My Minutia

A Bella to Color

There's another doodle girl to create and doodle with!

 

Here is this new Bella PDF:

I added "happy birthday" to this PDF because birthday cards are a favorite to create, right? I just cut that phrase into a rectangle and mount it to a patterned paper slightly larger...like I did with the Today is a Good Day phrase on the card above.

Hey, do you think this Bella looks like anyone I know? Hmmm...

Here is a video tutorial about the coloring process and making of the card.

 

 

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You can find the new Good Day PDF right here: Good Day.

P.S. That Bella "Good Day" girl is on a plane flying to Cross Country Nationals in Washington right now! Can you beleive it? So proud of her! She is a very nervous flier...hope her teammates can keep her calm!

 

Getting ready for 12 Days of Comfort & Joy, 2011 Edition

One of my very favorite traditions every holiday is The 12 Days of Comfort & Joy. It's an E-Workshop that I've done every Christmas for over 5 years now. I've been busy this week getting everything ready!

This E-Workshop starts December 1. That'll be here before we know it!

You can get the details on this E-Workshop soon, but if you want to preregister, you can do so here.

Preregister by November 15 and get 10% off!

Hooray!

Checking in with our Senior

Where. Does. The. Time. Go.

Last night was Drake's Cross Country Banquet.  I'm still in denial that he is a Senior this year. How did that happen so fast? I know I have shared pix from his running season, so I won't share any of those today.

Here the senior guys are giving superlative awards to the underclassmen. Always good for laughs.

 

Yes, I'm the Mom who refuses to use a flash even in poor lighting...so these are the pix I got. Oh well. Check out the centerpiece.  Old, used, stinky running shoes spray painted in the team colors. On a linen table cloth in a country club. Pretty gross. I still can't believe that (shaking head in disgust).

Anyhoo, it was a great evening.

He gets emails, phone calls and snail mail daily from colleges. It used to be sorta "fun" to get this mail. But here is a collected stack (I pulled off the steps) to show you. This is probably two weeks worth...not kidding.

 

So that's our next venture. He has so much deciding to do. He has applied to a few colleges/universities, but all of that is still very much in the works. I think he is overwhelmed with it all. Senior year is crazy, isn't it?

Sock Bun

Have you heard of it? I'd heard of it, but never took the time to find out the details. I finally did though and tried it out last night. Here is what I woke up to:

 

I had to curl my bangs, but really that's it. My bangs aren't long enough to fit into a ponytail, so that was expected. Well, actually I didn't know what to expect, but I figured it was worth a try.

I was really scared to see the results, but it worked out well for my first attempt.

Here is the video I watched on how to make a sock bun: sock bun. That girl is so adorable, isn't she? Then she offers the video on sock bun curls: here.

The best part is there is no heat. Easy peazy...if I can do this, anyone can.

I'm dying to see my daughter's long locks curled like this! We both have straight as a board, fine hair. It's soooo hard to curl. Maybe over Thanksgiving holidays I can talk her into trying it out!

 

Peppermint Petes

The other day my studio was buzzing with the sounds of Christmas tunes, and the smiles of these fine fellows. 

Last year I created a very similar "Pete" in my 12 Days of Comfort & Joy E-Workshop. I enjoyed having his sweet smile around so much last year, and even kept him close by in my studio all year. Silly I know. Sorta like Christmas all year long, right? Yes, I do stuff like that.

I made 4 sweet Petes with red peppermint tummies and 1 with a pink peppermint tummy. All the tummies are glittered with German Clear Glass Glitter, and so are the stripes on their black as coal hats.

You can see them all and pick up one for your holiday home on my website, here.

If you want to see how they were made, or make one for yourself, I created a tutorial.

 

 

For some reason, I think the video looks better if you click on my channel, right here. The top of the video frame isn't cut off like it is above. Sorry about that...I dunno how to fix that quite yet.

I hope you enjoy it! Make some for yourself or pick up one of the five over here.

 

Holiday Canvases in the Works

There is a big beautiful mess in my studio today. This week I've got the urge to make some holiday stuffs.

Maybe it was the snow we were drizzled with a couple of days ago. Maybe it was seeing the cheery red cups of Gingerbread Lattes at Starbucks? Anyhoo, pop in again soon and see what I've been making. For now, have a great weekend!

 

Have You Met Jessi?

Hey girlies, my long time pal Jessi recently started a beauty vlog. If you know her already, you know she is darling as can be, and you know what a doll she is...and that she always looks amazing.

Jessi recently started a video channel: here. She's been offering some great giveaways to subscribers, so go...learn...and subscribe so you will always be in the know. She is focusing on 40+ beauty care.

In this photo she's showing something fun she made at an art retreat. She looks so pretty, right?

She has an upcoming video on foundations perfect for you.

 

Enjoy your day.

We are supposed to get sleet/snow later this afternoon. Already? Boo...

 

The Girls

The past week I've been dolly crazed! It's been a growing passion for a while now. It all started with those Copic Markers I've been loving. I wanted something to color, and a lot of what I was seeing around just wasn't my style. At all. So I put pencil to paper and began sketching.

 

I'm really excited to present my girls in PDF style! Maybe you like to color, too? So far there are four styles available. Gotta start somewhere, right?

 

My poor sister, I've emailed and texted her way too much as the sketches and PDF's evolved, and she was the best sis ever with hand holding and offered her advice. Sisters are da best!

 

I think one of my favorite things about the PDF's is they are inexpensive (much cheaper than rubber stamps) and you can print them over and over. The dolls love to be dressed up in different color combos, too! They are on my website right over here!

Hand Stitched Journals

So this week I made a couple new journals. I have really gotten into the handstitching over the past few months. These are my most favorite style...size and paper weight. They all have the best pages inside. 96 lb. smooth bristol paper. I die. The perfect substrate for mixed media art journaling.

 

 

SOLD (Heart Speaks Art Journal)

 

(Audrey Art Journal)

 

This one here was actually created in The Color As A Verb E-Workshop. It was an extra, and while I love it to pieces, I sure don't need two.

SOLD (Thoughts & Escapades Art Journal)

These three looky loos are up for grabs on my website!

 

Journals

The studio table is filled with some journals I've been binding. I'll have some to show and tell soon! Hope you are enjoying this beautiful Fall day!

 

(photo taken with Little Photo...fun Android app)