tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18410934354169725502024-03-13T19:49:14.023-07:00Tia Madethallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-141983175695660812011-03-13T09:01:00.000-07:002011-03-13T09:01:47.237-07:00Shellac Embossed and Carved Handbuilt Porcelain Egg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cmmg07Agv70/TXzdLA-rTwI/AAAAAAAAAJU/QxbXq-6rzkc/s1600/DSC07706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cmmg07Agv70/TXzdLA-rTwI/AAAAAAAAAJU/QxbXq-6rzkc/s320/DSC07706.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This egg was a challenge to create as we started building with bevelled canes around a balloonHere is an interior shot of the egg after the bisque firing..I would NEVER attempt this shot with this delicate project until IMMEDIATELY before the bisque firing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eJJ_nY5Plrs/TXznTj22KAI/AAAAAAAAAJs/1ECD0EpTy_U/s1600/DSC08173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eJJ_nY5Plrs/TXznTj22KAI/AAAAAAAAAJs/1ECD0EpTy_U/s320/DSC08173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trick was to make certain that the canes were smoothed out and the exterior was without cracks before the balloon was "popped."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6EHI_Ys_i2E/TXzncID1VbI/AAAAAAAAAJw/V3Li5vQdddU/s1600/DSC08174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6EHI_Ys_i2E/TXzncID1VbI/AAAAAAAAAJw/V3Li5vQdddU/s320/DSC08174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A round cookie cutter was used to cut a "light hole" in the bottom so that it can be lit through the bottom while on a base (that has yet to be designed nor created...YIKES!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RAdixAWvlnw/TXzeCcGyJ9I/AAAAAAAAAJY/MF-I0n6FGT0/s1600/DSC07701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RAdixAWvlnw/TXzeCcGyJ9I/AAAAAAAAAJY/MF-I0n6FGT0/s320/DSC07701.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, it was allowed SLOWLY air dry so that it didn't have another chance to form cracks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Next came the designs to be carved and/or embossed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eC71QmviPDc/TXze2f9Ar_I/AAAAAAAAAJc/CVv6DM12ppo/s1600/DSC07705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eC71QmviPDc/TXze2f9Ar_I/AAAAAAAAAJc/CVv6DM12ppo/s320/DSC07705.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The embossing process we used on this project was a first for me...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I filled the design that I wanted to be raised up from the surface of the egg with regular shellac with a fine brush as some of the design is rather intricate.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, when it was thoroughly dry, I took warm water and a sponge and began gently rubbing over the shellaced areas in a circular pattern.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After numerous hours of working in 5-10 min spurts, as the porcelain doesn't like getting too wet so you have to let it "dry" before working on another area and my neck causes my hands to go dead numb for hours on end... </div><div style="text-align: center;">TADA!!!! The "embossed" areas began to emerge : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zgmPO-PHGrA/TXzmw96DuuI/AAAAAAAAAJg/fD9BODNNh2w/s1600/DSC08170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zgmPO-PHGrA/TXzmw96DuuI/AAAAAAAAAJg/fD9BODNNh2w/s320/DSC08170.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KDMxTKKPm2Q/TXznADOJejI/AAAAAAAAAJk/AFyqfzTJtUQ/s1600/DSC08171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KDMxTKKPm2Q/TXznADOJejI/AAAAAAAAAJk/AFyqfzTJtUQ/s320/DSC08171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WImzWcTlbdk/TXznLS3-tLI/AAAAAAAAAJo/lqhTu_pN2Ew/s1600/DSC08172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WImzWcTlbdk/TXznLS3-tLI/AAAAAAAAAJo/lqhTu_pN2Ew/s320/DSC08172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, it is time to paint : )</div><div style="text-align: center;">My teacher declares (regularly) that she believes this to be my favorite part : )</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm toying with painting this in a reverse Wedgewood theme...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Making the embossed areas blue and the "base" would remain white...</div><div style="text-align: center;">SOOOOO, many people commented on HOW MUCH they loved it with the brown shellac coloring...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was planning on this being a present for my Momma...she LOVES turquoise...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, we'll see what my 2 MOST IMPORTANT advisors have to say...Gregory and Jackson , believe it or not, have ENORMOUS influences on how my projects are completed : )</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please take care and God bless!!! tia : )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-87201698263553313332011-03-12T17:55:00.000-08:002011-03-13T09:41:45.203-07:00My First Handbuilt 4 Seasons Cassarole Dish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oNX0bQzo8dc/TXzuRXkf8iI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/NPRCY1Q1XYc/s1600/DSC08175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oNX0bQzo8dc/TXzuRXkf8iI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/NPRCY1Q1XYc/s320/DSC08175.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
This dish took FOREVER to build!!!! It was WELL worth the effort!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what it looked like after the Bisque Firing...I usually try to paint with underglazes while my clay projects are still "green," so that the underglazes don't smeear while I'm trying to put the final clear glaze. The Bisque Fire "seals" the underglazes to the clay. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This time I had to come up with a clever way to keep from ruining HOURS upon HOURS of work painting the colors on with toothpicks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7-W7LjfcFLU/TXrxYwSwzgI/AAAAAAAAAJI/YnDYX6fo7kw/s1600/DSC07821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7-W7LjfcFLU/TXrxYwSwzgI/AAAAAAAAAJI/YnDYX6fo7kw/s320/DSC07821.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The seasons that are in this picture are Summer with a swing and Autumn with a rake perched against the tree : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kW1ucj3VbQU/TXwecgHgtmI/AAAAAAAAAJM/jNCoQiFQkUc/s1600/DSC07822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kW1ucj3VbQU/TXwecgHgtmI/AAAAAAAAAJM/jNCoQiFQkUc/s320/DSC07822.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The seasons in this picture are Winter with a snowman and Spring with a budding tree and flowers on the ground.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The bottom layer has sprigs tilted in two different directions to give it a less repetitious look : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TFT7NdBsVOw/TXweoI6M4SI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/UQKW37-62ak/s1600/DSC07823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TFT7NdBsVOw/TXweoI6M4SI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/UQKW37-62ak/s320/DSC07823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In order for the lid to fit it has to be fired simultaneously with the bottom part. This means that there would be a gap between the blue glaze and the tan clay. To overcome this, I painted the upperpart with the same color I painted around the trees but I made it a heavier coat and it remained unglazed. The top's handle is the trunk of the tree...It ties the seasonal trees together as well : )</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks 4 looking & God bless!!! tia : )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKawnZTeBGI/AAAAAAAAAIo/i5yOv811dUk/s1600/DSC00436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKawnZTeBGI/AAAAAAAAAIo/i5yOv811dUk/s320/DSC00436.JPG" width="320" /></span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This plate isn't finished yet...<em>obviously, </em>because it hasn't <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: red;">c</span><span style="color: orange;">o</span><span style="color: lime;">l</span><span style="color: cyan;">o</span><span style="color: magenta;">r</span></span></span>...</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm caught in a cr8tive dilema...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can glaze the ENTIRE plate in one <span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">color</span> that's <span style="background-color: #444444; color: #93c47d;">transparent</span> like I used on the <span style="background-color: black; color: #45818e;">"Cool Coil Pot"</span> OR I can paint <strong><em>each flower</em></strong> like I did on the</span><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: red;">C</span><span style="color: orange;">O</span><span style="color: yellow;">L</span><span style="color: lime;">O</span><span style="color: cyan;">R</span><span style="color: blue;">F</span><span style="color: purple;">U</span><span style="color: magenta;">L</span><span style="color: magenta;">L</span> <span style="background-color: black; color: blue;">M</span><span style="color: yellow;">U</span><span style="color: red;">G</span></span>"</span></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I'd <span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: red;">LOVE</span>, <span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: red;">LOVE</span>, <span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: red;">LOVE</span> <u>ANY</u> <u>&</u> <u>ALL</u> SUGGESTIONS!!!!!!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks for looking !!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Please take care and God bless!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Luv, hugz, & blessings, tia <strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">: )</span></strong></span></div>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-37793814597545027002010-10-01T21:01:00.000-07:002010-10-01T21:01:46.940-07:00A COLORFULL FlowerFULL Mug of Clay : )<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, this <span style="background-color: black; color: red; font-size: large;">C<span style="color: orange;">O</span><span style="color: yellow;">L</span><span style="color: lime;">O</span><span style="color: cyan;">R</span><span style="color: purple;">F</span><span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;">U<span style="color: orange;">L</span></span>L</span> mug took <strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">FOREVER</span></strong> to paint!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hard to believe that this started as a slab of flattened clay with random flower stamp variations I created using my acrylic flower petal/centers sets from my scrapbooking supplies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think Gregory thought it would NEVER reach completion : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong>Actually</strong></em>, it's <strong>NOT</strong> completely done, yet...<em><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PLEASE</span></u></strong></em> don't tell Gregory!!! <strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">: ) </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still need to glaze it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Could I do this the easy way like everyone else????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HECK NO</span></strong>!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I'm going to coat <strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ALL</span></strong> the painted areas with a type of wax and then dip the mug into <span style="background-color: black; color: white;">WHITE </span>OR<strong><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"> BLACK </span></strong> glaze so that the<span style="background-color: black;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">c</span><span style="color: yellow;">o</span><span style="color: lime;">l</span><span style="color: cyan;">o</span><span style="color: purple;">r</span><span style="color: magenta;">s</span></span></strong></span> will REALLY<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="background-color: lime; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>POP</strong></span></span>!!!!<span style="background-color: yellow;"><strong> : ) </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This will take even<strong><em><u> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MORE</span></u></em></strong> time...and since I ONLY work on this is when JackJack is working on his homework at the kitchen table, well, let's just say, it'll be awhile<strong><span style="background-color: yellow;"> : ) </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKalracRDLI/AAAAAAAAAIM/mVTxdUsZVBI/s1600/DSC00428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKalracRDLI/AAAAAAAAAIM/mVTxdUsZVBI/s320/DSC00428.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKakrpIlZtI/AAAAAAAAAII/Yc3IqN1S8bc/s1600/DSC00426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I've been dealing with some pretty intense medical issues : (<br />
As the TITLE implies I've been working on a few clay projects and haven't finished ANY of them yet....<br />
That's the frustrationg part of EDS that I ABSOLUTELY HATE!!!!!!! I never know from one day to the next and many days one hour to the next what part of my body is going to "act up" OR decide it wants attention through EXCRUTIATING pain... yes, this is a mini-pity party...over and done with...sorry!!!<br />
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Here's some pics of my works in progress...don't expect much : )<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKaeLDryxLI/AAAAAAAAAIA/b6PhzNod-Uk/s1600/DSC00423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TKaeLDryxLI/AAAAAAAAAIA/b6PhzNod-Uk/s320/DSC00423.JPG" width="240" /></a>This is a method of clay pot making that has been used for THOUSANDS of years : ) You start with a coil pot, much like the ones we made in Grade School...smooth them out and then do what you will...The leaves are a top that lifts off so that you could put candy or Autumnal Treasures within it's fruit-like formation : )<br />
MANY of these leaves came from ACTUAL pumpkin leaves from our very own Pumpkin Patch in our back yard : ) I made a mold of the real leaves so that myself and others in the future could use them LLLLOOONNNGGG after they real leaves are gone : )<br />
My wonderful teacher, MIKKI hudgins, @ MANASSAS CLAY (Old Town Manassas), calmly helped me cr8 this interesting pumpkin : ) She has the patience of a SAINT : )<br />
Please take care and God bless!!!<br />
Luv, hugz, & blessings, tia : )thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-78003073321982039502010-08-28T20:52:00.000-07:002010-08-28T20:56:14.506-07:00My UNFINISHED Unglazed Handbuilt Pumpkin<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was <strong><em>SOOOO</em></strong> incredibly nervous about trying to glaze and finish this!!!!</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually picked pumpkin leaves from our garden and made my own "Leaf Mold" from some of my scrapping supplies and it <strong><em>ACTUALLY </em></strong>worked to my <strong><u>ENORMOUS SURPRISE</u></strong>!!!!</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My <strong><u>WONDERFULLY</u></strong> patient teacher, Mikki, had to take me through how she did her own project, <em>SEVERAL</em> times...</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I <strong><u><em>LOVED </em></u></strong>the realistically unique way she glazed her own leaves on her sample project she made for us...</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to replicate it as closely to her's as possible...</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT, I had put<strong><em> SOOOO</em></strong> much time,effort,work, and prayers into this, that I was reticent to try something new, treading outside my comfort zone...</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Poor Mikki had to basically hold my hand through the process...she had a nasty migraine too... : ( </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(you'd never know by how <u>VE RY</u> patient she stayed with her class idiot)</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To my great chagrin, I was <strong><em>nearly finished</em></strong> with <strong>The Glazing Experiment</strong>,</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> when I set it down on the counter (I had been using a piece of foam but couldn't use it while it was still wet) and then,</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the MOST SICKENING sound ...</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, one of the bottom leaves snapped off...my heart sank : (</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh wel...I guess I'll just have to make that the "back" of the project : (</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll just have to see what the Kiln Gods have done to it....</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, thanks eversomuch for looking!!!!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please take care and God bless, tia : )</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-25592736660705881932010-08-13T20:01:00.000-07:002010-08-13T20:09:02.265-07:00The SWIRL Bowl<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGYEgFVa0DI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ak4irEZX-i4/s1600/DSC09896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGYEgFVa0DI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ak4irEZX-i4/s320/DSC09896.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGYE2ukmQMI/AAAAAAAAAHk/IvILFr1fwhU/s1600/DSC09897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGYE2ukmQMI/AAAAAAAAAHk/IvILFr1fwhU/s320/DSC09897.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My teacher wanted me to "squash" this bowl because it wasn't a well made bowl...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing the character in it, I couldn't put it on the proverbial squashing block thus</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">here it is with my FAVORITE doodle, the SWIRL...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also painted the base with black underglaze so that there would be a seamless transition from Black Opal Glaze to the base instead of leaving it the plain white clay</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for lookin!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Please take care and God bless, tia : )</div>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-33778895468633438812010-08-10T20:05:00.000-07:002010-08-10T20:05:39.039-07:00Jackson and I Created A Hokiefied Extrusion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGIQLyAoiOI/AAAAAAAAAHE/blsxOl2RzsM/s1600/DSC09907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGIQLyAoiOI/AAAAAAAAAHE/blsxOl2RzsM/s320/DSC09907.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGIQjKiDSzI/AAAAAAAAAHM/oIs6ufXvGnU/s1600/DSC09906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGIQjKiDSzI/AAAAAAAAAHM/oIs6ufXvGnU/s320/DSC09906.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGIQ93ugDMI/AAAAAAAAAHU/xp4Lf-NC0CA/s1600/DSC09904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGIQ93ugDMI/AAAAAAAAAHU/xp4Lf-NC0CA/s320/DSC09904.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson wanted to make something for Daddy's desk and we were a bit bored (couldn't tell, could ya???) : ) We used a Playdough Extruder with Miller 80 Clay. We then used VA Tech Hokie Bright Orange and Maroon Underglazes while the creation was still green. Unfortunately, when it fired the Maroon turned to a light Lavender : ( Oh well! Got lots of complements from AMAZINGLY gifted clay artists at Manassas Clay (free plug) ; )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please take care and God bless!!! : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for lookin!!! tia : )</div>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-53239952565816940882010-07-27T00:12:00.000-07:002010-08-10T17:01:17.073-07:00Working on a New Thrown Pottery Container With Carved & Painted Decorations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGHl46zaJNI/AAAAAAAAAG0/UQL6J49n96M/s1600/DSC09911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGHl46zaJNI/AAAAAAAAAG0/UQL6J49n96M/s320/DSC09911.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGHmSdOMtoI/AAAAAAAAAG8/SE5fOEBkuUM/s1600/DSC09910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TGHmSdOMtoI/AAAAAAAAAG8/SE5fOEBkuUM/s320/DSC09910.JPG" /></a></div>I was making it for the Uber-Lovin' Hubby's cooking utensils (mine too, I'll have you know)...<br />
He wanted something to reflect the kitchen's theme: FISHING...so, I came up with an even better idea..Gregory is a devout Christian and a devout Fisherman so I utilized BOTH of these with the "Christ Fish" along with another artist's rendition of this and voila! <br />
By the way, the "Angelic Christ-Fish" isn't my own design... I don't know whose it is, but to whomever created this, thanks!!!! (If you do know who did it, I'd LOVE to give her/him credit for it)<br />
Please take care and God bless!!!<br />
tia : )thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-34381681739202042222010-07-24T06:43:00.000-07:002010-07-24T06:56:38.925-07:00My Best Friend's First Anniversary Present<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TEq4IJw2amI/AAAAAAAAAGM/X6X68nnrcVU/s1600/DSC09887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TEq4IJw2amI/AAAAAAAAAGM/X6X68nnrcVU/s320/DSC09887.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I free-hand carved the cursive lettering and created the "bevel-edging" by utilizing a bead reamer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The original height of the pot was 2-3" higher but in the decorating processes and it being picked up as green-ware the edges literally and sickeningly snapped off chunks at a time : (</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TEq5vgzkTTI/AAAAAAAAAGU/_6jweu0rEBs/s1600/DSC09888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TEq5vgzkTTI/AAAAAAAAAGU/_6jweu0rEBs/s320/DSC09888.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1Cor 13:13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-43145813038910959702010-07-20T20:34:00.000-07:002010-07-26T23:35:23.855-07:00Thrown Clay Bowls, Carved and Painted:"Faith, Hope, Love..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TEZk-jJMevI/AAAAAAAAAFM/q2igiz82SdU/s1600/DSC09879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TEZk-jJMevI/AAAAAAAAAFM/q2igiz82SdU/s320/DSC09879.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I threw this pot with nothing particular in mind for the decorating...this sort of just popped into my head, as do most of my creations...I can envision them and then try to replicate what's in my "Mind's Eye" <br />
I free-handed the carving of the hearts with the cursive words... this is MY OWN DESIGN.. it was nearing <span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine's Day</span> and<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #cc0000;"> LOVE</span> was on the brain<strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> :</span><span style="color: #990000;"> ) </span></span></strong><br />
I painted this with underglazes on a green, leather-hard, low grog, Miller 80? clay...<br />
I didn't glaze the outside as I was trepidacious that the colors might run and ruin the precise lines and cursive wording...<br />
I ABSOLUTELY DETEST how the interior <span style="color: #cc0000;">red glazing</span> came out..oh well...can't win them all, I guess...<br />
Unbeknownst to me at the time when I carved the hearts around the base, there are 13 of them ...<br />
The quote is from 1Corinthians 13:13... wild, huh???<br />
The Lord works in mysterious ways<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"> <span style="color: #274e13;">; </span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">) </span></span></span></strong><br />
Thanks 4 looking!!! Take care and God bless, <span style="color: #cc0000;">tia</span><strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;">: </span><span style="color: #990000;">) </span></span></strong><br />
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I used a low grog clay Miller 80, I think and glazed it with Chun Celadon...<br />
My first attempt was an abyssmal failure as I forgot to slip and score past the bottom few layers thus ending up with 3 hours worth of pieces : ( I could've cried!!! But we all are in agreement that this 2nd attempt was a much better result because of it : )<br />
Thanks 4 looking!!! Take care and God bless, tia : )<br />
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I have NEVER been one to just cut these out, glue them together and give them out...nooo...it's gotta be the best I can make it, even staying up ALL NIGHT LONG to finish them, NO JOKE!!!<br />
Jaxsun picked out the colors and how he wanted them combined and here's the final result!!!<span style="background-color: yellow;"> : ) </span><br />
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Here's the inside of the card as well...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is my baby brother, <span style="color: blue;">DUG</span>...he set up this blog for me, as well as, <span style="color: red;">THE DRUGGIST</span><span style="color: black;">...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Aren't I one lucky sister?!? <span style="background-color: yellow;"> : ) </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He is also ABSOLUTELY <span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: red;">LOVED</span> and ADORED by his only nephew, our son, Jaxsun <span style="background-color: yellow;"> : )</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, a MILLION THANKS, again, for setting all this up for little 'ol me (or not so little for ONLY the time being) and thanks for being the best brother a sister could ask for <span style="background-color: yellow;">; ) </span></span>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-61476252001113088012010-07-09T07:00:00.000-07:002010-07-09T07:00:34.678-07:00Working on a Toad Abode<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDcpkv6za0I/AAAAAAAAADU/O11J6u5Db5I/s1600/DSC09132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDcpkv6za0I/AAAAAAAAADU/O11J6u5Db5I/s200/DSC09132.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
Our son, Jaxsun, saw a Frog House in a catalog that was fairly expensive. I told him when I saw it, "Oh, I could do that..."Shouldn't have opened my big mouth..."Momma, will you make me a Frog House for the cool lookin' frogs and toads on the front porch at night?" <br />
I took one of the pots I threw in my Clay Class and set about creating a "Toad Abode"<br />
It's <em>almost</em> finished....<br />
Take care and God bless, tia : )<br />
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This 2-page layout won <br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>2nd Place</strong></span><br />
at the<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: purple;">2005 Great American Scrapbook Convention</span></span></strong>. It was 1 of 3 that won and 1 of 5 total that I entered.<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>"WILD about WATERMELON"</strong></span> sums up this set of pictures and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Jaxsu</span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">n's</span> <strong><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: red;">LOVE </span></strong>of this decadent summertime juicy nectar that seems to contain in each and every bite: warm summer breezes, long school-free days, cricket/<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" goog-spell-original="ciccada">cicada</span> <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" goog-spell-original="chirpping">chirping</span> afternoons/evenings, and carefree moments of sheer, guilt-free abandonment to spur-of-the-moment F-U-N !!! <strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">: ) </span></strong><br />
<strong><u>The <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Journaling</span></u></strong>:<br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>WILD about WATERMELON</strong></span><br />
This phrase perfectly describes this warm June day in 2003 when we let <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Jaxsu</span>n enjoy<span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <strong>ALL</strong></span> the watermelon his 20-month-old body could hold! He became <span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>INSTANTANEOUSLY</strong></span>addicted ! Now, at 3, if he spots it <span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>ANYWHERE</strong></span>: the refrigerator, grocery store, etc., he <strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HAS</span></strong> to have it, pleading with those beautiful blue eyes & angelic face, " I need it , Momma or Daddy, please!?!"<br />
<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">JackJack</span> is a newly-turned 5-year-old and is <em><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>STILL</strong></span></em> <span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>wild about watermelon</strong></span>!!!<br />
He loves watermelon-flavored lollipops, gum, Italian Ice, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">popscicles</span>, etc.<br />
As a high school teacher, I noticed that when we would do test reviews, using candy for rewards, that a few of our best behaved/strong academically/athletic students passed their candy rewards to other students...wondering how this amazing phenomenon occurred, I seized upon <strong><em><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ANY</span> </em></strong>opportunity to grill their parents on how they cultivated this aberrant behavior... it came down to this: from very early on, they kept candy out of their diets...<strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ONLY</span></strong> allowing them for special <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" goog-spell-original="occassions">occasions</span>/shots @ doctors, etc...<em><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND</span></strong></em> from this early time, the kids were told that they <em>HATED </em><span style="color: #783f04;">chocolate</span>!!! So, hoping to cultivate the same positive behaviors, Gregory and I did they same thing...and son of a gun if it <span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>WORKED</strong></span>!!! He gets only one desert a day, so he chooses <strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VERY</span></strong> carefully what he's going to savor... and even <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em><span style="color: red;">THAT</span></em></strong> </span>desert is no more than 1-3 cookies (depending on the size), A lollipop, A <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">popscicle</span>, etc. He <span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>KNOWS </strong></em></span>that he may have as much fruit, yogurt, veggies, etc. that he wants, when/if he's hungry... he also ONLY drinks water and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Lactaid</span>... he doesn't really like juice and NO sodas...<br />
As a result of this careful adherence to carefully controlled access to processed sugar, his dentist says <span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>EVERY</strong></span> visit how rare it is to see a child of _______ (age) with such beautiful, <strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ALWAYS</span></strong> cavity-free teeth...he said that unfortunately these days, about 20% of kids are cavity-free...most of the kids he sees have at the very least one cavity by their first visit between their 1st and 2nd birthdays...<br />
So, back to <span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><strong>O<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ur</span> W<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">atermelon</span> W<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">onder</span></strong></span>...<br />
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<strong><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Methods Utilized</span></u>:</strong><br />
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* I blew up my focal picture and matted it on <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" goog-spell-original="forrest">forest</span> green corrugated paper first and then I matted it again on red handmade textured paper (I inked the edges with black ink)<br />
* I took pictures of watermelon flesh and rind and proceeded to cut it into 1 3/4" squares and then inked the edges with black ink<br />
* Before I "Glue-Dotted" them to the Provo Craft textured "Watermelon Rind" background paper, I did the following: I snipped little "bites" out of the corners/sides of each of the picture squares, as well as, the main photo's mats; I put black mini brads in 4 of the flesh squares and framed the 3 rind squares with black grosgrain ribbon with white stitching; I cut out 2 squares of dark green handmade textured paper and 1 square out of <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" goog-spell-original="forrest">forest</span> green corrugated paper and used them as "diamond" mats to 3 of the flesh squares<br />
* the top left corner rind square I "Glue-Dotted" a cut out picture of Jackson along with a fancy silver spiral paperclip (as the "o" in "Our), a "u"-shaped brad and a "r"-shaped brad to complete the word "Our" for the <strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">TITLE:</span> <span style="color: #274e13;">"Our Watermelon Wonder"</span></span></strong><br />
* I then took black grosgrain ribbon with white polka dots <span class="goog-spellcheck-word" goog-spell-original="adhesing">adhering</span> it to the textured background paper with FABRIC <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">TAC</span> (<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Walmart</span> or <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Michaels</span>)... this adhesive is a MIRACLE worker and a sanity saver!!!! I placed the ribbon on the perimeter on 3 sides, NOT on the right side in order to maintain the fluid flow from the left page of the layout to the right page...<br />
* I printed on our Ink jet Printer, my <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">journaling</span> onto a transparency...as the ink will <u><strong>NOT</strong></u> dry (I found this out the hard way before ANY of the magazines & TV shows came out with this solution... I was FORCED to find a quick and fairly easy solution... it was an act of sheer desperation, I assure you)<br />
<strong>I sprinkled <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">UTEE</span> on the printed Ink jet ink and carefully heated the ink transparency with my heating gun, trying to keep the transparency from curling up/getting wavy</strong>... a little of this, for me, seems unavoidable...<br />
<strong>(if any of the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">UTEE</span> pops off, I use a fine tip Slick Writer (American Crafts) and some dimensional adhesive and I'm back in business...)</strong><br />
* the TITLE was the toughest aspect of this page, other than the measuring, sizing, and placement issues I ALWAYS seem to have...<br />
--The 2 "W"'s, "M" , "N", and "R" I had to place these clear-backed stickers onto white <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">cardstock</span> and then cut them out, mounting them with foam dots <em>(without the white <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">cardstock</span>, they would disappear...something that REALLY irks me when I see it on layouts...when clear-backed stickers are placed DIRECTLY onto darker paper, turning them nearly invisible, thus losing their beauty or impact)</em><br />
-- <strong>I used other letters that I keep in PLASTIC FISHING TACKLE STORAGE BOXES that have the dividers...this way when I need a specific letter, I only have to pull out my LETTER BOXES, NOT having to go <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">thru</span> ALL of my various packages wasting valuable scrapping time...</strong><br />
-- The "O"'s are special...I try to work some of my collected memorabilia(Gregory calls it my heaps of unnecessary junk...can you imagine????) into each and every layout....I've LOVED buttons as long as I can remember I played with my Mother and Grandmothers' collections of buttons, ALL throughout my childhood... thus, I selected 2 black interestingly shaped buttons...by themselves, they had very little impact, so, I painted them (imagine that !!!) to look like a slice of melon <span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>AND </strong></span>they <em>STILL </em>didn't "Do it for me. "<br />
So, I played around with them until at the very last, when I was about to throw in the creative towel, I came across my mini-marbles...combined with some dimensional adhesive, VOILA!!!!<br />
<strong>(I put a bit of scotch tape on the bottom of the buttons when I was putting the marbles and the adhesive in the centers where the buttonhole<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">s</span> were...this kept the mess to a bare minimum)</strong><br />
<strong>I have also uploaded <span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Our Watermelon Wonder PAGE 2"</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Thanks</strong></span> for taking your valuable time to look at my layouts and for persevering through my obsessively compulsively, HIGHLY detailed directions...<br />
<strong><em><span style="color: red;">Please</span></em></strong> take care and God bless...<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background: yellow;">tia</span></strong></span> </span><strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">: )</span></strong>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-89710012341675060002006-10-12T05:02:00.000-07:002010-07-05T08:27:08.049-07:00Our Watermelon Wonder Page 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH416lA9sI/AAAAAAAAABM/OjTL-Ks_moo/s1600/DSC08494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH416lA9sI/AAAAAAAAABM/OjTL-Ks_moo/s320/DSC08494.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Jackson has <strong>LOVED </strong>watermelon since his first taste of it as an infant!!!<br />
I took this set of pictures of him on our front porch, thoroughly enjoying a LARGE mixing bowl full of juicy, organic h2omelon...basically letting him "Have at it!" :) I had bought this "good thumpin' " watermelon, brought it home and thought I seize the gorgeous June afternoon on our front porch to cut it while keeping an ever vigilant eye on JackJack's "run amok" freedom in the front yard with our beloved neighbor's son (six years older than Jackson )& his treasured playmate, Jake. Knowing he would be safe under Jake's ever-watchful eye, for a quick moment, I bopped inside to grab some wet wipes, anticipating the "dirty deed of delving" into the now cut up melon... as an after thought, I grabbed my camera thinking it might be a wonderful opportunity to get the two of them enjoying some summertime decadence... just as I came out, Jake was "hollered home," making a quick getaway with apologies flying over his shoulder, saying he tried to stop him but...<br />
My little man couldn't wait for my split second return, his belly demanded instant gratification... thus, these images were caught quite literally, "red-handed (face, outfit, shoes, concrete... oh well, you only live once...)" on film forever (God willing)... :)<br />
Once he decided he had enjoyed every last morsel of the sweet, juice-laden morsel, he was saturated in h20melon juice and as happy as a clam in sand!!!<br />
<strong>TECHNIQUES UTILIZED:</strong><br />
* I took a picture of a watermelon's flesh and rind & cut them into 1 3/4" squares, inking the edges with black ink<br />
* Before I Glue-Dotted the melon squares to the background Provo Craft "Watermelon Rind" textured paper<em> (I didn't realize that this was the ACTUAL name of this textured paper's color until I was compiling the supply list)</em>, I put 4 black mini brads on 4 of the rinds, framed 3 flesh squares w/ black grosgrain ribbon w/ white stitching, & finally, I used both the shimmering rose handmade textered paper & the red handmade textured paper as "diamond" mats to 3 of the rind squares<br />
* I cut 3 more of the shimmering rose handmade texture paper, a square of dark green handmade textured paper & 2 squares of corrugated forrest green paper... I inked the edges of ALL of these<br />
* Using the large foam letter stamps and several types of small letter stamps, I stamped " H 2 O" and "water" "melon" while the squares were in the "diamond" position<br />
* I cut 2 of the pictures of JackJack leaving them unmatted and edges uninked <em>(In hindsight, I would probably ink the edges of ALL the pictures to give them a more "finished" appearance)</em><br />
* The picture of him standing I left as a rectangle, matting it twice with the dark green handmade textured paper and the red handmade textured paper, inking the edges of BOTH mats with balck ink<br />
* As a last minute amusement, I cut little "bites" out of the photo mats with decorative scissors for a little<br />
* I cut out Jackson from one of the pictures & w/ my FAVORITE adhesive, Glue Dots, I put him in the bottom right corrner<br />
* As with PAGE 1, I edged the perimeter (except the left edge so as to keep uninterrupted fluid movement between the pages) with black grosgrain ribbon with white dots...adhering the ribbon was an exercise in futility... after NUMEROUS trial and errors, I met success with FABRIC TAC (Walmart or Michaels), my sanity preserver, SERIOUSLY, as it is easy to manage, holds tight, dries clear& relatively quickly. :)<br />
The most difficult aspect of this entire layout, for me, was determinig what element should be what size, placement, & spacing. I quickly found out, as the Greeks did when building their amazing temples, that you sometimes have to "fool the eye"... when I was creating the diamond mats, I thought I could just cut the mat the exact size of the picture...not so, as it didn't look quite right <em>to me</em>... so, I went back and cut an infintismal amount off of each side, making the picture a tad smaller than its corresponding mat...voila! :) A happy scrapper :)<br />
Thanks for looking and enduring my obcessive compulsive attention to minute detail...<br />
Please take care and God bless!!!<br />
tia :)thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-49865935279154951062006-10-11T18:17:00.000-07:002010-07-14T18:51:18.226-07:00The Dalton Music Gene page 1 COMPLETED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH4PvjH1iI/AAAAAAAAAA8/9OzQ0m6HPDk/s1600/DSC03233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH4PvjH1iI/AAAAAAAAAA8/9OzQ0m6HPDk/s400/DSC03233.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I leave "finished" pages out for days , weeks, and even months (in a protector to keep dust, curious and ALWAYS sticky 5-year-old fingers, and any other destructive force from destroying my treasured creations)...<br />
Such was the case with this layout....it always looked like it needed something more...so, I pilfered through ALL the old photos my beloved paternal Grandaddy gave me and happened upon, like a winning lottery ticket, a picture of my Daddy's Big Stone Gap (Lee County Schools) Band Bus in which he spent a great deal of time. I KNEW at the moment of discovery that this was the "Missing Link"...<br />
Thanks for looking!!!!thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-30520978472705433652006-07-07T15:50:00.000-07:002010-07-05T08:28:52.732-07:00BOOM: Gregory's Newspaper Wrestling Photo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH4QM3FFSI/AAAAAAAAABA/4qeVskWRtV0/DSC08477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH4QM3FFSI/AAAAAAAAABA/4qeVskWRtV0/DSC08477.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-82491353447689940972006-07-07T15:39:00.000-07:002010-07-05T08:30:01.075-07:00Everyday is a blessing, a miracle, cherished...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH43GHH_aI/AAAAAAAAABU/mWspGXlWNhs/s1600/DSC08496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7ioKPN1iUnI/TDH43GHH_aI/AAAAAAAAABU/mWspGXlWNhs/s320/DSC08496.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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This layout won *** FIRST PLACE*** at the 2005 Great American Scrapbook Convention!!!! :)<br />
One of three winning layouts...out of five submitted...<br />
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This is a bittersweet accomplishment as this was created only a few short months after this "Georgeous" <strong>28-month-old </strong>, George Bampton Little, was run over and killed by his beloved Daycare Provider, who had cared for and cherished his every breathing moment from his first day with her at a tender 6-weeks-old until that horribly unimaginably nightmarish day, April 28, 2003 at 8:30am, one day shy of his being 29-months-old... He was our ONLY nephew, brother to our ONLY niece, Tori...Tori was born 8 weeks early, she was sweet and tiny and such a tender blessing arriving after 36 hours of labor on Nov.1st, 1996...prouder Aunts and Uncles would NEVER be found...she was the very center of our newlywed existence :) We were there with her when they heard "The Murmur"...that led to trips to specialists and terrifying news that this tiny creature was hanging on to life by the tiniest thread...she was to have a 3 hour surgery on her miniscule heart, the size of an almond!!!! She had several defects, the one that would inevitably take her precious life if not corrected was a kink in one of her main arteries, slowly starving her tiny body of precious blood...no wonder she slept ALL the time and was INCREDIBLY difficult to rouse just to get her to barely feed...<br />
So, at 5 1/2-weeks-old, the docs took our little wonder in their mighty arms, put her on a ventilator, deflated her left lung, and cut out the kink, resecting the artery allowing precious blood to course throughthat tiny 5 pound body...<br />
They said she'd be in the hospital 30 days...she was out in 11 days!!! :) She hasn;t slowed down yet!!! :) She's brilliant, active, and you'd NEVER known how close she came to the unthinkable...<br />
This was initially done in an attempt to begin "to heal" the unfathomable ache deep in our souls...<br />
There are friends, in a vain effort to comfort, who said,"Just be glad it wasn't Jackson"...<br />
Just because he didn't come from my body doesn't mean we didn't treat him as though he wasn't OUR's...<br />
We had SOOOO many hindrances/difficulties in our Hurculean effort to conceive AND maintain a pregnancy...actually, conceiving was VERY easy for us, it was staying pregnant with which my body had SERIOUS, life-threatening issues...<br />
Teresa, George and Tori's Momma and Gregory's older sister, and I were joyously pregnant at the same time...<br />
She was due Dec. 29, 2000 and I was due April 26, 2001...what a GLORIOUS time!!!! until October when a blood clot insidiously formed in the ambilicus and maliciously, hatefully, heart-wrenchingly killed our tiny baby...Unless this has happened to you, you have NO CONCEPT of the unexplainable shame, seething anger, and unconsolable grief/guilt that comes with the undeniable fact that YOUR OWN BODY killed your baby!!!! Not easily overcome, nor consoled, nor understood...<br />
Needless to say, there was a TREMENDOUS amount of raw, bare emotions that needed an outlet...after my 16th surgery, the miscarriage's subsequent Emergency D & C, the hormones surging thru my system, I ended up with SEVERAL evil cysts on my ovaries that HAD to be removed on the day before baby George was born...<br />
To our great dismay, we missed the long awaited arrival and textbook perfection entrance of one LARGE George Bampton Little....on his Due Date :) Thus, Georgeous' perfect arrival, healthy and whole, was exaulted by our entire family and beloved friends!!!! He was smart as a whip, tall for his age, healthy as a horse. The only time he was sick, required a week long stay a few weeks before he left us...<br />
To our great yet guarded joy, we were pregnant , once again, in January of 2001...just a few short weeks after my 17th surgery...I didn't even have my stitches out!!!! Until that time, we took steps to ensure that if anything happened to us, George and Tori would be the sole beneficiaries of our "fortune" ha ha...we're teachers...what fortune??? :) So you see, George and Tori were as if they were our very own children...After Jackson was born, people were amazed at how laid back we were and so adept at caring for him, being first time parents and all...we always told people that Jackson was in our eyes, our third child... :) So, George's death was more than just the loss of a nephew, it was the loss of a part of us...thallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-7263720478127624782006-03-09T06:29:00.000-08:002010-07-05T08:32:53.571-07:00The Dalton Family Music GeneThis was created using a new Definitions Line of paper...<br />
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A wonderful light in all of our livesthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841093435416972550.post-17673582155570372172005-01-05T09:14:00.000-08:002010-07-05T09:18:31.513-07:00Frequently Asked QuestionsI am working on this but send me your questions and I will add themthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857456695439346546noreply@blogger.com1