It's Fall, Pink is in The Air

It is time for a spot of tea this morning.  I can feel autumn in the air.  Several autumns ago, I was in England, and purchased a small Lady Carlise tea set.  This seemed like the perfect morning for a sip of tea using my Lady Carlise teacup.  Of course, I had a sliver of carrot cake too.  Cake is always a good thing to have for breakfast!

Though ,generally fall colors are orange, burnt reds, yellow greens and golds, I always look for the pinks.  I find them in the last rose, rose hips, fallen leaves, and pumpkins viewed through my rose tinted glasses.

As I sip my tea on Pink Saturady, I tip my cup to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound who hosts Pink Saturday throughout the seasons of the year.  Fill it to the chip.

Pink Saturday Almost Slips Away

Here it is Pink Saturday, and I almost missed it!  Where does the time go?

This week I have been searching for pink plums.  I want to put them in a painting composition.  Yes, I know, I can paint a plum with pink accents and overtones, but I wanted to see if there really was such a thing.  Many trips to different grocery stores did not reveal any pink plums.  So I went to the Internet and I found this stock photo of pink plums!  Developed in England in the 1870s, Czar is a variety of plum that has an excellent flavor.  Wow!  Not only pink plums for Pink Saturday, but I learned something too!  Wish I could taste one.

There will be pink plums in a painting very soon, not something from my creative imagination, but truly real!

It's Pink Saturday!

My posting for my 2nd Pink Saturday is a Gift Tag.  I love the romantic, Victorian look, and delicate pinks suit my sensibilities.  I made this tag using a combination of my artwork, digital elements and computer skills.  They are so much fun to create.  I make one and an idea for another is born.  I can foresee that there will be many gift tags!

Thank you Brenda at How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturday!  Thank you to all of you who took a moment to welcome me.  It is taking me a while, but I am making it to all of your blogs.  All of you are so creative and inspiring.  It is fun to be associated with so many connoisseurs of Pink!

Pink Saturday

I am participating in Pink Saturday.  Begun by Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/, the idea is that you can post anything pink on Saturdays!  Now how hard is that going to be for me?  The hard part is not to post anything pink on Sunday through Friday.  Ha!  So here is my first truly pink item, (posted on Friday in anticipation of Saturday).

This luggage was painted for my trip to Antarctica.  It brightened up the landscape!  I painted roses near the handles on the top and sides of each of the pieces.  When I checked in at the ticket counter, I was asked by the agent if I was selling these!  I wish I could have said "Yes!".  My luggage was easy to find, and I was assigned the tag line, "Antarctic Barbie".

I continue to use the luggage and truly enjoy it!  By the way, I bought the luggage for $49.95 for the three pieces.  The black garment bag pictured behind the pink luggage was about the same price.  I painted roses on the gussets of the garment bag so that the bags piggybacked on the garment bag would not mar the roses.  I was able to maneuver all of the luggage by myself.

Thank you, Beverly, for inspiring Pink Saturday.  This is going to be fun!

August Already

I can't believe that the last time I posted on the blog, it was cold and we were still experiencing snowy days in May!  I have been busy, but if I were to list the things that have been taking up time, it would not seem like much.

I have been painting though!  This is one of the things I painted up.  It is a small stand alone frame which can accommodate a mirror, photo, or just be pretty as a peek-a-boo piece.  I have so much wood to paint, so I am going through the stacks, painting them with some of my designs or others who have designed for the pieces.  It has been fun working up the designs and the feeling of accomplishment is good too.

Match Those Switchplates!

Decorative painting lends itself to a myriad of surfaces.  I painted some switchplates for one of my husband's customers to match her new kitchen tile, and now the word has spread!  I just finshed another set of nine for one of her friends.

This was painted using acrylics, and then sprayed with a matte finish.

These are a lot of fun to paint.  Guess I had better paint the ones in my own kitchen to match the marble backsplash!  Yes, the marble is pink!  Did you have to ask?

Easter Bonnet

It's Resurrection Sunday!  He is risen!
As children it meant new dresses and of course, Easter bonnets.  Every Easter morning there would be family photos taken of all of us in our yard after church.  As girls, we loved the new dresses, hats, gloves, and even new jackets or coats that matched the dresses.  As an adult, the tradition of new Easter clothes was carried on but with the knowledge that they represented the new life found in Christ's resurrection, and that every Sunday was a celebration of Easter!

Though I wore hats as a child, I don't wear them much anymore, but my sister, Nancy, wears hats all the time!  It must be a residual from the Easter bonnets.  I do paint them, however.  I love painting hats, and have painted several.  This hat is representitive of one of my Easter bonnets, and it was one of my favorites.

As I don my Easter clothes this morning, I will be celebrating the sacrifice that was made for me that I might live an abundant life, full of joy, and on that Great Day, to be reuinted with loved ones, praising my Saviour for eternity.  Hallelujah!  And I will be remembering all of those Resurrection Sundays of my sisters and I sitting demurely in the church pew dressed up in our new Easter bonnets.