Ocean Grove's art show the "SPRING FLING"

what a great day for an Art's and Craft show in the quaint seaside town of Ocean Grove....

I was happy to share my tent with my dear friend Vickie....

she sells vintage beads and I sell vintage inspired art and jewelry and together we really compliment each other.......We both have 2 awesome husbands that help us with our craft and we all really enjoy the time we share...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

 

                   

 

I try to make things that are pretty and unique and all have some sort of vintage element incorporated in them....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here I am painting an old book for a display in my booth...

even in  my art work I try to get something vintage incorporated into each piece....usually it's the frame or vintage book pages.... 

it was so nice to see the streets of Ocean Grove packed with people enjoying the day.....

these two gals (mother and daughter) from Ocean Grove buying one of my paintings.....they said it reminded them of the tree of life and that they had to have it for a friend...... so happy that my painting made them smile......that's what it's all about.....

I love how Facebook brings friends from your past together.....here is a family friend Bobbie that is so sweet......and it was so nice that she came to support me and see the show.....

the weather couldn't have been nicer...the crowds came and it seemed like everyone was happy to finally have a nice sunny warm day to  venture outside after the horrible fall and winter we had here on the Jersey Shore........

Hope you got out and enjoyed the beautiful weather here on the Jersey Shore....

sharing the LOVE!

I came home today from work to  find this interesting package in the mail.......

the box was very creative...made up of many interesting scrap booking styles.....

 

it was quite a  colorful package.....I didn't want to open it up and ruin the packaging.....

and the note inside read..........

OMG! how adorable is this??????

how did my friend Diane  know?????

so Happy that I found so many wonderful friends in the art world...over Facebook and LOVE all the goodies that I have received...... I am a LUCKY artsy gal......

I think this is where she is going to rest for now.....in the kitchen on the shelf so I can admire it while we eat.....

Thank you Diane for being such a caring, kind, sweet and talented artist..... I am happy to call you my friend....and was so happy to find this little cutie in the mail today......love ya....

  now its my turn to send some kindness your way.....

vintage2glam: the signs of spring.......................

vintage2glam: the signs of spring.......................: MOTHER NATURE sure knows how to put on a  show...... all the of our yard is starting to  COME TO LIFE....... the RE...

the signs of spring.......................

MOTHER NATURE sure knows how to put on a  show......

all the of our yard is starting to  COME TO LIFE.......

the RED BUD is doing her thing.....

 

and the  Grape Hyacinths
are coming to life.....

 

and the BLEEDING HEARTS are dancing in the breeze....

                                           WHAT DOES YOUR GARDEN LOOK LIKE?

SPRING has sprung!!!!!

so HAPPY that Spring is finally here on the East coast......

in my garden today the Daffodils were dancing in the wind........

What a color and such a beautiful scent.......

still waiting for the roses to show off....this was last years beauty......

and one of my favorites.......... the "red bud" tree from last year...can't wait to see her this year......

isn't "spring" AMAZING and COLORFUL.......

                                   hope you are out enjoying Nature today.....

'PAPER BLOOMS'

So excited and happy to announce the release of my friend Jeff Rudell's new book called "PAPER BLOOMS".

Jeff is an amazing paper artist that just released his new book......

he walks you through all the steps to create 25 Extraordinary Flowers

beautiful pictures, and clear instructions are sure to keep you busy for hours.....

 I just got my copy in the mail today and I ordered it at amazon http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Blooms-Extraordinary-Weddings-Celebrations/dp/1454703504/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365006309&sr=8-1&keywords=paper+blooms 
                       this book is so reasonably priced get your copy before the prices go  up........

                      Here is some of Jeff's amazing paper work.............

 you can learn more about  my friend Jeff at
 http://jeffrudell.com

sharing some cute art work.................

I had to share some of the cuteness my students  created this past week... I had just 2 days left of our art rotation and wanted to just show the students how to draw a cartoon version of themselves....I asked them to incorporate their pet in their design and here is what some of them looked like....

just love how adorable kids art work can be....

what a sweet student she is.... always happy and smiling just like her picture.....

they can make the simple things look so sweet...

this student has a pet turtle and said that she loves being outside when she draws.....

this project was a quick lesson....teach, talk, inspire, then let them go and create...

each student  has their own style...

 

they were asked to fill the page and she certainly did just what I asked of her.....

  

they asked me "what if we have fish can we draw them in our pictures"????

  

and my answer was of course!! they are pets too! be creative.. and that's just what she did.....

this boy seems to like fish too!....

   

I love this one.......and his  drawing looks just like him.....

and you can tell his dog loves him too!

 

 I was so happy how this quick little lesson turned out and was happy that the kids learned how to be creative in such a short period of time.....

Hope you are  getting creative this weekend even if it just for a short period of time....