Thursday, December 8, 2011

December ~ Sagitarrius the Archer

      "I won't eat any cereal 
that doesn't turn the milk PurPLe."
~ Bill Watterson 


Sagitarrius


Hush ~ Deep Purple


Elvis would be impressed with these Suede LoVeLies....


Chompa ChompChomp, hookers.
I'm a T~rex AND I'm Purple.
Double CooL.

Lagniappe: I'm also a planter! 


When you wish upon a Star...








 maybe it could be for this dress!
Wowza.




















 
 PurPLe Suede Mary Janes ~ Bethlesvintage



 T~rex Planter ~ BloominHappy2009




 Star Bracelet ~ WaterHorseStudios




 PurPLe Houndstooth Dress ~ ArtAffect


Neon PurPLe Cow ~ LeLand Johnson

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GLiTTeR Acorns


 Easy craft and lots of fun.
And they look GREAT on the Tree.

Acorns
Glue
GLiTTeR
PiPe Cleaners
Green Wire
Dremel/Drill




Gathering the Acorns is a great Family Do~gether!
The bigger your acorns the better.

Once you've collected your Acorns,
separate the cap from the acorn and
make sure they are clean and dry.

First decorate the Caps; they will need time to dry.
I used Elemers Glue and Silver GLiTTeR.
Spread liberally, not drowningly, the Glue on the cap.
GLiTTeRiZe! 

You can also GLiTTeR the Acorn and leave the Cap natural
{I can't find my pics of those!}

Using a small drill bit {I used my Dremel} drill hole in Cap to insert hanger.

For the hanger, Sparkalicious PiPe Cleaners really rock,
as does the Green Wire.
Using any needle nose, flat nose, etc. pliers
to crinkle the Wire adds a really great accent.

Secure hanger with some Glue.
Place enough Glue to adhere to the Acorn and reattach the Cap.

Using a bowl of rice, or sand/dirt, beans
is great for setting the acorns up while they set up and dry.

Once the GLiTTeRed Acorns are completely dry,
hang on Tree, 
or any other surface
and Enjoy.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Holiday Birthday Parties....


 We have three kids with birthdays
BEFORE the Holidays, 
so money can be verra tight.
No need for the Birthdays 
to be a hassle or expensive~

For the Ninja Your Heart Out Daughter, 
parties are the highlight of Her life. 
{sniffle sniffle, makes a mother proud}

party favors
I found a great way
for Her 
to still have Her Party
{without crying}
and still manage the Holidays.





 After Her party got relocated a few years ago 
from the Park to the House, 
I had to come up with a to~do quickly.
Luckily, I had some left over 
Snowman Ornament Crafts that were perfect.
It was a hit.

You can buy plenty of inexpensive crafts kits 
from any Art/Hobby/Craft Store. 
For $5, I bought a foam Ornament Kit from WallieWorld 
that had plenty plus more to go around. 
They even had enough to make some for Their Siblings.

We did the usual Pizza Run, 
but made it WAYYY more fun, 
by letting them have a Night Picnic. 
Not to mention, clean up was A breeze! O'Lo! 

  
Since I made two sets of
baking and caking already,
We opted for a night with
Beignet Fingers and Hot Cocoa...
so convenient for little ones hands.
 



For Party Favors, 
we did PaPer Whites
instead of those 
little grab bags.
Places like Home Depot have a bag of 
PaPer White Bulbs 6 for $4/approx.
I needed two bags.
I caught mine on sale 50% off!

A small bag 
of Potting Soil, 
Medium Plastic Cups, 
and Sweet Little Lady, 
you've got Party Favors! 
THEY LOVED IT!.



That right there, pEEps...
that's how you become a Holiday HoHo Queen~

Friday, December 2, 2011

My "VinTaGe" Art....or work i've done in the past

 Self Portrait ~ 1998



This is by far,
the BEST work I have EVER done!
One night during our datin time,
The Chook Man and I
were hanging out.
While He worked on his computer,
I shut my Self up in his room with
A PaPer, A Charchol, & A Candle.


Two weeks later
and some tweakedness of the Shadowing,
this became the finished piece.






and I'm damn proud of it!


Charcoal Chiaroscuro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro

My FaVoRiTe tOOLs ~ Gentec Torch Kit

Gentec Torch Kit with Oxygen and Acetylene Tanks

I LOVE this tank system,
and I haven't even used it yet!
At least, not at home.

The reason behind this is simply,
at this time I don't have a safe enough 
place to set it up.

We used these types of torches when I was
taking Jewelry classes at University,
and it was just so friggin CooL!

Being a Fire sign,
not surprising.

Right now, I use the MAPP tanks I get from Wallie World.
They're ok, and can get the job done,
but I'm itching to seduce some proper Silver,
with the proper Fire.

The WombWeebles are older now
and can understand Safety issues.
The biggie problem now would be
The NiNja Darling.
She may not let me have it back.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Yulemas


and so it begins...Yulemas Celebratories
and an extra special celebration for ~

  The Fantastical Kung Fu NiNja Tiara!wearing Cupake Darling's 6th birthday!




HoHoHo!