Pink Rose

I found this last pink rose. I blurred the background, added some texture and some swirls.

Pink Saturday

Here a few pictures I took at Monticello Antique Christmas Show

If you would like to win this little hand painted plate, just leave me a comment saying you would like to be entered. It is for the plate and fork easel.

Thank you to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound

for being our host.

The earliest memory I have of the Holiday Season is

building snowmen with my brother.

A big shout out to my mom, today is her birthday!!

Happy Birthday Mom,

(shes blind now, so I'll be reading this to her)

Friday Night Giveaway!!

Aren't spoons fun, look at all the sizes and shapes

Here's the top of the fork easel

I got a new toy today...a Wacom pen tablet...so I played around so much...I forgot to take pictures for Pink/Saturday. So, if you happen to come by before I get pictures taken in the morning, please come back.

I'm having a give-away...I will choose a winner around...Wed.

I painted this little silver plate and gave it a sprinkle of snow.

If you think you would like to win this, and the fork easel

just leave me a comment...you KNOW how much I like comments

Here's my question:

What is the MAIN color that you are decorating with this year.

Twinchie Painted Snowman Vintage Spoon Easel

I just added this little 2X2 inchie, twinchie Snowman to my Ebay.

Starting the bidding at only $3.99

Ebay button on the right side.

I'm off to visit Monticello Antique Mall.

BIG Christmas Show going on there

Twinchie Snowmen and Spoon Easels

I got busy last night and painted up few more snowmen and roses

I like the idea of having your snowman out for the winter....

Then a rose on the other side

And then there is a pink one

The spoons handles are sooo pretty. I am listing these on my ETSY

Girls Back Porch Shop

First I wanted to show you my grunged up picture. Look how transparent those bottles look.

I am way excited...about what, you ask. I ordered a Wacom Bamboo Pen and Tablet!!! What will I do with my new toy...you ask.lol. I don't know yet...but it will be fun!! lol
I took my things to Dawn at the Girls Back Porch. If you are in the neighborhood of Keizer,

be sure and stop in. Remember I told you it was a "primitive" shop...how cute is this place!!!
See the quilt hanging on the wall...done by Carol Curtis...she does the most beautiful work!

See the my little plates on their easels. They fit right in.

She put a few on this table too. Now I need to get busy and fill up my Etsy and Ebay!

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I met the most wonderful person through blogging, her name is Susie

She made these for me! Please...visit her blogs...yes, I said blogs.

I can hardly keep up with one.lol

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Be sure and tell her HI for me!

Snowmen Painted on Silver Plates and Spoons

Here is the next batch. These snowmen are painted on little silver coasters.

And, of course, vintage silver spoons

These two happen to be my favorite at the moment.

They look a bit dull here, but they are sparkly.

I have sprinkled them with "snow dust" (glitter)

My plan is to have a GIVEAWAY next Saturday

I will paint up a special one, just for the occasion.

Rustic Snowment

I got busy last night...Snowmen just flew off my paint brush!

Dawn is the owner of "Girls Back Porch" just down the road from where I live. I stopped in a couple of days ago, she suggested I bring some things in...Her shop is full of wonderful vendors,

the look is very country primitive. So, I wanted to paint some things that would fit in.

I'll show you the rest tomorrow. I would love to know what you think,

do you like the rustic, primitive.

or the bright and cheery look?

Aaaaak...I forgot it was Pink Saturday....

This little birdie is going to be added to Ebay or Etsy tonight

I'll let you know

Same with this pink birdie

These girls are dear friends of ours. This was taken a few years ago, I wanted to play around

with colors and textures. It is soooo much fun to added textured layers. Then there is an eraser that you can go in and clean the textures off their faces and bodies.

Just having fun!!!

I'm so excited

Here's the scoop...I went to Costco and picked up Adobe Photoshop Elements 8!! They gave me

a $30 rebate on the spot...just because I said I saw the discount on the internet. I just love this program. I'm getting ready for DJ Pettit's online photoshop class after Thanksgiving!! The sun came out today so I went out to take pictures..

I added a layer of rust in the sky...oooooh, so fun!

Look at these textures!

And Rust...Oregon is great for finding rust!

The perfect peeling paint...it was part of an old barn...I couldn't bring it home.lol.

Pink Saturday

The pincushion above is listed on my EBAY. I listed it for 9.99

I aged this photo just a bit, I wanted the Pink pitcher to stand out.

I stacked some of my pink cups

Then I added a Gaussian Blur to soften

Now, this one was fun. This is the pincushion I just finished for my friend...

Then this is what it looks like "Through the Viewfinder" of my little old camera

I went to a darling Christmas Bazaar at the Mission Mill today,

I ran into some old friends, they keep telling me they stalk my blog. I tell

them "thats creepy" and they need to start their own blogs. lol.

It was nice to see you Verna and Carol

Then I proceeded to come home, my foot caught on our curb

and I went flying...scraping and bruising both knees and the palm of my

hand...MAN IT HURTS!

How is it you can scrape all the skin off your knees, and not tear a hole in your jeans??

So, I'm going to get my pj's on and let my husband pamper me a bit.

I want to thank Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for hosting this every week.

Fun Things

Ummmm. Very few people are commenting... I wasn't going to say anything...then I thought,
well, I'll bring it up. Are you tired of seeing my photos? I am so wrapped up in this online
class that I'm taking from Susan Tuttle that I just want to share what I'm doing.

This one is one of my TtV's see how it is distorted...thats what its all about.lol.

I just finished another birdie pincushion for a friend of mine

I'll show it tomorrow.

Today was so yucky outside I decided to look around the house to see what need to be

photographed.

Old Bird Bath

How neat is this old birdbath I found as I was driving around one day.

I put a spotlight on the birdbath.

Photo-manipulation

I haven't had a chance to do any hands on crafting lately...but I did make this for Staceys computer. I'm learning to layer...and to make transparent letters. I think it turned out really neat. Both of the pictures Stacey took on our trip to Calif. this summer

What I saw through my Camera today

My mom use to own a Tole Painting shop. It was so beautiful. Slowly my dad is dismantling all

the wonderful outdoor decor. I thought I better start taking some photos before it is destroyed.

This is a light fixture that he made. It use to be so beautiful at night.
I thought I would play around with it in photoshop just a bit. It is so nice to know that I have the original picture so I can mess around with a copy. I tell you...what did we do before digital cameras.lol

A little path to their front yard

I love how this old post looks