Thursday, April 30, 2009



May Madness Sale from the Alberta Street Team --- May 1 - 7, 2009


Participating Shoppes....

http://kennedyink.etsy.com/ - Art Marble Tile Coasters on sale, plus free shipping for 3 or more items

http://asecondtime.etsy.com/ - 10% off plus free shipping to US and Canada
http://barefoottams.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://bellissimadesigns.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://bodydelights.etsy.com/ - BOGO on everything
http://bouncingoffthewalls.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://charliebaby.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://cindylouwho2.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://craftedbylindy.etsy.com/ - 10% off everything plus free matching gift tags
http://dearange.etsy.com/ - 20% off all jewellery
http://frogprincessdesigns.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://glasscircus.etsy.com/ - 20% off all glass
http://hdawnparratt.etsy.com/ - 10% off everything and a free gift tag
http://impedimenta.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://jsanderso.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://jewelledtrellis.etsy.com/ - Pendant sale plus free shipping
http://jewelrybyirene.etsy.com/ - 20% off any jewellery item
http://leannedesigns.etsy.com/ - visit the “May Sale” section in my shop
http://liliesbylisa.etsy.com/ - 20% off all custom orders
http://littlejumpingbeans.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://loopdiloops.etsy.com/ - 15% off custom orders
http://lorijaclynsjewels.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://maceme.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://mailled.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://metalmind.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://my3littlemonkeys.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://misticalacscents.etsy.com/ - 10% off and free shipping on 3 or more items
http://mygrandpaspen.etsy.com/ - 25% of everything
http://nanabrowns.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything
http://offthehooks.etsy.com/ - Free Shipping to US and Canada
http://paint1chris.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://rozzie.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything
http://splurge.etsy.com/ - free pair of earrings with every order
http://stampnstuff.etsy.com/ - free shipping US and Canada – International orders free shipping on 3 or more cards
http://tiabossiqai.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything plus free shipping
http://twostraycats.etsy.com/ - 20% off everything plus free shipping everywhere
http://wildrosejewels.etsy.com/ - 15% off everything

Saturday, April 18, 2009

procrastinating

"love grows love" Casey Haymes


I'm supposed to be working. I'm supposed to be finishing up an album. I'm supposed to be assembling a small greenhouse to start some seeds in. I'm supposed to be doing the laundry.
hmmm... but playing around with paintings in a digital format is waaaay more fun.
How this came to be: I watch a lot of HGTV. On one show (don't know which one) there was a large painting that was mainly white, with a large heart etched into the paint. I'm not the biggest fan of heart shapes - it's really overdone and generally kinda cutesy. But this one struck a chord. So I tried it out. I'm off centered and lopsided, and I added too much blue to the original painting. I added the quote to the side in vellum (with Mod Podge, what else?) and considered it done.
And then I started playing around with it in Digital Image Pro 10 (damn Microsoft for discontinuing production of this!) with all the filters and hues and saturation changes... and presto! Here's a new piece of art. The hues were changed in the Shadows, Midtones, and Hightlights, favouring the red and blue spectrum. I upped the Saturation to the max, and then took it into the Filters - this one is Marker Outline. Just too much fun!