My Singer sewing machine drawer wall + 14 Drawers in 2 days = Before & Now ...

 I've been de=stashing ...

my embarrassingly disgracefuly cluttered creative corner ...

with an idea using ...

the drawer units I already had ...

combined with sewing machine drawers! 

Found these in a store yesterday ...

scored these online on Thursday ...

these are currently in the post ...

as a gift from a dear friend ...

who knew of my quest!

 Here's how it used to look ...

then it got crazy ...
(this is when the de=cluttering had started)...

this is how it is now ...

almost finished ...

loving my little studio/workspace/creative corner.

The finishing touch ...

will be the addition of the gorgeous 14 drawers!

I'll be back when it's complete!



A Self Discovery Journey = Paper, Glue, Collage, Art theory ... not for me

The workshop I've recently been doing ...

became a reminder ...

that paper, glue, collage and related ...

is not for me! 

Drawing this exquisite floral arrangement ...

caused me brain damage ...

 drawing then a collage of the said arrangement ...

made me want to scream ...

again ...

not for me ...

the origins of the leaf ...

now that was fascinating!!

The task was making a collage on ...

"What brings you joy?"

If you know me it's the same old story ...

LIFE!

The task gave me no self satisfaction ...

I was eager for it to end.

BUT ...

all was not lost!!

The facilitators were divine, well informed, patient, gorgeous ...

the venue was superb ...

the company was interesting ...

the journey there each week was most enjoyable.

It was a learning experience!

I discovered ...

I don't like working with paper. 

Drawing, cutting, pasteing, collage is kids fun ...

the sticky gluey fingers were yuk ...

that spoilt everything else I touched ...

I loathed working with newspapers ...

I was irritated to the enth degree!!

BUT ...

In the end I wasn't disappointed ...

it had been a journey of self discovery.

I was blessed & priviledged to experience ...

the knowledge of the tutors ...

and grateful for their genuine warmth & sincerity!

Now please pass the pliers ...
there's a new roll of re-bar wire with my name on it!

  

My ANZAC Heroes ... age shall not weary them ...

April 25 is the day we remember our ANZAC heroes 

My maternal Grandfather fought in France in WWI ...

here he is 1916 ...

the sight of that little dog makes us smile! 

In WII my Dad served with Fortress Engineers ...

he was in Darwin when it was bombed ...

he told horror stories that tormented him for too long.

My Bro served with the Signal Corp ...

in Malaysia & Vietnam ...

he never recovered from what he saw and experienced ...

it all finally took him from us in 2001. 

Age shall not weary them nor the years condem

at the going down of the sun

and in the morning

we shall remember them.

Lest We Forget

ANZAC Day definition from Australian War Memorial HERE.

Art by Canace for Moi ...

In upstate New York lives Art by Canace ...

my Dearest, Darling Friend ♥ ... 
who creates like I yearn to.

Look what I received today ...

a gorgeous bracelet for Moi ...

included were beautiful treasures ...

plus an heirloom for Belle ...

my heart bursts ...

there are no words ...

and just think ...

if I lose the keys ...

the spares are in upstate New York! 

Thank YOU Billie ♥

See more Art by Canace here.

Hello, Hello, Hello ...

After giving up on this beloved blog since February 22 ..

I'm flabbergasted ...

that my determination to get blogging today ...

has been so freaking easy!!!

It's all working, will it last?

For now I'm BAaaaack ...

am thrilled, pleased, excited to be here. 

Most recently ... I've ditched the rimless granny specs look ... 

for a Ray Ban look ...

feeling very groovy!!!

There's lots & lots to tell ...

have extremely missed you wonderful blogging peeps ...

so let the blogging begin :) 

♥

NO UPLOADING PHOTO's To BLOGGER ?????

Help, Help, Help Please

Any ideas or any thoughts on why I'm unable to upload pics to this blog for over a week??? 

I'm ready to scream!

No fancy excuses ...

Yikes ... my reasons for a huge blogging gap!

Blossie was sick ... she's recovering ...

45 degree days ... too darn hot to do anything ...

de-stashing's been paramount ...

a smidge of galivanting ...

no fancy excuses ...

thinking of you all ...

normal transmission will resume soon!

image courtesy HERE  

Seth Apter's TELL ALL ... the question ...

 

This Sunday, January 20, 2013 Seth Apter from The Altered Page will be posting his 'Tell All" based on questions presented to numerous artists in 2011 prior to the publishing of his book "The Pulse of Mixed Media".


The question that completes the 5th Chapter of The Pulse Online is:

"What is the one thing that you know now that you would have liked to have known when you first started to create art?”

My answer would be :

If only I'd known I had artistic ability and that I'd been creating all my life in so many ways that were regarded as every day tasks. My entire working life was about creating atmosphere, food, drinks, ambience, writing, fashion, decisions, finance, styling, collecting, making something out of nothing ... I was serving my apprenticeship for creating art!

HAVE YOU GOT THIS STUFF LYING ROUND HOME ...

STASH & TREASURE RECYCLER'S MARKET ...

wants ...

YOUR EXCESS CREATIVE MATERIALS ...

like these !

on FEBRUARY 16, 2013

at Marrickville Town Hall

from 9am - 2pm

not your average market ...

this is where ...

artists & crafters ...

will be selling ...

their ...

EXCESS CREATIVE MATERIALS ...

NOT PRODUCT!!!

This is your chance to de-stash all

that stuff you were going to create

and make into something

gorgeous!!!

TURN YOUR STASH INTO CA$H!!!

EMAIL: stashandtreasure@gmail.com

TEN SOLD ... ARTISANARCHY Sales ...

Did I tell you I sold ten of my works ...

at the recent 'ARTISANARCHY' exhibition?

I combined new & old by hand crafting chains from 
brass & copper wire as well as forged, brushed steel 
wire usually found on building sites & outback fences. 
Each necklace was adorned with carefully selected 
treasured components that whisper a story from 
somewhere past.

Thank You for your appreciation!

Please click on each image for a closer look.

Christmas Surprise = Potted Herbs ...

This year we all agreed no presents for adults ...

spend it all on the kids!

It was a wonderful idea ...

probably the beginning of a new tradition!

However we couldn't help ourselves ...

all buying a little something for each other! 

This gorgeous surprise was selected & planted by 

sweet little green thumbs & Mummy ... 

even with no lamb yet ...

the wafting aroma is deelish. 

Happy Happy & Merry Merry to All ...

'ARTISNARCHY' was a major success.

Sold ten pieces. 

I'm wearing one of my creations before it went to a new home! 

Feels good not an "artisan" today! 

Happy Happy & Merry Merry to ALL & Your Loved Ones ... 

Hope Santa bring YOU mega gorgeous goodies. 

12 . 12 . 12.

no reason ...

just cause I can. 

We'll not see this again ... 

hope its a wonderful day for You ♥

Rebound Books = Give away Competition = Gift ideas ...

I discovered Rebound Books five years ago ...

or was it six ...

and have used this diary cover every year since ...

I'll tell you why another day ...

 love the sturdyness of my book ...

that stands up to mega use every day ...

love too how the story is included ...

plus a clear page for notes is inside as well.

Currently the competition is for $250 worth of goodies ...

pop over and subscribe and enter ...

go on you'll be so pleased you did!

A Rebound Book makes an ideal gift!

Before & After = remember when we used to throw these out ...

before ...

after ...

equals ... 

cathartic.

# reverb 12 Day 1: How are you starting ...

Kat asks how are you starting?

Well this is a great start isn't it??

Like the Mad Hatter I'm late, I'm late! 

No fancy excuses ...

simply a 40 degree heatwave ... 

plus working toward an exhibition ...

has me a smidge out of whack ...

it'll all work out!!!

Pop over and catch up with other Reverb '12 bloggers HERE. 

Hope everyone enjoys Reverb '12 .

I'll get back to you shortly! 

A Pinch & A Punch + Blossom's heatwave cure + Picasa ...wins =

It's a sweltering 40 degrees outside ...

a good brush was the cure for Blossom ...

she's much less furry ...

in the gorgeous 24 degrees of home!

SOoooooo in keeping with a new month ...

full of new happenings ...

I decided to go with the flow ...

for the time being ...

and paid Google / Picasa $2.49 a month for storage!!

But ...

Don't think I've weakened ...

once the pending exhibition is under control ...

I'll be on the job ...

ditching the ransom that's Google / Picasa.

Love to hear any tips on how to beat the burglars ... 

but ...

for now ...

we're enjoying the coolness of home!

♥ Hope you are too ♥   

Still no result re Picasa = currently text only posting ...

Hello My Loverlies ...

the Picasa photo storage mystery continues ...

I hear other Bloggers have the same problem.

No Aussie Curves post for me this week ... 

text only posting. 

Stay as sweet as you are ...

I'll get back to you shortly!

x♥x

Posting ... nope ... Picasa has put a stop to that idea ...

                                                              I'm stumped Darlings ...

                                        Picasa says I've used my limit.  

               

                            Last week when I found the mistakes I'd made ...

                            
                   like downloading the pics from my iPhone & and over!...

                                   I deleted hundreds and hundreds of pics ...

                                         therefore the Picasa space I made was mega ...

                                                       NOT.

Picasa says have to buy more space ???

Love it if anyone can help me sort out this schmozzle please! 

Plus right now am having trouble posting Ggggrrrrr...

will you look at this mess ...

Not Happy !!! 

From the nerve centre ...

Aussie Curves lovelies theme this week is 'Strapless' ...

there's nothing in my wardrobe sans straps ...

hence me not appearing!

I'm flat chat, loving being back on the chain gang ...

watch this space there's stuff a happening!

I'll get back to you shortly ♥

MIA for a week + silly me + no Aussie Curves Pastels + All OK now ...

I've mentioned before how I'm techno - tarded ...

this week has been a shining example.

After finally figuring out how to take photo's on my iPhone ...

I didn't figure out how to not download them each time ...

I had a new batch ...

resulting in me having almost 1000 pics ...

resulting in Picasa telling me no more storage spce ...

resulting in me deleting the iPhone pics folder ...

resulting in me losing most of my pics ...

EeeeeeeeeKkkkkkkkkkkk ...

get my drift???

Thankfully am all sorted ...

PASTELS is the Aussie Curves theme this week ...

not a pastel to be seen in my wardrobe ...

so I'm sitting this one out.

Back to normal transmission.

Aussie Curves = Polka Dots / Spots = None for me ...

 No 'Polka Dots' post from me this week. 

The only Polka Dots or Spot round here are the ones in front of my eyes! 

I've racked the brain as to why there's not one single spotted garment or accessory in my wardrobe ... only reason I can think of is in the first year of sewing in high school we had to make hideous pair of bloomers. 

Why ???? 15 year old girls sewing clown size bloomers? 

The 1957 education curriculum had a lot to answer for! 

We had to supply the fabric and Mum bought shiny poplin in a menopause mauve color with white spots about the size of a ten cent piece. I remember being so embarrassed at the fabric ... it was the rock n roll era bloomers or not!

So that my Darlings seems to be the only reason I can come up with as to why there's never been a spot to be seen in my wardrobe since. 

I'll be very much enjoying the Aussie Curves 'Polka Dot' posts.

Lunch at The Grounds Alexandria + a new skirt ...

 A leisurely unexpected lunch ...

on a fine Friday at ...

The Grounds in Alexandria ...

more here ...

in gorgeous garden surroundings ...

close to the heart of the city ...

Chicken Confit, Kipfler Potatoes, Cornichons ...

Lamb Salad with Yoghurt, Chick Peas & Pumpkin ...

a great excuse to flaunt the new skirt ...

 the girls + a gorgeous Bantam Rooster ...

you could be in someone's back yard ...

 gorgeous edible produce ...

popping up out of the ground ...

every where you look ... 

strawberries ripening ...

miniature purple pansies ...

blooming beautiful ...

originally an old pie factory ...

you know how I love these old brick chimneys ...

the surroundings are enchanting ...

now we get why people queue on weekends ...

there's other fabulous venues on the site too ...

 did I mention the skirt! 

The Grounds equals ...

a gorgeous unexpected lunch! 

Blogtoberfest THE END ... a post every day ... hip hooray ...

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy ...

a post every day ...

I did it ...

NOW ...

back to being ME !!!

Blogtoberfest 30 = Thinking of people in the path of hurricane 'Sandy' + FAKE IMAGES ...

... this image I previously posted ...

is one of a number of fakes ...

of Hurricane Sandy that have been circulating ...

full report on Daily Dot HERE 

... say a little prayer.