Off to Pennsylvania

Leaving tomorrow for two weeks in Farmeville, Pennsylvania to visit son.  Can't wait, I've always wanted to go to that grand state so finally getting my chance.  Hope to have tons of wonderful things to post on my return.  xoxo, Toni

Horrors!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!! I accidentally deleted all of my wonderful blog roll that has taken me years to accumulate.
  Ohhhhhhhhhhh  Noooooooooo!   Okay, done throwing  my fit.  Gotta start over now.

Inktense Pencils and other stuff

These are some of my drawing supplies.  I read about Inktense watercolor pencils on a yahoo group and decided to try them.  I love em.  Also the Peerless Watercolor Papers are a absolute must if you travel with a art journal.  They are vibrant and the water brushes work beautifully with them.

New Art Drawings

These are some of my new drawings.  I love the garden ladies clothing.

Window jewelry art

New Stuff

New art bottles.  I made a ton of these for Christmas gifts.  Very pretty hanging in a window.

Witches Night Out

I love playing in Photoshop Elements.  Alas, housework has run amuck so gotta get going in that direction.  Happy Halloween to all.

Little Girl Lost

I love this spooky stuff.  Since it's near Halloween she is right on time.

My New Shoes

These are my new shoes.  They remind me of the song "I love the flower girl".  I do love these shoes.  Very comfy.

Eternal Love

I found this image of this beautiful little girl having just made her First Communion. I spent an entire evening, yep a entire evening fooling with this in photoshop elements. I love the effect of the brushes.

This is a photo of my Aunt Conswella. She passed away long before I was born but I would have loved to have know her. I have a clutch purse that belonged to her. I need to alter it some way.

Digital Photo

During this long haul I've been on since March trying to recoup from that wreck, I've been studying and taking online classes trying to get a handle on the massive world of digital collage. While I've not even nicked the tip of the ice burg, I have learned a few things. I took this photo in St.Francisville, La. I love old homes that are at the end of their life, If only walls could talk. I added a little bird right on top of the house.

Digital Collage

Collage Art

I recently took a online class from Creative Workshops by Gail Schmitz. Here is one of my first images. I cannot remember who but someone posted this lovely girl as free clip art so I added two of my photos to it. A window from a old run down house and trees from my backyard.

Tag Swap

These are nesting tags I worked up for a swap. I think I will do another set for myself. I love the clown images.

CRASH

Well I guess I didn't have enough to deal with so to add insult to injury I was in a awful crash last week. I lost control of my VW beetle and totaled it out. I sustained a fracture to my spine and am out of commission for what seems like will be forever. I didn't know such level of pain was even possible. Have appt. with a specialist tomorrow so hopefully I will be moving again real soon. Teach me to lean over to put a coke in a holder and move the steering wheel in the same direction LOL.

Journal pages

These are some pages in my personal journals that I am in the process of doing. I love drawing so practice in my journals many times.

New Necklace

This is a new necklace I made this week. The little copper purse opens to hold mementos or photos. This will be at my Etsy for sale. heartofthegypsy.etsy.com

Work for RR

This is work i've done in a RR journal. Sometimes the themes chosen just do not inspire me. Anyway I hope she likes it.

knowing what to keep

 I purchased this journal in 2000 and recently rediscovered it.  I've never, ever been one to consistly keep a journal.  A few pages here and there but never filling them up.  I sat down with this journal yesterday and began reading the prompts, bits of wisdom, and such and was totally amazed that I did not keep this journal up.  I tried  to see if the company still published these  but they are apparently out of business.  I went to check at Amazon.  One copy available for $99.00.  Good Grief, wish I had bought every single one of them now.  

Here is the frot cover of a new art book, "Exploring the Latest Trends in Mixed Media Art  Volume 11 "     I am honored to have a piece of my work in this book.  It is also at the bottom of the book cover.  It's my Gypsy Wagon, it contains three small journals .  This is one of my favorite pieces I've ever created.

This  is a new piece. I love the earthy look of this cold connection jewelry.   I hope to get this blog set up soon to be able to sell from for anyone interested.

This is a new piece being taught as a free class at newtrendsinmixedmediaart yahoo group.

YIPEEEE!! Radiation finished!!!!

Whew!!! I finally finished my radiation treatments on Friday.  I am truely blessed because the worse side effect I've had is the burning in my throat area and a degree of fatigue.  I was able to drive myself the entire time so that was good.    Back to my art room tomorrow to work on jewelry.  A blessed week to all.  

Round Robins

I finished working in a Round Robin art journal today and went to mail it and almost fell out.  It will be going to Australia so I knew it would be costly but my goodness.  I am now sending it in a flat rate envy and it is still over 12.00   Art journals are not like altered books in that they don't have things added to them that will affect their weight.  I am in one other round robin and when I finish that one, I am bowing out.  Postage is just too darn high.  :(

Dilemma of the day

Mad Scientist Experiment Runs Amuck!!!!!!!

Today I tried to rid my etching tub of ferric chloride and created a disaster.  I forgot I had added baking soda water into a small bowl a few days back and poured it all into a large container with the ferric chloride.  A volcano of puffy, boiling, sizzling, spewing mess came pouring out of my throw away container.  This stuff took on a life of it's own.  Sort of like the big marshmellow man in the movie Ghost Busters.  Now, the dilemma, where to put this stuff?????  Well, all I know to do with it is put as much as I could in a gargage bag and then hose off the table and deck floor.  I've probably contaminated the whole neighborhood.   

Sometimes I think I need to be locked up.

Abundance Doll Finished

This is my finished doll.  I made the raven from sculpy and put the frog in the wicker cage.  This was a really enjoyable class.  I love her jacket.
This is a close up of the frog in the cage and the raven.

Doll Class

I signed up for a doll class at dollstreetdreamers.com with Angelia Jarecki for her ABUNDANCE doll.  I am soooo enjoying this class.  Angelia is my favorite doll artist so it is a treat to get to take another class with her.  I will post this lovely doll when I finish her.  Her coat is a collage of fabrics and she is holding a raven, one of my favorite birds.  I've dyed fabrics for her flowing dress and am almost finished with collaging the coat.  

This piece has a watch at the bottom and  charms that add to the time theme .

cold connection jewelry

This is the back side of the etched angel.

This is a piece I metal etched using ferric chloride.  I am just beginning to learn to do this and threw away five pieces that just did not do.  I love the finish on this.
These are a cute pair of earrings made with rivets.  I used  small 11/16 weatherstrip nails on the round piece.  I cut it to about 1/8 inch, drill a hole and push the nail through.  Flip over to the back side and hammer it flat.  It will be secure and next to impossible to remove. 

Grandma’s Potato Soup – sometimes there is nothing better than a steaming hot pot of soup.

Grandma’s Potato Soup – sometimes there is nothing better than a steaming hot pot of soup.

Due to radiation treatment effects, I will be eating softer foods and found this recipe.  Thought I would share it.  

This is a new piece of cold connection jewelry that I am making.  I have three new pieces that need to be  finished.  I love this stuff.  It seems to go with everything .   The back side of this piece has a angel stamped on the back.  She is barely visible, just like real angels.  

I love this piece.  It is a silk transfer with more pretty stuff.

These are some of my little pouches.  I love these.  They hang from a black cord but are just large enough to hold money, credit card and lipstick.  What else does a woman need?

These are printed on silk and embellished with pretty "stuff"

 New bag.

These are some new jewelry pieces.  Solder and charms.
I don't know how so much time has passed that i've not kept up with my blog.  I did a small show this spring and this is some of my art.  When I say small show, I do mean small.  Basically the shows main thing was plants in a beautiful setting at a local nursery.  There were only like ten vendors if even that so needless to say it was a no sales show for me.  None the less, it was a pleasant day and I did enjoy the beautiful plants and settings.