Still Here...

but still, feeling like I just got off of a roller coaster.

A little queasy from the ride? 

At times I feel like the world is moving faster

than I am.

So whatever took hold in my body and thought it was 

a good place to live...can kindly go to hell now!

I have about 2 good days a week, then "it" slowly

waves back in.  On those good days I try to catch up

on daily chores, and try to create.  

My garden and yard work is practically nil. 

So, hopefully, after tomorrows sinus surgery, I'll start

feeling my old self again!

I'll be back, I haven't gone anywhere. 

Be well my pretties, I still think of you all.

Building a Moon...

Layer by layer,
A quick synopsis of the steps I go through.

I always start with a clump of mache.

 I wasn't going to show this shot, because it
has a strand of my Kittie's fur on it.
But ya know, she's part of the family, 
and she was just curious to see what I was up to.
At least it's not a hacked up fur-ball.
 

I shape the base into a mound, and when it's almost dry I
add wood dowels or heavy gauge wire.  Just an armature
so the mache has something to grab.
 I do, add glue if I use wood.  If I use wire,
it's a different process, and I'll show that later.
I let this completely dry before I start adding the  
body.

I roughly shape out the body, by adding to the wood,
and let this dry a bit, and keep adding mache until 
I get the shape and form I want.

I usally use pure paper mache to form my sculpts, but
I had this styrofoam ball, and it was quicker to show.

 I add a rough nose and the first layer of cheeks.

I position wire for the arms and lay in
mache to form a cap.

 This is as far as I got.  I had to make some 
arms.  And I will finish enough to show in a few days.


On another note...I'm heading into my 8th week, of 
fighting a bacteria that wants to take over my body.
The body snatcher!
Ha! 




Be Well! 
I certainly hope to be.

The Good Egg!

Is all cracked up!

I started boiling eggs for Easter and realized I didn't have any 

coloring to make those pretty pastel shells come to life.

Where are the cans of beets when I need them?

All I could find was tea.  So I turned my perfectly white eggs,

(except for the ones that cracked), into brown eggs.

I could have just bought brown eggs, right!

Doesn't matter, because they're all going to get mashed up anyway.

I do sepia tones.

The eggs that cracked, which I conveniently didn't show,

cracked because I was outside cutting the stems of 

my snowball flowers.  

 So pretty, especially after today s rain. 

 There's one cracked egg. Truth, I had 4 cracked up eggs.

Egg Salad, Deviled Eggs?  

It's Easter so add a bite of Chocolate and you're ready to go!!!

Happy Easter!

Swapping the Goods!

I just love when I receive a package in the mail!

I joined in Marsha's,  Flea Market Tote Swap, at

The Tattered Chick, and Marsha was my swap partner.

Looky look what she sent me!

I love the tote and everything she sent along with it. 

Doesn't it look so pretty?

I especially love the cork and pendant necklace!

Marsha, I can't thank you enough 

for making this just for me.

And since Marsha was my partner, this is what I sent her.

I'm not as talented as Marsha in tote making, but I drew on my

limited sew skills and did my best.  I included some Flea Market Goods,

and made a muslin and burlap tag that says, Flea Market Treasures, in French.

Thanks So Much Marsha, for the challenge of this swap!

 Don't forget to visit Marsha at her great blog.

Be Well!

Little Moon #2

I finished Little Moon!

This is the second one I've done in this style.

Think I'll do a few more...maybe?

It took me longer than usual to finish him, because I've been

down and out for the last 20 days.

Still don't know why, and I hate that I have to self diagnose.

But I'm beginning to think it was caused by a tooth I had that was infected and pulled last Nov., because the Drs. couldn't find anything wrong with

my sinuses or inner ear. Which frustrated me because they

looked at me like I was imagining it.

I just want to know what caused the dizziness and the slow 

break down of my body. I don't want to go through it ever again.

Anyway, I have a lot of things in the works, good news.

But I don't want to jinx it, but I'll let ya all know soon.

Be well!

Paint the Moon!

Starting to paint!

And hopefully finish.

I say finish, because I"m still a bit under the weather.

Today is a good day, no dizziness.

Be Well!

 

On the Mend!

But taking it easy!

Whatever I had, built up slowly and then, Bam!

I could"t do anything without feeling faint.

The simple act of reading, even sent me into a tailspin.

But I think I'm getting back into the swing of things,

Maybe swinging isn't a good idea!

Just the thought makes me dizzy.

I really need to shake this off, because my mind is full of ideas!

Be well!