Bits and Bobs:)

Hello Everyone:)

Here it's only just the end of September coming up, and already Halloween is 'flying' all over the internet, and in some

cases even a bit of Christmas is already popping up.

Being that my previous post was a Halloween project,

(and as some of you know, Halloween is a major

holiday celebrated in my home:), I find that

I'm looking for something else to work my brain with....

Journaling:)

Started another journal, a basic one, and have started

using some of my vintage photos as a dive in point

to get motivated. 

Seems it's the new 'thing' to get into, and I'm 

gobsmacked at all the talent and flurry of ideas

out on the net, so I figured with my huge collection

of vintage photos, and some of my personal family

photos, and my dry wit, I'd find a 'style' of my own...

In honour of my parents, LOL!

This one took days! Layers of paint, inks, stencils,

then tons of computer paper stamped, inked, cut out,

but my favourite part is the pen inking...great way

to relax!!!

Whoever this woman was, she lends herself to

so many different comments....I love her:)

The original photo is a beauty, and in wonderful

condition, and she is so tidy...(something I'm 

certainly not known for, LOL).

And last but not least.....me:)

I had fun with this one, but for the reason was the

chair....it's from a great graphics sheet that I recently

purchased from Gail at Shabby Cottage Studios,

(Link in my Favourite's Listing:).

The minute I saw this chair, I remembered this 

photo and the hand placement, (ok, so my

mind does go to to weird details sometimes:)

so I played around with my computer to get

the size of both the photo and the chair about

the same, and walla!

So there's some examples of one of the projects I'm

currently working on...

And here's what arrived this week in my mail:)

My order from Kristin Hubick at Retro Cafe Art

(Link in my Favourites Listing:)

of my new Fav Rave

Dyan Reaveley's 

'Dylusions'

Stamps from England!!

Oh, look out world! LOL.

I've recently chatted with Dyan on Facebook,

and I absolutely love her English Humour

and Wit!

And I can't wait for some art time to sit and play 

with my new toys:) Great fun!

Speaking of new toys.....

My 'ToyBoy' that I married, and I just celebrated

our 24th Wedding Anniversary September 17th.

We spent a wonderful day together going to all

of our favourite places. 

He treated me to my favourite art supply store here

in town and then we went to Michael's Craft Store.

You'd think that the trip to Michael's was for me....

but, every year my husband loves to get the

Halloween Lighted Village collection that

Michaels exclusively sells.....

(an annual trip now,

5 years in the making....every year, at least a dozen

or more pieces in the collection....do the math!)

He had a wonderful Anniversary...

(I'm investing in ear plugs this year, as each of

these and all the rest of his collection are also

noise makers!)

We ended the lovely afternoon at our local

'Cupcake' Store and treated ourselves

to a dozen totally decadent cupcakes

that even the next morning tasted wonderful!

(Diet going on throughout this week:)

Well that's what I've been up to:) Have lots more

to share but will save for my next blog post,

as I have a couple of other assemblages and projects

that I'm also working on for the next post....

so until then, Have a Great Rest of the Week!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and do sign

on as a Google 'Followers' if you haven't already,

as I'd love to have you join me in this journey:)

Happy Anniversary to my 'Toy Boy'!!!

Enjoy!