APRIL BRINGS PROJECTS, PAGES AND CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT!

I LOVE April...it's my daughter MICHELLE'S birthday...it is SPRING...it's renewal!! Makes me happy!  As promised...here is my April Calendar page...a mix of paint, paper, stickers and just a little FUN! 

When I have moments I work on my little beach theme wall art that goes in my beach themed bathroom.  These things mean something to me...sea shells, and such picked up on the beach when I visited my most wonderful son in San Diego!  Even the sand is from his beach...can you tell I'm missing my kids?  Yep...I am!

This frame is so deep there was NO way I was going to avoid a shadow...so, you get the point...it's just a little vignette of shells sea glass on the sand...FUN!  I miss my son!! sigh...:)

 

Here we go again with the shadow...but, you get the point!  The only thing that didn't photoshop well was the color of this frame...it's that beachy green that is kind of a color accent for the room...I'll have to photograph the walls when I'm all finished!  One of my favorite shells I picked up...lovely!

 

WELL, I'M FINALLY READY TO ANNOUNCE MY UPCOMING SPRING, SUMMER, AND PERHAPS EVEN FALL CLASSES (weather allowing) THAT WILL BE PART OF THE CITY ESCAPE LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES OF CLASSES I WILL BE OFFERING UP HERE IN THE FOOTHILLS IN OUR VERY OWN HOUSE...BUT, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW...sneaky I know...TUNE BACK IN AND GET A BEGINNING LIST OF CLASSES!!  FUN DOINS!!

 

HAPPY CREATING!

 

 

 



CALENDAR TUTORIAL COMING...FUN DOINS!

It's that time of year when we need a calendar for next year to mark and measure and keep us on track...SO I began to consider what kind of calendar would suit me this year. Calendar picking was always a big deal...we LIVE with it for a year...so we best pick one that suits us...SO, I began to search...and found nothing that really sparked me. I've had them made from previous paintings...that was fun that year...I've picked ready made ones that made me laugh or had a message...those were fun for those years...but THIS year I wanted to do something else.

Thus the calendar page that I made myself...a little freestyle (NOT in the mood for straight edges and perfection this year!!).  I started with a 10 1/4" x 10 1/4" piece of drawing paper...but you can use bristol board, watercolor paper, poster board...you name it. I marked off 1 1/2" squares (enough space to write in)...keeping the top row for your month decor. That's it...THEN I decorated my January the way I wanted.  This month was a little collage...a little stamping and a smidge of paint...who KNOWs what February will be!! :)

SO, if you are wanting to make a WALL calendar this year (that will serve for years to come!)...stay tuned because I am finishing it as we speak...well, finishing the beginning...I'll be sharing more tomorrow!...til then...ponder what my January page up top has to do with this...it's a secret til tomorrow...unless you figure it out sooner!!

HAPPY CREATING!