My Happy House

Isn't this just adorable? My last post was about my wonderful hosts on my trip up north. Sylvia makes these sweet little houses that I think she should do some classes on, don't you? Hers had more painting but of course I didn't want to copy them exactly, so I depended mostly on the paper for mine. I just couldn't get these houses out of my mind, when yesterday, I was supposed to be packing up for a major big 2 day show and I came across a blank 5x7 canvas. A blank canvas! The little houses in my mind, I set about creating my own. I just had to get it out of my system! So out came the papers, punches, buttons and Mod Podge. I bought these wonderful metal numbers from the Tim Holtz collection a while back and thought they would be the perfect house numbers! Happy with my little canvas, I continued my packing. Hope to see some of you at the mission in Oceanside this weekend!

A Magical Day



Goodie Bags in the quaint little courtyard




Bottles filled with bath salts for the girls. Paulette made the exquisite ceramic bottle stoppers and shell "necklaces"




Charming lunch boxes. Yummy sandwiches from the Cheese Cave in Claremont




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ahhh, painting is such hard work!



Voila! Cathy's finished projects

The weather was perfect! 106 degrees inland and just mid 80's at the beach. We had a delightful group of women including Beth from Stampington. Beth brought a bag of papers for us to play with which made me very happy. It's like searching through your Christmas stocking for all the wonderful little goodies! After a tour of Paulette's amazing beach cottage, we settled into our first project; a collaged mermaid. There was so much chatter, learning all about one another's lives and creative journeys. I felt like I did little teaching! I am amazed at watching women get in their zones while creating. We all sat down to work on the same project and yet every piece comes out so different. We had pink mermaids, yellow mermaids and even green mermaids. How great is that? We had shy mermaids and mermaids with well...lets just say, a lot of cleavage! They all turned out so whimsically wonderful! We broke for lunch on yet another  charming patio overlooking the ocean. More chatting, ocean breezes and great food. After lunch we started our second project...watercoloring on a bisque plate. Again, I was amazed at the skill of these women and how quickly they learned. I was even happy with my little water colors of seashells and starfish and I've never really painted before. Before we knew it, it was 5:00 and I really believed we would have stayed well into the night had Jenelle not had plans that evening. Jenelle summed it up, leaving..."It was a magical day and one I'll never forget." Ditto for me. There is nothing quite like the magic that happens between creative female souls.