wOil Paint Class ~

Monday in paint class I taught this holiday arrangement with poinsettia, mistletoe, twigs & berries and swirls. I love the way it turned out! My students did such a fabulous job painting and I think they are completely hooked on these wOils as am I. wOils are oil paints that can be used with water, cleaned up with water, mixed with acrylics, etc. and are fabulous to use without any of the odors you usually get with regular oil paints and solvents used. You can find wOil products at my friend Donna's site here: www.dewberrycrafts.com under the wOils tab.

Pat

Barb
Sorry Barb (Glo took your picture for me and didn't get all of ya!lol)

Toni
Toni drove from Alabama (4 hours) to come to paint class on Monday!

Sue
Sorry Sue!(Glo took your picture for me and didn't get all of ya!lol)

Beverlyn

Roz

Glo
(Glo recently moved too ~ an hour further southeast from where she travelled from before - now taking her 3 hours to get to class ~ sure does make me feel LOVED)

Lanelle

Sherry

Cyndee

Ann

Patty

Janis

I haven't been posting much - been busy with preparing for my classes and preparing for the only event I do all year - the Mistletoe Market - held in November (18-20) at the GA National Fairgrounds. My friend Nicole and I do personalized ornaments, yard signs, family tiles and more! This will be our fifth I believe and it's only gotten better each year!

Hope you have a great day!
Blessings,

Sandy

Painting BIG Workshop!

This past weekend I had an oversized canvas workshop. We painted poppies, lilies, hydrangeas, rananculus and other flowers.  Everyone did such an amazing job and although we were all exhausted at the end of it we had a blast! 

I of course wanted to change a couple of things on the original painting I did for the workshop so I painted another one the day before and changed the colors so many times that this new one has some serious texture to it with the layers of paint on it ~ but I was happy with the end result. 

Jenny had to leave us early as she was given tickets to go and see Blake Shelton at the Georgia National Fair! I'll share her picture with ya another time.

Ann

Sandi

Wanda

Wanda travelled all the way from Talladega, Alabama to be with us!

Monica
Monica also travels over from Alabama to take classes!

Patty

Roz

Have a great day!!
Sandy

~ Painting Updates ~

Can't believe how many week it's beens ince I updated my blog! Terrible of me I know.

Here is what I've been busy doing ~

My son's friend asked me months and months ago to paint him the cover of one of Metallica's albums and of course I said yes....well I really procrastinated about it because honestly I wasn't sure if I could paint it like he wanted.   Well, my sons friend found out he was moving and my son asked that I get it painted so he could give it to him as a going away gift. It's on an 18x18 wrapped canvas and well, no my norm when it comes to painting but I love the way it turned out. I also put glow in the dark paint on it so it glows when the lights are out!  All of my sons and his friend responded with  "that's SICK" which translates I guess to "that's awesome".

Earlier last month I had the pleasure of having a private paint day with my friend Patty!  She painted the SeaOats in wOils while at Donna Dewberry's Summit this past summer and wanted to paint it BIGGER for her daughter for Christmas.  She had some pictures of some beaches she had gone to and one had a sailboat so of course we added that to her painting.    She was so excited and couldn't keep the surprise from her daughter so she's already gotten the gift! Just like me! Hard to hold on to something you want to give but are too excited about it to WAIT! 

I also got to have a private painting day with my friend Glo! She was signed up for classes and a few months back and then ended up in the hospital. There were days they honestly weren't sure if she was going to make it and if she did might have life lasting complications. Scared me big time!     I was thrilled that they finally figured out what was going on (pretty much so) and she made a full recovery!    We spent the day painting one of the projects she missed the vase with hydrangea and then she had a craft fair coming up so we painted a plaque that she could easily replicate (quickly) for that event and then personalize for the customers.

Hope you have a FABULOUS day!! Sandy

~Holiday Arrangement ~

wOils class ~ we painted these beautiful holdiay arrangements in our paint class this week using the new wOils (water soluable oil paints) by Martin F. Weber. They are AMAZING to use and my students LOVED them and their paintings! 

My idea behind the painting was to be able to take the picture and make my own Christmas cards this year - which my students thought was a great idea too!

Gloria

Roz

Jenny

Barb

Sandi

Sherry

Sue

Beverlyn

Lanelle

 











Patty

Next month we are painting poinsettias with wOils

Have a great day!

Sandy



~ Fall Flowers ~

Yesterday in paint class we painted mums, coreopsis, hyrangeas, & cone flowers in beautiful Fall colors!

Lanelle

Beverlyn

Patty

Cyndee

Roz

Sherry

Janis

Glo

Sue

Sandi

Jenny

Roz



Roz loved both designs and wanted to come back to class last night to paint the other one! She did a fabulous job on both!

We're painting with wOils tomorrow - LOVE them! Will share our holiday paintings with you tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Sandy



Happy Birthday Holland 

  Today our youngest son turns 15! Seriously where has the time gone? It is hard to believe that he can get his learner's permit now and within a year be driving with a license.   He is our comic relief - not even realizing how funny he is at times! He is very organized and meticulous about things (much like his father) and is such a great student.  When I asked him what special dinner he wanted his response was "sushi" and for his cake - "red velvet" of course with cream cheese frosting!

We love you Holland! 

9-11-2011

Our church had a really nice service remembering those lost on 9-11-2001

Of course I made the boys take a quick photo before heading into church in their

red, white & blue shirts.

Then we drove over to my parents house in Albama and had a wonderful Sunday dinner.  I did watch a few programs on 9-11 and it was really hard to watch and relive that day. One that I know I'll never forget and one I hope our Nation never forgets either!

Have a wonderful day!

Sandy

Has Fall Arrived? 

I hope so! Last night was a bit windy from the last bits of TS Lee and today - a nice (bit overcast) cool day!  

I love opening my windows and letting the fresh air in!

I love the smell of nature as it breezes through the windows.

I love the sound of the birds chirping - although faint today - as I'm sure they were hunkered down in their nests keeping each other warm! 

This weather is ideal - not too hot, not too cold - just right actually!  

Now, I'm ready for the leaves to change and the "cool" weather to continue but I'm not quite ready for Winter - so hope it holds out for a while longer!

Have a great day! Blessings,

Sandy

Twenty One Years of

Wedded Bliss

Two of my favorite pictures of my hubby and I.

We met on a blind date (thanks Janet & Wes) at a Sushi bar in Okinawa, Japan and 3 months later tied the knot (officially - with paperwork at the American Consolate) and then September 1, 1990 had our  wedding at Chapel 1 on Kadena AFB, so that is the date we celebrate our Anniversary.  

My hubby is an incredible husband, father and provider! More importantly, he is a Godly man that puts his faith & family first always! He's my biggest supporter and cheerleader! He is an active and attentive father - always present for us all! He's a hard worker and does nothing half way ever!

I truly am blessed beyond measure and thank God everyday for my husband and best friend!



Blessings,

Sandy