new bijoux artist blog

COMIN SOON a brand new blog .LE MANI DI CHERY by an Italian bijoux artist with a greyt creative artistic streak.
Keep your eyes open.
ciao joan

39 squares

Days 8 & 9 for the 39 squares stitchalong

39 Squares stitchalong

days 6 - 7


days 1 - 5

I've joined in Amy's embroidery stitch along which she's called 39 squares, I've dedicided to do 51 squares....now I've given my age away !!!. It's greyt fun trying to embroider in these 1" X 1" squares and greyt for practising, has been many years since I last tried doing embroidery, I'm a little too heavy handed for this delicate craft and end up strangling the whole thing.

Why not join in
ciao
joan

Art Creations Friday

challenge for Art Creations Friday is to use this image

A is for ....

IBI theme is the letter A of the alphabet. A is for ART and art is fun, it's my way of destressing.
Here I 've chosen a zettie theme for my inchie.
TTFN
joan

ALISA BURKE

Today Alisa Burke has made my day which didn't start off very cheerfully, our greythound has to have an operation on her intestines for a growth of some sort that is causing a blockage.
She offered 5 of her online workshops and I was chosen for one of them, cheered me up no end and also the fact that there are still generous people among us in this crazy world we are living in.

This year I'm goint to try and go more GREEN in my art choices , my own personal choice and also economic choice !!! so I chose the RECYLCING REMIX

IMPORTANT NEWS
for wednesday only the 13.01.2010 she is offering $10.00 of all her online workshops

once again thank you Alisa , more than appreciated
hugs
joan

Them Thusday challenge

Theme Thursday challeng theme this week is LEGS

Theme Thursday challenge

Theme Thursday challenge VINTAGE.

FAT YELLOW

FAT YELLOW art squared 4" X 4".
images by Lisa's altered art. Gonna make myself a coloured fat book using the coloured theme digital collage sheets , have already made 6 fat pages and 2 skinny pages.....was up till 3.00 am
making them as it was one of those nights where I couldn't sleep...............won't tell you what time I got up today !!! LOL

have a greyt day
joan

small world of inchies

Theme this week is PURPLE on the challenge blog small world of inchies
Images by Lisa's altered art. I've done an inchie (above) and a twinchie (below).

GODDESS

Art jounal page ' GODDESS', words inspired by Suzi blu.

I need to have my space to breathe and to feel free, 2b me... listen to me and what I would like or want to be ............not what society wants me to be or imposes on me. The only TRUE REAL friend I need is ME, I need to believe in me, myself, and not what others think or believe about me, I need to do what I want not what others want, to confide in me myself as I know 100% I will not betray myself with secrets, problems or be false to myself. I have to live with myself so being a true friend to myself is better for me, if I'm better to live with then so are those who have to live around me.

I'm going to try and be a Goddess ...yes me a Goddess, I'm going to start thinking highly of myself and try to nuture myself from within, pamper myself so that I'm fit and raring to go.

Will let you know how I get on.
ciao
joan

Challenges

I have just finished drawing some requested whimsy ATCs for some personal trades and I think these two fitted just fine for 2 challenge blogs this week. Thought they would also make a change to the collage ATCs I usually make for these challenges

On theme thursday the challenge is things with wings.




On the three musesthe challenge is zlightly zetti, althoug I think this would have done grand for both challenges.



sorry scanner started to play up whilst scanning this one.

I adore the theme with wings, as wings represent 'freedom' for me. Below are 2 of my favourite ATCs that I made for swaps but I just couldn't part with them and wanted to share with you as the one of the challengs is things with wings.





have a greyt weekend
hugs
crafty joan

Theme Thursday

Theme Thursday this week's challenge is script.
I made 2 ATCs and couldn't decide which one to use , so this week I've been greedy and used both !

Pink Queen ATC is vintage Italian text, tissue paper, acrylics, gesso and collage images by lisa's altered art ( Queen series ).

Queen is vintage Italian text background, Gel skin Image transfer and collage images by itkupilli.

have a grey weekend
crafty

BUBBLE WRAP BACKGROUND SaWo

SATURDAYS WORKOUT challenge this week is BUBBLE WRAP BACKGROUND.
I had already prepared some old vintage book pages with acrylics for journals as done by Traci Bautista and now I've just bubble wrapped them with metallic acrylics. Made an ATC only need to put a saying on and it's done .

I know I saw a tutorial about preparing book pages with acrylics, I'm sure it was the talented PATTY SZYMKOWICZ check her out she has a fantastic blog.


have a greyt weekend
crafty

carol annes boutique

this lady is more than generous with free images on her blog, now she also has a giveaway.
You'd be a fool not to check it out.

TGIF

thank god it's friday, this week's challenge SKULLS

HAUNTED HOUSE

ATCs for All swap HAUNTED HOUSES.
images ITKUPILLI.

vintage women

theme thursday challenge is vintage women

GAELLE BOISSONARD SWAP

breast cancer awareness swap

ATCS for a breast cancer awareness swap on ATCS for ALL, images by lisas altered art.