Craft Sale

Wow, where did the month go? I finally did my craft sale and it went really well. Once again I was the only booth with hand painting, and really the only booth with wood crafts. Lots of jewelry, linens, some sewing and lots of home business type stuff. My sales matched my busiest year which was 2006 and shows promise for the future. I am in decompress mode now, still painting but more in the mood to get my house back in order and decorate for christmas. My next big adventure will be the Las Vegas Convention in February, I am so excited :o)

Here are some pictures of my booth.

Bye for now.

More painting

The pressure is mounting, I have to have everything boxed up for shipping on Monday. I am really enjoying painting for the show this year, in past years I have always worked so it made it hard to balance my time. Fall classes have been going really well and it has been great to see alot of my regulars still coming to class and even some new painters this year. I have a wonderful group that supports and inspires me, I love them all. My students also have the pleasure of my 2 dogs, one is very hyper and the other just loves it if he can get a word in edgewise, I think they get more excited to see them than they do to see my most times. My house is a disaster, especially this time of year, I make little piles of things all over the house, I have piles for finished items, to be finished, want to finish, wish pile and more. It amazes me that my hubby puts up with it. Anyway, I have been very busy and here are some more pictures if finished items.

Hugs

More Ornaments

Ornaments Galore ..

Wow, I have been busy. I did not really realize how many ornaments I have done until I decided to photograph them all. I have 2 weeks left, 2 weeks today I will be setting up. I am in panic mode, I do this to myself every year and always say to myself .."what do I do this? Never again", but I always do. I love to paint and one can not keep everything and how many friends and relatives can you keep giving to anyway? So that my reasoning.

I would like to thank everyone for such great comments, and welcome to all the people that are following my blog, it is very exciting.

Talk soon.

Hugs :o)

Wow, time sure flies when I get into my painting mode. I have been busy, I have 4 weeks left until my annual craftsale so have been busy painting ornaments. My house is a disaster as I have bits and pieces scattered about, you know, all those finiky little bits that finish off ornaments. I love to paint, but I am not good at the building part, my brain turns to mush and my hands turn into a mitt full of thumbs LOL. Here is a sampling of some of the ornaments that I have finished so far, there are still tons more scattered about in various stages of completion and there is also a large pile waiting for all those finiky little bits. I am finding that if I park myself at the kitchen table with all my bits and listen to Sunday football that I can manage to put things together. Guess what I will be doing this Sunday?

Talk soon

Deb

Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful today, and as I am everyday, for my family and my friends who all support me on a daily basis, quirks, faults and all. I am thankful to my Mom who is my best friend, my daughter who has made me so proud and to my husband who has allowed me to follow my passion for painting and has always been there in the good times and bad. I am also thankful to my neighbors who have kindly invited us to dinner tonight so I do not have to cook..

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Love Deb

Happy Snow Day

Brrr ...... it is a cold and snowy day today. I had a great weekend in Vernon, BC, I spent time with my Mom and my 94 year old Grandpa. My Grandpa still lives in his house and drives, he drove up from Vancouver to spend a few days with my Mom and me. I also spent a day painting with Kim Christmas, she had her first class in her new studio and it was awesome! She had a whole apple theme going on so lunch and snacks (all homemade) had apples in them. It was so much fun, I just have a few little touches to do then I will post a picture of my piece.
I have my first fall class at Artfullytoled Studio tonight, we are painting a spooky halloween piece, it is time to pull out the pumpkin socks and my woolies ..LOL
It was also great day to be indoors today with the weather being cold and snowey, I was really inspired to finish this Prim Santa, the best part is the diamond glitter sparkles that I add at the end. This is another great pattern from Terrye French.
Happy snow day!