Here's the second print!

Hello! I finally finished another of my botanical prints for the series, in between what seems like a million other projects. I will put it up for sale on Deviant Art shortly. Goodnight and sweet dreams!

Starting a new line!

I am starting  new line of botanical prints. I am using primarily images from the graphics fairy and aging them, and adding brushes etc. I suppose they are photo manipulations, but not really?! So far I have one up for sale at Deviant art, hopefully I will have more up soon. Thank goodness fall semester is finally over!

So far it's boringly only called Butterflies and Caterpillars, maybe I will come up with a better title, maybe not!

Now I need to research printing methods so I can make prints to take to craft shows along with my jewelry- as soon as I get enough jewelry made to sell.

I guess I am always waiting for my bunny wings to take flight! Can't wait till I finally get out there!

Until next time!

Pinterested?

Hello all!

I am always lagging a bit behind but have finally found the website Pinterest!

I've been having so much fun this morning browsing around there I thought, "wow I need to blog about this!" They have so many great ideas, some really adorable photos and some wonderful art on there.

So is anyone else have an account on pinterest? I haven't the least idea how it works yet, so if anyone has any tips, please share!

Here's a couple goodies I found there!

P.s. still waiting to hear about the house and I am so excited not to be going to school next semester-even though I am the worlds oldest college student, lol ! I get to focus on my art for a whole 16 weeks! I have been really wanting to do some digital works....

 The most adorable coat! If I were thinner, and had more money and time to be more stylish I would definitely have to have one!

 Hilarious!

 Strange and beautiful art.

 Most. Adorable. Kitten. Ever.

 Love this idea, made me think, there are so many cool decorating ideas, maybe I should start posting about that somehow...

 Great idea to keep dust off of your baseboards, don't cha hate that???

And this is just pure Happy!

Peace,

Shannon

Sorry for the absence!

Hello my friends!

I hope your new year is treating you well!

My latest round of classes at Chamberlain/Devry have started so 

I hate to admit, I don't have much time for blogging right now. But Don't You Fear!

I will blog when I can.

The things I am focused on this January-

1. Always my #1, my kids. An 11 year old and a 6 year old, always a handful.

2. Nursing school, I am so ready for it to be over so I can focus on art!

(oh I got a got a beginners fused glass kit for Christmas, yay! I already tried one piece but I must have nuked it too long because it came out in 3 different pieces, oops!)

someday I hope to be able to create things like this...

3. Trying to lose this stubborn 40 pounds. I am looking for motivation if any one has any for sale :)

4. Purging and packing our belongings to move into the our house, we are still waiting to hear, but I was updated this morning that the bank was reviewing all the paperwork. Cross your fingers!

and finally- I am finally going to have a devoted space for a little art studio! it's in our basement but it has a little window and it's My Own little corner and I don't have to worry about sploshing my paint! Whoo hoo!

Could this be our first house??? Yes it could!!!

In the meantime, I will be reading, and I recommend it to everyone who comes across this blog-

Steam Tea Travels

The addicting tale of a foray in the world of Victorian steampunk!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and tomorrow night starts a whole New Year!

...That's a brand new year for you to follow your dreams!

I am looking forward to a very productive year.

I am looking forward to finishing nursing school...if only to work to finance my art addiction!

I am looking forward to losing my last 40lbs, (of the 80 I started out to lose in 2009)- I know it's about time!

and I look forward to making  my Flying Rabbit Studio jewelry come to life and start traveling to some craft shows, if only to meet nice people and be around other creatives!

(and may I be married by December! (I've been waiting ten years for this man to propose!))

I hope you all have a very happy and prosperous 2012!

For 2012...

'Here I stand ready to fly'!

May you meet the new year...

'With arms wide open'!

'I believe' in you!

May we all realize...

Peace to you and yours!

(Just some of my older art pieces I put together :)

Until next time!

Shannon

We might have found a new house!

We have been looking for a house to buy for quite a while now, almost a year actually. We have made offers on four different houses and something always seems to happen to the deal and turn it sour. Our most recent offer is a short sale and I don't know much about them. I don't know whether they are mostly successful or mostly not. I don't know whether to plan to own it and get excited and start planning, or whether to detach, remain distant and steel myself against the deal going bad. I am sure there must be a happy medium, but I can never seem to find it.

This has started me thinking, however; whether we finally get this most recent property or not, I need to start planning a decorating scheme for whenever we do finally get to move into our first home.

I want our house to look neat and tidy (which I admittedly am not). I want our house to look homey yet modern and stylish. Scott would like the decor to lean more toward the barren look rather than the cluttered, overfilled, can never find anything mess we live in now. I guess I can't really blame him. My problem is this: I am on an extremely tight budget and by extremely tight I mean non-existent. I would like to be able to fix things up to create my decor and to furnish my home with flea market treasures, like so many of the people I admire on Blogspot, on deviant art and in my favorite magazines. I want my home to <i>exude</i> charm! The trouble is, when I make things, they tend to look like a child made them and not in that charming cute funny childlike way. In the bad way. Why oh why can't art school and workshops and seminars be free!!!

That house we are trying to buy is humble; there really isn't room for all that much furniture. I want it to have a definite style and too reflect who we are but not be too themey. Any ideas?

Let's just do a little dreaming....

I suppose my dream kitchen would look like this…

Or maybe this…

I know for sure I want it to be warm and cozy not sterile. I like the old world style…

Or the traditional designs like this…

I 

I have a starting point I think..this poster:

 I have the poster, I need the frame.

….

I know I want our bedroom to be somewhat shabby chic, somewhat romantic, I definitely want a chandelier and lots of candles…

But I have to please Scott too, although he did give me free reign over the decorating over the entire house except for his office.

I wish he would make it look something like this…

Yeah right!

And all on a scarce budget!!!

Look out all you decorators and HGTV here I come!

Here's 2 More...

The Woman in Flowers.... Last time I posted the original and the dreamy version. Today I feel like sharing the red and the dark version. Just a note, I am planning on lightening up the face a bit in the dark version.

The Woman in Flowers in Red

This is my daughters favorite, I am not so sure though, I think I will clear up her face some more.

The Woman in Red-Dark version

I really like the black light effect in this one, like I said though I want to lighten up her face some more!

Questions, comments, suggestions..all are welcome, just be considerate with your critiques.

Until next time,

Shannon