Time!!

Its time to get busy!!! I just have a couple of days to get some more things done for the next sale
I needed some "quickie" projects so I chose to do some "paperweights" I punched out circle from
watercolor paper...

did a quick sketch and watercolored them....
sprinkled on some glitter

Used Diamond Glaze to coat the back of the glass...

Now they are drying...one thing done...what next?

Old Barn

I'm really loving Photoshop...do I sound like a broken record?

I did great on my weekend bazaar...one down, one more to go.

The next one will be at Deepwood.

I have lots of spoons to bend! I sold them all.

Pink Saturday

A few pinks I'll be working on

pretty pink doily

another pink doily

Thanks to Beverly, How Sweet the Sound , for hosting Pink Saturday

New Hobby

Ttv: " Through the view finder" I've been googling Ttv, it is fascinating. I went to a camera shop here in town that deals in old cameras, so we went outside and to check out a few old cameras
No, the above picture wasn't taken this way. I just thought It turned out to be a neat picture.
Here is what I came away with...now I have to make a contraption to block out the light...my plan is to try it out this weekend.

Today is opening day of the bazaar that I'm in.

I needed to take a little break from crafting

next week I plan to jump back in.

I'll have a sneek peek tomorrow

What I found on Wednesday

Fall is here, but look what I found when I went out for a drive, I found a single rose bush with beautiful roses.
I found these in the back of our garage, I was glad I found them. I took them to the bazaar that I have been a part of for 15 years. If anyone is around the Silverton area. Please stop in at "The Silverton Friends Homespun Christmas Bazaar" after all these years I was asked by the head coordinator to be a part of their team. I'm really excited about that! My house looks empty, I work all year making things to take to this sale. I didn't paint on a sled this year...I'll look through my photos and see if I have a picture... But I love painting on these old shovels
As I was driving around I saw this darling barn...it is so small I'm thinking it is a childs playhouse. But I laughed when I got home and opened this picture...It might be hard for you to see...but on the right side near the line of trees are three deer. I didn't even see them so it was a fun surprise.

Tulips

I started out with this sweet bucket of tulips. Fisherman's Wharf in SF

I softened, then changed the color to pink, added a bit of a light spot...what do you think?

First Photoshop Elements Project

It took about 1 1/2 hours of driving around looking for an old truck.

The project was to turn it in to a very old vintage picture. I maybe got the edges a bit dark, but I still like how it turned out. I'm taking an online workshop with Susan Tuttle http://ilkasattic.blogspot.com/.

Its fabulous. I learn best with videos and someone I can ask questions.

PEARS day 2

I started with a blue undertone on the shaded side of the pears

After quite a few layers of red and pinks...I scanned this... I have never scanned anything. The top has disappeared, now I'm going to put it in Photoshop...I'm love'n this photoshop!!

PEARS

What happened at your house Halloween night???
When we went for our drive the other day,
we stopped at an outdoor produce stand.
We brought
home these beautiful red pears. I suggested that we put them
outside, our deck is surrounded by a fence. They'll be fine...I said..
ummm, Dean went outside this morning and this is what he found.
Now what creature came in the middle of the night and had a snack???

So, what does one do with pears that have been nibbled on...why, you turn them around and take a picture so they can be painted...of course.

My Creations

Happy Pink Saturday
Originally uploaded by lauriescharmingdesigns.

We took a drive

I'm looking forward to playing with this thistle

Is it safe to go under????

I feel like the sky being grey is like a blank slate for Photoshop

Love the backroads winding through the forest

I will make this telephone pole disappear (and the no traspassing sign lol)
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Wow, thank you for all your support!
I needed to get out of the office so we went on a country drive
Shirl was the winner of my charm,
thanks again for all the wonderful comments on my giveaway.
I'll have another one soon.

Today is Better

I attached a wire to the top

I am going to list this on Etsy

Amazing the power of words. I was hurt yesterday by someone's words, and today

I was uplifted by words. Thank you for your comments.

I love the words I read here today.

Thank you Sherry

What a day.

I thought about not blogging tonight, I know I need to pick my winner so I can get it mailed out...but I just couldn't do it tonight. I had a rough day. I had a previous tenant give me a call, I could hear the anger in his voice, so I interrupted him and told him to call the main office and who to speak to and I hung up on him. He called back a few minutes later, and left a message...ooooh the language he used, the lies he told and ended up saying he was going to hire a lawyer....It upsets me soooo much and makes me scared to answer the door. I am really glad my husband is around. He didn't like the bill he received. And....he wasn't even the one renting here, it was his girlfriend!

I'll be better tomorrow!

Out and About

I'm getting interested in Photo manipulation. I purchased Photoshop Elements awhile back so I could take a digital class from Gail at Creative Workshops. She's fabulous to take from, her videos are so good. So, now she has another one...magic something...where you can learn to texture the background and do some layering...so off I went to take some pictures, I only had to go about 15 min and here are some pictures I took

I'll bring them back after I learn how to play with the backgrounds

Remember these

The backs were blank, so I added some quick snowmen to the backs.
I'll pick a winner tomorrow, thanks for joining in on the fun!

Fridays Pictures

This is a watch that I purchased right before I moved away from Pasadena Calif. There was the neatest little shop that carried consignment jewelry from old estates. There was a wonderful Tea Room...she had tea cups hanging from the low rafters and lace and doilies hanging from every nook and cranny. I checked last time I was there to see if it was still there...it wasn't.
Anyway. It is so beautiful and tiny. I have listed it on my EBAY

This is my last snowman...What fun I had!!

My husband and I took another drive in the country, we came across this darling kitty. I didn't
photoshop this or any thing..I love how it turned out.
Oregon is becoming a huge competitor in the wine industry. I love how golden this vineyard turned. Funny how the sky looks aqua....oh it wasn't! It was grey and dreary looking. I'm thinking my camera was on the wrong setting

We came across where the buffalo roam
The babies were soooo cute. Momma was snorting for us to get away

Snowman and Birdhouse

Are you sick of seeing these? There is only one more after this one then I'll move on to something else. It is really Fallish today. The fog is soooo thick. I'm glad I get to stay indoors.
Again, thank you for you nice comments. This sale I will be in, is creeping up on me so fast. I'm thinking I need a few spoon ornaments like I made last year. HERE

See anything wrong with the picture above. hee hee...couldn't get it turned around.

I listed this one on my ebay too

Listed on my EBAY

Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving....blackbird pincushion

I'm listing this on Ebay. I found this wonderful vintage sugar dish.

I added glittered pins and a charming vintage amber crystal. It is a pincushion, but how would it look with fall decorations.

Vintage Snowman

I was able to finish this one up last night. I painted the snowman on canvas that I had adhered crumpled tissue to it, I love how the paint got into the wrinkles.

A little tatted doily. I admire all of you women that tat.