Neglected...

Poor little neglected art blog. I miss posting but never find the time. I've had a 1 1/2 year drought of art, sometimes rallying to make something but nothing consistent. I don't know how to bring that fire back in my life, but I miss it. There are seasons in life I guess.

Okay, life update... If you're friends with me on Facebook, I'm a regular poster. I'm kept busy with homeschool, church, eating (if my picture posts on Facebook are any indication! ha), swim team for dd, and too many animals. Life is good, had spine surgery in February to fix my neck. I think it's doing really well. Did a few pieces of art I popped up on Etsy last month. Need to do more.

Here's a few of the things (you can see all on Etsy) I've finished last month:

Bird Family Canvas on Etsy $60

Destination 45 on Etsy $32

Flowers Flourisheth on Etsy $28

 

Be Brave ATC ACEO Canvas on Etsy $16

I made this police box piece for my daughter and decided I could duplicate it if anyone wanted a custom made piece. She and I are HUGE Doctor Who fans (called Whovians!)

Made for my Daughter, Duplicates on Etsy $28

I shoved (we won't say organized because that would be a HUGE lie) all my yarns into a basket and its by my bed. One day I will get the gumption to roll the balls up but in the meantime I deal. I've worked on a few things not finished but...

Copying a thrift store blanket's pattern. Will share pattern when I write it up.

Started as a circle pillow, changed to making a bag but made it too tight, so not sure what I'll do with it now. Anyone want an odd colored Rasta Hat? ha

Project that went terribly wonky. Pulled it out.

Well! Picture heavy post, as usual. Will try to share more, as life throws stuff at me. What have you been up to?

You Can't Be Serious...

This is the unobtainable, couldn't possibly happen to me this year, what was I thinking writing it down 2013 wishlist. It's things I want, desire to do, hope will happen, determined to try. At this point, most are not possible because of money. But I'm stubbornly determined and God is bigger!

1. Go on a cruise for 25th Anniversary with hubby.
2. Sell 40 paintings or larger art pieces.
3. Redo the kitchen into a kitschy kuteness (floors, cabinets, walls and all.)
4. Figure out what I'm good at artistically that I can market
5. Replace the kitchen appliances.
6. Write up 4 magazine article proposals
7. Buy new mattresses for all beds.
8. Send off 6 art submissions
9. Train all dogs (3) to do all the things I have wanted them to do (ie: alert me to bathroom time, big one not to chew little ones up, sleep through the night, not chew up house, not run off when off a lease, big one catch a frisbee.)
10. Write an online class. 
11. Lose 80 lbs.
12. Make bedroom curtains
13. Visit the beach with hubby and my girls.
14. Take 2 art classes.
15. Replace the roof.
16. Finish my afghan made of 100's of granny squares
17. Fix the sagging house corner (mud jacking?!)
18. Learn Screen printing
19. Clear out the basement and garage to 90% empty.
20. Learn Encaustic Wax painting
21. Fit into my wedding ring again.
22. Journal/Draw in journal 200 times.
23. Read 50 books.
24. Sell off or give away 1/2 my art supplies I'm not using.

To some, many of these are easy peasy. For me, with no money and sometimes a little doubt in my abilities, they're hard!  I will share any progress that occurs. Crossing fingers and forging ahead in 2013. What's on your IMPOSSIBLE list?

With a Positive Attitude...

This year has GOT to be better than last year. I can't even begin to name all the terrible things that transpired last year and frankly I don't want to relive them. Yet no one died or anything and we made it thru. There's a plus.

Moving on to 2013.

I've chosen my word for the year. (If you don't know of this concept, google 'Ali Edwards' and 'one word'. Lots of info.) Mine is LESS. Less weight, less spending, less time wasting and procrastination, less time on my whims and more on what God has in store for me. Much better than resolutions.

Have you embraced a word?

It's late but I'm working on one of those canvas flowers like I showed in a December post. Have an order from a friend and this cold has been tying me down so I'm behind. Be back soon to show it off. Brace yourself, I'm using purple (my dreaded nemesis!!)