29 FACES 2013

FACE number 8! I was inspired to do this Aceo "I SURVIVED" to honor all women who have had the courage and strength to face their fears and take on all sorts of battles. Whether they are dealing with domestic violence, depression, cancer, divorce, or mourning the loss of a loved one...I firmly believe that a womans spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

ACEO ORIGINAL
watercolor and glaze ink
Title: I SURVIVED

29 Face Challenge 2013

Number 6...they are a team...Mom and baby are so small so I put them together as one...again I used botanical potpourri pods to place their tiny clay faces in!

29 faces 2013 number 4

Hello all....here is number 4!

ORIGINAL ACEO

TITLE: "BaD HaiR DaY"

WATERCOLOR

29 Faces Challenge 2013

FACE NUMBER 3!

I made this face from an air dry clay and then glued her onto a seashell from Miami...her rays are made from botanical potpourri!

Oh How I've Missed You All!

My dear sweet blog friends oh how I've missed you! My last post was in November... one week later I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer! I had surgery ..a hysterectomy and so far so good.

Then you must all remember my daughter Anjelina who was a victim of a violent crime in July of last year...well she had to have another emergency surgery which was related to the first surgery! I was in Florida visiting my new and first granddaughter when I received the news that she was rushed to the hospital....I had to get the first flight back home...all you Moms out there know how bad I felt knowing my daughter was having surgery and I wasn' there!

I am going to keep all the other unkind things that happened in between simply because all of you must be tired of hearing me talk about unhappy things....I swear I am not an "Eeyore" type of person...one who complains about everything...you know the "woe always me" but my family has really had a lot to deal with!

All that said...I can't wait to visit all of you and catch up on things. I have been trying to create as much as I could to try to add to my little Etsy shop. Here are a few...I hope you like them!

I created this piece for the Aceo Challenge.."What do you see when you look out your window"...however I didn't make it on time...my cats all do this...they scratch on the window to come in!

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It's Time To Smile Again!

Hello to all my sweet friends! I would like to give you all an update on my daughter Anjelina. As many of you know she was brutally attacked almost two months ago by a monster who will be charged with attempted murder. However, that is all I am going to say about him because he doesn't deserve my time....Anjelina is doing absolutely wonderful and she is so thankful to be alive to smell the flowers...enjoy the warm sun...have tea with me on the deck....lol....I could go on and on.

We both totally appreciate all the love, light, and prayers from everyone! Thank you to all of you who kept the prayers going by mentioning it on their blogs and lighting candles...I believe wholeheartedly that all of those prayers helped her to heal so quickly....she was in  the hospital for only six days....and that included 3 days in Intensive Care!

So....I painted a canvas for Anjelina about the power of prayer and wrote her this note on a piece of parchment paper...rolled it up like a small scroll and placed it the back of the canvas!

Dear Anjelina,

On July 7, 2011 your life changed forever but not in the way that most would believe. You didn't allow the monsters hand hold you down...you didn't allow the fear to immobolize you....no not my daughter...you were brave and bold and soon you rose above your circumstances. You found your inner "Women Warrior" and have the battle scars to prove it. You found your courage and now my daughter it is yours for life!

With all my love...Mom

I debated whether to show you what I wrote but so many of you were here with me from the beginning and I felt that you should know.

Now here is the surprize....I made a second 6x6 canvas painting and I am going to give all of you a chance to win it! Anyone can enter...this is for all of you that wrote on my blog....prayed silently...passed the word that Anjelina needed help...this is for anyone who has ever prayed for themselves or someone they loved...this is for anyone who believes in the power of prayer! Please just leave a comment and your name will go in the hat!

Good Luck....Anjelina will do the drawing on September 7th. Oh...I almost forgot...the words I choose for the letter to Anj were inspired by one of my favorite books..."WOMENS BOOK OF POSITIVE QUOTES"!

It's been a few rough weeks...

It has really been a few rough weeks...sometimes in life that happens. My husband tripped over one of our dogs and broke a small bone in his foot. He can't return back to work for 12 weeks. One of our precious cats was run over by a car and my daughter Anjelina found her. Then my other daughter Mikki had a very good friend pass away in a car accident.

I don't like to complain in a blog because I know everyone has their own problems. I truly did debate whether people would be turned off because of it or they would see me as more human. I am reminded of one of my fav quotes "He who has no clouds...has no rainbows."

So...I decided if you were kind enough to listen the least I could do was give you a small dose of cuteness...here are a few pics of some bunnies I made for the babies in my life...they were made from gloves and baby socks!