Random thought for today

I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I started this blog... didn't know what direction it would take or if I'd even want to do for any length of time. And I don't blog regularly either, tho I do try. Sometimes, time is a challenge in itself.

Well, I am so happy that I ventured into this new territory because I have 'met' some great folks along the way, learned lots of new things, gotten some positive feedback on my work, made some treasured friendships, tried some new creative techniques and challenged myself in ways I never thought I would or could.... so it's not true at all... you CAN teach an old dog new tricks. 

I'm living proof!

While working on my own and fiddling around on the Internet, I've stumbled across too many really cool blogs in the late night hours. There are way too many to list, but here are a handful that draw me in (in complete random order):

http://artsyville.blogspot.com/

http://jessicasporn.blogspot.com/

http://nathaliesstudio.com/

http://gallorganico.blogspot.com/

http://artatag.wordpress.com

thearthousestudio.blogspot.com

http://www.carlenetaylorsimmons.com

http://manonpopjes-manonpopjes.blogspot.com

http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/

http://www.ihanna.nu

Please check out the blogs listed above and if you have a blog that you just love to visit regularly, please post it in the comment section so we can all visit it as well.

List it Tuesday - places to visit

Today is List it Tuesday about places we'd like to visit and what we'd do once we got there....

OMG... there are so many places I would like to visit...here's the short list:

India for the food, culture, people, sites, textiles
Asia for the food, culture, people, sites, textiles
Mexico for the food, culture, people, sites, textiles
South America... yes the whole continent for the food, culture, people, sites, textiles & music/dance
Puerto Rico for dancing and music... who cares about the rest!
Israel for the food, culture, people, sites, history, flea markets, family
Eastern Europe for the culture, people, sites, to find family and history
All of the USA just cause ..

I imagine that you see a pattern here..Well, what did you expect.. I love using my camera as much as my sewing machine and ..... I'm a fabriholick!

Don't forget to check out Artsyville .. a wonderful land to visit.
There are more lists lists there too: http://artsyville.blogspot.com/

UPDATE to List it Tuesday

Please see the Update at the end of the List it Tuesday post for Feb 19.

I found a whole bunch of new things to stencil and stamp with!

And they were all free!

List it Tuesday - things used for unintended purposes

Todays List it Tuesday is all about: Things used for an intended purpose.

I have to laugh. That's how I use everything! I rarely use things for what they are supposed to be used for. Now, let's not be silly. Of course things like pots and pans get used normally, in the kitchen anyway...and until they're no longer useable for food...but most everything else is fair game.

So to prove it's true, here's a short list:

tupperware container for pie slices   used as paint bottle holder

prescription bottles for water jars

ironing board for painting & stamping surface 

water and pop (soda) bottles for dye bottles

scraps for garbage become quilts

kitchen utensils for batiking 

dining room as art/painting room

living room as sewing room

treadmill as closet

bedroom drapes as design wall

bed for an office - gotta love a laptop

car as storage for fabric & art supplies


* There's a lot more listy stuff to see @ http://artsyville.blogspot.com/

List it Tuesday - my choice!

This weeks List it Tuesday is all about whatever we want to list, rather than being given the prompts. I typed up a really nice post about what List it Tuesday has meant to me.... and with the blink of a computer hiccup, it was gone. I've found myself suddenly in computer hell for just over a week now and temped to list how I really feel about technology at the moment, but I am resisting and sticking with the original plan. I added an additional challenge, using one word to tell you -

How I feel about List it Tuesday:

happy -

I'm happy to have found Aimee and her list

It makes me happy to be part of it

thankful -

I'm thankful to have a place to visit and a group to be part of

introspective -

I've had to look inward to complete some of the lists

comradery -

I like the fact that friendships are forming as we meet online each week

awestruck -

I am in awe of the really cool talented peeps that list each week

supportive -

I love the fact that we are all vested in each others lives and can be so there and supportive to total strangers

suspenseful -

I love the suspense of seeing what gets posted each week plus the accompanying artwork and photographs

anticipation -

I can't wait to see the comments that other listers leave for me

growth - 

I am growing stronger and confident as an artist and
learning to open up more about my lfe

grateful -

I'm grateful to have found a soft place to land each week

Thank you to Aimee and all the gals at List it Tuesday!

There's more listy stuff to see @ http://artsyville.blogspot.com/