Tuesday, February 18, 2014

creating daily - day 27 till 42

 ....it has been much to long since I updated you on my creating daily progress. It is not the progress it self, but the documenting that I sometimes struggle with. So before the load gets to heavy I just fill in the things I did so far and before the next load will be ready for documenting...;-))
My dear friend Tejae brought me some new art material, when we meet rather briefly at the Pareworld. One of my new toys is a gelli plate...and I really love it!!! So for day 27 I did some gelli printing.
 Day 28: Another stamp idea from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer´s Stamp book: a triangle repeat stamp.
  Day 29: Another stamp idea from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer´s Stamp book: a triangle repeat stamp.
Day 30: I loved the stamp from day 29 so much, that I did a little book cover with it.
 Day 31: shrink plastik paper plaine earrings from this book:

 Day 32: zentangle
 Day 33: some new polymer clay earrings. I used the earrwires I had made earlier for them.
 Day34: triangle stamp and patterned paper printed with it.
  Day 35: square stamp and patterned paper printed with it.
 Day 35: shrink plastik paperboat earings.
 Day 36: I used some of my gelli prints to start working in my art journal with them.
 Day 37 + 38: more art journaling on the same pages.
 Day 39: started working on a binder for my art supply.
 Day 40 + 41: Gelli printing on tags and ATCs.
 Day 42: gelli prints on deli paper regular paper.




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Friday, January 17, 2014

creating daily - day 9 -16

white doodles on black card stock
Time is going really quickly right now! I was hoping that January would slow down a bit, but no, it is just not happening! So many things on my desk...!
Anyway I wanted to talk a little about this project. I had some comments, saying things like: "You are completely crazy to do this!" 
I actually I do not think so. Let me explain: the projects are really small, mostly. And I am enjoying to be creative. I feel good when I do things and enjoy experimenting and see the results I am getting. Unfortunately I often feel I need to do other things first and end up not being creative at all at some days. After a while I feel really bad, because I have not taken the time for this very important outlet for me. Not a good situation!
art journal page - first part
But since I started the 365 project, I know I will do something each day, even if it is just a small thing. And that gives me so much good energy and the more I do, the more ideas I get. It is like a positive spiral going up, instead of going down! Every morning I wake up and now I will do some fun creative project on this day How cool is that? ;-)
Sketch - "winter birds"
You might say: "365 days in a row is a lot! And what if miss one day?" Well I did not say it is always easy! Especially when things get hectic (which is very often) or when I do not feel well. Unfortunately that also happens. The only way to deal with that, is to do an even smaller project, something really tiny (like the earrings wires! It only took me 10 minutes altogether) and to plan a bit ahead when you know there will be busy times ( like the weekends or when I need to travel) also helps a lot.
testing a new jig - earring wires
I am selecting creative projects I can take with me or that only needs very little material. The black and white doodle is something like that: only one piece of card stock and one white pen!. I do not have to finish things, if it does not go how I want it. The art journaling page is something like that. The first part was not really that great, but after adding the second part (at another day!) I liked it much more. And that is another thing: there will be days when I make something, that I actually do not like. But that is okay. No need to stress out about it. There is always another day...;-))
art journal - 2nd part of this page
So all in all: yes it is a commitment, and yes it takes time to do it, but the reward is great! And that in itself is enough reason for me to keep going! And as with all things: the more you practice the better you get at it. That is definitely also true for this project!
striped pattern stamp
 Has anyone of you also started a 365 project? I would love to hear about what you are doing, and your tricks for staying motivated. Please leave me a comment and tell me about it! ;-))
simple plant stamp
 Okay, I got to go and have some fun with my daily project...!
ribbon banner stamps - idea from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer´s book "Carve Stamp Play"


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Saturday, July 30, 2011

30 days: day #29 and #30

Yesterday I started working on my art journal and after doing a couple of things, I got really tiered. I wanted to take a short nap and go back to painting. I fell so fast asleep that I slept for a real long time!!! And I missed a chat I wanted to have with my girl friends...;-(( I must have been really exhausted!!!
Gestern hab ich angefangen an meiner Art Journal Seite weiter zu arbeiten, aber ich war irgendwie total müde. Ich woltte mich nur kurz hinlegen und Zack war ich weg! Aus einem Nickerchen wurde ein ganz schön langer Nicker und ich hab sogar den Chat mit meinen Freundinnen verpast...;-(( Ich war wohl ziemlich alle!!!

Since our oven story seams to go on for a bit longer, we borrowed a little gas stove from Mr. H. sister´s. This is how I cook right now! You might think this is teribble, but actually I find it kind of funny. I completly had forgotten, that this is exactly the way we used to cook, when I was still  living in India. The family I was staying with, had one like this as their normal kitchen oven, for a family of 6 plus guests. And this was ususal for a middle class family. It was no problem, and thinking of it I now I just have to dig into my memory and I know I will be all right....;-))
Nachdem unsere Herdgeschichte wohl noch ein bisschen länger gehen wird, haben wir einen kleinen Gaskocher von Herr H. Schwester ausgeliehen. Und so koche ich jetzt grade! Vielleicht meint Ihr das wäre anstrengend, aber ehrlich gesagt finde ichs ganz lustig. Ich hatte komplett vergessen, das wir genau so einen Herd hatten, als ich in Indien gewohnt habe. Die Familie, bei der ich gelebt habe, hatte das als ihre ganz normale Kücheneinrichtung, für eine 6 köpfige Familie plus Gäste. Und das war ganz normal für eine Mittelklassenfamilie. Es war überhaupt kein Problem, und jetzt muß ich einfach ein bisschen in meinem Gedächniss graben, und dann werde ich das schon hinbekommen...;-))

For day #30 I took a couple of pictures on my balcony. I have a little garden there and grow some veggies and flowers. Right now there is a lot to see:
Für Tag #30 hab ich einige Bilder auf meinen Balkon gemacht. Ich hab einen kleinen Garten auf dem Balkon und hab einiges an Gemüse und Blumen darin. Im Augenblick gibts da etliches zu sehen:
 Sweet peas/ Erbsen
Tomatoes, this variety is called ochs heart. Tomaten, diese Sorte heißt Ochsenherz.
 Sweet Bell Peper/ Paprika
 Onion/ Zwiebel
 Sunflower/ Sonnenblume
 Zuccini
and cocktail tomatoes. und Cocktail Tomaten.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

30 days: day #28

Yesterday I started working on a new art journal page. Not everything worked out the way I had it planned, but I still like this background. I used Glimmer Mists on this page and they have a very nice sheen to them. It´s kind of hard to see in the picture, so I did a second one from the side.
Gestern habe ich wieder eine neue Seite in meinem Art Journal angefangen. Es ist zwar nich alles ganz so geworden, wie ich es geplant hatte, aber ich mag diesen Hintergrund trotzdem. Ich habe Glimmer Mists verwendet und die Seiten haben einen wunderbaren Schimmer bekommen. Es ist ziemlich schwierig das auf dem Foto zu sehen, daher hab ich noch ein zweites von der Seite gemacht.
Today I brought my daughter to the train station and she took a trip to my parents. She has not done this very often, but when I am sending SMS back and forth with her, she feels safen and not bored to much. She just got picked up at her final train station, so everything is fine;-))
With the kids gone for their summer holiday trips, the house is quite empty and I was hoping to get lots of stuff done.
Unfortunately this power problem is still not completty solved: today our oven was checked and obviously such a high amount of voltage run through it, when we had that circuit cut, the the electronic parts where just killed! No way to bring it back to live! I was hoping, that at least some parts would still work. Meaning we need to get a new one. No good!
Heute hab ich meine Tochter zum Bahnhof gebracht und sie ist zu meinen Eltern los gefahren. Sie hat sowas noch nicht so oft gemacht, aber wenn ich mit ihr SMS schicke fühlt sie sich nicht so alleine und gelangweilt. Grade wurde sie jedoch von meinen Eltern abgeholt und alles ist gut...;-)
Da die Kinder jetzt auf ihren Ferienreisen sind ist das Haus plötzlich ganz schön still und leer. Ich hoffe das ich etliches erledigt bekomme so lange sie weg sind.
Dummerweise ist ja unser Stromproblem immer noch nicht ganz behoben: heute wurde unser Herd gecheckt und offensichtlich hat er bei dem Kurzschluß eine so große Überspannung abbekommen, das die elektronischen Teile einfach gekillt wurden! Keine Chance ihn wieder zu beleben! Ich hatte ja gehofft, das er zumindest teilweise noch funktionieren würde. Das heißt wir müssen und einen neuen zulegen. So ein Mist!!

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

30 days: day #19

yesterday I finished my art journal page I have started on Monday. I tried out a couple of new things ( like dimentional paint)....;-)) And I am happy about how it turned out!!! Not sure what i will do today?
Oh, and by the way: I am still busy working on my new website. Nothing finished and nothing final, but I am already trying out how everything comes together. Like to have a speak? Go here!
Gesterm habe ich den zweiten Teil meiner Art Journal Seite fertig gemacht. Ich hab ein paar neue Dinge ausprobiert, wie zum Beispiel dimensional paint....;-)) Und ich bin ganz zufrieden wie es geworden ist!!! ich weiß noch nicht, was ich heute machen werde? Ach ja, ich arbeite an meiner neuen Website Alles noch nicht fertig und auch nicht endgültig, aber ich probiere schon aus, wie alles zusammen passen könnte. Wollt Ihr mach schauen? Na dann los!

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

30 days: day #18

...I know, I missed a couple of days! Not that I have not done anything art wise, but it was not just for the sake of it, and it is definitly different, if you do something just for love or because you have to serve some purpose. Anyway, now I am back on track and here is the start of an art journal spread, I made last night. I must have been in a very orangy-red mood....;-))
Ich weiß, ich hab ein paar Tage ausgelassen! Es ist nicht so, das ich nichts getan hätte, aber natürlich nicht einfach so, und es ist definitiv ein Unterschieb, ob man was nur so aus Liebe zum Machen tut, oder obs einem bestimmten Zweck dienen soll. Wie auch immer, jetzt bin ich wieder dabei und ich hab gestern eine neue Seite in meinem Art Journal angefangen. Ich war wohl in einer sehr orange-roten Stimmung....;-))

I wish you a faboulous Tuesday! Ich wünsch Euch einen super Dienstag!

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

30 days: day #9 and #10

 ...my day #9 and #10 for the "30 days to get your art on" challenge. This time I did some art journaling. I had to skip day # 8, just in case you where wondering! Have a beautiful Sunday!
 ..Tag #9 und #10 für mein "30 days to get your art on" Projekt. Tag #8 hab ich ausgelassen, nur falls sich jemand wundern sollte...,-)) Habt einen schönen Sonntag!

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Friday, May 08, 2009

....new day, new pictures

yesterday I got a surprise parcel from sweet Eva, she send me some heavenly soaps....;-) Who would not be happy about something beautiful as this???? Her rainbow soap is just unbelivable! The little hart soap was just the right surprise for my daughter, who is working so hard for her theater preformance new weekend. So she got the hart soap...and , of course, loved it...;-)

gestern hab ich ein Überraschungspaket von Eva, bekommen, sie hat mir die absolut wahnsinnigsten Seifen geschickt.... ;-) Und wer würde sich nicht über so eine Überraschung freuen? Ihre Regenbogen Seife ist schier unglaublich! Die Herseife ist genau die richtige für meine Tochter. Sie arbeitet im Augenblick so hart für ihren Theaterauftritt nächste Woche. Sie hat sich so darüber gefreut...;-)
There is color everywhere now .... even our neigbour seems to hang up her washing sorted by color..;-)
Im Augenblich ist alles voller Farben....sogar unsere nachbarin schein ihre Wäsche farblich sortiert auf zu hänegen...;-)
Sky over France ... as seen out of our dining room window .... the best place to watch the evening sky!
der Himmel über Frankreich ... wie man ihn aus unserem Wohnzimmerfenster sieht ... überhaupt der beste Platz umd den Abendhimmel zu beobachten!

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