Marilyn's Meanderings

2010-05-07T19:43:00.001-05:00

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2009-09-30T21:08:00.000-05:00

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challenge

2009-09-29T18:08:00.003-05:00

I really messed up on my post about this photo altering challenge.Everything is out of order. Sorry about that but anyway...Here is the link to Betty's blog ....http://bloubell-alteredexpressions.blogspot.com/

a new attempt at ART

2009-09-29T17:18:00.003-05:00

I was looking at this blog and found an invitation to do some altering to a photo. Here is the photo, and my altering ! \

zentangles

2009-06-07T20:43:00.002-05:00

Here are 2 of the zens that Jeni did for me......wish I was as talented as she is.....

How the time flies !

2009-06-07T14:44:00.003-05:00

Now it is June and feels like April in my home territory. Minnesota can be such a upside down month, and now when we should be having warm sunny days, it is cold annd rainy. My garden is planted except for some Kale and Swiss chard, but I am worrying about the seeds germinating in this cold weather.
I have been neglecting my art work....but have some ideas for working on backgrounds, thanks to the gluebot group. I am going to start some background pages in an old telephone book, and an old dictionary ! I'll just "doodle and glue" and then tear out the pages and use them as backgraounds for my glue cards.
I just came home from spending time at my daughter in laws and she made a couple neat zentangle pages for me. I will post them here on my blog. She is so talented !

May lotto card

2009-05-10T11:08:00.000-05:00

Here is the 3 x 5 card I made for gluebots'May lotto. I am hosting this month and I chose "favorite things" as the theme.

new bike

2009-05-03T09:44:00.000-05:00

Here is my grat grandson, Tyler, with a bike his Mom found at a garage sale for $10 ! Looks like he likes it, doesn't it ?

Spring is here

2009-04-28T09:11:00.001-05:00

Here in Minnesota it takes a long time for Spring weather to really settle in. Last week I was working in my flower beds, and this morning there is frost again. Planting season won't start for a month, but the tulips will be blooming before then. Guess I shouold be working on my art attempts today !

2009-04-03T17:43:00.000-05:00

These are my green 2 x 2's for the March swap. They look a little strange because I had Saran wrap over them when I scanned them..... don't ask me why !

the boy in the tub

2009-03-07T19:52:00.000-06:00

Just look at this darling face. My great grandson, Tyler is 2 years and 3 months old now.

one of my favorites

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2 more

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another card

2009-02-21T09:50:00.000-06:00

Look at this ! #1 round robin

2009-02-21T08:26:00.000-06:00

Round Robin cards from Gluebots

2009-02-20T14:36:00.001-06:00

I got my Round Robin cards back and they are so nice. I am going to post the scans I took, as soon as I get the pictures edited.....

2009-02-12T14:05:00.000-06:00

These are the first pages in my alphabet book I started through a gluebots project.

JANUARY SWAP FOR GLUEBOTS

2009-02-08T12:53:00.000-06:00

HERE ARE 5 CARDS I DID FOR THE JANUARY SWAP. ONE HAD TO BE A VALENTINE.

2009-02-08T12:51:00.000-06:00

HERE IS THE VALENTINE. A LITTLE BLURRY BUT I AM NOT USED TO MY NEW CAMERA YET !

ANOTHER SWAP

2009-02-08T12:47:00.000-06:00

HERE ARE 2 OF THE CARDS I DID RECENTLY FOR GLUEBOTS ...THE THEME WAS FIVE 3 X 5 CARDS WITH ONE BEING A VALENTINE.

The new year....

2009-01-17T14:14:00.002-06:00

About time I posted something for the new year. I wonder what it is about the 1st of January that makes us think we have to start fresh ? After all, it's just another date on the calendar. However, I AM HOPING THAT THIS YEAR WILL BRING SOME GOOD THINGS MY WAY AND ALSO TO EVERYONE I LOVE.

Calender pictures

2008-11-30T20:15:00.003-06:00

my latest project

2008-11-30T19:41:00.002-06:00

I joined a Round Robin calendar project. I selected a calender and glued one image on each month's page. Sent it off in the mail to the next person who will add an image to each page. When it comes back to me after 10 people add images, it will be a work of art ! Here are the pages I started.....

a new project

2008-09-05T18:43:00.003-05:00

Here is a new thing I am working on...it is a alphabet book. I'm using an old coil bound book that was Russ' diabetic log book. It makes a perfect place to paint and paste on....Each page will have a different letter of the alphabet. Another fun project.

2 x 2 swao for gluebots

2008-08-03T11:58:00.002-05:00

THIS IS FOR THE LATEST SWAP ON GLUEBOTS...THE CARDS ARE 2" BY 2" AND EACH IS DIFFERENT. I WILL GET BACK 10 FROM THE OTHER SWAPPERS. THERE ARE A COUPLE HERE THAT I HATED TO PART WITH ! GUESS I AM FINALLY GETTING SOME CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITIES.

Work in progress

2008-07-29T13:42:00.003-05:00

I can't believe that July is almost over....I have been so busy between going to church (and volunteering to be a helper in the kitchen)/ working in the yard on nice days / meeting with friends / that I have hardly had time to work on my art projects. I manage to get a little bit in most days though, and this is my latest project. Last night I got the idea to take a 9 x 12 sheet and just start glue-ing things on it. This is the result ! I will decide what the next step is, and then take another picture. Keep tuned in .....

a few SWAP items

2008-07-06T10:28:00.004-05:00

Here it is July 6 already....I haven't posted in a long time, but I have been busy catching up on my artistic endeavors. Here are a couple pictures of the red-white-blue lotto for Glubots . Also my 3x5's for the skinny swap. This is such a fun group.

Art in a Carton

2008-06-08T18:47:00.000-05:00

Here is the link to Susan's blog....take a look and join up if you think it would be fun !
Art In A Carton: http://art-in-a-carton.blogspot.com/

Look what I got !

2008-06-08T14:07:00.000-05:00

I joined Susan's Art in a Carton project, and look what I got in the mail yesterday ! I am so pleased with everything she did...and the chocolate was delecious ! What a great way to share our artwork with other artists aroung the world...

the paper bag book

2008-06-04T12:24:00.000-05:00

I have had so many nice comments about this project, first I want to say thanks to everyone, and second I got the directions from a free magazine that they handout in the yarn and craft stores. I have only one copy of the directions, but if anybody wants them, I would be happy to make more copies and send them out.

another project

2008-05-31T08:24:00.000-05:00

A friend and I saw the directions to make a paper bag book in one of those free handout magazines...it looked like fun so we tried it. Here are the results. I am going to use it to keep my swap items in.....

another shot

2008-05-27T16:34:00.001-05:00

my "studio"

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What a mess...how can I create in this atmosphere? Somehow it works.

postcard exchange

2008-05-27T16:11:00.002-05:00

Today I mailed my postcard to Debi for the May exchange. Here is a picture of it....

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This is the niche I made at the back of the book. Still needs a lot of work !

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Wizard of Oz pages

2008-05-21T08:52:00.000-05:00

The second page...I am still adding images to the open places as I find them !

2008-05-21T08:50:00.000-05:00

This is the very first page I ever did !

a busy week

2008-05-20T18:23:00.000-05:00

I'll do a little post tonight to tald about my altered book that I have been working on for the past year and a half. It is improving with every page I do.......I showed it to some friends yesterday, and they commented that I was quite an artist ! I said that I am working on being one ! I do know that I have improved a lot since last year when I started.

The pictures from my goodie bag from Debi Minter

2008-05-12T16:37:00.000-05:00

These pictures didn't post in order ( guess I don't quite know what I am doing yet ) but you can see there are some closeups mingled in with the main pictures. I have shown the front and back covers, the open book showing all 6 pages, and the closeups. Debi did a marvelous job on this project and I am very pleased with it. A nice thing about these swaps is that you get new ideas from each artist's work. I'm vry excited !

The Goodie bag swap

2008-05-12T16:03:00.000-05:00

Today I received my goodie bag finished project from Debi Minter. It is wonderful ! Here are some pictures .

another part of the goodie bag swap

2008-04-28T17:20:00.001-05:00

this was supposed to be a page in the book, but it didn't fit. So I made it into a wall hanging. I'm not sure that I like it.....

ATC for swap

2008-04-27T19:53:00.000-05:00

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This is the ATC I made and traded on gluebots. I got some real nice comments on it !

Goodie bag book

2008-04-26T15:10:00.000-05:00

Here is the book that I made with the items I received from Myra....I decided to make a fabric book with the theme of Buttons....

2008-04-26T08:53:00.000-05:00

The goodie bag swap has been so much fun. This is the bag of "stuff" I received from Myra.

2008-04-16T09:47:00.001-05:00

Here is my 6x6 quilty for the Sring swap.....

Springtime inchies

2008-04-13T12:26:00.000-05:00

Wow...the inchies swap arrived. Did you ever see prettier work ? Mine are the top right and bottom left ones.

March postcard from TX

2008-04-12T14:45:00.000-05:00

This pretty card came in the mail today from Cathy in Texas...I love it. I don't feel that I am in the same class with these ladies I swap with, but I am learning!

post card swap

2008-04-01T13:09:00.000-05:00

This is the postcard I made for Pam Snow I think it turned out pretty good and it was fun to make.

My inchies

2008-03-28T12:01:00.000-05:00

Dang it ! I mailed out my inchies for the swap, and forgot to take a picture. They turned out nicely and I think everybody will like them. Hope so anyway. When the swap comes back I will post a picture of what I receive.....

6" quilt page for March

2008-03-21T15:59:00.001-05:00

Today I finished the swap page for this month's exchange. I am very pleased with it. The theme was "House/Home". Luckily I already had the little paper pieced house in my quilting stash !

Music to enjoy

2008-03-18T17:36:00.000-05:00

I just added a music feature. Hope everyone likes it as much as I do !

Received from my swap partner

2008-03-14T17:12:00.000-05:00

This sweet fabric page came in the mail today. It is from my partner in the 6" fabric page Pink swap. I love it.

A new swap

2008-03-12T20:00:00.000-05:00

I have joined a new swap on the FabricinArts group. We are exchanging bags of goodies with our partners, and will each make something and send it back to the person who sent the goodie bag. Should be a lot of fun. I received my bag of goodies today. Here it is. I have 2 ideas for my creation, but haven't decided which one to use yet......

It's March !

2008-03-09T16:15:00.000-05:00

Another month gone by.... I have been working on my swaps, but took the weekend off to visit my son ,Steve, in St.Paul. He is going downhill fast and I am so sad. It's good that I have my friends and family who give me such great support. Also my internet friends....all my groups are such good therapy for an aching heart.

Fabric 6x6 page for another swap

2008-02-26T10:46:00.000-06:00

My efforts for the March swaps

2008-02-26T10:41:00.000-06:00

I made some St. Patrick Day 3x3 cards for March. Here is one picture.

link to Susan's exhibition blog

2008-02-18T11:54:00.001-06:00

If anybody wants to check out the exhibition, here is a link.... http://cyberfyberexhibition.blogspot.com/

Susan Lenz exhibition

2008-02-18T11:37:00.000-06:00

When I found the link to the exhibition, I didn't think I was good enough to enter a card....changed my mind though, and made this card to trade.

It's been a busy week !

2008-02-16T15:10:00.000-06:00

I have been stuck in the house all week...it's been too darn cold to go outside ! I took advantage of it by working on my journaling , and my altered book. I am all excited about some new techniques I have read about, and I am busy glueing, cutting, and painting. Just wish I was more proficient with the painting. I would love to be able to actually paint something pretty instead of just cutting out pictures and glueing them in ....
I got some nice comments from the family about the valentines I sent to them.

Another view

2008-02-10T16:09:00.001-06:00

Are they pretty or am I wasting my time???

Finished !

2008-02-10T16:05:00.000-06:00

I have been working on these valentines for several days, and finally have them ready to mail....I am pleased with what I have done so far. This has really been a learning experience.

2008-02-06T15:14:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures of the valentines I am working on today. I think I had a good idea...I'm using a deck of cards to make them !

Tuesday's notes

2008-02-05T11:49:00.000-06:00

Well, yesterday's entry worked well. I will enjoy keeping this up to date, I think. I am going to work on some valentine 3 x 3 pages for my family today. I'll show off my artistic abilities a litle !

Next Year...

2008-02-04T22:24:00.000-06:00

Is it possible that 2008 has arrived, and it is already February ? I am going through a awakening to the joys of fabric stitchery. Have tried my hand at fabric post cards, and now am attempting ATC's. I have joined 2 new Yahoo groups, and am enjoying my attempts immensely ....

First time entry

2007-11-24T18:14:00.000-06:00

Just starting this blog....let's see how it works out.