New Year, New Resolutions?...or stick with the old ones?

Once again the New Year approaches and I am puzzled as to what my resolutions will be.  I seem to pull out the same old ones every year and I never seem to stick to them, but maybe this year will be different.  Weight loss is always at the top of the list and I start out well but then life kicks in and I never seem to find the time needed to take to shop for healthy meals, much less fix them.  The next on my list would be to learn the word, "No."  I always seem to over commit myself into helping other people out.  I know the feeling of being the lone person working on a project and I hate others to have to do the same, so I have a tendency to place my own things on the back burner.  I am sure people probably think I never finish anything or that it takes me forever, lol.  So.... so far we have weight loss and the word "No."  I guess my third item would be to finally start developing the art I would like to produce. For Christmas I received a set of paintbrushes and two tubes of paint from one of my students and had another former student stop me to say they really wish I could teach art....maybe this was old St. Nick's subtle way of saying stop making excuses and get to work. 
The New Year begins in two short days.  I guess this time next year we will know whether this will be the one year that I stick to the 10th anniversary of two of my resolutions.  Maybe throwing the third one in will be the charm for commitment this year. Wish me luck.  As for all of you, may you have the courage to stick to your resolutions, follow your dreams, and have a very Happy New Year! 

New Years Eve Cupcakes

New Years Eve Cupcakes

These are so cute....wish I had more time!

Pinterest

I am sure that I am not the only one that has discovered the new pastime of Pinterest.  I click and add so many projects that I think at my current calculations I will need to live to be a 120 and in good health to finish.
  I am one of those imaginative dreamers that loves to create and explore different mediums, if only you were paid to do these types of things. I save so many items because I think, "Hmmmmm...I could make something with that."  I seem to be the first person people dial when they have an unusual object they are looking for or a creative project they need help with.  I run and grab my supplies and dash to the rescue like some super craft hero. (And I have the second degree glue gun burns as proof.)  I have been referred to as eccentric, eclectic, a pack rat....though no one has ever had the nerve to say hoarder, I am not that bad. I have even taken those quick tests online that repeatedly label me as 80% right brain thinker. I get excited when I see books like Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future.  It gives me hope.  Until the final battle when we gain control, I will continue to search for new ideas and creations....which may mean I will be a little slow blogging, these things take precedence.   I have included two pictures from my current pinterest idea file that I managed to complete today.

Thrift Stores 2

I also discovered this frame for 95 cents at Goodwill.  I spray painted it a bright teal and placed a mixed media piece that I had painted for a Klimt challenge.  I keep telling Ben this is part of "going Green" but I think he sees it as more junk but humors me.

Love Thrift Stores

Well, as you can tell I don't do well at blogging.  With the start of a new school year and Nana's recent diagnosis, I have been a little short on free time.  I did get a little bit of thrift store time this morning and found a beautiful treasure.  I have always wanted a spinning wheel and have always been outbid at auctions.  Today I discovered a spinning wheel chair. I realized what it was from my addictions to all the restoration and antique shows.  Often when a spinner would die the family would make the spinning wheel into a chair.  Anyway, I was happy.

Thursday.....School Starting on Monday....Blah!

How is it your last week of break always seems to fly by?  I always have a whole list of things I want to do but never seem to get them all done. Last week when we went to Roanoke I stopped by Goodwill and found a really interesting hutch top and Ben being the ultimate furniture party pooper said dishes would not lie flat in it, so very sadly I walked on.  Yesterday we revisited the same store and there in all its glory sat the hutch top, I saw this as an omen...not that it was so ugly that no one else would purchase it but that it was meant for me to have! I promptly walked to the nearest shelf, found a plate and discovered it would lie flat within the cabinet so I immediately stuck my tongue out at Ben.  I know this was very childish but that is the relationship we have, lol. So I happily leave with 4 of my favorite ornate gold plastic frames and my hutch all for under 42.00.  We have a galley kitchen and I think open cabinets will help give the illusion of more space. Since our house is almost 110 years old and I want the pieces in the kitchen to match the character of the house.  Now if Ben can just make me a concrete farm sink, lol. I think our kitchen is going to be like a Italian kitchen, when we move all the pieces go with us. Buyers will walk in and say, "Where's the kitchen?" Well, I guess I better go get Ben out of bed to go get my treasure! Will post pictures later.

What to do, what to do, what to do.....

So, one of the things I discovered in reading Wishcraft was that I had a Renaissance personality, lol, now that may sound really great but what it basically means is that Ilike to have a lot of different irons in the fire at one time. In other words, da Vinci was apparently ADHD.  So while I fully intend to continue my furniture remodeling pursuits, I also like to venture back to collages and sculpting.  After purchasing the most recent copy of Art Doll, I have decided to work on some Halloween pieces.  I think Halloween actually ranks up there with Christmas for me.  Though anyone that knows me knows that I can be one of the biggest scaredy cats out there. I am the child that kept garlic powder in their nightstand to fight of Barnabas Collins. (My mom didn't have cloves of garlic) Hopefully tomorrow I will have some in progress photos to post.