Daisy Yellow Museum of Simple Things-Photo Inspiration

Daisy Yellow Museum of Simple Things-Photo Inspiration, a photo by ktes750 on Flickr.

Took the whole day off work and didn't fill it with errands or things that had to be done. The weather has cooperated by being miserable so there is no temptation to work in the yard (or take a nap in the hammock).

I'm taking a real break today and doing some of the things I've been wishing I had time to do the last three weeks. No one is home and it's just me and the radio. Loving the peace and quiet which made me think of this quote I saw the other day. I think we often don't get much time alone in our busy lives and I do think it's important.

Faces

Faces, a photo by ktes750 on Flickr.

I am enjoying the Museum of Simple Things Workshop from Daisy Yellow. This was part of an exercise that was so much fun. 

What a Busy Weekend!

District Wide Art Show

Good friends visiting from a distance and close friends joining us much of the weekend, which led to lots of cooking and eating!  We celebrated Cinco de Mayo Saturday evening with fajitas for 12.  Erin has been asking to make churros for quite a while so this weekend we tackled that project.  Sunday morning she and two friends made churros. They were delicious and I had to make a second batch for the rest of the crew.

I squeezed in a little bit of art journal time last week. 

Sunday morning was spent sitting with coffee and friends enjoying great conversation and wildlife in the back yard.  The pond was bustling with activity. We had three deer, 5 turkeys, two rabbits, 1 woodchuck, chipmunks and squirrels in the yard or next to the pond.  In and over the pond we saw two wood ducks, king birds, oriole, cardinals and frogs.  Later on after the wood ducks left, we had a pair of geese and 7 babies. 

My Very Short Spring Break

I meant to take several days off work but that didn't happen. However, without having all the evening activities this week, it still feels like a vacation. I've had so much more time at home to cook, organize and paint and now I have three days off in a row! I do have to clean and cook for Easter, but other than that, nothing on the agenda. Yea!

I may sign up for the new 21 secrets this weekend. I'm ready for new projects. I finally finished my 2011 art journal. I now know better than to put a year on the cover.

Spring Renewal

While things are coming to life around here finally, maybe my blog will too?

Thankfully, art has not been dormant in my life, only the blogging aspect. Things I'm currently working on:

• Painted an awesome curtain rod for my bottle cap curtain - after a clear coat or two it should be ready to hang by Saturday




• My bottle cap curtain - I'm so lucky to have so many friends willing to have a beer or bottled root beer and pass along their caps to me! And because they know what I'm doing, they are trying new beers with interesting caps. After all, it's good to try new things!




• Working in my journal




• Painting with acrylics. My daughter is in art club and art class at school. She is soooo happy and has discovered painting on canvas with acrylics. I just ordered 2 dozen 4x4 acrylic boards from Dick Blick for a ridiculously low price and they arrived yesterday. My son (15) even got into the fun and painted a very cool design in black and green on one. And this all started with art club needing more cheap canvases. Yeah! They will get 24 larger size canvas boards but we're keeping the small ones for us.



• Art on Saturday will involve Easter eggs! Can't wait. Yes, I'm just a big kid.

• And try new recipes (cooking counts as art to me). I found this fabulous new (to me) blog that has healthy and delicious looking recipes. The Chili Lime Chicken Burgers were a hit and I'm looking forward to trying more at Iowa Girl Eats.