Ah, Summer Salad!

Hello, dear readers!

I do hope that you are having the best weekend!

I kicked off the weekend by preparing my favorite salad last night...

(And enjoyed it while watching a scary movie with my sweetheart, on tv).

I was craving fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and cilantro, from our garden.

So, out I went...

With my country basket in hand.

Oh! I picked a honeydew melon as well!

Yum.

We have cucumbers and tomatoes galore. I do wish that I could share them with you.

The corn isn't quite ready yet...

But oh, how we love sweet corn on the cob. Soon, I think. Soon.

So, my favorite salad deserved a place in my art journal.

I did not go into great detail with the recipe because I like to mix it up at times. Sometimes I add black olives, sometimes green olives... Even Greek olives.

If I don't have fruit handy, I substitute the apple slices with dried cranberries...

Or not.

I always keep Feta cheese in the fridge!

I make this salad at least three times a week during the Summer months.

Today we went shopping and I found some wonderful, tiny canvases to paint on! I bought several of them and plan to dive into some art soon! I want to stock my etsy shop, truly, I do. I just find it difficult when working a full time job, leaving me very little free time to keep my shop filled with newly listed items. I thought that I could make it happen this Summer...

But with the wedding and the travels, it just did not happen.

I have decided to keep plugging away with my creations, as time permits. Once I feel that I have enough offerings to make my etsy shop appealing to others, I will stock!!!

In the meantime,

If you do see something that you wish to purchase, please, talk to me via comment or email! Most everything that I create, is indeed, for sale (with the exception of my art journal entries, of course)!

I am a perfectionist and am just waiting for the right time to fill my shop with sooooooo many treasures.... Page after page of viewing and shopping!

A big thank you to those who have purchased from me...

Just by asking! I appreciate your support. My greatest passion is creating, and sharing with others!

Now, I think it is time for another salad! How about you?

Enjoy!

XO

 

Cool Coloring (tutorial)...

Hello to you!

Lookie at what I'm doing today...

No! I'm not laying on a colorful beach towel, in the sand!

I'm sitting in my favorite Summer spot, right here, on my patio...

Playing with these cool crayons-

I have had these fabric crayons for many years. I enjoyed them way back then, but as I continue to add to my art supplies collection, I find that the old supplies seem to be forgotten and buried in the bottom of a drawer! I'm trying to change this. It's time that I start using ALL of my supplies and try them out on new projects.

Just out of curiosity, I looked online at one of my favorite art supplies store, and found that these crayons are still available...

And so inexpensive! Wow! How could something so good cost so little?!!!

So, I have this idea in mind.

I want to create a colorful banner for our patio. I want bold, bright Summery colors!

Also, long ago, I cut out all of these pennants from an old blanket in which I had purchased from an estate sale. The pretty blanket was torn and tattered, but I knew that I would find a use for it. I liked the texture and design.

I want to keep this project simple. A no brainer...

I just want to color and think about the light-hearted things that make me smile! (Like the weekend visitor who will be arriving here on Thursday to make art with me! My dear, dear friend, Lori...since seventh grade, I might add)!

Giggle, giggle.

 

These crayons are so easy to work with.

Just color! Press hard for a more vibrant color. You can clearly see that they work rather well, even on a bumpy fabric.

 

Aaaaahhhhh, Summer!

It's a perfect day here in Kansas. A subtle breeze flowing through the patio. Birds chirping! I saw a hummingbird pass by earlier! We must get her some sugary food. I sip on my ice cold drink...

I put cucumbers in everything lately since we have tons of them popping up in the garden. This is green tea with cold cucumbers. I eat so many veggies throughout the Summer months. It's so nice to just walk outside and pick fresh vegetables that we, ourselves, grew! Do you garden?

I will say goodbye for now and continue on with my coloring!

Oh! Be sure to heat set your colored project when finished! Just lay a piece of paper over the colored project and iron.

I do hope that you enjoy some coloring too...

And think pleasant, happy thoughts!

XO