EASTER 2011 AND SOME AIRBRUSH " TILE" LESSONS!

well most of the pictures I took of mom on Easter..were video's..and they don't transfer well to a blog...so......here at least is mom..just enjoying the morning coffee...she was very alert on Easter..amazing..Kids came over..nana was very understanding of what was happening...we just never know....but we are blessed with the family events that she attends.

OUR SPECIAL VIDEO OF THE DAY WAS HER GRANDSON JOHNNY PINNING OR TRYING TO PIN A CORSAGE ON HER..THAT HE AND GERI PURCHASED...AND..SHE WAS AWARE COMPLETELY OF WHAT HE WAS DOING..IT IS REALLY A SWEET AND PRECIOUS TIME AND I WAS HAPPY I GOT IT ON TAPE. THANK YOU IPHONE!! THANK YOU JOHNNY AND GERI!
I DECIDED DOING ALL THIS AIRBRUSH ON CANVAS WAS FUN..BUT NOT SURE WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP..SO I DECIDED TO DECORATE SOME OLD FRAMES..AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT...THEY CAME OUT GREAT...HERE I STUCK IN ONE OF THE PICTURES TAKEN ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WITH MOM...
THEN. I DECIDED TO TRY THE AIRBRUSH PAINTS ON A TILE...13 X 13 I WANT TO DO SOME TILES TO DECORATE OUR NEW WALL IN THE BACK..SO FOUND THIS SITTING AROUND AND THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE A GOOD ' TRIAL AND ERROR'.

WELL. THE COLORS WERE VERY VIBRANT...LOOKED SO COOL..I THOUGHT THE BEST OF MY AIRBRUSH...I KEPT TURNING THE TILE...LETTING IT RUN..STOPPING IT WHEN I THOUGHT THE COLORS WERE GOOD..FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES..AND THEN I PUT IT DOWN ON THE CONCRETE OUTSIDE THE GARAGE DOOR WHERE MY TABLE IS SET UP FOR THIS MESSY TECHNIQUE.....AND...........I BROKE IT!! SOOOOO WHAT DID I LEARN? THAT NUMBER 1...THIS WILL STILL GO ON THE WALL...AND SECONDLY...THESE WILL BE THE PERFECT COLOR I WANTED ON THE WALLS AND I DON'T HAVE TO PURCHASE SOME EXPENSIVE..HAND PAINTED..TILES!!! I JUST HAVE TO LAY THEM DOWN......GENTLY......TO DRY!!
THIS WAS MY FIRST BOOK MADE WITH THE HANDMADE PAPER I PURCHASED AT THE GARAGE SALE. TURNS OUT THE PAPER IS BEAUTIFUL IN REALITY...NOT SO MUCH IN PHOTOS..BUT...IT WAS ALSO VERY DELICATE SO I HAD TO PUT SOME SELF LEVELING GEL ON THE TOP...I KEPT THE EDGES JUST AS THE PAPER WAS MADE..SO YOU CAN SEE THE TOP OF THE BLACK JOURNAL COVER...

THIS BOOK AND ONE OTHER ARE STRICTLY FOR PERSONS LIKE MYSELF..WHO ARE AT HOME...ALONE MUCH OF THE TIME, WITH THEIR PARENT OR WHOMEVER THEY ARE CARING FOR...THERE IS A POEM ON THE INSIDE COVER THAT I WROTE..WHICH REFERS TO THE DAYS WE SPEND AND THE MEMORIES WE MAKE AS WE TRAVEL THIS JOURNEY. I LEFT ONE FOR AUDREY'S ANGELS TO GIVE TO WHOMEVER.

AUDREY'S ANGELS VISITS OVER 96 HOMES IN THE VALLEY...GIVING THE FOLKS SOME MUSIC, CRAFTS AND JUST FRIENDLY CHATTER.
THIS WAS MOMS EASTER GOODIE! I WENT TO AJ'S FOR SOME STRAWBERRIES WITH THE STEMS ON THEM TO COVER WITH CHOCOLATE FROM CHERYL AND MYSELF..AS A 'BRING SOMETHING' TO WANDA'S FAMILY EASTER PARTY...AND COULD NOT RESIST THIS YUMMY..FULL OF SUGAR ...CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES ON TOP...SURPRISE FOR MOM.

SHE SAID ' THIS IS SO PRETTY I SHOULD NOT EVEN EAT IT!!
WELL I AM SURE EACH OF YOU CELEBRATED EASTER WITH YOUR OWN TRADITIONS, WHETHER IT BE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS OR OUT SHOPPING...!! OR MAYBE, YOU WENT TO CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME..UH?

CHEERS

MOM..SHOWERS AND PAINT!

WELL. PEOPLE ASK HOW IS MOM. MOM IS MOM AT DIFFERENT TIMES, WITH MANY FACES...HERE, SHE IS RELAXING SIPPING A DRINK ( CRANBERRY JUICE)..WHICH SHE THINKS IS WINE!! SHE WILL SAY ' I SURE COULD USE A DRINK'. I SAY ' CRANBERRY JUICE? SHE SAYS NO..A REAL DRINK. SO I GIVE HER CRANBERRY JUICE MIXED WITH TONIC WATER ( KEEPS THE CRAMPS AWAY) AND SHE WILL SAY ' NOW THATS THE KIND OF DRINK I WANTED! !!!!!!! OK.HERE IS THE NEW HAIRDO. GOING TO BEAUTY SHOP IS A ONCE EVERY 6 MONTH ORDEAL..AND TAKES 2 OF US. LUCKILY HER CAREGIVER RHANDA..GOES WITH ME.

MOM CAN'T GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR...AND POTTY TIME CAN BE AN EXCITING UNDERTAKING!!! POTTY POTTY WHERE ARE YOU!

AS WE HAVE FOUND IN THE PAST...BUT..THE HAIR WAS HANGING IN HER FACE..AND FOR SOME REASON...SHE KNEW EXACTLY WHERE SHE WAS AND WHAT WE WERE DOING AND SHE LOVED IT!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I THINK GOD OPENS THE WINDOWS IN THEIR MINDS..JUST ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REALLY KNOW THE HAPPINESS AROUND THEM WHEN ITS THERE.........
YUMMY. CHERYL MADE SOME CUPCAKES AND WE GAVE ONE TO MOM. YOU CAN SEE WE NEVER EVER GIVE HER GOODIES! SURE! BUT IN HER MIND..WE DON'T..AND WHAT SHE IS EATING IS ALWAYS ' THE BEST I HAVE EVER EATEN". YOU CAN'T GIVE MOLLIE ANYTHING TO EAT THAT SHE DOESN'T LIKE..OR THINKS ITS THE BEST

MOM EATS AND EATS AND EATS. NEVER FULL. SOMETIMES SHE THINKS SHE HAS MISSED SUPPER...SHE WILL SAY ' WILL YOU FIND ME SOME FOOD ..THEY HAVE NOT FED ME ALL DAY! OK MOM. LEAVE IT TO ME TO SAVE YOU! AM I A GOOD DAUGHTER OR WHAT! THEY SAY..THEIR STOMACHS ALSO FORGET THEY ATE. HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT THEN THE WHOLE DESEASE IS....SO DONT' TRY.
BUT IN BETWEEN I STILL TRY TO PAINT. THIS IS THE SAME PAINTING FROM LAST BLOG...THAT HAD LOTS OF BLUE BETWEEN THE GOLD. FOR SOME REASON..IT JUST LOOKED TERRIBLE TO ME AND NEEDED SOMETHING..SO I GAVE IT ALOT!
AND I DO GET OUT. NEVER MISS A ' WANDA' EVENT. THINK SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EVENT COORDINATOR!! THESE ARE THE FRESH FLOWERS FROM THE TABLES AT THE SHOWER..AND GOING OUT THE DOOR SHE GAVE ME THIS ADORABLE SPRINKING CAN..SO I DROPPED THE FLOWERS IN IT..AND WHALLA..THEY FOUND THE PERFECT HOME....FROM A PERFECT BABY SHOWER! HEY WANDA...ANY SHOWERS...ANY PARTIES..ANY BIRTHDAYS..ANY ANYTHING..JUST CALL...I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

P.S. I FEEL I GO HOME WITH AS MUCH AS THE PERSON GETTING THE PRESENTS!!!

SO THATS THE CATCH UP ON MOM...AND SHOWERS..AND PAINTING.

UNTIL NEXT TIME..DO WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY..AND DONT' FORGET TO DREAM!