Tolentreasures

Watercolor pencils!  I just love working with them!  These are the colors I used. Start with a light circle of green. Add some color and shape here and there. Hint at some leaves and ferns. Then get out the brush and water and wet it all down. Stay loose and don't worry about any lines and then refer to the top picture and get out that Sharpie Pen and line away.   That is great television work!   

So, it's Wednesday  and  I am going to clean camp.  Sorry folks,  no before pics,  it was THAT bad!  I put wide tape on my painting table  to protect it.  Works great, but a bear to take off and replace. At least an hour of picking and messing.  but it was done.... I say this because it was the only thing  I regretted in the chain of events that followed that.  Camp somewhat cleaned, tape replaced, sitting down to paint,  JWS walks in with the light that I have  been asking  ok nagging to have put in for a little while at least a month.  How exciting!  We get a chair and he starts.  I turn my back to clean up some more stuff  and  CRASH! This is what ensued!  JWS is only minor hurt. I am struggling holding back laughter.  Honestly,  all I can think about it how long it took to pull  that tape off of th...

Found this post in the drafts from two years ago and didn't want to lose it.  Such a fun trip and such great memories.  

It started as an idea... like they all do, and then it grew... again, not unusual. Art Journals for all the grandchildren for Christmas. Can anyone tell me why those ideas don't come to me in January... or November... and anytime before Mid December.   But there it was. So off to the local Walmart for sketch books and sets of pens and markers. All age appropriate. And here I go, brainstorming.   And they are almost done. I have just a little more work and all seven eight will be done. Oh, I thought of another little person that would enjoy it.   So, want to make one of your own?  Here is my list. 1. To start, draw yourself. 2. Now draw your family. 3. Draw your favorite ornament on the tree. 4. Before the Christmas tree comes down, quick capture it here. 5. Fill each area with a different color or pattern. (squiggly lines) 6. What do your see when you look out your front door? 7. Dra...

Ok, this was Pinterest Inspired because, yes, you can learn anything on Pinterest. I don't have the link, but let me tell you, in true "nailed it" fashion, this was a bit harder than it looked.   Part of the issues were from the fact that I was on serious "fairlag"  (as one of my friends put it) Similar to jetlag apparently. But JWS was determined it needed done that day!   And honestly, he is way more in love with Wilma (the van) than I am!   So I made the pattern with the insulation. Did I mention that I have been struggling with vertigo on and off for several weeks. This did not help the situation. Then we pulled the pattern out and laid it on the garage floor on the plywood. Easy Peasy. Well, not exactly. The pattern bends and twists, the plywood, not so much. It took a little messing around... well actually it took some more power tools, big hammers, smashed fingers, a lot of sweat and maybe a bad word thrown in. But it is ...

It is taking me some time to warm up to this van.    I have finally named her Wilma.  Trips to the gas station like this are not endearing though.  I think it was the gas crunches of 1978 and a large Pontiac  since I have spent that much at a gas station!  More on her later.    And this... Last week for all this 10 and 12 year old fun and games.  And yes, he is bowling with spools of embroidery thread... Next week we trade it for four year old fun and games.   Can't wait to have him back! 

  That's what I need to get through this week.  I order eight new ones and stack them up.  When they are gone this marathon week is over.  You see, tomorrow starts  Dayton Fair Week.  Otherwise known as  Will you still be standing when this is over?  Sometimes the prep is worse than the actual week.  So  here is how today went.  Let's back up to two days ago  to  The Injury. John did something to his leg,  which threw us into  lost day at the ER and a huge upheaval of what we had planned.  You know the saying When we plan, God laughs.  So today.  When the injury happened,  the hot tub was empty.  It needed cleaned..  That was yesterday. I cleaned it,  in the morning,  early,  and it was a cold job.  Apparently, I didn't get the filter put back together right.  Which brings us to this morning....