Crop Occasions Event - Feb 18-20, 2011

Hello Fellow Bloggers!

I've been missing in action recently - my job sent me on some intense training (still studying!!) ... then, I had a little fun time at my first crop! My fellow SOC sister, Pam, hosted a crop event here in Northern Virginia, and I had such a good time!

I managed to complete nine 8x8 layouts and a make and take! I didn't do ANY spending, as I had previously entered a challenge to not purchase any craft related items for the month of February ... but I still had an awesome time.

I learned a LOT from my tablemates, Nikki, Lori and Nadine ... and it was wonderful to meet some local vendors!! I put together a little slide show below, and will be posting more pics soon!

My next trip coming up in October, will be flying to Oregon to paint with my favorite artist Jamie Mills Price!!

Hope to hear from you out there about craft events you've attended recently or are planning on attending!

Feb 2011 YPP Travelogue Ready To Mail ... and Charms for SOC Swap

It's About Love and Black History this Month...

February is the month of Love & the celebration of Black History. For me, neither is ever confined to just one month. I celebrate love everyday - and tell those who I love, I Love you, every day. I celebrate my history, every day, making sure to speak with my son each day about 1 little known fact regarding our history.

Whether you are African American or not - embrace your history and share it with those that you love.

I'm Published!!!

Come celebrate the PREMIERE ISSUE of Scraps of Color Y'all!!! Women of color scrappin' and sharing their love of history through creativity!! You won't see anything like this on the newstands!!!!!

.... and please check out my Painted Tags on page 46!!! I loved painting these and look forward to sharing my love of history and art with you via this venue.

Scraps Of Color E:SPIRE

My Solution To Finding Afro-Centric Background Papers

Hello Bloggers!

I've been so inspired lately by all the new products being previewed for 2011 ... but I still find lacking different papers with more afro-centric themes. I love vintage, but I refrain from purchasing many of the vintage papers and steampunk themed papers .. but recently, I came up with a way that would give me the look and feel of those types of papers - while still reflecting my heritage.

I posted a couple of YT videos sharing what I've been experimenting with:

Switching Gears - Painted Glass

Hello fellow bloggers!! I wanted to share with you a set of wineglasses I painted this week. I get glass orders all year round ... and after finishing up my latest custom order, I decided to paint an extra set and list it on ETSY.

I've been painting glassware for about 10 years online!! .. and I never tire of it. Funny though - I'm allergic to wine - so painting the glasses is the closest I get to using them for their intended purpose!

I have more glasses on my paint table that I'll be sharing with you soon.

Stay warm - and be creative!

GITTER DONE FRIDAY

Lawd ... what a mess. I stumbled across a blog challenge over on the Songbird Is Nesting blog - called Gitter Done. We were to take pics of projects around the house that we have been putting off ... no matter how ugly!! And then, kick in gear and begin getting it done.

So, I decided to FINALLY clean my "hidden room" ... the dreaded junk room. It started out as my son's playroom when he was a toddler, evolved into a guest room ... and when my significant other and I decided to part the ways - it became a temporary junk room.LOL

Well ... over a year later - it's now THE junk room ... and I am ready to GITTER DONE! I forgot to post last Friday, but I am not going to let another week go by and not begin on this room.

Before I can even decide what to do - I need to clean it out. PURGE!!!!!So far ... I have one big box ready to go to the trash heap.


Like Marianne said - it doesn't have to be pretty ... just Gitter Done!!!!