Pineberries

This is something new I discovered on Pinterest. It looks like a white strawberry and tastes like pineapple. Read more about it here.

Yesterday I went looking for a lamp kit for my son K, he needs one for his art class. It contains all the things you need to assemble your own lamp, except the base which you have to create. I went to the Home Depot hardware store but didn't have luck finding one. One of the employees told me sympathetically that she knows what it's like to be a mother, how we have to do these things for our kids. She lamented on how many essays she has to help her kid write.

Anyway, I went off to Canadian Tire, another hardware store and asked another attendant for help in finding this lamp kit. Sure enough, she points me in the right direction and says 'I'm so glad those days are done for me!' Well, it's good to know I'm not the only mom who has to help her kids with school work! I'm happy to report I found the lamp kit!

Paint Party Friday - Spring Shoes

Welcome to Paint Party Friday, please stop by the other participants and enjoy this fun blog hop!

This acrylic ACEO is intitled 'Spring Shoes'. I saw these shoes in a store flyer and thought they were so pretty for spring!  I was attracted to the hot pink, and beige colours with a subtle orange lining.

Faberge Imperial Easter Egg

This was in the newspaper on Easter Sunday. Isn't it beautiful? It's the Faberge Imperial Easter Egg from Czar Nicholas II to Empress Alexandra in 1898.

Well yesterday was going fine until I cut my right index finger (I'm left-handed) in the same spot as a week and a half ago while chopping yet another bunch of spinach! I was just getting used to the feel of my finger again without a band-aid stuck to it. This will teach me to curl all my fingers up while cutting, for some reason I must think I'm immune. Maddening!

Do you know what this is?

Do you know what this is? If you do, share it with someone else and see if they remember.

I got this from a friend. It's a 45 RPM record adaptor!

All of Easter Weekend, the news kept broadcasting that the food banks were short of their goal, having collected just 1/3 of what they hoped for. So I made a point to purchase some cans of beans and pasta for the cause. I hope others did the same.

Creative Tuesdays - Teddy Bear Reflection

Hope you had a wonderful Easter!

It's time for MMm's Creative Tuesdays.  The theme this week is 'Pastel Colours'.

This is an 8.5 by 11 inch mixed media piece.  I used construction paper, acrylics and tracing paper (the white pieces) to do this Teddy Bear Reflection.  My husband M didn't 'get it', I hope you do!


I found a nice quote to go with it:

For light I go directly to the source of the light, not to any of the reflections - Peace Pilgrim

Teddy Bear Reflection

If you're curious as to how I went about this, read on.

I was inspired by these old stickers I was using to make some quick Easter gift tags. First, I made a teddy bear stencil and then cut some pastel coloured bears out of construction paper. I glued them to yellow and blue construction paper and then painted a light tan colour under the bears. The final step was to glue strips of tracing paper to simulate rippling water.

old stickers and my stencil

The other day I noticed the paper had folded over, and I liked the way it showed the reflection more clearly, what do you think?

Easter Monday

It's Easter Monday, the kids are off school, but a lot of people are at work today.

We went to a nice restaurant and had Fish and Chips for Good Friday.

Fish and Chips

Have you ever seen such big onion rings? And the Cole Slaw was really creamy.

Fish and Onion Rings

Sunday Sketches - Aurora Borealis

Welcome to Sunday Sketches.  Please visit the other participants in this fun blog hop!

This acrylic ACEO is my interpretation of the Aurora Borealis based on an assortment of Google photos.  I've never been lucky to see the real thing myself.

Art from the Heart had a terrific quote the other day, I'd like to share because I think it epitomizes what blogging (apart from the art) is all about. What do you think? Her main point was that artists shouldn't be judged based on their experience by the way.

'Blogging is a terrific place for artist's of all mediums to show, share and take pride in what they create. From a favorite recipe,place to visit or just chat we are here for each other.'