Friday's Lovely Links

Enjoy your visit... and these delightful links.

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25 FREE DIY Mobile Tutorials

Click Here

I dont know about you...

As for me, I have not grown out of fun, artsy mobiles.

Love hanging them in my art studio!

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Meet

Ruth Bleakley

http://www.ruthbleakley.com

Mini Book Photo Tutorial

Click Here

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Meet

Dina Wakley

Mixed Media Artist

http://dinastamps.typepad.com

Dina creates some incredible art journal pages...

Look at these beautiful collage tags!

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DIY Rope Swirl Tapestry

This rug is super cool!

Created by Free People

Good news is here is a full

TUTORIAL

on how to do it!

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thank you for visiting...

Happy Friday!

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Altered Rolodex Cards

Altered Rolodex Card Project

A wheel of art in your creative space ready to inspire you.

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Follow along this artful journey...

or come play along!

It is up to you.

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Whatever you decide... I do hope this inspires you to think creatively!!




Altered Rolodex Cards
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These are but a few, of the altered rolodex cards
 I've been working on in my studio.

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I received these in the mail 

by two very talented artists!

created by:

Linda Hardy

http://doorno2.blogspot.com

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 created by:
Linda Koch
http://alteredvisionsfiber.blogspot.com
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You just never know...
 who your going to inspire, meet, and build wonderful friendships 
with along your "artful" journey!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

The Rolodex Swap

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join anytime / leave me a comment or email me

Wishcasting Wednesday

What do you wish for fall?

make a wish

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If winter is slumber, spring is birth, and summer is life...

then autumn rounds out to be reflection.

It's a time of year when the leaves are down, 

the harvest is in

and

the perennials are gone.

Mother Earth 

just closed up the drapes on another year

and 

it is time to reflect on what's come before.

~ Mitchell Burgess

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I wish to...

Reflect

A time to pause and harvest my own personal garden.

To see what seeds I have sown.

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Did I produce a garden that reflects who and what I am...

or, did I allow the weeds to take over...

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Autumn

A season that tends to slow life down... a quiet time!

Time to breathe...

A time to surround myself with all that consumes me.

To take inventory...

to remove the unwanted and uselessness out! 

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I wish...

To take in all that Mother Earth has to offer this Autumn.

To allow acceptance...

to be drawn inward so that I can reflect outward, in a creative matter.

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To see life through the creative eye

and

become more inspired, always!

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I am willfully wishing and willing...

to embrace fall

with all my heart!

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Happy Autumn!

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What Can You Create Spending A Dollar?

Paper- Mache

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pumpkins 

Meet

smiley

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Meet

stitches

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 Purchase a pack (4-6) of plastic mini pumpkins

from your dollar store.

Create a paste:

1/2 Elmer's Glue

1/2 water

Tear paper towels into strips.

Paste on

Don't forget to add your eyes and nose.

Allow to dry over night!

Apply acrylic paints

Any embellishments can be added.

Have fun!

You can create your own handles if you wish

(using wire)
or...

use the handles the the pumpkins came with. 

(I created one of each)

These paper-mache

pumpkins

were so much fun to make!

I am definitely in the mood for

Halloween.
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Imagine...

what you can create with a dollar!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

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Monday's Mosaic

Mosaic

The art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces.

A technique of decorative art; using small, normally rough cubic, stone, glass 

or other materials of different colors to create a pattern or picture.

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My interpretation 

of a 

Mixed Media Mosaic

What do you get when...

you cut up corrugated cardboard and apply your imagination?

You got it!

Mixed Media Mosaic

By using the 4" x 4"cardboard I had cut previously...

I apply a verity of

techniques and mediums.

mixed media mosaic

created by: April Cole

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Go mad... mosaic mad that is!

Happy Monday

The Creative Process...

This is my take on it -  "I am always growing!"





Whether is it taking a chance, believing in myself worthiness, having the courage to step beyond the boundaries, exploring new territories, discovering new challenges, or setting forth to reach as high as the sky! I am growing... my roots are strong.
Wishing you all growth, in your creative process.


Enjoy growing... enjoy your Saturday.

                                                             

Friday's Lovely Links

Enjoy your visit... and this wonderful collection of links.

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Meet

Robin Dudley-Howes

mixed-media jewelry creator and teacher

http://www.robindudleyhowes.blogspot.com

What an incredible, talented artist!

It's take a peek at some of Robin's classes.

* Altered Art Bottles *

* Treasure Charm Bracelet *

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If you live in or around Los Angeles, California

Robin is teaching a class at

ZINNIA

CLICK HERE

South Pasadena CA., Oct. 2

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Meet

Marcia

A K-6 art teacher who has a passion to create "artful" things.

http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com

Marcia's talent and inspiration truly shine through...

 on her blog!

* watercolor *

* collage *

* art journaling *

* photography *

Take a look at her beautiful artwork!

Created by Marcia

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Meet

Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson

Fine Art Collage Artist

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* Interview With Artist *

* Work In Progress *

Visit Elizabeth on her blog.

She is such an inspiration to all artist!

http://elizabethsthilairenelson.blogspot.com

Happy Friday!

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Altered Corrugated Cardboard

Work in progress...

working in my studio using corrugated cardboard.

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(continued project from Tuesday's post)

Follow along...

enjoy yourself and get inspired to create!

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Title

She Grew Wings

(mixed media collage)

Title

Magic Mushroom

(mixed media collage)

Have a artful Thursday!

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A Call for Paper Stacks

stackoholics-anonymous 

CLICK HERE

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Is hosting 

an online collaboration of 

artist's and their stacks!!

There is over 80+ artists 

who have signed up to participate in this project.

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Stacks of what... you might be asking?

Anything paper, that stacks up in their studios.

Sounds exciting... right?!

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Here is what is stacking up in my art studio.

Books

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and more books...

Painted Papers

Handmade Journals

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Stacking ATC's

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Artful Tags

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and of course...

altered corrugated cardboard tags!

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I do hope you enjoyed my tour of paper stacks!

That it has in some way, inspired you to start stacking it up...

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Be creatively messy!

Please, do not forget...

to check out what the other participating artists are stacking up

in their studio.

Happy Wednesday!!