What AN Honor! Thank You for the Nomination!








I have been selected for a Primitive Excellence Award by Lisa from Brush Strokes *N* Stitches. I am flattered and Motivated. Thank you so much and I will definately pass on an awsome reward. Again Thank You and God Bless You.
Now then, to uphold my end of receiving the award, I must pick 7 friends/blogs to nominate. Plus, the following:

*Put the logo on your blog.
*Add a link to the person who awarded you.
*Nominate at least seven other blogs.
*Add links to those blogs on your blog.
*Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

This is the hard part because there are so many talented artist out there. Here are my nominees:
1. Kim of Kim Hardt Originals. Very talented and creative person. I love her blog. http://www.kimhardtoriginals.blogspot.com/
2. Helena of Snow Pond Primitives what a fun blog. http://helenacstudios.typepad.com/snow_pond_primitives/
3. Penny of Miss Pootsies Primitives. You have to go over and look at her TTIBS. Teenie Tiny Iddie Biddies. Cutest prim little biddies....http://misspootsiesprimitives.blogspot.com/
4. Kelly from Once in a Blue Moon Primitives. Such an imagination and wonderful work. http://onceinabluemoonprimitives.blogspot.com/
5. Diane from Prims N More. She's got a great blog full of information and awesome prims. http://primsnmore.blogspot.com/
6. Stephanie from Sunshine N Ravioli. Such a talented artist. I love her work such an inspiration. Fellow military wife as well. http://sunshinenravioli.blogspot.com/
7. Gloria from Lowell Country Designs. Very Primitive artist great dolls. If you Love Mohair and Wool check her out. http://lowellcountrydesigns.blogspot.com/

These are my nominees....Awesome talented artists very inspiring and encouraging.

Time gets away from Us!

I am sorry I have been missing in action. Life gets in the way sometimes of the things that we love so much. I haven't been much of a painter lately. I did get my submision in for Create and Decorate on time. Now I am trying to beat another deadline, I have till October 1st. I was searching google with my name and low and behold there were many spots mentioning my name. I almost feel guilty because I have been away so long. Sometimes we just have to focus on our passion and go with it no matter what anyone says. I have just lost my focus always trying to please others and not following my passion. Here lately there have been many reminders of what my passion is and to follow it well here I am trying to get back on track. Thank you all for supporting me and reading my blog. It means so much to me. Never let go of your dreams, they were instilled in us for a reason. Thanks again.

God Bless All!

Hello Strangers

Long time no Blog! I have been going to school and have had visitors for the last couple of weeks. Whew I am tired. I am almost finished with my submission to Create and Decorate. Look for it in Dec 08'. It is a cool magazine for those of your artsy crafty folks. It is a great learning device of many types of crafts. Sewing painting and many many more. Check out there website. WWW.Createanddecorate.com. I wish I could post pics of the submission but no no that's not allowed.

Well let's see when my visitors came we went all over Southern California. We saw the Queen Mary, Venice Beach, Olde Town San Diego....We went all over the place. Holy Cow. I had to take a vacation from my vacation. LOL! Venice Beach was different I must say. Quite interesting certainly things you don't see in the Midwest.

Alas School! I have started going to school. It is an at home program which is good it allows me to do the things I love and well some of the things that I don't. I am trying to get organized and schedule my time to where I can paint more and do school as well. It is hard to get organized. Maybe I should say motivated...to get organized. Well thanks for stopping in to hear my goings on.

Tip #1 when I am applying my base coats I tend to do a mix of 3 to 1 color and water. This way I get a smooth even coat. It may take 2-3 coats but it saves your piece from getting weighted down and also prevents the lines.

Tip #2 If you do end up with lines or high edges from your brush strokes you can take a paper bag and go over it to smooth it out some in between applications of paint. (Make sure no printing is on the part of the bag you are using.) Sometimes you have to lightly sand it. But if you use my base coat technique it prevents obvious brush strokes.

Tip #3 I keep a washcloth at my paint station I use it to clean my brushes as I am painting. It's washable and I can use it over and over. I also keep a rather large container of water right next to my rag. Makes it easy for floating and washing...

If you have any tips you would like to share please post them here for others to see. I have others I'll just have to think of them. Have a great day!

New Day!

Good Friday MORNING!

Well it's bright and early for me. I have been up sense 3:00 am, and I have to say I am tired. My mind is just running wild and I can't sleep. I have been working on my magazine submission and I have to say I just can't stop thinking about what I am going to do next. I am so looking forward to turning it in. I wish I could share the details but shhh it's a secret. It has given me some wonderful ideas which sparked my creativity. I am looking forward to getting busy and listing some things on etsy. Hope all is well out there in blogging land.

The other things on my plate are I am going to go to school! Holy cow! Just something else to do. I remember my grama saying don't put too many irons in the fire because nothing will get done...It will I'm on a schedule...at least I think I am.

Have a wonderful Friday!