Teal Mermaid

 Hallo,
   After a hot but productive weekend (at least for me in the arty/crafty department) its Monday and back to work.
   I am working 8 hour shifts this week so should be able to catch up on the house cleaning I didn't do this weekend(and maybe a bit more time for crafting :)
  I am showing you a card made using  a sweet mermaid digi by Julia Burgess colored with prismacolor pencils.
  I printed her out using cryogen white from Paper Temptress - this cardstock is my all time favorite for coloring - either pencils or markers work beautifully on this cardstock!!!
  The base cardstock is  teal from the basics cardstock line at PT and the pretty silver overlay is called silver bohemian again from Paper Temptress.
  I used a silver metallic pen to edge the main image and some pretty gold seashells for accents.
   All for today - Take Care
      tera
 

Lockerhook Rug

 Hallo,
   I finished off another rug this weekend - been working on it for several months(a couple hours a night).
  It measures 33 inches wide and 58 inches long and is made from an interlockin fabric  that is kind of like a thinner soft knit fabric and makes a really thick soft rug.
  Time to get out the door for brunch for Father's Day.
  Take Care
     Tera

Hallo

Every Day

Hallo,
  Showing you an encaustic wax piece that I finished off a bit over a week ago - a pretty simple one.
  After the base layers, I did about 4 layers of purple and turquoise, and then covered that with several layers of silver wax.
  I carved the words and then added wax with a stencil using a brighter silver wax - I then accented the stencil with a turquoise oil stick.
  Love
  Laugh,
  Live,
  Learn
    Every Day

Take Care
   Tera

New Orleans - 3

Hallo,
  Day 3 of New Orleans pics (and the last round ). I just love all the beautiful old buildings with all the pretty decorative touches and pretty iron windows with cozy courtyards hidden behind them - so that is what I have for you today :).
  Its another HOT one here in NW Florida today - walked the pups at 6 am and still came back mostly soaked with sweat - then did an hour of yard work to boot. Played in the studio for a bit and back home mid afternoon to do some cleaning and maybe have time to take a few pictures.
  I am digging out all my fall and Christmas crafty items and retaking pics and getting them loaded to the Etsy shop - hope to have everything loaded for a July sale....
  Well I had better get a move on....
  Back to the artsy stuff tomorrow .
    Have a great day!!!
    Tera

New Orleans - 2

Hallo,
  More New Orleans pics for you today - buildings and such that caught my eye outside the Quarter.
  Took the pups for a walk this am - blazing hot already, came back soaked in sweat....
  Tom is going out on a  pontoon boat with friends but I decided to spend the day at the studio instead, too flippin hot for me!!!!
  Have a great day!!!
     Tera

New Orleans

 Hallo,
   It took me awhile but I finally got all my pics from New Orleans edited.... I was there for a week the middle of May for a Nursing Conference.
  My hubby and I went over a couple days before the conference to have some fun and then on Sunday I had the whole day to walk around and take pictures.
  These are some of the photos that everyone always takes of  NOLA - tomorrow  I will show some other I took ....
   Take Care
      Tera

Fibro Fight

 Hallo,
   My poor neglected little blog....well I am back and hopefully on a more regular basis.
   I post very little personal stuff other than a few pics of the family here and there but ....
   Well showing you today a few pics of one of my latest projects. And yes the tittle is 'Fibro Fight' and yes its about my fibro fight.
  Pain and lack of sleep have ruled my life the last 3/4 years but it finally got to the point where denial got overruled and I asked my Doc for 'more' - so A pain management consult was arranged and things got a bit better, a bit less pain, a bit more sleep and a plan....
 
  This painting is many layers of encaustic wax with tissue paper layered into it at different levels....with words I wrote out - Pain, frustrated, sleepless, exhausted, and  hurting, - overlayed with Family, Determined, Hope, Faith, and  Art. Colors are grays and purples with a few slashes of red that is still the pain still breaking through at times. I guess you could say that the pain, exhaustion, frustration ect are always there in the background but lately other things have pushed there way forward to help me out.....
  I did this piece for this months local art show - theme="Say it with words"  And it helped work out some frustrations!!
   Have a great week!!
      Take Care
          Tera