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Happy Victoria Day!

To all Canadian's having a look

at my blog today:)

And for all of my American Friends,

Happy Memorial Day soon to come:)

Isn't nice to have an extra day off!

Currently working on about 4 projects

for listing later this week and next,

so in the meantime, here's some of

my tags I've made to give you a

bit of inspiration!

'Always Loved Nature'

I enjoyed making this one, of

course since it's bird-related!

Budgie flight feather:)

This one was made for my dear friend

DorisMae Honer, a Newly Published

Canadian Author in Celebration

of her New Book.

'A Tale of Spirit'

(Link in my Favourites List)

DorisMae has always said that

she feels that the 'Owl' is her

'Spirit Guide'.

(I just love seeing her 'spread her wings'

with her first newly published book!)

Proud of you DorisMae!!

More Posts Later!

Enjoy the Holiday!

Cheers!

7Gypsies Photo Tray Project

7Gypsies Photo Tray

So my latest ongoing project, 

(there are always 3 or 4 of these

on the go:)

I found a great purchase at our

local Michaels Craft Store here

in Victoria. Turns out they had

just heard about 7Gypsies products

and had only brought a few of these

in to 'test' the market....

I bought 1/2 of what they had

on the shelf! 

So after seeing tons of projects using

this tray for family pictures and such,

I decided mine would be for the 

'Wild bunch' 

in my life, backyard and in

my home.

As this will be a slightly ongoing

project, I decided I'll post each

space as it is accomplished.

This is 'Big Boy'

Our local longest living 'patriarch'

of our herd. At this time, I figure he's

related, (fathered), at least 5 generations

of our local herd.

There's a long history with Big Boy, and

wonderful stories to be told, and yes

he was this close when I took the photo:)

Now, the photo I used a new technique

that I've been experimenting with.

Taking sand paper, inks, baby wipes,

any other mediums to play with the photo.

This works great if you don't like the

background of a photo, or if you just 

want to create a 'grunge' look,

which is what I was going for with

this photo.

Don't know yet who's going to be 

featured in the next photo,

so stay tuned, as it'll be a totally

different species:)

Enjoy!

LaPomme Package from France Arrived!

Well it was like Christmas at my house

today:)

The purchase of the Vintage Sewing

Shelf arrived today from dear

Apol at LaPomme's Shop

on Etsy.com

(In my Favourite's List:)

And look at the wonderful way that

she wrapped it in 

Vintage French

Music Paper!

I can see a project coming soon 

using this!!!

Layer after layer of wonderful

treats!

Arrived in tact!

Isn't it something!

I'm intending on using it to put all of

my wonderful ink pads in!

For quick use!

(My Art-Pal Leslie is laughing her

heart out right now, wondering

where this is going to be

displayed in my over crowded

art room:) :) :)

I'll find a spot! And when I do

and have it all full of ink pads

and labeled, I'll post a picture

for you all to see:)

Cheers!

Enjoy!

1 Month Anniversary:) :) :)

I can't believe it, but it's my

1 Month Anniversary 

of starting my blog, 

but the best thing is

as of this moment, 920 Views, 

and already 

17 Wonderful Google 'Followers'!

I'm 'gobsmacked'

 at where you all are viewing me from!

Here's just a look at some 

of the wonderful places!

Worldwide

Rio De Janeriro

Lisbon

Weisel, Germany

Padova Veneto, Italy

Jakarta

Norderhein, Westfalen

Nottingham, England

Cenon, Aquitoine

Netherlands

Bankok

Tokoyo, Japan

Londrina, Parana

Brighton, E.Sussex, England

(I know Brighton and Eastbourne!)

Christchurch, New Zealand!

And THANKS You all in the U.S.A!

Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

N. Carolina, Oregon, Missouri,

California, Tennessee, Arizona,

New Jersey, Virginia, Illinois,

Montana, Texas, Colorado!

To name just a few:)

To to Everyone here in 

Victoria, B.C. and across

Canada!

Big Hugs!

If I'd known you all were coming,

I'd put the kettle on! (GRIN!)

I want to Thank All of You for 

showing interest in my

assortment of postings and my

new passion, it's heartwarming

the emails you've been sending

to Encourage and Congratulate.

Hugs to you all!

(My poor husband when I hit 1000 Views!:)

HANG TAGS

Here's another medium that I enjoy playing in,

making Hang Tags.

'Princess'

This was a beginning of an idea

I had for a Hang Tag.

I named her 'Princess' in the beginning,

(She's one of Gale's Beautiful Girls

Graphics from Paper Whimsey 

and

the Fantastic Frame is from

Art Tea Life Graphics on Etsy.

(You'll occasionally see this

frame pop up from time to time

in my pieces, I just love it's look!)

As I studied her, I kept thinking that

she needed to be celebrated a bit further...

So I made her 'Queen' :)

Thanks to ArtChix for the Wallpaper Background,

(this is beautiful paper to play with:)

And the beautiful crown,

(sorry folks, I think I bought them out of all of them:)

If you look close at her, you'll notice

that her jewelry is a little more fitting for a 

Queen   :)

Enjoy!

A Little Birdie Told Me....

Happy Sunday Everyone:)

At the moment here in Victoria, B.C. it's pouring with rain,

cold, windy and seems like Spring is never going to 

arrive, yet Summer is getting close.

I'm in the mood for some colour!

'a little birdie told me'

Mixed Media 8 x 10 Framed Collage

I had great fun playing with this, tons of 

Vintage Dictionary paper, ink, stamps,

embellishments, I really enjoyed how the

colours came together in this piece.

Unfortunately, in the photograph it doesn't 

show how it's all layered very well.

In person it all jumps out at you.

Framed, (it's the glass thing again:)

Enjoy!

'Cate's Life' Using Vintage Photos

'Cate's Life'

5 x 7 Mixed Media Canvas

(Acrylics, Vintage Photo and Vintage Paper,

Embellishments, Inks, Graphics.)

'Cate's Life' Celebrate Spring Everyday'

'Cate' as I call her, came to me as a purchase in a group of Vintage Photographs. When I saw her face, she spoke volumes to me.

The original photograph is an 8 x 10, beautiful picture of her in all her period dress, sitting in a garden.

I estimate, that the photograph was taken mid to late 1800's,

and I like to think that 'Cate' may have had this portrait taken

due to her age, I estimate mid 90's. Or maybe even 100!

(She looks very much like my grandmother and great-grandmother on my mother's side, and they both made it into their mid to late 90's, there's hope for me:)

Because the portrait was taken in a garden, looked like a vegetable garden, and the poised photograph, in her 'Sunday' best dress, 

I'm in hopes that 'Cate' will appreciate that I have put her

in a Spring setting, and that I honour her wonderful

spirit that made me notice her in the first place:)

Enjoy!

News:) :) :)

I'm thrilled tonight to find out that the Company

Graphics45

in Portland Oregon 

has accepted my submission of the Canvas

I did using their Scrapbook Paper Line

'Le Cirque'

for the Tribute Canvas for my Mum:)

They've allowed it to be listed on their website's 

Gallery page at

http://www.g45papers.com/gallery/idea-details.php?ProID=1453&ProCatID=All&DID=All

My Mum would have been so

proud:)

(Happy Mum's Day).

Also a 'Shout Out' for

Charmed Memory Graphics

at Etsy, (Link in my favourites list)

for the extra clown graphics!

Many thanks!