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    Tea and prizes

    May 3, 2011 - By 


    A few weeks ago the odometer in my minivan turned to all 7’s as I pulled in the driveway.

    I thought…”Huh, must be my lucky day.”

    There just might be something to that!!

    I’ve been very lucky lately in winning blog candy.

    See this cute little clay tea tag against my tea cup. It came from Jill of Jill Ruth & Co.   She also happens to be one of Kimmie’s Tea Tuesday friends!

    She had such unique packaging…Love it.
    Everything is reusable. Awesome!

    Just look at all the fun stuff that came out of that demure little box.

    I knew exactly where the “bloom” tag would go. Right on my desk so I can look at it all the time.

    Thanks so much Jill!!

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    Painting…Tests of Significance

    May 2, 2011 - By 


    I had been planning to stain the deck today…well actually we were going to start yesterday…but it’s been  so cold that at times there are snow flurries in the air.

    I already had “painting” on the brain, so I decided to work on a canvas that I’d covered over the previous painting with gesso and left for the past…well, forever.

    Earlier today I took this photo while trying to decide what else it needed.

    I took a “type” rubber stamp to it in a couple of places and then decided I hated it. I then grabbed a wet rag to try to scrub the ink off in places. As I was scrubbing I was liking the effect. More scrubbing and I was liking it even better.

    After all the scrubbing, I did go back and add a few more bits of paint here and there.

    There are lots of layers on this canvas…just the way I like them. Lots of wrinkles from tissue paper, some modeling paste, book page scraps and the found text that has become the title of the piece.