Big Daddy Cantelope

He's already married, to me! These little babies have been coming out of the garden lately!

If you follow me on Twitter, you would know that yesterday I got nothing done in the studio.

I worked out in the shop all day, it was 110 degrees yesterday..what a day to work in a tin building....But, I'd made up my mind and was going to consolidate all the boxes from our move, LAST YeAr...We have boxes of stuff I don't want to use in the shop shack. But, I'm going to use when we get the real house built, so it's going to have to stay in boxes and the boxes have to go somewhere..and right now they are in the middle of freaking huge shop and there is not any room for anything else. So I pushed, pulled, dollied, and emptied boxes and re-stacked boxes in a corner, now we have more open space.

It didn't seem hot until I found a thermometer and hung it up, eeeewww shouldn't have done that..I got the biggest part of it done, it was hot, I was dirty, but it got accomplished. For the most part.

Big Daddy was impressed with my work when he came home..he even went out there after dinner and did his own work...but it was too hot~to do much more..Then the buttermilk pie was ready and we both had to eat a piece of that while it was still hot! yummy..I'd not made a buttermilk pie in along time, it was good~

Other than Paper Cowgirl stuff, this is on my table in the studio waiting on me:

This is a big version of what I've done on the dominoes...I did a faux finish to the background..collaged on the papers, painted the goodies and shadowed it... I would say it's about 12x8, it still needs something, and so far it's not let me know what that something is....

These 2 pictures are on a Formica sample:

That's copper on the back, I'm not happy with that, and rub-ons are still giving me fits..I'm happy with the front..

Thanks Shannon for letting me know about my spelling error yesterday :) as you said, I'm not a COLLEGE prof...lol..you can see I do COLLAGE alot more than I did college..lol..

Andreea! Don't forget about our challenge!!!remember??

Errands and cement work are on today agenda. The rest of the week the Grands are visiting..

Thanks for all the fun comments on yesterday's post! I love my faux work, and I'm glad I can do something that makes me happy and pays the bills!

Ya'll be good today!

t

Whatta Mess...

Last week, I was off doing a faux job. I glazed Walls, Walls, and more walls..then I had to work on the fire place Mantel and an Art Niche. The home owners were on the way to Hawaii as I worked. I hope they enjoy their new look when they return! It was a mess, they were remodeling this house, moving out of the old house and moving collage kids from one place to another...

My mess was with the painter. They painted the mantel and niche in Oil Based paints, I was on a ladder 12 ft up, when I was informed the mantel and niche were being painted...not too much I could do when it was already half way done..I work in latex for the most part, so I decided to make lemon aide out of lemons..it takes alot more work and alot of stinky products to get oil based painted furniture distressed...I was taking that guy's name in vain as I did it. But, I did it, (now my finger nails look like I'm a motor head) here's the before:

After:
These are not the greatest photos, I forgot my camera (along with my computer) and had to use my phone. The base color was called coco pecan, we over painted it with a satin black, which went flat after I did my thing. I can not get the niche photo to upload..sorry..

One day I finished up early, Andreea had some time, so we hit the thrift stores. And we scored big time! She took home 2 nice chippy white bird houses to use on her front porch along with some goodies to used in altered art. She also scored a huge storage tower for just 4 bucks!I found a small wire birdhouse and some antique canning jars, 2 wall clocks to alter, 2 games, cards and other little goodies to add to my stash...

One night we all went out to see Mama Mia! it was a good show, we had alot of fun watching it and then went to eat ice cream and continue the good times..We all decided to buy the DVD of this when it comes out, for it will be a good 'dreary' day show to have on the TV.

Plans with Paper Cowgirl continue and we are going to have a sign up deadline at the last of August. So, don't wait till the last minute. Dale has her samples ready to show you and I'm working on mine this week. Cindy has info of the other 2 teachers to upload this week. Vendor night on Friday promises to be a shopping mecca for altered goodies and such.

Have a good week!!

t

Back home!

Amoung other things forgotten this trip, I forgot my camera, but did take some photos with my phone...next week I'll post a couple of pictures of the awesome fireplace mantel I distressed.. and how I turned lemons into Lemonaide!
Ya'll have a great weekend!

tina

PS. We've got 16 places left in the retreat! Get your $ in for your spot!!

Gone but not forgotten

Thought I was dead?
I'm off away doing a hugely large faux job...no computer, so bumming off the friends I'm staying with...So, I'm still alive and kicking!!

Go to Paper Cowgirl and tell Cindy to post her goodies she has, she's been dragging her feet on this, but don't tell her I said that... :0)

later ya'll
t

Awarded

Lisa K. who've I've met thru Flickr awarded me this Arte y Pico Award

She does some really great work and I'm proud that she picked me. Thanks so much Lisa!!

Wishful thinking and Goodwill

Maybe this is a bit of wishful thinking on my part, but I've started making the charms for the first 10 folks to sign up for the Paper Cowgirl Retreat.

This is the goodies found at the Goodwill store yesterday:

Who can pass up a Scrabble game, you always need letters for something, right? And the icky silver plated plate will make a good altered something, right?, The flower book just had to be picked up because it's got some great b/w photos to use as backgrounds...somewhere..



But the best find was this box with Russian Matches in it:




Must have been some kind of tourist trinket, you think?? I can barely read English let alone Russian...But they looked cool and most of them were in the box, a few missing..looked on the vintage side too, not too new and brite..

We are having a Wonderful Cloudy/rainy Cool Day here on the Prairie!! Lovin' it!!
Hope your lovin' your day too!
t

Same Song Second verse...

You know that Cowgirl kick? It's still around...showed you the 'in the works' photos a few days ago. Well, here's the finished gals:

For now they are played out, I have to get my kits together for the Paper Cowgirl Retreat! and faux stuff coming up..Grandgirls coming over and life is getting in arts way..

I'm teaching a class, we are going to make soldered pendants using Vintage pocket watch crystals! We have a couple of other new teachers on board too. As we get the info we'll post it on the blog.

Hub grilled steaks and fresh corn (out of his garden) last night for dinner, it was a very nice meal. Then we took a ride on the Razor and called it a night here on 77 Ranch Rd.

Today is going to be busy and full of projects that are NOT in the studio..

Have a great Tuesday!

Pray for our Troops!

t