Showing posts with label Julie Fillo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julie Fillo. Show all posts

Monday, May 3, 2010

Don't You Just Hate It?

WHEN people don't keep their word, don't you just hate it?
But maybe they get busy with the real world and don't mean to forget or put off what they promised to do online.
Here is "Weight of Flowers" by Julie Fillo, which I got in the mail on Friday. So happy to see it on my wall and I love walking by it and admiring all the lovely flowers that will never droop and die. The bird is a special favorite too.
Yes, this woman looks a little sad, and I'm sure Julie has a story behind all of this. Someday I hope she feels inspired to paint smiling women, but myself, I like the introspective ones too.
I have been busy - and part of that time was spent with my granddaughters, one of whom was shopping for a prom dress. Just the right dress. That takes time. While she shopped I got to spend a little time holding Alex, the new grandbaby. I think a good name for him is Smiley Sweetface.
I had good luck today with Dreamweaver. I don't know that it is especially difficult to get it to do things. It's just "putting" them live - online - that has been a problem. I think I have them "checked out" and I don't really know how to upload them. Today, however, they magically did it almost all by themselves. I posted a video which actually operates! So this is a good start off to the week. Things seem to balance out, however, so I'm really not looking to tempt fate. Tomorrow there will turn out to be a horrible proofreading error or something similar. (Just you wait.) Steve and Clowncar (faithful commenteurs';) have taken the short cut - ha,ha, shortcut! - and learned html, etc. But they are boys with Math Brains.
I am slowly reaching my goal on the coin packet books. Here is one book and its packet resting in lilacs. I wish I could perch there and inhale the lovely smell, but alas, I must go to bed. And I keep thinking of Christy and her foil/paper that I want to make. Christy is a Math Brain person too, I will bet, since she is so totally a Web Geek Girl and a lovely artist. I have got to find some more time somewhere!!! - femminismo (feel free to follow these links for so much fun, you will not want to waste time sleeping tonight)

Friday, April 30, 2010

So Tired of Computers ...

YES, tired of computers so I won't stay here long. Just wanted to end the month with the admission that no matter how hard I tried I didn't finish all my decorated coin packets, although I did come awfully close. I will finish them up in May.
Today in the mail I got "The Weight of Flowers" by Julie Fillo. It is hanging on my wall and. I. love. it! The painting will be posted her tomorrow. (Safe and sound, Julie, and I am sooooooo happy with it.) If you scroll down her blog you will see the painting I bought.
Art and flowers ... can there be better, more satisfying, investments?
Well, since I spent most of the day sitting in front of a computer trying to get Dreamweaver to do what I wanted, I am going off to bed now - right after I brush my teeth - femminismo

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I Promised . . . .

YES, I said I would and I really couldn't go back on my word no matter how tired I am tonight.
Here are the prints of the pictures Julie Fillo painted. I won them by commenting on her blog and I still can't quite believe it. I've been so fortunate lately. But then I have been secretly doing helpful good deeds in order to increase my this-worldly karma.
Aren't these pictures great?!!
I got my hair "touched up" today and all I wanted to do was sleep in the chair -- probably with my mouth hanging open, snoring. I was so antsy! If you could hire someone else to sit there and get their hair done in your place (and it would then appear on your head) I would have shelled out the money quicker than you could say "Shazam!"
I guess I felt sort of like a kid in church on a sunny June day when everyone else my age was down at the creek catching frogs. I wanted to be down at the creek.
Somehow I managed to sit through it and got it done, but I skipped the haircut. It's short enough already. So, I'll see you tomorrow. (In back of Julie's prints is paper I've been painting with bubble wrap. Talk about fun!) - femminismo
p.s. I made myself a special "paintbrush" with Gimp open source photo editing software and then embellished a self-portrait (taken a couple weeks ago) to make myself a crown, "diamond" earrings and necklace. (I just had to share this.)

Monday, June 29, 2009

Thanks to Those Who Dropped In.

THANK YOU for the nice comments on the cupcakes and the strawberry punch. The tea party was fun and I'll surely try it again next year. I'm worn out now, however, and I wanted to show you a picture of the prints I won by commenting on Julie Fillo's blog. They are wonderful!
I promise I will take a picture tomorrow night. Thank you, Julie.
I have been standing at the art table playing with combinations of paint, using bubble wrap to "paint" with and just having the best time. Each page is a different combination -- and this is just a thought, but have you ever found yourself running out of colors? I got a great turquoise combination just by happenstance; sort of a gray sky/blue sky kind of mix. I wonder if I could ever come up with it again?
The fairy picture was a coloring book page I found on someone's blog yesterday when I was catching up with tea parties around the world. There were certainly a bunch of them on A Fanciful Twist's list. (I should be more careful about whose work I "select" and copy. But I thought it was probably an older color book illustration. Enjoy using it yourself if it works for you and I'll try and find out where I got it - or maybe they'll find me! - femminismo

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day!

THE CAMPING trip was a success, with just a few showers to make us appreciate the sunshine even more.
Scouting trips for photographic subjects were also successful and lots of family time was good for the soul.
Some good news awaited me on my return home. Unbelievable. I'll have to figure out a way to return my good karma blessings. Julie awarded me with five free prints of her great work. My name or number came up and I am so grateful. This is a wonderful start for the week.
I hope you enjoyed the longest day of the year. I know I did and I wish all fathers everywhere in the world the best father's day yet.
And I don't think I could have planted sweet peas and daisies and had them come up in a better arrangement than these. Enjoy - femminismo