JUNK GYPSY + HGTV = HAPPINESS BEYOND EXPECTATION

I love me some Junk Gypsies!! Now they can be found on HGTV at 6:00 pm central. Half an hour ( which is nowhere near enough to get your fill trust me!) full of funky junk, shabby creative ideas to light your fire!! Tune in, you DON'T want to miss it... Like chips- one just ain't ever enough!!!

My Daddy.....

Happy Father's Day in Heaven to my daddy. The greatest man I've ever known. I just wish I could have had awhile longer with him. We lost him when he was just 62 years old. He's been in Heaven for 12 years now ... I miss him so much but I know I will see him again.

WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE 2012

It's that time of year again...
Karen Valentine is hosting Where Bloggers Create 2012 

I can not wait to see all the creative spaces out there this year!! But I've got to clean my own space before I show it off. So the next few weeks that is what I'll be doing... a few weeks? Yes! Going to purge, clean and rearrange...

Busy, busy, busy....
Happy Scrappin' Ya'll!!
Lisa

Roses in my garden

They have doubled in size this year and are so pretty. Didn't even expect them to live because they looked so bad last year. They're not only still living but thriving! So thankful.

Decided to paint.....

I saw at picture for sale at Kohl's last time I went shopping. It was something like $169! But huge and beautiful- about 4 ft square! I thought maybe I could paint something somewhat close to it. I sat down this morning and tried. My canvas board is around 12x16 I think. I had fun and made a big ole mess but I think I love it. For my first try it made me Very happy!

Mixed media project

It's been so long since I've worked in my studio! I had inspiration for this but I can not remember where i saw it to give the proper credit. Just know I was inspired to make it... It's close to hers but I did put my own spin on the embellies. I'm proud of it. And LOVE using the charcoal pencil for outlining! (may have gone too far with it but just couldn't stop myself!)
Depression has had me hiding and making me not even want to work on anything. But today was a good day. Each day is a climb. But with God holding my hand, and carrying me when I get too tired, I can get past this. I have started to walk- got a treadmill. I try for 3-4 miles a week and have lost 20 pounds since November! Maybe things will really start changing more, inside and out!!

Practice! Practice! Practice!

I've always wanted to be able to draw people. All my life .... But never could get it right. Now, I know this one is not spot on for my friend (pict was borrowed from Facebook) but at least her nose looks like a nose, her mouth is a mouth, and the cheeks they do look like cheeks. Compared to the way I used to draw, I've come a long way. The features before, well lets say they looked like they had some plastic surgery that had gone way wrong! I'm proud of this! I'm still going to work on the shading some more and her eyes need some more work but I like it. To get any better than we are each day we just have to Do. Do whatever it is that we do so that tomorrow we might be able to DO it better.

Lovin these apps!

Me with Keeli Jo and Kinley... Love these sweet nieces of mine!

My niece Keeli Jo

She loved this!! I have a ton of these!! She wanted more and more - so we played and played taking pictures and being silly! What a good day it's been!!

My little niece Kinkey and me goofin off!

Playing with the iPhone apps again! Had so much fun with my little nieces today!

Multimedia painting

She is painted over a collaged background using acrylic paints and Caron d'Ache watercolor crayons. I had fun painting her... I have to learn more about facial shading. I do wish Kelly Ray Roberts would offer an online class. I love her work! 

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Photo frame is made with Photo Frame Free App for iPhone. 

Sent from my iPhone

Snow Day!!! Finally!

Life Book Class

I'm also taking the year long class by Tamara Laporte called Life Book. This is my first drawing for the first assignment. I've colored her face with an app on my phone, but today will paint her and may or may not leave the crown on her. I've got a lot to learn and this class is wonderful! Tam is wonderful!! Ready to paint and play today.... Just don't want to get outta this warm cozy bed right now!!

Creatively Made

Jeanne Oliver is offering this class. She is great! I love her handmade clothing line, she makes fabulous ruffled purses, and her art is so sweet! Her vintage style caught my eye a long time ago- never dreamed I'd get to take an online class of hers! I'd hoped for one and now I get to! I'm so excited!!! Starts on Monday .... One happy girl!

Arkansas Razorbacks Cotton Bowl Champs 2012

Go Hogs!!!!

Merry Christmas!

12 Artsy Ornaments Class

Inspired from Junelle - love her work! It's all so cute!! My first paper pieced hats ;-)
Love this! My house will be full of these little guys!
Have a Merry Christmas
God Bless

I hope this link works....

Yahoo video of year in review... it's good... but you will need a tissue! It all got to me, but seeing the dog laying on the flour mourning the loss of his master was what really done me in.  This shows how we have strength in our weakness....
http://yearinreview.yahoo.com/
Have a blessed day!
Lisa

It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas