Wheat Grass Instead Of Flowers On A Friday

Splendor In The Grass

Thankful Thursday - Calmness

'A Blend Of Calmness' by sparkleandposy

NEUTRAL tweed SLOUC... MARYsworks $25.00	Hand Embroidered Fl... TropicalGarden $25.00	Handmade Silver Bir... dreamyvintage $16.00
Anatomy of a Flower... legendsphotogr... $12.00	Note Cards - Oak Le... fionadesigns $20.00	Rustic Cables Cowl ... KnitFrekkles $56.00
Indoor Garden N5 - ... MilesOfLight $30.00	Neutral Stripe with... pillowville $39.00	SALE OFF 15% NzLbag... NzLbags $70.00
Ring. Chrysanthemum... ripeshop $12.00	World Peace Hoodie ... BucktoothedBun... $45.00	Bronze Keishi Pearl... newhopebeading $38.00
Custom bird in flig... HandyMaiden $50.00	chairs fineheartworks $30.00	Underwood Standard ... bygrassdoll $215.00
Large Wooden Dutch ... ethanollie $49.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Here is a treasury that I created today on Etsy (for my second shop - Sparkle & Posy). I'm enjoying, and I'm thankful for, a day filled with calmness.

Alice In Wonderland - Rock And Roll Bride

Remember a while back, when I told you about an Alice In Wonderland themed wedding that I worked on? Well, that wedding has been featured on the Rock and Roll Bride Blog. There are lots of pictures, if you feel like taking a peek. It is still one of the most fun weddings I've ever worked on.

I'm Still Here, Playing With A Kitten

This week just simply got away from me. I have been super busy. Among the many things happening this week, I helped my daughter Nichole acquire this little cutey. Isn't he sweet! Nichole took this picture of him looking at me, as I gushed, and told him how precious he is.

Flowers On A Friday - New Beginnings

Happy Friday.

Thankful Thursday - Guilty Pleasure

Alright, alright, I admit it, I'm totally addicted to a reality show. Work Of Art - The Next Great Artist just started up again, and I'm so excited. Do any of you watch it? It's an art competition, and I think it's fascinating. It's this fun glimpse into other artists minds. I also really like the challenges that they put the artists through. I'd love to follow along and do the challenges myself (ahh, if there were only more hours in a day). This week the artists had to choose a from a variety of "bad" art pieces. They had a clown on velvet, dogs playing poker, etc. The artist's then had to create a "true" work of art using the bad art as inspiration, keeping at least some aspect of the original intact and recognizable. It was fascinating to see what they did. A few pieces seemed worse than when they started, but many of them were really creative and wonderful. They went in directions I never would have thought to go. It's really inspiring. Who knows, maybe I'll make a trip to the thrift shop. However, whether I paint along, or not, I will certainly be watching.
How about you, do you have any guilty pleasure that you're thankful to watch?

Flowers On A Friday - Macro Lily

Thankful Thursday - The Sun Came Out

Today, I'm thankful that the sun came so that my sky light/roof could be patched. I'm also thankful that the leak missed my art table by a few inches, hooray! That could have been a very sad story, and I'm so glad it wasn't. I prefer to enjoy my rain outside, thank you.

Meatless Monday - Seitan Bourguignon

This last weekend I made Martha Stewarts' Seitan Bourguignon and it was really delicious! It had a great rich, hearty, homey flavor. I think it's a wonderful comfort food for the fall.  Highly recommended! The meat eaters in my life were amazed that it was a vegan recipe. FYI - For those of you that are unfamiliar with it, seitan is a nice chewy meat substitute that is made from wheat gluten.