Its a new year....

I'm generally a happy person. Even when things aren't going so well, I look on the bright side of things. But...(not good when I start with a but...) I do hope the beginning of this new years isn't showing me what the year is going to be like. Maybe when it starts out bad, it can only get better.

So, here is the good and the bad of 2010. Bad-This head cold hit me like a brick wall, headaches like I haven't felt before...good-the headaches are gone but the stuffy head isn't. Thankfully it is a long weekend so I can just relax. Very Bad- last night I lost a big filling on a tooth that needs a crown.

Hopefully the dentist will be able to work me in on Monday...lets hope he isn't on an extended vacation!

On New Years, Baby Peightynn has been confirmed that she has this horrible health problem. They let her go home from the hospital to be with the family

Looking on the bright side. DJ Pettitts on-line workshop is going to be starting. If you are at all interested in Photo Manipulation and learning Photoshop this is the class to take.

Good news, I have had 3 orders for charms...I got them painted and soldered last night, they are ready to send out...

Pink Saturday

My creation
Originally uploaded by lauriescharmingdesigns.

I've had a bad head cold and forgot today was Saturday. Happy New Years to all

Pink Saturday

1. A Pearl Heart, 2. Roses, 3. Hand Painted Roses, 4. 6X6 square, side 2, 5. Side 1, 6. Valentine Birds and Heart, 7. altered-rose-2, 8. PICT0248-1, 9. Watercolor paper

Clarification

http://www.craftforhealth.typepad.com/ This is where I will be mentioned on Jan. 25. As many of you have heard, I can't always

visit Typepad Blogs, I was able to get on this morning.

Balancing Act...

Oh my goodness, do I ever have some exciting news. I got an email yesterday...it was from Kathy Peterson, Designer Expert, TV host/Spokesperson and Best Selling Author.

You can watch her on Balancing Act on Lifetime 7:30 AM M-F. Well, her email said they wanted me to be a "guest blog" on their show...not me in person, but my blog and what I do...

So, Jan. 25 my blog is going to be featured...who would have thought!! www.KathyPeterson.com

Another Painting and New Supplies

I waxed this one, on both sides, it gives it such a wonderful feel

Here is the other side. I know you hear this, but this does look so much better in person.

Check out my Etsy, I'll be listing it there

New Chipboard, I needed new greens...watercolor crayons

More Chipboard...I plan to put the rounds on fork and spoon easels

Love this shape. Daniel Smith watercolor stick..thats something new. I needed a new white

oil pastel

And just a few "samples"

My Creativity is BACK!! Whoohoo

This is another heavy chip board. I only a 3 left and I cant find them in the stores any more.

I didn't wax this on. I didn't know what it would do to the Pearl paint and the crackle med.

I am having so much fun. Again, I painted both sides. I used Goldens Iridescent Pearl on both sides. The side with the heart has some lovely crackles, the roses are painted on heavy textured

medium. I used washes of Golden Acrylics and watercolor crayon. It is finished with a Satin Varnish. I am listing this on my Etsy.

Thank you

Update.

It sold

I've got another in the works.

New Birdies, Heart, Roses

I took one of those 6" precut heavy chip board from Micheals. After Gessoing both sides then

adding a layer of med. and another coat of Gesso I then using Golden Fluid Acrylics like watercolors, I painted this design...am I jumping the gun a bit?? I am soooo ready for spring,

How sweet would this be for a Valentine decoration?? The polka dots are painted using Pearl paint. I added more layers using watercolor crayons.

I couldn't leave the other side plain...of course not, I painted these 3 roses, adding the pearl

polk-a-dots. To finish it off, I coated each side with bees wax

I'm listing this on my Etsy

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My weekend was nice and quiet, it was so nice to get my paints out and play

with colors.

Pink Saturday oopsie

Oops, I preposted my previous post and forgot to

"allow" comments. Thanks for coming by to visit.lol.

Pink Saturday

My creation
Originally uploaded by lauriescharmingdesigns.

Photoshopped Snowman

I wanted to play around a little bit...so I took the original (previous post) and added layers and layers of textures.

I entered a Contest

I entered a contest here. I painted this awhile back, but I never finished it. So, I finished it and threw it into this contest where there are some Fabulous Watercolorists.. (what WAS I thinking.lol)

Photoshop Class/ DJ Pettitt

To check out DJ's Pettitts class, go here...http://www.djpettitt.com/online.html

DJ is having a give away on her blog. Check it out here http://djpettitt.blogspot.com/http

I love the original, but I couldn't help playing around with it. I added texture and a spot light

I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Holliday.

Thank you for your sweet wishes for our little baby Peightynn.
Everyday we get more bad news.

We are going to spend as much time as we can with her family

Sketchbook pages

Amber with her sweet baby Peightynn

While I was riding in the car I pulled out my sketchbook to see what would happen,

here a couple of pages

Balance

Isn't life about balance. After spending part of our day at the hospital with Amber and her baby, we went to Stayton, a nearby town, to spend the evening with Ambers other sister and family, After the tears and heavy conversation, they pull out their Wii. I have never seen what it was...the Wii.

Wow, we laughed and laughed, we played tennis (I am very good at serving, lol) we bowled, air hocky, golf, next thing we knew it was 1:30 AM!!! It was so late, I spent the night with Stacey, and slept until 11:30 AM wow, I cant remember the last time that happened.

Here is what information we were given on baby Peightynn, she has CDG, the blood work is to find out what catagory she falls in, so they will know what to expect. Here is the link to this extremely rare syndrome. http://www.cdgs.com/_about.html

Bad News

Update

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Poor baby Peightynn, Stacey and I made the trip to Doernbechers Children Hospital

Momma has a DNA gene, the dad (who isn't in the picture) has this same DNA

the combination is lethal. She is one in 50,000 who has this.

There is only one Dr in the US that has studied this problem.

It will be a couple of weeks of waiting before we find out

exactly what catagory she is in. She has a chance of living

a year or maybe 3. She is almost 6 mo.

Amber, Peightynns mommie is only 27. She has the

support of her 2 sisters and a few friends. It's really rough right now.

Thank you for your wonderful comments.

Soft Pink Saturday

Beautiful Poinsettas photos taken at Whole Foods today

Just a whisper of pink

Pure delight

Happy Pink Saturday

Thank you to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound

On Christmas mornings my husband and daughter and I

spend the morning fixing a delicious breakfast every year.

Family and Laugher and good food, what could be better.

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Stacey and I are going to spend the day at Dornbeckers.

Her friends baby isn't doing well.

They can't seem to find out what is wrong.

It was a GOOD day.

Went to my business Christmas Party. Everyone gets a ticket when we enter for a chance

to win a prize. Right off the bat I won this wonderful Cuisinart grill.

This hanging plant didn't survive the freezing weather...It was tuckered out, but still had pretty color.

Funk, not funky

This is a watercolor painting I did last year...I just love it

Its been strange, I just haven't had it in me to do any creating. I didn't think to much about it. I've been so busy turning over apts, it wears me out...that doesn't usually stop me. I feel like the battery in the Energizer Bunny finally went out. I visited this blog (http://frenchgeneral.blogspot.com/)

..and low and behold, there is a name for it...Funk...I'm in a funk and I don't think I'm the only one. I've decided not to beat myself up about it and just take a little break and take it easy.

I think I'll just play with my photos, I enjoy it, I hope you do to.

DJ Pettitt Workshop is open for registration!!

Join the fun with DJ Pettitt. She is going to show us how to make art out of photos!!

Check it out here:

http://www.djpettitt.com/online.html

Look at this fabulous masking tape http://www.happytape.bigcartel.com/

Egg Nog Cheesecake!!

Stacey and I decided we would make our own cheesecake...the way WE want it to taste. First, when you don't like graham cracker crust...what do you use? We chose "Mothers Oatmeal Cookies"....perfect! Then on to the filling. We both love vanilla, and orange...so we put in the vanilla in....THEN...Grand Marnier....(I bought one of those little tiny bottles...$4.00!!! ouch)

makes up for the good deal I got on the Trophy, which was also $4.00. lol.

We grated some lemon peel, added the eggs and egg nog...oh my goodness is it ever good!!!

Late Addition...

Someone just sent this to me. It is so darn cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUtPKbMwnRo

Tickled Pink Saturday

Thank you to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturday. I am going to start off

with my most favorite decoration...I painted these snowmen a few years ago...it is HUGE

Then there is this...my latest Goodwill purchase. I have wanted an old silver trophy for oh so long.

It was won for "Side Saddle" and its from 1928. I am just so excited...I braved the freezing temps to go out and gather some greens and berries

Then there is this!! My little snowman is in the Feb. issue of Create and Decorate.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. I think we are going to be stuck. They say we're going to have freezing rain for the entire weekend. Yuck!

Another Rose

I've been having a lot of work to do in my "day job" so I haven't had time to do much crafting.

But in the evening I can curl up in my chair and play with my photos. This is another frozen rose.

This is my original photograph.

Isn't it amazing how much the background can be changed.