Here again

Here is Cinda in a scary room. I got the background art from Itkupilli. She is the same artist who did the background for my blog. I just love her art. She is on Etsy as well. Cinda is my sketch and I'm using photoshop to enhance her and place her in different settings.

Change

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I did manage to make the cupcakes this week and actually listed them on my Etsy yesterday. I'm selling them in a set of six. I think it's a much better deal and they look so cute in a group.

Today my husband is moving my computer and desk all around. He is setting up his work office in our home. He will officially be working out of our house September 21. His desk is being delivered next Friday, so he has to rearrange our office. That means moving me around. Now I am facing the other wall, no big deal. He needs the phone jack by his desk, etc. etc. I don't care put me anywhere. I wish I could put my computer in my studio but there is no room. I have a very small studio. I'm sure some people have closets bigger then my studio. I'm not complaining. I love my little art space. I have an easel and a table for my sewing machine in there, along with a tv and door that leads to my back porch. It's great! I end up working outside a lot, or leaving the door open so I can look outside. Max loves it as well. He can go in and out as he pleases.
I really have not been looking forward to this change. My husband working out of the house. I won't have the house to myself any more. I'm not good with changes. I don't like 'em but I'm sure it will be fine.

Wish me luck! I hope we don't end up killing each other. All this togetherness.....geezzzz.

Cinda The Witch

Here is Cinda with a scary mansion in the background.
I love the way she has turned out. I gave her a little color, some rosy cheeks and darkened her robe. I'm having way toooo much fun!
But today I'm back to working on more cupcakes. I feel like the doughnut man who says " time to make the doughnuts". It's an old commercial and I can't remember which doughnut company anymore but it was funny at the time. I by any means am not tired of making my cupcakes but for some reason that phrase comes into my head each time I go to work on them.
Time to make the cupcakes.
lol
Charlie

Cinda

Introducing Cinda. Here is a sketch I did of a witch.
I had a false alarm with the mosaics. I skimmed through the book I bought Friday and realized I'm not as goosy as I thought I would be. I'm not ready to commit to a mosaic project right now. Just not ready to shift gears that drastically. However, I am inspired by Halloween. I want to play around in Photo Shop using this sketch.
Stay tuned to see what I come up.

Late Afternoon Outing

Texas flag hanging out on the sidewalk in downtown Fredericksburg Texas.

We drove to Fredericksburg yesterday late afternoon on a whim. I love these kinds of trips. Last minute outings taken on a whim without any planning. Come to think of it we did not tell anyone we were going either. Hmmmm not sure that is a good idea now. Oh well it was Friday afternoon, the start of a 3 day weekend and we had nothing to do, so why not?

Fredericksburg Texas is a small town turned tourist town in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
It is one of the best shopping destinations around for antiques,art,decorations, or anything off the wall different. We decided to go because it is also home to some winery's. We have driven to some winery's in the hill country before but we've never been to the ones on main street in downtown Ferdericksburg.
As it turned out it was their First Friday Art Walk. Each first Friday of the month the galleries stay open late and feature different artist.
At the gallery "Artisan at Rocky Hill" Susan Germond a mosaic artist was showing some of her wonderful art. I'm a little partial to mosaic art. I've done numerous pieces and sold a few as well.
I had to buy her book and take a picture of some of her work.
Now I'm all goosey about mosaics. I have boxes of old china and found pieces stashed in my garage just waiting for me to rummage through and break.

I had to buy her book...

This the mosaic artist Susan Germond behind some of her beautiful art. I love the dress form. The chair is pretty fabulous also.

Pinky

This dress form was a mess when I found it. It had holes and rips everywhere. I'm not sure how old it is probably not an antique but who cares. To fix it up I decided to do paper mache'. There are layers and layers of glue and paper on it. It was a real dress makers form with the moving parts. I closed that all up with the paper mache'. I was really into mosaic at the time and thought about covering up with broken china and tile. As you can see I did not do that style of art. I wanted it to be mixed up, more of a mixed media pieice. I used tissue paper, ephemera, broken china, scrap paper. I'm not sure if it is finished..... I just got tired of working on it.. I wanted to add some fringe on the bottom. I can still add to it. That's the beauty of art.
It's been stashed away in my garage for the past couple of years. Glad I pulled it out. Now where to put it???

Whitcy Art Bag

I've listed this art bag on Etsy. It's very similar to the one I did a few weeks ago. I think it will make a great artist tote bag for your sketch books, pencils, etc.
The dress form it is hanging on is something I decorated a few years ago long before I started blogging. I used it for display in my shop. It's a little quirky, but I love it.
We are having a beautiful day in south Texas! The weather is definitely changing. It's an overcast cloudy morning so the temps are down. Summer is not over yet, but I can feel fall coming on. I can't wait.
It's a nice day to go for a drive with the top down. It's been so hot we've been driving only at night or early morning. Max and I are off to Sonic to get a little lunch. We love to go to Sonic.
A great place to go in a convertible. It's an old fashioned drive in hamburger restaurant. The girls don't come out on skates much any more. Once in a while a girl will deliver the orders on skates. I'm sure it's not easy to do, but it's so cute.
I better go before the sun comes out and it gets too hot.
Y'all have fun...until next time.

Charlie

Back In The Studio

It sure feels good to do another one of my girls. It's been a while. I'm thinking around June was the last time I painted a face. I needed the break. It is funny where my muse leads me. I never thought I would be sewing. It's been years since I sewed. Sewing the cupcakes and the art bag brought out another creative side. I usually hate the fact that I'm all over the place with my art. The saying" Jack of all trades and master of none" fits me to a T. Well I've come to embrace this. I have to go where my muse leads me and if she leads me to sew then so be it, and if she leads me to make digital art, or mosaic jewelry, or whatever I'll go there too.

I love the quote used in this journal page "I may have not gone where I intended to go but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."
Could not say it better.

Y'all have a great day. It's late and I need to make supper for my husband.
Hugs,
Charlie

Witchy Art Bag

Here is what I've been working on lately. It is a purse/art bag or book bag with a Halloween theme. I though it might be cute to take trick or treating. I've had so much fun doing this that I'm on my second one.
I'm not sure if I'll sell this one or the one I'm working on now.
I have not been able to work much lately. We slipped off to my favorite place, Port Aransas again. My husband has many weeks of vacations not yet taken and he really needed to use up some days.
Today is my sons birthday. We celebrated it yesterday by going out to eat at the Cheese Cake Factory. Yummy! One of our fav's for special occasions.
I'm still cleaning out my garage and selling items on craigs list. Oh my aching back! I've drug furniture in and out of the garage all day. I did manage to sell the last bit of furniture from my shop. In a way it is sad and in away I'm glad. I guess I'll never go back to selling furnitue again.
It is so much easier now. I'm sticking to smalls. Like my new purse and cupcakes.
I'm excited about getting back to work in my studio.

Pincushion Cupcake

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Today is going to be another busy day. I'm waiting for the sears repair man to come by. I need to replace the garage door controller and get some new clickers for the car. I hope I don't have to wait all day for him to show up.
I also need to put the molly maid hat on and clean my house. I wish I had a maid. Anyone want to come by and clean my house? Man! you let it go for a couple of weeks and it's covered in dust and the bathrooms are just nasty. We are having some friends over tomorrow for a little BBQ. Nothing like having someone over to get you motivated to clean. Oh well it needs it.
Above is a Halloween cupcake for sale over on Etsy.
The cupcake stand is for sale too.
Y'all have fun! The summer is almost over!