tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33277137337082272962012-02-13T12:51:38.378-05:00Life, Art, Photography ~ Sugar StyleGiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-79256983416085319472012-02-12T18:07:00.000-05:002012-02-12T18:07:26.263-05:00

Of course I had to eat before I took a shot. Was much prettier before we all dug in. :) Lot's of chocolate wine, ribs & giggles with my parents.  I enjoyed today.  I definately need to do this  more often.  I truely believe family should always be first and I sure do love mine.  Especially when they are having fun.My Dad even learned to play pinball on the Ipad. I also found a duck egg in the

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The one thing I can say about Saturdays is that I love them best when we have nothing planned.  I really am a homebody and like they say, there's no place like home.  My husband and the little one working on her science project.  Well one of them is anyways...I think. (Bud Light's new platinum beer by the way, awesome!  I hear my facebook friends right now.."I thought you were sick why are you

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Art journaling.  Truth is, I don't do it enough but since I'm sick I had a good excuse to  journal today.  Much better than watching t.v. don't you think?I also like that there's no pressure to please anybody else but yourself in journaling.I rarely ever have a theme  I just paint whatever is on the top of my head.  Today it was houses by the sea.  (I'm missing the beach again.  Can you tell?)And

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Me, Gamma Girl giving myself one last infusion before I become a lab rat next week.I really am thankful for this stuff.  The plasma I've been injecting myself with weekly has really helped boost my immune system.  With the exception of last weeks.  Last week's donor sucked!  I'm sick as a dog.  :)  I don't even mind shoving the needles into my belly anymore but doing it for two years straight has

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This day did not start out good.  My husband stepped in dog pee at 5 in the morning which made him  cranky.  Extremely cranky, and I woke up tired with a sore throat and stuffed up nose not wanting to do anything.  But then I remembered my blog.  I swore to myself I would post something I loved every day of February and I'll be damned if I don't do it.   So, I finished my busts.They were not

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 Silver Bracelets mixed with white gold.  Worn on one arm.  Lot's of them.That's what I love.  I've been wearing them this way since the eighties.  But the bracelets are a tad more expensive now.  :)But not the flip flops.  I actually think the flip flops are cheaper.  I go threw them so quickly they need to be.  I wear them with just about everything. These ones were $2.00 at Wal-Mart.  Can't

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I wrote clean house but I think the emphasis needs to go on the kitchen since I seem to be in it all the time!I honestly don't mind though.  The view from it is not too shabby, plus I have a chalkboard which I can write the girl's little reminders of what not to do.  I decided to try Gary Buseyisms this morning.  Corny yes, but I think they got the point.I needed something for the top wall so I

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Anyone who has ever read my blog knows I have an obsession with the hummingbird.Trying to get a shot of them in flight is a time consuming and sometimes impossible feat, but when I do, I am oh so happy.I love these little birds so much that..for Love Day #6 they will be the only post on the page.Xoxo-Sugar

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Today ended up being a really great day.  I love bike riding but I especially love it when I'm doing it with my girl's.  I got them to bike pretty far too.Seven miles to be exact and for little chickies with no bike gears....That's pretty damn good.  The little one was a little worn out..But still happy to be biking.The older one was aggravated that I kept taking pictures of them biking and I got

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  I love making dolls but they are so time consuming I needed to think of something else I could make in a couple of hours instead of ten.  So I figured I'd make these.  For starters.They were a ton of fun to make.  I can't wait for them to dry so I can paint them.  My hands have definately been missing the clay.It was nice I still had some on the shelves in my bedroom studio.  And it's wonderful

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-5878053305871573422012-02-02T17:05:00.000-05:002012-02-02T17:05:33.893-05:00

Day #2 is definately Windchime love.  I find the sound that they make quite enchanting.  This is the latest windchime that was purchased at a Seafood Festival. When it moves around it looks like the mother bird is feeding her babies. I love her.  Isn't she cute?Then of course there's the Pelican which I just had to have.And a copper windchime that my husband made me.This one makes a really

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29 Days Of Things I ♥In honor of "Love Month" I decided to post a photo everyday of things I adore.  Things I love.  I figured it would also give me a new perspective and appreciation for things that I've been taking for granted.  Truth be told I could use a little help in the structure department too.  So here we go... Day #1 of things I love--Frida KahloSo I painted a portrait of her based on

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Well it's Christmas time and the holiday spirit has kicked in with me along with a new desire to make art again and lot's of it.   Along with more You Tube videos.  :)  It felt good to do a video that was silly.  Even if everyone ends up thinking I'm bonkers.  I just don't care.  I'm like the old man who will drop his drawers in front of everyone because he's come to that point in life where he

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-11805503964056534852011-11-27T17:41:00.000-05:002011-11-27T17:41:36.168-05:00

When I first started blogging I was in desperate need of a happy place.  A place where I could go to and share things that were joyful and full of art.  Which is the way I try to live.  Joyful and full of art.  But things aren't always as they seem.With my health issues that go way past my immune deficiancy, trying to catch up on past financial problems, major family drama, and people that I

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-26908808547340515002011-10-27T17:32:00.000-04:002011-10-27T17:32:16.010-04:00

Oh yes, I know I haven't been around much lately but I've been more than busy.  Busy doing this.... And busy doing this....Oh and I've been busy doing this again too....But this post wasn't about the latter two..So back to the painting....This is the first mixed media painting I've done in a long time.  (Not counting journals) but on wood that is.  She was tons of fun to do.I painted layer after

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I can't believe I'm about to say this but my husband was right.  I can't do everything.  (God that hurt to admit.)  The last time I posted I told you I was trying to do three different things at the same time.  Photography, illustrate a children's book, and make video's of art journaling at least twice a month.  (And let's not forget I'm a mama too!)  Well the video's haven't been happening

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ART JOURNALING  School started again which makes life hectic and hell the first few weeks but now I think I'm getting it under control.  I've really been getting into art journaling and managed to do this page- Along with this video on how to do it-I think video wise this is what I will be doing from now on.  I'm going to try to put at least two up a month.  One at the very least.PHOTOGRAPHYI

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I've been practicing my photography skills lately on my kids.  A lot.  I'm sure at this point they would probably like to hear that they will never have to pose for another photo again but that's just not going to happen.I mean come on look at these face's.  What's a mom to do?  They're just gonna have to put up with it.  It's one of the things I'm working on.  Becoming a photographer.  A real

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I decided to play photographer in my backyard.I love this shed we have back here.  On days like I've had today I wish I could of just hid out in it.But see this little bird?  Everytime I go outside she and her friends start peeping at me so I make sure to feed them.  It's really so cute I can hardly stand it.You know I really wish I could take credit for how these flowers look back here but I

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-57788790804534523472011-07-26T12:35:00.000-04:002011-07-26T12:35:40.892-04:00

Welcome to the land of Sugarland Grove...Where creatures prance about,Lollipop trees and fruity seas, and nobody has a pout.Creatures fly and twirl around, they are never going to stop.Buzzing around and flapping by all around the block.Poem by Jax Sprague- Age 11Dolls by Sugar-Age Older  :) These are the dolly's that I just finished and am sending to the StageCoach Gallery.  (Well the ladybug

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-86761661144071384932011-07-19T17:22:00.000-04:002011-07-19T17:22:20.058-04:00

  Tuesday's are usually "field trip" days with my chicks and although I've lived in this area my whole life, I've never seen the inside of this Lighthouse so today I decided was the day to go.Here's some little facts on it so I won't have to type them out myself!  Hey, it's been a long day.One little fact that they didn't bother to mention on the sign is that the Lighthouse is suppose to be

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I jumped the gun.  I did.  I'm actually shocked at how many responses I've gotten on here and elsewhere telling me not to give up.  Really made me rethink my decision.  It did.  Soooo....I made eyeballs last night.  Yes, last night.  Blue ones to go with the dolls that I am going to get started on today.  Or tomorrow.  Ones that will go in a gallery in South Dakota.  :)  It's called the Stage

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Things have been very confusing for me art wise since summer started.  You see I gave myself a deadline.  Last year at this exact same time I told myself if I didn't make it by this summer that was it.  Trying to make it as an artist and sell art stuff was OVER!  It's a hard thing to admit.  I did make half my goal though.  I made it into a few national publications, "the big ones", which to me

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Well I should say Kimora is in Pasticcio Quartz.  Just received my copy of the book in the mail.  It's full of so much eye candy I feel lucky to be included in it.Thank you Ms. Sarah Fishburn!

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I have read your comments and appreciate them deeply but do not seem to be able to post any replies back to you at all.  Is anyone else having this same problem?I've also been very, very busy since the end of the school year with my kids and family so I will be taking a brief blog break until things settle down.  But I'm still here.  Just wanted you to know. Xoxo-Gia

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Here's the first dolly of my tramp collection.  While reading Water for Elephants I became inspired by the stripper/hooker named Barbara at the beginning of the book.  Don't ask why I have no idea.  It just made me want to make a hooker doll.  But with class.  :)Before...After...Before--After...Amazing what a little make-up can do isn't it?I did make the shaw removable in case someone doesn't

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Finally figuring out my Canon I should say. I've been playing photographer the last couple of days and have been using my girlies as my models.  I think they did pretty well.  Mostly when they weren't expecting me to take a photo of course.My girl Brandy always knows when I'm going to take her photo.  This is her standard pose and there's nothing I can do about it.My oldest daughter posing... 

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There's been quite a few people who have asked me if I paint realistic portraits.  The truth is I've only tried once so I decided to give it another shot.  This is my daughter Teddie.  I drew her when her sister was out of town and we were bored watching t.v..  I think this might be as realistic as I can get.  Maybe if I keep trying.  I will of course draw her sister Jax so we'll see. This is

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Here's my Light Girl that I journaled back in April.  I had been in a dark funky mood that day until I looked around me and quickly changed my train of thought and became thankful for my husband and my little girls who were sitting right there next to me.Sometimes that's all it takes for me to get out of those moods.  To open my eyes. This is my New Direction Angel that I did today.  I thought I

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I was keeping myself busy last week making dollhouse goodies.  These tiny paintings are prints of my original work and are approximately 1 inch.  They are really cute and all for sale on Etsy, where you can also get a better look at them! I also made quite a few of these little books and am pretty pleased at how they came out if I can say so myself.  They are all made of leather and are 1/2

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-7442941236451067512011-04-13T13:33:00.000-04:002011-04-13T13:33:29.044-04:00

I've found myself in quite a bit of a funk lately so I decided that maybe I should start art journaling again.  For real this time.  These are my pages from the last two days. My Dream Big Girl.  I know that I should be positive and tell you that dreams really do come true but you know what?  I would be lieing.  I think most of us know that.  All dreams DO NOT come true, but that doesn't mean we

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It's Springtime Sunday and I had a ton of fun shooting the new baby birds and flowers that have popped up at the shack so I thought I'd share them with you.I'll start out with the baby Woodpecker.  I have to say out of all the birds that I see this one is my favorite.  They always make the most perfect round holes in the trees that and I get a kick out of hearing them peck away.Next comes the

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Which is such a Magical Place to be....I sware if you look really close...You'd think they were Fairies....They all have such beautiful colors....And their own little homes... But it's not just the Butterfly's that live here...It's where Hummingbirds roam...And it's not just the hummy's...there are plenty more flying around...Each of them enjoying themselves...And enjoying the Grounds....And then

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I've been having a ton of fun this Spring Break with my girls.  Even doing something as simple with them as going to the park.I love to watch these girl's play.  I love how they interact with each other.  I love how they love each other.I don't think two siblings could be any closer.And I am so lucky to be able to call them mine. P.S.  I took a ton of photo's of this beach preserve we have over

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The GuardianThere once was a little girl named Eliza who loved to spend hours in her garden tending her flowers.She loved each of the flowers so much that all she wanted to do was to guard them when she grew up.Eliza would talk to the flowers every day and tell them of her guardian wish.This went on for years until one day, to Eliza's surprise, one of the flowers opened upto reveal a tiny child

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-87698949993658062802011-02-24T17:33:00.000-05:002011-02-24T17:33:42.190-05:00

I finally stuck my hands back in clay yesterday and this is what they made.  Paper Clay takes so long to dry I was hoping I would have more done when posting this but I already had to fill the cracks in her neck because of my impatience.So here she is hairless and up close. And these little flower creatures are who she is guarding.  They aren't completely done either yet.  I will get them all

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Here's me today underneath the magic tree.  It's also photo #19 of  the self portrait shots that I've been taking for the 365 day challenge on Flickr.   I've become Flickr crazy.  I'll shoot anything that catches my eye.  With my camera that is.It's become a major passion.  I'm having so much fun I thought I'd share a few shots.What you're looking at is the shed in our backyard that unbeknownst

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-15435004173197705092011-02-01T16:59:00.000-05:002011-02-01T16:59:46.325-05:00

Happy February 1st! What's your new obsession this month you ask?  No, it's not hearts or jars or masks~ (hmmm maybe I should say today's new obsession.  It's probably more apropo).Okay so what's today's new obsession you ask?  It's these. The Hummingbirds.  I am determined to take the "perfect" photo of them so everytime I hear them chirping I run inside and grab my camera.  But I just learned

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-1988189463280997062011-01-28T17:25:00.005-05:002011-01-28T17:31:57.606-05:00

Stud & I were invited to a huge~girlfriend's-husbands-friends~triple Mardi Gras birthday party and we couldn't find masks.  Let me rephrase that.  Masks that we liked that we could afford.  Not locally anyway and by the time we pulled them up on Ebay they wouldn't have gotten here in time.  So we decided to make our own.  And here's how we did it.  :)We started out with a paper mache'ish wrap

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I joined a group today on Flickr which is called 365 days.  The rules of the group are you must take one self portrait, all by yourself, each day for 365 days.  Pretty simple I thought so I did it while I was doing what I always do on Tuesdays.  I figured I might as well since I have this new camera and all.  :)And just to be clear, I want you to know that I did not take this photo looking for

Giahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028622226480419493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327713733708227296.post-25412463226354979232011-01-22T14:30:00.000-05:002011-01-22T14:30:43.552-05:00

I love glass bottles & jars.  I think you can never, ever, have enough of either.  I seem to always be able to find some thing-a-ma-jig or another to put into them.Here's what I found at Goodwill today.Aren't they pretty?  And they cost only $2.00 each.  Can't beat that.  What I was in search for were Valentine Candy jars.  Glass ones so that you could see all the pretty colors of love.  The

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Yes that would be me baby.  Just got the new issue in the mail.  I had no idea!  What a pleasant surprise!  Wahoo!Xoxo-Sug

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This Sunday was a bit off for me.  All's I kept thinking in my head was, "I need to do something.  I need something more".  So to distract my mind from my negative thoughts, I grabbed my camera and snapped some photo's.Everyone was so calm and relaxed.  Happy in what they were doing whether it was just hanging out on the swing, Or working in a newly made garden planting banana tree's. Especially

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~If you sit quietly among the trees you would be woken by the kindest sound of sheer joy~A little girl who wanted nothing more in life but to be a fairy was taking a nap underneath an old oak tree when she started to hear a beautiful, enchanting sound that she couldn't describe.  She stirred around a bit wondering if she was dreaming than slowly opened her eyes to find a huge mushroom looming

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And a salt life is not for everyone but I sure am feeling very lucky to be where I'm at right now.  In the warmth.  In Florida.I mean come on look at this.  It's January 9th and I'm still wearing shorts.  (Well actually that's a lie, I'm wearing jeans.  I just happen to be one of those irritating Floridians who freezes when it hits 70 degrees.  What can I say?  I was born here, but you get the

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I've been out of it for a while.  A long four year while as a matter of fact.  Things happened,~ financial things, health things, things that were out of my control so I retreated.  Retreated into my own little world and left the outside world and every friend and good habit I had known behind.  I know that sounds terrible but I'm not the kind of gal that likes to talk about things when they are

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No more doodling in my doodle book.  I'm ready for big girl art journaling.  Raw journaling.  This is my first page in my new book for the new year.I had fun.  I'm already ready to do more.

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What Are Little Girl's Made Of?  Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice, That's What Little Girl's Are Made Of.I love catching candid photo's of my girl's being girl's.  Reminds me of my sister's and I when we were young and could just play with each other for hours and actually got along!   Sadly enought I had almost forgotten about that.On this day they were joined by their cutie patutie cousin Piper

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Today so far hasn't been a good day.  A good health day that is.  I woke up with every bone in my body hurting.  And there's nothing to be done.  Nothing to be done.  Arthritis, tendonitis, bone spurs, and the cartilidge in my shoulders is deteriorating.  I suppose the car accident I got in when I was a teenager didn't help either.  Yep, it's good to be me.  It's good to be me.  I was determined

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This is Bumble and these are his baby bee's.  I want to build a village and have all kinds of little magical fairy bugs live there.  I think I mentioned that before in one of these posts but then I got sidetracked painting angels.  That's how I roll though.  Back and forth, back and forth.  It's also how I keep myself entertained.This is Bumble up close.  He has no wings.  In my village none of

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I really am getting into the spirit this year.  Since I was just sitting in my kitchen with sauce on the oven waiting for cookies to cool down I decided to grab my camera.  This is what I see.  Like the elves swinging from the chandeliers?How about a tiny Santa holding a teddy bear?This angel is one of the first decorations my husband and I bought for our first Christmas together sixteen years

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 These are some of my new favorite ornaments.  Yes the time had finally come to pack away all of the girl's "Dora the Explorer" and "Disney Princess" ornaments we had and start fresh.  The kids just weren't diggin them anymore so this is what we decided to get.  Glittery grown up ornaments.  These ~ we all dig.And this is the tree they reside in.  I think they like it there.Here are some pies

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I've been really looking forward to the holidays this year.  Especially Christmas.  I've been in great need of holiday cheer lately and it couldn't have hit me quick enough.  Maybe that's why all's I've been wanting to do is paint angels.  I feel like I need them right now.  And to be honest I thought my friends and family might too so I decided to paint them some.These angels I'm turning into 

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  All's I've been wanting to do is paint lately.  And the only thing I've been wanting to paint are angels.  Not regular angels though.  Tattered and torn angels.  Ones like me.  (Not that I'm an angel, obviously, but I definately am a bit tattered and torn).  What can I say?  Luck of the draw I suppose.  This angel I made for our guest/office room.  I'm loving fixing up the shack lately.  My

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 Here is the smallest doll head I've ever made.  For those of you on my facebook you may or may not have seen it.  The top head was what I posted and it just wasn't doing it for me.  The bottom photo I can deal with,  (for now), but it definately needs a ton of work.  I wanted to see how small I could go.  I have to give it up to the miniature doll artists.  It is much harder to go small scale

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  \But even after 40 years of watching them, (okay maybe more like 30 since I am now 40 but you get the point), the waves still amaze me.  And now they do my girl's.  It's fun to see them dodge them.  Trying not to get wet.  Brings back lots of memories.  I prefer just to collect shell's at this point and put them in my old liquor bottles that I got from my Grandpa.  It's become my little

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I don't know what has gotten into me lately.  I think my clock is off because all's I've been doing since Saturday is spring cleaning.  In fall.  I suppose it really doesn't matter what time of year you do it just as long as you get it done.  I needed a break today.  All work and no play is no fun at all and since the shack is all nice and neat I decided to take some photo's.  Here they are. 

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I love owls.  All owls.  I love that they are a symbol of wisdom.  I also love that they say if an owl has visited you, an incredible gift has been bestowed.  So I decided to paint one.  Actually two.  For my boudoir.As you can see I am still in the process of painting them but I wanted to show you what I've done so far.  I've had a shitty day and painting and blogging tend to ease my mind, so

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Here are the latest two dolly's that I managed to do.  I wanted to make twins this time and I wanted them to be a bit different then my usual sculptures.I wanted them to move.  And they do.  Slightly.  I'll introduce them.This is Maggie May.  She was born one minute ahead of her sister Martha.  She has been completely sculpted out of paper clay, except her eyes which I make out of polymer and

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  I ended up putting the mermaid paintings aside for a little bit when I gotinto a rutt but here they are all done.  Up above is Lisette.This one is Layla.And here as you can see are all three together.  I think they look nice like this.  I'm working on getting prints of them for my Etsy shop but was excited to show youthat I am painting again.  Rutt over!xoxo-Sugar

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 I know I haven't been around much on this blog lately.   I'm in a bit of an artistic rutt right now so I decided to give myself a break and putter around with some journal pages.  Here's what I did.Ms. Frida.  I've always been a fan of Frida Kahlo's but hadn't really felt like I related to her until I watched the movie recently.  Now I can relate.  I know my version of her is in a completely

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I've started a new blog my little darlings.  It's called The Shabby Shack.  Here is the address~ http://thisshabbyshack.blogspot.com/ It's on this blogger, on my complete profile and it's more of a photography, home life, home goods finding page.  More of a personal page.    I of course will still be posting my art stuff on this site.  My dolls, paintings and journal pages which I have tons

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Here's my latest painting.  It's of the mermaid Layla that I sculpted.     I've been thinking about doing an art show and since I do live in Florida, I figured mermaids would be the way to go.Here she is all by herself.  I was told I need to paint "outside the lines" by my friend Fookie, and I agree, so she is almost line free.  I ended up really liking her this way. I think my little mermaids

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I know, I know.  I'm the dollmaker, blah-blah-blah, and all of the sudden I've been doing nothing but painting.  What can I say?  I bore easily so I decided to paint a girl named Rose.  And I wanted her to be real pretty.  With a touch of glamour.And lots of color and texture too.  She was really fun to paint.  I forgot how much I enjoyed just painting until I started the whole owl donation

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I've been wanting to do something for wildlife lately but wasn't sure exactly which direction I should go.  Then I thought about how many times I've been to the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, Florida for free.  I thought about how many people just passed by the donation boxes they have sporadically placed here and there without even dropping in a dime.  How many sick and injured animals

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I have to be honest here.  I have been so disgustingly busy these last few weeks since my girlies went back to school it's not even funny.  You think things would of settled down, but no.  Just the opposite.  First few weeks of school are crazy with parent teacher conferences, signing up for after school activities, trying to get back into the swing of these, etc. etc..  It's been really hard to

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I love Giraffe's.  Honest to God and truely.  I think they are one of the most beautiful creatures ever created and I was estatic when it was time for our Safari Jungle Cruise at Busch Gardens because we were going to be able to feed them.So here are my kitty's and I on our way to go see them.And here is Stud feeding them.Then me.Then our whole family.  I was ducking my head because he, or she,

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This is Tootie.And this is Tootie on her towel.I wasn't going to put up any photo's of her because she's the star of my newYou Tube video and I haven't finished editing it yet.  Well, editing the part I still need to shoot that is.  You see my original goal when my kids went back to school was to put up at least oneYou Tube video a week and finish three dolls.  I overshot myself.Here's where I'm

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I've been feeling pitifully old and pitifully sorry for myself  lately I must say.  Missing how things were when I was young.  How there seemed to be no problems except what skirt I was going to wear with what shirt. Missing my old friends.  The ones I could always count on.  The ones that always made me feel better.  Why is it so damn hard to make good friends as an adult?  Ones that you can

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Most summer's my family usually takes a trip to Sanibel Island or Orlando.  This year I wanted to do something different.  Go somewhere Old Florida.  With history.  I found it.  It's called Fernandina.  Or Amelia Island.  Whichever you prefer.  Let me show you....This is the town of Fernandina.  How cool is this!  I loved it there.This is my chickies and me waiting to take a carriage ride with a

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Perplexing thoughts fill the mind, of the pink hair girl you can not find.  In your grown up brown hair and high heel shoes find the pink hair child she is your muse.     Summer's almost over and I'm coming to the very last pages of my art book.  (Finally, after two years.)  Things have been changing so drastically & quickly in my life lately  that I need to put the past behind me and focus

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I had to post this of course because I am completely stoked at this moment, and when I am completely stoked I need to share. Remember this? No, not my hair.  I had posted this back in October '09 when I first discovered this magazine and said I wanted to be in it.  Well take a look at this.Yep, that's me and my dolly's in the Show & Tell section in a two page spread baby.  Yay!  What is that you

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I wanted to do this video for two reasons.  One, to put a face on PID.  (Primary Immune Deficiancy), which is what I have.  And to also put a face on where your donations are going when you give blood, or plasma.  It's to real people.  Ordinary people, like me.   So keep giving, please.  You are saving lives. The second reason I wanted to do this video is to show that even in the midst of all

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Well, I did it.  (Well actually my mother did it.  Thank you Madre).  Put together The Fairfield dollhouse by Greenleaf.  Took her three whole weeks to do it.  Now I understand why.  Took me two whole hours just to put on a few rows of shingles.I have to tell you, doing these shingles the way I'm doing them is a major pain in the ass.  I don't know when I'll be done.  You see the proper way to do

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Here she is ~  Dolly done ~  Lady Isabella.  I have to tell you Isabella did not turn out exactly how I wanted her too. ~ She turned out exactly how she wanted too.  I wanted her to be old and worn looking.  (You know, primish.   Very, very old and primish actually.)  I tried to crackle her face, arms, hair, dress, but she just refused to be crackled!Maybe she thought it would take away from her

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And oddly enough, I just figured this out.  Not that I haven't enjoyed many other things.  Mosaics, painting, art journaling, crotcheting... but truth be told, none of them really get me excited.  None of them really get me going.  None of them have really been "me".  And please don't get me wrong.  I respect all forms of art, but just like the blonde hair that was on my head was not really "me"

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So here it goes.  I have exactly ten pages of my 2008 doodle book left.  I have to say, I can't wait to get them over with.  It's been a long time since I purchased this book and I'm ready for a new one and to really start "art journaling".  Not doodling. But there is a few things I need to work on.  One of them is how to paint animals.  As you can very well see. Yes, it's true.  That little

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I see the moon, and the moon sees me.God bless the moon, and God bless me.Amen....Sug

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This is me today, warn out, looking like crap.  You know, how we look when we're home alone cleaning and really don't care.  I wasn't gonna take a photo of myself looking like this but I find stories on blogs more interesting when they are accompanied by photo's no matter how bad they are, so there you go.I'm babbling.My post has nothing to do with me looking like crap but more of trying not to

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This is one of the commission dolly's that I made over Spring Break.  I wanted to show the stages the doll's go through before I proceed to the next one, so here's a few....Head 1st, then the body.  The head still needs more of a forehead at this point but I like to let it dry a little before adding more on so it doesn't ruin the work I already did on the eyes.  Legs and feet need tweaking as she

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Dear Mr. Burton and Doctor Seus,Please get out of my head.  Yes, your Alice in Wonderland movie was wonderful but ever since I watched it floating hearts have been stuck in my head along with lines from the children's book "Oh the Thinks You Can Think If Even You Try", by Doctor Seus.  This is me trying to purge the thoughts out.Yes, I know, I know, nothing as fabulous as the Queen of Hearts with

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In need of a clay break I decided to pull out my doodle book and mess with it a bit.  I wanted to make sure I had a place to hold the secret note I wrote for myself so I wouldn't forget exactly what it is that my true heart desires.  (Not that I really would but it's nice to have a reminder to keep yourself in check sometimes.)  So - I folded the pages over and made an envelope.It was fun and

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 Ladies First - Little Mon Cheri'.  Mon Cheri' stands approximately 7 1/2 inches tall and is completely hand sculpted out of paper clay without the use of any molds.  Her eyes are handmade by me and are a mix of glass and polymer clay.  She has been handpainted with acrylics and "blushed" here and there.  Her story is below.Mon Cheri' is a 10 year old little girl.  Her mother, a fortune teller,

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Yes, I know, I know.  They are not done.  I am impatiently waiting for them to dry as I write this.  I had planned on submitting them both as a set to Art Doll Magazine for their autumn issue but the deadline is March 15th., and as you can see, they're not dry!Oh you want to hear their story?  Sure, no problem, thanks for asking!   Pepe' is a hobo clown who has lost all heart when it comes to

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My husband Stud decided to surprise me on my 40th birthday with a trip to my most favorite place in the world, Key West.  I have to say I've been here many times and it's still the one town I will never get sick of.  Here are some of my reasons why.  #1.  Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville (Best hamburgers ever.  And I thank them from the bottom of my stomach.)#2.  Charming Cafe's.#3.  Bright color

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So yes, I'm really getting into my doodle book.  It's not that anything I've done in it has been specifically fantastic, but then again, it's a doodle book.  It doesn't have to be.This page I made a little personal because this is what I was feeling.  Everyone has their problems and I'm not exempt from them myself.  No need to get into specifics, I just needed a little pep talk.So I gave it to

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I love the Varga girl's so much that I felt lucky when I stumbled upon a stack of trading cards of them at a thrift shop years ago, I just had to buy them.  I had no idea what I was going to do with them at the time.  Until now.... I think I'm going to do more pages like this.  Or make a small altered book dedicated to just them.  That might be fun.  Lot's of possibilities when it comes to these

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Here is my latest dolly.  Her name is Princess Taylor.  I made her based on a very dear friend of mine's daughter and I'm crossing my fingers that he will like her as much as I enjoyed making her.She stands approximately 11 inches high and besides her eyes, (which I make with my own secret mixture of polymer and glass), she was completely sculpted head to toe with paper clay.  No molds are ever

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I was pondering how art and self acceptance went hand in hand the other day when my daughter out of nowhere says to me, "You know Mommy, you're not like any of my friend's mother's".  My flustered response?  "Well what the heck is that suppose to mean?"  Her retort?  Well, it's just that you're kind of crazy".  So then my husband Stud jumps in and says, "Jax, it's not that your Mother's crazy,

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I decided to finally get back into "art journaling" a few days ago but in my case I needed to give it a new name.  So I came up with this.....~Doodle book~.  I know, not the most sophisticated word in the dictionary, but that's what I came up with.  The whole depth and the meaning that art journaling has, even just the word art journaling, intimidates me.  Too much pressure at the moment.  I just

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I had to post this.  I was art journaling yesterday with my chica's and was so impressed by my 7 year old's painting of Buzzy I decided to post it on here.  Under the photo's is Buzzy's story of how she got her name.  Also compliments of my girl Teddie. How Buzzy got her name.  By Teddie Once their was a little baby born.  Her mom was very mean and wanted a baby boy so she put the baby up to

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Yes my obsession with Mermaids continue.  I was trying not to put a tail on her but I just couldn't help myself. After all, I am a Pisces, and so is she.  We even have the same tatoo but mine is hidden in a butterfly now. She's on an 11 x 15 cold press watercolor page and the background has lots and lots of layers.  (Another obsession of mine). I'm not sure what I'm going to do with her yet,

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  The Elves came home today.  I'm hoping that they are pleased with their little house. They didn't say much..... they just stood still holding their hands in front of them and stared up at the sky. I think they are worried that the fairy's are coming to get them for stealing their fairy dust.  Poor little elves.  I don't think they really knew what they were getting themselves into.   I 

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I had a lovely little outing the other day with the 4th grade.  I got to chaperone a trip to the Flagler Musuem in Palm Beach, which use to be the home of Henry Flager back in 1902.  This is Mr. Flagler.  I'll call him Henry from now on. And this is what Henry's house looks like from the outside.  Carved wood roses on the ceiling, lots of patina, and wrought iron balcony's.  Architecturally it

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I spoke to the Elves today.  They had stolen little bits of gold fairy dust from the fairy's to sprinkle on their new playhouse. Thank goodness the fairy's didn't catch them! They told me that  fairy dust brings lots of good luck.    They wanted to make sure that despite the playhouse being covered with fairy dust, that the fairy's would not think that it was for them so they convinced me to 

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