Who Are You Calling Crafty?

MOM… I’m Bored!

The three dreaded words of summer vacation… MOM, I’m Bored! I heard that every day last week, even on the days we went to the pool. Growing up is so different now than when I was a kid. For example I had kids to play with no one went to summer camp meaning there were … Continue reading »

Colored Pencil Drawings

I have recently been entering my Colored Pencil Drawings in a monthly Challenge put on by Colored Pencil Magazine. I have entered four so far, I haven’t won anything which is fine because I didn’t enter to win, I have entered them to keep myself motivated and to explore Colored Pencil once again. When I … Continue reading »

I Survived the Last Week of School

Last week was the last week of First Grade for my daughter and we had our first Tropical Storm of the season, which equals a crazy busy week. I also opened a Society 6 shop to order prints of some of my paintings and drawings – check it out here. The Rusty Blue Car … Continue reading »

Work In Progress – Rusty Car

I have been working hard on my colored pencil drawing it is far bigger than anything I have done since college. I completely understand why color pencil size suggestions are at least 20″x10″ this make it so you just can print something modified in Photoshop. At most I get four hours of colored pencil time. … Continue reading »

Taking Some Time Off

I know it seems recently I have been been doing that quite a bit but I need more time. I am thinking only Wordless Wednesdays for the time – I managed to fix the WordPress App. on my phone, Booga did something to it and I had to uninstall it and reinstall it. I have … Continue reading »

Saving the Arts in My Hometown

My hometown (Escanaba, MI) schoolboard voted last night to “integrate” the K-3 art program into the classroom. They also voted to eliminate several positions in the district. My K-3 grade art education was far from spectacular but it made me strive for more, I wanted to learn because I enjoyed painting during art class in … Continue reading »

Yoga Bag

I have been going to Pilates for a couple months now on Tuesday and Fridays. I have gotten over my fear of exercising with others. Surprisingly I am enjoying it and actually feel guilty if I don’t make it (guilt is a wonderful motivator some days). One of the ladies showed up last week with … Continue reading »

Confessions of a Former Big Girl – A Year Later

It has been close to a year since I have written about my weight, weight problems, leaving some people to wonder if I have fallen off the wagon. I have not fallen off the wagon and despite medicine decreases to the point I am no longer any form of Synthroid, something I was told would … Continue reading »

Happy 90th Birthday Grandma!

My Grandma Helen was born in 1923 during the height of Prohibition and before the depression (I am sure she is thrilled I am broadcasting this). Growing up my Grandma lived about 3 miles from my house which I would bike to almost every day during the summer. We would play cards, my grandma is a card … Continue reading »