Another Project for 2009

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Artist Trading Card

So yesterday I was surfing the net, looking at the wealth of talented artists out there and I came across: Maria Pace Wynters and I was so impressed. I loved the way she captures everyday moments with her children. I am always a fan of multi-layered, multi-meida art...especially portraits. I was so inspired by the webpages...that I decided to do a little of my own. Here's a little artist trading card of the day after my son was born. I exaggerated the curls a little bit...but I loved his curls when he was itty bitty like that...when his hair was wet it would get all curly...so cute. And his eyes when he was first born were a slate blue color. Kind of like his Grandpa T's eyes. I am quiet in love with this style and this illustration of my son. I may end up making quite a few of these...but I don't know if I will be able to part with them...nor do I know what I will do with everything that I want to make since I will soon run out of storage. I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do.

My Christmas Gifts-Michael's

Did anyone else notice the logo change for Michael's Craft Store? They have completely redone their floor layout. It seems that they have cut way back on their merchandise, and I was a little disappointed when I went in there to tell you the truth. It looks really nice, and there isn't crap sitting around like there used to be...but it costs more to shop there. It was sad. This is all I could find. Although 20 4x4 canvases for $12 is really awesome!

My Christmas Gifts-HobbyLobby

Can you believe that I got all of this for $30....it was probably the best trip to Hobby Lobby ever, according to how much we got for the money and the number of potential projects. :D I LOVE LOVE LOVE after Christmas sales well, any sale that has things that I can use or repurpose at 80% off!

My Christmas Gifts-Old Navy

Okay so you know you're a Mom when....you get a $20 gift card and go, hmmmm...I could get myself a T-Shirt and possibly a thin sweater....or I could get a bunch of things for my son. Now it was a little tricky predicting what size Isaiah is going to be when Christmas rolls around next year. But I figure if it's too big, I can just pad him with extra sweaters to make him fill it out. So this is what I got for my $20 giftcard from my brother Mike. I am going to be saving the majority of it for Isaiah's Christmas or birthday presents for next year. I LOVE after Christmas Shopping.