tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17126110912106301472024-03-05T22:32:56.209-06:00Blissfully YoursMostly art
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of real lifeKelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-2375374894550379602013-02-15T10:15:00.000-06:002013-02-15T10:15:21.235-06:00ValentinesI had fun making valentines for my guys this year. This is going to be a short post but I just had to show you all what I made because I love how they turned out. For the boys and my husband I made treat jars out of mason jars and filled them with their favorite candy.<br />
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I wrapped each one in that upholstery binding (that I just recently discovered), attached a felt heart with a burlap heart on top of that and added an initial charm with black ribbon wrapped around the jar. Actually, they look way better in person. Ben and Gabe have their initials but I couldn't find the "k" for Ken so he had to have an "a" for Aubert. I'm sure I used the "k" for Kelly at some time or another! <br />
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I looked on Pinterest to find cool ideas to make something special for Ken. I found these:<br />
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I took the idea and made it my own. I LOVE how it turned out.<br />
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Isn't that the cutest idea? I think it looks better in person. I need to work on my photography skills!! Lol! <br /><br />
I haven't posted about Nana passing. That will have to wait for another day. I don't want to rush it. I want to write something nice and add beautiful pictures. It has been more difficult for me lately because I am missing her so much. Anyway, she loved holidays and I think she would have been pround of the beautiful things that I made!!<br />
<br />Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-62542399347811687322013-01-21T19:48:00.000-06:002013-01-21T19:48:13.760-06:00long dayI sat at my Nana's bedside all day today. Up until a few weeks ago she has been living on her own. Nana is 96 and quite a remarkable woman. We have always been very close and I can even remember her taking care of me when I was sick. In more recent years our relationship has changed more to being good friends. We have confided in each other and helped each other work things out by listening and offering advice. I love that it went both ways and I could always count on her to keep my secrets as well as her sharing her own secrets with me. A few weeks ago she fell out of bed and wasn't really hurt but it became obvious that she needed to have people around to help her. Nana moved into the nursing home and wasn't happy about it but she was doing her best to adjust and not complain. During her short stay there she caught the flu and as you know for a person of her advanced age that can be quite complicated. She has been in the hospital for over a week now. Today her doctor came to say she was over the flu but in the meantime she has become very weak and hasn't been eating. This morning she had a feeding tube (I don't remember the medical term) surgically put in and is now getting her food delivered to her without trouble. I did't want her to wake up and to be frightened so I sat there next to her bed. She only woke up for a short amount of time and talked very little so I just sat next to her and read all day. I can't believe how tired I was when I got home! I didn't do anything but sit and read. I just hope that this nourishment she is now going to have will help her feel better and she'll have a more peaceful time until she is ready to go. I know 96 is a long time to live and I should be grateful for the time I've had with her but I'm having trouble imagining my life without my friend. <br />
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<br />Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-89850925516744755332012-08-06T08:59:00.000-05:002012-08-06T08:59:24.201-05:00Where has the time gone???I wanted to blog regularly and posted about it on January 1st! I just went to my blog knowing that it has been a long time since I was there but I had no idea that it has been this long! It is now August and that hopeful January post was the last one!! The more upsetting thing is that there were two comments about me winning a prize and a place in a workshop! OMG! I could just kick myself! See!!!! I should have been blogging and "connecting" like I had planned too. Okay, lesson learned. Time to move on.......<br />
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I have been working on my art a lot and I am totally going to start sharing. FOR REAL this time! <br />
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This is a picture of my husband, Ken and my girl, Carly. We were in Geneva, IL at a festival. The window display had some dogs in there and Carly jumped up on the window to see them and we tried like heck to get her to do it again because it was so funny. She wouldn't do it because of course she is a smart girl and already knew they weren't real!! Lol! Oh well.......<br /><br />Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-34777233006081258422012-01-01T13:53:00.001-06:002012-01-01T14:18:12.131-06:00Welcome 2012 - A year of possibilities...I'm so excited about this new year. I don't usually get so excited but I feel like this is going to be a good year for me. I'm involved in a bunch of wonderful online art groups and I keep meeting so many amazing artists and friends. One of the things that I have been working on is finding a word that will be mine for the whole year. A word to think about and art journal with. It is really hard to pick one word to use for the entire year! I was having trouble narrowing it down. I decided that my word will be - Connect. I want to work on connecting with friends, family, other artists and even my artwork. This word will probably come to mean more to me over the year and it will be really interesting to see where it takes me. This idea came to me from Effy of Wild Precious. Effy is holding a year long workshop called Book of Days 2012. It is totally free! She is so generous! You can donate to her workshop but it is not required.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I am also taking a year long course on Willowing run by Tam LaPorte. The course is called <a href="http://willowing.ning.com/page/life-book-2012-open-for-registration">Life Book 2012.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check it out because it is awesome! Tam is teaching a class once a month for the whole year as well as one or two guest teachers teaching a separate class each moth. It is too exciting!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Last night I sat down with my art journal while Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve was on. I was having trouble picking my word so I just started painting, drawing, doodling and then finally writing different words on my page. I stopped to fold some laundry and the word '<span style="font-size: small;"><i>CONNECT</i></span>' popped in my head and I ran downstairs to write it down. I had to do it right away because things slip out of my not so steal trap very easily! It is funny how things just come to you when you let them simmer for awhile. Here is the page I was working on:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjhn9Mq2LrE2I8QiW8KwUMuLH9Xi0vERZQNTQlUgSNRsHMrVbmr1wp1qr9FnNed1Kvua2CsgcXGV0opfG2GWmqrofZRi8Q_JJ0RRLPQm6Mau6UwS-DlYCxitl4InVNlgjInnIDdZhHdI/s1600/IMG_5726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjhn9Mq2LrE2I8QiW8KwUMuLH9Xi0vERZQNTQlUgSNRsHMrVbmr1wp1qr9FnNed1Kvua2CsgcXGV0opfG2GWmqrofZRi8Q_JJ0RRLPQm6Mau6UwS-DlYCxitl4InVNlgjInnIDdZhHdI/s320/IMG_5726.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGt78fIKXZ1m4O3OAKhcpYlcjboxKsJeKI5Y0w3I827UFaJapfb7ACxCRm1-6cl1a2flW7UeWrM0mr9lhhZJ8lwIq0qCFEe8Uht8eL7TGXKk0f36m7YIlesyX5nOCd7vakGvoqda8P48/s1600/IMG_5724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGt78fIKXZ1m4O3OAKhcpYlcjboxKsJeKI5Y0w3I827UFaJapfb7ACxCRm1-6cl1a2flW7UeWrM0mr9lhhZJ8lwIq0qCFEe8Uht8eL7TGXKk0f36m7YIlesyX5nOCd7vakGvoqda8P48/s320/IMG_5724.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Lastly, I came across 52 PlayDATES by Jan Fox Design's and signed up to be a part of that. When you join you add your name and blog and then you can go back to visit other artist's blogs and they can also visit yours. I am 119 on the list but maybe someone will start at at the end and find me??? It doesn't matter because I decided to finally post on my blog today just because of 52 PlayDATES! That is part of my resolution to Connect!! This new year is going to be wonderful! Happy New Year to everyone - much love and happiness to all of you!<br />
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I cannot end my post without a picture of my sweet girl! Also, a picture of a visitor from today. Junior is our neighbor and loves to eat Carly's treats! Both cuties!!! <br />
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I love birds! I'm sure a lot of you know that already. I have a hummingbird feeder hanging out on my deck and look forward to seeing them every year. They only visit for a short while in the late summer/fall. They are very hard to photograph too! Every time I try, I miss him!! Yesterday I finally got a good shot except I was standing in the kitchen and the blinds were in the way!!! You can still see him pretty good ~<br />
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"Ady" Adriana Almanza, is an amazing teacher and her class is cut down in easy to understand directions that even I could follow!! Just take a look at what I made just from watching her in my pjs, and then painting from her instructions in one morning!!<br />
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In this class we take an old suitcase from a thrift store, Goodwill or wherever you can find one and alter it into a cute, colorful piece of art! Mine is not finished yet but here is a picture of it ~<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was at the end of the night so not everyone was still there but as you can see we were all still happy to be at Nana's 95th Birthday Party!!!!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Love you, Nana! I am looking forward to next year's 96th birthday bash!!Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-6459862986309976662011-07-25T10:41:00.000-05:002011-07-25T10:41:19.197-05:00La La La! WorkshopI absolutely LOVE Suzi Blu! I take a lot of her classes online. The class I'm taking right now is called La La La! We are making little pictures of cute little dolls and animals. The first one is a cute little pink bunny. I started this one last night and just finished it this morning. It was so much fun because I got to use beeswax for the first time! First let me show it to you and then I'll explain it a bit better:<br />
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Today is a beautiful day. Finally it is not scorching hot and I am actually sitting on my deck with the laptop. My little brother, Alex, bought the Topsy Turvy for me. You know, that thing that lets you grow the tomato plant upside down? I really wanted it and my Mom saw it while shopping with him so he bought it for me! Isn't he the sweetest?? Everyone was making fun of me and acting like I was a big nerd but take a look at it!<br />
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While I've been sitting here a little visitor came to sit by me and say hello. How lucky that I had my camera sitting here! Isn't he cute?<br />
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I didn't add the third picture of him because he left me a surprise! Ha! I didn't think that I needed to share that!! Have a great day and enjoy the fresh air!Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-89418538481246990312011-07-22T21:01:00.000-05:002011-07-22T21:01:44.575-05:00My baby sister is amazing!!My little sister is so smart, so talented and so driven! She will be 26 in about a week and has already had such an amazing career and has met so many really cool people. She worked for Obama while he was campaigning for president. Of course he got the job - my little sister helped!! While her former employer went off to Washington she stayed home and worked with Mayor Daley until he retired. She was all over the city with the Mayor - right by his side. She has traveled, met amazing and famous people - it is just the beginning!! Imagine what she will be able to tell her grandchildren one day! I am so proud of Nikki! It is a little scary when you lose your job in this economy but she has already snagged her next adventure! She is going to be in public relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago. I hope they know how lucky they are to have her!!<br />
Of course I felt the need to show her how proud I was so I made a cute card for her. She loves handmade cards and I knew she appreciate it. I look this class by Christy Tomlinson called 'The She Art Workshop'. Christy is a wonderful teacher and her She Art girls are adorable!! Here is the link if you are interested in the class: <a href="http://christytomlinson.typepad.com/christytomlinson/sheartworkshop.html">She Art Workshop</a><br />
I made this card for Nik from the things I learned in Christy's workshop. Check it out!<br />
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A lot has been going on over here at the Aubert house. My youngest son, Gabe, was in a serious car accident on Friday. It was so scary and I don't really want to relive it but I will tell you that everyone is okay. One of his friends had to go to the hospital for a ton of stitches on his head but will be okay. Gabe's car is totaled but all in all it could have been much worse and I am so thankful that the boys are okay. It really was scary and I'm just so thankful......<br />
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Ben, my oldest, started a real job at a factory this week. He will be working full-time during the day and then he also starts college at the end of August. He will take all of his classes in the evenings and I think he has one on Saturday too. I hope he can handle all of this work! It is a lot for a person but he is strong and very motivated. <br />
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I haven't blogged in a long time and I do have a lot to talk about. I thought that today I'd do a short catch up and I am going to try to get on here everyday so that I can keep up. So for today the picture I will share is of Ben on his first day at his new grown up job. Stay cool everyone and drink lots of water!!! :)<br />
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She is amazing and so talented. The group costs just $10 a year so I decided to give it a try. There are some tutorials listed within the group and one was for the Gritty Jane doll. Here is a picture of the original one that she makes in the tutorial.<br />
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</div>Ben is going to be a good Dad! Someday.... not soon..... when we are both much, much older!!!! :)Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-27294144620780511552011-03-01T14:41:00.000-06:002011-03-01T14:41:26.440-06:00Whimsy Girl with WandThis is the painting that I was talking about yesterday. I love how she turned out. I think I'm starting to find my own style. The background is collaged, painted, stamped and inked. I drew the girl in pencil and then painted her with acrylics and I also used markers and chalk on her face. I really wanted to add something 3D to this painting so I constructed a magic wand for her. I really love her.....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMCGY8W3eoG8j5pdWG_LRA8bpkqQUsLxWbYgtmiVLuNe4mq9MZZb_Ai1Kfa-PlttpX7s2tulgA50QTStdF1xV1KuwmVMJlT5WUjQEVxFtq3_HjtWqpPBlHtRlbP6lvA0jSkpNWrezl5Y/s1600/IMG_4542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMCGY8W3eoG8j5pdWG_LRA8bpkqQUsLxWbYgtmiVLuNe4mq9MZZb_Ai1Kfa-PlttpX7s2tulgA50QTStdF1xV1KuwmVMJlT5WUjQEVxFtq3_HjtWqpPBlHtRlbP6lvA0jSkpNWrezl5Y/s320/IMG_4542.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>She works very hard to keep me company!!!Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-29597569049539076812011-03-01T07:21:00.000-06:002011-03-01T07:21:14.969-06:00Gabe (my youngest son) is a wonderful writer and artist. He wrote a poem for his creative writing class last semester that I just love and wanted to share with everyone. When he read it to me I was floored with the depth and story within his poem. He amazes me!<br />
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</u></div></span><div style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Wolf Made of Wool</u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wolf made of wool must travel alone</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wolf made of wool has no home of it’s own</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1298985124_0" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-size: auto auto; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;">birds of a feather</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who fly all together</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And raise all their children to never say never</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day the wolf made of wool </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Found a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1298985124_1" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;">watering hole</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He told all the birds his heart wasn’t full</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cause there’s no home in the world for a wolf made of wool</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When he saw them all laughing</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He looked at the water and looked at it deep</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">No wolf made of wool but a smiling white sheep</span></div></span></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabriel - January 2011</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-52040467644281618382011-02-28T10:55:00.001-06:002011-02-28T10:57:08.976-06:00My Whimsy GirlsI have been stepping out of my comfort zone with two new techniques - working on canvas and with paper clay. I am just loving all of the whimsical girls that I am creating with the new things I have been learning. They are so much fun to create!! Everything takes a bit longer with these techniques and I don't finish things in one sitting but that has also been fun for me. I'm usually kind of impatient and working in this way is challenging but I am enjoying the process a lot more now. Maybe I'm just getting older???<br />
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For the canvas projects I begin with a collage of scrapbook papers, dictionary pages or music sheets. After everything is glued on I do a wash with white paint or a colored paint. I have discovered the cool effect you can achieve with watered down paint so that you can still see a bit of the back ground. I just love this technique!!<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other thing I have been working with is paper clay. I just love paper clay!! It air dries and is so much fun to mold. It is very soft and much easier for me to work with than polymer clay. I like polymer clay but it takes a while to condition to make it soft and my fingers just get too tired. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8nOQrXdgphZluBMho11rGQFdDIzQJOLB3pXHN0LmvdxuefR6M9f5QbcbIwtn16ak3zWA2bmiJhRjKD1FgW838798GkUbdN2MLCKtOqRlUybSMhjPLVgLi5mLYB5-EgSZqXy49k6ZXX8/s1600/IMG_4517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8nOQrXdgphZluBMho11rGQFdDIzQJOLB3pXHN0LmvdxuefR6M9f5QbcbIwtn16ak3zWA2bmiJhRjKD1FgW838798GkUbdN2MLCKtOqRlUybSMhjPLVgLi5mLYB5-EgSZqXy49k6ZXX8/s400/IMG_4517.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKu_G575aS5QrA1schT6KNUasc2rYmoBQzDDyT_xjvt_qRFfyYSiXJkplW8SkacFYuDs6sm58QpFjWk-TCkwtfXxUIVO_k5zmQ-KBFrki86nHA3hiIsY_yV3OvMMd1W1KBxRtCC_1-N8/s1600/IMG_4514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKu_G575aS5QrA1schT6KNUasc2rYmoBQzDDyT_xjvt_qRFfyYSiXJkplW8SkacFYuDs6sm58QpFjWk-TCkwtfXxUIVO_k5zmQ-KBFrki86nHA3hiIsY_yV3OvMMd1W1KBxRtCC_1-N8/s400/IMG_4514.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The girl with the blue shirt was created while I was taking <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56587433/folk-art-doll-workshop-scuplting-how-to?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=folk+art+doll+tutorial&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Folk Art Doll Workshop</a> by Moriah Betterly. Her dvd had so much great information and is very easy to follow. Her cute dress is made from dictionary pages that are cut into strips, curled and then glued on to her body. I really enjoyed creating her and that is what led me to make the girl in pink and orange. I am going to create lots more with this technique! I am hooked!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have to leave you with a picture of what my little buddy was doing while I was taking pictures and working on this post ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyupjuqZVkPV230c7RXduzK_KLMNUGhSjMYii9we1HYhIe2OTpRll1dJo5Gy3K7bY5wC8mKvMZUTVV938IOIzJxOddkOPUeGhtsiv6e-P0zX74uMprp7NaakMUvFzkRXIlS7eiVTaOeQ/s1600/IMG_4533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyupjuqZVkPV230c7RXduzK_KLMNUGhSjMYii9we1HYhIe2OTpRll1dJo5Gy3K7bY5wC8mKvMZUTVV938IOIzJxOddkOPUeGhtsiv6e-P0zX74uMprp7NaakMUvFzkRXIlS7eiVTaOeQ/s320/IMG_4533.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-89134912126546604202011-02-23T08:52:00.000-06:002011-02-23T08:52:29.478-06:00Talent & Inspiration!!I want to post (and brag) about my nephew, Matt!! He is a very talented drum player and is already playing professionally!! I'm so proud of him that I just need to take a minute and share this with everyone. Matt has been playing drums for years now - practicing, taking lessons and even competing in state competitions. Matt and his friend Jeremiah have been playing at a restaurant in Chicago called <a href="http://www.rezasrestaurant.com/" style="color: blue;">Reza's Restaurant</a>. Jeremiah is a very talented musician who also happens to be blind. They play jazz on either a Friday or Saturday night at Reza's. Here are some pictures of them:<br />
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I'm so impressed that they work so hard to be able to play professionally at their ages. Matt is only 15!! I also want to mention that it takes really wonderful parents to get to this level as well. You really need to stand behind your kids with encouragement - financially and with your own time!! I can't wait to see what the future holds for these young men.....Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-76053284322749031012011-01-03T19:18:00.000-06:002011-01-03T19:18:12.555-06:00Mmmmmm.....Tuna CasseroleMy stepmom, Cath, makes the best tuna casserole in the world! It is my absolute favorite!! I've been asking her for her recipe for a few years and she kept putting it off. This Christmas she gave me a special little box all wrapped up and inside it was her special tuna casserole recipe handwritten especially for me!! I was sooooo happy! I made it for my family tonight and it turned out perfectly. It tasted exactly the same way she makes it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvDjSUQm2Lxr7Z2ZTq5GAFxCJuSCh0tuMvn9CEDB71gDT9KXJcIBPTks_uuyGkBP_as8luEpDjgRg8a72TbZAzL6iDYK9zuI_rJEONM-Qt3s1-aE6rIlWnA4ObU7a2b3zuAzytvaJt0c/s1600/IMG_4386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvDjSUQm2Lxr7Z2ZTq5GAFxCJuSCh0tuMvn9CEDB71gDT9KXJcIBPTks_uuyGkBP_as8luEpDjgRg8a72TbZAzL6iDYK9zuI_rJEONM-Qt3s1-aE6rIlWnA4ObU7a2b3zuAzytvaJt0c/s400/IMG_4386.JPG" width="300" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also have a new picture to share. She is made with watercolor paints, colored pencil and copic markers. I like orange and pink together lately - so bright and cheerful!! Do you like her? I'm having so much fun making these cute girls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBPIo0TFTKVzkrXkBIatiyt4pzd-TJRF7hSkS8gxgM8qgNU44XGwEL5Rg1RSldMCKNqcLtW2X4d_jJbhXGSmstXTAI5nX2O0rdMg_DO8bD_h6CFy0d94XABK-ostfZ5qtdpffrPbYfyY/s1600/IMG_4384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBPIo0TFTKVzkrXkBIatiyt4pzd-TJRF7hSkS8gxgM8qgNU44XGwEL5Rg1RSldMCKNqcLtW2X4d_jJbhXGSmstXTAI5nX2O0rdMg_DO8bD_h6CFy0d94XABK-ostfZ5qtdpffrPbYfyY/s320/IMG_4384.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-47909738416761785662011-01-02T17:18:00.000-06:002011-01-02T17:18:34.536-06:00Whimsical Girl CollageLast night I worked on a project I saw in the book, Taking Flight by Kelly Rae Roberts. I love her work! I've been practicing my drawing by having her book open and trying to draw the ways she does. I know that is kind of copying but I need to figure out how to draw things first before I can make them my own. Hopefully that will come in time. She has this project in her book that starts with a blank canvas and then you collage the entire surface and add a white wash on top of that to make the colors a little more subdued. After I did those things I inked up spots here and there with distress inks to give it a little more interest and worn out look. I then sketched the girl on top of that and painted her with watered down paints. I love that part (the watered down paints) because you can see the collage underneath and it really makes it look very interesting. I went back and outlined her a bit more with black pencil and touched up her face a bit. She turned out so pretty! I just love, love, love this project!! It turned out just as I hoped it would. I even went out to the craft store to buy more canvases to do another girl because it was so much fun!! Take a look:<br />
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I can't wait for my Mom to see this painting. My son, Ben, told me that it was really nice and that it looked like something Grandma would make! She is very talented so I thought that was a wonderful compliment!!Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-86970245485931073062010-12-31T20:05:00.000-06:002010-12-31T20:05:24.627-06:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year! I can't believe it is already 2011!! I was just remembering when the year 2000 came around and everyone was freaking out. Remember? People were buying supplies and thought the computers were going to crash and it was going to be chaos?!? Lol! The clock hit midnight and nothing happened ~ we all lived thru it! <br />
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I was thinking that this year I wanted to make some resolutions for myself. I usually don't bother because I never follow thru with them but I'm feeling extra motivated and positive about things.<br />
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1. Blog more often - at least once a week.<br />
2. Spend $20 or less for our family dinners every night.<br />
3. Make a house cleaning schedule and stick with it.<br />
4. Use coupons more often. Maybe at least one every time I grocery shop (minimum). <br />
5. Art Journal at least once a week (hopefully a little each day at the very least). <br />
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I think that is a good start. I hope that next year when we approach 2012 I can come back to this post and say that I stuck to all five of my resolutions. Wouldn't that be cool?? <br />
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I signed up for two Art Journal adventures online. I put the little button for each one at the right side of this page if you want to check them out. I'm so excited and I think that being a part of a group with keep me motivated and inspired. <br />
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I am in an art journal round robin right now. Here is a picture of the pages I just finished for one of the group members. I just love working in these journals. <br />
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Have a wonderful New Years Eve and I'll blog again soon!! Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-4303674983859100922010-11-05T11:14:00.001-05:002010-11-05T11:56:34.168-05:00Felted PumpkinsI was just thinking that I forgot to show you the pumpkin that started it all! My friends and I took a really cute class that I talk about in the next post and here is the link to the actual class & a picture of it: <a href="http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/pumpkin-patch/"><span style="color: blue;">Pumpkin Patch</span></a><br />
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The big pumpkin is the one we made in class. The smaller one I made at home but didn't have the same colors so it looks a bit different. The witch is cute too, right? I bought a download from: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SenecaPondCrafts"><span style="color: blue;">Seneca Pond Crafts</span></a>. You just print her out, cut, glue and embellish. I had tons of fun with her!! :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6klBb2ZQpj9nQqvc41WPLyDbCDXnL5GKoNOgGtCeZna__DRTU20gUrzV7yx0W9y-LNVQLtv7mBjlT8MOGdRMAc6InJcENy6qkzAAYhYsKdZsyksZVW6b0WFg2_LKv59z_r0ceotm5U0/s1600/IMG_4071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6klBb2ZQpj9nQqvc41WPLyDbCDXnL5GKoNOgGtCeZna__DRTU20gUrzV7yx0W9y-LNVQLtv7mBjlT8MOGdRMAc6InJcENy6qkzAAYhYsKdZsyksZVW6b0WFg2_LKv59z_r0ceotm5U0/s320/IMG_4071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Cute, right?Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-80397334093524627422010-11-05T10:39:00.001-05:002010-11-05T10:40:14.545-05:00Snowmen - clay & wool!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I just want to show you a few things that I have been playing with. My friends and I went to a needle felting class at the St. Charles Library. Here is the link to the class description and the picture of us taken by the the instructors, Wool & Co.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/pumpkin-patch/"><span style="color: blue;">Pumpkin Patch</span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The three of us got together to go shopping for wool at the Wool & Co. (of course!). What a beautiful store! We were thinking about the holidays and making snowmen, santas, etc. I took two foam balls and needle felted white wool on each ball and then attached them with a toothpick and glue. I crocheted a quick red scarf for my cutie pie and added a carrot nose, top hat (with gold wrapped around it), red brads for buttons & black glittery eyes. I think I might add branches for his arms and maybe some snow on the rim of his hat too? Look at what I have so far - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjEYeW9zjdbrJVT34ZIixaZmWprIS1oLkVYIZHtA0_2OXdmgX4Pz0rXMrw2WYsaqjqmimG25kDrG0SRcxdwIXiJcNGBoN_n85k_pyAh_0jxVVjHTJ4FYucZaGtxXOu78Hpm7zdX8B1fg/s1600/IMG_4056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjEYeW9zjdbrJVT34ZIixaZmWprIS1oLkVYIZHtA0_2OXdmgX4Pz0rXMrw2WYsaqjqmimG25kDrG0SRcxdwIXiJcNGBoN_n85k_pyAh_0jxVVjHTJ4FYucZaGtxXOu78Hpm7zdX8B1fg/s320/IMG_4056.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This has nothing to do with snowmen but I also made this little black bird by needle felting wool. He turned out pretty good for my first wool sculpture creature! :)<br />
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Okay, I also made a snowman head with paperclay. I showed him in an earlier post. I don't think I'm quite done with him and need to add something to the head so we can hang him on the tree. I am thinking about a curly wire thing to add a bit of whimsy. I painted him and added chunky glitter to look like an older vintage ornament. I also took crepe paper to make a collar and painted glue on the edge and put fun silver glitter around the edges. Take a look -<br />
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This is the starting cork board. I bought them from Wal-Mart for about $8 each and they are really big.<br />
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</div> You can see on the second picture that I sanded the wood frame. After sanding the frame I painted a light base coat and then a dark top coat. When the frame was dry I lightly sanded random edges so that it would look distressed. It really worked well because the light color didn't sand away and really popped against the dark color. Next, I painted the cork a really light color - kind of a creamy linen color. I then stamped randomly with a script stamp in brown, a flourish stamp in black and then sponged brown all over to make it look a little bit aged. One of them I used a glue pen and put black glitter on the flourishes and the other I left plain. I prefer the plain one and kind of wish they were both like that. Live and learn, right? For the finishing touch I sprayed a clear gloss over the entire frame and cork board for protection against teenage boys (if that is possible?!?). <br />
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To add a little personalization I had a brilliant idea!! Lol! I took out my bag of Scrabble tiles and found letters to make each boy's full name. Boy, I gave those kids loooooong names!!! I had to take out my game that I keep to play with the complete the names! Now, I have to buy some replacement letters. It was worth it though. Gabe helped me find the letters and when we had everything we glued flat tacks to the backs of the tiles to make personalized pins! I used Crystal Effects for the glue because it will hold anything - it is super strong. We let it dry about an hour before we put then on the cork boards. Here are close-ups of the names. You'll see what I mean about the boys having really long names!! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-77645297838080757862010-10-28T07:14:00.000-05:002010-10-28T07:14:36.081-05:00Paper Clay OrnamentsI started playing with paper clay. I wasn't even sure what it was. Is it clay? Is it paper mache? I think it is a cross between the two. I keep seeing really fun doll faces and ornaments made from paper clay so I have been trying to figure it out. I went to the store and I couldn't find the black package of paper clay that I saw on the internet and I was getting discouraged. I dropped something and when I bent down to pick it up there it was! On a bottom shelf shoved way back!! One little package of paper clay in a black package! I snatched it right up like a greedy little kid. There was no one around me so I'm not sure why I was acting like that!?! Lol! It is the coolest thing ever! I'm in love with it!! It is so soft and easy to use. I even found a recipe for it online so that I could make it for myself at home. <span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://ultimatepapermache.com/cheap-art/easy-paper-mache-clay-recipe" style="color: blue;">Paper Clay Recipe</a> Take a look at this site - she has lots of information and her videos are so useful!! I'm going to try to make it very soon because I already used up the package I bought. Here is a picture of what I working on:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I made two of the one that is round and has the cone shape sticking out of the front. I'm going to make a snowman face with painted eyes and a coal smile. One I'll cover in chunky glitter (like snow) and the other I'll do a crackle finish (like an antique style ornament). I wanted to see which type I liked better and which turns out nicer. I'll post again when I get them painted and add the finishing touches. Do you the like creepy toothy smile on the snowman head in the middle? He is my favorite!!!!Kelly Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695112717486084899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712611091210630147.post-60481602218006966792010-09-29T10:07:00.000-05:002010-09-29T10:07:46.597-05:00Handcrafted ring swapI was recently in a swap for handcrafted rings. The swap was to make two rings for each of our two partners. I just discovered making this kind of jewelry and it is so much fun! It did take me a long time to think of designs because I have never made rings before. I loved the whole process! Take a look -<br />
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