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  • I HEART ETSY

    Etsydp

    Got some of these terrific tags and labels, some for my journals, some just because they are cool.  Digital Paperie has lots of yummies….go see HERE.

    Etsyejd

    More tags and cool labels for journaling – don’t these rock?  Every Jot And Tittle, found HERE.

    Etsylh_3 

    Need a good laugh?  You gotta visit Carol, she has a great sense of humor.  Not sure who or when I’d send these but they give me a smile just thinking about it.   A fave:  "What were you expecting ~ A Parade?"  Take a look, HERE.

    Congrats to Suzanne Renfrow for being the Top Hat Pick for Crusade No. 10.  There was so much Love being Spread with the Mail Art!!!   We’ve already blasted through the starting gates with No. 11.  It’s about expressing yourself in a different way this time – with MUSIC.  Come over and see….and I’ll leave you with this lovely piece by Seether, featuring Amy Lee.  Click and Play.  Ok, another EDIT.  I removed the funky little player because I think it slowed up the page and nothing is more annoying than a jumpy page.  Drats.  (For video, see HERE)

    EDIT:  Duh!  If I’m making plugs for cool shops on Etsy I should be including PhotoGlassworks by Tracy Antonik.  See her array of pendants HERE.  I met Tracy when I purchased the piece on the left.  She now sells pieces that include two of my own designs, middle and right.  So cool to see your digital work in miniature as a piece of jewelry! 

    Etsyphotoglassworks

    I have a few friends who plan to open Etsy shops.  Will report back when they are ready to show off!

  • I HEART ETSY

    Etsydp

    Got some of these terrific tags and labels, some for my journals, some just because they are cool.  Digital Paperie has lots of yummies….go see HERE.

    Etsyejd

    More tags and cool labels for journaling – don’t these rock?  Every Jot And Tittle, found HERE.

    Etsylh_3 

    Need a good laugh?  You gotta visit Carol, she has a great sense of humor.  Not sure who or when I’d send these but they give me a smile just thinking about it.   A fave:  "What were you expecting ~ A Parade?"  Take a look, HERE.

    Congrats to Suzanne Renfrow for being the Top Hat Pick for Crusade No. 10.  There was so much Love being Spread with the Mail Art!!!   We’ve already blasted through the starting gates with No. 11.  It’s about expressing yourself in a different way this time – with MUSIC.  Come over and see….and I’ll leave you with this lovely piece by Seether, featuring Amy Lee.  Click and Play.  Ok, another EDIT.  I removed the funky little player because I think it slowed up the page and nothing is more annoying than a jumpy page.  Drats.  (For video, see HERE)

    EDIT:  Duh!  If I’m making plugs for cool shops on Etsy I should be including PhotoGlassworks by Tracy Antonik.  See her array of pendants HERE.  I met Tracy when I purchased the piece on the left.  She now sells pieces that include two of my own designs, middle and right.  So cool to see your digital work in miniature as a piece of jewelry! 

    Etsyphotoglassworks

    I have a few friends who plan to open Etsy shops.  Will report back when they are ready to show off!

  • get ’em while you can!

    Mwpsaelmersmarkers  

    So I’ve had these markers sitting around and thought I would try them over the spray paint.  If you’ve been spraying you know it can be hard to write over.  Sharpies and grease pens are fine….but THESE!  Go run and get some while they are still on the rack.  Elmers website say "no longer available".  What are they thinking?  The metallics are a yawn, they clog up like most other metallics.  This WHITE is smooth and dreamy and write over spray.  It’s called ELMERS PAINTERS, Opaque Paint Marker.  You can thank me later 🙂       Oh, and I prefer the medium tip, but we can’t be getting picky during this tragedy.

    EDIT:  here’s what they look like and I just found some online HERE.

    Painterpen_2 

  • get ’em while you can!

    Mwpsaelmersmarkers  

    So I’ve had these markers sitting around and thought I would try them over the spray paint.  If you’ve been spraying you know it can be hard to write over.  Sharpies and grease pens are fine….but THESE!  Go run and get some while they are still on the rack.  Elmers website say "no longer available".  What are they thinking?  The metallics are a yawn, they clog up like most other metallics.  This WHITE is smooth and dreamy and write over spray.  It’s called ELMERS PAINTERS, Opaque Paint Marker.  You can thank me later 🙂       Oh, and I prefer the medium tip, but we can’t be getting picky during this tragedy.

    EDIT:  here’s what they look like and I just found some online HERE.

    Painterpen_2 

  • Double Fisted Coolness

    Art in Action. Performance Art.  It began with Denny Dent, then followed Brian Olsen and Dan Dunn (freebird on a spinning canvas! and his site here). Painting to music, with BOTH hands. Lovin’ it.

    Lots more videos on youtube.  Look up spray art while you’re there.  *faints*

  • Double Fisted Coolness

    Art in Action. Performance Art.  It began with Denny Dent, then followed Brian Olsen and Dan Dunn (freebird on a spinning canvas! and his site here). Painting to music, with BOTH hands. Lovin’ it.

    Lots more videos on youtube.  Look up spray art while you’re there.  *faints*

  • Less Toxic

    Mwardsprayink

    I get asked alot about my concern for the environment with spray painting.  I do protect myself by wearing a mask (especially indoors).  An alternative to paint is ink.  There are several colors available through Ranger.  I call them spray ink but it’s really named Color Wash, and is a water based dye in a spritz bottle.  They can give you some cool effects, but don’t work in the same way as paint.  After alot of experimenting I choose to mostly use them for backgrounds.  Above is an example of a full sheet that I enjoy making and will cut down for various end uses.

    Mwardsprayinkbkgd1

    Notice the alphabet (on the right), monoprinted like we talked about earlier this month.

    Mwardsprayinkbkgd2

    Mwardsprayink2

    If you use stencils the way I do with paint, then you know you can work fast because of the way the paint dries on the surface and the stencil.  If you try to work the same way with ink you will bum out because the ink puddles on the plastic stencils and will drip off as you try to move it.  Bleh!  You could be prepared for a quick monoprint with another sheet of paper….that would sop up alot of the ink from the stencl before you move it.

    Mwardspraysmear

    It helps to know that sprayed ink will smear as it’s water based.  Use that information wisely.  Be careful when using a glue to attach something over it…the gooby edges could get all weird and if your layered image is too thin the color might bleed through.  Might be cool, but might be heartbreaking.  The smear factor is cool if you want another look, spritz with water and pull a paper towel across it.  Or be lazy like me and try spitting and smearing with your hand.  Some smears below.

    Mwink

    Stencilled or stenciled?  Had to look it up.  Now we know.

    Stencilled

    Lots of love being spread over on the Street Team.  I’ll post some of the cool arrivals to my own mailbox and front step in the next few days.

  • Less Toxic

    Mwardsprayink

    I get asked alot about my concern for the environment with spray painting.  I do protect myself by wearing a mask (especially indoors).  An alternative to paint is ink.  There are several colors available through Ranger.  I call them spray ink but it’s really named Color Wash, and is a water based dye in a spritz bottle.  They can give you some cool effects, but don’t work in the same way as paint.  After alot of experimenting I choose to mostly use them for backgrounds.  Above is an example of a full sheet that I enjoy making and will cut down for various end uses.

    Mwardsprayinkbkgd1

    Notice the alphabet (on the right), monoprinted like we talked about earlier this month.

    Mwardsprayinkbkgd2

    Mwardsprayink2

    If you use stencils the way I do with paint, then you know you can work fast because of the way the paint dries on the surface and the stencil.  If you try to work the same way with ink you will bum out because the ink puddles on the plastic stencils and will drip off as you try to move it.  Bleh!  You could be prepared for a quick monoprint with another sheet of paper….that would sop up alot of the ink from the stencl before you move it.

    Mwardspraysmear

    It helps to know that sprayed ink will smear as it’s water based.  Use that information wisely.  Be careful when using a glue to attach something over it…the gooby edges could get all weird and if your layered image is too thin the color might bleed through.  Might be cool, but might be heartbreaking.  The smear factor is cool if you want another look, spritz with water and pull a paper towel across it.  Or be lazy like me and try spitting and smearing with your hand.  Some smears below.

    Mwink

    Stencilled or stenciled?  Had to look it up.  Now we know.

    Stencilled

    Lots of love being spread over on the Street Team.  I’ll post some of the cool arrivals to my own mailbox and front step in the next few days.

  • heads up

    Mwheadsup

    An exciting announcement:  Just confirmed, the story I wrote here (and follow-up here) last fall about our visit to Marineland, is going to be published in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul:  Celebrates Children with Special Needs.

    One of my readers suggested I send it in, so I did!  Cool?  Yes, very.  It’s been edited a bit but they are including a picture, something new to me in these fine books.  THIS is an honor that truly touches me.  The book comes out October 2007.  You can pre-order at Amazon or take advantage of a special through Autism Today:  buy 2 get a 3rd free, HERE.  (Sample stories available there too.)

    And in case you missed the tiny clip I caught on my digital camera, look here.  We are heading back to Marineland in one month, can’t wait to see our friends again!

    Mwsamorcasoup

  • heads up

    Mwheadsup

    An exciting announcement:  Just confirmed, the story I wrote here (and follow-up here) last fall about our visit to Marineland, is going to be published in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul:  Celebrates Children with Special Needs.

    One of my readers suggested I send it in, so I did!  Cool?  Yes, very.  It’s been edited a bit but they are including a picture, something new to me in these fine books.  THIS is an honor that truly touches me.  The book comes out October 2007.  You can pre-order at Amazon or take advantage of a special through Autism Today:  buy 2 get a 3rd free, HERE.  (Sample stories available there too.)

    And in case you missed the tiny clip I caught on my digital camera, look here.  We are heading back to Marineland in one month, can’t wait to see our friends again!

    Mwsamorcasoup