EDM #23 and CED2009

I found myself barefooted this morning and decided to tackle EDM #23 - your foot. I used a 2H pencil and just did a quick sketch. Except for the fact that I think my foot is longer and thinner than this (must be something about the perspective) and far better looking %-), I think it is an okay sketch.

I have had my coffee this morning and a bowl of Shredded Wheat and Bran with a sliced banana and some fresh sliced strawberries and think it is about time to head for the treadmill. I've already had a shower so am not all that fired up to get hot and sweaty, but tomorrow is a weigh and measure day and I think every little bit helps.

That's all I have for now. Don't forget to sign up for the book giveaway on a previous post. I will be drawing the winner some time tomorrow.

Bye!

EDM and CED2009

I saw a challenge in one of my emails from a Yahoo! group for drawing a handheld game. I immediately thought of a 15 Puzzle that I have had for years. It was more difficult than I thought it would be and I am not totally pleased with how it turned out. I used inks and Pitt pens so mistakes are evident and not erasable.



I actually drew this a couple of days ago and then couldn't bring myself to share it because I thought it was too poorly done. Now I think I need to stand back for a moment and remember that this art of mine is a journey and that I am not always going to love what I have drawn. So I am posting it anyway.

The hubster is working on DD's house every morning and I am babysitting the two little girls, so art is not getting all the attention it deserves. Perhaps this evening (DD gets home around 10 PM) if I am not too tired I will come back to my studio and see where my muse takes me.

That's all I have for now. Be sure to check out the giveaway post and leave a comment if you want to be in the drawing for a fabulous book.

Bye!

5,000 Visitors and A Giveaway

Some time in the next few days, my blog will have it's 5,000th visitor. To celebrate I am having another giveaway. This one is for the wonderful book binding book by Keith A. Smith, "Quick Leather Bindings".




In order to have a chance to win this book, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post. I will choose a winner on May 1.

Good Luck!!!

Goodies, New Old Finds, and CED2009

Some time ago, I won a drawing from Roni Johnson at Ink Stains and the first mailing never reached me. I was supposed to win a packet of St. Pat's day stamps and some gold leafing. She contacted me to see if I had received it only to find that I hadn't. She sent this wonderful package to me and I received it this weekend. There is a lovely wallpaper holder and it was filled not only with the items that I had won, but also the lovely tags you see above. I just love getting goodies in the mail!!!! Thanks, Roni!


Yesterday was a wonderful day. I went to my friend Nancy's house and checked out her newly purged studio and I was blown away. I could actually see the color of her work table. It was awesome. We spent a couple of hours making more ephemera bags for an upcoming garage sale and then went out to lunch.

For the first time in a long time, I didn't have a particular time that I had to be home, so Nancy took me to an antique mall in Stockbridge. Will wonders never cease! Stockbridge has a dynamite restaurant, Red Sky, and they have a treasure filled antiques mall with pretty good prices, Haffner's.

Here are some of the treasures I found:

This has an original sticker on the back that says it is a Bastille cabinet that retails for $156. I paid $25.

This was only $10!

This was $4.

This was $14.50.

I felt like I won the lottery. The hubster and I have browsed the antique malls in Mason and I have not found nearly this many goodies and the things that I found myself drawn to were out of my price range. It was great to find this really large place overflowing with "stuff" and to find some treasures.

I am tutoring today at 2 pm and really should work out before then. There is a challenge in my email to draw a hand-held game. I may try that first. If I get it done, I will post it later.

That's it for now! Don't hate me because I found all those goodies yesterday!! &-)

Bye!

New Pencils, EDM #76, and CED 2009

I received a 15% off your entire order including sale items from Michael's that was good for 4 pm to 8 pm yesterday; and I couldn't resist. I went in to town around 4:30 and purchased a Xyron adhesive refill and a slightly damaged Strathmore Sketch pad - 14" by 17", 60 #, with a bit of a curl in one corner. It had been marked down from $21.99 to $5.99 and then an additional 15% was taken at the register. I also bought a set of Gioconda 12 Soft Pastel Pencils.

I tried them while drawing this crocus. They are like butter, but leave quite a bit of "dust" that at first I mistakenly tried to brush off (that explains the smudge in the upper left part of the picture. For the rest of the picture, I removed the "dust" the PROFESSIONAL way - I blew it off! I think maybe there is something about these amazingly soft pencils that I have to learn, but for now I am not totally displeased with the end result.

As usual, the original looks a bit better than the photo.

I'm off today to work on ephemera packs with my friend Nancy.

See you later.

Bye!