withdrawal
Tim Vine via Slide Share
I finished “Connections in Death” by J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts the day before yesterday. That is #48 in her series of 50 “In Death” books featuring Eve Dallas, a homicide lieutenant. I read them all again from the beginning before I allowed myself to enjoy this last one that has come out in paperback. I have #49 arriving December 31st, according to Amazon, and am aware there is #50 out recently in hardback, so the joy continues.
I’m in withdrawal now. I really enjoy this world that Nora has created. The people inhabiting it are people I would love to really know. The interactions between all the characters is fascinating.
In the meantime, I have a whole stack of what I hope will be good books waiting for my attention.
Filed under Hobbies, Reading is FUNdamental
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