Sale time

I have decided to bypass Trademe and will post soon a large amount of mainly kids clothing on this site for sale. Sizes will be from new born to size 16. I will pop something on Facebook to let you all know when I am starting. Needing the extra cash, but also would like our hallway back :-)

Christmas Cheer

I have been working on some Christmas pieces and thought I would share. Christmas makes me happy. I LOVE the craft aspect of it, The smells, the music, and the excited feelings the kids still get surrounding it. AH all I need is snow and then the Christmas lights would look magical. Not stopping me tho :-)

Hoping these will hang from the tree.

Ho Ho Ho

Mixed media canvas showing Crackle medium.

I am obsessed with Viva Croco Crackling medium. Its such easy and fun to work with. This is a canvas I worked on and started my obsession. It is so easy to paint, ink, stamp etc over and my preference is to use my Heat gun to dry it to get the lovely larger cracks...oh and Im not good at waiting for things to dry.

Home sweet Home Photo Tray

Home Sweet Home Photo tray

7 Gypsies Photo Tray for the "Art of Craft" web site. I had lots of fun doing this and so easy to do. For some step by step instructions pop on over to the site. :-)

Got myself a Melting Pot

Oh Yes I am very excited, I got a Melting Pot today and am as we speak making some wire forms to pop into some melted Utee. I will post some photos once done. This is one craft tool I have wanted for a while now. Happy Happy Place :-)

How to add a Pinterest Mouseover Button to your Blog

I came across this site that gave amazing and easy directions on how to add a mouseover button to your photos for Pinterest. Well worth popping over to.

Their site is called Kevin & Amanda.

This message takes no responsibility in feeding your addiction to Pinterest :-)

Art of Craft Design team projects

Due to a lot of crazy silly things happening, I have been a little delayed in getting my projects up. BUT it has happened....one more to come. Please if you get a moment pop on over to Art of Craft and have a look at my project and the other wonderful projects posted. Dont forget to pop into the store as there are some awesome products available for so many different types of craft moments. http://artofcraft.co.nz/blog/

Im on a roll....I have posted another project on Art of Crafts Web site. It is a Canvas Bag that I have painted up....lots of fun :-) Pop on over and have a wee lookie.

http://artofcraft.co.nz/blog/2013/06/21/canvas-tote-bag/

Your Happy Place

Whats on your Happy List. This video gave me a moment to think about the important little things that make up MY happy moments. The little things in the day that often mean so much, over and above some of the big things we expect to give us Happiness. A good reminder is sometimes needed to stop and hold onto those things that are special to us, ourselves. Those things that truly make us, us and not what someone else is about. ♥ 

This is the Video :-) 

Whats on your Happy List

Hobbit Feet

Hobbit Feet can be either your natural look, which will make you extremely lucky in cases of winter and parties or you have to create the fuzzies on your feet. Mollys Birthday party this year was Hobbit themed and Max went as Bilbo. Now some may think due to his mop of wonderful hair on his head, he may be one of those lucky people to have the natural furry look on his feet....but sadly no. So how to create the look without using super glue.

I found some old shoulder pads from a 1950s jacket. The pads were made from a natural fiber which gave a look of real hair but of course you could use any kind of fluff you could find.

Good old PVA. Squirt an amount on the tops of the feet and then pop on whatever fiber you are using and wait for it to dry. It really didn't take long as I didn't put a thick amount on. Max sat on the computer to entertain him while he waited.

They stayed on thru the entire party and then at the end just like you used to do at school, peel it off. The other great thing, is it peeled off in one lot so we can reuse both for another party sometime.

They grow up soooo fast.

I was working my way through my many photos of the kids, putting them into some kind of messy order when I came across this recent one of Molly at her 12th Birthday in March. I love it when the pretend smile isn't put on or the forced look cus I have taken one too many photos that day. I LOVE this photo of her.....Goosebumps just looking at what a Beautiful girl she is growing into. Sigh. But all good, she is really getting a sense of herself and happy being her and not swayed by what others think she should be into or like. Awesome I say.

Double Rainbows

Just for the sake of sharing...Mollys photo of our double Rainbow the other day......still looking for the 2 pots of Gold :-)

Here's to feeling Liberated

Well I feel liberated. Why.....well in my quest to find ways to save money I did the one thing I thought I would never do......cut my own hair. I have an amazing hairdresser who really does know how to cut curly hair, he is magic....but at over $100 I cant afford it often. So You tube videos in hand, and a lady I follow from overseas who cuts her own hair.....I shut myself into the bathroom. I figured worst case scenario it can grow back. But it turned out fantastic. I cut 5-6 inches off....Im hooked. So if you have been thinking about it as an option I say give it a go, you may be surprised with the result.

My pouty shot had to be included. Really hard to take photos of yourself I have found. My hair before the cut.had a life of its own. Andrzej used to say i had a community living in there. It was thick and wild, hence I wore it up a lot. Heres to taking control oh and inspired also by yet again ..... Pig tits and parsley sauce. https://www.facebook.com/pages/wwwpigtitsandparsleysauceconz/124624904234015

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Looking into his eyes

I want to communicate my story in a way you can understand.....he said.  This is what I know and need to tell you about it......he said.  Listen to the colours moving and the smells grow to explain my world.....he said.  You may find it all to busy to hold on to and keep track of, but I'm living every moment of the story I'm sharing....he said.  I notice when you respond to my story in a monotone single worded response and I can feel you not listening correctly......he said.  It really is a fun story once you get to know me....he said.  Look into my eyes and you might be able to follow along with me....he said.  So I looked into his eyes and saw the sounds, heard the colours and felt the movement he was telling me about.  In that moment I felt his heart reaching out to me to play along.  His world was a little clearer for me to feel.

Photos of some of my Art works

I have decided to start using this Blog to sell some of my art. I have a lot of new things I am working on and also putting together some works to apply for the NZ Art Show. Thousands apply, but I am about stretching myself this year. I am also working on some 3D versions of my Ladies....will post those soon.

I Love working on these, its my happy place. Knowing I have a pocket of time to be around my messy paints, papers and inks I really do get Goosebumps. Please contact me if you want something special done or just a commissioned piece. I have worked on a few now, and love painting something that is personal to someone.

Christmas Cheer

Yes I am putting it out there as I am trying to create it at the mo. There has been soooo much going on, unless you stop and almost create some moments, it can pass you by. I LOVE Christmas and all the songs, crafts crafts crafts did I mention crafts. The way the kids respond to all the activities, and the rituals.

We had our first drop in by the Naughty elves last nite.

They will more then likely appear each nite until Christmas eve getting up to all sorts of mischief. We do love it when they visit.

I also have started up a Felt page. Anybody who isnt familiar with this site, it is an awesome Nz homemade online store. You really need to take a look, it has some amazing, fabulous items available. I really like the idea of selling my Art works through them.

What else, well Molly is in dance show practice time and costumes are being made as we speak. The theme is Cinderella this year. Rachael Compton (Rachel Compton Dance School) really does put on an amazing show. She put so much energy into making the girls have a fun experience.

As a wee idea before Christmas I came across this awesome idea with A Beautiful Mess.

These are made from sculpey clay. I think they are fantastic. Sculpey Clay can be brought from spotlight and other craft stores. Easy to get hold of and lots of fun to play with.

Gee I am all over the place at the mo, but that is the silly season for you. Im off to sort out the rest of the house with decorations. Merry Christmas.

Love Pig tits and Parsley sauce

Love the name and lovin the site.... Pig Tits and Parsley Sauce. I looked at this a year ago and hadn't clicked at the time this was someone I went to school with. We are in a place that we need to look at how we are best spending our money and Lyn Websters managed to restricted her family grocery budget to just $100 a week. There are some awesome recipes and homemade cosmetic and cleaning products recipes  I am in Awe. Im going to be spending sometime over Christmas working out what we can incorporate into our home. 

The first I am going to try now tho is the Crock pot bread recipe in the free recipe part. I would check out her website its got looks to read and follow and purchase. Ha a tee shirt with this name on the front would be fun :-)

Enjoy.

Yippee Art works up for sale

Its been a long time coming but I finally have a space to sell my Art works. Inspired Obsessions is the page name. I am soooo grateful to some dear friends who have suggested the idea to me. I am also so grateful to a couple of friends who have suggested some markets that might be a good option. That is a next year plan. Where am I going to go with all of this, well I have a few plans up my sleeve and now I need to win the lottery on time to work on some of them :-)

Thought tho, are any of you interested in an Angel like the below photo. I have sold 2 of these before and have made a template and am looking at completing some more.

 Let me know if you are interested.

What else have I been up to.....trying to make time for people who are important in my life and who I have sometimes neglected due to being busy etc. I cant say how grateful I am to the wonderful special people we have that are close to us.

I thought I would pop in a picture of Maxs Minecraft Birthday cake. What a fun theme to work with for a party. We had lots of fun.

Art Exibition

Due to the wonderful Jacqueline Walker and Studio 128 Hair and Beauty I have a wonderful opportunity to have my Art work up for sale at Studio 128. I really am loving working on my art work and hearing the feedback how it makes others feel.

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me and supports me in all of this. Now just to set up a Facebook page to sell some of it. Note, I will be having some Xmas themed items on this Facebook page as well as canvas work for sale. Big hugs to you all.

Back on Track

My daughter has been pushing me to restart my blog, and I think she is right. So I am leaping back into this world with lots changed, and going on from 2009. I am on a bit of a journey to find me again amongst all the crazy in our life. That is not only in the home but also Im looking at me in all of this. Its all good and positive, just going to take time. I need to start on the house as in the stuff we have in it, and also on me in terms of healthy options. Life just seems to consume you up sometimes and you get to a point I think that you realise its time to grab it by the neck and take some control back.

One of the things I am excited about has been my Art. Getting back into being creative has been an awesome feeling. To top it off having a successful exhibition also was an added bonus. All thanks to Oyster Gallery (who have just closed their doors....for positive things ahead). I have often shied away from putting myself out there, but it has felt ok. I have also as a result been back in contact or made new contact with some lovely people as a result. Lara, Andrea,Jacqueline,Pip and others.

So with Molly pushing me and reminding me to post here I think this might be fun again.