Sketchbook and an Inspiration Board

One project from last week's sketchbook class 

was making a collage picture from scraps of magazine pages.

I used a calendar picture of a scarlet tanager as the inspiration for my drawing.

Then I collected red and black areas of color from magazines, ripped

small pieces and collaged the different scraps together.

It was a fun exercise, but messy, and I finished it today!

And I'm still working on getting my sewing room/studio into shape,

so I made an inspiration board to get me going!

My goal is a warm, inspiring, organized space where I want to go

to create. I'm so lucky to have a room of my own, but have so many interests

it's hard to keep all of my materials organized. The sketch in the center is my sewing table 

which is in front of a large window. I'm looking forward to getting everything in order

so that I can go in, find what I need and get to work!

Does anyone else out there have trouble with being organized?

I hope that everyone who reads this has had a pleasant weekend!

Yet ANOTHER snowy day!

I'll start this post off on a cheery note -

Here is a woven ribbon heart I made last year!

Alas, I am not following through as I promised.

I'm finding it difficult to keep up with my heart-a-day idea

and seem to be finding it a chore.

And so, I hope you won't mind if I let it go

and just continue on with other creative pursuits.

 I just got in from a trip to the grocery store and this is what my driveway looks like.

The old snow from last week's and Saturday's snowstorms

is dirty and ugly, so Mother Nature is sending us even more snow today

to freshen things up. Thank you - I think… 

With it looking so bleak outside, I bought some flowers at the grocery store

to brighten things up inside.

Rosie is more interested in the plastic sleeve than the flowers,

but she does make a pretty picture!

I've been doing some sketching in my sketchbook...

and making plans to redesign my studio. I'm hoping to store supplies more logically

and make the space more serene and inspiring. These are just scribbled notes, and

drawings always make me think more clearly.

That is what I've been up to -

I'm off to check out your blogs and see what you have been doing!

Still snowing out!

Hope your day is going well!

Hope you've had

a Happy Valentine's Day!

Another Snowy Day

Another heart for today -

I put this on a card for a friend.

Today we had a bit of everything, weather-wise -

snow, sleet, rain and high winds...

Did some shoveling and will try to finish in the morning

before my husband returns from a business trip.

Hope you've had a great day!

A Little Sketch

Just a little sketch...

Hope you've had a good day!

A Simple Pleasure

A white doodle on brown paper -

what could be more simple?

I have been looking for this pen for a while,

having read good things about it,

and finally came across it in an unexpected store.

I think I'm in love!

There will be more doodles and drawings of this sort -

of that I am sure!

Have a wonderful week!

Catnip Hearts

I just completed an early Valentine's gift for my kitties -

two wool hearts stuffed with catnip!

They love wool and they love catnip,

so it was a no-brainer!

Rosie was instantly in love!!

And Angus barely came up for air!!

Two hours later, I have already mended one chewed up heart

and the other ended up in their water bowl!

A fun heart project nonetheless!