Showing posts with label paintings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paintings. Show all posts

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Crafting By Candlelight

I have not been blogging as much as I like, lately. It's these crazy summer days I tell ya! No time for much except trying to keep the kidlets occupied & busy. I decided to have some "me" time yesterday. The only time I can squeeze a little of myself into my summer days seems to be at night. So, I decided I would craft by candlelight. I was actually painting & not crafting.
It was so peaceful & relaxing & I kept getting more & more ideas for paintings. It was great! Sometimes I sit & try to get inspired, but it's hard to think of something clever that way. I am convinced if you just sit & create that you will get inspired & your brain will start jumping from one creative thought to another & then you'll be so full of ideas that you might not be able to keep up with yourself. That's what happened to me anyway.
Cheers!
Oh, I've also got a bum knee, so it was a nice chance to put my feet up. Yeah, I thought I'd get all sporty & take up jogging. I am never going to jog again.


Do you want to see what I painted? They are silly & I love them! They are only quick little paintings, not done with fine detail or masterpiece-like precision. But, I'll get that part done later. They are out of my head & on paper & that's all that matters.

I combined my recent love of owls with my ongoing passion for cupcakes....


This will be part of my muffin/cupcake series. The first one is the "Jealous Muffin".



Cupcakes fart sprinkles--didn't you know?

And then, came this....


And this last one is inspired by my recent summer vacay to Arizona...

Consider 'crafting by candlelight' as one of my "Summer Fun Ideas". Why not? Give it a try. Add some mellow funky tunes & an awesomely delicious drink for added flair. Rock on with yer crafty self!

Sunday, January 27, 2008

It's Snowing in 'WhiMSy love' World!!!

Nik's Snowy Day
Holy snowstorm Crafty Girl! Well, it's not a snowstorm, but LOOK at all the snow! YAY! My girls love it. Me, not so much. I love to look at it, but I'm not really into the cold/wet thing. I love the yummy hot drinks that usually accompany fun snowy days though!

Scott & Nikki
Awwww, look at the sweet winter lovebirds.....

Take THAT Mommy!
Here's #1 (of 2) trying to get in a snowball fight with the photographer (that would be me.) By evening there will be about 7-9inches of snow & MORE predicted through Thursday!

Daddy's Pyrotechnic Show
But let me back up for a second & let you know how my morning began. Mr. WhiMSy love decided it would be funny to have a little pyrotechnic display of sorts. Lysol & a flaming match produced this spectacle for the girls. Seconds after this picture was taken, the smoke alarm (located 2 feet away from the flame) started screeching at an ear-deafening pitch & 2 little girls were frantically screaming. Fun times.

Valentine Cookies...Mmmm!
So anyway, after our day of fire & ice, I baked these cookies. These are the BEST invention evers! Just seperate & bake! Sorry to all you cookie purists for my enthusiasm.

And I had the MOST fantastically fun time last night painting! I cranked out a few more super cute cupcake characters. They are: Miss Diva Cupake, Clown Cupcake, Cupcake Boy (he's a superhero), The Baby Cupcake Triplets (I might name them later), Girly Girl Cupcake (I have to come up with a sweet girly name for her), & "Jealous Muffin".
Miss Diva Cupcake Clown Cupcake
Cupcake Boy! The Baby Cupcake Triplets
Girly Girl Cupcake
Jealous Muffin

Oh! And I actually got the courage up to order the button machine today!! Yahoo!