Here comes the rain again....

I am sure there is a song about this...."Here comes the rain again..." Today I am heading to the doctor for an all day procedure (infusion) one day these will stop. At least that is my prayer. On a positive note, tonight we are planning to go to the Fall Festival at Bri's school and I am sure we will have a great time. I love this time of year with the leaves turning and the cool breeze in the air, but really? All of this rain? We have not carved our pumpkin because of the rain but I am sure we will do it sometime this weekend. Time changes next weekend and that will be nice, I guess. It means the sun will set earlier and will rise earlier. Right now, we are in the dark in the mornings as Bri gets on the bus. Good thing the bus picks her up right at our driveway. On a more fun note, here are some ideas if you want to keep your Jack-O-Lanterns closed up in order to use the goodies inside for Holiday Baking. They are very cute pumpkins and the pictures were taken at Jackson's Orchard last weekend. I have seen some pumpkins where people have used the Mr. Potato Head pieces and created a face as well. But I think I am old fashioned and I like to light up my pumpkin. So, this year...we may do both. One painted and one lit.

Have a SPOOKTAKULAR Weekend! Only a week or so left for October and then it will be November. Gosh, I need to get my Christmas Shopping started!

Button Up Heart!

Today is my youngest child and only daughter's birthday. Bri is so creative and funny. I have a big party planned on Saturday for her and today is lunch/cupcakes with her classmates.
It should be a great day.
The weather is cooler here as we woke up to 45 degrees and this means, sweaters!
WOW, already.

Brianna asked for a special painting on her birthday and she said she wanted lots of paint and buttons on her canvas. I stretched a 12 x 12 canvas and with buttons in hand...I got started. So, here is the creation she will get from me, her mom. I thought I would share it as it came out better than I planned.
I am sure she will love it.

I hope Brianna enjoys her creation. She was my inspiration and she so loves BUTTONS!

SOLD! In 7 minutes FLAT!!

So, I have ventured onto the Etsy World. So far, I am enjoying it. But yesterday, sent it OVER the TOP! I was trying out some different techniques on canvas. The canvas was not stretched but it was a piece that I really liked and have had it for several weeks. My husband was not crazy about it but what does he know? NADA! It sold in 7 minutes after I uploaded it to my Etsy Store yesterday. My first sale. That is pretty exciting. I have several more items to add to MY CREATIVE ITCH, however, I need to get on the ball and take some photos and upload them. In addition to my success on Etsy yesterday, several weeks ago when I first opened shop I was contacted by our local county extension office for the Bizarre Bazaar that is happening here in November. It is "invitation only" and I am pretty excited to be able to showcase my art and possibly sell a few pieces. How cool is that? So, this is my latest TOOT. Don't worry, I will not be shouting every time I sell something on Etsy. I just hope that I am selling regularly enough to keep me busy. With that said, I need to do some things around the house and get busy stretching some canvas.
Are you creative this week? If not, take the time to play and enjoy the process.

I am busy with the house this week and packing for our trip to Bowling Green, KY. I will be sure to take lots of photos. But for today's post I thought I would show you a few photos of my paintings. The flowers and vase are acrylic and the dutch house is oil.

The dutch house hangs downstairs. As I have aged, it has become a creepy painting. But I love the colors and the brush/spatula techniques.
The flowers and vase painting is rich with my favorite colors and and I love the brush strokes along with the highlights. It hangs in my bedroom.

Thanks for taking a gander at my paintings. I hope you have a grand day!