Hi everyone!--I'm back--I hope you've all had a happy Holiday and looking forward to 2013. We certainly did around here--but wow--I'm a bit exhausted and also a bit glad that things will be getting back to normal. One of my favorite parts about Christmas is shopping for gifts--I really do like getting out into the busy stores and 'fighting' those crowds--to me that's fun--really! But I also did some online shopping which can be a bit scary--just click that button, and you can get anything you want--I have to admit--I get out of control. I even did some shopping for me--
Pam Carriker is now offering her very popular online class Journal 365 in a DVD format, and since I never took this class--well I decided that I needed this for Christmas. I haven't really started watching the videos yet (4 discs!), but I know that they'll be excellent--it's Pam Carriker--how can they not be?!
And for my art room--
This is a print that I ordered from Sharon Tomlinson's Etsy shop Norah's Ghost. She made this piece during our online class A Diary of Faces (I talk about this class in my last post). I found this frame for it--nice size too--13x 19--perfect fit--I love, love, love Norah's Ghost!
And I found an unexpected surprise in my mailbox on Christmas Eve--
I'm in the latest issue of Somerset Studio coming out in Jan--THAT was a very nice surprise!
So now that things are winding down, I've been able to take some time for myself and 'play' in my room--one of my favorite things to do is paint papers--
....and then doing something with them...
And I found an unexpected surprise in my mailbox on Christmas Eve--
I'm in the latest issue of Somerset Studio coming out in Jan--THAT was a very nice surprise!
So now that things are winding down, I've been able to take some time for myself and 'play' in my room--one of my favorite things to do is paint papers--
....and then doing something with them...
I enjoy the entire process of making pieces like this--from starting out with a blank piece of paper (any kind--text pages, cardstock, canvas paper, watercolor paper, etc. etc.) and finishing with a piece of art--having no idea how they will end up--the papers help me make the story.
So I hope everyone will be able to take the time in 2013 for their passion too--it IS the best therapy--even in these very cold months ahead (well--at least in this part of the country).
Happy New Year everyone!!