Yarn Wrapped Wreath

You know how everything you see on the internet you make a plan to craft it someday?  Well, I have been intending to make a yarn wrapped wreath ever since I saw one on pinterest.  How long ago was that you ask?  Well let's not talk about that...so as fate would have it...my friend from church invited me to a ladies craft night.  We made...guess what...wait for it...you guessed it...yarn wrapped wreaths!

Most of the yarn and embellishments were traditional Christmas colors (I mean it IS Christmas time-lol), but then I spotted the PINK yarn.   YAY Pink! I hardly ever finish projects during craft classes or events because I get these ideas and the supplies I want to use are at home (heavy sigh).

Now the "I'll finish it when I get home" ideology can make for a pile of unfinished projects, but I told our hostess that I would finish the project and show her a picture. So I locked myself in my art studio and I made 3 types of felt flowers, free hand cut some leaves and made a "HOPE" banner.

Here is my Breast Cancer Awareness Wreath which I plan to gift to a friend.

Thanks Kushana aka Nya of Kingdom Kitchen N Krafts for giving me the chance to check off my "Pinterest to do" list. lol

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Craft studio and office redo

Remember that song...them bones, them bones, them dry bones...now the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone connected to the leg bone...you know the one.  Well I am singing that tune:the craft room is moving to the guest room,  the guest room is moving to the office, the office is moving to the craft room...I am going bonkers!

I started this major rearrangement hoping that I could accommodate more than 8-12 students in my current craft studio.  I started by clearing out my guest room. This room is adjacent to the craft studio.  The thought is to move the major supplies from the studio and thereby be able to fit another table in the studio.  Also the office(currently a separate room) would be merged into the 'new' craft room.

My kitchen had just been renovated when a friend from the local YMCA offered to hang the old kitchen cabinets in my craft room.  Well that offer tuned into a custom built craft desk in my 'new' office/craft space.

 

So what started as a simple offer turned into a major project.  Thank you Rufus.  You are a real treasure.   Gosh, I hope that wasn't you running the other way when I came to the YMCA yesterday. lol

Now who is going to hang those cabinets? lol

Never Alone

There are several scriptures in the Christian bible that express how God will never leave us. I especially like Joshua 1:9 - "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest".  I kept singing the song "Never Alone."  That resulted in this mixed media canvas with the dimensional flowers and butterflies.  I think the sentiment says it all...we may be by ourselves, but with God we are never alone.

submitted:Word Art Wednesday challenge 195

Watercolor

Playing around with generic brand watercolors
I made this.












My friend called and said she NEEDED some girlfriend time doing something creative.  I invited her to come over to my studio.  Here is what she came up with.  I told her next time she comes over I will pull out the better water colors for her lol. I really like her painting.  She also did some journaling expressing her feelings at the moment.  It was definitely time well spend bonding relaxing and creating.

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Teacup birthday card

Here is a birthday card.  I love the color and I found that paper in my scrap bin.  It seems like I am always using scraps.  I bet you are wondering if I ever use whole sheets of paper.  Well of course I do...that is how I get the scraps lol

Birthday Canvas

New blog location coming soon...

...until then I have a canvas to share.  I made it for my friend's birthday.  I hope she likes it.

Collaged bg
texture paste...yeah I can't list it all...mixed media supplies. LOL

Heartful Musings: GIVEAWAY!! Three spots in my ecourse!!! Who wants one? ♥

Heartful Musings: GIVEAWAY!! Three spots in my ecourse!!! Who wants one? ♥

If it ain't broke...

I have made a version of this sympathy card before.  I really like the image of the skunk from the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge. (say that 5 times-lol).  Often times when we lose a loved one we get a massive flux of sympathy cards and a lot of people rally around us.  Then some time later the visits, dinners, well wishes and cards stop coming. sometimes we feel alone, like we should just get over our loss.  There is no time limit on memories.  Some memories make us laugh and others make us cry.  I know first hand that there are days that are just plain ole' STINKY.  So that is the idea behind this card.  Sentiment: When life stinks...smell the flowers.

I received the cuts to layer about 20 of these skunk images.  So I can make a variation of this card many times. That was a very thoughtful RAK. It is wonderful that my online buddy was listening close enough one day when I must have expressed how much I liked the skunk-lol how amazing.  It is wonderful how seemingly idle 'scrap chat' can turn into a craft that may uplift others.  Thanks for your kindness Helen!

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A Birthday card

A masculine birthday card. 

Happy Birthday stamp, buttons, paper crimper, origami dress shirt, paper scraps.

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Sympathy Card

Sentiment: may you find comfort in your loving memories.

Again I am using up my scraps.

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U Rock Card

It feels so good to be in the art studio for a little while.  I made a card.

The card base is made from 8 1/2 x 11 cs left over from Valentine's projects at Sunday School.
all the other papers are scraps.

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Added to Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 128

Inspiration mix up

This card was inspired by Keeva Joelle -Benjamin.  I do not know Keeva, but my  friend posted a picture of a card.  I thought my friend made the card.  I made a comment on the post...but then read in more detail and realized that the card was not made by friend (ROTFLOL)  I used the card for inspiration anyway.

Card base left over from Valentine's projects at Sunday School.
The rest is made from scraps.

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How does your garden grow

A flower touches everyone's heart...Georgia O'Keefe

I used the Marvy embossing markers on glossy paper and then punched out the flowers.  The sentiment is embossed.  Other supplies: white signo uniball pen, pearl pen, butterfly embellishment, white embossing powder.

Used for the Journal52 prompt #13

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FLY ATC

Here is another ATC.  This did not turn out the way I imagined it in my head.  Oh well...

Watercolor pencils, paint pen, charcoal pencil

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ATC

So I am stuck on the couch...I might as well make something.  I used the Adinkra Symbol to make this ATC.  It is called GYE NYAME it means "except for God"  It is a west African symbol used especially in Ghana to represent the supremacy and omnipotence of God and fearlessness of His followers.

I used water color pencil, sharpie, charcoal 3B, water brush

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Door wreath

Here is an outdoor wreath.  Those are fabric flowers made with Afri-centric printed fabric.

The grapevine wreath is recycled from a Goodwill find.

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Some gifts

Here are some gifts that I made during the Christmas season.

microwave popcorn covers (the hat is a pair of socks)

Popcorn kernels in recycled baby food jars

Chai tea (this was the first craft under my new business name- Tina Riley Imaginariums)

Drawings from the hospital bed

It seems like I will never finish the 29 faces that I have been unofficially doing.  Uhhhhh wasn't that challenge over in February? (LOL)  I just knew I would catch up in the hospital, but I did not feel like arting as much as I thought I would.  So here are two faces that I did manage to draw.  One I actually didn't finish until I came home. 

Now I am home recuperating making blankets and watching others make art via the internet.  I really want to get back in the studio, but I feel blah.  I hope my mojo returns soon.

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I AM grateful...

I am grateful for many and all things, but in this season I am especially grateful to GOD for sparing my life.  I was experiencing increased pain in February 2014 until I went to the emergency room on March 7.  After a series of miraculous events including a discharge interruption I came out of my anesthetic sleep to learn that my appendix had ruptured.  I was told that it had ruptured some time ago and that gracefully most all the toxins were encapsulated in one spot.  Glory to God!  So, yes I am grateful to GOD for amazing grace and favor.

I created this background with leftover paints some time ago.  It just happened to be in my travel mixed media kit.  I sketched this face while in the hospital.  Amazingly it satisfies two challenges for this month-wow!

 

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March 2014 Creative Dare

March 2014 Challenge with Limor Webber

Word Art Wednesday challenge #125

Painted glasses

I tried my hand at painting glasses.  I used to do similar crafts back in the day.  I would decorate mason jars, vases etc.  Was I this terrible...people brought those crafts.  Perhaps none of us knew any better or somewhere along the line I lost my skill of painting on glass (LOL).  Where here goes the share and if you tell anyone what you saw...I will have you...uhhh...let's just say...I know people...so watch your back (LOL)

Let me just say that my paint was old, my brushes were worn...not buying those reasons?  Well that is my story and I am sticking with it-so there.  ROTFLOL!!!!

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