Sweet Surprise!

My sweet Mama gave me this the other day:

She picked it up in Colorado last month while she was up there...

As soon as I saw it, I knew it was a KC Willis piece..she seemed surprised I knew who made it..I was surprised she even bought it..She not too much 'into' my altered art side..she's more my 'fine art' fan..so when she said she had an early B-day for me, I was quite shocked..She mainly got it for the cowgirl theme, for she knows I'm into anything cowgirl, altered, vintage or otherwise~

She loves blue too..so I'm sure that's the whole reason behind the color chosen..but I didn't object, I love blues too..and now it's proudly hanging in my Studio!! Thanks MOM ;)

Feel like your part of a circus act sometimes?? I know I do~

Have a fab-U-lous Tuesday :)

t

One for All and ALL for Paper CowGIrLS!

Howdy!!

Glad you could join our Trail Ride! All us Paper Cowgirls are saddin' up and headin' out..we want you to come along~

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Gather up your friends and spread the word, this trail ride goes on until April 10th! And we want you to be a part of it...

Be sure and leave a comment on THIS Post to be signed up for this super dooper Cowgirl Prize:

A very Cowgirl-licous 2x2 soldered charm, using a vintage photo off road map of Wyoming! I found the map in an antique store in Kansas..I've added a loopy hanger so you can just loop it over your fav-O-rite chunky necklace or Barbara Bush super big pearls...

We all plan to draw for our prizes on April 10...

We still have spots open for Paper Cowgirl Retreat in June, but..... The Spun Crepe Hearts class has only ONE seat left...

Visit all the other Cowgirls :

Charlotte is at: http://www.charlattecreations.com/

Mendy is at: http://www.mendytexas.blogspot.com/

Jan is at: http://www.polkadotbarn.blogspot.com/

Ann Denise is at: http://www.whimandfancydesigns.blogspot.com/

Cindy is at: http://yappingcatstudio.typepad.com/

Joanna is going to be at: http://papercowgirl.blogspot.com/

Dale is at: http: http://dalemclain.blogspot.com/

Remember, Vendor night June 26th is open to the public, so if'in your in the Waxahachie area (Hampton Inn), we'd love to see you there..so save your pennies for all the Altered goodness that can be had, and icing shots..

Thanks to everyone for thier support on this year's Paper Cowgirl Altered Art Retreat!!

Happy Trails!

teedubya

Altered Art and Friendships

Did I ever show you what Becky sent me for Christmas??? Becky is my AZ friend at Heart in my Hand blog.

She sent me a nice surprise box, with this wonderful Cowgirl piece in it. She used Mica, foamboard and other good bits and bob and Rusty goodness that I just adore... I just love it! I have it hanging where I see it everyday! Thanks again Becky!!! YOUR such a sweetie! I'm so glad we got to meet face to face at Mystic Paper.

This is my little thank you note, I sent Becky a couple of weeks ago!

Hope your Tuesday is going well and you join us in Praying for our New President today. Stop and take a moment to Pray for him and as he leads our Nation.

later,t

Mail Goodies!!

The big black mail box was full!!! and with NOt BILLS! Don'tcha love it when that happens?!!

This little goodie is from my fren Robby, across the pond..in Scotland, she's a displaced Aussie, we met on a forum and she's blessed me with some of her work! Thanks Robby!! I love IT, you did a great job at soldering! I shall wear it proudly!

Then a box from Washington State:

This was a flickr swap...Carol used a vintage garland she got at a garage sale, how cool is that??, added the Santas she made and pinecones she gussied up for this cool garland/banner/swag..and sent me a bag full of small goodies too boot! Carol! you spoiled me, and I feel like I cheated you!!

I purchased this banner from my fren Cindy at her Etsy shop:

It fits right in with my decor here in the shop shack and it's sooo vintage-y...I couldn't stand it and had to have it!!! Thanks Cindy for leading me to it, cauz, you knew I'd buy it, what are friends for???

These are an Ebay purchase...

Yes, Skeery doll heads...but I wanted the little ones, and had to get the whole lot.
But, this whole lot was WAY cheaper than some of the auctions for just one of these tiny frozen Charlotte head alone have been going for..so I'll just wrap the skeery ones back up,they maybe a gift to a friend who has jars of skeery doll heads sitting around her house.


These little ones are too dang cute, I think they will end up on the top of a little shine, like I've been seeing on some of the blogs and in a Somerset mag, this summer..but right now they are too cute in a spot on some shelves in the studio!

Hope your Holidays are going well!

Merry Christmas!

t

I won a prize!

Over on Roxi's blog! Check her spot out..some cool things, like this:

I won this whole plate of Cowgirl images..fitting, don'tcha think?? :)

Thanks Roxi!! I found her thru twitter..do you twitter?? I'm Collage Mojo on twitter if you do, I'd like to follow you too..

Today is the last day to sign up for my give aways! So by 6pm tonight~ Good luck!!

I'll post again tonight for the winners and some more mischief..

Have a great Friday ya'll!!

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

YeeeHawwww

Hope your Friday is going well.

I hit the studio early this morning with hopes of working on my project for Paper Cowgirl but alas, these Cowgirls were calling to me..







I had cut some more MDF last night from hubs stash of leftovers and based them with that wonderful blue I had left over from a job last month..remember that bathroom update? Covered the edges with old book pages, then went to town on these..Glue on my fingers for sure this morning!!

Here's alittle tid-bit for ya: Sherwin Williams has colors to go for less than 5$ a quart, if you are in the want for some colors they make great backgrounds for your boards or canvases...I use my leftovers from job samples all the time for this~

We are working feverishly on the retreat, setting up classes and payment options..so, check in with our blog. Cindy is going to post some photos of the area and list some motels and such, soon. Mark your calenders for some great Paper Cowgirl fun!! We would love to see your there with glue on your fingers too !

Thanks for all your comments, I read them all :)

Have a great weekend!!
t

Back Home

Well...Scooby and I rolled in to the shop shack about 12:45 yesterday..Bike is at the shop with promises to be done in a couple of weeks, Soldier Son is back at Base..so I suppose you can say alls well in my world..








The following may be abit for your constitution, so proceed with caution:

This came out of hub's garden..it's crazy~ we had to show you...lol...

Paper Cowgirl is ON!

We will be meeting at: The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie Texas.

Date: September 26th-28th

Vendor night Friday the 26th. location to be announced

Registration fee: non refundable $20.00

We have approx 4 classes, at this time we don't have the exact projects, (other than my class will be a pendant made from a vintage watch crystal, and Sharon will teach us her transfer and napkin techniques. ) Each class will have a kit you will need to purchase from the teacher at time of class. And you will have a supply list on a few of them...

Motels are near, eating is near and we will have a list to post on our blog we are starting about this.

Early registration will receive a Paper Cowgirl soldered charm..made by yours truly...

Cindy has been working her fanny off to get all the details, so if you go see her give her a pat on the back!!

Hope ya'll can come and join our fun!! Cause, we's gonna have some fun!!!!!

later,

t

Not much work today

But boy, did I have some fun meeting up with other 'like minds'!!! I knocked off early today and headed East, to Mesa, AZ. Meet up with Becky and Mike at Mystic Paper. AND I got to meet Jennifer and Kim too!!

We all stood in the store and talked for almost 3 HOURS!! it was great..telling stories and sharing ideas and such!! Thanks so much ya'll for meeting up with me! I had the best time!! I love to be able the share ideas and such with others, it gets me pumped up for days!!!

Here were some goodies Kim and Jennifer had around the shop that I loved:

I could live there~ love that place, if I worked there I'd spend my whole pay check on the stuff there in the shop~ Kim would love that...I did find some goodies to take home with me! I'll share those with ya'll later...I think Mike is going to be another Tim Holtz if he gets it all rolling like he wants..he's got some great ideas! Becky is a hoot and we'd be in trouble if we stayed together too long, I know that..Jennifer is such a sweetheart and we would have great fun! And her son has the cutest dimples, they should be outlawed, they are soo stinking cute!..Kim is like me a cowgirl at heart, so we'd find all kinds of things to get into too if we were together too long..oh man..They appointed me to go to a place called : The City Dump, that is not too far from where I'm staying..so, this Sunday, Susan and I are headed over to check it out! I'll keep you posted...

Faux tomorrow..pictures too..stay tuned, same bat time, same bat station...

Night~t

What's up in your world?

This was the sunset last night! Untouch with any program..this is just what I saw...

There was a huge storm coming thru and everything just glowed yellow as the clouds moved in, thunder/lightening/wind..but no rain for us out here on Ranch Road...

Thanks Melissa for my Cowgirl swap:

Here what's in the works right now:

Had a idea last night before bedtime and worked on these dominoes last night for about 30 mintues.... and added to those little cheap-o canvases too. More of those later.

Baked some creamcheese brownies last night~yummy..I have not baked in awhile..the shop shack smelled heavenly as they baked..what's better than Chocolate??

Thanks Paula Clare for purchasing 2 of my Cowgirl works!! Makes my heart sing for someone to like my work that much~~~

Have a Superlish day~

t

No Skinnys today

Nor Cowgirls..but I will show you FAUX..



Here is the before:

As you can see it was time for an update. The homeowners were tired of the wall paper and color and ready for something new. So we scrapped the ceiling, retextured that and took down the wall paper and textured the walls in a skip trowel, then using a nice blue-green as a base color. I then rag finished the walls with champange metallic and a milk chocolate glazes...

They are very happy with the color and the new feel of the masterbath now. We are working on the guest bath this week, and the color is will be strong in there but in a warmer tone..stay tuned.. for that one..

Hope you got your Cowgirl swaps mailed out. The deadline was the 10th...I'm still waiting by the mailbox for 2 of mine, and waiting to receive word that mine made it too. This has been a fun swap and thanks to all those that participated in it, hope you had fun too..

Big Congrats to my friends Nikki and her husband Joe, for they welcomed a baby girl to their world today! Now the fun begins my friends, now the fun begins!

Nikki and Andreea were the ones who convinced me to send in all 5 of the glass house fairies to Somerset! I had wanted them to help me pick out a couple of them, but they told me ALL five needed to go..they were soo right..thanks!

Happy Wednesday..

Oh lookie...I did something not long and skinny:

But it's still cowgirl~ this on is 8x8...did you know I can not find any ready mades that are this size...that soo stinks...for my frame makin' is not very good...maybe I can sneak it on hub's list of Honey dos?









Oh, but look here:

Fooled ya..still did a long skinny, and this one is on the MDF board, it was a good surface to work on!! gessoed it up and went to town on it..put a saw tooth hanger on the back and it hangs up just fine...got another one in the works~ imange that...



Still having a 'potty' day...Hope your Wednesday is great

t

More cowgirls

For me to be one that does not like to do things over and over, I'm stuck on these cowgirls right now...I never do more than a couple of the same thing...but these "long skinnys" have me wanting to do another as soon as I finish the one I'm on..I finished up this on yesterday:

Then got 3 more going..even raiding the wood stash out in the shop for MDF boards that were long and skinny...The good thing with the MDF, I can cut my own size! That may be in the future~

You can see here that I'm back to working in a 6"x6" space on a 6ft table~



Off to the 'bathroom' today...
hope your day is not in the 'potty'!
tina

Swap goodies are starting to arrive!!

Stephanie at Doodies was one of my 3 partners...I ended up with 3 but hey, that's ok..3 times the fun..Here's what Stephanie sent me in all its cowgirlishness




Love the funky hat, all mine are just plain ol' cowgirl hats..nothing funky like this one!!
This flocked bird fit right in with all my goodies in the studio!


THis IS HUGE!! love the altered WALL clock! Vintage figs. inside that are just wonderful!! Stephanie, your the bestest!! the tag says: "Mamma's don't let your babies grow up to be cowgirl, let them be dr's and CRACK HOES and such" Love that~ your as twisted as me..lol. it's hanging on the wall in the Studio !!



I love it all, thanks for Swapping with me!! your's should be there in a few days!!! Hope you like it and it survives the mail...

Here's a couple of the canvases I have done..
You saw this one in the works the other day..what do you think about it now??

And what do you think about this little sassy looking gal?? I love this image and have used it off and on for a few years now!

Here she is again..and those dots are vintage poker chips!