Dog-Ma

2012-01-27T20:11:00.001-08:00

Great weekend last week at ARTzona. 3 blissful days of creating. Check out some pics at my friend Sherrie's blog http://bigtoestudio.blogspot.com/2012/01/artzona.html

2012-01-19T12:46:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to meeting some AFA-ers tonight at the Scottsdale Art Walk!

2012

2012-01-18T16:13:00.000-08:00

Wow, haven't been HERE in awhile!! As always, I hope to blog more this year, I guess I just forget.

Looking forward to ARTzona this week. Hosted by a few Arizona ATCsforall.com folks and we have some of the members coming in from out of town. Can't wait to meet some of these folks face to face.

Here are a few of the most current pieces I have been working on, all for swaps or to trade at ARTzona

STUFF

2011-03-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

So, I've been crazy busy with the grooming, I no sooner get finished with a week than the next week is booked already. Guess people like what I'm doing although I'm still learning.

My hubby and I attended a Grooming Expo last month in Pasadena and I picked up a lot of tips from all the classes I attended and a certificate as well, so it was worth the money, no question.

We have found a house we want and have put a bid in on it but haven't heard back yet. I know that this house is mine, it just feels right. It needs a bit of work, but I like doing that sort of stuff and it will be my hubby's (Tracy) and mine, first house together. He moved into my house shortly before we got married and I think he might have felt a bit put out since it was already filled with my stuff. I tried to put his things in too, but it's not the same as having a house you pick out and decorate together. So, we are hoping for the good word this coming week.

As far as my art stuff is going, I'm not doing as much as I'd like, mostly because I only have one day off and that gets used up with CHORES... sigh... I manage to squeak some small stuff in tho.

Looking forward to the blogger's luncheon on April 9th, hope to meet a few folks and spread out my blogging wings!

2010-12-19T20:16:00.000-08:00

New projects

This set of pics is for a Mixed Media Gothic Arch - Bird theme swap and one example of an ATC made for a transparency swap

I used collage, paints, stickers, glitter glue, metallic sprays, alcohol inks, stamping inks and more to make the arches. I think they turned out pretty well.

On another note, I'm getting very busy with my grooming business. Just bought a couple of pieces of Amish made furniture - a drysink and a corner cabinet - both with a wheat carving design on them, to use in my grooming room. The dry sink is going to be (lovingly) altered to create a mobile cart for my tools so I can roll it around my table and have easy access to everything. I will post pics of the grooming room once the re-decorating is done.

2010-12-14T14:53:00.000-08:00

So, My sister Meri, an AVID blogger got on my case about not posting anything. I guess I could say I don't have much to say, or I could say I've been busy... Both are true, in a way..

I have been working at a pet resort for about 5 months now, assisting with grooms then grooming. Now our groomer is leaving and that leaves just me, not having any formal education, but having hands-on experience. I am going to be starting classes for grooming in the next couple weeks, so I can get a certificate. It's a huge opportunity for me since my unemployment benefits will be ending and we need income. It's not full time, but could turn out that way so it's good. The only thing is, I won't be able to do as much artsy stuff as I'd like, which makes me a little sad....

Anyway, here is one of the recent things I have made. it's a Steampunk Chunky for a Make Me Happy Chunky swap, in which one person makes one for me in a chosen theme, then I pay it forward and make one for someone else in one of their chosen themes.

Hope she likes it, I'm proud of it, it was fun to do and the very bottom gear, actually turns!

and even MORE..

2010-04-26T22:57:00.001-07:00

So since I'm not sure how to post all my pics on one blog - they come out funny... I'm posting 3 times hoping to get them all in. The first set is for a

"Ransom Note" swap and the doggies are

for a Bizarre February Holiday swap - The

day I chose (of course) was

International Dog Biscut Appreciation Day.

and MORE pictures

2010-04-26T22:52:00.000-07:00

These are more of my recent stuff...

What I'm up to..

2010-04-26T22:46:00.000-07:00

So, it's been...over 2 months since I posted anything. I can't keep up with stuff anymore.. Oldtimers I think. Anyway, I'm posting a few of my more recent ATC items. Some are for my AFA group and the steampunk ones are for a trade hosted by Alphastamps.com.

Here they are!

I'm gonna be published

2010-03-06T17:04:00.000-08:00

Cool Beans, this ATC is going to be published in ArtTrader Magazine - it's an online magazine www.arttradermag.com- Woo Hoo, my first published item!!

Not sure when it will be published, but when I find out, I'll let ya know.

Artsy stuff

2010-02-23T09:03:00.000-08:00

So, Sunday after church I went to a live ATC trade at Phoenix Art Supply. Pretty cool store. At the trade they had some of their items set up so we could test them. Had a ball, made some cool marbled ATC backgrounds and some other stuff. They also had quite a selection of handmade papers which were moderately priced. I think I will be going next month to trade.

Here are some of my recent creations, some for Valentines (live trade) others for my ATC's For All group trades.

SIGH

2010-02-08T20:13:00.001-08:00

It's been a few days...

Today, I made these little inchies for a trade. They are going out in the mail tomorrow.

Not much else going on except my Mom's best friend (her doggie Mattie) is very ill. Not much to be done about it and my Mom is very sad.

SIGH....

That's it for now. I can't think of anything else to write about..

Inchies

2010-01-29T13:15:00.000-08:00

Okay so I have been working on ATC's but also tried my hand at inchies... As the name implies, they are tiny 1 x 1 inch works of art. I tend to do collage since my drawing abilities are rudimentary at best - stick figures are my forte.... Anyway, I thought, I have always had an interest in miniatures, I'll give this a try.

So, I joined a swap and here are my first 6 inchies... Let me know what you think :o)

Rainy Day Blues

2010-01-27T10:16:00.000-08:00

Well, a big clap of thunder and the rain pours down....

Started my list of potential clients yesterday and hope to find more soon (once it stops raining!).

Didn't work alot on the ATC's yesterday but made one last night for a one-on-one trade. His name is CowBOY. I will also post the mermaid that I made for another 1/1 trade, but she's already swimming her way to her new owner...

Hubby

2010-01-26T04:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I DID make a commitment to blog as often as I can. My Hubby has had 3 days off in a row so I've been spending time with him as lately he's been working for days on end.

So, now he's back to work today and I have time again for things I put off...

Over the weekend we acquired a really old Mah Jongg game, including instructions, at our Church Freecycle event. The instructions are pretty funny, written in botched English, so Tracy had to go online and get instructions that we could actually read.. HE HE..

We attended a Prosperity seminar last night, the innagural meeting of the Phoenix 2% club. Not sure what the 2% means, but I guess I will find out. Anyway, the seminar/meeting was based on a best selling book called the Millionaire Mind. Interesting stuff and the group itself is composed of a lot of business people so I have a good resource for networking my new business.

Today, I am hoping to work on my list of client contacts. I need to get my b*tt in gear and get this business rolling. It's quite daunting for me because I'm not sure I can handle it, all the paperwork and legal stuff on top of actually doing the thing, and all that is keeping me from even starting!!!!

So, trying to work through that fear and step off the cliff in faith that all will be well.

I will also be working on more ATC's today. Have a couple one on one trades and more group ones so that will be my fun time.

Gonna go for now. Thanks for reading.

Wow 2 Posts in ONE DAY??

2010-01-22T16:08:00.001-08:00

HE HE.. Just wanted to try and see if I can put up pic's of my latest ATC's, so let's see if I can...

These are for the "Gorgeous Geisha" swap.

Newbie

2010-01-22T06:46:00.000-08:00

OK.. Everyone tells me I should BLOG.. What IS that???
Anyway, here I am.

I'm sure whatever I type will be of HUGE interest to everyone, maybe I'll post my cure for cancer/the common cold/acne/abuse of governmental power, or maybe not....

You will have to keep up with me to see ;o)

Currently I am in the process of starting my own business in Home Staging. No takers yet and I'm a bit dissappointed, but I have just started and need to get my name out there so, here is the site
http://www.staging-matters.com/

Now on to more fun-related things.

I am a Jill-of-all-trades and master of ... well, some of them, I hope.
I am a certified Small Animal Massage Practitioner, a certified Home Stager and Re-Designer and, well, just plain certifiable.

My interests are:

My Handsome Hubby
Decor
Making Jewelry
Paper Arts - scrapbooking, altered art, ATC's, card-making and all kinds of paper-related crafts
Dogs - I have 6
Cats - I have 2
Ratties - I have 2
Reading
Sewing
Religious studies
Anything mystical or magical
Scotland
UK in general
Ohhhhh, so much more, but my fingers are tired now.

I will be posting my current projects, both professional and crafty, here on my very own blog. YAY.

Thanks for visiting.