dear friends ~Merry Christmas from the depths of my heart, and i pray you the angel’s tidings for your hearts, that are for all men. Amen. Luke 2:8-14: “now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. and behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of …
true spirit of Christmas ~ wallhanging
merry morning to you all ~i thank you for your sweet comments, your gift of time spent here on the blog with me. and so, it lifts my heart up, as i lift it up to the Lord, in thanks and blessing for the gift of Christmas. a gift that transcends fear, grief, and the untold, and told ~ tragedies of …
grace… specially for grace ~
grace ~ for grace.a couple weeks ago, i finished this piece, just now got around to getting the pictures loaded here on the blog… a special order for her. a special blessing for me.{thank you grace!}inside shot above. i finished this piece using my ‘faux piping’ technique {click here to see that post} outside shot below. quilted with silver metallic …
feathering my nest ~
hello! really ~ it’s as simple as this:~ start with a beautiful luminous hand-dyed fabric {by chris daly of dyecandy.etsy.com}~ play with drawing a feather ~ make a plan to add delicious neon thread color {i got mine in the set of twelve, partytime pack!} of magnifico threads from superiorthreads.com ~ go for a little hand painting with acrylic inks~ have …
Choose to Shine ~
It’s all about ORANGE! If I was to say “I decorate for Halloween” this piece would be IT! I first laid down some scrapbook type papers down on top of this canvas, in varying black and white prints. {I also added a few other colors of acrylic paint, dabbing them here and there} Then I mixed up some Golden TarGel, …
Daisy Study with Acrylic Inks
Daisy Crazy, I am. I love daisies, of almost any type, size, color or style, and I love to photograph them from my garden, too. I was really tickled to get this photo with the purple petunias blurred in the background. I’d read about these inks, and I finally had some time to play with them. They are Daler Rowney …