Journals

I love the idea of writing in a journal but I must confess, I am not very good at it. When gratitude journaling became popular I could relate. Jotting down five or six things that I am grateful for is more my speed. Writing beautifully meaningful sentences that someday will bring someone to tears is not something I can do.  I leave that up to the more talented people out there.  What I do love to do is create journals. I finished these today and plan to post on my etsy site.

Mixed-Media using acrylics, paper, and ink









Creative Sick Day

I'm home sick today and should probably be in bed but decided to spend the day in the art studio!

Mixed Media piece called "The Flower Girl"



I'm not completely finished with it but getting close!







Nothing like spending the day in your PJ's with a hot cup of tea getting paint all over the place.









Why Unhappy?

I wish these two outfits came in my size.  I love this look..............too cute for such sad faces!

This would be great with a spot of red, maybe the bow on the scarf.

Eco Craft

I checked out a fun book at the library called eco craft.  I've read several "green" craft books, but this one is by far my favorite.

The projects in this book are really beautiful when finished. 

Light fixture made from plastic grocery bags.



Several six-packs of beer later will leave you with lattice for your screen!



A tote made from your favorite coffee bags. Everything would smell like coffee but we are from Seattle aren't we?

My favorite.....light fixtures made from milk jugs!

So many projects, so little time.  What I know for sure.....I can repaint the glass bottles shown on the front of the book cover.

My New Favorite Find

This is my new favorite gift to give the little people in my life. Check out Eco-kids paint, play dough and other fun creative tools. ecokidsusa.com. is a great site to check out.  I won't retell their story, I will let you read for yourselves. With natural extracts from sweet potatoes, paprika and blueberries it's almost good enough to eat.  Along with the fact that it is a safe product to play with, I love to discover business owners passionate about what they do. I'm a sucker for great packaging also!

HONEYSUCKLE

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PANTONE revealed their new color of the year..........Honeysuckle!  I'm already incorporating this color into new projects.  The name of my art studio "A Spot of Color" was creating because of colors like honeysuckle.  Neutrals with a SPOT of your favorite color enhances and makes a statement

Urban Chic

 

I love to start new projects.  Along with some holiday boxes, I have started a series of wine boxes I call Urban Chic.  This first one I completed is called numbers (for obvious reasons).  I bought some new antique items and funky new embellishments to add.  Metallic colors are popular in fashion right now, so I thought I would bring that color scheme into my art.