Old Torn edge Paper Made to Look even older????

Hand Torn? What does this mean? I e:mailed my bested friend, Jo Ellen of Husky Designs. Asking her ...Does Torn Papers mean to hand tear them, each one individually? You see, you can only ask a very good girl friend this type of question. If, you ask your hubby, He always looks at me like...Duh! Torn Papers Would be just that!!! What are you asking???? SO, to spare myself his male logic...I asked Jo Ellen, Her answer was...Duh! Torn Papers are just that...Yep, hand torn individual and Why are you asking this???
The answer Duh ....is much different than the Duh! You get from your hubby! Let's not go there....anyway, As you can see, I am producing torn papers, to be made to look old. But, I said to myself, This paper is really old, if I tear the ends away the beautiful old color is lost....Not so, said an authority in Tim Holt's Altered Arts Distressing Pages...You see you make them look old again with Walnut Inks. Well, I thought, Some where in the Studio, I have an entire collection of inks and powders and pads...Now, where are they...Found Them!!!! So, My next few days will be to take an old paper purchased in East Germany 16 years ago, Tear the edges, taking off the old color and then put back the old color with a Walnut ink! Or tea or whatever....
Now, does this make any sense you anyone? Of course it does. Were artists! We can do whatever and call it art.
Stay tuned for the adventure of the Torn Old Papers Made to Look eve Older. Duh!!!


As always,
'May you walk in the Moonlight till the wind sets you free.
Sierra

52 ?

52 Gel Pens! What Could You give to a person who does not want for anything! 52 Gel Pens!

The other evening I was complaining to my hubby that it seems like I keep purchasing gel pen

and then when I go to do my little dolls or stamps...the darn things are dry! This afternoon when he came home...He said he wanted to help me fix my need to gel pens!
I have never seen so many in a set! Where does he come up with this "stuff" Every type of gel pen in every color! Well, I am just as happy as if I had good sense!

Also, today was my day to visit the thrift shop on post, I grab all of the spy novels, piano music and chess books I can get my hands on ....

Oh, least not forget that "Big Mama" was delivered to day from Superior Threads! You can see by the photo that it towers over the other little spools of metallic, I am back in the game....Still awaiting a Metallic Black and Pearl and an Apple Green, The company I ordered from was on Holiday so the threads from them will not be shipped till the 15th.

As always,

Silvery Moonbeams to Watch over you,

Sierra

Silver and Gold Jade Green and Browns ...

Small face to gage size was a face lesson from Nat Hanmade, Also, JoEllen of Husky designs will
be producing them on fabric, One of a kind from
Nat's Hamade lessons on faces...If, they look similiar its because we all took the same class.lol
If, you get an opportunity to take any of her classes ...jump to it....They are very intense and
the technique is so unique...The butterflys also in the background are from Addicted to Stamps...It is a roller stamp! What fun!
Metallic in
a colors that are so unlike when I first started to embroider.
Used to be silver or gold....It ran through your machine or more than not....Not!
Not any longer....

Jade Green, Bronze Bold...Gold is 4 tones and more...Blues from Powder to deep royal...Variegated in roses and gold, rose and blue with silver,Pearls of any color ...reds in many tones, silvers now also come in 5 tones and more...black and well, you get my thoughts....
Right after my birthday around the 15Th of Juli I always break the bank and go for a years supply...stabilizers in white, and blacks....small and large...vellum in small and large...needles, bobbins...Oh, I have a wonderful time, and watch my Bank account cry ...lol...I have ordered metallic from anyone that offered ...One spool of 10,000 yards in a gold #07 ....Jade Greens, pearls. Some have gotten to me already...The little masks size 3X3 are for backgrounds...I have been using the tones of metallic to test for larger designs. SO far, I have not found one metallic that my machine does not like.....I have only one color to obtain....in black, Never used a black metallic but, Why would I leave one of the colors still in the net waiting to be used? Nope, I will finish today with the spending and all this week will be testing the threads...
I always like to test threads and color combinations, I come up with some really interesting colors ...especially when blended one color on top of another...Glorious. This rose is a rather large design, I am testing it for a jacket ... I like the rose and its leaves....And this one will be a go for the jacket...Now, I just have to find the jacket pattern...and I will be good to go.'
It's the rainy season here in Arizona, and rains everyday for a little. All of the waterlilies and in bloom, Large as life, My frog is bigger this year...All of the lavenders are gone to the bees, Crape Murdel in full bloom and the evening are a delight to be out side.
I stitch in the early mornings and then garden in the evenings.
Mother Quail was leading her little new ones across the yards to teach them the best places to gather lunch and dinner. People always think that the desert has no life, You have to be hear to see and hear the beauty. In the fall we will again see the small hawks that keep the pigeons on the alert, Also a large blue heron on his way to Mexico always trays to stop for a meal but all the pond owners know when about he will be looking and we cover the ponds or put shinny twirlers around so scare him away...been working...fingers crossed.
Well, it's back to the threads....so many more to test. Till then, as always
May you walk in the moon light till the wind sets you free.
Sierra

Silvery Moonbeams to Watch over you and Yours.

In closing, I would like to send my love and prayers to

Aimee of Digidemon as her mother passed away this last week. Aimee may you gather strength from those around you and know that we all are thinking about you.And sending healing thoughts to you.

For Handbags that showcase Nat's faces ...JoEllen's site you can get you an orginal faces kit.Her

web site is :  http://www.huskeyembroiderydesign.com/handbagkits.htm .JoEllen is a student of Nats, like myself. But, given her own personality to the faces.

To take lessons for the faces..The orginal Face Lady on line. Her Web site is:

http://nhcreativecharacters.tripod.com/ and blog would be:http://www.creativecharacters.blogspot.com/

All that have taken any of Nat's face lessons (Doll Lessons) have come away much more learned

then when we went in....Thank You Nat for your teaching ...

Ok, this is the absolute end ....Moonbeans to You.